The Viper Mill Green in Brentwood

The menu for a Saturday night was boring have been here before for Sunday lunch & it was very nice & our table was not in a very nice area & very tight as we had booked before we arrived I though we would have had a better table ?

One of the best roast dinners I’ve ever had

Good old fashioned country pub, Beautiful surroundings, service was excellent, roast was amazing. Looking forward to coming back.

A lovely country pub. Great ale and grub. Service is really friendly. Lots of walks around to work up an appetite. Situated in the middle of woods.

Good food, friendly atmosphere. Location is deal for walks to work up an appetite.

Fabulous country pub in the middle of nowhere. Food rating of 2 for hot dogs and poor chips at beer festival... suspect Sunday lunches in regular restaurant much much better. Beer and staff excellent and friendly.

Another delicious lunch at The Viper, an absolute gem of a pub!

Lovely pub, serving good food and a good beer.!

The food is OK but not the biggest choice for picky dieting eaters

Definitely recommend great service and a very friendly place, and the food was great 👍

A really warm welcome from the staff. A great menu, something for everyone. If you go over the next few weeks, try the ploughmans. Very filling and lots on your plate. Highly recommend the ales as well.

Great pub, fulfilling its potential.. Oakham citra best golden beer in country, imo.

We went to the above Public House, having never been there before. It was a pleasant place to be.

Really lovely pub serving great food and with a nice selection of local beers. The Ploughman's lunch was awesome! Nice big garden with plenty of benches.

Great food, a nice sized garden and a lovely inside too with great staff

Very tasty Sunday lunch, this pub is very old and somewhat cramped inside, but it was never built as a restaurant but as a Ale House that has now become a restaurant. Great location in the woods as well, I would definitely go back.

Visited The Viper on Friday 31st for a wake and would like to thank you all for the great service. Special thanks to the lovely barmaid who even gave us a lift to the station. Will return when back in the area but cannot recommend this pub and more. Thank you :)

Went there during a beer festival. Had a marquee playing live music, music was amazing and made us stop from our walk. Also dog friendly. Food was really good. Had ceaser salad and chip, delicious and portions where good for the price.

Just spent afternoon and evening at beer festival. Live music with Melvin Beddow Big Band...whatca great time! Fantastic band playing wide range of music, lots of dancing. Gin tent for those that don't want beer.

Great place would highly recommend visiting we had a lovely sunny day ate outside meal was great well done to all the staff very efficient!!!

Beautiful little pub in the middle of a forest.

Great pub in the woods. Visited on a sunny day and external area was quite full. Staff excellent. Food and drinks very good.

I have not eaten here but the pub is lovely and it's a really nice place to have a quiet drink or two.

Best pub for food and a pint, went in don't have to book, go up to the bar and order food an drink meal was ready in 20mins, best time to go 6pm onwards.

Excellent food. Roast dinner was very tasty, good portions and also delicious crumble for dessert. All good value for money. Thoroughly recommend a visit, we were very pleased with the service.

Been coming here for 20 years, great place

Lovely old pub set in the middle of the forest. Good parking, plenty of outside seating, ideal on a nice summers day.Excellent choice of ales.

Great pub, cosy friendly staff. Amazing.

Great to see this pub back open, a real gem.

Great Pub with excellent motorcycling roads nearby. We will be back for food soon.

Food was amazing, staff really friendly Open fire lovely atmosphere

Nice little pub to stop off at for a refreshing ale.

Out of the way can be a good thing, or a bad thing: for the Viper, it's an excellent thing! The Viper has always been worth travelling to, for food or drink, and the cosy atmosphere (with some olde worlde decor) just reminds me of what good well kept pubs were and that there's still a place for them. Well worth a visit.

Great pub, spot on for everything

Excellent proper pub. Food and service spot on

The Viper is like an oasis, especially if you travel by bike; located in the middle of woodland it feels miles from anywhere. There is a very good range of beers, and the brews we sampled were really good. However this isn't a foodie destination; the sandwich I ordered was nicely presented, but the bread was a bit dry, and the choice overall wasn't very inspiring.

Good food, service and atmosphere

Really nice country pub with lovely garden, good selection of beers and nice food (we only had sandwiches). Friendly and happy staff.

Visited for beer festival. A lovely quaint pub sensitively updated. Good range of beers and ciders.

Relaxed pub with plenty of seating and shade in the beer garden. Good provision of parking and beautiful, shaded wooded walks in the immediate surroundings.

Really great place. We went there for lunch after a countryside walk. It's in a lovely location with lots of outside seating. The food was fantastic and served quickly despite being busy. The staff are very friendly and helpful, I would highly recommend a visit.

Lovely country pub. Always worth visiting but especially for the Bank Holiday beer festival's. Didn't get a chance to eat, but standard pub food on the menu.

Very nice and recently renovated proper country pub. Decent food and drinks fairly priced.

Great meal beaten by the main let alone starters and puds service was really good will have to go again

revisited the Viper again yesterday with some friends and was very disappointed with their menu. We have been here numerous times in the past and had some really good lunches like the excellent ham or cheese ploughmens,ham ,egg and chips, steak and ale or chicken and mushroom pies, sausage and mash but all seem to be missing from the present menu ? The menu is now very basic more like a cafe menu such as jacket potatoe with cheese (£7-95 ) or tuna and sweetcorn (£8-95) or sandwiches e.g. ham and mustard (7-50) and their beefburger at £16-95. The menu now seems expensive . We left with out ordering and do not plan a return visit

Read about this online yesterday and popped in for a drink. Sat outside in the sunshine and they have great AF selection of drinks.

Great food and real ale. Really nice refit of the pub. Dog friendly. Nice walks opposite.

Lovely traditional pub with good pub food.

Brilliant service and superb food. Excellent

First visit in a few years. Welcomed to a lovely pub in the countryside . Lovely setting, and I will definitely be returning to try the food.

Fab pub , telling all my friends about it 😀

Didn't have any food but great vibe, and dog friendly. Look forward to the next visit

Lovely old pub on the middle of nowhere. Big car park. Loads of seating outside. Lots of seating inside. Food and service was amazing. Definitely go back.

First time since reopening and very pleasantly surprised

Most of the picnic tables were full on a very nice warm and sunny day.

Really lively weekend with good fun, music and food. Good atmosphere.

Super country pub serving real ales. There is parking and also a beer garden. A variety of meals are on offer each costing around £15 pound a head.

Nice pub, staff friendly and helpful, great woods to walk after a meal.

Went with three friends to their beer festival on Friday 26th of May. Whilst the beers were nicely cooled, many lacked any condition (and this was the 1st day of a four day event). We were even more disappointed that of the 40+ beers on offer, all but one came from Essex (that was in the pub bar). What was really annoying that all beers up to 4.9% were £5.00 per pint, and all at 5% or over (of which there were few) were £6.00 per pint. These prices are an absolute rip-off. It was also unnecessary to charge a non refundable £1.00 deposit for an old CAMRA beer festival glass. Probably the cooling equipment was provided by local breweries and therefore those breweries wanted their beers showcased, but you do not go to a beer festival to drink beers brewed locally and commonly available in many pubs in the area. We will not be attending any such event in future.

Lovely grub. Nice down to earth phb.

Proper pub Decent beer,welcoming staff,country surroundings.

Great pub in nice countryside surroundings & not too far from chelmsford,or london beers a bit too pricey though £5 up to 5%,£6 5% & over Abv,great local sourced burgers would still go again

Nice, quiet and warm place to spend time with family or friends! Tasty food, good beers and nice staff! For sure will come back. Don't hesitate to stop, however you travel or looking for a nice place!

Visiting from Bristol. We stopped here after a family walk. Table of 8 (mix of adults and children) we all chose different meals, and all the food came out at the same time and we were all very impressed by the quality of all them . Good honest country pub menu. Service was efficient and friendly too. Would recommend.

Lovely pub. Few and far between now days

Found this by accident, recommended by another pub as we only wanted a light meal which they weren't serving. Opposite the pub is woodland so lots of dogs and humans having refreshments. Food was nice although a little on the pricey side, but isn't everything. Nice friendly atmosphere.

Only popped in for a quick pint. Very helpful staff. Would not be out of place in a bustling village. Good range of beers,ciders and lagers. Large car park and outdoor seating. Will go back for lunch. A must visit pub !! 👍😃🍺🍻

Great to have this lovely country pub reopened. Just as I remember it with good ales and pub food. Large garden and deservedly busy on a Bank Holiday Monday

Good local beer selection and food is excellent

Very and I mean VERY tasty food. The portions were also incredibly big. My friends got fish and chips and it was huuuge (and tasty). I got a BLT sandwich and what I liked is that it was homemade. Or as I said “a sandwich that your Mum would have prepared with love and care”. <3

Quick visit after a friend recommended and did not disappoint! Both staff and patrons so friendly and the Scotch egg was so good! Loads of outside space for when the sun comes out to sit outside as well. We will definitely be back soon, thank you! Xxx

Lovely ladies serving food and drinks. Food was really tasty and great value for money. Good selection of well kept real ales. Really good atmosphere in this lovely old country pub. Definitely worth a visit 👍👍

Came here for Easter lunch with a massive group of people, service was excellent & so speedy! The food was absolutely lovely too

Lovely little pub, lovely country location, lovely food, lovely service, lovely staff, you should go, it's 👍

Very friendly staff, great atmosphere and delicious food. Good beers too!

Lovely old pub serving great traditional fair with a smile.

Beautifully restored and dog friendly. Would recommend after a dog walk. Great beer and good prices

Lovely staff and great country pub.

Lovely pub with great food. Not bad price.

So glad the viper is back good food and lovely atmosphere looking forward to summer days outside

Fantastic beer selection and good service! Haven't tried food, maybe next time!!

Wonderful place. So clean. Staff are so happy. Food was great.

Food was great but they were suffering staff shortage with a pub full of customers so the speed of service was a little disappointing. Hopefully this can be resolved soon.

Fantastic food and a great atmosphere. Dog friendly with a lot of good dog walking areas around.

It was lovely to be back in the Viper again, it look really lovely.

Great pub Great beer 🍺 Great staff 👍

Excellent pub, great selection of beers in traditional setting, can't beat it.

Nice little old fashioned pub. Excellent beer and decent food

Nicely refurbished. Friendly staff and a good variety of real ale.

Awesome quality pub love the décor and you cannot beat a fireplace on a chilly day full of atmosphere very cosy and most importantly the beer on tap is top notch 👌on a back drop of the woods it's a really nice popular pub and polite staff shall definitely be back 😁

not been here for a while. lovely pint of jake the snake. and we both had fish and chips. the best I've had for a long time. Will be back soon

Excellent refurbishment. Good beer and food. Dogs allowed in bar on left. Tables you can sit at ( not all reserved by people who don't turn up). About an hour's wander through the footpaths from Ingatestone station.

Lovely renovated country pub in the heat of some local woods, perfect for a pint before and/or after a walk. Food is good although could be improved with a booking system.

Good beer great food proper old style pub

Ok pub .. fairly busy need more beers but just opened again so understandable..

Lovely feel to the pub. Great beer. Will try food another time

Back to the excellent old-style "Viper" 12 Ingatestone Pedallers well served on 01.01.2023.

Yes. Just yes. Cosy, comfortable amazing pub! Huge range of ales, scrummy food and wood burning fires!!! Dogs are welcome, and I love that in a pub, everyone was chilled out and enjoying themselves. No drama and a happy tummy, I can be fussy with drink but no complaints here! Here's to more visits in the awesome and semi secluded gem!

The pub has been renovated and its stunning inside lovely atmosphere and staff definitely worth a visit 😊 🍺🍺

Been here a few times now, and it's a fantastic little place, great beer selection and food was brilliant. I had the steak pie, very happy. Definitely worth a visit!