Based on 1.229 opinions finded in 3 websites
Based on 1.229 opinions finded in 3 websites
Nº 285 in 399 in Epping Forest
Nº 55 of 81 British in Epping Forest
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Group of us went for our camera club 's awards dinner. They coped very well with 28 of us! Nice food and atmosphere too👍
Les C . 2024-12-05
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A great place to enjoy good beer and great food
Fernando Glez . 2024-12-02
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Thank you for our lovely Sunday lunch and to Daisy for the excellent service! Great roasts and the warm welcome for our dog was really touching. Will be back.
A Fitzgibbon . 2024-11-26
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Service and food always excellent.
margaret pieri . 2024-10-30
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£16.50 for an incredibly dry and small plant-based burger (no sauce, just a lettuce leaf). Accompanied with a rather small side of chips that were undercooked. I've had better food in Wetherspoons, honestly.
Nick Murphy . 2024-10-27
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Lovely pub with a nice atmosphere
Philomena Loftus . 2024-10-26
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The food is amazing in this pub. The menu so much choice. Hard not to order the lot. The staff so friendly Petra especially. She is an asset to the place. Her friendliness and service 10/10. The pub has such a cosy vibe, welcoming. Give it try☺️
sooze_74 . 2024-10-16
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Been coming to this pub for many many years always been happy and always been possible to choose a kids/small roast on a Sunday. Lately: 13/10/2024 the manager on duty told us it is not possible and that if my 6 year old would like a roast we will have to order a adult portion at £20 for the plate. He was hiding behind the fact that it was a Company policy and that there was absolutely nothing he can do,his hands are tied. This is utter nonsense! I personally worked this industry for years and it is possible. We come here for a family meal we would all like to enjoy a roast! Well we could not unless we were willing to pay £20 for a 6 year old child. Will not be back and will also spread the word about this! Kids are not inclusive in having a roast at this pub. If I wanted to serve my child the options on their child menu. O would have taken them to McDonalds.
Sanet . 2024-10-13
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Excellent pub with friendly staff and good food
Tim Burns . 2024-10-09
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Not as good now... Sunday lunch, told we only had 2 hours till the table is needed, roast shoulder of lamb, served shredded on top of two day old shrivelled leaks and token bits of broccoli, cold roast potatoes, all in all very poor, the gravy was the only saving grace, cream brulee was very good, previously we have always been really impressed with the food here, not now I am afraid.
Guide10860207422 . 2024-10-08
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Excellent service from Petra on Saturday evening and very enjoyable high quality food. Trout was very enjoyable and for the first time I chose hake which was also very good and tasty.
Jill J . 2024-10-07
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We were served excellently by Petra. So helpful nothing too much. Will certainly visit again.She was glad to help and was very quick with service. Made sure all was ok during our meal but not too pushy. Thanks to her we will definitely come again. Petra is a great waitress, my advice is to keep this young lady as long as you can. Petra is indeed an asset to your company.
Marion Whisken . 2024-10-05
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Food and service excellent. Very crowded, but this is probably a good sign.
Sue Gadenne . 2024-10-05
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Quality food with an extensive, seasonal menu. The best thing about our visit was the warm and personable service we received from Petra. She went above and beyond to recommend dishes to our taste and ensure that we were happy. She is a real asset to the pub. Can’t wait to come back to try the Shepherds Pie she suggested.
Baijan09 . 2024-10-04
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Not satisfied at all . We won't go there again ever
Cristina Tomosoiu . 2024-09-28
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Lovely pub with decent food and good service. Big carpark too!
Steve Morris . 2024-09-28
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We came here for Sunday lunch after a very nice walk in Epping forest. There were a lot of free spaces both inside and outside. The food is good but the portions a little small for the prices. The halloumi fries were literally 6 pieces. If you want to sit outside, there is no table service so you need to go inside to order. The forest fruit bun could be improved as the taste seems very artificial. The veggie Sunday roast, waffle and cherry cake were very good. There is a big parking outside.
CamillaP . 2024-09-15
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The chicken ballotine special I had here may be one of the best dishes I’ve had in a pub. Excellent.
S Lee . 2024-09-14
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yes i had a good time good atmosphere
Tony Wade . 2024-09-12
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I really like this pub, it has a nice outside area and the food is decent enough.
Paul Wilson . 2024-08-26
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This pub has a lovely atmosphere and attentive service. I had a roast chicken Sunday lunch with all the trimmings. The food was served quickly which impacted the quality of the meal. The plates were cold and the roast potato skins were very tough and the inside barely warm. They actually tasted more like a cross with a baked potato. The veg was flavoursome although not particularly warm. The roast could have benefited from more gravy. However the chicken was succulent, tasty and fell off the bone.
c b . 2024-08-20
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Late afternoon food, sat outside, beer very good quality and cheap compared to other pubs locally. Food served quickly and with care.
Paul See . 2024-08-06
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Very nice family pub/restaurant very close to Theydon-Bois train station.
Peter Taylor . 2024-08-03
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The building definitely has history and a beautiful traditional design, all this mixed with amazing food for everyone to enjoy
Mert Menekse . 2024-07-25
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Sub-par food experience. A but appalled at reading other reviews. We were a group of 4 on a Sat, visiting after Epping walk. We enjoyed the cocktails but got served really bland chips, and poor quality wagyu. The charcuterie was a joke and the tart was inedible. It’s a shame that no one would care to rectify it and we will have to love with this horrid taste.
Tushar Madan . 2024-07-20
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I can't believe I had such sensational food at a chain pub. I had the catch of the day (trout) with boiled new potatoes, kale, and lobster bisque. It may have been the most perfectly-cooked piece of fish I have ever had. The bisque was beautiful, the veg delicious - and I don't even like kale. And, so rare, everything was seasoned to perfection. I can also highly recommend the sourdough with chicken skin crackling butter sharer, which comes with the most chickeny chicken jus. My friends all loved their dishes too. The best pub lunch ever. Oh, and we had an excellent bottle of Picpoul to accompany. (Please note total spend includes drinks). The only negative was that we were brought a glass of wine and a side dish we hadn't ordered, which was not exactly a huge problem. The wait staff couldn't have been lovelier
Jo Andrews . 2024-07-11
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Recently refurbished. Done really well. Beer and food and garden all good.
P P . 2024-06-30
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Very friendly staff. Very efficient
Patrick Gahagan . 2024-06-30
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This was my first time eating The Queen Victoria. It was my birthday and my husband took me there. I would go every day if I had the money. Simply amazing. Yum yum yum 😋 and I must say Claudia one of the waitress was really hospital and made my experience worth every penny. Thanks and will be recommending the place.
Esther Sackey . 2024-06-23
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We visited this pub recently for as a family of four. There was plenty of food options on the lunch menu, including delicious puds. Served by Petra - lovely and friendly, nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely return!
Maria Durrant . 2024-06-22
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Come for lunch today, and was served by a lovely girl called Libby, excellent service and was very polite and helpful and food was amazing would defiantly recommend to friends and family
Jessica Reeve . 2024-06-22
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We there for a wake fantastic people & service
Matthew Pace . 2024-06-19
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We visited as a couple for some early lunch on a mid-day Monday. We paid just over 30 pounds for two pints and two lunch menu sandwiches. I feel like the chiabata bread was a lot better before when I visited when my wife. The bread just seemed a bit too chunky. The pints were good quality and overall the visit was worthwhile. This is one of the nicest pubs in the area.
Adam Konstanciak . 2024-06-17
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Amazing service very friendly, variety of lager choices always served chilled, perfect setting for a drink in the sun.
Pete Bray . 2024-06-14
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By far the best local pub, excellent service and a beer garden that traps the sun for hours on end. Also make one of the best margaritas about, and if you’re feeling adventurous the spicy variant is perfect on a summers day.
Maximilian Bain . 2024-06-14
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Atmosphere was amazing, the service provided by our server Sawyer was brilliant, he was quick and efficient throughout our time at the pub, definitely coming again.
Kiara Lag . 2024-06-14
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Had a great evening tonight at Queen Victoria - service from Sawyer was great! Will be returning. Thank you Sawyer for a great evening.
Dylan Curtis . 2024-06-14
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Fantastic beer garden, friendly staff, pub quiz on a Tuesday is always great!
Joel Marsh . 2024-06-09
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Great local pub, very friendly staff & atmosphere
Hope Lines . 2024-06-09
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There was lots of space in the pub to chill after an Epping Forest walk, and the staff were friendly and helpful!
Wen Jing . 2024-06-04
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Great food, classic indoor dining and an exceptional outdoor area. Ample parking, busy and atmospheric in the sunshine👍
Ashley Weller . 2024-06-02
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Lovely food, always had good service here and a really nice vibe. Good sized car park with local parking too.
Lucy Goddard . 2024-05-19
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Had a lovely waitress, however had to wait a long time for food (+45mins) then it arrived luke warm. Then we had to wait over half an hour for 3 mini desserts. The waitress was v kind and attentive, however very disappointed with the wait time for food. Just not good enough 😞
Jenni Page . 2024-05-05
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Had a Lovely Meal at Queen Victoria. All of the servers were particularly friendly and worked with a smile on their face. The Live singer created a great atmosphere too. Will be returning.
Jake Conner . 2024-05-04
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We had an enjoyable meal served by a very efficient and attentive waitress called Libby.
George Glascock . 2024-05-01
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Good service, interior and exterior well kept . Sufficiently extensive menu .Veg curry with chicken extras was nicely cooked and tasty, but skewers of pork with pineapple disappointing with pork cubes dry and overcooked with insufficient pineapple chunks to mitigate the dryness of the pork.
KEITH DOE . 2024-04-26
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Food ok. Came promptly. Sadly Yorkshire pudding very dry. . Nice attentive service . Busy even at 2pm but not too noisy
Isabelle Henderson . 2024-04-15
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Such a great place to eat and the service is so efficient. The roast was amazing!!
Jo Shaw . 2024-04-14
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Expensive drinks at the bar served by incompetent bar person
Lisa Hulbert . 2024-04-06
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Nice pub with a lovely garden which we enjoyed after our walk in Epping forest. Got an assortment of starters and chips to share, would recommend.
Selina Misk . 2024-04-02
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Great food in a nice atmosphere and helpful, friendly staff. They also have step free access which is great for accessibility.
Charlotte Youngs . 2024-03-31
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Excellent food and service. Scallops as starter and seabass as main cooked perfectly. Thoroughly recommend and ample parking area too.
576elainel . 2024-03-25
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I hadn't been back to this part of Essex for some time, but found myself looking for a late lunch on a wet Thursday in February. Having fond memories of this pub, I stopped by on the off chance that lunch was being served. To my delight, it was. The dining room was sadly empty, but what was lacking in atmosphere was more than balanced by the excellent food. I ordered from the specials: Calves and mash. It was delicious! Service was very good too.
30statesJo . 2024-03-16
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The Queen Vic is under new ownership and I can’t say its for the better. Its undergone a refurb but as far as I can see its just a repaint and furniture update, even though there was nothing wrong with the old furniture. They now have live music which many will welcome, however, the music was blaring into the restaurant and that doesn’t make for a nice get together with friends for a chat. Also from where I was sitting, rotating disco lights were glaring into my face. Decide whether you want to be a country pub with restaurant or a live music venue. Spoilt my Mother’s Day meal with my family. The food wasn’t great either!
ferriej52 . 2024-03-10
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Great bar, staff, ambience, lovely pub
Mike Brennan . 2024-03-10
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From the moment We got here the politeness of the staff and particularly the young man that made us feel incredibly welcome from the off was a lovely young conscientious young man called Owen great pint 👍 We Enjoyed the drinks and was made to feel welcome considering it was our first time ,
martin kelly . 2024-03-10
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Had a private area reserved for us for my mum's 80th birthday drinks . Staff were all great, nothing was too much trouble really friendly. A perfect night out for my mums wishes. Special shout out for Scott , Ben and Owen cheers guys you were great 👍
Martin Balmforth . 2024-03-03
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What a shame that this pub is another casualty of the big breweries. Food used to be good with big selection. Since the refurbishment bad quality food.
Tina Walledge . 2024-03-03
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The 3rd time I've visited the Queen Victoria for Sunday lunch. I really enjoyed my beef roast different and apple and rhubarb pie. Will definitely return. And the refurbishment looks really nice. Thank you.
Diane Griffiths . 2024-02-29
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Went yesterday for a Sunday roast and was a bit disappointed, great service from Megan and portion size was perfect as usual but what let the roast down was that it wasn't very warm and got cold very quickly, Queen Vic please make sure the food is hot before serving.
Wendy J . 2024-02-26
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I've been to the Queen Vic so many times for Sunday lunch and it's not anything like local for me. I rated SL at the QV as the benchmark. Sadly, went last week and you've had my last visit. Food was bland, portions much smaller, and price had gone up. I wouldn't have minded the increase if standards had been maintained.
pajtk . 2024-01-23
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Excellent atmosphere friendly staff and very importantly it was warm in there. Can't comment on food as only had drinks with friends and family. Very happy to find a good selection of real ales. Will be going back.
Trevor Sartin . 2024-01-10
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Very nice pub Very good atmosphere
Ray Doherty . 2024-01-04
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We eat here regularly but the food has definitely gone downhill lately. Sunday roast had rubbery chicken skin, not nice and crispy as you would expect. Yorkshires were dry and almost shattered when you tried to cut them and only one small piece of broccoli. The chef always under estimates the cauliflower cheese side dish, so if you choose to eat later in the day, you can forget about ordering this as they won’t have any.
clairesO7465YQ . 2023-12-27
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Food rushed and young staff didn't listen to orders
Andy Jennings . 2023-12-22
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Xmas meal one of best I've ever had. Decent selection from 3 courses. Service was first rate. Will certainly be returning.
Alan Gronner . 2023-12-18
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A local pub, had a few fish and chips here in the past. It's nice place with plenty of places to hide, and lots of car parking. Helpful staff.
Troy Clank . 2023-12-11
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Had a lovely evening. Meal excellent. Waitress Paige, very polite and helpful. All in all a really nice eatery to visit. Would recommended and will very returning. Thank you Queen Victoria.
Elaine . 2023-12-08
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Fabulous Sunday lunch. I was especially impressed with Megan who gave us the the best service!
Caroline Burr . 2023-11-30
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Lovely lunch, great friendly service, well done, good value for money
Ann Holland . 2023-11-27
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First time eating in the restaurant and we all enjoyed the food and drinks. Really nice atmosphere, relaxed and comfortable. Petra served us and was very nice and really good with the teens. Looking forward to coming back.
Neils Ribeiro . 2023-11-18
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Food was excellent and a variety of mains.
bobby rocker . 2023-11-16
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Had fish and chips Disappointing very thin fish, hard to believe it was Cod. More batter than fish. Not a good flavour Chips were OK
Lynne Anthony . 2023-11-11
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An asset to Theydon Bois. A lovely pub with a good atmosphere
Laurence Lattimore . 2023-11-06
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The ambiance and the service is quite decent. Unfortunately the food is way below par. I would recommend for a pint, maybe with some chips bet definitely not for a meal.
J J . 2023-11-05
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A very enjoyable meal with mates and Daisy looked after us (put up with us) efficiently and charmingly
vicki Webber . 2023-11-01
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Ryleigh was friendly and welcoming. She chatted to us as we placed our order and always had a smile on her face and was a fabulous waitress.
Lucy Fleming . 2023-10-28
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Allowed our dog to be able to join us and just made our first outing with our Dalmatian easy and pleasant while serving a lovely meal . Thankyou
Joseph Gorni . 2023-10-26
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Thank you to Paige for making our visit so nice. You were friendly and accommodating to our dietary requirements! Very impressed with the food will definitely be coming back!
Stephanie Adleman . 2023-10-23
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Lovely pub great location didn’t eat just had drinks,food did look very nice great service
colin white . 2023-10-22
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We like this pub but had a mixed experience when we went for Sunday lunch today. Three of us had ordered the winter caeser salad which said it came with kale, Baby spinach, roasted butternut squash, red onion, puy lentils, sourdough croutons and Caesar dressing, for £13. I added halloumi for an extra £3. The added halloumi was fine but the base salads were very small when they came up, and there were about 4 small (less than 1cm cubed) pieces of butternut squash on each. We queried with our waitress to see is this as it should be. She took one of our plates away and went to check with the chef and came back to say yes they were as they should be. She did then say she would give us an extra salad on the house to share between us, which meant we didn’t leave feeling too aggrieved, but it did make me think don’t ever order a salad there again as they seem to think a measley portion of leaves and vegetables and lentils is fine for £13! Tasty but avoid. Good service though from our waitress who didn’t then dodge us for the rest of the meal but instead came back to check on us and make sure everything was ok.
Susan McDonald . 2023-10-15
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Fabulous food love the new menu Please put liver back on the menu
Rhian Jenkins . 2023-10-13
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U real service as we had dog and mark and Megan made us all Feel so welcome thank you so much
Mike wanless . 2023-10-07
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Daisy was an amazing waitress! Thank you Daisy :)
Molly Smith . 2023-10-04
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Good food, lovely pub to sit an chat and enjoy the surroundings
Jeffery Peters . 2023-09-29
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Our server Daisy was great. Nothing was too much trouble for her.
Wolf Nunn . 2023-09-28
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Outstanding food,lovely pub.great staff.
Trevor Coomes . 2023-09-25
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Disappointing roast lunch. Clearly the chef has changed from when I last visited (3 years ago) as the lamb shank was only just warm & the roast potatoes were extremely poor. As if they’d been cooked yesterday & warmed up - badly. Didn’t complain as we were short of time & had to dash off. Certainly won’t be back in a hurry which is a shame as I have family in the village.
BusyMumAJB . 2023-09-24
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Really good service, food was great, would definitely recommend, our server macy was really helpful and always around.
jake_0312_ . 2023-09-23
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Good veggie burger and great terrace. I visit the pub after hikes in Epping Forest.
Jean-François C. Lemay . 2023-09-20
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Had lunch with a friend. We had 4 sharing dishes which were very good and enough for us. Chilli chicken in particular was lovely. Feta with honey and sesame, Burrata with cherry tomatoes and chicken in buttermilk, all very nice.
Sue Hotston . 2023-09-16
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Beer garden and parking. Beer well kept.
Ray Spink . 2023-09-13
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A welcome pub on a hot day and dog friendly. Good size roast dinner but the potatoes could have been crispier and a little more cooked. Served quickly though. They had run out of dog ice cream but had alternative snacks. Good veggie options for my friend. We had an enjoyable lunch
Katherine Bottomley . 2023-09-13
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Very pleasant staff, good range of ales, excellent variety of food in good portions. Four of us had a variety of main courses, none of which disappointed and all left us too well fed to sample desserts, although here to the variety was almost too tempting for wisdom. A place to mark for early and many returns. BTW so many doors it is possible to lose ones bearings inside but staff always available to render kindly guidance.
lee n . 2023-09-11
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Spacious country pub. Large out door drinking areas
rugby499 . 2023-09-09
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Have used many times for food but has sadly gone greatly downhill. We did wonder why it was so empty and once our food was served we understood. Tiny portions - a meal of cod with a piece of cod that was approx 2 - 3 inches long with less width and depth. A side salad of beans - 4 beans. I could go on. We spoke with the manager who gave us money off of the bill, but it was still grossly disappointing. Even the staff who served us agreed on the poor portion size. We don’t live locally and we had come to visit someone who does. I wouldn’t recommend this venue under any circumstances- especially if you’re hungry. Shame as the staff and setting are nice but the menu and portion size (and prices) totally let it down. Embarrassed for the brand.
Jayelle08 . 2023-09-06
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Worst Aperol Spritz (not sure it had any Prosecco at all), smallest icecream portion you will get. Stick to pints and you will be fine
Nico B . 2023-08-28
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This used to be a great pub. Dearest prices but worth paing extra for; however its gone downhill. Chairs are disgusting, foam hanging out - really bad state.
JANICE D . 2023-08-28
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Popped in to have dinner ,have eaten here in the past and always had lovely meals..tonight the food was dreadful..husband chose from the specials menu Roast chicken....which presented looking pale and unappetizing with a few hard roast potatoes and a few spoonfuls of broccoli... I had chosen a green salad with avocado and seeds and grilled halloumi..the salad came with a small piece of avocado less than a spoonful and no seeds just some floppy green leaves with dressing on..I asked the waitress who was lovely where the avocado and seeds were..she said they cant get seeds from supplier and brought me back some thin slivers of avocado which was turning grey....so unappetizing..i just left it...my husband ate his because he was hungry and couldn't be bothered to drive elsewhere..I did complain to waitress about the food and she said her manager said we could have a free desert or a drink on the house..no sign of the manager..to explain why we were served such poor quality food...we declined the offer of deserts and a free drink as we had no appetite...they did take the price of one drink off the bill... The waitress was absolutely lovely and professional.. ..and we tipped because of the service..but seriously the food was atrocious and we were surprised as previously when we have eaten here..it has been top class.
unhappygiakalis . 2023-08-10
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Great meal at the Queen Victoria. The food was great as it always is and our server, Petra, was amazing. Attentive, speedy and really friendly. Thanks!
Suze M . 2023-08-08
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