The New Inn in Epping Forest

Very good and relaxed for family lunch

Great traditional pud good food and beer

Called in on a Friday lunch time after recommendation from a friend and was not disappointed. Lovely little old fashioned pub with friendly and welcoming staff. We had a sandwich each, wife had prawn and I had beef and stilton, on brown bread. Both delicious and will certainly be having again. Just a bit of info for those wanting to eat here, food only served Wednesday to Saturday, 12 00 to 14 00.

Front door was locked, we had to search for around the side for an entrance. A member of the party missed the side entrance and ended up around the back where the doors were also locked. Told not to sit at the table by the bar as Sunday night regulars expected. Selection of beers OK but quite clearly don't encourage custom. Went to order a drink for the 5 of us at 10.10pm and was told that the bar closed at 10pm! Not just poor business practice but sheer bad manners.

The perfect pub! We broke a journey here on the strength of the Good Beer Guide entry and were delighted that we did. Food and beer were excellent and the service superb. The friendly, welcoming staff and locals made us very welcome, and the landlord and landlady treated us like regulars. All that and the decor is great and the pub has a thatched roof!

Friendly staff and great atmosphere

Fantastic traditional pub. Excellent quality beers and a lovely team

Service is always lovely in here, we are from sapcote and come sometimes to meet friends and bring our two little dogs.

Lovely friendly pub with delicious honest food and a menu to suit most tastes and some good beer/drink options too.

Lovely pub, lovely hosts . We will be back .

Landlord is lovely 😊 thanks for being so welcoming ❤️

First time visiting and felt really welcomed, lovely service and nice atmosphere, would definitely visit again!

Went to this pub tonight 1st time. Lovely old proper pub.

Cracking old pub. Beautiful location and sympathetically decorated. Great lively atmosphere from the locals and warm and welcoming staff.

Absolutely fantastic pub with friendly, helpful staff. The food was reasonably priced, great value and tasty. The function room is tasteful and cosy and I am looking forward to returning very soon.

Great little pub. Can take dogs here too.

Amazing landlord and landlady Mick and Linda very welcoming and the food is amazing wood recommend this pub to anyone

Food lovely portion size is amazing friendly atmosphere.x

Cracking pub and always feel welcomed

Visited here for a pub pint with colleagues. Plenty of parking if you need to drive but an easy walk into the village otherwise. Great selection of beers and the staff are welcoming and friendly if you want to ask about what's on tap.

Great charity quiz last night. The food was good and the atmosphere was excellent. Lots of money raised for a great cause. Whilst we only won best team name we did sell the tomatoes in our salad today for £50. 🤗

Always a nice pint in a great relaxed and friendly environment

Great old fashioned pub with good selection of beers (real and other) and great pub food. Warm welcome, good menu and the chips are outstanding.

Lovely village pub. Great chips. Definitely going back

Really lovely surroundings and pleasant, friendly staff and a good pint of real ale..a really nice way to spend an evening highly recommended

EH Smith Quiz night 31st January. Excellent evening compered by Mick with lovely food prepared by Linda. We were well looked after by all their lovely staff. Thanks very much.😀 We will be back to do it again.

Lovely old boozer, beams and beer, open fire.....

Great service, atmosphere and company.

Lovely pub, dog friendly and grate village atmosphere

Came for lunch. Great food, drinks and hosts. If you are nearby, defo worth popping in 👍🏻

If you are in Enderby and need some quality basic food ( certain days ) and top quality ale...this is my choice

A lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Nicely decorated. Lots of outside seating. Has a secret garden, skittle alley and room to hire for parties. Also they do nice food.

Great friendly pub, superb San Miguel. Food is excellent, well looked after with a brilliant meal when I was struggling to eat somewhere. Would definitely recommend

What can I say about this wonderful pub’ friendly Staff ‘ helpful . Food was Spot on’ just wish all pubs could reach this Standard’ 10/10

Nice country pub short distance from the River Stort. A group of us met up for the OAP lunch. Homemade food at its best. One lunchtime a week they do a very reasonable two course meal. The chips are crispy. The cheesecake yummy. We occupied the restaurant and occupied the room at the back with carefully laid tables sporting pretty pink linen tablecloths. It’s really friendly too. A bonus in this day and age. Everyone commented how nice and hot the food was.

Nice local pub with friendly owners.

This lovely cosy village pub serves some great British food. Wednesday lunch is for pensioners so we thought we would try it. 2 courses for £6.50. There was a choice of about 3-4 mains and the same with desserts. I had ham, egg & chips, which is always enjoyable and the other half delved into fish, chip & peas . The homemade mint aero cheesecake with a dollop of ice cream was a winner and he enjoyed the fruit salad with ice cream. Very pleasant staff. If you are into a real ale, you will certainly get a choice here but if you prefer wine, there are 3 on tap plus all the other drinks you expect from a pub.

Cosy pub, friendly staff and a great chicken wrap for lunch. Great.

Extremely friendly village bar Spacious beer garden We drank inside at the bar Very comfortable seating Great pub grub

14th March 2022 (man with the springer spaniel) 🐕 ...Just been here at The New Inn for a wake of our late dear family member, friend and local man Robert Heywood. I must say the food was of excellent quality and excellent service as well. All in all a brilliant wake. Thanks very much. Sorry about my dog jumping up on the tables. He gets so excited 😊

We visited the new inn yesterday while staying over in Enderby and taking a trip down memory lane. The landlord gave us such an amazing welcome. The pub is a really lovely village pub, the ambiance is lovely the landlord and his partner are so lovely, friendly and welcoming. We had such a lovely afternoon we didn’t want to leave! All the locals are so friendly and welcoming also and was such a pleasant change to find such a lovely village pub that is open and welcome to tourists without feeling clicky. We will definitely be back and thank you for making us feel so welcome and making our special day even more special! Caren and Adrian

Excellent food and service (Sunday Roast) Two of is had the roast lamb today. Best I've had in ages, meat tender, vegetables cooked perfectly and a full plate. My 6 year old grandson had an adult cod and chips and even he cleared his plate (he's a big eater). Service was excellent. If you're looking for a cosy traditional pub, with tasty and plentiful food with a great atmosphere then this is the place to go.

A small village pub that serves a good selection of beers which pleased my husband. I’d booked for a Christmas dinner taking friends that do the “best”. They’d missed this one. A superb very tasty hot Christmas dinner with an excellent selection of vegetables. Mary, the owner served with a smile on her face all the time. Excellent value for money too. 3 courses plus coffee and a mint. Superb. Thank you. I should keep this info to myself in case you all go and “no room at the inn” for us.

You know when you fancy a traditional dinner with fresh veg? Well that’s exactly what we got. I had the lambs liver and bacon served with mash, runner beans, carrots and broccoli and hubby had steak and ale pie with the same veg and chips and gravy. Both served freshly cooked and piping hot, absolutely delicious

This place is very small and unassuming from outside, but once inside it has plenty of space for a quiet drink. Staff and very friendly and service is quick. COVID measures are well handled with fast and efficient table service and hand sanitizer available on every table.

Dropped in for lunch in the garden. Nice pint of Doom Bar washed down a plate of ham egg and chips. Two eggs and chips were crispy. Very good.

This is a delightful country pub with a warm welcome. We travelled here on Boxing Day and the Christmas atmosphere added to the cosy interior. We didn’t eat here but the menu looked tempting with various pub-style options. The pub is on the main high street and it has a large parking area. It’s chargeable for non patrons but if you add your licence number at the bar when ordering it’s free (I guess this is to deter commuters). There’s a large outdoor area with benches so I’d imagine this is very popular in the summer. A lovely, relaxed hour passed quickly, we’ll be back.

Great atmosphere, good band playing. Well cooked food on the barbie at reasonable prices. Lovely afternoon.

Walked to pub from mooring on River Story. Warm welcome in a lovely pub. Good beer, good wine (several). Fish pie and rib eye steak were great. I ordered rare steak and it was, very tender and succulent. Service very good and very friendly. All at a reasonable price.

Dropped in for a quick drink while waiting for a train. Marvellous place. Warm welcome, good conversation, music low enough for comfort. The layout is slightly unusual but it works! As you enter, you find yourself not facing the bar but alongside it. This layout ensures that everyone sitting at the bar sees everyone who enters immediately without turning around. The drink was very good value. A barbecue had taken place in the garden at lunchtime, and almost all the food had been sold, so attendance must have been good. Lovely people. Will be back. Great village too, and not far from London by train from Liverpool Street. You may hear a cuckoo if you're lucky.

Fantastic place and what a find... Had a drink and food there we ordered scampi and chips with salad it was the best scampi I have tasted didn’t have to wait long and the lady who I think was the land lady was great fantastic service nothing to much trouble and after dinner we had afters and that was lovely too cannot find anything wrong here...and will be returning soon

The welcome was warm and friendly and after ordering our fare it arrived in good time. The tuna melt baguette was average but the small said salad was very limp, with lots of brown bits on the edges of the lettuce. Overall I was somewhat disappointed but will try again to give them another chance.

A very friendly pub with wholesome food at a good price. Outside are for children to play and welcoming to dogs. So very comfortable for those Summer days.

Took my Asian girlfriend in for a steak. Firstly I was asked to produce identification for her (she’s 26) she had left it back at our accommodation 2 miles away but no concession was made. I’m glad she is Buddhist and wasn’t wearing a burka. Felt unwelcome. They Got the order wrong. Food was cold. Won’t be going back. Bad atmosphere

Lovely pub, good service, pleasant staff and regulars who make you feel at home. Pub food and choices available are very good.

This was a Friday lunchtime during half term. The pub was full of mainly middle-aged people and felt it was the 'local' for a lot of them. Food was standard pub grub (I wouldn't call it gastro at all - at lunchtime anyway) which was perfectly acceptable and portions were a reasonable size, but I thought the service was quite slow - I ordered a plain burger and chips for my son and I had a filled baguette which took about half an hour. Also we were served it without cutlery or condiments which I had to ask for. There is a garden behind which looks very pleasant.

Mary the landlady and owner makes everyone feel special. She and her staff are very attentive. If you have a special meal requirement as I do being quite solid Gluten Free. They take the time to understand. This is a cosy, lovely Gastro Pub. Food very tasty and presented well.

I booked a table at this pub on a Sunday for a group of five walkers. When we arrived we had a table designated but the food delivery was appalling. One meal arrived after about 10 minutes, another after 20 minutes, a third after 45 minutes. Two of the meals hadn't arrived after 50 minutes at which point we cancelled.

A very cosy gastro pub. Friendly with attentive staff. Food was very tasty and hot. Puddings also very nice.

We went to the new inn Roydon for a Christmas lunch with a group of friends ,the staff were amazing and friendly,efficient and the food was exceptional .really got us in the Christmas spirit.

Typical village pub where locals gather to catch up on the tittle tattle. We always get a welcome here when I attend meetings in the little function room. Today I visited with my daughter for lunch. A nice simple menu. The food was served in good time and was well cooked. The chips were particularly nice as really golden and crisp. Do look up opening hours before you go as they don’t do food Monday evening.

We ate here for the 3rd or 4th time on Saturday 19th AugustHow utterly bizarre! It is apparently acceptable for two drunken punters to bring in their own wireless speaker plug it in and use a smartphnoe to assault the ears of everyone in the bar area to their own particular taste in music? There was also some very poor attempts at karaoke, a but of drunken dancing, and much staggering about from a small number of drunken punters at the bar. The two barstaff consisted of one woman who was helping out and it was her first day, the other, I presume more experienced, member of staff did initially several times ask that the music be turned down so that it didn't disturb people in the restaurant, this worked for a short time, but soon it was cranked up again..... there is a sign out the front saying "New bar staff needed" ...... how true. The music and drunkenness spoilt the evening for me.Now don't presume that all is negative - the staff were actually very nice, apart from failing to control the customers at the bar. The food was again very good - certainly the best of the three pubs in the village. We were impressed when the waitress come over and said the the chef wasn't happy with the halibut and wouldn't send it out, so would we like something else - well done! All four of us enjoyed the food, and the beers and wines were also very nice.Again it is the only pub in the village that alliows dogs inside - an important consideration as the nights draw in and the evenings become chilly.The low rating this time is simply a reflection of the awful noise a small group were allowed to inflict on the rest of the customers.Would we go back again? Yes - but armed with a wireless speaker and my iPod, my choice of music would soon clear the bar leaving us to enjoy a tasty meal in piece.Not sure where the owner was, it they were in the kitchen maybe they weren't aware of what was going on at the front of house?

Just popped in very late at night for a pint. Very friendly welcome and good service. Food service at lunch time

Good village pub - reasonable pub food, good beer, friendly staff. Dogs welcome in garden. No food on Mondays.

Visitamos a unos amigos en la preciosa zona de Roydon y decidimos tomar bebidas y luego comer en The New Inn. Este 'pueblo' tiene un ambiente familiar, debido a la vibración personal amable y accesible. El pub en sí tiene un ambiente íntimo, con un amplio jardín donde se puede beber, comer, los niños pueden jugar o simplemente puede relajarse. Tienen una buena selección de bebidas y comida fantástica.

Habíamos planeado hace algún tiempo para visitar amigos para un tradicional almuerzo de domingo que viven localmente.

Increíble asado y postre por 13. 95. Estaba tan lleno que apenas podía moverse. Encantador pub village y muy acogedor. No puedo esperar a volver

Vienen aquí por gran, local y auténtico pub inglés comida. El pastel de carne con cerveza es para morirse y la selección de cerveza es fantástico. Muy relajado y cómodo donde te sientas bienvenido a pasar tiempo con la familia y amigos.

Tuvimos una comida de domingo, era mejor que mi propia cocina, ambiente cálido, la comida caliente y abundante, relación calidad-precio genial

Visited weekends and evenings and the staff are always friendly. The place ranges from comfortably busy to quite quiet depending on your timings but flips between the two quite quickly. Have always been able to find a table when we have wanted to eat as a lot of people come for the food so the tables turn over reasonably quickly, although I have never been rushed to give mine up after eating. Prices are good with main meals starting from about £7.50 moving up to about £15 although many of the options are at the cheaper end. Whitby scampi and chips seems popular and having had this myself I can see why. I did get adventurous and try the sea bass with stir fry vegetables and new potatoes - what a great choice, perfectly cooked and good portion of sea bass with a beautiful stir fry full of flavour. People on the next table starting asking me about it as it looked so good. If I saw this on the menu again (it was on the specials board) I would have it in a heartbeat. The Sunday lunch is £12.95 for 2 courses. There have always been four choices when we have been, lamb, beef, chicken and pork and All meat options come with a Yorkshire Pudding. They always have a veggie option. Great range of veggies on the plate Roast potatoes, swede mash, potato mash, cabbage, carrots are all cooked well, not hard, not soggy but just the right amount of crispness. Plenty of gravy, and if you want more you just ask and they bring you out a jug of it! The puddings are home made, the ones I have seen most are bread and butter pudding, sticky toffee (had both and they are very good), profiteroles, chocolate fudge cake, baileys cheese cake, lemon drizzle cake. There are around 7 options on the board at any time. All come with a choice of custard, cream or ice cream. One of our guests asked if they could have a mixture of custard and cream and were told "you can have all 3 of you like love, not a problem". Have been to the pub as a couple and as part of a table of 6 and each time service has been friendly and they will reserve you a table if you give them a call. They do cook from fresh so it takes a little longer at busy times but not excessively so. Ok, so as well as the food it is a pub so should mention the beer and wine. Good range of beers, lager and a cider on tap. Decent quality and clean glasses. Wine comes in bottles (full size) or for individual glasses red is in small bottles, white and Rose is on tap - now I was rather dubious about this when I first saw it but I when I tried the Sauvignon blanc it was very drinkable and the perfect temperature and I had a second large glass! Usual assortment of spirits etc and prices seem reasonable on the drinks. Soft drinks are done as a standard glass or a pint. You find a lot of customers have been coming here for years mixed with visitors to the area, there are two other competing pubs in about a 20 yard radius in a pretty small village so it must be good to survive. We have found the locals quite chatty if you sit at the bar and the village is lovely with some really nice walks down by the canal. Overall a really good pub with really good staff.

We found everyone very approachable and nothing was too much trouble for them. The day was made very special. The food was excellent and service equally so. We would thoroughly recommend this venue to everyone. Although from Britian, we booked this 'blind' from New Zealand having never visited this establishment-and found everything to be superb. Thoroughly recommended. Thank you, everyone involved.

the meals are always so good can't fault anything yes it takes a while but they do everything fresh whats the hurry

I have been here twice now and both times the service has been below a standard that I would expect.The first time I ordered a steak and onion baguette, the steak was burnt and there were no onions. Very poor indeed.The second time was for the Sunday roast, again the service was very poor ( it took over an hour to arrive, with 2 small kids this is unacceptable) but at least on this occasion the food was decent.The garden is great for the kids which is the only reason we went back

A friend and I stopped here for lunch one day and were very pleased to have found it. We were given a warm welcome and service throughout was good. An excellent choice of pub food and a specials board. It was very well cooked and very reasonably priced. Definitely recommend it.

Visited here on several occasions for Sunday lunch and always very tasty with friendly staff, lovely big garden for the children

Visited the New Inn tonight as they start their beer festival. 15 ales on food and music what more can you ask for. Will come again.

Very friendly local pub serving good food and drink. On Friday evenings during the summer they also provide a barbecue in the garden which is good value. Food is hot and well cooked. There are plenty of tables in the garden and a play area at the end so ideal for families. Staff are always friendly and efficient. Through the year they also have entertainment nights which are popular. Once a week they provide a lunch for older residents which is also very popular. The New Inn is just what you would expect and want of a local pub and thoroughly recommended.

Had lunch here recently With some friends of pensionable age.I had cottage pie, served with 3 veg, carrots, runners and cauliflower.No potatos or chips were offered and also no gravyI have eaten here several times and was aware that the portions tend to be on the small sideThis time however I thought this was pushing things too far Didn't want to cause a fuss, as my companions seemed perfectly content The food was all of reasonably good quality.Ended up having an Indian meal 5 hours later in Stansted AbbotsSo didn't go hungry.My contribution at the pub £20At the Indian £22 Makes the Indian very good value in comparison !

We visited here for an evening meal with some friends The food was plentiful and everyone enjoyed their mealsWe sat in the garden and it was very pleasantWill definitely stop here again when cruising down the River Stort.

This pub was recommended to me by one of my work mates. He said it had a good beer garden and indeed it does. My wife and I fancied Sunday lunch out and we thought we would try it. We are glad we did. In today's times, two courses for £12.95 we consider to be good value. We decided to have the beer battered cod with chips and peas. We paid for the meal and sat in the beer garden. The surroundings were pleasant, plenty of tables on grass with trees and shrubs at the sides. There was a children's play area at the bottom of the garden. It was busy without being packed, we didn't have to wait too long for our food. The plates coming out to the other customers all looked full. The carvery looked good. Our cod chips and peas were good too. A good sized piece of tasty battered fish, plenty of tasty chips and peas without being too many. It did fill us up. For dessert my wife had the ice cream sundae, served in a reasonably sized glass and I had a decent sized wedge of hot chocolate fudge cake, served with cream though ice cream and custard were available as alternatives. It was a most enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings. The staff were friendly. This being a pub and not a restaurant their menu isn't huge, it was chalked on a blackboard across from the bar, but the food is good and we will most certainly be coming here again.

Visited on a hot Tuesday in July. Proper pub with an excellent garden and a welcoming atmosphere. We sat in the garden with a cold drink and a sandwich. Recommended.

Just a few minutes walk from the station and perfect for visiting by boat from the River Stort.An authentic pub with good service, nice beers and a huge garden. The pub often has BBQ's and an annual beer festival.Staff are friendly and efficient in this lovely pub.

Booked a few days before the visit.Car parking: Plenty of space on a Friday Lunchtime, arrived 12:15Was greeted in a friendly manner by the lady serving behind the bar (not sure if this was the owner)Our table was waiting for us with a reserved sign.Good choice of food from the menu, drinks were brought to the table while we pondered the menu. Three different mains were ordered, all three arrived at the same time. Piping hot and ample portions. My guests commented on how well the vegetables were cooked. Sweets were ordered, two the same and the other different. Again all three arrived at the same time. Ample portions and very tasty.All staff are friendly and competent at what they do.A thoroughly enjoyable meal, in a friendly atmosphere, would certainly come again and recommend to friends.

We live in the village and have the opportunity of eating at all the establishments which we do from time to time. Just returned from the New Inn after the most delicious Dover Sole along with the stir fry that I have probably ever eaten, ( apart from my wife's I am told, sorry Jack (he's the chef). Definitely the best place to eat in the village, oh and the beer is top notch as well.

Excellent food served here. The Sunday roast is delicious. Great value for money. Staff are friendly, lovely old style pub atmosphere.

Came here for a family members birthday dinner and we all could not fault the place, the staff were very friendly from the moment we stepped in to the moment we left, the food was absolutely fantastic. We will definitely be visiting again really soon.

pub inside is average really but the garden is superb for a summer function or for taking the kids as it has a great adventure playground at the back. barbecues in the summer are quite good.

Went on Feb 14th for my sons birthday. Eight of us, ordered the Sunday roasts, platters to share and some cod and chips. None of us could fault any of the meals and the service. This was our third visit and the previous two were just as good.

This is a real village pub. The service, food and drinks are all excellent. We have eaten there many times and never had a bad meal. The Sunday lunch is superb.

Probably the most underestimated pub and eatery in the Roydon area. A typical country pub, excellent ales kept to a high standard. The main eatery is in the bar area but the establishment boasts an excellent chef who serves up a varied cuisine. There is the standard menu but the specials board is always changing with a host of different dishes, all being very reasonably priced and certainly plentiful. Sunday lunch is another chapter in itself, normally a selection of four roasts with vegetarian options and four freshly cooked vegetables. If you can manage it the sweets are to die for. The pub is spotlessly clean and Mary the landlady obviously runs a tight ship with great staff. It is obviously a locals pub but all visitors are made to feel very welcome. Having lived in the village for all of 6 weeks what a find to have this great local on my doorstep.

Lovely pub with great outdoor seating. Evening bbq and live band who were amazing! Great summer pub for kids has it as really large grounds at the back for kids to play on swings etc.

very friendly staff . good beer , and there food is excellent.large beer garden . swings for the kids . and they hold events for charity

Had a meal and pint in here. Staff were friendly and helpful and food was quickly prepared. Tasted amazing and was quite a reasonable price

Mary runs a great pub, having been at The New Inn for many years. Friendly atmosphere obviously very popular with the locals. Good choice on the menu, very tasty nice size meals. Location in the centre of this lovely village with easy parking in their own car park. Well worth a visit.

great pub, great and perfect food, very friendly with very polite staff. very clean plenty car parking.

On sat 8th august I celebrated my 65th birthday with 15 of my family and special friends, at the New Inn Roydon ! Mary, Tracey and all the kitchen and bar staff were excellent as was the food !! Nothing is too much trouble, they go out of their way too make sure you are happy !!

The New Inn is a lovely old pub, nestling in the pretty village of Roydon. I met a group of friends here for lunch, which was very enjoyable. There was a good choice of food and all our meals were delicious. My only complaint, a poor cappuccino, poured straight from a machine, so no froth on top!

We've been popping in to this pub for many years as we live locally. The food is good old fashioned pub grub, scampi, burgers, fish, meat pies, etc, always well cooked and well presented. Recently held a baby shower in the small room, it was great. Staff are always friendly and helpful. Would thoroughly recommend.

We went there for dinner on Saturday night. The staff were very pleasant and welcoming and the place had a good atmosphere. There is a menu with the usual pub grub choices but also a blackboard on the wall with the day's specials. We chose from the board and the food arrived fairly quickly and it was beautifully cooked.. We enjoyed our meal so much that we wanted to go back the next night but unfortunately they stopped serving food on the Sunday at 5.00. Will definitely eat there again if we go back in the future

Mr S and I visited here, on the off chance, last Saturday for lunch. As usual I chose from the specials board (chicken curry sizzler) and Mr S had steak. Both were lovely. I really don't know why we don't visit more often. Perhaps it's because our waist lines would expand ever further! Portion sizes are always generous here.There was a notice saying there will be a BBQ on Bank Holiday Monday - count us in!!!