The George & Dragon in Epping Forest

Came in last night with my mrs was served by a nice boy called Oscar he was extremely helpful and provided us a great experience will be sure to visit again

I stopped for a quick drink in the beer garden area as it was hot and I needed to catch up on some calls and emails. The only table free I could sit at was full of empty glasses and drinks from previous people, however I sat at it assuming at some point they would be cleared. My grievance on this day, which irritated me so much I left.. was that on at least 6/7 occasions… a staff member, mainly the manger lady walked past me and several other tables littered with empties, empty handed, without even appearing to register that the tables were littered with empties . I have worked for In hospitality for years and I cannot get past that it’s not inbuilt for all staff, to just take empties back to the bar as they are passing … empty handed. What struck me was that as the manager lady passed endless times, as she kept coming out to the outside bar area behind me she left all the glasses on several tables. And all other staff did the same. Clearly learning by example. I’m baffled that any one can fail to do something so basic as take glasses back with you as you pass. If are what could be a lovely seating area seem messy, unkept uninviting

Excellent service, great food. Family friendly pub. Thanks Jade 😊 for looking after us. We will be back soon. There is parking if needed

A massive thank you to Iona for the excellent service - my burger was awesome though sadly too much for me to finish in one sitting! It'll make lunch tomorrow as well 😋

Served by Nina, made my Thursday lunch an outstanding experience! Very intentive and speedy service! Would highly recommend a visit just to see the staff themselves.

Three of us came here to celebrate a friends birthday . As it was a beautiful sunny day we put the umbrella down so we could enjoy the sunshine . The waitress came over to tell us the umbrella had to go up when we asked why she said it was to protect the table from debris from the trees when I asked why the table next to us nearer the tree in question didn’t have an umbrella at all she wouldn’t answer . She then said it had to go up to protect her skin as she burns , and if the umbrella didn’t go up it would burn her skin she was working outside and not standing under an umbrella , she was also wearing a vest top at the time and no hat . After a long conversation she said oh put it down if you really have to and walked off . The waitress and another waiter then proceeded to stare at us when we put the umbrella back down . We felt extremely uncomfortable . I asked to speak to the manager she said she was one and the other waiter came over and explained he was another manager . I explained that we were celebrating my friends birthday and there was no sign up saying we had to have the umbrella up , and i also explained the treatment we had received . His response was why have you brought me over here ? . Working in hospitality myself I wouldn’t dream of speaking to customers this way , we left and went across the road for what I can say was better food than I have ever had in the George and dragon . Living in epping for many years I have frequently used this pub . I won’t be again

Regulars down here. Iona great service

Iona , great service , great food , sort out a table for us asap , such a good night will be back

Iona brilliant service as per usual will definitely be coming back again

Nice place to have lunch, we went on a very busy day. There was a wake being held at the pub but the staff kept us informed of how long our food would be and did neglect us. Nina our waitress was very attentive and kept us updated and checked on us all the time. One down side, parking not great. Small car park.

Popped in after being at Stratford had a 3 course lunch food was amazing. Our waitress Nina was charming and polite. The set menu was great value and two cocktails for £16 .went about 2pm was quiet intimate

We ate there yesterday. The portions of the pasta was overpriced and lacked that fantastic look about a sea food dish. The chicken burger was nice, but the chef served two slivers of what was the most pathetic garnish I have ever seen. It was a 1/2 of a small gherkin then slices in half. Is there a National Gherkin shortage? Or did you mean it to look like some cheap rip off? The Female server requires observing and retraining. It was not just our order that was incorrect! This pub restaurant requires a professional critic and report. I wouldn’t spend my money there again and I really would not reccomend the restaurant for lots of reasons. In a nutshell: The pub is probably an okay place to just have a beer with some friends.

Iona and the team are always so lovely & welcoming, best pub in epping!!

Iona was a brilliant staff she was verry helpful and lovely! Would recommend 100%

I come to this pub all the time. Always greeted with the best welcome by Iona and her team. Drinks served quickly and with a smile. Food always lovely, best pub in Epping!! X

Iona and her team are so lovely. Always have a good night everyone is so friendly.

Iona great service like always , amazing food and delicious deserts

Iona looked after us amazingly. Lovely evening.

Fabulous food. First class service by Iona x

Really lovely food and the service is fantastic, special thank you to the wonderful Iona

Iona has made my night worth it!!! Cannot beat the service here!!!

Adults starter and mains were lovely today but mains could have been hotter and the gravy was so salty. Yorkshire puddings were also really overcooked and not edible for me. The drinks were lovely but I had to flag someone to ask for a second round of drinks quite some time after we had finished our mains. I also ordered the kids an ice cream at this point as they were getting ratty but we weren’t offered a dessert menu even when they came to clear our plates so we passed it up. The main let down was the kids meals. Why any establishment puts salt on children’s chips is beyond me. The tomato pasta is really below par…awful actually and the chicken breast was so charred it was dry and acrid to the taste so neither child would eat their food. I sent both back and ordered two fish and chips instead which was much better so I know what to avoid next time. There was also no pushback when I explained that both meals were just not very nice. The kids meals used to be so much better. Appreciating it was a busy Easter Sunday but we were disappointed today.

World class food, legendary staff, fantastic service 👏 🙌 👌

Very good food, great service from Beth aswell

The George and Dragon is the best pub in Epping and the food is delicious!I recommend the pizzas, burgers and chicken skewers for lunch.The best desserts are the crumble &custard and the apple tart.

All excellent, food, service, Nina. Our waitress was helpful, polite and efficient and friendly

What a pleasant surprise to discover this in Old Harlow. Strongly recommended. I loved the Lamb Naga but it does have a kick! Excellent value.

This pub is beautiful, in a great location and mostly good service (sometimes slow and our waiter seemed extremely new without much support). The dirty burger was good, though mostly cheese, but the roasts sizing seemed a bit stingy to us: three small potatoes and a few veggies. I'd come back for a drink, or maybe a simple bite but wouldn't rave about the roasts nor any of the desserts.

A solid gastro pub, the George was perfect for catching up with a colleague and her new baby. Staff were super friendly and helpful, food and drinks options were spot on and at an excellent price point. Note there is parking available around the back.

Great food and even better service! The new menu is absolutely amazing!

You expect a pub to be busy on a Saturday evening, but the speed of service for food was very poor. We waited over 20 minutes to be served, with similar delay after the main course. My steak and Malbec pie filling was more liquid than solid. The area where we were seated was near the internal doors leading to the upstairs toilets. Beyond them a further set of doors (marked “fire exit” with pushbars) was constantly being used by customers going into the courtyard. These doors were constantly left open, so we ate our meals wearing our coats to keep warm. The lack of attention by staff meant we could have left unnoticed and without paying (which we did not). We will not be visiting again, or recommending the pub to friends.

Every time we visit this pub, we receive outstanding service. The entire staff is incredibly polite, attentive, and kind. A special thanks to Ioana, who always looks after us and ensures we have the best experience—she’s absolutely amazing! Kind, friendly, and highly professional. The food is always delicious and consistently perfect. Huge thanks to the George & Dragon team for making this pub the best in the area!

Me and my husband love the george and Dragon and we ordered dinner which was the chicken, chips with chicken gravy and garlic sauce dip as well. The chicken is massive with a leg and a piece of breast and wing, and was roasted just right and moist. I love the staff in the pub and restaurant especially Ioana who always goes out of her way for everyone and certainly made us feel welcome with a smile and great atmosphere.

Great food , amazing atmosphere and all the time we having such a good time and Great service from Iona we will come back again

Great food and perfect service from Iona

Had a lovely 3 course meal the George and Dragon. Served promptly by the friendly Nina. All food cooked perfectly and served piping hot. Would recommend

Good service, Iona is a lovely helpful worker, Recommend

Iona was incredibly welcoming and kept checking in when needed but also left us alone during the meal which was nice too. She is a real credit to this place!

Iona was amazing, so friendly and accommodating. Makes me want to come back x

Good service from Iona , great Friday lunch

Great meal. Thanks Iona great service, made our evening!

This has become our regular place to eat. The food is great but it’s the staff that really makes it. We were served by Iona and Bradley tonight and as always they were friendly and welcoming. The service is always 10/10 and what makes us come back and recommend it to others.

Second time we have been served by Iona. Very friendly, knowledgeable and efficient. Asset to the company

Fab valentine meal . We were served by Jade and Chris and have a lovely time . Definitely recommend it for a special night out .

Pretty good 3 course meal with a bottle red plus drinks..

Iona and Alex were so helpful and friendly. Great afternoon 👍 always such a great time. Staff always friendly 👍

On arrival we found the bar to busy and quite rowdy, appreciate that this is a public house, but the language coming out of the bar area was loud, rude and offensive.at no time did anyone from management try to quiten them down this went on for the entire we were at the restaurant. Inaddition to this, the cod that I had ordered was quite anemic and seemed to be undercooked. Couldn'twait to leave and TBH am not looking to go back anytime soon..

An absolutely lovely evening of food and service for a family gathering. Thankyou to Ioana for making it run smoothly with a smile

Excellent Roast Dinner this evening for a family gathering. Staff were fantastic and a special mention for Ioana who was fabulous with an enviable memory for orders!

Always good in here, Iona is lovely, we will be back.

Fabulous food, lovely staff Definitely visit again Iona was so friendly and helpful

Edited Review - Again another visit to here,and yes I found the dirty burger. Wow what a burger. Today was served by Iona, what a memory that lady has. Took 7 different orders from our table and got them bang on every time. Thanks again.

Iona was very nice and helpful. Best pint of Guinness in the area 10/10

Iona, was fabulous, welcoming and service was fantastic! Food was excellent and will be back! Thank you Iona you made our evening

Had a lovely meal tonight - food cooked well, piping hot and good presentation. Ioana and Charlie were fab.

Fantastic food and service - Ioana was great . Definitely come again .

Excellent service from Beth. Prompt delivery of food. Really enjoyed the Sunday roast trio. Exceeded expectations!

Iona and dwano and good service and excellent food

Roza and Paige were absolutely amazing - made our experience 10/10.

We had a lovely meal tonight at the George and dragon. Our waitress Iona was very really attentive she was friendly and helpful , just like the last time we came. In and made feel really welcome looking forward to coming back.

Lovely staff particularly Ioana who looked after us really well

Ioana was great and lovely whilst serving us

Ioana Great service and good food

Such a wonderful experience at the George & Dragon Pub, the food was cooked to perfection and presented beautifully. Also, the staff were extremely considerate and welcoming, especially Iona, who provided expert care and service by making sure we were enjoying ourselves and were satisfied with the dining experience. Would definitely come again!

The George and Dragon is my most favourite place to eat and drink. The food is consistently sensational; we have never been disappointed. Iona is the best waitress and manager I have ever encountered. She is helpful, friendly and genuinely makes our experience the best it can be. I highly recommend asking for Iona specifically, she is such a gem and will elevate your experience beyond your imagination!

Lovely service today by Beth, Sunday roast was delicious, quick service and a friendly smile. Unfortunately we was too full for dessert!

Iona was amazing very lovely woman, very kind and was helpful throughout the meal

Thank you onia for another making our experience great! Be back soon!

Great welcome, good food, outstanding service from Ioana :)

Went for New Years Eve dinner, even though they were extremely busy the service was brilliant and the food was incredible.

Food was great - staff suggested replacement for unavailable halloumi fries - cheesy donut things - excellent! The lady was very attentive - uncle worried his plate would be taken away too soon (had a toilet visit) but she reassured him! Marked down Atmosphere as slightly chilly - but we were in there early and the only customers in that section at the time. Many thanks for providing a lovely meal with my family.

Lovely meal and service. Felt chilly but they did their best to put it right.

Came for Christmas dinner with the family, it was really wonderful! We had turkey and the pineapple dome which were incredible! The service was really good and we had a lovely dinner!

Really nice pub, great food and service

Christmas lunch was extremely rushed. Disheartening and dissapointting service. £94 per person excluding drinks and excluding the service charge you have no option of not paying even if service was below basic standard. No water was offered for the table, when we asked for water it came after the dessert. Starters were served while still eating the 'welcoming bread'. Mains were served served while still eating the starter. When we asked if they could pace out the servings and wait till we finished each course we were told there were lots of people booked for the day and each table has a limited time limit. Had we known that drinks and all 3 courses had to be served within an hour we would not have booked there. After this experience we will not eat there nor recommend.

The service was good and the food was nice. However, I don't think we will come back or recommend to others because the price was far too high. This is a pub and not a restaurant and although the food was good, the quality did not match the price tag. On top of this, it feels incredibly stingy to not include chips with a veggie burger when the prices are that high.

Very welcoming and good food. Such a lovely atmosphere

This is our second time being served by Nina. She is absolutely lovely. The food is delicious and the service is faultless. We had a lovely time, thank you Nina and the team!

Came here in December 2024 for snacks and drinks. The whole place looked gorgeous - really fabulous ambience. The soft lighting made it feel so festive and cosy. The food was excellent, as was the wine. Everything was really good value. The staff made us feel so welcome and were very attentive. Will definitely come again.

Despite the place being more than half empty, we had a wait at least 10 minutes for someone to get our drinks order after we were seated. Wine wasn't offered to test and was of terrible quality, the water never arrived until we reminded them. Food arrived for only 3 out of 4 patrons. When we asked for the deserts menu (90 min into our seating) we were asked if 15 min would be enough before we leave, as the following reservation had already arrived. Desert arrived and the cheese platter was missing the blue cheese, an alternative was suddenly not available and was pushed to have the platter without a suitable replacement. We left within 2 hours of sitting at the table and, needless to say, we won't be coming back.

Iona was an amazing server. So friendly, helpful and managed our large table amazingly. She changed our pre-disposed ideas of a large, Christmas meal experience. Thanks so much

Iona gave me and my friend great service the whole night and was very attentive.

Very rude staff, we booked a room out for a funeral wake. Told them in advance there could be up to 100 people attending but hard to say exactly. On the day, they huffed and moaned saying we were "getting in the way" and were incredibly rude to several of our guests. They made us feel like an inconvenience. I'm just shocked really and could not recommend them on any level.

First time at this pub, food was superb, great atmosphere, waiting staff were excellent especially Bradley who knew his stuff and was fun and knowledgeable. I’

Good food, good value and nice environment. Cheerful friendly helpful staff, ghat made it five stars! Thank you to Nina!

Lunch today, with friends. Good food and very friendly staff, particularly Nina. Thanks for the laugh.

Lovely place, lovely food, Brad was really friendly and helpful, we will be back!

Great mains and superb service from Iona! 😊

Went out with friends for a meal the food was delicious and service was excellent such a great atmosphere and Iona was amazing she went over and above to make it a special evening thank you will be returning again very soon

Only went in for a quick drink , staff very polite , nice atmosphere, tidy pub, will return

Front of house not welcoming, poor attitude.

Nina was lovely and very friendly. Service was very quick and food was fantastic! Will definitely be going back for some cocktails!

Good choice of food, everything we had was really delicious. Served quickly but not rushed. Friendly & helpful staff, nice atmosphere.

Lovely atmosphere and food was amazing. Our waitress Iona was so lovely.

The service from Ions was exception, she couldn't do enough for us.

We visited with our young son at 11.45am, we were allowed to sit in the restaurant and feed our son until the kitchen opened for us to order. We were served by Nina who was lovely and played with our son and made time to chat with us and feel very welcome - thank you so much!

My husband and I had a lovely experience at the George and the Dragon. We had the set lunch which was delicious. Bradley and Charlie were very helpful and attentive. We will definitely be back!

Booked dinner here for family visiting from abroad that wanted to experience a British pub and they were not disappointed. We were looked after by Ioana who was lovely and very attentive. The food was excellent, cooked fresh not like some chain pubs that just warm it up and everyone had good time. Highly recommended.

Food was delicious and Ioana was a lovely waitress. Highly recommend.

Lovely pub and cosy atmosphere. The only let down is staff. They are simply miserable and service appallingly slow. Tables not cleaned quick enough for when others arrive. Needs to be addressed I'm afraid. Attention to hygiene and detail needed