Address: Cressing Rd, Cressing, Braintree CM77 8DH, United Kingdom
Phone: +441376551560
Rating: 4.3
based on 437 reviews.
Staff Service
Pros:
"The staff were always nearby, friendly and open to talk."
"Table service from Ellie was personal and fun."
"Staff on the night were great, despite it being really busy. Friendly and knowledgeable."
"The staff were great, friendly and accommodating."
"Our waiter, Paul, was excellent. Smiling throughout and engaging with our kids."
"Our server Ellie was really helpful, accommodating and attentive throughout our visit."
"Staff excellent and friendly, clearly a well-managed team to a slick operation."
Cons:
"We were forgotten about more than once."
"We waited for someone to return to take our food order in the end we had to attract their attention."
"We booked a table for 15 people for Sunday afternoon... had to wait so long for someone to take our orders then we waited so long for food!!"
"Also disappointing you never spoke when I was leaving....some host!!"
"Service was slow like we was forgotten about, had to get a waitress in the end."
"Not only did we wait over an hour for our food to come, and no one actually checked on us to see if our food was ok."
"The wait of 12-15 mins after seating before an attempt was made."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Food was quick! Food was quite good."
"Food was great."
"Food perfect and it couldn't have been easy with a large booking but everything was spot on!"
"Came for a family meal on a Sunday 7 of us at about 1ish and we had a fantastic meal the roasts portions was huge which was so nice to see defo got our money worth."
"I had the roast pork which was very well cooked. Nice sides too."
"We both had the pork belly, which was exceptional, as were the accompanying vegetables and were nicely presented."
"The food is always excellent and good portions."
Cons:
"No bread available to go with soup for our gluten free guest."
"The roast potatoes seemed to be new potatoes that were barely roasted. Not the best flavour or texture potato for a roast dinner."
"The trifle from the summer menu wasn't really a trifle in my opinion. Very sweet with an odd texture."
"The whole meal, including hollandaise sauce was bland and visually unappealing."
"Luke warm gravy...sent it back."
"The veg was literally cold, the dessert was not good at all."
"Chicken pie sent back, both nowhere near the correct temperature."
Ambience and Venue
Pros:
"It is warm, inviting and well kept."
"The lighting and soft edges are beautiful in all aspects of the pub."
"This is a great place to meet up with friends with different areas to enjoy depending on your occasion."
"Gorgeous seating and decoration, with clean toilet facilities."
"The ambience was pleasant with mostly local folk."
"The pub looks amazing inside considering the scaffolding outside, so don't be put off."
"The fireplace added to the atmosphere, and was very cosy."
Cons:
"There is some scaffolding in parts but doesn't affect the place."
"Very hot no air windows had been painted shut."
"Also there was a quiz night going on using a microphone and the noise was interrupting conversations in the dining area."
"However restaurant was cold, one table was placed directly in front of the fireplace hogging the heat."
"The main problem was the temperature.....it was cold."
"Unfortunately, on entering the eating area left hand side of the main bar, there was the smell of sewerage which pervaded the eating area."
"We were sat in a quiet corner, I sat in front of a window with such a draft on my back, I put my coat on and could still feel it."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Great value for money, plenty of options."
"Also, the meal, including drinks (plus wine) came in at a very fair price."
"Food delicious and well portioned / decent value for price."
"Incredible value for money, plenty of food and fantastic service."
"The food was delicious and reasonably priced; we even got a dessert (fruit crumble which is rare when you're a coeliac.)"
"The food was very good quality."
"Food quality is amazing, atmosphere and service have been perfect every time we have been."
Cons:
"We would visit again but not until menu improves."
"Did find menu very limited especially for someone who doesn't eat a lot of meat."
"We won’t be back for dinner any time soon, purely because the menu is so limited now."
"Decided to visit as I got an email saying there was 50% off of mains throughout January but having two hot drinks and two mains fish and chips and fishcakes the bill was still £40 so I'm not sure how that 50% discount applies."
"The menu in general is very limited not so many choices."
"Overall, especially when you include the price of drinks, it's very over priced for what you get."
"The menu a little lack lustre, not as much of a variety as before."