The Welsh Princess in Braintree

Popped in for a pint whilst in Rayne. Just the one cask ale, but a really well kept 1555. Spotted the menu and decided on food. Food was delicious, clearly homemade and very reasonably priced. Televisions showing sport were unobtrusive and the staff were polite and friendly. A really nice pub.

Excellent evening, great atmosphere and good service.

Lovely local pub decent gin selection too

Nice village Pub always welcoming

Fantastic pub. Great atmosphere. Food is great. Very chilled. Staff are friendly and very welcoming. Love it there.

Really nice staff, and great chips!!! Also dog friendly

Great day great people great music 🎸👍

Was a visitor in that area due to attending a funeral. But was well impressed with The Welsh Princess . A friendly pub and staff.

Nice homely pub, friendly bar staff and customers. Food menu is basic pub food but good quality.

Lively food. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. Well happy!!!!

Went to this fab pub for a charity race night last night. Fabulous! Great people and lots of money made for charity. Will definately be going back!

Lovely pub. Fantastic atmosphere. Great Race night. Will definitely be back.

Friendly staff. Lovely pub this is.

I just want to share this again... If you are looking for a laugh and a bit of fun, avoid this place. The punters are funny IF they talk to you. The bar staff are basically children with 0% personality. Maybe if you go there when they are rarely busy, you might find someone interesting to talk to. If not, the staff are indifferent and boring af... Not a great pub. Head down the road to The Swan instead... Don't bother with The Welsh Princess...

Visited here to see a great local band City Sounds and although this was our 1st visit here it definitely will not be the last. It's situated on the main road so access is very easy and simple to find. It looks tiny from the outside but has a real 'TRdis' feel about it. The place was quite busy but a space was opened up at the bar and we were greeted warmly by the bar staff and ordered our drinks. The prices were quite reasonable with a pint and a short coming in at just under £8. The atmosphere was pleasant and we could see it was a friendly local pub with a happy vibe. Although we had not eaten there the menu for bar meals seemed to be the nice usual favourites at very reasonable prices. Overall it was a positive experience from start to finish and can very much give a solid 5 stars to them, well done all round team.

Lovely local pub, shows sports, live entertainment. Nice place to pop for a pint. Also love the dog!

Great food, great drinks, fantastic atmosphere as usual.

Good beer and a classic pub selection

First time visit. Great atmosphere with friendly staff and customers.

Amazing pub! Always make everyone feel welcome whether you’re a local or a newbie

Hate it never this pub has a lovely atmosphere and the whole place is exceptionally clean

expensive beer cheap food and a nice beer garden. classic Essex pub what's not to love.

Great Pub with lovely helpful staff 😀 👍

So friendly and welcoming. Good food and huge selection of drinks. Several tvs to accommodate all customers sporting preferences. A nice place to be xxx

We are moving to rayne soon. My mother in law lives next door to the pub. She told us about the live music so we went as a family. We booked a table and decided to have dinner. The staff were very friendly and very fast service. The food was cheap and of great quality. The seating was set out to so it met with the covid rules. The live music was amazing. We had a very chilled afternoon here. Recommend trying the pub. Looking forward to our next visit.

Our new local, nice beer, friendly team, lovely little temp menu.👍

Very nice village pub with friendly staff

Don’t attend this pub the owner is rude from the moment we walked in. We sat at the table the entire evening, wore masks when we went to the bathroom. There was a group of boys who were moving between tables all talking loud, a girl came and joined their table even though she came with different people and then I got asked to leave even though these lads spoke to me and my husband and then told your going to get me in trouble and after saying I haven’t done anything was told you should of told them not to talk to you. Covid rules were massively broken by others not myself and yet the owner let them stay and told me to leave.

Nice place and well sorted with the latest measures for covid..

Lovely local pub, friendly staff, great location 👍

Nice staff, food ok but not great, prices good, toilets clean, bar is nice. I enjoyed my lunch here on 12th February 2020.

I've lived in village for 4 years and it's the first time in the pub. I can't beleave how friendly and welcome thy made me and the wife. Lovely local friendly pub

Such a lovely pub! It’s clearly had a recent refurb (looks nothing like the picture on here) Great atmosphere, pool table and dart board towards the back of pub. Child and dog friendly. Staff were really helpful, they brought over a water bowl for my dog and a few biscuits. Will definitely be returning.

Such a lovely pub! It’s clearly had a recent refurb. Great atmosphere, pool table and dart board towards the back of pub. Child and dog friendly. Staff were really helpful, they brought over a water bowl for my dog and a few biscuits. Will definitely be returning.

Lovely garden perfect for a late summers drink. Lots of tables and umbrellas and a small play area for the kids. Outside toilets, BBQ area and covered seating too. Lots of parking and just off the flitch way for a cheeky drink after a walk.

Since the new owners Tracy and Scott took over recently food is being served. All day!. I had a homemade Creamy chicken and bacon carbonara which was really nice, very well priced. And my father had a all day breakfast, who said was really good. Well worth a visit.

Great pub for a beer, sport, atmosphere and ambiance.

Friendly staff and a nice clean cold pint, and the bar food looked good too. Will return when next in the area.

What a beautifui little gem this one. Real ales and great food .

Horses for courses. The evening I visited, the pub wasn't busy, but the other customers were quite noisy. The pub does televise sports for those that want it, and they regularly have good, live music. A handy, local pub, but not quite got the cosiness and character I like in a country pub. Update - April 2019 - the pub will soon be under new management, so it will be interesting to see whether any changes are made.

Breakfast is lovely here! And good selection of beer and good staff thanks!!!

Great night out staff friendly and happy

Warm Rayne welcome. Cracking cheese club

Great welcome from staff fantastic music from El hayes good crowd i shall return

A great place for a quiet drink or a good night out, lots of good live entertainment and the beers always spot on

Out of the two pubs this was at our visit the quietest , it seems to rely on late drinkers, plus on our visit one of the ales was of and the staff seemed uncertain as to if it was or not ( though to our tastes it was of). After a couple of minutes debating we was offered a alternative .

Clean and well presented pub, inside and out.

Friendly staff great atmosphere always something going on just a real good village pub

Very friendly & great beers on offer

Revamped and a great atmosphere

Great pub, quality beer and friendly people, can’t wait for my next visit

A thoroughly decent pub ran by very experienced locals. A joy to visit

Visited twice in 2 weeks second time was in the hope that there would be decent customer service this time round I was sorely mistaken absolutely awful shan’t be returning here until the current owners eventually leave which shouldn’t be long at this rate the Staff were extremely rude send them to get some customer service skills because they are so rude!!

Popped in here on a Saturday night and was pleasantly surprised. Hobgoblin on pump which is always a bonus!! Good friendly atmosphere and staff. Great country village location. Would recommend.

Lovely pub on a nice warm evening its nice to sit outside and have a chat and a drink x

The staff were warm and friendly and the 15 min wait was acceptable for freshly cooked food. The homemade steak and kidney pie was tasty but the extra gravy that we asked for was very poor with little taste. The mustard was I am pleased to report was Coleman's as I think they do the best mustard around. The pie came with the usual puff of wind and I was pleased that the pie didn't come in an earthenware bowl that so often burn my fingers as I scoop out the contents. The carrots were just about acceptable but the broccoli was overcooked. Although I have rated this meal as average, it would take only a few detailed changes to improve the rating to very good.

Stopped here as i was passing, very friendly, nice pub, quaint, good beer!

Absolutely fantastic place for a drink. Well run apart from a gobby bar manager, little bloke with dark hair. Apart from that absolutely fantastic

Had 2 wonderful young ladies running this place for last few months, they came and changed the whole place. They managed to get rid of the awful smell which had previously kept me away. They started a great new menu so I had somewhere to go at lunch time. Now I find they have left. Let's hope you put a decent team in and not let it slide back to the way it used to be.

My local, recently under new management and slowly being renovated. Food is excellent with locally baked fresh huffers on the menu along with many fresh dishes on offer. Landladies and staff are very helpful and friendly and premises very clean and tidy with ample parking. Go visit you won't be disappointed!!

My local, under new ownership and just revamped the kitchen and starting doing food again. Food is wonderful, great burgers, steak and amazing huffers. Go, you will not be disappointed. 😋

I have visited the Welsh Princess a couple of times now and found it to be a lovely little village pub. Now, when I normally enter a pub like this (when I say "like this" I mean an 'old school' proper no nonsense/no gimmick pub) I usually would expect it to be good for a drink, but not food. This pub is different. They have a decent menu with all the favourites you would expect from a pub menu, plus a few cool extras. The food is also clearly freshly made and not quickly zapped in the microwave etc. I've had food here twice - first time we had a roast dinner which I have to say was bloody amazing (2 different meats and seriously crunchy roast potatoes!). Second time we had a few 'bar snacks' ranging from chicken drummers (with a crispy coating!), to fries with different sauces. All very good! Decent selection of beers & ales too for a small pub so all good on that front. I noticed a previous review saying that the place seemed outdated compared to a 'gastro pub'...but that, I would argue, is the point. If I'm in the mood to go to a 'gasto pub' where the food and drink will be decent but would cost an arm & a leg then I would go to one. If if want to go to an actual, normal 'pub' that, as a bonus, also had great food and drink but at also at a good price and a chilled out atmosphere then I'll continue to come to pubs like The Welsh Princess. Would recommend locals and people driving through Rayne / Braintree to try out this hidden gem of a pub for a drink and also some grub!

Lovely pub . Great food . Very welcoming .👍👍👍👍excellent menu and friendly staff .couldnt fault it and all my family agreed .

For a village pub its terrible. Outdated compared to other more modern gastro type pubs. Feels uncomfortable when you go in cause you're not a local. Lovely village, shame about the pub. Has stopped us from moving here!!

Nice friendly pub in the village of Rayne. Great atmosphere and good food.

lovely food home made which is a bonus! really nice friendly staff well worth a visit