HALL+Co in Chelmsford

Lovely coffees and cakes great atmosphere as well will def ret soon great location near the reservoir some outside seating aswell

Went to Petes place this morning with the mother, both had breakfast in there and could not have been greeted with friendlier service. Will definitely be returning, food was fresh and well cooked, staff were very welcoming.

Now under new management what a disaster, inflated prices for less produce, the sandwich fillings are almost invisible not what they used to be, the cakes are dry and need a good portion of custard to soften them, the tall man in there is so rude and insists on passing on absolute rubbish about his suppliers whilst your trying to eat, he’s also not very professional moaning about other customers. Thank inflated prices for cheap food Will not be returning and wasting anymore of my money

We have just recently become local to this cafe, now called Pete’s Place, and have ordered takeaways on several occasions. Not once have we been disappointed. Great quality, pricing and welcome. The staff and chef are super friendly and very accommodating. Good selection of sandwiches, breakfasts etc, and delicious cakes, even vegan ones available. The home-made energy balls are by far my favourite healthy snack. Thoroughly recommend this cafe! Looking forward to it opening up properly!

Haven’t been since new ownership took over Pete’s Place, open for takeaway during lockdown, we hoped to support local business by heading down for coffee. Unfortunately almost £14 for two coffees and a sandwich wasn’t worth it. The coffees were okay although the oat milk wasn’t the best. Pro’s included the chicken, bacon and avocado sandwich being made fresh and my partner said it was enjoyable, although at £7 it’s very steep considering it was regular brown bread and nothing served with it. The two waitresses were lovely, however no greeting from who I presume to be the owner. The only interaction was when he advised that he would have to charge £2.90 instead of the advertised £1.50 for a slice of traybake as someone cut the slices too big! Caved and paid an additional £1.50 after already spending £14, opened the box and it had been cut to a tiny square!All seemed a little disorganised, a shame as it could do really well. Hopefully Pete will make an effort in future to engage with local customers. Unfortunately we won’t be returning.

We are sitting in Pete’s Place as it is now called. The food was excellent (beautiful blueberry cake and a great panini) Service was very attentive and friendly. We will be back

Living locally we were a tad disappointed with the new ‘Petes Place’ the food is great!! Breakfast delicious. But unfort they seem very stressed all rushing around, have been in many times an never been greeted with hello or asked if I need a table as there all so busy or seem just busy even though theres only about 5 tables being used. Young girls are very polite but rushed off there feet an so is the guy! He hasn’t greeted us ever when walking in an we wonder if he is the owner?! It was just an unorganised mess which we are so gutted about as we really like the food but every visit there’s either no cutlery given no sugar... no drinks orders taken for ages long service. This place will be better once they get the hang of things as I’m assuming because it’s under new management they didn’t realise how busy this little cafe would be. Atm it has put us off visiting as it doesn’t come across very accommodating and makes you feel stressed when we leave. I only wrote this review at the hope of them making some Much needed improvements.

Good welcome clean tables and quick efficient service. Good quality hot chocolate. Parking is available but right place.

Lovely coffees and cakes great atmosphere as well will def ret soon great location near the reservoir

It's lovely having this cafe around the corner to us, it brings a sense of community to our village. All the ladies who work there are lovely too.

We have been in here twice before and received a warm welcome and enjoyed delicious sandwiches and cakes. We went back today - what a difference ... not the usual warm welcome and reluctance to take a dessert order. We were told that despite closing at 3pm - they were clearing up to close just gone 2pm. We left and went to other cafe to continue our lunch. Very disappointed - won’t be inclined to return.

It’s hard to review this place. The food is good, but it’s now my third visit and so far they have got my order wrong twice. Today I ordered a panini, but they had run out of the bread... which is fair enough when they offered to do a toastie. Unfortunately I ordered a white bread panini and ended up with wholemeal bread. I also ordered a sausage sandwich with tomato sauce and got a sandwich with brown sauce. It is only little things they get wrong, but now I don’t have breakfast as I don’t like brown sauce.

Nice place and the food wasn’t bad although the Service was very slow and it didn’t seem to be overly busy at the time of my visit.

Just OK. Slow service and just seems to be lacking something. They are missing a trick - close at very odd times.

Our second visit yesterday this time for breakfast. We thoroughly enjoyed the Weekender - excellent quality sausages and bacon - which was cooked while we waited, nicely presented and lovely and hot. We also got toast, mushrooms, scrambled egg and baked beans. Lovely coffee and although it was busy, we didn't feel rushed. There are other breakfast options for people with smaller appetites too. on toast.

We discovered Hall+Co yesterday when we were early for something. We were given a very friendly welcome and ordered coffees. While we waited we looked at the cakes which were all very tempting - including a vegan Victoria sponge which wouldn't be normally be my first choice. We settled on bacon sandwiches: very tasty and worth having. I was then given a small taste of the sponge and I had to agree it was lovely. Next time we're heading for Ramsden Heath we'll try and be early again so we can go back!

I’ve just been in for lunch and ordered an omelette which came with a side salad, I was disgusted to find a long hair intertwined in the salad. I did complain and was not charged for the omelette. The serving staff all had long hair which was not tied back. When I got back to the office I was informed by a colleague that he had also found a hair in his meal the week before. I did tell the Manager that it is a requirement for serving staff to have their hair tied back in a ponytail, she didn’t seem to concerned. I shall not be returning. I agree with other comments left by customers that she has a bad attitude to complaints.

We had a wonderful afternoon tea to celebrate as part of a hen weekend! Lovely sandwiches, scones and cake laid out on a beautifully decorated table - would definitely recommend!

Lovely little cafe with very friendly staff. Thoroughly enjoyed our breakfast and would highly recommend a visit.

Popped into this tea room which is local to us but hadn't been before. Will certainly be going back though. Staff were all super friendly and lunch was great. Highly recommend.

This has become my favourite place for breakfast at the weekend with hubby. Always friendly staff, great service and tasty food, we also love the fact we can take our dogs in as well, well done Halls

Driving through Ramsden today , saw coffee shop so decided to pop in for breakfast .

Friendly front of house staff, but the past few times I have come in with my partner and they always seem to stop serving food way before they shut. I understand that they have to have time to tidy up but not an hour and a half before closing...

Went in for breakfast after dog walk. Had tea, coffee and bacon sandwiches. Prompt polite service. Bacon sarny was full of filling and was yummy. 😋. Dogs got biscuits. Will visit again.

Went in today (28/02/2018). Had to wait about 25mins just to order and when was ordering with a mature short blonde lady (must be new, not seen her beford) as I don't go in that often. I can safely say I don't think I can see myself going ever again. Such rude crude remarks that I'm sure seam like kind fluffy words in her mind. Down right rudeness from a team member. How to loose customers????... employ this rude woman. In fact give her a job at Smyths toy store then it will save 2500 jobs at toys r us...

I thought I’d pop into hall&co; today with my partner as have been recommended to go by many of my friends who live in the area. I’m sad to say that this visit wasn’t up to my expectations. We understand it was short staffed but waited up to an hour for me and my partners lunch and their was hardly any filling in our sandwiches. Such a shame as have heard such great things.

So sad to see a lovely original quirky coffee shop turned into a slapstick cafe.

As previous reviews have stated, we also have been visiting this cafe since it opened in the village. Sadly the change in ownership since September last year has led to a sad decline in the customer service which used to be exceptional. On the last few visits the waitress at the weekend has been unhelpful and borderline rude. On a visit this morning the cafe was fully seated at the front. As we went to check for availability at the back, the said waitress turned away from the customers she was serving and told us they had just taken a booking to reserve the entire back room, so they did not have any availability. She then returned back to the customers she was serving without apology or an offer to seat us at the next available table at the front. Whilst we appreciate this was a busy time, we would have been happy to wait, however as she had turned her back on us, we thought the door was the best option and took our custom elsewhere.

We popped in here recently for breakfast. The quality of food was very good although service needs to be improved. One of the advantages is that they are doggy friendly. As we live down the road in BillericY, we'll certainly return!

This place started off well enough a couple of years ago by serving decent sandwiches, good coffee and nice cakes in cozy surroundings. It quickly became a favourite of locals and passing cyclists. However, the service has become sluggish and the tiny, poorly equipped kitchen struggles to cope with the orders. You could wait up to an hour at busy times so hardly a place for a quick or convenient bite. Even if you telephone to order a takeout half an hour in advance, chances are you’ll still be waiting when you arrive. Recently my wife did just that and found that they had given her order to someone else and because she couldn’t wait for them to remake the sandwiches, she had to take the other person’s order, which proved inferior. No offer of any discount. A victim of its own success and suffering from sitting on its own laurels in my opinion.

We've been several times and always enjoyed a good value breakfast on a Saturday morning. They now do table service - it was attentive and our breakfasts all arrived hot and were very tasty. Coffee is nice as well. We will be back!

Have been coming to this cafe on and off from the beginning. Of late the service has been getting slower and slower, the last 2 visits it's taken over 50 mins just to get a sandwich. Just coffee from now on, shame.

This is a brilliant local cafe. The staff are very friendly, they serve a good selection of delicious cakes, other...

Lovely little cafe, really interesting menu and delicious cakes. Staff really friendly and they allow dogs inside too. An absolute gem!

Very impressed with the cafe. It caters for people with food allergies! Offering dairy and gluten free options. Friendly staff.

Mi segunda visita como la primera de muchas semanas, como un ciclista para té y pasteles y el segundo para un desayuno sin prisa sobre los papeles de los domingos.

£6.20 for a weekender breakfast and you get a scrambled egg full of pepper corn, a tinny bit of beans, 2 mini me sausages and a mushroom + 1/2 sliced in see through slices....& you hear microwave blipping every minute!!!

Esto se está convirtiendo rápidamente en una parada regular en nuestros paseos en bicicleta gran café, pasteles increíbles, la comida es excelente. Pequeño jardín en la parte trasera. Vía bomba para ciclistas y un servicio amable, bien hecho, Hall y co clavado!

Mi hija y yo metimos a Hall & Co hoy para el brunch de los domingos. Las opciones eran muy buenas, la comida era excelente, junto con el servicio. Ambiente encantador. Perros también.

Hall & Co es un lugar que he visitado varias veces, pero normalmente a mediados de paseo en bicicleta también en ocasiones con la familia para el brunch. El café siempre es excelente, y los pasteles y la comida son muy buenos. Que bonito lugar para ir el fin de semana, para el desayuno o el almuerzo.

Aparecimos después de un largo paseo por el sendero de la naturaleza local, así que teníamos dos niños con hambre. Tuve problemas para conseguir un asiento con gente reservando asientos para personas que no habían llegado todavía. Cuando fui a pedir una persona era pésimo, empujado delante colocando un gran pedido de nuevo gente que no ha llegado todavía. Cuando mi pedido finalmente adoptadas no había patatas chaqueta sólo media porción para un niño. Pedí este nos dijeron que este había desaparecido en el orden anterior. Entonces me cambiaron a un sándwich de jamón y queso, pero me dijeron que no había jamón! Entonces me pregunté cuánto tiempo el tiempo de cocción era antes me confirmaron el pedido y me dijeron 20 minutos por lo menos. Suficiente para decir que me tomó mi otro! Si vamos a abrir por favor asegúrese de tener comida para servir a sus clientes no volvería a este café mal llevado.

Mi segunda vez visitando aquí y me encanta. El ambiente es muy agradable y el personal son siempre tan amable. La comida es de buena calidad. Lo recomiendo altamente.

I've only eaten in there once a while back, but remember having a lovely salmon sandwich with freshly made bread! Now we just use it for our weekly bread shopping because it's close and very delicious!

This is a place for tea, coffee or a light lunch, friendly attentive staff with a varied menu suitable for all tastes it also boasted a small carpark to the rear and is "dog friendly" too

Had beautiful coffee, breakfast and cake here. Really cannot fault it. And allowing dogs in makes such a change!

I don't understand why everyone thinks Hall and Co do good coffee. Maybe I've ordered the wrong coffee but three times now I've been and ordered a black Americano and been given an insipid tasteless (a bit like weak filter) watery coffee. No crema in sight which is the mark of excellent coffee. No body or flavour. Maybe people in Billericay like weak tasteless coffee?? I don't get it. I can't decide if it's the beans they use or the machine they use or if barista needs training. Anyway, I wouldn't have coffee there again. It's a huge shame because I really really want to love this place. They've done everything else really well. The food is great, the home made cakes look and taste delicious, and it's great to produce original cakes not the standard fare. The staff are friendly and welcoming and the decor and seats are comfortable. It should be great.... But I love great coffee and this just puts me off. The coffee isn't even good.

I love this place because it is handy and whatever I have eaten there is fresh and tasty.The staff are very nice too.

I love this place and I think it will become a firm favourite with me. It is unique in that it seems to attract bike riders, hikers, villagers and businessmen alike. They use coffee that is roasted in small batches nearby in Writtle. This is a treat for any 'real' coffee lover. The range of soft drinks is vast - something for everyone. The Menu ranges from sandwiches and pannini's to salads and all day breakfasts. The fish finger sandwich was amazing as was the scrambled egg on toast my partner had.A lot of thought seems to have gone into the decor which creates an interesting and quirky feel. Fully reccommend this coffee shop and hope to try the sweet potato brownies when I next return.

Lovely little cafe with friendly service and great choice of brunch fayre to satisfy the vegan in our party (avocado on toast with sun-dried tomatoes & olives), those with dietary intollerances, as well as those of us who just wanted a good old fashioned fry up. We will be back!

We stopped at Hall&Co on our bikes after hearing such good reviews. Needless to say we liked it so much we have been back several times. Great coffee, delicious cakes, really good for brunch & friendly service. Lots of tables (big room out the back) so can accommodate big groups. Highly recommended.

We visit Hall&Co regularly, just what Ramsden needed!Always have bread and milk in stock incase you run out and need to pop in.Staff are always really friendly and pleased to see us. Food is amazing, great menu and service, make sure you're hungry when you go as you will definitely get your money's worth with their large portions and the cakes are delicious - some of which are also gluten free!

Surprised to find such a good coffee shop out in the sticks Good quality coffee in warm friendly and comfortable surroundingsFriendly staff with a good knowledge of their coffeesGave me the feel of some great coffee shops in New Zealand

This is our pit stop when we shoot out on our bikes... We both Just love this place... It's by FAR the best cafe around. The lad has got it just perfect... I'd actually spend every day here if I lived around the corner.. But thankfully now springs upon us, we will be visiting a load more ! Look forward to trying all of the menu too!

Quality venue for coffee, brunch, tea and cake etc. Quality food at good prices.Good selection of foods for vegetarians.Polite and friendly staff.Relaxed atmosphere where you can eat and chat or read with a book from the book swop shelves.

There were six people in the cafe when we arrived and all had drinks on the table. We ordered our breakfasts and took a seat. We waited 15 minutes for our drinks to arrive and after 30 minutes one breakfast arrived. After another 15 minutes we chased up the other breakfast which arrived soon after. We then had to chase up the toast to go with the breakfast. The staff apologised and offered us a complimentary cup of tea each. Another 10 minutes wait for the tea then we had to chase up the milk. The food was nice and hot but the kitchen needs to speed up the service and the waiting staff need to be more attentive.

Popped out for lunch from Billericay. My first visit and my wife's second visit.I had a tuna sandwich on granary bread served with tortillas and homemade coleslaw. All extra fillings including onions, olives and salad were included in the price. My wife had a tuna melt Panini (again served with tortillas and homemade coleslaw). Together with an americano coffee and a pot of tea this came to £13.50 which we though was good value for what we had.Small car park at the rear for 4 or 5 cars and easy parking on the road otherwise. There is a small outside seating area, but that can wait for warmer weather than end-February.Staff very friendly and accommodating (e.g. I had tea before the sandwich, but my wife had coffee after her Panini).Café sold bread to local residents. Small selection of cakes, but what there was looked good - especially a large Belgium Bun for £1.50.Monday lunch time was quiet, but on busier days small parties may have to share large wooden tables. We may be tempted by a cooked breakfast next time.Clearly local groups use the back room for regular meetings (e.g. book groups or local ladies for morning coffee).

We went for lunch and really enjoyed the food and the relaxing atmosphere. Excellent staff and service, and an interesting decor - with the wallpaper and the several easy chairs, plus the book borrowing option, we reckon the people here have been exposed to the cafe styles down in Melbourne.All very good - good interesting choice of sandwiches wraps, paninis and other goodies. Plus they have all day breakfast options.Prices are good and they have some limited off road parkingA little gem.

Lovely coffee,and range of other beverages relaxed atmosphere, food made to order, worth waiting for. Good for meeting friends, work, chat. Small table for children to draw and colour at. Book exchange. Local artists' work for sale. Bread and milk, too, which is good for a village with no general store any more.

I'm here most mornings for my Coffee pick up just before the office, really nice flavour to suit any coffee connoisseur.

I held a business meeting here for ten people and used their back room for this. It was very well organised, with excellent food and service. Everyone commented how lovely it was and I would definitely recommend it to everyone. This was a compliment to me and my business as I was responsible for booking our meeting- thanks guys, keep up the good work, I will be back for sure! Highly recommended. Richard- Underhill Cars Ltd

Went and had breakfast here with family, the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and the staff are very helpful and always have a smile. We had The Weekender breakfasts which was cooked just perfectly, it was delicious, proof of which could be seen from our totally empty plates. Coffee is good and far better than any mainstream coffee shop. This place is a little gem!!

Lovely cafe, great atmosphere and very friendly staff.Serve lovely good and great home made cakes.Spotlessly clean and nothing too much trouble.

Coffee was deceptively overpriced, too hot & very weak; to the point where I could barely taste it. At £2.50 for a cup of coffee, (they only list the price of a lungo size), I wished I'd held on for a McDonalds, at least their coffee has some flavour. I can't comment on their food, but if they can't get a coffee right it doesn't bode well.This isn't somewhere I would visit again, especially as Billericay is 3 minutes down the road.

My wife and I popped in here for lunch. Food and service was great. Will definitely be back for the crispy bacon and scrambled egg sandwich!

Discovered this delightful coffee house today. Well, not just a coffee house! Such a find! Great breakfast choices, lunches, teas, cakes and breads. Even home baked dog biscuits! There's a book exchange in the back room and free wifi. Excellent quality. They've thought very carefully to provide what people want and I feel they're filling a gap in the market. Well done! I'll be back for more.

Super coffee house who serve a lovely breakfast. Service is very friendly and we enjoyed the relaxing comfortable surroundings.Looking forward to our next visit.

Visited here on Sunday, very relaxed, homely surrounding, thoroughly enjoyed the sandwiches, coffee and home made cake, can't wait to go again, felt very comfortable there, made to feel very welcome, they also had:Children's table, papers, seats outside, dog water, they also offered breakfasts, salads all sounded lovely.