Bricklayers Arms in Brentwood

Very welcoming pub that is also very dog friendly. The food portions are generous and a reasonable price. Would recommend that you either book or call to check that they are serving food, as sometimes they have large parties in, so can only offer drinks.

1st return in a few years...e joyed the food...Will return soon!

An excellent traditional pub serving good food with a warm welcome

What a lovely friendly country pub.Great atmosphere and very attentive staff. Will be returning in the new year. Thankyou had a great lunch. Recommended

Service was very friendly, but the waiter was wearing SO MUCH aftershave, you could literally taste it when he stood nearby....and for some time after! My wife's steak & kidney pudding was apparently very nice, but my gammon steak was thin, overcooked and grisly. The offered replacement of sliced ham was very cold. And to add insult to injury, the pint of O.J & lemonade turned out to be 3/4 of a pint and still cost £5. Won't be going again.

Very warm welcome, traditional pub with sports and drinks bar and restaurant area. Varied menu of homemade dishes with a specials menu on the blackboard. Plenty of lovely waiting staff. Food was delicious and good portions. Will definitely return when next in the area. Ample parking. Looks like it would be terrific in the summer with the outside seating and bar area.

The best Sunday lunch we have had, very well cooked and presented. The staff are very friendly and we were not rushed. Good value for money.

Great pub with good selection of beer. Super staff

Very nice garden, pleasant friendly staff, although limited choice of beer it was a good mix and nice that it is served from the barrel, well at least the wherry was.

Nice enough pub and welcoming friendly staff but the food was a bit like pub food of old, very mediocre.

Great service, very friendly, great food, great seating outside with lots of tables. Recommend a visit

Very nice village pub restaurant. Enjoyed our meal there.

Brilliant service, excellent food, fantastic family run pub. The staff were so accommodating and courteous for our visit. Would highly recommend. Thank you so much.

Amazing value ..large portions and great choice .Just a great pub with good value and v well cooked food

Stopped in here for a short stop. Plenty of drinks on tap. Nice garden and tables. Sports TV's around the pub in and out. Nice atmosphere. Friendly staff. Ample parking. Easy access with ramps for all. Clean facilities. Overall a good place to stop for a chilled drink. Can't comment on food but will review when I have. Would recommend

Great food, but at the weekend I would recommend you to book.

We went for lunch today and had three different meals all off the daily chalkboard. The food and the service were all out the top drawer. Excellent, definitely go again.

Visited here for a Monday afternoon lunch. Were persuaded by the great reviews. Sadly, they didn't measure up. The welcome was warm and genuine. The pub needs an overhaul. Seats are dirty and stained, the carpet was sticky. Food ordered and arrived really, really quickly. Ploughman's: Plentiful and pleasant enough although the cheese was rubbery and best described as "mouse-trap" with little taste. It was presented nicely though. Lamb shank & veg: Mash was cold in the middle, as was the lamb shank. The other veg was really hot. I suspect a lot of the heat came from the microwave and salamander! We decided to skip desert. So, yes, nice enough but nothing to write home about. We won't be returning.

Just excellent friendly staff and excellent food

Six of us had our " Gang Lunch " yesterday all was great,Food,Beer & Service.I had the best liver & bacon ever.Some of our gang used to drink in the Brick 60 odd years ago.Bitter was 1 shilling & 2 pence a pint.Did not check prices yesterday but they may have gone up a bit.

This is our favourite pub. The staff are very friendly, beer (Abbot) is great and they always make us feel welcome. Food is great too.

A real gem of a family run pub. Great welcoming atmosphere. Brilliant set up inside and out. Perfect for a friendly drink with family and friends. If you want some great food as well the you are in luck. Great home cooking with plenty of options to please everyone. Just what a pub should be.

A very friendly family run village pub serving good portions of home made dishes. If your very hungry then try a starter or a share dish but the main courses are big and very filling. There is a nice area outside you can sit in if the sun is shining & a bbq area for the summer months. A small children's play area also within the Pubs grounds.

Just the same as last time, excellant.

Visited the Bricklayers Arms today for lunch to check out the Brentwood area prior to my son and girlfriend moving here soon, excellent service and lovely food, staff second to none, would definitely recommend, looking forward to returning 5 ☆

There were 7 of us and we had an excellent lunch yesterday at the Bricklayers Arms. Very nice food and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Nice country pub. A good varied menu. Food good and also plentiful. Will definitely revisit.

Had lunch whilst visiting the area. Nice traditional pub with two bar areas, top one mainly for dining. Really friendly and attentive staff, superb food, and a nice cozy place to chat over lunch. Log burners in each bar area were kept going so lovely and warm. Would definitely recommend. Thank you

I took all my family to the Bricklayers far a Sunday lunch to celebrate my Birthday. There was 18 of us, adults & children + a dog 😀 Service was excellent & they provided high chairs for the little ones & made sure they got their food promptly, so happy children. The food was delicious as always & friendly helpful staff. Could not think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Thanks Brickies 😘

Nice pub out of the way in a lovely village was welcomed by the young lad who was very polite along with the girl that served us,we had starter platters which were just ok, 3 out of the 4 mains were good the steak medium well was clearly charcoaled when brought up to the table and was dry and tough, to be fair it was rectified by the staff who apologised and you could tell it embarrassed how it came out, the cheesecake was really good for dessert All in all an ok meal but the 2 young staff made it upto the 4 stars we gave and reflected on the tip we gave but the food wasn’t anything special I’m sad to say it didn’t reflect on the rankings here on trip advisor

Been going here for years the bar staff are always friendly and helpful, the food is always great. In the summer they have an outside bar which serves pizzas and hot dogs that my kids absolutely love. I recommend a visit for either just a drink or a lovely bit of food especially the Sunday roast you won't get better

This pub is a hidden gem tucked away in a little village but what a amazing pub it is. Been visiting for about a year now and cant speak more highly about the place. The lay out is incredible with two different bar areas both always really lovely and warm with log burners in the winter and in the summer the pub just enters a league of it own with one of the best beer gardens you will see. Lovely welcoming staff and the food is all home made. The pizza oven in the garden in the warmer months takes some beating. Fantastic pub well worth a trip

We went to a Valentines meal on Saturday 18th and what a fantastic meal and night it was….Everything was perfect.. The food and service was excellent 👌🏼 Well done and thank you 🙏🏻

Country pub good lunches. Great place for all of the family.

Lovely service , okay food. Decor was a bit shabby.

Really fantastic home made food, even the desert...jam roly poly and custard was home made, lovely staff and a wood burner fire to keep us cosy, what more could you want, will be a regular going forward

Really fantastic home made food, even the desert...jam roly poly and custard was home made, lovely staff and a wood burner fire to keep us cosy, what more could you want, will be a regular going forward

Lovely, friendly pub serving great tasty food. We booked for a large party of 12 with 3 hours notice so was delighted they could accommodate us at such short notice. Staff were very welcoming and the service was efficient. The menu has a good selection, I particularly loved the homemade steak & mushroom pie. The food arrived piping hot and was very generous portions, so much so we couldn't squeeze in a dessert. We look forward to returning and this time we will definately be trying the homemade jam roly poly 😋 Thank you for a very pleasant evening in a lovely cosy atmosphere 👍

We booked on the day for a unplanned family dinner of 12 people. We were pleasantly surprised that they could accommodate our large party with only 3 hours notice. When we arrived, our table was ready & waiting, we were received by lovely welcoming staff. The menu choice was great as was the homecooking. The food was delicious, piping hot and plentiful, so much so we couldn't fit in a pudding. We are planning to come back and try the jam roly poly at a later date 😋. The service was prompt and efficient. We will definitely be visiting again ❤️

Does a very good sunday roast, but you'll need to book.

Great pub great atmosphere very good food

We were meeting friends from Suffolk half way and were lucky to find this pub. Very friendly staff and excellent service. Home cooked food which was plentiful and delicious. Highly recommend

After a 4 mile walk around the area, we were pleased to reach the pub with rosy cheeks from the cold. After a bit of a challenge finding the right door we enjoyed a very good meal in a pleasant, warm environment. Bricklayers burger was...

Nice food and very good service. Relaxed atmosphere with friendly staff

Great food but car park fills up and I had to park in the road

Very friendly staff, extremely good food and dog friendly too. This place has been the only public building I have been in where the toilets actually smelt pleasant! Excellent pub, I'll be coming back again.

Lovely freight l friendly pub with decent food

not been in years... lovely meal and staff

I booked a table 4 weeks before and paid a deposit our big family reunion was for 11 people plus a dog. Often big parties get poor service and cold food. This was NOT the case. The service was excellent with complications of veggie and...

Nice pub with a good beer garden suitable for families too. Food was very nice and the pub had a good selection of drinks. Staff very attentive and quick to serve.

Brilliant family day out. Great food and service. Always a warm welcome from the staff.

Always a first choice for my family for a quiet afternoon in the beer garden. Recently visited for Sunday roast with a large group. Could not fault the food or service.

Had a fab Sunday lunch for 14 of us yesterday Sunday 9th October. Lovely village location. Family friendly with a play area. Good home cooked food. Warm welcome from all the staff. Looking forward to our next visit.

Great traditional pub and food

Myself and my partner booked on line for lunch. Decent size car park and once inside met by friendly staff who had set our table. The interior was classic British pub style with old photos on the walls and nicely decorated. We ordered the liver...

Had a nice meal and a couple of beers staff were great

We were meeting friends for an overdue catch up and given previous reviews the Bricklayers Arms seemed to be a good choice. Whilst the menu is not extensive, it is varied and will suit most palettes. We went for a range of dishes between us,...

We booked a table last minute to celebrate exam success, whilst the pub was already busy with bookings, they managed to sort us a table no problem. Our food, as always was superb, the staff were attentive and helped us in our celebration making the...

Popped in for a quick lunch and few drinks with some friends I hadn’t seen in a long time. We hadn’t booked but the lovely staff were able to fit us in during their busy schedule and catered us quickly. The barman (I think his...

Not great! how can a place change in a matter of weeks ? ! I think they must have a new chef, the sweet potato fries came out burnt and the onions in my sausage on a roll were burnt , went bk in to...

My brother and I took our 93 year old Mum for lunch on her birthday today. Excellent food and the staff were really friendly and helpful. A lovely pub. Will definitely be returning!

Stopped for food and a quick drink with my daughter and Grandson as it had a children's play area. The food was not great, chicken burger at £12 was burnt and dry it came with a side salad which was limp and unappealing. I also ordered prawn sandwiches that were mainly thick cut bread with minimal filling. We were told to order quickly as the kitchen was closing and this was lunchtime at 1.45,pm! The children's play area had signs up warning of poisonous plants in the borders ! Why plant them in an area where children play!

Great location, lovely outside area, £5 for a ham stick is overpriced.

Very nice staff, atmosphere, food and drink. The kitchen staff was excellent. Will go again ASAP.

Family run for 40 yrs and very well at that , we popped in again this week after work tried the brick burger my wife had the steak mushroom pie both were superb got to say

A real gem. Everyone is very friendly, the food and drink is great and all reasonably priced. Will definitely be going back

great for some outdoor drinks in the summer. dog friendly with a play area for kids. also does some nice food for a good price, i recommend the salmon.

A pit stop for late lunch on our way to Colchester. The food was brilliant and well presented too! I had Pie of the Day which was chicken and mushroom - served with mash and fresh veggies. My partner had the burger which came with...

Cosy traditional pub with large outdoor eating area which looks very smart with lots of comfortable seating. Hearty food served by friendly staff. Cycling club have a monthly meet there mid-week.

Good food staff were lovely nothing to much trouble had a lovely evening 😊

New to the area and trying out local pubs. Great pub garden for summer evenings, tasty traditional pub food and great value for money 👍🏻

Lovely Pub, great pint, friendly staff. Worth going out for of your way to pay it a visit. ( let someone else drive).

This pub is a lovely place plenty of outside space and seating inside and out.. friendly and reasonably priced.

A great family run pub, excellent food, very reasonably priced and a lovely atmosphere. Would strongly recommend.

Cosy little pub, great outside area. Best Sunday roast ever.

Brilliant staff and amazing food my mums just moved in round the corner and they have made her feel really welcome couldn't recommend this place more will 100% return

Visited for the 1st time over the weekend. Great pub, friendly staff and fantastic beer garden with loads of seating. Will be back again

Omg this pub is the best pub we have been in , food was amazeing and the staff ever so friendly. The lady’s are very sweet who served us (Dave and Mary ) . Lamb shank was just perfect and also the chicken with bacon...

For the first time in two years we were together as a big family. All ages were looked after so well. The food was really good, the atmosphere was great and the staff charming.

Real pies, lots of meat content. Extra gravy provided. Carrots were nice, broccoli a little watery. Jam Roly poly tasted ok but a little stodgy.

A group of 14 friends had lunch at the Bricklayer's Arms yesterday. The varied meals from the menu were served up quickly and the quality was excellent. All the staff were friendly. We have decided to make this a regular meeting for our group of...

Attended for lunch on Friday.Excellent service - lovely traditional English food-excellent & very reasonable prices Will go again & also will recommend. Party of six all had 2 courses 5 unable to have dessert due to being full up ( except one) what’s there not...

I don't mean to sound mean, and I don't normally leave reviews for that reason, but how this pub is apparently the best restaurant in the Brentwood area is utterly baffling. It's just very mediocre, old-school, pub grub, like something from the 1980s. There are...

For a pub the food is really good.

Went for special Valentines dinner with another couple. The food was excellent and hot straight from the kitchen. The garlic prawns were fantastic and just like those at Smith’s but half the price! A great lively atmosphere and very efficient staff. Would definitely visit here...

We were lucky enough to be able to book a table for the Valentine’s night. Wow wow wow, there was set menu which gave an amazing choice, the standard of food was first class, amazing steak and the homemade brownie was to die for. On...

Excellent service and great beef roast.

Excellent country type pub. Looked after me and my pals at a recent wake there. Thanks...

Food is ni e and tasty, friendly staff. But it's a somewhat dated locals pub. It's nice and friendly, but at some point in it's future it's going to need renovating to today's standards, may as well be sooner rather than later. It is what it is, and I do like it, I'd like to return, even though I think it's only worth 3 stars (sorry)

Excellent food and good atmosphere.

Decently run and plugged right into and part of the local community

Visited for our 47th wedding anniversary...(not disclosed to staff)...Warm, welcoming and super service...food was very good... only "criticism" portions a little too large (for old people!)... It's a long time since we have visited a pub where we felt so welcome. Not very local to us but look forward to visiting again.

Great place to go whether just for a couple of drinks or for a meal. Recommended

Extremely nice food , very friendly people.

Lovely evening drinks with the children and dogs xx

Perfect traditional village pub Great selection of beers Top quality food Always a warm and friendly welcome The best pub in Essex, no debate

I chose here for lunch one weekend in August as a stop off on our journey. Chose this pub due to all the good reviews, but for me and my mum, we really didn't rate the food. Nice setting outside and small play area great...

A lovely friendly local pub, great outdoor space and dog friendly

Seemed pleasant but unfortunately the kitchen was closed when we went for a late lunch at 2pm, so we didn't stay. Not sure if they usually stop serving before 2, or whether there was some kind of issue in the kitchen, as there was no signage to indicate either way.

Excellent Sunday roast in a lovely old country pub