The New Inn in Epping Forest

Lovely old pub full of character with old oak beams and trinkets. Food was lovely, beer top notch and even friendly locals, will be back!

Nice food cosy & friendly atmosphere

Lots of people having meals on a Thursday evening, & a wide choice of ales, lagers & ciders for the drinkers.

Visited the pub on Saturday. There was a private party in the beer garden. A band was set up in the garden as well. The pub was really nice, good choice of beers. Children and dog friendly. Staff were great. Apparently, they do nice food here, although I didn't have any. There was a BBQ run by the pub for the guests. A thoroughly good night was had by all. It's worth a visit.

What a lovely pub and lovely people This is going to be my local from now on

Wonderful service, fantastic location and an overall enjoyable experience

Great food,great beer friendly pub

Nice. But it has one of these miserable "enter your car number" parking contraptions; it's free parking, but make sure you enter your car details at the bar!

Great little old fashioned pub. Supper friendly bar staff and good food at a great price.

the worst pub in essex what an absolute dump i’d stay well away from this place at all cost.

Nice food and presentation. Very cosy

Went to a funeral in The New Inn. Food and service was excellent good send off to a great friend

Absolutely fantastic lovely place and food really lovely staff

Food overpriced greasy junk. Waitress very friendly, attentive and good service. £16 for a few fried fishy balls greasy chips and salad is a joke. AVOID My friends chicken wrap was horrid and we both fell ill afterwards. Hoummus and pitta tasted of lamb fat.. very weird. AVOID

Only went in for a quick one but nice looking pub, good service, nice outdoor area.

Aug 2023- great garden with dog. Great food. Serviced got, fresh and good portion. Friendly staff.

1£13.95 for fish pie mostly mash with bit a frozen veg not worth the over hr wait .

A real pub. No TV! Organised and friendly. Lovely garden.

Lovely pub garden for a summer visit.

Went on Sunday teatime, there were no vegetarian meals left,and thd staff mber who told us 1st one wasn't available didn't think to tell us 2nd wasnt either! Clean but run down, we didn't stay in the end as no food I wanted

Brilliant pub, lovely staff, music at the weekends, bbq too. Really good value. I'll be back.

Nice place amazing live music too! Beautiful beer garden with friendly staff defo recommended!

Really love these wood beamed country type pubs. Everything about them is lovely.

Went there for my husbands birthday as he's sister sheila lives in Harlow all my boys and partners ,grandchildren too surprised him.what a lovely day we had, lovely pub perfect food staff was first class so helpful prices were good too we were very pleased ,nice surroundings took plenty of pics.would return deffo again ..Great place .thank you

Friendly staff, excellent service, fantastic food and proper traditional old fashioned pub

Food smelled great on arrive. Unfortunately I didn't eat. But I did enjoy the spacious beer garden. Must go back for dinner

The food is fantastic, the beer is brilliant, the service is impeccable. The atmosphere is always friendly. Mary and her staff run a home from home pub.

A nice little 'traditional' pub! Lovely function room, perfect for a small occasion! Amazing garden too!

Plenty of free parking. Welcoming friendly staff. Great choice of food. A lovely place to celebrate Mothering Sunday. Turkey Roast was hot and delicious. It was good to meet the chef and his family. Gave me the chance to compliment him. Look forward to dining at The New Inn again. Thank you to all for a wonderful time

We booked the back room for a gathering on a Sunday last year (after having got married in the local area the day before!) and everyone at the pub was so helpful and friendly. We prebooked some finger food which was all great, and food from the main menu was brilliant too. The beer garden is ace and the beers are delish.

Fab pub. Lovely atmosphere. Big car park but make sure you enter your number plate inside the pub.

A very cozy setup. The owners and staff are very friendly

Fantastic Sunday dinner thoroughly recommend a visit great atmosphere too

Great place for pub meal and quiet drink in the picturesque village of Roydon. Train station 7 min walk away with direct links to London Liverpool street and Cambridge North.

Food roast dinner very very good and friendly staff too 10/10

Cute little bar. We had few beers after a kids party. Then we had a Cosy dinner in the front bar. Beers were great, locals and usual beers so plenty of choice. THe dinner was amazing. I had liver and bacon with vegs. OMG the liver was perfect so tasty and big portions. Six of us everyone was very happy.

Nice little pub with a big beer garden and friendly staff

Very good local country pub. Food was good.

The food was brilliant and the beer was brilliant. The pub was outstanding

very friendly staff good food and drink excellent evening

We can't thank Mary and her staff enough! For our wedding we were staying at the Roydon Marina Village, with our wedding venue being The Barns at Lodge Farm. The Roydon Marina Village is a 10min walk from The New Inn pub. So we decided to hold a pre-wedding meal for our Bridal Party at the New Inn (approx 35 people), and a wedding party the day after the wedding (approx 60 people) at the pub too. Mary was an absolute star throughout. We pre-ordered the food for the night before so everything ran smoothly, and we held an Irish themed day for the party after the wedding in the pub garden, including an Irish band. The pub garden is huge, with lovely lighting and a small park at the back for kids to play in. It was a perfect setting for our parties. Mary was so helpful throughout and nothing was too much to ask. They also put on a buffet for the party and we had access to a private room for guests to put their bags and coats in, free of charge. Everything was perfect, we all had a great time. Thanks again Mary, we'll be back to see you all again, Abi & Cara xx

The chicken sharing platter was tasty

Great little pub, service is always great and friendly

Excellent service and good pint. Served in a friendly manner. Luch menu contains good quality fayre at affordable prices 👌

Lovely friendly local pub with a warm welcome. Highly recommend their roast dinners Absolutely delicious 🤤

Lovely roast dinner on Sunday and very reasonable

Food was excellent, friendly staff, very reasonable prices, no kids desserts (7.30pm), massive family friendly beer garden 👍

Staff very friendly, food very good and a great atmosphere.

Excellent value pensioners lunch. Staff lovely and friendly and helpful.

Fantastic beer garden to enjoy a cool drink on a sunny day. Perfect for a stop when cycling along the canal.

Very friendly pub. I met up with a friend for lunch. The pub was spotless and staff very helpful and happy (always good to be met by smiles rather than solemn faces). Food was well presented and good portion size. I would definitely go back again.

4 of us had lunch here today. Lunch was really good and sitting in the sunshine in the garden was fantastic. This is our 4th lunch visit and not our last.

Been here a few times. A cosy little spot with friendly staff. Free car parking on site. Good atmosphere and setting. I always know I will have an enjoyable time so will surly come again.

Nice interior and garden. Pricy for food. Pleasent staff

Had a great sunday roast. Good choice of real ales.

Very nice food. Friendly staff. Service a little slow. But fantastic food. A good evening all round.

Lovely food nice people just didn't have enough staff probably better going during the week

Just missed lunch, coffee was weak but a pleasent trad pub with a beer garden.

This is a proper pub with really good proper pub food, and pleasant staff.

Lovely atmosphere, good service & great food

Food was delicious. Service friendly and good.

I had a really great meal here the staff and food are excellent and it has a very spacious and sunny garden. 10/10

Nice food, reasonable prices only thing its small so get there early

Fish pie was very tasty the service was good reasonably priced two lovely lady serving

I was looking for a nice place to eat in Roydon on a Sunday lunchtime, and had been told my options were limited, and that The New Inn might be the best bet. Well, I checked the reviews here and the pictures and the food looked very basic, which wasn't appealing. But, as my friend said, the choices were limited. So we decided to go for the Sunday roast beef and drown any disappointment with a bottle of the house's finest red wine. Their finest red wine turned out to be their only red wine. But it was quaffable enough. And the roast dinner? Surprisingly good, well cooked and tasty, and the staff did everything they could to make our meal a very pleasant one. Which it turned out to be. I really enjoyed this meal, the pub is cosy and very much a local country pub with many regular returning customers. And I'm not surprised at that now. It's well worth a return visit.

Great staff that came and got use because there was a table which became available and had a lovley meal .thanks

Looks nice on the outside but doesn’t allow dogs.

Very nice afternoon had a good lunch and very nice staff the food very good.

Very pleasant village pub. Clean and tidy with courteous staff. 👍🍻

Really nice family run (not brewery owned). Beer is good and cheapest in Roydon. Not tried food but mum goes to the senior citz lunch and says it's good

Friendly service and delicious fresh food.

My favourite place for Sunday roast 👍

Was at an outdoor event so only used the bar to get a drink.... The inn supplied the food which was good basic finger food ... Tasty 👍weather chilly so a brazier here and there would have been welcome 😊

Lovely Old Fashioned Pub , with lovely Landlady and staff

What a lovely pub. Friendly staff, great food and service. Will be returning

Fantastic food, good value for money. Staff are really friendly and helpfull. Tracy stood out as having a great knowledge of the beers on offer.

Staying at Roydon Marina, this pub is a short walk away. Seating inside and out. Masks not compulsory. Friendly service. Tasty food. Would recommend

The place could be lovely, the garden is wonderful especially if you have children. They can go and have fun. The only issue is the owner. She simply cant be bothered and that shows, the service is slow, and it feels you are bothering when ordering something. What a shame, it could be such a great pub.

Great food great weather lovely waitress

Best pub in Roydon, with a few well kept real ales. The beer garden is massive and well manicured. Handy for excellent walking or cycling in the Lea Valley and the country lanes of Essex / Herts borders.

Beer good, welcome good, environment good, weather good. What more could you want?

Lovely friendly pub. Very accommodating during the Covid social distancing regulations. Dog friendly outside, not sure about in doors. The garden is gorgeous, lovely and rural.

Always excellent food and staff beautiful village location - proper home cooked food great Sunday roasts

Love the food and staff and atmosphere great for eating out

Wonderful to be able to socialising in the sunshine. Nice pub reasonable prices good friendly service. Very enjoyable

Good food .friendly service and covid safe .

Good food . Good beer . Good prices

It's a rustic country pub with home cooked food and a lovely landlady. Always a pleasure to visit. Lovely garden to sit outside in the summer.

The food was amazing The staff were very friendly and made us feel very welcome

Nice little local pub. Drinks were reasonably priced and the staff were friendly. Didn't try the food yet but I'm sure we will be back to give it a go.

Very friendly staff excellent foid

Great Sunday roast in this busy village pub

Best pub around. Great food. 10 out of 10

Great atmosphere good food and friendly staff

Country pub with garden as yet unaffected by the rush to look like a mass chain of inns. Long may it last.

Mary and her team are always fantastic, great food, great hospitality and fantastic for families!

Brilliant food best place to eat

Good beer and sarnies after a little stroll along the river

Nice place . Mary was lovely behind the bar.made you feel comfortable & welcome.

Lovely friendly pub with a massive beer garden set in beautiful Roydon village.