Address: Notley Grn, Great Notley, Braintree CM77 7US, United Kingdom
Phone: +441376328777
Rating: 4.4
based on 143 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was delicious and reasonably priced."
"Lovely atmosphere, lovely service, and overall good food."
"Every part of our order was perfect, my steak as you can see from the photo was perfectly cooked."
"Food, not so great Im afraid, as much as I wanted it to be perfect... we had mushroom suet pudding, this should be soft like a pillow, but this one was a bit dry."
"Food was lovely, Staff didn't seem interested or attentive."
"Nice portions and hot."
Cons:
"Generally very inferior quality and poor choice of food.."
"My friend ordered a steak medium rare, which she sent back as it was very rare, and it still came back very bloody."
"A below average meal that was mostly bland."
"The sticky chicken wasn't sticky but chewy and the rest of the meals are nothing to write home about."
"However the steak was tiny about credit card sized, once the chicken was off the bone amounted to about the same, a handful of chips and a dollop of coleslaw was £15."
"The other people in my group also noticed much smaller dinners too."
Service Quality
Pros:
"The service was top notch. You could tell everyone was working really hard."
"Thank you to our waitress for getting the order out correctly and we believe her name to be Nancy."
"The staff and especially Michelle, our chief waitress, were patient and attentive throughout the night."
"Staff were lovely. Can't fault."
"The staff were all very good indeed."
Cons:
"Service was slow because there wasn't enough staff on for how busy it was."
"Staff seemed uninterested in opinions of poor meals either."
"Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. I ordered the Wagyu Burger of the specials menu... Disappointed with both the presentation and the cooking of it."
"A nice pub let down by some bar staff. Had a nice meal but, no roasts at all!!"
"However, service was exceptionally slow. Ordered a main meal only at 14:07 and the food arrived at the table at 15:10."
Ambience and Decor
Pros:
"Nice decor, and it was very busy, which for a Monday was a shock at 6pm."
"Visited here on a busy Friday night with some friends. Lovely atmosphere, lovely service."
"The ambiance of the place was buzzing, will certainly recommend and return."
"Nice atmosphere and staff polite and attentive."
"Enjoyed this lovely place - it was called something else, but I prefer this version."
Cons:
"Table was very sticky and hadn't been wiped down from the previous guests either and the chairs not brushed down."
"Restaurant floor was dirty with dirty napkins."
"The bar area where we sat after the meal was full of dirty glasses and napkins."
"Such a simple thing to wait until all party members have finished yet seems a step too far for staff here."
"First impressions... Warm welcoming pleasant staff. Drinks.... Well I can get cheaper beer in London £4.95 for 1 beer is a bit much for a pub in Essex."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Prices are good for both food and drinks!"
"First meal eaten here yesterday with a group of friends, food was excellent and great value for money."
"Prices up a bit since our last visit but that's the same in most places. Well worth the visit."
"I was pleasantly surprised with the bill. 7 people 2-3 course meals with drinks on top, soft and strong. £270. You cannot grumble at that for an evening out."
Cons:
"Prices were high for this kind of fare."
"Frankly £6.25 is way too much money for a dessert too .. those are 'posh' restaurant prices...overpriced toot...so I opted out."
"Wine was good but again pricey £8 a glass, maybe I am getting old 🤔"
"A bit underwhelmed. Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. I ordered the Wagyu Burger of the specials menu... Disappointed with both the presentation and the cooking of it."
"We ordered a side of pigs in blankets and that side consists of 2 pigs that only had three quarters of a blanket on and that side cost £2.50."