Great gastro pub. Fab food, atmosphere and really friendly service. Strongly recommended.read more

The Bear has become a good quality gastro pub recently with a nice atmosphere and a good menu and…read moresome great specials. The ambiance is relaxed country pub and the staff are very helpful. There is a reasonable ca park as it gets quite hard to park in the summer. I have visited for lunch and dinner and both were very nicely presented and well cooked. The skate is very tasty and the scampi and Jenga chips are good. The costs can be a little bit higher for lunch but the menu is very similar and therefore for dinner, I thought it was quite reasonable. Peter who used to be at another Billericay restaurant is the restaurant manager and as normal makes sure we get well looked after.

We enjoyed this pub so very much! We had no idea what was in store for us as we pulled up to the…read moreparking lot and observed that for several regulars had parked and were making their way to the bar and were greeted by a very friendly staff. We had a choice of seating and once we had a glance at the menu we ordered some delicious beer on tap for my husband and I had a yummy cider. Then we ordered our meals and shared an appetizer. All of the food was delcious--my husband had fish and chips and I had a salad with chicken breast and we shared some fries and a cheese platter. My favorite part was the wonderful and friendly service. We can't wait to go back there the next time we visit our friends at the JW UK facility just down the street.

A 5 minute walk from work makes this place a regular for lunch and it doesn't disappoint…read more Great food and a huge lunch selection to choose from. I always go for a hot baguette, normally steak and mushroom for a reasonable £5.95. It can get busy during lunch hours but service is always good. There are plenty of tables and the place is well kept. Can't fault it

If you're looking for a good pub, it doesn't get much better than this…read more Lovingly called simply "The Axe" by locals, this pub is in a different league to most other rural pubs. I'll explain why and try to be concise. The cuisine is exceptional. There's a good selection of quality drinks. The service is excellent. The atmosphere is always friendly and welcoming -- the sort of place where complete strangers tend to strike-up conversation. The location is perfect, overlooking the Village Green, with a big beer garden behind, and a vast playing field behind that. It's a lovely village, nestled in the gently-undulating farming landscape of rural north-east Herts -- no wonder Braughing was recently awarded the prestigious "Village of the Year" accolade. The pub's menu always includes the best of local produce, from locally-reared beef to local pork sausages, alongside popular country pub dishes. (Braughing village is famous for, among other things, the delicious local sausages, and this is a good place to sample them.) Did I mention the pies? A different pie every day it seems, and you won't find better pies than these. I don't make a statement like that lightly.

How cute! A friend brought me here...wondering where we were going and found this cozy little…read moreplace. Cozy and thank goodness the weather was beautiful today so we could eat outside.

This was a tough review. I was really excited about eating here because of the great reviews and…read moreproximity to Heathrow Marriott. The service was ok, the host was great and explained that you order food up front after you decide from menus and drinks from the bar. It may seem awkward but is actually makes for a quick exit. The real disappointment was the food. We started with the calamari. That was pretty decent. The fry was similar to mozzarella sticks, the portions are huge so easily shareable. I ordered the 18 oz t-bone (medium rare), chips and cesar salad. Plenty of chips, they were longer hot and little soggy by the time they got out. The steak was the real disappointment. The cook was rare bordering on blue with very little seasoning. Additionally there was no sear on the steak and it was real tough. The fibers were present through the meat and it was poorly trimmed resulting in almost a fourth of it being inedible. The cesar dressing was real mayo forward. The atmosphere was great with plenty of folks and you could tell weekends are fun. This may have been an off meal but my food on this trip was not representative of the reviews.

Cool little stop with great coffee and great service. I recommend you stop in if in the area. I may…read moretry the food here on my way back from the coast.

Me and my partner managed to discover this gem of a pub by randomly choosing somewhere close on the…read moresat nav whilst we were away for my 30th birthday. The pub is beautiful and cosy, the landlady was kind and cheerful and the food.....oh god, the food! We both had a starter of pigeon, not something you usually see on a pub menu and it was superbly cooked and tasted amazing. For my main I chose the steak burger with chips and onion rings, the burger was big, flavoursome and juicy and the touch I like is that the tomato ketchup on table was all homemade, not from a bottle! We will certainly come back to this awesome place if we are ever near the area again because it was outstanding!!

An annual get together with a couple of friends so we decided to give The Lion Inn another go. It…read morewas brilliant the last time. This time was exactly the same. A wonderfully large pub/restaurant with seating outside, subject to the British climate. We decided not to take the chance and sat inside to take in the ambience and wall furniture that adorned this pub. Old metal adverts, bric a brac and other interesting paraphernalia. We ordered the sharing fish ploughmans. A wonderful feast with plenty to share. Our friends opted for Haddock and chips and corn-fed chicken breast. Both went down a treat. Followed by Crumble with custard, Sorbets, Ice cream and a huge cheese board. Then great coffee. All for a reasonable price with very friendly, professional service. Loved the place, staff are brilliant and helpful. Would we go back.....a definite YES.

Great pub off the A12, I believe it also doubles up as a hotel, open planned kitchen facing the bar…read more& eating area, good buzzy atmosphere. Simple very good pub food & check the specials, normally I shy away but I chose the Morrocan lamb with cous cous, perfectly slow cooked & tasty, my customer had the seabass & salmon with cream & leeks - gutted I didn't order it, all the fish dishes looked amazing. The puddings are all home made, I chose the lemon meringue pie...one of the best I've had recently. I'd be glad to come back if I was in the area.

Eight old 'uns looking for somewhere to get together for lunch during the week. Checking around we…read moredecided to give The Green Man a try. They did a fantastic lunchtime deal for the over 55s, and as most of us just about remember that era this pub got our vote. We had a room to ourselves which gave us the thought that, maybe, our reputation had preceded us. Joking apart, a great welcome with really friendly service. The food, for its price was brilliant. Starters of crayfish in Marie Rose dressing was in enormous portions with nice chunky, warm, bread. My pate was delicious. The main courses were varied in choice but in every case the empty plates answered the question 'was that OK?' As I have said, lovely pub, great service, good food and, mainly, an extremely reasonable price. Hey, oldies.......check it out.

My favorite pub in the area. Great food, good beer and friendly staff. Good place to start off a…read morenice long walk, circle back and have a fine lunch. Well worth a visit.

Outstanding food, convivial ambience and excellent service contributed to a wonderful dining…read moreexperience at this quintessential English country pub. Definitely a place to revisit for a special occasion or a casual lunch in the adjoining "Bakehouse". Highly recommended.

Great food and lovely setting. Always a special treat when…read moredining here and looking forward to the next visit.

Absolutely fantastic evening for my husband's 50th birthday. The food was incredible, the service…read moreoutstanding and the private dining room was perfect. Thank you. P.s. a special mention to Bobby who was so helpful, professional and went over and beyond to ensure the evening was perfect.

I went there on Sunday with three other friends. The food was first class, and although the pub was…read morequite full, the service was very quick. How nice to visit a old fashioned pub, without loud music, and even books to read. Ive lived in the area for over 35 years but have not been to The Woolpack before, shame on me !

This pub specialises in real ales (8) and malt whiskies (14) and has deservedly won Pub of the Year…read morefor the Chelmsford and Mid Essex CAMRA in 2010. Bar meals are reasonably priced and it is renowned for its range of speciality sausages (usually at least 10 varieties to chose from!). Sausages are served with baguettes, chips or flavoured (chose) mash. Visiting is always a thoroughly enjoyable experience with good banter - leaving is a problem!