Boars Head in Brentwood

Excellent food, excellent service

We went for an evening meal, the food was delicious and staff very friendly.

This is a lovely, warm, cosy, welcoming, and friendly Country pub/restaurant and outside beer garden in Herongate, Essex. Today, my friends and I booked for lunch. Haighleigh our Waitress welcomed us on our arrival and was very helpful, friendly and attentive at all times. The food was delicious, good price and good selection of food. I have been here often and always recommend to friends and family.

Food was amazing. The salmon wellington was beautifully cooked. Service from Haighleigh was spot on. Head chef Shaun's specials all sounded delicious. Will definitely come back again!

It was great to see Joel again, one of the long standing regulars that creates a great atmosphere. The whole day was great, thank you Joel and Christian. I’ll be returning soon. Food was great a Giorgio arMarni was great behind the bar. Thank you all.

Food was nice and vegan option seemed to have had some thought put into it. Outside seating available. Nice little walk along footpath through the back of the garden.

Nice attentive staff, good atmosphere. Will be back, food delicious. Good little stop on our journey, enjoyed it all very much.

Great service good food would recommend

Our first visit, for a Sunday lunch with friends. We had a fabulous time. It was very busy, but we received such good service from start to finish. Our roast was fabulous with amazing Yorkshire puddings and extra gravy. The slow cooked rib of beef was amazing!

We came here for my daughter's birthday meal. The staff were really friendly and helpful, a nice welcome when we came in. The food was really nice and very generous portions. could only fit in room for a starter and main course, so couldn't sample the desserts, this is a handy excuse to go back again! We brought a birthday cake with us, and the staff brought it out on a board with happy birthday written on it. That was a nice touch and they sang happy birthday to my daughter, much to her embarrassment. 🤣🤣 Looking forward to my next visit.

Had a wonderful meal here. Staff were so attentive. The beef was so soft and omg the yorkshires were massive. I will definitely come back again

Feels like a local pub with the added advantage of good food.

Booked meal for lunchtime 20th Sept. It wasn’t the table we booked even though the table we wanted was vacant throughout our meal. The service was very slow. The waitress was miserable and only spoke if she had to. The big problems were the service and bluebottle flies hovering over my food as I was eating. Yuk. The waiting for our food was much too long for each course. We won’t be back.

Great little pub with good food and ale. Well worth a visit

Great atmosphere, food good, staff very helpful and friendly. Always have a nice meal here.

After eating at this restaurant during the Summer numerous times & leaving a 5 Star review, my family & I (total 5 adults) decided at late notice to visit the pub/restaurant without a reservation. On arrival @ 5:30pm Saturday, we we sat outside & ordered drinks & asked for menus. We were told that we could not eat as they were too busy & had plenty of reservations. Really? It was 5:30pm & there were plenty of tables available outside where we were sitting. As a result, we did not order our drinks & left. Disappointing. No wonder local pubs are struggling…. My family & I decided to go to the Dukes Head Billericay. So glad we did. The meal & service was excellent. Thank you Boars Head for not wanting our business. Constructive criticism: our last visit in the Summer your ice machine was broken. This Saturday, no Madri lager. You are a pub…no? A pub with no ice & no beer…need I say more.

Staff was spot on.food excellent, the whole evening was fantastic..thank you.

After being in hospital on and off all week we thought it was time to celebrate the good news. Managed to get in the Boars Head and so pleased with my choice. Being vegan it is hard to find places that don't shove salad down your mush or awful bland curries. Boars Head not only have a lovely selection of vegan foods but their usual menu is fantastic too. My parents loved their food, as did my wife & our son. My vegan pie was AMAZING, I cannot fault the place. Staff seem nice & helpful. Seems like a place a lot of locals go but doesn't have the atmosphere of ' local shop for local people ' like so many other pubs have. We can't wait to come back, I look forward to enjoying it again!

FANTASTIC. Lovely old pub. We had lunch and everyone enjoyed their meal. We were lucky to get a table, very popular pub at lunchtime. Booking in advance recommended for Sunday. Very good value. Six meals and 12 drinks for less than £150. Looking forward for an excuse to return.

Went for lunch and had a wonderful meal. The menu together with the specials provided an excellent range of choice and I chose the Lamb Rump shepherds pie followed by the Chocolate Fondant for dessert. Both were very good, hot and very tasty. I would particularly mention the young lady who served us,Emily, she was very efficient making sure we had everything we needed and looked after us very well. A credit to the pub.

Fabulous food as always, easy booking, Emily our host was fantastic. Thank you all a please as always. Keep up the great work.🙌🏽

Food was unreal, best beans in Essex Emily’s service was professional 👌🏼, would definitely recommend

Great food and brilliant service from our waitress Emily who made us so welcome and made the evening special. We will be back.

My husband and our friends go to the Boars Head quite regularly and the food service and atmosphere is always great. We went for lunch today and our waitress was Emily who was polite and attentive.

Had a lovely dinner.food was delicious. People were polite. We enjoyed a lovely family dinner. Thank you

Been here for a lunch & dinner . Portions and food, I found good . Well behaved Dogs are now allowed inside and all the staff were very dog friendly . Great food and service & Very nice people .

I love this place and have had some good times and great food over the years... Unfortunately, I tried it for a Sunday roast. I can only assume that the week day Chef has Sundays off and the old crew that cooked at my school come in to serve cold gloopy gravy over overcooked meat, soggy veg and the worst 'roast' things that purport to be spuds🤣 God it's awful

It was our first visit to the Boars Head today. The food was lovely. The service was great. Would definitely recommend and will be visiting again. We had a mushroom starter, pork belly and steak pie for mains and a salted caramel sundae for dessert - all were good portions sizes and very tasty.

Lovely Sunday roast, reasonable price, great staff. Good menu

Most enjoyable food and service good.

Been here a few times now, never disappoints us. Took my my today for her birthday made us feel so welcome, the staff even done a little happy birthday board for my mum. The food there is amazing always nice, this is our go to happy place.

Gorgeous food, lovely atmosphere Big shout out to Toby for looking after us so well!

Went with friends for lunch last Tuesday.The meal was absolutely delicious, fresh .Service great .A great menu good value. If I didn't live in Melbourne I d be back.Thank you.

Very scenic location, service was good and the food fantastic. Couldn’t fault it in any way!

Lovely quaint pub with a diverse and interesting menu. The staff were outstanding. I would highly recommend for a date night or family meal out.

Just exactly how a nice pub should be Emily helped us and was incredibly nice

Lovely Sunday lunches...make sure you call and book a table it can get busy

I came here for food twice this week with my family. On Sunday I had a roast which was absolute heaven and then today I had the garlic mushrooms which again was ever so tasty. Excellent food & really friendly staff as always - it’s definitely handy to have a 15% off voucher as well! Hehe!

Very very nice and friendly staff, brilliant selection of food. Would definitely come again!

Lovely Father's Day meal with the wife and kids

Lovely food, staff are so friendly, would come here again!

Always a good service here. The menus have been updated with a promising selection. However, the main meals are quite small and don’t reflect the high prices - high for basically ‘pub grub.’ Atmosphere is always great, just doesn’t have the edge overall.

Nice pub, good and lovely in the summer when you're sitting outside.dog friendly but the food we had on a Sunday was horrible. Nothing was fresh and Yorkshire was rock hard.

Beautiful historic pub, set in a picturesque location. Inside, is plenty of seating with a ‘cosy feel’ setting. Outside, again plenty of seating available with nice views of the large pond area. Food is to a high standard & reasonably priced. Highly recommended 👍

Hope Addie Bowley Come Here Because was The Best pub Restaurant in the world.

Nice place, albeit low ceilings. Friendly staff and lovely food - highly recommend the meat pie.

superb food,service was spot on ,friendly staff.recommend a visit 👍

Food was good. So was the service

Excellent customer service by bar staff - unfortunately we witnessed a rude member of public moaning because he had to wait 6 minutes to order his drink at the bar. People like that let the area down The guy behind the bar handled in very professionally. I would of leant over the bar and nutted him myself lol.

On a sunny Friday afternoon, a pint and a sandwich sat outside in the sun, excellent.

Had a delicious lunch at the weekend. We had a main and a dessert each and we cleared our plates. Will return soon as several items on menu we’d like to try. Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere and good prices. Loved every moment.

Lovely meal, great service, and you can use tesco vouchers

Great place, been a regular for years. .Natasha is a great bar manager, very friendly and professional

Very nice food great atmosphere

My partner and I visited the Boards Head with friends. It was my first visit, and I was impressed with the setting, the food, and the service, which was really friendly and helpful. The pub has a lovely garden with a large pond or small lake, which has Gold Fish and Koi Carp swimming around nearby. The food was tasty and filling, although the meat that came with the Roast Meat Trio didn't look like it was cut from a fresh joint and was a little fatty. The bakewell tart was delicious! We will definitely visit again.

Lovely meal. Good service nice friendly welcome and staff. Balanced menu. Restuarent was nice and busy which is a good sign. We have visited this pub several times before over many years and always been happy with our meals. Lovely authentic pub.

Great ambience, perfect place for a quiet lunch. Service was really good and food was great. Would definitely recommend, we'll be visiting again soon.

A most enjoyable pub. Loved the duck pond @

Food was exceptional once again and the fellow customers were fantastic with their comedy. Tasha and James behind the bar excelled in their promptness and professionalism. I opted for the Chicken on the specials menu and it was superb. Will definitely be having food from their specials again.

Absolutely lovely day here at The Boars Head Herongate Essex, have been once before and this second visit experience has had no fault, great service, food ordered and came out perfect , staff always smile, Natasha serving was lovely and she made our day enjoyable. I did say we would come back after last visit , and we are all glad we did .

We came here last Sunday for breakfast. Really excellent food quality & the service is always top notch. Great effort from all team members

Visited the Boars Head on Saturday Evening for a cosy dinner with my husband and was not disappointed. Staff very friendly and welcoming especially the dark haired lady (sadly did not get her name), who I think was the Manager. Very attentive without being pusy. Changed their menu from when we had last visited, plenty of variety and catered for all. Used to visit this pub as a small girl with my parents so have a soft spot for it. Please do not change as this is a lovely gem of a pub. Thank you.

Natasha the friendly amazing manger is a credit to the company she couldn’t of made us feel any more welcome on our special day together and credits to the chef speical board was delightful. Thanks for a great service guys will defo be back for more

Went with family for a drink Easter Sunday. We had a table beside toilets and left after just one drink as the smell coming from toilets was very bad.

Came into the pub today and was very hungry so Natasha sold me the specials menu, it was amazing. The Pulled chicken croquettes and sausage rolls were an amazing side dish with my wine!

We dropped in for an evening meal. We hadn't pre booked a table. The place was very busy for a Wednesday evening, but the two girls waitressing in the restaurant were working hard despite being under pressure, and they were polite and friendly, quickly finding us a table. The food and drink was all REALLY nice BUT I felt I had to bring up to them what proved to be discrepancies in their printed menus. My wife had salmon which the MENU said came with 'Hassleback Potatoes'. Hassleback potatoes are potatoes with ridges sliced into them filled with garlic butter or similar. What she GOT was halves of baby new potatoes which may or may not have been roasted. They were nice, but not what was shown on the menu when ordering. I ordered the pork which was shown as coming with 'spinach bubble & squeak', spring greens, and crispy cracking. When it arrived, it came with no crackling, ordinary cabbage, and just plain mashed potato. I mentioned this to the waitress who said "Would you like some more bubble & squeak?" When I replied that I didn't have ANY yet, she immediately went out to get me some. When it arrived, it was just another portion of the mashed potato with a couple of spinach leaves stirred in! lol We then ordered two ice cream sundaes which were made from a variety of items, INCLUDING (according to the menu) chocolate ice cream which I really fancied. When they arrived, NEITHER had any sign of chocolate ice cream in them. Despite the fact I was feeling like a right old grump by now, I mentioned this lack of chocolate ice cream to the waitress too. She said "Sorry about that. I've let them know in the kitchen." and then brought us a bill for the full price of everything we'd had anyway!! As I said, there was nothing wrong with the food we had, but I am a great believer in that when ordering you should get what is described on the menu - after all, it's upon that description that we decide what we want to eat and pay for. If there's a reason why they can't provide it, that should surely be explained to us up front before bring incomplete meals or substituted items to the table? Anyhow, that's enough grumping by me. Overall, a nice place, and the staff and food is okay, but not getting exactly what we were promised sort of tarnished our visit a little...

Very disappointed the food was very below standard. They have changed the whole menu and the share board that we so enjoyed before was very poor this time -but we hoped the mains would be better . How wrong we were . Items were missing, empty jugs , bread missing the quality of one meal in particular was appaling . The only decent part of the whole dinner was the drinks . Such a shame used to be really nice & ruined a nice celebration as we all left feeling very disappointed and £100 lighter for the so called pleasure .Really wish we had taken photos

Simply awful. Been trying to book for a birthday meal for days. Chat bots and auto booking that doesn’t work. Tried calling and had the phone put down 3 times. Absolute joke

Beautiful period building serving great food . Very good service. Amazing experience

visited today 9/3/2024 forgot it was mothers day saturday they said fully booked. however sun was shining so sat outside and asked if we could take a meal outside as we had purchased drinks - no fully booked - we then asked if we could take sandwiches outside - no sandwiches we are fully booked. how long does it take to make 2 sandwiches then 2 more people came and asked the same question - no - they settled for crisps the pub was not exactly heaving and i will definitely never take my money there again. went to the green king and they were busy but very welcoming.

We’ve been here several times in the past month, every time we come to this place we leave happy..Great food, excellent service from a knowledgeable staff. Nicola, Clair, Elise Tash & the boys to…glad to see the return of cash as well…Keep up the good work.. We will be back

Really lovely all round. Excellent staff & food. Staff were very attentive and make the experience extra special. Would definitely recommend

I visted the boars head , I was greeted by two polite barmaids Natasha and Elise and made me feel very welcome. Will be returning very soon .

Lovely customer service The staff was soo helpful, would recommend yo anyone and have to my family Never felt so welcomed to a restaurant 5 star rating

Service was ok at start of meal! After main, no SERVICE at all! Wasn’t busy! Plates still on table! No check back/offer dessert/drinks! Had to go to bar for bill! Very disappointing

Went for lunch with friends to celebrate my wife's birthday. we all had different mains and desserts, and all very tasty. The staff both Elise and Natasha were very good and efficient, and the pub has a nice relaxed atmosphere. The food was well cooked and plentiful, and good value for money. We have been there before and will certainly return in the future.

Absolutely wonderful Service by Natasha and Elise , they made us feel very welcome the second we walked in , , service was super , food was great , I will definitely bring my team from Work here again and I will recommend my company...

Been a regular here for many years and meet friends here several times a week for a catch up and chat. Food is always good, tasty and attractively presented. Always guaranteed a nice welcoming fun chat when Natasha, Nikola , Alison and Elise are behind...

Great lunch with friends and family. Had a 3 month old baby with us and staff were amazing. Food was lovely, natasha, elisse and all staff were so accommodating. Will be back soon

Visit this pub once a week and am never disappointed , staff today Natasha & Elise absolutely superb , always friendly and helpful , always happy to help , will always re visit

We visited on a Sunday evening, the pub was very cosy and we had a warm welcome. The menu had a good choice and tempting specials. Enjoyed our food very much. Friendly service. Will definitely recommend to friends and be back ourselves.

Always have a lovely meal here but there are definitely a few issues. Every single time we come here, and we are regulars, we always choose a bottle of wine that they do not have in stock. It becomes frustrating when we ask for the...

Booked a table accidentally for two went to amend on the site through email as by phone could not speak to anyone. Sent message stating needed for 3 people. Got to the pub and was turned away. Don’t bother messaging them as they never read the messages!!!

Crab avocado,very small and expensive,I had cod and chips,and I'm afraid the fish was to much oil on it,so when u lift it up,it was wet and soggy,for the money I expect better,also felt we was being rushed out as hardly anyone left,yet was only 9.30 ,won't be going back 😞

Had breakfast....lovely.....stayed 2 hrs. Nice atmosphere and buswy...will go back. Natasha brill......back again. Lunch was lovely.

Just had lunch with my wife there, good selection of food and very well cooked and presented. Natashia our waitress could not have been more helpful. Will definitely be going back.

Visited this pub restaurant with 5 other friends. Food was good service excellent. Young lady server was professional and friendly. Food was served hot and promptly. The bar didn’t have any sherry or cinzano so one of our friends just had water. Toilets were clean...

Tremendous food at an excellent price 👌

Me and my wife went in there a couple weeks back and my wife went to the toilet, only to come back to the bar and have to ask for some toilet roll as there was none in there, a clear sign that the toilets...

Had a delicious lunch today main and dessert, cleared our plates. Will return soon as several items on menu we’d like to try. Friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere 👍

Christ eve walk in without a booking. Great friendly welcoming service, lovely well cooked food for a reasonable price and the atmosphere was also vibrant, plus the decor was good and very comfortable. We will be returning. Highly recommended.

We had a great afternoon at the Boars Head, Herongate. Staff were very friendly & the food was delicious. We arrived 20 minutes before our reservation time and our table was ready. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.

My first time here and absolutely loved it. Lovely people and service.

Quick service at the bar and breakfast at the weekend was great

First time here the food is Excellent, big plate, lovley fire place.

My self and my sister visited this beautiful pub today the 17th December 2023 ,, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was lovely the staff were amazing,. We had the tiger prawns to start then the Christmas dinner ,.. I highly recommend this pub...

Had a lovely lunch with friends. Chose the festive menu. Excellent food. Never have a dessert but the mince pie sundae was so good! The staff here are great too. Nothing too much trouble for them.

We had a beautifully cooked breakfast when we visited the Boars head for Breakfast with Santa. Service was excellent, very friendly and attentive team. My friends were very impressed with the breakfast and service and will be returning. Santa was the cutest and we will...

A very disappointing lunch. The roast dinner was very poor. Frozen roast potatoes that were not cook through and where off white in colour ( not the crispy roast potatoes mentioned on the menu) and frozen veg. Not somewhere I would recommend.

Excellent Sunday roast, great quality, and good value and the staff were friendly and very helpful.