Masons Restaurant in Brentwood

Fabulous food and service. We were surprised it wasn’t busier. Brilliant value for money. This is a hidden gem needs to be discovered.

One of the most amazing meals we have had in a long time Adam the Chef ‘s food was outstanding Service first class Thank you x .

Used to use Masons as a go-to restaurant with our friends as food and service was always excellent, and you came away feeling satisfied. However, post refurb - it's not the same. The enjoyment and ambience have gone! We arrived early as per normal and waited in the car park for our friends to arrive. The restaurant appeared dark and uninviting. Whilst waiting, we noticed a Vauxhall Astra estate drive into the car park and cut in front of a car leaving. This car parked in a customer space, and one male dressed in jeans got out. The car park was relatively empty at the time. When we went into the restaurant, we noticed the driver of the car was the pianist (not what we were used to as the previous was always dressed smartly in jacket, collar, and tie. The actual restaurant inside was darker than normal, and all the waiting staff appeared to be young and dressed in leggings! The food we had was very nice but portion size had been greatly reduced. My wife had a Trio of Monkfish, which consisted of 2 small pieces of monkfish, 2 king prawns, 2 scallops and 2 mussels, and a piped line of mashed potato. Not really a meal suitable in size for an adult or a child for that matter. Whereas before, we used to be offered a roll and butter, now we were offered a bread board which I presume would have been at a cost to us. We were seated on a round table in a corner, which had bench type seating. Not the easiest for us being in our early to mid 60's to get into and out of as well as making conversations difficult At times, it felt like we had to shout to be heard. This type of seating was more suited to younger customers who can manoeuvre a bit more easier. Also, per refurb, we were given vegetables to go with the meal. Now, we were expected to purchase a side dish of vegetables/chips at £7.00 each. The menu was smaller than previously without any 'specials'. Also whilst in the restaurant, the lights were dimmed for a period which made it difficult to see and then brightened. It felt, to me, that they were catering for a different clientele base than before and now not suitable for us. Our bill normally would have been around the £250 mark for 4 of us. We had nothing unusual or extra, and it cost £346.00. It felt to us that we were being charged extra to cover the cost of the refurbishment. To me, it felt like they were penny pinching but charging Michelin star prices but not giving Michelin star food or service. I did look around to see if there was a machine to pay for parking in their car park as well. Not an enjoyable experience tonight. Exorbitant prices and small portions. 10% service charge added onto bill as well. Just hope that goes to staff and is not retained by restaurant Will we be going back - no! Poor value for money Service not what it used to be due to young, inexperienced, and improperly dressed waiting staff. Previously, when we have been there, on a Saturday evening, parking was limited. Tonight the car park was empty.

The vegetarian soup (carrot & ginger) was pretty good, sourdough just OK. Halibut was a generous portion but over cooked. Decent wine. Service attentive throughout.

The new update and retest of the restaurant is fantastic food and drink always incredible and always good for nice relaxed lunch

We have recently moved to the area and visited Mason’s for the first time with visiting family after driving past it a fair few times. It didn’t disappoint. Food was delicious, and staff couldn’t have done enough for us - can’t wait to return. Thank you for making it a special visit. Excited to try the roast and looking forward to seeing it after the planned refurbishments 😊

19 of us for a birthday Sunday lunch, food, service were top quality, no pressure with such a number staff were polite, attentive & most helpful will return ,Thank you Masons

Sunday lunch We had Sunday lunch was good. The food was good and the atmosphere was pleasant. There is a small outdoor seating area that is spacious with enough seating and it is also dog-friendly.

This establishment never fails to provide pleasant and excellent service to complement sublime food. First choice for special occasions. We celebrated three birthdays and surprise gestures of a candle each in sweet morsels made the event extra special. This place is a class act and you should treat yourself to the experience. Always a particular pleasure to take a guest for their first time.

We’ve always enjoyed Sunday lunch at Masons but our Mother’s Day experience wasn’t up to Mason’s usual standard. Service was slow, it felt as though they had crammed in extra tables as we and the table next to us felt we were on top of each other. Food was good but was sadly an uncomfortable dining experience.

Our gang of nine had a wonderful time with fine food and pleasant service. I chose from vegetarian and main menus and was not disappointed. Even the pickiest eaters amongst our gang were singing the praises and rightly so. A class act which never lets us down.

Masons, is a wonderful experience, service, food, atmosphere first class, also good value for money. The two people who served us were very professional and attentive, we could ask for more to make our afternoon perfect.

We found Masons on a drive out many years ago . Ever since we have returned many times over the years . Sunday lunch is always excellent . As is every other time we have visited. Whether we go as a couple or bring family and friends the service is always excellent , from the waiters / waitresses/ bar staff/chefs / management . We are now planning my mother in laws 80 th birthday there . Well done Masons .

We've eaten here many times since it opened. It's always been very good in the past, but today we were really disappointed. We were eating with friends. My risotto was pretty mediocre, but I didn't say anything because I didn't want to spoil the mood. It was only when we were chatting in the car park as we left that the other 3 all commented that their food was almost cold when it arrived. Pretty poor considering how much they charge. Do better, Mason's!

Visited Masons for New Years Day Dinner Was just amazing as always They were offering there Sunday menu this day which suited us fine! Roast Beef, Turkey, Liver and Bacon and Seabass - was all unbelievable food! And the blackcurrant sorbet for dessert is amazing. Great service from everyone there too, definitely worth a visit.

Like this restaurant so chose it for Christmas Day dinner. I thought the restaurant lacked atmosphere a little bit, service was good all v polite some more friendly than others. Meals came out quite quickly, helpings were large.and Turkey was cut quite thick, meals tasted as if they had been pre plated and warmed up. all very enable but at £110 per person just expected something a bit more special, probably wouldn’t return on Xmas day again

Have been to this restaurant many times and will continue to do so as the food is always delicious. Never had a bad meal. Which is why we are regular visitors. The menu is extensive, and there are always new things to try, which keeps it interesting. It has a great atmosphere, warm and relaxing. The staff are always excellent. Attentive friendly and helpful. Had Christmas dinner and it was really delicious as always and we were sat at our favourite table. Thank you. Its great value for money, too Look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

My husband and I went for dinner. What a fantastic experience. From the moment we were taken to our table by a lovely young man called Bradley until the moment we left, he looked after us fabulously. Attention to detail and customer service were first class. The wine was delicious and reasonably priced. But the best part for me was the varied menu for a vegetarian - I had so much to choose from. Overall a great experience and a lovely date night out. We will return especially if we can be served by Bradley again.

Very nice evening over dinner with friends. Smart, spacious restaurant but not stuffy. Ample parking. Good menu and win list. Excellent food and service. Reasonable cost for what we had. Could not fault it.

Second lunchtime visit for us recently. Management/waiting staff friendly and knowledgeable. Food both times has been excellent. Attention to detail also very good-observed a waitress setting up a table, thoroughly ensuring glasses were spotless and free of marks. Good to see. As a coeliac, I was catered for extremely well and appreciated the knowledge of the waitress around the dishes I could and couldn’t eat. They even supply decent gluten free bread, something that another ‘high-end’ restaurant with two local branches seems incapable of doing ( no gf bread at all). Well done Masons!

An exceptional experience for a private party of 31 guests in the function suite. Jay the manager and his multi staffed teams made this large birthday event for lunch so wonderful. Plenty of exceptional food from the kitchen presented by a team of polite attentive waiters but not obviously in the way. I have it from a very trained chef guest the food was excellent and sure the wine selection also suited the menu. I cannot recommend this venue higher.

We are regulars at Masons. We always get a warm welcome, staff are fantastic. The food is excellent, had Sunday lunch yesterday the roast was delicious, crispy roast potatoes and the panna cotta for dessert was the best. Highly recommend

Very disappointing. We all had sticky and sweet pork with noodles. Pork was overcooked,bland and dry, noodles soggy, veg awful. Portions small. Deserts, bread and butter pudding microwaved, lemon tart had seen better days, strawberries tasted old and soggy. Service was ok. Won't be returning

Husband surprised me with a booking at Masons and it definitely lived up to its reputation. We came on a Saturday evening and we had such a lovely time. The food was excellent, piano playing in the background added to the chilled out feel of the beautiful decor. Looking forward to returning

There were a group of us here celebrating a birthday, everything was great, service and food first class, nothing to complain about - thank you

Fantastic as always. There were new additions to the menu, which keeps it interesting. Always something delicious to try. They don't scrimp on the portions. The lamb shank fell off the bone and was so meaty. My husband had the sea bass, which was again...

Every time we visit Masons we say how lucky we are to have such a lovely local restaurant. Food, service and atmosphere are always spot on. This time we visited for a Father’s Day meal and as ever everything was delicious - 3 of our...

Had a lovely meal at Masons last night. The steak was amazing, cooked to perfection. Great service and ambience with a pianist playing a good variety of songs. We would highly recommend a visit to friends and family.

Amazing place, went for a birthday dinner with my wife. All I can is a joy. Amazing food, amazing staff and a great place. I cannot say enough how great this was. Thank you to a great team of staff.❤️

This is our favourite restaurant and I wish I could give more than 5 stars. The food is always tasty and plentiful. Never had a bad meal, and theres lots of choices on the menu, which changes from time to time to keep it interesting....

I took a couple of my customers to Masons for lunch, the food and the service was brilliant. The restaurant was perfect, nice atmosphere, quiet ( it was a Weds lunch) but the temp was perfect in side, and décor lovely. I'd not been before,...

Good choices on the menu, great customer service, tasty food, friendly atmosphere. Very accommodating and were not in a rush to get rid of us as it got late

Fantastic food , perfect service and great atmosphere. Really made our family celebration perfect Thank you all the wonderful staff there today xx May 20th 2023 xxx

We had a 90th birthday celebration in the private room. The manager arranged everything brilliantly in advance and on the day we enjoyed a very good 3 course Sunday lunch. Service was excellent and food delicious. The room was very accessible for those with walking...

Amazing !!!!! Fantastic service, dinner and price Especially the staff who from a brief mention listened and had ‘happy anniversary’ on our desert plates Highly recommend

We love this restaurant. The staff are friendly attentive and knowledgeable. Great atmosphere, warm and cosy. We tried the tasting menu, which is new to the restaurant. 5 courses of really tasty excellent food at a good price. We'll worth trying. 10 out of 10....

Congratulations to Jay and the whole team, front and back of house ! I don't give a 10 out of 10 as this suggests there is no room for improvement and that everything was perfect...all change, Masons has my first 10 out of 10 ....

Not many restaurants that can cater for 16 people in the area I live but in the end Masons seemed a nice new choice. Lovely atmosphere as you entered and the staff were so genuinely friendly and helpful. Our number had dwindled to 11 and...

Everyone in our party agreed the food was excellent. Being the only vegetarian in the group it was great to see a vegetarian/vegan menu with a good selection of food and my choices were extremely tasty. The staff were very friendly and very attentive to...

Had our Golden Wedding celebrations on 22nd January. When we booked we spoke to Bradley who help us with our table plan there was 14 of us, also one guest had dietary requirements which he said would not be a problem. Our meal was booked...

Visited here for a meal with family first time I've been here very impressed. The decor the way the tables are spaced out the staff and whole atmosphere of the place is extremely welcoming. The food is excellent, not huge portions, but the taste and...

Excellent tasty food. Decent portions. Good staff attentive but not too much. Hadn't been here for a while so was lovely to come back and its still as good as we remember. Will be back soon

Went for Sunday Lunch today with family. Overall a nice experience, staff very friendly and good service. The meat on the Roast trio, and Beef Roast was not great and the knives were so blunt it was difficult to cut. Other than that, all the...

Yesterday 35 friends were here for our golf society Annual Christmas Lunch and as usual you managed to satisfy everybody. Thank you to Jay and his great staff for a near impossible task completed. The group have requested a return next year.

Excellent food served by friendly, attentive staff made for a superb Sunday lunch - highly recommended!!

Out with family to celebrate my daughters birthday. Service excellent and I am both gluten and dairy intolerant but this was no problem with a designated menu to myself and lots of choice. Food delicious, piano playing lovely too.

Our favourite restaurant in the area. Food and service always top quality and tonight was no exception. We went out for a family meal with four adults and one teenager. Live piano music was a pleasant surprise. Nice tough of a candle in the birthday...

13 of us for Sunday Lunch , delicious, meals arrived at the same time, hot with vegan and gluten free diets catered for. Great service, highly recommend.

Six of us to celebrate the birthday of one. Exquisite food, wonderful staff, an entirely splendid occasion for the pickiest among us who were completely won over and are still praising every aspect and planning to introduce others to such a special place.

We are a biot of a herd, two young children, two older kids and two adults. We were given a lovely table and the service was excellenet throughout. These days I think of Masons as being"old school" in the very best traditions of the phrase,...

Absolutely amazing experience! My girlfriend and I came here for our date night and we were served by Antonia, and we couldn’t say a single bad thing about the service or the restaurant. Service was impeccable all the courses and drinks came out in good...

Overall a good meal with good service. Let down by "Mason's Pavlova". Most define a pavlova as having a marshmallow centre. Mason's version is hard meringue, hard and crispy all the way through, no marshmallow to be found, however, when asked if everything was ok...

We booked Masons for my Mums 70th Birthday meal on Saturday night, as we had her 60th here and we loved it. Needless to say, her 70th was just as great! There were 22 of us in our party, and everything went off without a...

The food was excellent and the staff were very attentive and professional very pleasant. Really nice atmosphere and the pianist rounded off the evening

Booked for me and my hubby. The staff are very attentive, so helpful. We sat in the garden and had a drink before we had our table booked for 6pm. We both order roasts, i had beef and hubby had the 3 meats. He also...

Although this is a very nice restaurant which serves good food it could do with a few tweaks.. Main courses are very good with decent sized portions. Starters and deserts leave a lot to be desired. Very small portions compared to other places and the...

We have visited this place many of times and enjoyed our meal but after today never again. Ordered whitebait which came up and you could count on one hand how many there was. Then a beef roast with 3 to slithers of beef and a...

Returning after too long (always) whenever I want a top class experience, a choice of exquisite food, and pleasant, unobtrusive service despite the distance. Well worth the journey.

Been going to Masons for Sunday lunch for many years, after our experience will never go back, had pate with plum chutney, this was a bit of stewed plum, vegetable option was awful, just dumped on the place cauliflower cheese, first one was burnt, second...

the food was amazing and the service was absolutely brilliant.Live entertainment was brilliant. ps’ WE LOVE YOU NIC ;)

Lovely place for a date or couples night out. Friendly staff and great food and atmosphere and Would definitely highly recommend.

We visited Masons on Tuesday Evening and we are very glad we did. We’ve been a few times and the food and service has always been great. This time was no different, I myself thoroughly enjoyed the main especially; I had the beef short rib...

hoped to have a good meal as have been here before,however my wife ordered a pork chop,nothing out of the ordinary,but it was really tough,so i asked the waitress for a steak knife,agian my wife cut it,so i had a go,and just cut through it...

Booked for a large party and was not told the menu would be reduced to only 4 items for starter main and desert. This was the first of many problems of the evening. Service was slow and items were forgotten, in some instances food was...

I came for Mother's day there were 13 of us - I have been to Mason's several times before in small groups so had recommended to my family for a treat. On arrival we were sat on a long table - they were small tables...

Evening started badly when we (17 of us)were handed a menu with only 4 choices of starter main and desserts. Apparently the norm for large bookings but we hadn’t been told that when we booked! Throughout the evening service was slow, the food that arrived...

Visited here a couple of weeks ago,nice to have a drink beforehand in the bar with the piano player,was seated and we had mussels and Beef rib linguine to start followed by pork tenderloin and liver and bacon followed by a goey chocolate fondant for...

Masons is a large restaurant with plenty of parking available. We were a party of eleven people and were promptly seated. The restaurant was more or less full with a nice buzz. Drinks were ordered and quickly delivered to the table along with the menus....

I booked Masons for my husbands 50th birthday meal with 22 family/friends. I can’t rate highly enough how pleased I was that I booked Masons after recommendations. The staff were accommodating, attentive, always on hand for drinks orders, food presentation and taste was great, all...

Yet another lovely meal at Masons. Discreet and attentive service from Kayley. Lovely choices on the menu- all very tasty. Perfect!

We are infrequent visitors to Maisons but always enjoy our times there as we can always rely on good food and service. We went for Sunday lunch and were pleased to see that all the traditional options were available as well as some welcome extras....

We visited your restaurant recently and had a really enjoyable meal, the food was delicious, the ambiance of the restaurant was lovely and it was made so much better by our lovely waitress Olivia who was so friendly and attentive throughout.

New Years Eve - fantastic Food , great DJ , Friendly staff - great evening celebrating - Thankyou to all the staff for putting on a great night for everyone to enjoy. Great service wishing all the staff a healthy safe 2022

I love this restaurant and go every year on my birthday and occasionally at other times too. This year I felt the food was not quite a special I have found it in the past. The service was as wonderful as ever and the ambiance...

Attended recently and enjoyed our meal & service was very good. This has been mentioned in previous reviews & like others our only criticisms was the size of the portion of the meat with the roast. It was was severely lacking, the meat was cut...

My and husband and I have visited a few times in the past and have always had a great experience. We decided to treat friends for their anniversary. They were just as impressed as we have always been! Food was absolutely delicious and staff always...

Our Grandson chose this place for 11 of us, mixed ages. Including 1 vegan, 2 vegetarians. Lovely restaurant, excellent service, very helpful staff. All the food was very nice although to be fair the beef of the roast dinner could have been better but still...

We were a large table of 16 to celebrate in law special birthday. I actually have to start not with the good, but with the service which was first class. All waiting staff were friendly and polite and nothing was too much trouble with drinks...

I thought this was going to be a poncy evening, but it was very nice overall. Nice setting with piano player towards the front of the building (we were at the back), which was playing through the speakers. Tables were a little close together. Food...

I do love this place. Generally go for Sunday lunch. The veg, yorkies, gravy etc are great. My only negative is that they use a sliced catering meat. So your roast beef or pork doesn’t look like it’s been carved off a fresh joint. It’s...

First class Sunday lunch, staff were welcoming . Food was excellent partner had scallops which were cooked perfectly, I had duck breast, we both had the calves liver, the gravy was superb, you wanted a slice of bread to mop it up, liver was well...

Reading the reviews decided to have a meal one of the best restaurants in Brentwood. Very disappointed. Had the mussels, duck and steak. One of the worst meals we have both had. I have never written a review before thats how bad it was

Sublime food, excellent service and pleasant staff in well-presented surroundings. What more can anyone wish for. No wonder this quickly becomes a favourite for all lucky enough to be taken there.

I had one of the best meals at Masons last year and returned this year but my meal wasn’t enjoyable. I had the fillet medallions which lacked flavour and were very tough to cut and chew. Was disappointed with the food and felt it had...

Beautifully decorated and relaxed atmosphere. Food was excellent and there was a good choice on the menu. Staff were amazing, A truly pleasurable evening. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

On Thursday, the 8th of July we went for a meal for my sons 30th birthday. Three of us had a starter. As my husband was halfway though his starter he noticed a small live worm moving on the plate. We complained to a Waitress....

We revisit Masons every year on our Wedding Anniversary. We had our Wedding reception here, 9 years ago. The food is fabulous, tasty and always has a wide variety to suit all. The staff are friendly and accommodating. Thank you for a wonderful time once...

A lovely restaurant, never had a bad experience. Food superb and great cocktails. Staff lovely and our vegan friend catered for also.

My first time here for a business lunch and was not disappointed. Excellent attentive service from the staff and delicious food. We had 3 courses and was impressed with the presentation, portions and flavour of the food. Certainly on my list of venues to visit...

Visited Sunday 6th, ordered trio of roast, meat was very thin, fatty and small in portion. For a £18.00 roast we expected more. Food came out quick but service was slow to clear table and present bill. Overall really disappointed, will not be recommending or...

We had a great meal here. The food was lovely and some great flavour combinations. The staff were really friendly and attentive. Nothing was too much trouble. Covid restrictions seemed to be followed but it didn’t deter from a lovely night out. Plenty of space...

Back to Masons as soon as we could after dining was allowed back inside again. Masons have great adherence to social distancing and all other COVID rules. The Masons team continue to deliver friendly and very efficient service and as usual the Thursday menu did...

We visited on Monday 17 May When the Restaurant was able to welcome guests into the Restaurant again We celebrated my Daughter’s Birthday The meal and service were excellent with friendly staff We have been to Masons before and it’s as if they were never...

Was treated to a birthday meal by my daughter (belated but we wanted to sit inside!). The fixed price menu was varied and i was spoilt for choice. Between is we had salad and pigeon for starters and pork tenderloin/chicken supreme. Both were exceptional. We...

lunch here in October .....sorry for late review...new to all this. Lunch with my partner, and quite pleasant it was too. I can be hard to please where food is concerned but all in all it was lovely. Nothing mind blowing, but I wasn't in...

Just had Saturday evening takeaway. I had the fish pie but I’m afraid it was potato pie mostly, three small pieces of fish, no prawns at all. The white fish bits were rubbery. Nice tasting white fish. The veg was ok but not a lot...

We’ve just finished a Sunday roast takeaway and it was 10 out of 10 brilliant. Love this restaurant when it’s open under normal circumstances and the takeaway was just as good. Fantastic staff and service - can’t wait to be back in person to support...

I took my partner here for a Sunday Lunch after reading some of the reviews online, I normally take an overview of the reviews because there are always people that will complain about anything and give a really negative review but conversely there are others...

Very pleasantly surprised by this venue, booking was really easy and I got the time I requested. I was impressed by how clean and well laid out the dining area was, we we greeted at the door by a very pleasant Maître d' who showed...

In my opinion, probably the best local restaurant. Excellent meals every time, credit to the kitchen staff.