Axe & Compass in Epping Forest

Found here by accident.Driving back from Cambridge and decided to stop for late Sunday lunch.Excellent food lovely surprise to find such a beautiful property.Have a gazebo so also can cater for weddings/larger parties

My wife and I have visited the Axe on several occasions. We have never been disappointed, the food and the service has always been first class.

We visited here quite a few times now. We randomly come across this on google. It’s a lovely little pub and the food is amazing. We didn’t book and was welcomed in and found us a table straight away and this was on a Saturday. I would recommend to book though. Especially if u are going for Sunday lunch.

We enjoyed our pub lunch at the Axe between Christmas and New Year. The staff were friendly and the food perfect after a long walk.

Stopped here for a light bite and was not disappointed, real ales and nice wine we had a pork,honey and mustard sausages which were very tasty Pat had Merlot and l had a nice Adnams ghost ship the decor is in keeping with the age of the place and the staff informative,friendly and helpful They do a Sunday roast on Monday with a 2 for 1 offer and similar deals Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be going back

We visited the Axe & Compass and this place is a little gem. Great staff & beautiful food. Recommend.

Arrived without a booking and had excellent lunch for two adults and one child. 2for1 roasts - lovely topside, brilliant gravy, tasty roast potatoes. Child’s meal for £1. Very good value.

Went there Valenties night 2019. Set menu. Worst food we have ever had there and we go there a lot, especially for special occasions. The starter was horrible (sea food option), the main was disappointing, especially the over cooked soggy veg, that had been sitting around ages. We did not make a fuss on the night, as it was Valentines and it would spoil the evening. However when we both felt unwell all night, with upset stomachs, we decided to ring the next day, to enquire if it was a different chef, but the manager was off sick himself. I rang again on the Saturday and the manager was back and said he would speak to the chef and ring us back, but never did!! All I can assume is they do not value our repeat business, so sadly voting with our feet, and will not go there again. Very poor care of loyal customers.

Arrived at the pub with my wife at 5:30 on a Saturday evening for a quick meal. Pub had no more than 6 customers inside having a drink. I went to the bar to check if they were serving food, was told they were but she needed to check something. Came back few seconds to say they didn’t have any tables available?! The restaurant was empty, most of the bar was empty. We left baffled!! Still can’t quite work out how there wasn’t a table when the place was empty unless there was a block booking about to walk in and fill the place. Clearly mustn’t be too worried about getting new customers or earning money

we have been on several occasions and on Wednesdays its 241 on fish. As we are fish lovers it is perfect for us so works out really reasonable plus the food is excellent anyway so its a win win for us.

I cannot complain about the service and my companions meals looked really nice but I cannot remember ever being served such poor food in a restaurant/pub.

A very old pub that has been tastefully restored but still retaining its old world charm. The interior has three distinct dining area's giving a nice space to each table in which to enjoy your meal without feeling crowded. there are a good variety of all courses to satisfy most palettes and those which we had were well presented, well cooked and good value for money. The staff were welcoming and friendly and helpful in advising about the various dishes on offer. A very pleasant lunch and I would not hesitate to return again.

Had a lovely family meal here, food was perfect and the staff were all lovely. They were all very helpful and great with the children. Very cosy inside and somewhere you could happily sit for a meal or just for a few good drinks. Would absolutely recommend and will be returning again soon.

This is a lovely looking pub, with views across the countryside and walks available. The meals consistently very good whenever we have been there. The wine is also good and the beer, including a local brew, well looked after. Service is always good. The monthly quiz is always entertaining and not taken too seriously my most teams. We shall be back!

This is a cosy, traditional pub with friendly staff. The prices are a little higher than regular pubs but this is because it is not your standard “pub grub”. The portions are large and absolutely delicious. There were plenty of Sunday roast choices which looked incredible. I fancied something a little different and tried so tried the vegetarian tofu curry. It was bursting with flavour and packed full of interesting ingredients. We had a wonderful family lunch and the place was busy but didn’t feel chaotic or stressful as some pubs can on Sunday lunch times. Definitely worth a visit for a cosy atmosphere and delicious food.

Lovely country pub...Sunday roast was excellent service good and the price was resonable all in all a great time.

Great food. Lovely waiting service. Food selection of soft drinks real ales and wines. Had fish and chips and rhe speial swoedfish Will return soon

La comida era muy buena. El frente de la administración, horrible.

My wife and I took a friend here for his 93rd birthday. The food, service and surroundings are all excellent. They have a very good menu and a good win list along with beer etc. We will be going back.

A la llegada @ 12,30 en un día de la semana el pub era relativamente tranquilo. Comer en mi propia casa, la selección de mesas determinado pero que me sugirió que sentado en una para beneficiarse del radiador como particularmente frío fuera.

Reservamos una mesa para 4, ya que el pub fue una recomendación.

Todo bien. He visitado un jueves tiempo de almuerzo con amigos y pedí un plato de pescado las chicas ordenados ensaladas. La comida era deliciosa y disfrutamos de nuestro almuerzo siente el servicio era una pequeña falta. Las chicas eran muy bonitas, a buscabas un poco exagerada.

Fuimos hoy aquí, seis de nosotros. regresé a casa y me decidí a escribir una crítica. Cuando leí los otros no podía creer que habíamos estado en el mismo lugar!

Mi cuñado reservado este restaurante para 11 personas. Mi otro hermano de ley fue tomado en serio enfermo 4 días antes a encontrar allí, así que el restaurante fue contactada y dijeron que número revisado del 7. Como una decisión de último minuto aterrizamos tomando los 2 niños de mi cuñado que estaba enfermo. Llegamos en el restaurante y nos dijo que tenía 9. Algunos miembros del personal laminados sus ojos y huffed. El personal se quejaron de detrás de la barra. Como los asientos eran bancos, no hay asientos extra fue asumido por nosotros. Mi hija bistec de orden con salsa peppercorn, que llegó con salsa de hongos. Cuando esto se señaló que el miembro del personal sólo se encogió de hombros y entramos. Mi cuñado dijo que él no como ajo y su comida se apareció con ajo y uno de los niños era olvidado para que sus spaghetti finalmente apareció después de que la mayoría de nosotros estábamos terminando después de haber impulsado un número de veces.

Recently went for sunday roast lunch and was really disappointed. Two small slices of turkey, 3 small roast potatoes and a tiny portion of veg.... very stingy and that not great tasting either - shame as we were really looking forward to it.