The Shepherdess in Chelmsford

We had a most enjoyable lunch here. There was plenty of choice on the menu. The food was well cooked and arrived promptly. The portions were generous too. The waitresses were very friendly and helpful. Could not ask for any more.

See chef use same knife to cut raw sausage then quick wipe with dry dish cloth then cut cooked sausage sandwich in half another quick wipe with cloth then cut next next customers salad all on the same chopping board. Looked down at my sandwich and my sausage was still pink but apparently it was a cumberland sausage and that was why.

Reasonable menu , a food was good but the service was really slow . OK but not the right place for a quick meal ! The guy next to me had the all day breakfast , we joked it was called that because it took all day to arrive !

Had lunch before heading to Stansted Airport. Excellent service, food very good, nice atmosphere. Would definitely eat here again.

Had the protein packed breakfast, which incidentally was not especially substantial, & a mug of tea. No issues during our meal & friendly service with a smile. Paid with my card & left. 2 days later saw on my account I'd been charged £16.50. Looked online & the breakfast is £8.50 & a mug of tea is £1.40. Been ripped off. I would advise anyone against coming here.

We went here after the Remembrance Day parade in town. They serve breakfast and lunch, the menu looks great you can get all breakfast items, lunchtime meals such as fish and chips, burgers, lasagne and jacket potatoes. As well as sandwiches and wraps. I had eggs Benedict with salmon and my mum had a bacon and a avocado sandwich we had 2 lattes and 2 teas. The food presentation is great and you get a small salad garnish on the side which is really well presented. Altogether this came to just over £20 which is amazing! The service is very friendly too. It’s great to see an new independent place in town and I highly recommend them and wish them the best of luck.