Green Dragon in Braintree

Best food we have found in my opinion. Service also top hole. Ample parking. Nice outdoor space in summer especially.

Lovely restaurant with a good selection of food choices. The prices were fair. The service was very good and friendly. Comfortable and clean. Good atmosphere.

Worse Roast dinner we have ever had the unfortunate sorry experience of attempting to eat! Trio Roast- Beef was poorly cooked a like chewing on rubber, Roast potatoes black on the inside potentially mouldy. Turkey was OK. Pork was chewy also. Literally 2 carrot, 2 of the tiniest parsnip. Stuffing was like a cricket ball. A piece of crackle that was probably the best bit, No the Gravy jug was best. Needed something to wash down this poor excuse for a roast! Not worth £16.99 each for sure. Staff didn't even both to come see how it was....Wonder if they knew it was terrible! Seriously poor! Should've gone to Astronoma they do better Roast without having a chef!

Another great visit to the Green Dragon! We had a lovey evening- tasty food and friendly staff. Would highly recommend!

Had a great family afternoon out here today. Roast dinners were amazing and fantastic service from Michelle. Many thanks to our chef Skye also for the lovely food.

What a lovely little place. Food was delicious, Service quick and efficient and desserts especially the brownie sundae we’re so good. Thankyou for making us so welcome

Had a very enjoyable meal here today. Roasts and burgers are so good. Even though it was quite busy we were seen to and served quickly and looked after the whole time. Thanks so much everyone

Had a fantastic time at the Green Dragon food and drinks was looked after by the wonderful Steve. Came back again. Great. Superb again

Had a fantastic Xmas get together with friends . We had the festive menu it was super and the service from Steve and skye was exceptional.. came to visit again wonderful. Cracking return visit. Love this pub

Perfect afternoon here. Food was spot on and very enjoyable. Service quick and welcoming. Be back very soon

Steve and skye looked after us really well , really attentive and professional. Food was delicious. Looking forward to coming on Xmas day. Update Christmas day was amazing can't thank you enough. Came again loved it. Been back for a roast today. Lovely

This was our 2nd visit to the Green Dragon, but this time with extended family, and overall very impressed. Nice relaxed atmosphere in a traditional pub restaurant. Service was excellent, and the menu plenty of choice. Food was lovely, and my first try of a non alcoholic Guiness left me amazed....I could barely taste the difference! (Thanks to server for recommendation) If I 'scrape the barrel' for improvements, my medium rare steak was definitely rare, but i also like it this way and enjoyed it a lot! Overall, great meal!

Lovely pub/restaurant me and the family (including the dog) had a really lovely meal here, food was delicious, staff were super friendly, helpful and a real laugh, atmosphere was very relaxed (the kids felt at home) highly recommend and will enjoy another evening out here soon. Prices are fair, can have a lovely meal without breaking the bank! Family friendly and dog friendly too!

Was passing by after being out with our toddler who needed some lunch and like most toddlers has little patience. The lady behind the bar, Michelle, greeted us and informed us there was a 30 minute wait on food prior to us putting in our order. We decided to order anyway and risk the wrath of our almost 2 year old. She seated us in a little snug to ourselves and got some colouring items for our little boy to keep him occupied. The food came much quicker than expected (I suspect due to a helpful word from our server) and it was really tasty. Drinks were well priced with a pleasant spritz menu of options which I enjoyed. Anyone who tries to go out for lunch with active young children know it can be the opposite of relaxing and we really appreciated the consideration of Michelle today and it made our experience. Would thoroughly recommend this lovely pub and we will certainly be back.

2 visits in 3 days, shows how much I enjoyed the food. Sirloin was lush. Highly recommended.

A lovely cosy traditional pub great atmosphere good food friendly service all in all a very good visit!

Came here on Wednesday for dinner, amazing service from our waitress Michelle so attentive and nothings ever too much hassle. We had seabass risotto and gammon and it was cooked to perfection. Was told our chef was Emily, Thank-you

Found the Green Dragon in January and have been there four times since then. I have been served by Michelle & Cobi who are very attentive. The food is good and the whole experience makes for a lovely time.

An amazing spot for lunch and a catch up with friends. Special shout out to our servers Cobi and Tash they made the day perfect for us. Definitely will be back soon!

I’ll tell you what. Steve the gaffer here might look like a pirate. But he’s as decent as the day is young. If you could create a pub landlord in a test tube. Steve is who you would make. morals stronger than his beard (which is epic) and runs an excellent pub. Team are obviously well trained and he personally made sure my beer was good? He used to be a brewer and it shows how much he cares about the beer he’s serving. Long May his reign continue.

Had a great time in the green dragon beers were great, well looked after

came in for dinner and drinks and our wonderful server Cobi made us feel very welcome and comfortable with speedy service.

The place is great I love Steve what a guy

Went with friends for my wife's birthday. Great service, Evan better food and great value for money. Will definitely be back.

Having previously visited and having a good meal, although previous was a mid week business lunch of fish and chips. We booked to take our mum for a birthday sunday roast. On arriving we were greeted warmly by our waitresses, however the barman was not exactly grumpy but not far off. The Waitresses were fantastic, superb service. The meals themselves were bland. Veg and potatoes just undercooked. So ok but for us not going to be a repeat visit.

We were a large party of 16. We all pre-ordered our menu choices, and the meals were all very nice and came as we asked for them. Our waiting staff, Cobi and Michelle made sure we all had everything we needed, and were great with the children in our party. This is the second time our family have chosen the venue for a big family get-together and we have been pleased with all aspects of the visit each time. Thank you

We visited the Green Dragon to celebrate my uncle's 60th birthday. The food was lovely and the team were attentive without being too intrusive. Thank you to Michelle and Cobi for such lovely service and thank you to the kitchen team for our lovely meals.

Really enjoyed our meal and evening, thanks so much.

Polite and courteous staff who made the whole experience so enjoyable. There was five of us and all found the food truly scrumptious. We had starters, main meal and dessert and it was so tasty. A thoroughly enjoyable experience. Thank you to the staff who...

Our son popped over from Barcelona to take 5 of us for my 60th birthday meal at this pub which is so historically meaningful to us. With different starters, meals, desserts and drinks we all only had good words about the whole experience. Food, service...

We use to come here a lot and then the service and food become very disappointing, we decided we would give it another go today and took both mums out for a Mothers Day meal, the service was very attentive and the food was a...

Went in for a meal with my wife and in-laws for Mother’s Day. Very nice food- roasts and gammon and great service from all the lovely team. Nice little touch on all the tables were vases of tulips. Will be over again. Thanks

Came here for a business meeting in February. Team were very accommodating with my enquiry and allowed me to book the hayloft all to ourselves for the meeting. No room hire which was nice and lots of food package choices I could choose from. Service...

we went for sunday early dinner as we were in the area, can’t fault the service or food but a few things were not available which was a little off putting, having said that the pub had a lovely warm feeling and would visit again.

Excellent food and service. Staff were amazing. Made a special evening with friends extra special. Great choice of food. We will definitely return

Visited here as a group of 8 for their Sunday Menu. On first impression we were surprised it wasn’t busy at all, we later found out why! We had to pre order due to a big group. When we sat down they bought out the mains instead of starters, so had to take mains back. When everyone had finished starters the mains came out and we were so disappointed with them. The roast beef was over cooked and not pink at all, potatoes not crispy and looked anaemic. Veg very soft and overdone. 2 of us had the chicken is baskets which was so tough and dry, we were pretty sure they had just been kept warm due to their earlier mistake as even the salad was warm. Mac and Cheese lovely. Hunters chicken was overdone, the bacon was very very hard. Salmon was meant to come with a poached egg but it was hard boiled. When we expressed our thoughts during the meal, one of the lady’s laughed at us? When I asked if the meals had been kept warm she interrupted me and immediately said no and walked off. The ONLY good thing about our meal here was the lovely waitress (tall lady dark hair) who actually listened to us. She was very polite and attentive and apologetic. Don’t let the pictures fool you, unfortunately the food is a big let down. We’ve been here before and loved it so unsure how the quality of food has changed so much? Hoping it picks back up as it is lovely inside with a big car park as well which is great!

Steve, the manager, is a great host... Made me feel very welcome and I will certainly be going back there very soon...

What a great place to eat and chill. We were a party of 11 and all really enjoyed our meals. Friendly, attentive staff (Michelle and yolly particularly). A vast varied menu to suit everyone. Veggi and vegan friendly. Great value for money. Definately worth a...

Really great meal, excellent service from Michelle who was running the bar and the restaurant on her own. Nothing was too much trouble for her. Food was perfect

Great food but the service was the thing that stood out to me. Lovely lady called Mel was very kind and went out her way to make me feel comfortable and my experience at the green dragon very enjoyable. Thank you Mel !

Been here a few times in the last month, and this evening we went to celebrate a birthday and the food was the worst we have ever had, kids pizza rock hard, hunters chicken overcooked stuck to the dish, chicken in a basket just tasted greasy…. Awful food all cooked for far too long…. Wouldn’t mind but the restaurant was dead!! The only good thing was the lady serving us. Hate writing bad reviews but why have prices gone up but quality gone down??

Lovely dinner here the other night, was looked after by our waitress cobi, so attentive, made sure we were all ok. Felt so welcome. Food was amazing, lovely burgers! Keep up the good work kitchen team and Cobi !

had a lovely meal on valentine day, service was excellent, could not fault the food, was delicious, waitresses were lovely and polite without being intrusive, beautiful old building, would recommend to anyone

Lovely meal had here today. Special thanks to Michelle who made us all laugh and feel very welcome. Sea bass risotto, cheese and bacon burger and Mac and cheese all lovely and recommended.

Not sure what's going on here lately. Booked a table for 3pm. Walked in and only one other table of about 6 ladies eating. Waitress seemed to almost be unsure where to seat us, despite every other table being empty. Service was slow. Presume staffing issues or similar, just wasn't how it was a year or so ago when staff were chatty and friendly etc. Food was alright... seems to not be as good as it once was. A real shame as this used to be a favourite local, now we prefer Prince Louis. Far better service and staff are much more attentive and make small talk. Maybe back in the summer, see if it improves. Disappointing.

Food and service were great,nothing was too much trouble for our waitress Michele,its not the first time we’ve been and it wont be the last, thankyou Green Dragon

Fantastic service, from Skye the chef made the best chicken burger iv had in years. 100% will be back and recommending, staff Michelle was on the ball, made feel very welcome.

If I could give a star I would. I was so disappointed for the third time and held off giving a review. Not only do the premises look bad, I thought I would give them a chance. I placed an order online and when I went to collect my order, a rampage over the telephone was taking place as the wrong delivery order had been given to a client. The man in the takeaway was arguing with the person on the phone, then apologised and started on another member of staff advising them to go and collect the incorrect order. All I wanted to do was pick up my orders. I waited patiently only to find my order was on the floor waiting for me to collect 15 minutes later.

Last minute decision to go out for dinner. Nice little pub, been here before. Friendly welcome and great service as always from Michelle and Yolly. Food was good apart from the steak, it was taken off our bill which was appreciated.

Had a great evening out here. I know Michelle our lovely waitress and server from her days at the astronomer down the road and she was as great as we remembered. Nothing ever too much trouble and so welcoming. The food was lovely. Lamb shank...

Second time coming to the green dragon and we will be back again, atmosphere was calm and lovely the guy who took care of us was friendly and professional but the food stole the show we had starters mains and desserts food was outstanding cooked...

We hadn't been here for over 30 years and wanted somewhere to eat and thought we would go back to see how it was. Skye and Steve served us throughout and were brilliant. We had the shared started which was amazing and flavoursome. We may...

Disappointing visit unfortunately. Felt uncomfortable on arrival as was greeted with 'so you're my 5.15'? by an unhappy member of staff eating their dinner. A friendly lady did then come over and show us to our table. On ordering was then told one of the choices was unavailable, would have been better to been advised when given the menus. 5 mins after ordering we were then told that they had run out of the second choice as well. 3 roasts ordered was unappetising, undercooked veg, reheated roast potatoes which were awful, tough meat and sad looking veg. The burger was the worst my son said he has ever had. The one meal that looked and went down well was the fish and chips. Not attentive to the table when they weren't we busy and we were the only ones there, having to go and find someone to order drinks and then to ask for the bill. On leaving we were completely ignored by the same member of staff who gave us the awful greeting. Really sad as we used to enjoy coming here for family meals.

Lovely lunch good choices and very tasty Skye our server was lovely and will be going back again. We didn't have Sunday roast but what we chose was good

Went today good food and service

Great Service by Michelle. We did arrive just as they were closing the kitchen but Michelle and staff were able to get us all fed. Great food, nice pub will go back

We visited the Green Dragon on Tuesday 23rd January for my Dads 90th Birthday it was fairly busy and there was only 1 member of staff but we had a lovely meal. The gammon was delicious, very juicy with a lovely runny fried egg on...

Returned this weekend for a fab Sunday roast with all the family Lovely staff and amazing food Had a lovely dessert menu , but was to full to try this time

Service with a smile! Lovely meal with friends and the service couldn't have been better, they were great with us.

Not visited for some time. Very impressed with the place. Great friendly service in a cozy venue. We will be back.

Great pub for reasonably priced food.

Great pub- lovely food. Amazing service from Michelle and yolly. Would highly recommend the indulgent burger

Until couple of years ago we used to eat at this pub fairly frequently but for various reasons had not been for a while. It was, we thought, a pretty reasonable 'pub grub' place: simple basic meals at a fair price. We were in the...

Really enjoyable meal had here today. Roasts were amazing. Michelle our server was so helpful and friendly. Very pleased to of stumbled upon this place and will definitely come back

Qualità buona, servizio eccellente, locale molto caratteristico e ambiente rilassato. Ottima esperienza!

We had a fantastic Christmas Day dinner at the Green Dragon. Great food and service from Natasha and the team. It was a really lovely relaxed atmosphere. We would definitely come back again, highly recommended.

shame it was empty no atmosphere

We had Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day absolutely amazing food fantastic, Steve & Skye were brilliant, friendly efficient service!! Cannot fault it!! Wonderful!! Thank you xx

Good service . Clean , warm . Good prices. Steak was not as good this time as last time but it was cooked as we liked it. We will go again

Quick service, nice atmosphere and a nice pint, cant comment on food as i didnt order any but im sure it would be great everyone there seemed happy

Food was a bit over done and under done as there was a team of us.

Absolutely lovely evening! We came here for our work Christmas do. The booking was so simple from enquiry to the night of, the service was amazing and the food tasted great. Brilliant experience; thank you!

Lovely food in a discrete English pub setting.

Impromptu meal out for the 3 of us. Michelle was really warm and friendly, and genuine. We enjoyed the food including the desserts.

Service really slow. Hardly had any food available & the food which was available was overcooked and dry

Really good food and the staff were lovely. Definitely planning to go back again

Visited here 3 time recently, each time had a really good meal

Great service, brilliant food, 100% recommend!!!

Promising start, but service was poor, food was not warm enough and veg would have been more cooked had they been raw. Updated.. Got invited back by Stephen the manager and found that the food the second time was exceptional. Everything was well presented, tasty and hot. The service too was what you would expect in a well run country pub. Well done and we shall return.

I love this pub, the food is so good and there's always such a warm welcome. Highly recommend!

Great service team was friendly and food was delicious. Thank you

Met up with some colleagues not seen in a while. Staff accommodated us last minute . Had a lovely time.. Nice starter selection. . We had a few to share as nibbles. The camembert platter was delish ! And a cheeky few btls of prosecco . . Staff are really friendly.

Great pub! Good atmosphere, staff are accommodating and interactive. Nice pub food with a decent choice. Has become my local.

Amazing pub and great for familys

Always have a wonderful experience at The Green Dragon, I've been loads of times and there's a reason I keep going back. Reasonably priced, decent food, fast, good service and great atmosphere 👌🏼 Lovely outdoor space, as well. Will grab some pictures next time.

Fantastic pub and the food is brilliant staff are fantastic

I work 12 hours shift in my job and I like to unwind with a couple of drinks and some food. Excellent welcome as I walked in with my partner Tony. Staff are very polite and gives you that warm welcome atmosphere. Well done to yolly and Michelle and of course to the team. I will continue going to the green dragon as I've felt very welcome and a person that I deserve to be treated. Emma ault and Tony. Xxxx.

First time back there in over two years and missed going there , it's a nice place to be at . Now under new management the food is good and the quantity is right. In the past the food was good but not the quantity , now it as both and we had a lovely meal. Thankyou.

Lovely pub, food was good and the man serving us was really nice. Definitely would recommend a visit!

Loads of outside space, restaurant has good seating service is a "bismal"not enough staff those who are working look bedraggled and worn out! The management need a drastic overhaul!!

Booked a table for 4.15pm sunday, lovely greeting and shown to our table. A lady came and took our drinks order and then asked if we were ready to order, we both asked for roast diners only to be told they were not available as sold out. Why was this not explained when we arrived, also when serving food until 9.00pm how can you sell out so early. Ordered something else my wife's was nice, mine pie mash and veg, pie lovely, mash not real, veg dry and unedible. My first visit to the green dragon, will not be returning soon.

Very nice indeed, the first time I had been there. Friends took me because they had been a couple of times before and had sung it's praises so took me to prove it. It was busy and the service was very efgicient and the good good.

Oh dear, standards have dropped severely, garden tables dirty & uncleared our table had a no smoking 🚭 sign on it but had a pot full of rain & dog ends on it. Fence dirty & broken down grass needs mowing, hedge by exit needs cutting as no view for drivers to see oncoming traffic. Uninterested staff eating at a table together so no one at bar to serve, no lemon slice for my drink 😢 didn't bother with food as didn't want any more dissatisfaction 🥺

Nice Sunday roast on a couple of occasions

Had a lovely meal with our neighbours Colin And Barbara. Food was lovely

First time, lovely meal in a beautiful setting, not rushed, ambience cosy

Amazing service and food from Natasha. Came for Steven's birthday and everything was perfect despite Natasha had to cope with a coach party of 20 as well. Her home made dessert was amazing too

Visited last Friday with my partner and daughter. Appears to be under new management as the atmosphere, service and general look of the place was much better on this visit than our last. Food was lovely and will be revisiting.

Visited on a Wednesday evening and we're told that several of the dishes on the menu, including fish and chips weren't available.

Turned up on Thursday lunchtime, went to the bar, a young girl passed by with food and said "won't keep you a minute" after passing us several times and waiting 15 minutes we gave up and left, the couple next to us walked out just as we were leaving the car park.