The Dog & Pickle in Epping Forest

We have dined here often for various celebrations and it’s never disappointed. It’s a beautiful location, the building itself is stunning and it’s decorated beautifully to feel traditional pub, but with a bistro-chic interior that feels luxurious but relaxed. The menu is just exquisite, whatever mood your in they cater for it, I’ve had various meals but tonight I had the roast platter with my husband and it was faultless, we both said the best roast we have ever had. What made tonight’s visit so much different was the maitre d, he impressed me by knowing everything on the menu from what it is to how it’s cooked, the wine selection, incredibly personable, friendly, humorous and customer service was impeccable. He’s genuinely passionate about what he does and this stood him out as a real asset to the dog & pickle, he brought character to the service and we were extremely impressed. However all staff are clearly very good at what they do and they make the visit a seamless experience and we did not need to request anything without them asking if we needed it. All in all this continues to be my favourite spot and in all the fancy restaurants I’ve eaten in from Michelin stars in London, to bistros in chianti, this by far exceeds all expectations of perfection.

Great food, relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff. Dominicka was amazing. It was a very busy evening and she was still very attentive and helpful.

Josh looked after us very well and made us feel very welcomed, food and service was amazing. Would highly recommend.

Had a festive meal the food was cold had to Waite 1 and half hours for food beautiful place but terrible cold food very disappointing

Staff are so lovely especially Caroline The food was out of this world 100% we will be back

Amazing food, efficient & friendly staff, lovely venue with beautiful gardens & an excellent Santa's Grotto with heating!

I had such a wonderful time! The food was amazing! Henrik was an extremely nice man, Will was so lovely to talk to and very friendly! Can’t wait to come back soon! Anoor (age 8) :)

Always a lovely meal, our go to restaurant. Staff are always very welcoming and friendly. Thank you!

Lovely place to go, no bar so go somewhere else 1st (have not knocked it down any points for this). Roast - Meat was fantastic couldnt get better. But rest wasn't great ,sticky toffee and other deserts was great. Would go back. But not a sunday.

The Dog & Pickle made my birthday incredible. The food was Devine, our waiter was amazing and really looked after us. I can’t wait to go back!!

Cute and cosy atmosphere. Exceptional food and great service. Complimentary shot at the end is lovely. Overall was great and would book again

Scarlet, is very polite; amazing taking our order, check on us before and after meals just to make sure that everything goes perfectly well and also other members of staff. Thank to all the amazing staff at the Dog And Pickle in Ongar Moreton, you all are the best!!! Thanks for the amazing service that you provided!! Big shoutout to Chief, that we sometimes forget, the food was excellent to perfection.

First time visiting and we were really impressed. Relaxed informal atmosphere with highly attentive and friendly service. Food was outstanding - arrived quickly and was hot and intensely flavourful. Our waitress Dominika was so efficient - several times she preempted something we were about to ask for. Lovely manner and wonderful sense of humour whilst remaining professional and courteous. We had a wonderful evening - thank you so much to all the staff.

My partner and I had dinner at the Dog and Pickle and as usual had the loveliest food with the best service. Our waitress was Dom who was brilliant, she was so on the ball with everything, and was attentive and really friendly. Would absolutely recommend this place!

Amazing food, very reasonably priced

Very cosy and lovely environment and great service from Henrique

Can’t wait to return what a great place.

The food was lovely and great portion sizes. Unfortunately, the service was slow and poor. We had to chase them to bring our wine order. We weren't even asked if we wanted a dessert, instead just asked if we wanted to leave the restaurant and move through to the bar so they could set the table for the following day. Although they advertise the kitchen being open until 9pm, and our table was booked for 8:30pm (which we turned up 10mins before) I wouldn't recommend booking that late as they clearly make you feel uncomfortable for keeping them there even though we spent £100 on a meal/drinks for 2.

Brilliant place to spend Sunday lunch. Great atmosphere, staff attentive and food excellent.

Have been waiting to come here for a while. The roast diner was insane! So tasty and good quality. Plenty of friendly staff around for all your needs. Our waitress Caroline was super lovely! Highly recommend xx

Fantastic food, delicious and staff are friendly

Amazing restaurant. Great environment and atmosphere. Staff all very welcoming and accommodating. The best roast served on a platter. A great time spent out with a huge variety of food.

We had a wonderful lunch at the Dog & Pickle, The roast lamb was incredible. Thank you to Olly for his great service and being so patient with us.

Great little visit. Pork roast was awesome and so was the service from Aaron. Attentive, polite, good stuff.

Lovely Sunday Roast (and 2 glasses of prosecco( and dessert with coffee.The customer service was excellent, Oliver was our waiter, and was friendly, polite and professional. We also had a complimentary pear sho drink which was very nice. We will return

Such a lovely evening at the Dog & Pickle Great atmosphere, stunning food with fantastic service from Dominica. Thank you.

I had the tasting menu along with a couple of added extras. Throughly enjoyed every part of the experience.

Highly recommended and staff were fabulous 👌

Had a wonderful lunch at the Dog and Pickle today - so well cooked with lovely fresh flavours, a delight to eat. Can highly recommend 🥰

We love the dog and pickle. We went for thier legendary roast and left full to the brim. They get booked up well in advance and you understand why when you taste thier food. Im looking forward to the festive period where its decorated to perfection

Very very happy and fully recommend this restaurant

Best roast around! And great service 😊

Omg! The amazing dishes … tucked away in a corner of Essex. Thank you Caroline! You made the evening 😻

Caroline was really welcoming, friendly and couldn’t have done more for us!

Popped in for a quick bite to eat, staff were very friendly and sat me down straight away even though I didn’t have a booking. Burger was absolutely gorgeous and crunchy chips were very good. 5 stars from me.

Went for a birthday lunch and we had a handwritten birthday card and a free drink waiting. It was so personal, beautiful food and service and relaxed, smart atmosphere.

Great pub. Great service really good food and atmosphere. Will definitely return.

We’ve heard wonderful things about the Dog and pickle, and now we finally found the time to come and visit. Booked for a Sunday roast, phoned up and booked for a later sitting along with our friends and our little pup (Nala) sat in the bar area, fantastic vibes and atmosphere, super friendly team serving around us, along with our friendly waiter Ollie, who was amazing, knowledgeable, and very helpful to our needs. Roast was absolutely fantastic, cauliflower cheese was to die for and the Yorkshire pudding was unreal. Along with the puddings we had and lovely wine, it was a treat after a good long autumnal Sunday stroll. Fantastic meal and we can’t wait to visit again. My new favourite pub back in my home county.

The food was always great but they have gone up a gear , if you like great ingredients prepared very well maybe give the D&P ago , you get more attention from the staff at lunch , best scallops in England, would give them an M3

So tonight was the night we return to the dog and pickle for what was another absolutely sublime evening, the staff are nothing short of amazing very welcoming the atmosphere is very warm and friendly and the food…… well all I’ll say is what ever it is they are paying the chef it needs to be tripled because it is without fail some of the greatest food ever ! 1000% recommend and will definitely be returning for more amazing dining thanks again 5*

We visited on a Saturday night to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. The service was excellent, staff very attentive and an anniversary card awaited our arrival. The food was amazing (especially the beef tartare starter) and a great selection of cocktails. Especially liked the WiFi password reminding people to talk!

Lovely Sunday roast for a family birthday ,food was amazing , highly recommend

Overrated. Nice garden and decor inside the pub but the food is very average for the extortionate prices they charge. It cost £47 for two side plates (£14 each), one portion of chips (£6) and two drinks - pint of Guinness and an Old Moot Cider (£13); prices are on par with London. The food tasted okay but we got three measly little crab balls and some rather small, tough pieces of buttermilk chicken; you can get a lot better for less elsewhere. Whilst we were sat in the pub garden, we watched three couple enter, sit down in the garden to look at the menu and then leave. We overheard one couple specifically saying how expensive it was and they were going to head to another pub.

The best place I’ve been for a Sunday roast hands down. The service was amazing and food was even better. If you appreciate a good Sunday roast then you need to try this place!

Great time last night great singer and guitarist staff very friendly thank you

Absolutely beautiful. Can't recommend this lovely, hidden gem enough. Food was world class, and the service was everything you wish for, attentive, polite and accommodating.

Excellent spot with excellent service accompanied by fantastic food.

Came across this pub while in the area and popped in for lunch.... I was not expecting how amazing this restaurant is and since visiting, I now understand it very popular and I see why. It is a beautiful location, the plants in the gardener were lovely. We ordered the burger and ham, egg and chips but was not expecting how impressive the food would be. Definitely the best ham, egg and chips I had ever had! To top it off, the team were so friendly and accommodating. I truly social lunch!

Amazing food would definitely go back again thank you for a lovely birthday dinner

Had a Sunday roast here today. I had the beef and my wife had lamb. Both very tasty, Yorkshire puddings were massive and the side of cauliflower cheese was excellent. Desserts were custard cheesecake with poached rhubarb and rhubarb sorbet and a choux bun with coffee cream and hazelnut ganache served with custard. Excellent service from the waiting staff. Definitely worth a visit.

On our visit we chose the taster menu with accompanying wine and it was such a treat, the food was amazing and wine gorgeous. It was lovely from start to finish. A welcome hello and choice of table. It was my friends birthday and she received a glass of champagne and a card…how lovely. The sommelier Henry (not spelt correctly but the English version) was great, very knowledgable and passionate about the food and wine. In conversation we found out we didn’t live too far from him and he offered to give us a lift home after his shift even though it wasn’t quite on his way so had to detour. He just made our evening so special. We will 100% be back to the Dig and Pickle and fancy a roast :)

I had been wanting to try the Dog and pickle for a while, my daughter had booked it as my mother's day gift but had to wait till now for a table on a Sunday. We had a sharing roast, unfortunately it wasn't quite up to the standard nor the same as the pictures I've seen. The meat was lovely, soft and melt in the mouth. But the roast potatoes were a tremendous let down. Nothing like the pictures, more like aunt Bessie's straight from the freezer. Not crispy an browned or really fluffy on the inside. The yorkshire was stone cold but managed to warm it with gravy. But it was tasteless. The only thing that was as hot as I would expect is the cauliflower cheese , everything else was just warm. We were sat right opposite the bar so was very noisy when cocktails were being made, also had a member or 2 of staff standing right next to us virtually the whole time. I personally don't like to feel like I'm being watched the whole time I'm eating. Tables are extremly close together so also felt like we were sitting with the table next to us. We were fully aware of prices before going and were willing to pay the high prices for what we were expecting. Its just unfortunate that wasn't what we got. So for 1 coke 1 peroni a sharing roast with lamb added and a side of cauliflower cheese the total bill was £124. Which I feel was far to much. However the staff were all lovely and all very friendly.

We come here for a roast dinner after hearing about how amazing it was. We had this booked since March so you could imagine how excited we was to finally experience 'the best roast in Essex'. Unfortunately we were so disappointed by the main event! The roast potatoes were quite anemic and just about cooked, nothing like images I've seen online. The lamb was quite overdone to my taste but I understand they cant cater to everyone and the yorkshire pudding weren't the best either. We added on some extra and I must say the parsnips and cauliflower cheese are to die for, definitely recommend! We had dessert which again was very nice. Not sure if we caught them on a bad weekend or maybe ordered the wrong thing but was overall an underwhelming experience.

I’ve hosted several celebrity events at this venue. They’re always sold out and the food & service is always on point !

We have just returned from our first Dog & Pickle visit and we will be going back. Everything, and I mean everything, was spot on. The welcome was warm and genuine, the place itself was nicely laid out, comfortable and very clean. The staff were lovely, super polite and helpful, and the food was excellent. We sat outside and as the temp dropped, my wife was offered a warm blanket to cover her shoulders. It's just the little attention to detail points that made it special. The best service and food I've had in a long time..

Completely delightful. Service was fabulous. Decor lovely. Large covered outdoor seating area, which has been erected since I came last. I had the set lunch menu, parfait and lamb pie. Both were absolutely delicious. One suggestion would be to provide filtered water, as the water did not taste nice. Even better, add cucumber, mint and lime as an offering. These little touches make a big difference. The birthday glass of fizz was much appreciated.

Another gorgeous meal at this beautiful pub. The food, service and ambience is always top notch! Highly recommended

The dog and pickle never disappoints! We have been coming occasionally since the opening and after the most recent visit, it’s clear they have certainly upped their Roast game. Being super particular, the pour on the Guinness wasn’t great. Beef tacos were a little underwhelming for the cost. Everything else was spot on.

Very expensive for what you get I wouldn't say it was worth the money. And over £4 for a pint of coke! Couldn't believe it! Food was nice but just too expensive even with going for a set menu, after the x2 drinks and a coffee added on felt I couldn't justify it. But the young gentleman that served us was lovely so couldn't fault him.

Good food well presented and excellent service If i was be picky the Wine list a little over priced in my opinion

The food was divine! The best Roast I’ve ever had! And the sticky toffee pud was amazing! I was impressed! The staff, the atmosphere, ambience was a top notch!

Everything about this place is just perfect from food, decor and staff. We love it so much here that we are having our wedding in June this year. The owner and management have been nothing but accommodating and I can’t wait to celebrate my special day at The dog and pickle. The roast dinners are incredible and definitely worth the months waiting list.

Honestly, this has to be the best restaurant I can remember visiting. We had high hopes due to being recommended it, but our expectations were massively exceeded. Usually there’s a few small things anyone can fault, but for this dining experience, everything was faultless. Food = best roast we’ve ever had. We loved the lamb and the beef (finally some nice thick slices of sirloin beef instead of wafer thin slices most places serve), incredible duck fat roast potatoes. Atmosphere = very cosy atmosphere, amazing decor, beautiful floral decorations and lights Staff = very friendly and polite staff, gave us everything we needed, always checked we were okay. That’s how service should be done :) We will be back, 100% Thank you all :)

Excellent a la carte menu to choose from and wine list and drinks comprehensive!

A toast to the host who can boast the best roast! Stopped in at the Dog and Pickle after hearing great things and by god I wasn't disappointed. We were a table of 5 who had various combinations of Sunday roast. The food, exquisite. The service, delightful. Personally thought the value for money was good. Not the cheapest place in the world, but worth the money for the quality of food on offer. Huge shout out to our server Daisy, hands down one of the nicest waitresses I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with. Nothing was too much for her.

I was lucky enough to get a last minute table for my wife and I on a Sunday. It was meant to be at the bar but when we arrived we were lucky enough to be given a table. The Sunday Roast was amazing, I couldn’t fault any of it. The meat was all perfect, veggies were great and the roast potatoes were actually hot and crispy on the outside. I haven’t been to anywhere in Essex for a roast that does better potatoes! It makes such a difference to a roast dinner. This place is on the more expensive side but worth it for a proper treat, will be returning and bringing friends to try in the future. Just gotta wait 3-4months for a table 🤣

The food was gorgeous and our waitress Daisy went above and beyond to make sure we were happy, such a lovely bubbly girl :)

Hugely overated, food OK .ish..Burger bun over cooked and dry proberly left to long over heated food lamps prices top end , service charge 90£ didnt complain as went out with old School Friends of almost 40yrs..uneven tables pushed together wouldn't return or recommend...

Disappointing - had Sunday Roast today 25 February 24 - food was quite tasty - presentation and service was poor.

A first time for me at the Dog & Pickle. Friendly service and good food.

Booked sept 23 for a feb 24 Sunday birthday lunch with two unpopular time slots - 12.15 or 6pm. Warned on arrival by a 2 hour time slot before we even looked at the menu. Food and drinks were expensive for what it was and bill was handed over dead on 2.15 without even asking. £350 later, we felt a bit shell shocked at the deadline. If anyone is struggling to get a booking at this place please try the Aviary in loughton, truly outstanding food with delightful service

Absolutely amazing restaurant and the service was unbelievable. Heinricho was the most wonderful waiter we have ever had. and Gemma was absolutely lovely. Thankyou so much - can’t wait to come back 🥰❤️

First class restaurant and first service .. very enjoyable afternoon I will be visiting again 👍

Lovely bistro pub, destination venue as not much else around. Looking forward to going in the summer time

A delightful pub experience boasting a diverse menu and an impressive selection of steaks, complemented by exceptional wine options served by a top-notch staff.

Very over rated, food very average for the price.

After booking the dog & pickle months ago, unfortunately we would not recommend. The food was really good, the service was okay, the brunette lady owner was abrupt and rude. After my dad having a restaurant for most of my life, the customer service was appalling, if you are from TOWIE however the service and attentiveness of the staff is the opposite. We happened to have Tommy and Georgia from TOWIE next to us with another couple from the same show. Some of their party arrived before us, had nibbles brought out upon their arrival. Although we had ordered our mains first and them significantly after us, their mains followed ours. They were allowed to order off a separate menu for desert and surprise their desert came before ours. The icing on the cake was after we paid our bill of close to £350, we were politely asked to move to another table in the bar area for the next sitting. Strangely the TOWIE table remained seated, the main waitress argued with my partner in the bar area and protested there was no preferential treatment. My partner went outside, the waitress then continued to argue her point with myself and friend, we were told there was no possible room upon their table for the table waiting, the area was a large booth capable of sitting 5/6 people. We were also then reproached to be told they will be leaving at 15:30. After this the potential owner continued to walk past us, side eyeing and giving us such dirty looks. I have never been made to feel so uncomfortable in a restaurant in my life. I was eager to leave after this. My partner ordered a whiskey after this ordeal, we were not given a bill and assumed this was on the house due to the situation. This was not the case, we left and were chased into the beer garden by said owner. Who again continued to protest nobody is treated any differently, my partner calmly and politely argued back and tried to explain why we felt so aggrieved by the treatment we had received and told us three times if we were that dissatisfied to never come back! The customer service from management was shocking, rather than have a bad review after the customers were clearly not impressed was that argument really needed? I told the lady how rude she was and made me feel like I wanted to leave and her customer service was appalling. She took her payment and walked back in and told us never to return if we didn’t like the treatment.

Booked in September for a special occasion (partners 40th) i was informed that a birthday card, free drink and complimentary dessert would be delivered on the day. We got there, very small standing room waiting for our table. The service was very slow, we waited nearly an hour between starter and main. My daughter’s burger was quite dry so she didn’t want to eat it, I had to remind them of the drink that was previously mentioned above. The dessert came with no birthday message! Very disappointed, very overpriced for what it was. Wouldn’t recommend.

A very expensive roast dinner. Nice food but doesnt warrent the heafty price tag. Also our drinks landed on the table next door and we had their food put infront of us , so the 12.5% service charge was strong. We had 1 x roast chicken, 1 x roast pork , 1 x cauliflower cheese (£7!!!), one pint beer, and one glass of wine. It was all nice , just nice. It wasnt worth of the £91 bill at the end of the meal. If the whole experience had been outstanding i would have been happy to pay the £91 , but we wont be rushing back

I visited this place on a recommendation & ended up being a little disappointed. The food was okay, but no better than the average carvery. I also thought that the food was seriously overpriced.

A wonderful place, everything from the setting to the food to the staff was perfect. A must visit.

Fabulous roast meal, great service. Highly recommend. Would certainly go again

Lovely food and ambience. Will be returning in the new year

Really lovely place, delicious food, best roast potatoes I've ever eaten out, friendly, polite and efficient staff would highly recommend 😋

Very enjoyable pub with very decent menu and a fantastic choice of steaks. Excellent wine by the glass so no need to buy full bottle. Staff were all top rate .

What an enchanting place. Everything is simply first class. This was a first visit… next one booked before we had dessert! 100% you will not be disappointed.

Donni, Tobias, Meg, and Imogen - WOW - what a team! Looked after us from start to finish even at a busy time in the year! Would highly recommend to anyone in the area.

Fantastic pub, friendly atmosphere, and beautiful food.

Took my husband here for a date night the food was 10/10 the Christmas decorations were 10/10. It was a around perfect night.

Ok so firstly the pub looked lovely and cosy specially with the Xmas lights so beautiful, the beef was a 10/10 the vegetables were georgeous unfortunately the home made Yorkshire pudding which looked and tasted amazing was cold, we was given a complementary coffee which was lovely and the cocktails looked amazing 🤩, the background music was a clubby music not to be expected in this county Cosy old pub with the calm ambient lighting, ( just my opinion) x

Amazing on every level. A quaint little pub with incredible food and service. A must on everybody’s list to visit.

Food was amazing - don't hesitate to pay them a visit!

I literally can't find a fault with this place. It was superb service, delicious food and a great atmosphere. The place itself is tastefully decorative. We visited on a Saturday, and although the place was fully booked, they didn’t let this impact their service in the slightest. Even the wait time on food was on point. I would definitely recommend this pub if you're looking for a great food experience all round. It is on the pricier range of lunch/dinners, but you get what you pay for, and you will not be disappointed. 10/10 from me.

well what can you say, you get what you pay for food excellent service amazing its not cheap but well worth every penny =.

Went on bonfire night. Pub was only for the restaurant. Everyone that turned up for the fireworks was let down badly by having to stay outside. There was one small bar and one small food counter with 2 people serving in each section. Creating massive queues that never got smaller only bigger with every arriving person. Also only had 1 toilet for men and 1 toilet for women. The fireworks lasted about 10 minutes which were OK if Everyone could see them as they were let off somewhere down the road with an house blocking some of the fireworks. The food was good, really tasty hot dogs and burgers but I think £13 a burger is steep. Would love to leave a comment about inside the pub as it did look nice inside but like I said if you turned up for the fireworks then you was not allowed in. On the whole I will not be going there ever again.

Visited a couple of Sunday's ago, We ordered sirloin roast beef and as always with everywhere we go, if its on the menu, decided to order a side of Mac and Cheese. The roast was delicious but the Truffle Mac and Chesse was outstanding!!!

There celebrating my sons 16th food was excellent, the best steak 🥩 iv had by fare ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We visited for a family birthday dinner. The restaurant itself is very nice and service was good, nothing special but good. The food was well presented and tasted good but was all under seasoned …. Some of the main dishes didn’t feel well balanced (the duck dish was pretty much just meat on the plate) the desert we had (truffle, honey and baron bigod waffle) was amazing, quite sweet but realllly good. Apparently no children under 12 are allowed in the restaurant on Fridays and Saturdays (we went on Saturday) and there was a family with a child right next to us which was slightly annoying …. Overall the experience was good but underwhelming and not great value for money for what it was.

Fantastic venue! We particularly enjoyed the menu choice (the set menu is very tempting and very reasonably priced) we were all struggling to choose what to have! The food was all delicious, probably one of the best parfaits I’ve ever had (I’ve had a lot) and all presented beautifully, The staff were engaging and knowledgeable- clearly enjoying their jobs which is always a comfort when being waited on! The setting is the cherry on top, it really is lovely and I’m sure especially in the summer but we’ll be back before then!!

Fantastic food and lovely staff all very friendly and made for a special meal.