The Green Man in Brentwood

Love this dog loving pub! They allow all dogs in the main pub area but not the restaurant part for those that don't want to be near dogs. Food is also very good, I recommend their pie and mash!

What a fantastic family meal for my daughter’s birthday! She chose the restaurant, one we had not visited previously and we were not disappointed. Brilliant service, friendly, relaxed but attentive and nothing was too much trouble. Food was tasty and plentiful, not one complaint from 11 people having starters and mains. The restaurant allowed us to bring a cake and provided side plates to eat it in the restaurant, which is becoming rare these days. Thank you for making this occasion memorable. We will be back!

Superb pub with large dining areas

Lovely atmosphere, old pub, nice food, but prawn cocktail is very small for the £9.50 price tag, a sml handful of leaves and a prawns, lucid in colour and tastless, sorry Green Man

I have visited the Green Man several times now, mainly for lia d or dinner, and each time I visit its gets better. The staff are all super friendly and nice (well most of them.. actually they are all nice). The food is also nice, and to a good standard, and hope to continue to visit the Green Man.. guys keep up the great work.

We had a reasonable meal, but the liver and chicken fillet were a bit dry, overcooked. The service itself was good but without any friendliness. The atmosphere was nice due to the customers, lively

Food and service were great. I had a pizza which was delicious and the other members of my party had the Sunday roasts which they said was amazing. The atmosphere was lovely and staff were great. Will definitely be coming here again and highly recommend.

Fine lunch for 5 people today at the Green Man in Herongate. The pork belly was particularly good. Generous portions compared to some places.The pub was full but the service was competent and helpful.

Great service and food from a great pub. We came mob handed with babies, kids, hangovers and nut allergies but they were just so accommodating. Food was really good, drinks great as always and the team were great.

It was the warm welcome from the lovely staff that we really appreciated from the minute we walked in. We were passing through Herrongate and thought the pub looked rather nice but were surprised at how lovely and cosy it was. We sat in the snug and there was a party of three ladies obviously enjoying their lunch next to us. My husband had the prawn penne which he said was delicious and I had the ploughmans which was so generous, I had to ask to take half home. The baguette was fresh which I always like and the ham thickly cut and delicious. We were well served by a charming young man and I highly recommend this establishment.

Beautiful country pub in a lovely setting. The Sunday lunch was excellent, staff are always friendly and attentive. I would definitely recommend this lovely pub.

This is a regular visit for me with my Dad

Lovely food and friendly staff. The food is very nick especially on a Sunday. They offer pizzas made in a pizza oven which are delicious. Great prices and tv screens with sports in

Will definitely eat here again. Food was really good and great service. Took family who havent been to Brentwood before and they loved it. One of our favourite pubs anyway but will now regularly eat there too.

We were a large booked in for a family lunch on a Saturday. We hadnt realised that the table was on a 2 hour turnaround, usually for tables over 8 you get a little bit more time. The staff were absolutely brilliant and we ended up having the table for an extra hour which was great. This is were the positives end. The food was awful, a few of us had the steak and mushroom pie with mash (the special of the day). The mash was dry and lumpy and lacked any seasoning, vegetables over boiled and bland and the steak was like leather. Others had the ploughmans which they said was meh at best. Its a lovely pub and we were made to feel very welcome but the food was horrible....our bill was £400 which is a lot to spend on a bad meal

Went for a family dinner with great service from friendly staff and amazing food! Highly recommended and will definitely return!

Great food and nice waitress but at 10 o’clock couldn’t wait to get rid of us and made our group of five feel really uncomfortable. This despite spending £180 with a tip. Will never eat here again and made to fell an inconvenience.

The food in there is amazing and the service is second to none. It’s so friendly and feel so welcome. Took a lady freind in there last week and she was so pleased with how she was treated. Love this place. 100%

Nice tasty food and very friendly staff. Thank you I will be back soon. Had a lasagna and chips which was very tasty and the decor in the restaurant was lovely. All the best. Jimmy Joe

Booked this pub for dinner with some friends, there were 6 of us in total. None of us had been there before but we were looking forward to trying somewhere new. The staff were so lovely to us all, very attentive and friendly. As soon as we walked in they were there to sit us down and anything we asked for wasn’t too much. I would like to make a special thanks to the manager, Gary, who made us all feel extremely welcome and had a lovely chat with us at the bar after our meal. The food was delicious and they catered very well for my friends with allergies (nuts and gluten). We will definitely be returning - this is our new spot!

Visited this pub last night with a group of friends. I have been a few times before with the same Meetup group. The organiser had booked a table for eight people but had phoned up earlier to change the number to 7, But was told...

I have been eating at this venue for some years, but never had an experience like this before. The manager came to our table to discuss an issue with one of the meals, he became confrontational, used abusive and insulting language to a member of...

I have been eating at this venue for some years, but never had an experience like this before. The manager came to our table to discuss an issue with one of the meals, he became confrontational, used abusive and insulting language to a member of our group and refused to serve a drink to a friend who arrived later, citing the fact she was joining our table and wanted us all gone. He began pawing through the uneaten food saying there was nothing wrong with it. As he became more agitated as we tried to converse with him, I asked him to step away, as I felt the situation was becoming very volatile, but he continued to rant until his bar supervisor encouraged him to return to the bar area where he sat watching us. Next, he let his guard dog into the public area (I’m not sure if this was a tactic to remove us, but we are all dog lovers). Finally as we left, the rest of the team came to the front of the venue and were laughing and pointing at us as we made our way out. The food overall was reasonable, but the management was unprofessional, immature and juvenile. This team needs to be replaced at your earliest convenience Shepherd Neame!

Can not believe what I experienced at this pub tonite, group of 6 of us, mix up on booking, which was fine, we sat ordered food, long wait, worse to come! One of our table had valid complaint regarding their food, Manager came to table accompanied by waitress rolling her eyes! Manager so foul mouthed and extremely abusive! If he had been in any other job would be fired on the spot. I am still in shock that any manager would spk to a customer as he did, I think a rethink in staff would be in order. Have been here before an all been fine. Maybe management has changed definitely for the worse. Worse experience I have ever come across in customer service!

Fantastic food, very attentive and professional staff. We had a table of 16 for a family get together and everyone said how lovely the food and service was. Would highly recommend.

Had dinner on christmas day, a party of 20, amazing service and lovely food. Staff very courteous and attentive - nothing was too much trouble - even though we were a large party. Good food portions and great atmosphere Thank you everyone 😀

Don't come here. Food and service absolutely awful. Owners Gary and Colin are absolutely awful. Avoid if you actually want a pleasant experience

The Green Man is a lovely pub with friendly staff, but unfortunately, some of the meals weren't as good as they should have been. Although they catered for vegans with a soya allergy, and the three sausages were tasty, for £16+ we would have thought that fresh vegetables would be served, rather than soggy, frozen green beans and broccoli. Also, we couldn't have a coffee after our meal because the coffee maker had ceased to work, and we weren't offered even a cup of instant coffee.

Very disappointing Christmas Meal. I have coming here for around 8-10 years for our works Christmas dinner and other family occasions and have never had a bad meal until last night. We paid £40 for a 3 course meal which we had to leave £20...

Sunday roast was lovely and all clearly home made. One of the best compared to a number of other places we've been to in the area The staff were great and very attentive.

Came early on a Sunday as a walk in table. Very nice servers and the food was faultless. Ate too fast for photos to be taken. Really great, will be back for another roast soon.

Arrived for Sunday dinner and after ordering we were told that there was a 30 minute delay on food. The restaurant was quite busy and it appeared there were shortages in the kitchen. We waited over an hour for our food. When it did arrive,...

Friendly staff and good food.. the only down side is limited parking there.

Having had a great experience many years ago here, we popped in for lunch today. Waited to ask for a table and received no acknowledgment from the man or woman behind the bar at all. I accept that they were dealing with other customers at...

Excellent food .service. Recommended 1000000%

Had a lovely lunch , the portions are extremely generous

No meal ordered but I often pop in for the beer, my favourite, Spitfire and its good. Friendly staff, customers, friendly pub dog and my boxer dog is always welcome! It's got a large quiet beer garden as well.

Myself and friends visited the pub on Tuesday (10/10/23). It was our 1st time there and we had a lovely evening. The waitress , Shannon, was lovely and very attentive. The food was faultless. We would definitely recommend it. And to top off the evening...we...

Earlier today my Mum and I had the most fabulous roast dinner, fit for a king! Unfortunately Mum could not eat too much and was taken ill with a suspected heart attack. I just want to say thank you SO much to all the staff, especially the Manager who could not have been more supportive. Now at A & E but Mum seems fine! Thanks again.

Annie & Shannon, and the bar man gave us a nice warm welcome. Beer was good, and we then ordered food. Generous portions, and nicely cooked (skate wing). No room for dessert, so will have to return!

I really like this place. Food is always good and staff and locals are nice. The beer garden is lovely on a hot summer day. Would highly recommend giving it a try if you haven't been before

Food is excellent and well cooked. Our latest visit we sat in the garden where there is no table service. Orders are taken at the bar.

All good for a first time experience from a recommendation. Can't fault the food especially the belly pork ..Sunday roast...just could do with a extra potato and some mash. Otherwise all good ty.

Everything was 5 star. The quality and quantity of the main course, especially. Sadly we were all too full to have desserts.

Not a great meal in honest. The chicken is not cooked properly. It wasn’t pink but was thoroughly slimy throughout. As if it had been boiled or something and then bung in the oven for a bit to brown it up. Wouldn’t come again. Barmaids were fine and polite so no complaints there

We had been for for lunch before a number of times which was very pleasant so we thought we would try dinner one evening - what a mistake, probably the worse meal we have had as a group. Pie of the day was all pastry...

Lovely little pub staff are great

The food took a long time to come out... it was quite busy but as the rest of the table had finished their food 20min before our food came out, it just didn't feel right. Fish and chips and pizza to take so long? The garden was quite nice, plenty of seating. Waiting stuff very friendly.

Fabulous service, beautiful staff and delicious food. We both had the fish special dish. Followed by cheese cake and a few wines. John and Julia xxx

Beautiful food and absolutely excellent service from very skilled waiting staff. Thank you for looking after our group of 12 on Sunday. Everything was perfect.

Popped in for a lunch, atmosphere was a nice friendly country pub, good selection of beers, lunch consisting of patè starter followed by liver and mash, food was exceptional tasty and good portions, no long waits, friendly staff, the whole experience was enjoyable and reasonably priced, would recommend this pub time and time again. Stark contrast to the pub next door, they served terrible food

Everything is first class the staff the food the atmosphere I highly recommend this Pub. We had a pretty waitress called Annie she was fantastic.

Food slightly overpriced for what it is. BUT Always friendly staff, good atmosphere and a large selection of beers and ales.

Very pleased old style pub but not suited to young families

Would recommend this pub and restaurant. Had a lovely meal of ham egg and chips. Good friendly service. Would definitely go again.

The food was delicious and the staff were very friendly and helpful - we will definitely be returning there again soon.

Decided to try this pub for a roast dinner and it turned out to be one of the best iv had in a long time. I also had one of the specials menu deserts which was lovely and much better quality to what you normally...

Nice food, good service and a lively little pub.

Feel free to go here if you would like to meet the rudest bar maid in Essex. Expect to be served with contempt and mardiness when they expect to pay you £20 for a burger! After a long walk with the family we decided to have dinner at the green man as it was such a nice evening so we ordered a drink and sat in the garden. When we went to order our food rather than hello we were welcomed with "table number?". I replied we are in the garden and the response was "no table number no order (or something to that effect). I sent my child running into the garden to get the table number. At that point the barmaid decided to serve others and I lost my place. My child came back saying there is no table number. The bar maid then asked "what table are you at? Is it the one by the pond?" I said yes. I was then told "well that's the only one without a table number" all I said was "oh right" and her snotty response was "well how am I meant to know you are on the only table without a number" I responded " well how am I ment to know I am at the only table without a table number either?". She looked at me and asked "well, what do you want?". I wanted nothing now. What a snotty moo. In fairness food looked great and all the other staff were lovely but unfortunately you have an entailed lead member of staff who is a total disgrace. If you are wondering what all the photos are then they are of other tables without a table number. You had better not sit on these as you will have the wrath of miss eyelashes to deal with. If you got to this point, well done. And if you want a happy ending we went to the Old Dog down the road and had a fantastic meal, that was much cheaper than the Green Man with super friendly staff. Please feel free to read my 5* review on that pub.

I was very disappointed with the meal I had (5.30pm on a Sunday). Had the roast dinner (lamb). There were 4 slices of lamb but it was way over cooked and really tough (lamb should be tender and succulent). There was also Yorkshire Pudding (burnt and overcooked), sage and onion stuffing, overcooked roast potatoes that were not nice at all, veg was small bits of cauliflower with some small carrots and beans. Came with side of mint sauce. This is probably one of the worst pub meals I have ever had. I don’t normally write reviews but felt in this case I had to. Would not visit again.

Another good evening at this pub, nice choice of drinks. Great service & staff. Thanks Gary & team we enjoyed ourselves.

Luvlly battle crusier nice Location

I’m not one to normally write reviews but had to share the horrid experience I had here. We heard what we think was the manager swearing at staff. He then started shouting at a lady who was quietly having a drink to get out of...

Lovely surprise found by chance. Good food and service although quiet due to inclement weather

Wonderful staff and epic food! 👍

Fantastic service and such friendly staff. Had a fabulous afternoon here. Thank you!

We had a 1 pm table booked and the service and food was fantastic, will definitely go back very soon.

Good food and staff. Nice garden.

Nice pub,lovely beer garden. But food was cold

Great lunch with lovely liver and bacon main course and an excellent freshly made large pizza. Well kept crystal clear cask ale. Pleasant, relaxed service. With a pint and a glass of wine before, and a classy £25 bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon with the meal, the total bill was a reasonable £70. Highly recommended. We will return to this pub.

Around a year ago the food changed here. Once our whole family would visit here regularly. After 2 disappointing family sunday meals we sadly found an alternative local restaurant. Today just myself and wife were working late and was passing, so we called to see if there were any tables. There was availability and thats not actually surprising. The lovely staff and pub itself is simply lovely. But the chef has changed and not for the better. Tell the chef that Lamb should be moist and slightly red at least. Not crispy and dry. Asparagus should be lightly cooked not sloppy and stringy. The best part of the meal on the specials board was the mint sauce. I hope thats not taken wrongly as i left the entire meal after one mouth. I cant say i would go back, but please seriously consider if the chef is keeping or loosing your custom.

Lovely meal Sunday 30/4 would recommend. Staff friendly & helpful & quick to serve at the bar.

Fantastic pub! Not very expensive and delicious food! The staff lovely and we stayed for the Quiz night and great atmosphere.

Over priced food nothing special. I'd expect better service no check back or offer of dessert plates where not cleard until after we left... Plenty of staff on standing around chatting to each other

We go to a quiz every Tuesday which is great fun. We have eaten there too. The food is delicious. Lovely staff and an extremely welcoming atmosphere.

Visited The Green Man last night. What a Lovely Pub/Restaurant! The Staff are Lovely, Friendly and Efficient. There was a Lovely Atmosphere about the place. Cannot wait to go back again. Thoroughly recommended!

Our group of 3 adults &5 children had a relaxed and enjoyable midweek lunchtime meal. Pizzas, ploughman's, chicken breast in mushroom sauce and kids menus all cooked well. Service was friendly and good and made for a perfect social meet before walking around Thorndon Country Park.

nice people and relaxed dining - good bar for all occasions .. midweek dinner was fine, house burger was saved by the bun and the bacon, decent chips .. a better beef pattie needed for five stars though .. battered prawn & chilli starter was good but not great

Lovely staff and superb food. Thoroughly enjoyable evening.

What a lovely meal, friendly staff, generous portions, great value Will definitely be going back.

Had Christmas dinner with the family and was fantastic - good service and food and great staff, always helpful. Just read the previous review and they said staff was not friendly. Must have been in wrong pub. Or just one of those family’s who love to moan about anything. Thanks again will be back .

Thursday 16th December 2022--Had lunch which was very passable, BUT we were lucky to actually get in the front door without one of us falling badly on the thick ice outside. We were very surprised the owner/management didn't have the savvy to apply some salt to the ice.

Stopped for a drink and a warm up and got both with a roaring open fire ! Lovely friendly atmosphere with good soulful background music . Could've and should've stayed longer

Great food, friendly service and made the effort to seat us without booking when they were busy, we will definitely be back soon.

Stopped by (family of 3) without a booking. The blonde lady that served us was so lovely, cheerful and polite that I had to comment on here. The pie was stunning (and huge) and the atmosphere was cozy and warm. Will be back soon!!

If you get the food you ask for its lovely, very disappointed last night! Ordered jerk chicken from special board only to recieve after waitiing an hour chicken in cream sauce with mushrooms, I said this isnt what I ordered so waiter took it away, waiter came back five minutes later & said very sorry but jerk chicken is off the menu , long story short I ate the meal they bought out because by this time my party had nearly finished their dinner! We did get an apology a refund & offer of drink on the house so not all bad. But I did notice on way out that jerk chicken was still on specials boards??

Top pub, great seats outside, lovely staff, very accommodating. Dog Friendly and serves excellent food. Great Walks nearby.

Despite the great setting and good service the food was very poor and woefully overpriced - they need to up their game. I don't mind paying if you get value but with mean portions and bland food the menu needs improvement (it was 'greasy spoon' food level not gastro pub). Waitress did check-in but with half the food left and 'it's just okay' comments it was clear we were disappointed. Went to another pub within 5 miles after and see same meals offered £7 cheaper and more meal compliments.

Have eaten here a few times before and have enjoyed the experience. This time it was not a good experience at all. Admittedly my party of four turned up early and where surprised to be shown to our table early. Menu's arrived and the drinks order was taken efficiently. We ordered four main courses, fish and chips, steak and kidney pudding, pizza and salmon. The batter on the fish was soggy and undercooked, the fish was tasteless, the pastry on the steak and kidney pudding was like concrete and the vegetables with the salmon where almost raw. The pizza was great. When asked if everything was ok we replied that it wasn't. The waitress tutted, rolled her eyes and then cleared the table, we asked for the bill which was brought to the table and we were informed that the three unsatisfactory meals had been removed from the bill, for which we where grateful. Will I go back again? Probably. I will put this one bad experience down to a mistake. Sort it out Green Man your food and service used to be wonderful.

Very nice tasty food, quickly served thank you.

Nice little homely pub and our old family favourite. We were here to bring our family together (group of 10) since the passing of our granny and to spread her ashes as a family at the cemetery nearby. It is a real shame our visit did not meet our expected standard. The food was good for all but service little & none. The waiter & waitress we had did not look like they really cared or wanted to be there (maybe they didn’t?) From the moment we walked in there was no interaction past a simple ‘yep/fine’ when we ordered our food & drinks. Disappointed and probably won’t be back again in a group.

Good food but very slow service. Vegetarian burger very small, small chips, dirty seats, bothered by wasps and flies

Good Pub Grub. Lovely roast dinners here

Excellent service (staff attentive, polite and quick service), exceptional food, very enjoyable atmosphere, beautiful outdoor garden and dog friendly! Will definitely return and would highly recommend this first class pub and restaurant.

Thoroughly enjoyed our evening at The Green Man tonight; Annie, the quiz master, was great! Highly recommend joining the quiz on a Tuesday evening!

Nice pub with good size beer garden. Decent food

Good friendly staff. Lovely food

Lovely place, staff very friendly and helpful

Superb location, lovely garden.

Wouldn't recommend the food not much choice