Chef & Brewer Horse & Groom in Chelmsford

Came here after the refurb, lovely looking pub massive beer garden, lots of extra tables have been added inside. Was served by Josh as helpful as always

Always a good service. Friendly staff, good food. Always a smile and great advice . Cumberland sausage and mash great . Pie fantastic, trio of chicken lovely

We had such a wonderful time! Everyone was incredibly welcoming, and we felt right at home. A big thank you to Jon and Milena for going above and beyond to make our stay so enjoyable—and for always keeping our drinks topped up! Will definitely be coming back :)

Firstly let me say what a superb refurbishement of this delightful pub inside and out. The quality of the decor is within keeping of the age of the pub making the ambiance relaxing and inviting. Congratulations to all involved A great enthusiastic team continue to serve you with tasty sumptuous dishes. Jonathon goes beyond the call of duty to ensure your stay is comfortable and nothing is too much trouble. He’s a credit to the Horse and Groom See you Mother’s Day 💐

Natalie was extremely helpful and provided excellent service. The food was very rich and the portions were very generous.

Very pleasing atmosphere on entry and a warm welcome was received from a staff member and showed us to our table. The service was great throughout and the food was impeccable. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

We had Sunday lunch at horse and groom . Excellent food and service . We were served promptly on arrival . Dishes and drinks arrived promptly. The Sunday lunch was very nice . Would especially commend Marketa who took care of us very well . Many thanks . We have been coming to horse and groom regularly in past 15 years and very happy to do so

Went to please my girlfriend and her family would rather of stayed home and played Fortnite. But good food good atmosphere lovely staff.

Great Food. Good atmosphere. Fantastic pub. Genuinely best food I have had in a while highly recommend. Overall very good

First time ever to a Burns night. Nice atmosphere great food. Pheasant,haggis, venison with the best gravy. Panacotta with blueberries and ice cream. Nikola our waitress was great. Jamie the manager too.

Our waitress Melina was excellent and very attentive nothing was too much trouble and the food was great would definitely recommend

Fantastic service and decent price , served by Marketa . Lady was very enthusiastic and we had very interesting conversation during our meal. Highly recommended .

This place needs a major uplift...it's a lovely pub and used to be ace but is now suffering from frayed carpets, knackered furniture and very poor Sunday dinners...the veg was inedible! Only savings grace was the lovely staff!

Excellent food and server. Waitress friendly and cheerful. Food was very good with good selection of dishes. Apple tart excellent

Arrived in a big group and Marketa managed to seat us all together, her professionalism and kindness was second to none, some of the group have dietary requirements which were met to a great standard and Marketa went above and beyond assisting us with this and through our stay. She was always smiling, polite and was great with the children. We will certainly be coming back through the winter and hopefully she will be serving us again. Thoroughly enjoyable experience that was above standard. Thank you Marketa

A lovely pub with a nice atmosphere - even when we visited midweek. Our server Karen was very attentive and helpful. Even better that we were able to bring our dog along!

This is ideally located with easy access. The food was really beautiful and everyone enjoyed what they had ordered. We all had starters and mains, with some having a desert as well because it was all so tasty. It was a pleasant surprise to go for a chain restaurant and not just be fed adequate food, they really have upped the bar. Service was excellent as well Karen looked after us and was very friendly and helpful. Well done Horse and groom for giving us a great experience.

great service , excellent food . & the care & attention from Karen was brilliant , certainly made it a day to remember for us & our family from australia to remember, many thanks.

From walking in door we where greated warmly and shown to a table. The friendliness of all the staff and the ambience made us feel right at home. We were looked after by Milena. Who was very helpful and attentive when we needed her. We had drinks while looking at the menu and were not rushed to order. We went for the slow roasted beef Sunday roast with side of cauliflower cheese and pigs in blankets and the hake dish. Followed by mini desert selection and strawberry and elderflower Sunday. I've got to say the roast was exceptional. The homemade Yorkshire was delicious. The beef fell off the bone, and it's got to be the best pub Sunday roast I've ever had. Apparently, the fish dish was delicious as well. We really did not need dessert as we felt full, but we did anyway, and they were superb as well. We will definitely be back. If you like an old fashion traditional style pub with excellent service and standards I can't recommend enough. The chef and kitchen staff deserve a thank you as well as front of house . The other us point where the toilets spotlessly clean and smelled fresh which is always a good sign for the care the staff go to.

We had Christmas dinner here today and it was absolutely lovely I would recommend it. Our food was all perfect and the service from Milena was great nothing was too much trouble. My little dog was made more than welcome. The pub looked lovely with its festive trees and lights. We will definitely return again without hesitation.

We took my Mum here for lunch on a lovely Summer's day so sat outside. The car park was full but there were plenty of tables available. We were served promptly by a couple of different friendly waitresses and our food was served in good time, and all of our different meals were fresh, hot and nicely presented. The only gripe we all had is the comfort of the chairs. They are nice large chairs, but boy, were they uncomfortable on the derriere! My partner and I both have plenty of cushioning of our own but even we found it quite uncomfortable. We would go there again, as there were a few other dishes we would like to try, but, or butt!! either sit inside, or take a cushion!

Our friends and us had a terrific lunch at this pub food and service was excellent with plenty of banter with staff Maria & Josh. We will return soon for more.