The Bricklayers Arms in Tendring - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Only one other person in the pub on a Saturday night. The problem is the rude and unwelcoming landlady, who really needs to retire.

Genuinely great English Country Pub. Food is good, staff are very friendly and they welcome Motorhomes/Campervans, only 20 mins from Harwich Ferry Terminal...perfect! 😊

A real gem this. Anybody who grew up in England in the sixties and seventies would instantly recognise this as a prime example of English pubs in their Golden Era. No music, TV or electronic distractions, just a warm cosy atmosphere, good conversation and good food which is all home cooked and excellent quality. A special mention for the Landlady's ham which she cooks herself, I had almost forgotten how good cooked ham can taste. The Mole Trap bitter was excellent. The Landlady is also a mine of information over a wide range of subjects :-). Nestled in a sleepy Essex village only 20mins from Harwich it is also an ideal motorhome stopover for anybody using the Harwich ferry, just ring ahead for a warm welcome. Highly recommended, would definitely stop here again.

Lovely traditional pub. Good food and beer, and very friendly.

Sunday lunch fantastic bit like sitting in old grannys house lol but the vegetables are so good

What a lovely place! Stayed twice with my camper on my way from and to the ferry in Harwich. Super kind owners, live music, positive atmosphere.

Old style pub, with home cooked food menu. Friendly and helpful staff.

A small, rustic pub in a very small town. We were warmly welcomed by the operator and his mother. The food was fine for a pub in this rural area. The free overnight accommodation with our camper was particularly nice, as we had to catch the ferry in Harwich the next morning. In the evening there was still a good atmosphere at the game between Germany and Scotland during the European Championships. The landlord has specially installed his TV in the pub.

I am so glad I was not put off by the previous review as our experience could not have been more different. I have just had an excellent Sunday lunch of Roast beef, Yorkshire Pudding and 6 vegetables. Everything was cooked to perfection. The lady who served us was very friendly and we had a long chat with the owner who had, along with her son been busy in the kitchen where she does all cooking from scratch. We will be back to try some of her other homemade dishes. Such a great experience to be served excellent food in a friendly setting by people who seem to really care about what they are doing.

We only spent the night there with the camper. Great spot

Lovely, but a bit tired decor.

Lovely home cooked Sunday Roast

Great rustic pub with a nice owner. It's worth a visit.

What a delicious meal we had here tonight!! And what friendliness of the owners. We stand with our. Camper behind the pub and sleep here for a night...really great when you come from or off the boat in Harwich. You are very welcome here

Closed down. Gave it one star just to let others know so they don't waste their time going like we did. It had been recommended by local business

Very nice elderly lady who cooks delicious food for you and she even waits for you if you call in advance, very pleasant

Looks a nice Pub, until i learnt they WELCOME the Local Hunt. By Welcoming them they are obvious supporters of this Barbaric Pastime of Fox Hunting/Killing.

During our bike ride through Little Bentley we stopped off here for the Sunday lunch. Immediately faced with a rude barman who literally grunted when we asked for a table. There were only a few tables taken which was a big red flag for a Sunday lunch time, we should've left then! A miserable waiter took our order and we had to wait 50 minutes for our food. Our children's lemonade was luke warm and my glass of wine was similar to the taste of Sarsons vinegar. The beef was as tough as leather and the chicken breast was pink which my husband complained about and it was exchanged for the tough as leather beef, even the Yorkshire puddings were stale. Our children had a few mouthfuls of their meal but the rest was inedible. Please don't waste your money and go somewhere else.

Supports hunting foxes with dogs...

Very authentic village doll. If you eat something, you can spend the night there in your motorhome. Ideal if you come by ferry. The food is mediocre and too expensive.

Lovely pub great beer and friendly atmosphere, campervan friendly. Nice stop on the way to or from Clacton. Thank you for your hospitality

Great little pub - lovely food. Good for motorhome stop over too.

After a long trying day our eating, drinking and stay over in the car park in our camper van at the Bricklayers Arms was a tonic to lift the soul. Liz (proprietor and chef) and son Will made us incredibly welcome as did the friendly locals. If you arrive on the evening of the first Thursday of the month as we did, you can take advantage of the “Shear and beer” offer of a pint and a haircut from a local travelling hairdresser for the very reasonable sum of £13 (prices may vary if reading this in a few years time). Clearly very popular with the locals and a very civilised way of getting your hair cut. The food is very definitely “home made” and fresh and you can taste the difference to the usual reheated in a microwave fare. Self contained Motorhome owners are welcome to stay for free overnight in the car park with the obvious proviso that they enjoy the excellent hospitality offered by the pub. The location is incredibly quiet overnight, unlike many of the larger club sites that are usually near a busy highway. Our thanks to Liz, Will and the cast of locals who made for such a memorable stay. Regards Nic & Helen

Stayed over in motorhome before getting the ferry from Harwich. Such a friendly welcome, we had a few pints and a huge portion of fish and chips each. Delicious! Other reviews saying it needs a refurb, I'm not arguing that it's not a touch shabby but personally it doesn't detract at all. New carpets wouldn't make the place any friendlier 😎 really a perfect British village pub!

Lovely food, great hospitality.

Lovely village pub, had Sunday lunch, which was great with great service from friendly landlord and landlady.

Super essen Klasse Bedienung. Womo Stellplatz war voll in Ordnung

Geweldige camperplek, vooraf aanmelden!!. Zeer vriendelijke eigenaresse en ander personeel. Op heel mooie locatie en heerlijk eten en drinken.

A lovely village pub with friendly staff. We had Sunday lunch here, it was superb. The lamb was lovely and tender. A fantastic selection of vegetables. We were so full, but made room for the homemade desserts. So good. My mum said it was the best roast she's ever had and she's had a lot in her time.

Het was druk, voor een dame van in de 70 die moet koken, tappen, bedienen en afrekenen. Zij had niet op zoveel klandizie gerekend en stond er dus alleen voor. Er was daardoor wel wat geduld nodig, maar de sfeer en de gesprekken die ook zij opgang bracht, maakte dat dik en dubbel goed. We hebben lekker gegeten, niet hoogstaand maar goed, met heerlijk bier van de tap! Kortom een pub zoals een pub moet zijn!!!

Thank you for the warm welcome. they have delicious beers. as campers we felt welcome here. thank you from the two German campers couple

Visited for Sunday Lunch, normal very good quality, forget the decor which is in desperate need of an upgrade, it’s all about the food. Service and prices were fine.

Absolutely superb Sunday roast dinner. We'll be definitely going back.

Beautiful little village pub, fantastic setting with very friendly staff, we visited as part of a Morris dancers trip on a coach, great beer as well.

Super! Gratis met de camper bij deze pub gestaan en ‘s avonds een heerlijk Engels biertje gedronken.

Great food, well kept ales and a friendly welcome. Very relaxing afternoon spent in the sunshine with all the Sunday trimmings.

Great family run Pub & the roast dinner served on Sundays will blow you away, a must visit destination 👍

Beautiful food, lovely pub great and friendly service

I sent them an e mail enquiry, a very simple one. They ignored it.

Went for Sunday lunch Great pub great welcome and great value Sunday lunch

Super friendly, very attentive, welcomed my two greyhounds and myself with open arms, great food, gastro style,.

Great place to enjoy a superb lunch. Always good quality food and generous helpings. We like it a lot.

Had a great time here, especially with the owners and the locals who we had a good time spending the night with having some drinks. Very friendly people and the food is top notch. Highly suggest visiting this place when coming through.

This pub is very old and all can see it is need of restoration. We had Sunday lunch there and it was good food and plenty of it, with the desserts being outstanding. We need to support this (and all our pubs) before it/they completely disappear.

Bricklayers Arms is a quaint little village pub in Little Bentley. Myself and five others had Sunday lunch there today and really enjoyed our freshly cooked Roasts with plenty of seasonal vegetables. Good beer and Gin. A good selection of desserts and reasonably priced.

Gastvrijheid en vriendelijk, heerlijke Engelse pub op het platteland

An excellent friendly pub that serves good food

We visited the Bricklayers arms on our last evening in the UK before returning to the Netherlands, and really really loved it. Very nice country pub, with simple and delicious fresh home cooked meals. Just great!! Thank you for having us over!!

I have only been here once and will visit again asap

Excellent place to stop for meals and drinks before catching the Harwich ferry. It is campervan friendly (do phone ahead if you want a parking spot and arrive before the evening ferry gets in). Delicious pub food and drinks and friendly locals to chat with.

We stopped here as a motorhome stopover before reaching the Harwich ferry next day. What a warm welcome by the owner and staff. We all had carvery and it was the best we have had for a long time! Fresh, local produce, meat cooked to perfection, potatoes straight out of the ground... Good quality and super tasty! The motorhome sat fairly level at the back of their ample car park with views over the fields in this quiet English Town. I love to recommend good places to visit and this is one of those... Going to Harwich? Have a stop-off here! You won't regret it..

Geweldig, we kwamen na 21uur aan een de dame vroeg of we al gegeten hadden, nee dus, ging de keuken weer open en werd er een heerlijke maaltijd gemaakt. Biertje erbij en onze avond kon niet meer stuk.

Wat een leuke pub met vriendelijk eigenaren (moeder met zoon) en simpel maar heel lekker eten. We waren met de camper en mochten achter de pub overnachten 🥳daar hebben ze over nagedacht, kon ik toch al die pintjes proeven.

Lovely little pub close to the Harwich Ferry. A great place to pull up overnight, where you are able to spend overnight in your campervan before you catch the ferry. Warm and friendly welcome, great place to chat with locals at the bar. Nice little traditional pub menu. Come support a local pub...

Lovely out-of-the-way village pub

The couple who run the pub bend over backward to please. The menu is small but vary varied. The 8 of us were all well pleased with our choices. Food quality is excellent. The beer is well kept. 2 of the group are Camra members. Lovely friendly atmosphere. One of few remaining proper village pubs.

I'd recommend the Sunday roast, everything's fresh, home cooked and delicious including the sherry trifle ;) No hesitation about giving The Bricklayer's top marks for ales, fayre and hospitality.

Fabulous Sunday Lunches - need to be seen to be believed

Old village pub near Harwich Landlady very welcoming during our night stopover in our motorhome on way to ferry.

Dreadful place, management even worse, Got charged £80 pounds to park pathetic management poor customer service hopeless

Stopped by @ noon sharp on a Sunday & although quiet, (3 other real ale drinkers @ bar!!) the staff/pub was gearing up for @ least 30 people for Sunday dinner!! I had Mole Trap by Mauldons brewery. Very nice.

Lovely pub, great beer and wine, fantastic home cooked food, to die for. Definitely will be back for more. Landlady very friendly. Open to moterhomers. Thanks Dutch Piet

My wife and I booked for Sunday lunch last week after being recommended by a friend/work colleague. When the food came the vegetables were cold and the Roast potatoes were deep fried not roast as described. Having paid £16 for one course I would have expected a much better presentation. Won’t be going back! It’s such a shame really because we try to support local businesses.

Called in based on the recommendation of a local who suggested if it was a Sunday lunch we were looking for, that was the place to go and we weren't disappointed. Traditional local pub with the classic Sunday roast menu of Roast Beef, Chicken, Lamb and Pork all suppled locally as are the selection of vegetables. Home made classic deserts tops off the menu. All in all great food, really friendly atmosphere and very reasonably priced made it an extremely pleasant experience.

Lovely home cooked food and very welcoming

What a lovely place, Liz and her son William are so friendly. 6 of us ate there, one of us didn't like Stilton so Liz was quite happy to make it without. All the food is freshly cooked to order. I had the bricklayers burger, it was the best burger I have ever tasted. We booked for the following Sunday dinner whilst we were there 😊 defo worth a try

It was a great experience lovely food and super hosts. Will go again

Friendly and welcoming pub in a little village location. Good food & good service.

Just had an excellent Sunday lunch here to day, great service, great staff, great value. Highly recommended

Beer very well kept. No food which was very disappointing

Lovely evening with fantastic fish & chips, wine and live music. Music was fantastic some locals with squeeze box and guitar, mix of folk and Johnny cash.

Lovely little country pub. Great beer! The food looks good too!

Enjoyable lazy lunch with friends, nice atmosphere.

Lovely people and food. Great for a pub stopover in a camper.

Really lovely meal, lovely people

Lovely food fairly priced good hostes and a free overnight park up in motorhome

We booked in advance, and great set up of tables was in place on the adjacent Village Green area adjacent the pub. Menu, Cutlery etc was supplied in Co-Vid friendly sealed container. Service was excellent even allowing for the pub enjoying increase in customer numbers resulting from the sunny day we attended. The food was super, as was the beverages available. If you want a unpretentious venue that offers great food/drinks with a personal service then I highly recommend this establishment.

The land lady made you feel very welcomed.The quality and quantity of food was very good. The seating area on the village green and the band gave a extra special vibe to the lovely setting of the pub.

Cracking old fashioned proper pub🙂

Lovely village pub in a beautiful setting on the village green. We rode there on our horses and stayed for lunch and was served the best pub lunch while the horses grazed. The service was amazing and very friendly. Strongly recommend.

We called in late after travelling back from Norway, tired and hungry! Tipping down with rain and had lengthy detour. We didnt think they would serve us food but obliged , made us so welcome, the owners son was so funny so good to be home! Great meal and British beer! It was 2019 but couldnt put that.

Great food, great beer and a great ambiance

New to the area, received recommendation to try the Sunday Lunch, OMG it was truly delicious. Interior is very dated, but the quality of the food and service was outstanding, with local produce used in the dishes. Highly recommended, we will certainly be returning soon.

Great home cooked food. Very friendly landlady. Wonderful. And take Motorhomes in the car park! 6 stars.

Good, friendly service and proper home cooked food. Rare these days and very welcome. And they welcome Motorhomes in their large car park. I’m happy.

Gezellige Inn. Erg leuke eerste ( lekker biertje gedronken)en laatste avond ( heerlijk gegeten en gedronken)gehad van onze rondreis in Engeland. Aardige eigenaren ( moeder en zoon) Beide keren overnacht met de camper bij hun. Half uur vanaf de boot Harwich- Hoek van Holland

Had a lovely lunch. Four of us and we all enjoyed our meals. Only one of us finished it all! Unfortunately due to covid restrictions it was very draughty, no fault of the landlady thouh.

Good news,the food was good;bad news the service left a lot to be desired.A booking for two was made for 8pm.On arrival no table had been allotted to us and we were told we could eat outside but there was no table free out there.A customer, obviously a regular, kindly made arrangements on our behalf whereupon a small rickedy table are two chairs appeared.Food was ordered around 8.20 pm and eventually arrived a shade over one hour later. As live musicians were performing that evening the place was busier than normal some delay is understandable but the absence of an allotted table,the long wait for are meals and to find the sanitiser bottle empty all made for a poor experience. What's more no form of apology was forthcoming from the proprietor,just excuses.

Went here with the family on the government eat out to help out scheme. Excellent place , great Landlord and Lady and fantastic good honest food. Good value for money and serves a decent IPA Highly recommend a visit we will certainly be returning.

Very friendly hosts and locals. Food was beyond exceptional, well presented, we both had fish which was freshly cooked and the batter melted in your mouth. Real ale is available and was well kept. Highly recommended little pub, thank you for everything.

Had a great evening here food was lovely and met a nice couple staying in their campervan in the carpark the landlady was a great hostess and very funny in the way she dealt with the local farmers who were old and a bit boorish and needed to be put in their place but it was entertaining will definitely go back again it's a proper pub and there's not many of them left now.

Very good Sunday Lunch best I've had for some time. 6 veg. !!! Butiful.

Simply a very nice place to have pint and nibble on something tasty

Very helpful and friendly staff Food was lovely

Great service and best Sunday Lunch at a reasonable price. Home cooked food and very friendly staff.

Trad pub, sleepy village was as dead as the grave my last visit.

Great stopover when coming back from Harwich

Très bons plats, fait maison. Super accueil. Possibilité de rester la nuit sur le parking en van

A lovely Friendly welcome from Liz the landlady. Quite happy to turn the kitchen on for us on a Monday night. Motorhome s have a nice flat car park and are actively encouraged.

Awesome Location, sweet owner.... A place you have to visit 👍😁