I've been to Mary Green Manor three times over a long period of time and unfortunately this venue…read morehas so much to offer however in my opinion (which to be frank counts to me) the food (again) comes up short. A gorgeous venue with very polite and helpful staff. Our waiter Vic has been there for years and is very attentive, very pleasant and quite amusing at times too. But unfortunately the food has potential to improve, the pasta was poor, one beef steak wasn't cooked to our requirement although Vic offered to send it back (the other was very good indeed). Fish was apparently very good. Temperature in the restaurant was very warm to start and got hot pretty quickly. Aircon was only switched on when we asked although you'd expect an establishment of this calibre to have the temperature evenly controlled throughout the evening. We had a great evening but the food really needs to go up a level to get 4stars, let alone 5

My friend took me for afternoon tea, was a great present, a lovely afternoon! Lovely food and…read morefantastic service! The building hotel/restaurant is a beautiful building and makes a lovely setting

Probably one of the best locations in Basildon's surrounding... however the service was mediocre,…read morewaiters were well dressed but with low restaurant skills. The courtesy was an optional. The food was absolutely inedible. 2 stars for the live music entertainment ( the disco music at the end of the dinner was a weird mix of provincial radio music and teenager's iPod) and obviously because, like for everything, the only important thing is the company!

I was here last weekend for a customers christmas function…read more The hotel is set in its own grounds and although we arrived in the dark it looks like a very old building. My customer treated me to the evening but I gather the tickets were £45.00 each. The entrance room at first glance is very small, I did think is this it at first! However, they use this room to offer a glass of champagne prior to going to the table. The ballroom was set for dinner and a great job had been done of dressing the room and the tables. The company I was with had three tables out of approx 30 , with a mixture of all sorts of companies. Each table had three ice buckets of assorted wines and jugs of beer were provided throughout dinner, to be fair they kept us well supplied throughout. Dinner was usual Christmas fare but I must say was very good quality which i didnt expect for this type of do. At 9.30 pm the table service stopped and a free bar was opened up. The only draw back ( and the way they get you ) is that the bar was tiny and staffed by two people only - therefore you had to queue for drinks for at least 5\10 mins. Now luckily we had several young lads in our group who saw this as a chance to chat up some of the lovely looking young ladies also in the queue. They kept the rest of us "old ones" supplied with a never ending glass of brandy. After dinner the disco started which everybody seemed to enjoy. The night was wrapped up by midnight and the usual scrum for taxis started - a great night and if I get an invite next year I would like to go again.

If you call this an establishment it is the worst one i have seen if you call this a dumpster it…read moremay still be the worst. My room smelt damp and the room itself was dirty. 0 stars

Used several times during business trips. It is a clean…read morehotel with friendly staff in the upper price class. You need to ask for a room next to the parking lot, as it is close to the motorway - which makes it a little noisy. It is also a little outside of Brentwood. The last 2 items make the one missing star...

Finding a decent restaurant to meet up with friends for Sunday lunch we decided on Ye Old Plough…read moreHouse in Bulphen. Entering their restaurant we noticed, for a change, that the tables were set out in A1 style. Beautiful folded linen napkins on a table laden with good cutlery ( laid out correctly for three courses), wine and water glasses, sauces for roast meals and coffee cups. So far so good, in fact, quite perfect. We ordered starters and main meals of turkey, beef and gammon. Now the negatives start entering. Starters were average. The main meals were totally tasteless and lacked adequacy. Roast potatoes needed a saw to cut them. The veggies were good, well cooked and in plenty. Service was very Essex. Little politeness from the young waitresses and, in some instances, the plates were 'thrown' onto the table. The serving staff do need a bit of training. Prices, I must admit, were reasonable. All I can say is that this establishment caters more for Weddings than normal running trade. Would we return.....Definite NO.

I was very impressed with this hotel. The room was sizable, bed and pillows were very comfortable…read more There was free WIFI. The staff were most helpful and readily available. There is a free parking available in the rear of the hotel with a 24h CCTV security system. There are many restaurants, entertainment and shopping all within walking distance. Breakfast was also incredible. For the value and location, I would stay here again. Stayed November 2011.

From the owner: Luxury accomodation, delicious breakfast and all day homemade snacks. Free internet WiFi access,…read morefree private parking, facilities for disabled people.

Used to go here when I lived in the area, good for drinks and socialising but food was average /…read morepoor most times.