Puddledock Farm and Fishery in Havering

Came to these lakes having been here for lunch a few times. Lakes are stunning and very well kept. I decided to try a day here recently as I had heard it is a nice easy casual lake. I went on a Friday and found a lovely swim. Unfortunately for me a group of kids circa aged 14 all in blue shirts with logos rocked up having been dumped by mummy and daddy and proceeded to plonk themselves between myself and another fella. All I can say is this place clearly does not care about the welfare of the fish. the bailiff came round (a lady) and took the money and drove off. Never checked the size of the net nothing. I had to endure their foul language, watching them yank the fish out no net, no mat no nothing to protect the fish, then they just lobbed them back in the lake. My wife was really upset and went to find the bailiff but she/he was not around. Its clear to me that this place is only interested in money and doesn't care about the welfare of the fish. I am a Carp angler and care deeply about all fish, I make sure I carry all the proper equipment and even bring along the treatments for fish that may have cuts or damage. This is the only lake I have been to where kids are allowed to fish without an adult. Everywhere else I go they have to be at least 16 and if not be with an adult. I would suggest that they bring a rule in for these kids and also put up a sign up about foul language! We wont be going back purely because of these incidents.

Sunday dinner, superb, Jane's lemon merengue out of this world. Friendly atmosphere, the waitresses very caring. Excellent thank you

Place is dark and very dingy, lacks atmosphere. Toilets especially around taps were filthy dirty which shocked me with so many female staff working there. Queuing is a problem as youre blocking the door whilst waiting. Staff were friendly. Over all i not think of returning.

We visited the Puddledock cafe for a Christmas dinner and it was very good. The food is very nice, the cafe itself is a little sparse, but it is in the grounds of a fishing lake so you don’t really dress up to go there, however most people don’t dress up to eat out these days. The food was very good, staff attentive and value for money excellent. I wouldn’t hesitate to go back as all round it’s very very good.

Wonderful food, improved menu, varied special boards. The brothers do a wonderful job and work hard, and of course Aaron lovely man. Jane's homemade food yummy.

Really gone down, menu needs refreshing. Sausage plait not good (pastry) microwaved and hard. Vegetables not what it use to be.

One of the best Christmas dinners I have had out. A real home from home meal with all the trimmings, served by lovely staff. A lovely meal.

Often have breakfast here, a very popular venue. Recently had Sunday Lunch with friends. Very good, all home cooked and very fresh food.

I don't know about the actual farm and fishery but is quite rude when I call to ask a few questions and I get the phone hunged up on my face. The guy who I spoke to was very rude as if he didn't want to be there. That makes me not want to ever be a customer of this company. Is just very frustrating how people cannot simply say cannot or do not want to help instead of hanging up the phone.

I have been visiting puddledock restaurant for about 8 years never had bad meal until recently, Maybe new chef, no sauce on salmon, tough pork, about three meals wasted in last few months. Will still visit cos 9 out ten excellent

After a 3.5km walk with our dog, we decided to stop here for breakfast (despite the 4 way traffic lights on St Mary's Lane). I don't recall ever having a bad meal from here and today was no exception despite the fact it was busy with cyclists. The service was quick and the food was hot so there is nothing negative to say. The weather really helped so we sat outside but what I didn't understand was how someone we don't know joins our without asking? Another positive is that Puddledock welcomes dogs and I know not all of them are well behaved but to find a dog friendly cafe, is a real bonus.

Not having been out for lunch for an age the wife and I popped into Puddledock for a bite to eat. service was fast food was good and plentiful no complaints. covid rules observed by the establishment. 10 out of 10...

Wow fab lunch yesterday... excellent service and all spaced out with Covid in mind ... But food was beautiful and reasonably priced we had our first Christmas dinner ... amazing... definitely recommend....

Popped in here as I have done before but with a friend this time ordered our food cashier seemed somewhat grumpy not too helpful but the food showed up in a timely manner and was tasty so no issues. A roomy place with good parking what more do you need 8-out of 10....

A quick review to say that Puddledock cafe is still as good as it always as been. Hot food, great service, a friendly atmosphere and always busy. What makes this place good is the size of the menu. Basically the breakfast menu is small so they can concentrate on quality. Also, unlike some other cafes, you can pay by debit/credit card. We will return.

Went with my friend for breakfast large breakfast great price I could even pay by contact less card I would highly recommend this place for breakfast

We very much enjoy a visit o Puddledock. Fishing is good and not crammed in with people and the facilities are excellent wit the cafe onsite and the fishing shop to meet all your angling needs. Very impressed.

A fantastic cafe, food is good prices reasonable, but gets very busy and can be difficult to get a table if a gang of OAPs invade for lunch. Worth a try!

First off The Puddle is just a café so, yes the tables and chairs are a bit canteen but nothing wrong with that. I would imagine that this was probably a fishermans café and has evolved over time to cater for anybody who fancies good food at good prices. You can also sit outside if the weather is good.Breakfast is served to about 11-30 am and then the board goes up with the days menu on. They always seem to have a couple of standard items every day plus half a dozen other things, and then to boot all day breakfasts are available.Please note that the number 2 breakfast is in the top 5 of MadDogs full EnglishTop 20 of all time. This is a very substantial large fry up with toast added, very good ingredients and all for about £6-50. If you can't manage that the slightly smaller No1 is just as good. MadDog has also had good pies here, Steak puddings and Fish and chips. Mrs M says that the salads are pretty good as well.A couple of small gripes here. One, they should skin the fish they batter so if the frying oil does get inside you don't get a rubbery piece of skin to chew on.Two. I've had two number 2 breakfasts here in the last month and on both occasions the eggs are over cooked. Not sure how it happened but it would seem to MadDog that while the plate is waiting for the last items or waiting for the server to take it to the table it is placed somewhere too hot. Only four blobs for now but I'm sure these minor things can be sorted. MadDog was a chef in a previous life so he can get a bit picky. All in all a good place staffed by good people who are very friendly. Should be down in the next couple of weeks so lets see what happens.MadDog says "I can't get this fishing thing" !!

Well priced food great views 4 or 5 lakes where fishing takes place very good scenery And very relaxing stopover large food portions very good service and nice walk around the lakes

Visited 21/7/19 for a days fishing, Only 2 lakes open due to matches (I Know every wednesday/sundays snake is closed) this is not an issue if its advertised in advance on Facebook or there website, but went with a particular method for the island lake but this was closed so had to fish Road Lake. Not a bad lake but some of the people there were holding the bigger fish up to there chest whilst standing and dropped them. Didn't see anybody in position of a unhooking mat for the bigger fish (Carp). A few swims down it turned into a family day out with 2 people fishing and the rest of the family (About 10 of them) laying on loungers and talking very load and shouting across the lake.. If you want a quite day fishing this is not the place.

Good food, good portions and reasonably priced. Large area for parking with open views. Not fancy inside (basically a cafe) but more than made up for by the quality of the food and friendliness of the staff

First time at Puddledock. Had a ham salad for lunch. Everything was amazingly fresh and good quality ham

I have visited this establishment on a number of occasions for breakfast and have never been disappointed in what I have been served.

Basic cafe but probably lovely to seat outside in summer . We had traditional fry up with very good portion sizes and VERY reasonably price. But if you're looking for fancy - this isn't the place for you !

Wow what a well presented salad and so filling Great mixture of food and so very healthy. Dressing multi choice on fridge inc mayonnaise

The breakfasts here are excellent. Always perfectly cooked and you get loads for yiur mobey. There can be a bit of a wait sometimes but its understandable because they get very busy and everything is freshly cooked. The staff are very friendly too.

Visited with a group of friends for Sunday lunch. Excellent value roasts - beef, lamb at or turkey (at £8)and other favourites such as scampi, chips & side salad ( £7.80 ish). The nearest to good home cooked roasts we have tasted. The desserts are yummy and special at only £4. You need to book as very popular. Not a licensed premises but you can take own drinks - soft drinks available. Not perhaps the most pretty table set up but does this really matter when the food is this good!

Haven't visited this place for some years due to issues with staff.

We visited Puddledock farm recently for the first time although we live in Upminster.

This is one of the best places in Upminster,for fishig &food; &Tackle; shop,And if you like Open fishing match's this is the place to go,also you can Book a Sunday Lunch if you fancy.Would recommend.

I visit Puddledock every week with my sister-in-law for lunch which is always good,always busy,my sister came to stay with me and I took her for afternoon tea which was lovely,£10 a head and well worth it,took quite a bit home in a box we were given as more than ample each.Everything is cooked fresh and you can have anything you want,back later today for another lovely lunch.

Its a very busy Cafe, it seems to draw a wide range of groups. Very good Cafe food, great breakfasts and lunches. Set in beautiful surroundings, great fishery, lots of parking.

A nice local cafe that served really nice food. The staff were fantastic. The cafe was clean and there's plenty of parking.

Arrived at 14:45 ordered bacon baguette and chips and a cuppa. Waited while it was cooked. So that’s good as it’s fresh, however the baguette was so over cooked I could barely bite it and it didn’t carry a lot of bacon ! The chips... well ate two and that was me done they were brown and grainy and tasted awful. Either change your chip supplier or change your cooking oil if I didn’t see home get them out the freezer I would have said they were re heated. They were vile ! And no I didn’t complain as during this time the kitchen was cleaning down so it was clearly closing time soon. I didn’t want the embarrassment after all if you can’t get chips right what hope is there. I can here a few times about 18 months ago and it was great, hence today’s visit. Don’t know what’s gone wrong but sadly disappointed

I fish here quite a bit and the restaurant onsite is always busy. From a sandwich to a breakfast or a really decent dinner ive never seen a poor quality meal come out. Very nice and very reasonable. The place is busy especially at weekends so you may have a bit of a wait but the surroundings are lovely so its worth it!

this place is a gem of a find, originally a café for the fishing crowd, its reputation for good home cooked food soon got around , its a basic café but the food makes up for that and its become so popular that you have to book for Sunday lunch.

THis place is very nice but sometimes very busy and you don't get a table. THe prices are good and the staff are very efficient. THe food is spot on.

Estado aquí para comer el domingo muchas veces durante muchos años. siempre un ambiente agradable y buenos platos principales. El personal es agradable, el establecimiento de gestión familiar. Probablemente un poco de sufrimiento y popularidad como una presentación de resultado y calidad para sumergirse un poco. Aunque en general buena relación calidad-precio y bien preparado.

Visitamos el café, después de una ausencia de unos meses, nos quedamos muy decepcionados y no vamos a volver en una prisa.

Had a lovely breakfast and what nice people. They looked after us so well. Taking the babies for a ride and feeding the fish with us. Thank you

Lovely little fishery beautiful surroundings nice owner that supplies landing nets and unhooking cradles definitely recommend

Puede no ser su audiencia objetivo, pero que estaba buscando una parada justo sobre la frontera de Kent, desde la M25 - siempre mejor que servicios o tarifa corporativa. Fantástica ubicación como parte de una pesquería y si quería viajar con un agradable paseo, entonces...

Love coming here for breakfast ! Have been several times now and the quality is consistently good. Its not the cheapest and you can sometimes wait a while but its worth it. My Mrs has the meat free breakfast and says it's lovely , I have set A ( the smaller one ) with bubble and extra black pudding which is fab. We never manage lunch after a breckie here. Well done to the chefs.

The breakfast here is not only excellent value but also very tasty , fresh and satisfying. Service is excellent too. Plenty of people come to enjoy the traditional food and have a chat with their family and friends.

Really nice roast dinner with nice portions and extra bowls of roast potatoes if wanted, the meat was gorgeous. The selection of desserts was fab and can recommend the rice pudding.

good fresh food, and sensible size portions. simple surroundings and a large car park, freindly unhurried atmosphere

Visited here for breakfast with my Fiancee and our friend. Now I haven't been to Puddledock for a few years so didn't know what to expect but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the experience.For those who don't know, you can fish at Puddledock and there is also a bait/tackle shop on site also. I am not sure the cost of fishing as that isn't my thing but food certainly is.What I like is simpleness of the menu for breakast. There are 3 options including a vegetarian one which myself and my Fiancee opted for. The price was around £5.50 for breakfast also we did pay a little more as we had chips also. The breakfast was; 2 eggs, 2 hash (or bubble or fried slice if you'd like ), 3 tomatoes, beans and bread or toast. Now not a bad price at all. Our friend had a huge plate with sausages, eggs, toast, beans, mushrooms, bacon and toast also. The food was cooked to order and hot when it came. My only gripe was the chips were a little overcooked but the portion was generous.Service was very good and with a smile also. Now that always helps right? The lady who too our order was polite and courteous and even the staff in the kitchen seemed happy also. Th food is cooked in view of everyone which I think is a good thing as you can see what goes on.That's the review really. We visited when it was quiet but sometimes the car park which is pretty big, does get rammed so finding a space can be tricky.Overall, a good meal and we'd go back again.

Great little cafe and a massive English breakfast that sets you up for the day , They have tables outside and when it's a lovely day it's nice little place to have a snack or lunch as well as breakfast . It's great value for money and my husbands favourite place to have he's full English .

A friend and I decided to try the café at Puddledock as it had been recommended.We ended up staying for lunch which was good value with main course with meat and veg being around £6.50. There menu is not extensive but perfectly fine for lunch. As the sun was shining it was a great day to be sitting outside overlooking the lake.Will definitely go back.

We often stop here for a cuppa whilst cycling. We decided to have a late lunch, the liver and bacon as well as the braised lamb chops were delicious. Not expensive and staff are pleasant. Always busy so shows its popular for all day brekkie. Check closing times though as they do change. Well worth a visit if you like good plain fair. Lots of choice and don't mind no frills.

We went with a friend who is a regular at this cafe near Upminster, Essex. A no frills eating place with a limited menu but well worth a visit. At Sunday lunch there was a good selection of meats as well as two 'with chips' options. We all ordered the roast lamb dinner and this came with a good selection of fresh, well cooked veg. The serving of lamb was generous and delicious. I asked for a separate jug of gravy and this was provided without fuss. Our waitress was friendly and very efficient. There was a good choice of home made desserts. Two of us opted for syrup sponge and again, very generous portions with loads of hot custard. The other person in our group had the apple and strawberry crumble. I consider myself a good, plain cook and on the whole I prefer food I have cooked myself. I could not fault this meal and I really enjoyed the relaxed, informal atmosphere. They don't have a license but they are most willing to provide glasses if you take your own wine. The bill for three of us was under £40. I just wish we lived nearer to this cafe as we should return again and again.

Wow not what you expect at all, a cafe at a fishing lake, I would expect a snack, a greasy spoon, not the best. But wow were we surprised. After a visit to my dad in a local care home we were rather peckish and fancied some food beofre heading home to Bedfordshire. So we had researched the area a couple of pubs or puudledock, we decided to try puddledock the car park was busy, we entered the cafe and were surpirised how big it was with a menu of interesting dishes to choose from, we went for the fry up with toast abd a coffee and two teas. The breakfast was delivered within 15 minutes maximum hot and tasty, bacon grilled nicely, not under or overcooked. Then the toast arrived not the usual doughy bread you normally get but proper cut fresh bread toasted. Staff were all friendly and helpful throughout, clean and tidy and good competitive pricing too. Try Puddledock you will be nicely surprised. I only wish you were nearer Bedford so it could be a regular treat, we better call Kirsty and Phil to relocate you nearer!

Been here many times, it's ok but sometimes I find things a tad over cooked? It's my only niggle, Friendly staffGood location. If you fish? Bobs your uncle. Not the best, but certainly not the worst.

I use this fishery quite a lot now and find it very good value for money.It has 4 good lakes and a good variety of fish as well. They do have a very good cafe there and a good tackle shop as well.

Good value food. Excellent full English breakfast (plenty of it as the fishermen go there to fill up before a days fishing). Worth a try.

The food is great, great portions good price.It can get very busy but the ham egg and chips is really nice.Worth a try, but can get over run with the blue rinse brigade but that shows it's very good!

For fishing several lakes a variety of fish, ample parking . Food all week including a full roast on Sundays the converted barn is a great location 60 cover cafe picnic tables outside in summer. Take away for the Fisher folk available breakfast, salads,sandwiches a'm d lunchtime specials John and Jane your convivial hosts and chefs are great, the su day roast is a choice of three or four meats most Sundays but remember to book it gets busy Monday to Friday 07.30 - 14.00 Saturday 08.30- 14.00 Sunday 07.00- 11.00 Breakfast Sunday Lunch 11.30 till around 14.00