The Woolpack in Braintree

Stayed here a few times definitely the best rooms i’ve stayed in. The rooms are spotless i can honestly say i can’t fault anything. The staff are all welcoming & so are the locals. unfortunately there’s no chef but lots of places to eat near by & offer a discount. will look forward to booking a weekend with my partner will definitely be coming back on a karaoke night was so much fun with a excellent choice of drinks

We have just returned home from celebrating a friend's birthday at the Woolpack where we were one of the lucky couples staying the night. The team here were friendly, welcoming, hugely hospitable and honestly could not do enough for us. Beautiful quaint rooms, comfy beds with crisp linen and spotlessly clean. If you are in the area or need a place for a small event, look no further.

Had to return while in the area. Always a lovely place to meet up with my friends & family always a warm welcome from the wonderful community & staff at the woolpack. Had a lovely lunch from the cafe that’s now joined the woolpack food was absolutely amazing. always a pleasure visiting this lovely old building & will be booking a room for the festival in september.

Place we had booked had no car park & no street space so we happened on The Woolpack instead. Lovely old building, genuine, warm welcome from staff and a nice outside area (sadly too cold for us to to use it). Limited beer & food choice due to a big festival in the town the day before but we all enjoyed our burger, sandwiches & loaded fries. Only tiny complaint is that the prawns could have been drained longer as sauce was a tad watery. Lovely smiley folk and proper filling food - what else do you need? We would all go back.

Came here to listen to a friends band and was able to grab a table for lunch. Sunday lunch choice of beef, lamb or turkey with giant yorkshires and all the trimmings. Kids ate free! Would definitely recommend, staff were really helpful and food was good. Nice outdoor seating area too. All in all a good place to go and we will be returning

We ate here for Sunday lunch and the food was lovely. The portions were very generous and it was a lovely surprise that children under 10 ate for free! Everything we ate was very nice and the service was good.

Popped in to this lovely pub for food & a few drinks. What a lovely atmosphere food was fantastic was made to feel very welcome locals was watching rugby staff where amazing will definitely be returning 🙌

Popped into this lovely village pub on Saturday. Great beers on tap, really nice atmosphere and will definitely be coming back. 😀

Great pub, lovely open fire, hotel rooms are beautiful! Came for a night stay and drinks then went to the sister restaurant! Would recommend

Had really mixed reviews of the Woolpack. First time I went the food was excellent (although the dog that lives there did pee on my jacket)… I then returned in summer with my family and had the most indescribably horrible kebab of my life. There are some odd people that go this pub a lot and there seems to be rife drug use

One of the worst pubs ever experienced everyone was very rude everyone was on drugs I will never ever return

Great pub in lovely Coggeshall! Went for a few drinks and Sunday lunch and it didn’t disappoint, also loved the beer garden. Can’t wait to return

My partner and I live locally and I’d been wanting to check out this pub for a while, as it looks so stunning from the outside with beautiful gardens. We went for a Sunday roast recently and I was quite taken aback by how basic and unloved it was inside. The landlady was friendly but the service from the wait staff was incredibly slow even though there were only a couple of tables occupied. My partner had the beef roast and I had the chicken. The portions are HUGE and they give you extra gravy without asking for it, which is a massive plus point. My chicken was pretty nice but the potatoes and veg were absolutely delicious. My partner said his beef was quite tough and he didn’t enjoy it. After we’d finished our meal we must have waited over twenty minutes to have the table cleared and no one asked if we wanted dessert. Another ten minutes passed before we could flag down a member of staff. Unfortunately, in the intervening period, I heard the chef make a really repellant slur about a member of the public who had committed the heinous crime of asking for a burger on a Sunday. Because of that, we didn’t order dessert and we won’t be coming back.

Terrible pub run into the ground in high is such a shame as it’s a nice period building.My friends and I went out for an evening drink and we’re continually charged different prices for the same drink and when we enquired we were told if we don’t like it we can leave.

Amazing food and so much given for a Sunday Roast we had to take some away with us. If you are hungry eat here

First impressions as we walked in was too much furniture ! jammed in all over the place , very odd . Ordered our meals 3 beef and 1 lamb shank.A lot of food turned up BUT it was not good veg had no salt and our beef was so tough it was uneatable so took it home for the dogs. service was fine but the food was the worst by far and expensive. A real shame as we went with high hopes , we will never chance it again ,pity .

I'm disabled and death ( pershall hearing loss )and her excuse for her behaviour telling me i dont look disabled was i dont look it. With multiple customers joining in with her. And her excuse was her kids are disabled and got autism. Wow . Free house too avoid like the plage

Wow what an amazing experience, the food was fabulous and I can't fault the time here xx thank you xx

Best roast around,good value for money, amazing. Staff really helpful and super friendly highly recommend.

Returned to this lovely pub for Sunday lunch with friends. Had read lits of comments re a bit expensive. However for the amount and quality of food it was priced right. Large portions with plenty of veg. Cauliflower cheese is out of this world. 3of group had the beef and I had chicken. Beautifully cooked. The desserts had by the others looked fab. Very friendly great atmosphere. Will be back soon.

Beautiful country pub, amazing refurbed rooms and great food/ beer garden! Complimentary breakfast hamper was also a lovely surprise

Stunning old pub with beautiful rooms, worh friendly staff & one of the best steaks I’ve eaten in ages. Truly amazing stay.

Came down here with the family for a meal, a bit pricey but the food was absolutely amazing definitely worth it especially the pizzas!

Me and my partner stayed overnight at the Woolpack for a wedding nearby. The pub itself has a fairly typical "old man pub" vibe to it but the barmaid was extremely helpful with showing us our room, explaining how to access our rooms once the pub has closed and also trying to get us a cab from the venue. The room itself was gorgeous, clean, and spacious. Leaving a complimentary breakfast in a hamper along with a fridge full of milk/juice/yoghurt was a lovely and unexpected touch. The adjoining bathroom was also massive and beautifully decorated. I would only caution that local public transport can't really be relied upon to get anywhere from the pub. We went to a wedding that was a mere 4-minute drive away and both of us wanted to drink, but few cab companies would even consider picking us up due to Coggeshall not having its own taxi service, and those that did quoted around an hour. Our return cab to the venue ended up being £26 on a Monday night. As such, if you can drive it's certainly recommended. Basically, a lovely place to stay but definitely plan ahead and expect a long wait for taxis due to the area.

Stayed at The Woolpack visiting family nearby. The room was lovely and really can’t fault the staff, Kaylee (sorry if that’s spelt wrong) was lovely. Thank you to Lee the chef for the lovely food and for going out in the pouring rain to look for my lost father in law, and to Martin for the most beautiful pub garden I’ve ever seen. But mostly thank you to Walter for being the pub puppy (whom I love!). We will definitely be back soon. Looking forward to sitting in the garden without the rain.

We visited as part of a pre wedding celebration. We pre-ordered our food and the TA reviews lifted our expectations. We had prawn and avocado and blue cheese salads at £18 & £17. The salads contained a selection of ingredients but were small in size. Whilst they tasted ok being charged these prices I expected them to be a cut above the rest. Our friends had pizzas eating only half each as they were disappointing and lacked flavour. Not a good experienced and over charged for what was mediocre salads. Just to make things worse we spoke to a regular in the garden who confirmed it was a nice pub but the food was terrible. We definitely won’t be returning.

I ordered a cheese and pickle sandwich for £8, so I expected it would be a good one. For that inflated price I hoped there would be nice thick doorstep slices, cut from a proper loaf, and nice thick slabs of cheddar in the sandwich...

The Woolpack would have got 5/5 if I could have got an invoice or receipt for my stay. Unfortunately despite repeated requests one has not been forthcoming which means sadly, I cannot stay here again. Lovely welcome from Debbie, beautifully decorated room overlooking the garden....

Table had been booked a week in advance for 6. We had travelled 1.20 minutes to meet family for lunch. Pub was pretty outside but when we arrived at 12.30 it was packed with guests waiting to go to a wedding. No table available for...

Lovely beer garden. Popped in for a pint or two and stayed for food. Hot day.. Hungry but not hungry kinda weather. Ordered a chicken & bacon Caesar salad with my daughter. We both really enjoyed ours. How can a salad be so delightful and...

Beautiful character pub, big beer garden & friendly atmosphere and the chef makes the most amazing salads! Best I have ever tasted. A taste explosion in your mouth. So much so, we are back again today!

Came here for dinner and drinks. Although the menu choice is limited if you don't like burgers, the quality and quantity of the food is something you have to experience! We both had a burger off the "Specials Board' which were as good, if not...

As a regular guest - staying 4-5 times a month can happily say that in terms of the welcome, the accommodation, and the FOOD.. absolutely wonderful. The Woolpack is my favourite place to stay. The food - make sure you bring a big appetite -...

After taking stick off the last trip for not getting food I had to prove myself getting the woolpack whopper... let me tell you it is not for the faint hearted. Crafted on mount olymups itself it is a burger for the gods pr those...

Came here for dinner with friends for the first time & am so impressed! The food in here is so good, portion sizes are unreal! Definitely recommend!!

All 4 meals were superb fab home made cooking and the burgers were huge will definitely come again and will recommend others to come

One of the best Roasts I’ve eaten out.🙌great choice of meats & so much veg & roast potatoes. Proper home cooked roast. Lovely atmosphere & staff were very friendly. Looking forward to our next visit. Thank you 😊

Quite possibly the worst Sunday roast I have ever experienced. The meat is borderline inedible. Processed slices slammed in the microwave is exactly what it is. For £35 a head for a 3 course you expect a premium cut of beef nicely cooked to a...

Obviously business is thriving at the Woolpack. Tried to book a double room and breakfast for a local wedding in November 2023. Explained that we would need to check in about 13:30 as wedding starts at 14:30 but the receptionist advised that could not be...

Had Sunday lunch here three times in the last couple of months. Always great home cooked food, friendly atmosphere and good service. Highly recommended.

A fabulous rustic, village pub that offers a quality Sunday roast with all the trimmings whilst you nurse a pint by the open fire. Excellent food always served here.

As the heading suggests the lovely room was above the disco bar and the floor vibrated from around 9 on Christmas Eve til 1.15 a. m Christmas Day. The music had started a little quieter as we had popped down for a drink and dance...

Visited on Christmas Eve for lunch, warm and welcoming, very friendly and food was lovely, the fish and chips is huge and super tasty. Good service, and great little pub.

What an amazing place to stay. Arrived a little earlier than check in but no issues and shown to our amazing room (finchingfield) which was quite stunning and beautifully decorated. Staff were fantastic during our whole stay with nothing too much trouble. And just a...

Good honest pub grub and a brilliant atmosphere. Stating the obvious; this pub is old and the building feels a special place to be. We had three courses and enjoyed every dish. Nothing at all fancy, just freshly cooked pub dishes to a very high...

A fab find that way exceeded our expectations. We stayed in the Denham room, which was really a suit with huge bathroom and views over the church. Meal in the bar was home cooked and good value for money

Just came home from a stunning 2 night stay at this beautiful newly renovated pub. What can I say the bar staff member Sarah was the most welcoming and friendly, Martin was too and Gabby well she was a complete breath of fresh air nothing...

Came here to have lunch with my friends, lovely roast dinner couldn't fault it definitely coming again. Absolutely recommend coming here!! Great value for money and the portion sizes are really good.

Recently moved into the area, visited a few times, after hearing of the new chef we thought we'd try out the new menu. Food was excellent, wide variety with some interesting options! Will be visiting again for sure. Staff are always welcoming.

Amazing food (roast dinner) portions were very generous, would definitely go again. Very family friendly, staff were all nice 🙂

Service was ok. Starter reasonable. Roast beef awful like school dinners beef over cooked grey in colour & flaky. Roasties & veg left to long, instant gravy thick.

Came here looking for a bite to eat as everywhere else in Coggeshall wasn’t serving food until 6. All the staff and customers were very friendly, especially the lovely spaniel that welcomed us. They politely told us that food wasn’t available until 6 but we...

We've lived near the village for over 10 years and have visited here a number of times, and always felt a bit unwelcome and like if your face doesn't fit you shouldn't be there. But hey, sometimes you fancy a drink, Coggeshall isn't overrun by...

This pub (the last of two in the village) has had a significant investment by the new owners. Its clean, bright, friendly, the beer is fantastic and the limited food (at present) very good. I predict good things for this fantastic place and suspect the...

Came here twice with friends who I was visiting in the town, wonderful welcoming little place, beautiful garden out the back, and great pizza. Couldn’t ask for anything more.

Lovely old pub, food was amazing, especially the pizza. Locals all so friendly. Landlord Martin Marshall made sure we had a great time. Don’t forget to try the porn star Martini!

Fantastic little village pub with its historic period features. Lovely staff and fantastic range of gins and vodka. Pizza’s and big boy kababs you must try. Highly recommended!

Great pub. Staff really helpful and food came out quickly and was great. I would definitely go back again. 100%

This beautiful pub built in the 15th century is warm and welcoming. We had amazing pizzas - pepperoni and hoisin duck! Very friendly place!

This is an amazing pub to visit, close to the church so perfect for weddings, christenings etc and great parking. The staff are lovely an can't do enough for you. There is a wide choice of drinks, the vodkas and whiskys collections are fantastic. It...

Good food good company and brilliant staff. I have not been in the Woolpack for a longtime and was very pleasantly suprised. The dark interior is now a nice open space, the food (intresting selection) was great, had a great night will definetly be back.

Great old world pub with fantastic welcome. We visited the Woolpack for lunch and got a warm welcome from the staff, the food was great and there was a good selection. Everything was promptly delivered a d piping hot. The bill was very reasonable. Staff...

One of our favourites to visit! Amazing food, always something different to try. We went for pizzas as highly recommended. Thin crust as we like it went for the goats cheese with fig. It was amazing!!!! Menu had lots of great combinations of toppings. Garden...

The building is stunning, staff very friendly and the variety of drinks is spot on! ( even have a cocktail machine!) Me and my partner have had the pizza a few times and also caters for veggies very well.. would recommend also.. peanut butter whisky!!!...

Me and some friends decided to try the Woolpack for the first time and I could not fault the place. Food was loverly, staff was amazing, plenty of drink choices for a small bar and the locals was very welcoming and friendly. Such a great...

We have been for the curry and pizza nights which are superb value and great food. The takeaway pizzas are also fantastic. Massively improved since re-opening after lock down.

Met friends here for a catch up a few times and have always been made to feel very welcome by staff (especially Martin and Mel) customers range from all age groups and they have always been very pleasant, yes you get a few drunk people...

Excellent Pizza, Not sure what the bad reviews are about? The staff and owners have always gone the extra mile to ensure we are accommodated with Veggie Options. Dog-friendly relaxed environment and a lovely garden. Great range of beers and Gins at reasonable prices There's...

Went here with my family for the Pizza and Pint night (Wednesday) Wow what can I say apart from the pizzas are spot on! absolutely delicious. The landlord was very accommodating when it came to my teenager who likes very random toppings. We even managed...

Basic menu but fantastic food, good pricing. Lovely atmosphere in pub, very welcoming. Dogs welcome too which is great. Highly recommend.

Pizza with whitebait, pigeon or donner kebab *sic didn’t fill me with enthusiasm. Unwelcoming (seemingly if you’re not an everyday local), overpriced wines that were obviously bought from a supermarket and generally tired and dirty throughout. Such a shame as this used to be a...

Sunday Lunch was really good Would highly recommend : suggest booking though , Gammon and Lamb superb ! Lovely Traditional pub

Visited this place after a poor visit, with the pub down the road. Found this place very welcoming and met the lovely landlady lily who was such a delight to speak to. Nice pub with welcoming locals, none of the snobbery which I'd encountered earlier...

After visiting another establishment in this wee village, we decided upon this place after hearing 'rave' reviews. The landlord and landlady and locals gave us a warm reception, and lovely food. It's the little things that matter, have to say the pizzas we ordered we...

Can’t believe this place, put simply if you’re a regular you do not have to follow rules. Drink and be Merry. Sat and had an average meal whilst the locals just drank, sat together and did what they pleased. No social distancing, no hygiene protocols....

dont order the pizza what a load of rubbish we orderd 3 of them taste like a 4 year old has made them I don't no how he can sell them I would sooner have a microwave pizza my mate had a burger that didn't...

Had a very nice Sunday roast One veggie option. Lovely gammon and at least 6 veg plus Yorkshire pud. First visit since change of management.

The first time I've had food here and had a delicious Shepherd's pie..home made, hearty and great flavour too. Fantastic value with excellent service.

Eaten hear 3 times now had such a wonderful Sunday dinner. Had great pizza and fantastic artizan burger

We sat by the lovely real fire in the bar and had the most wonderful pizza (made in the pubs pizza oven) and a bottle of Ghost Ship and it was just so lovely to be in a really old proper English pub with locals...

As The Woolpack had been recommended, we were looking forward to Sunday lunch here. Sadly the recommendation did not match up to the reality. I will say that the staff were very nice and friendly, the vegetables were fresh and plentiful and the potatoes were...

Called in after visit to local church and whilst beef curry was enjoyable the scampi was disappointing as more fried cover than scampi. Asked for salad to replace chips and was minimal with just 1 small cherry tomato cut in half. Tables sticky. Staff unassuming...

Was a quiet pub next to the church but a lovely building. Just ordered sandwiches which came in next to no time, along with fries. Barmaid very friendly and pleasant. Good food and prices too.

A beautiful medieval inn, pre Tudor. Quaint and cosy. Special real ales offered on sale here. A lovely quiet, real local pub. Food menu is wholesome and reasonaballe priced, Delicious 'Specials' often available.

Quick midweek lunch and we chose the pie of the day (steak and ale) and a beef curry from the specials board - generous portions, extremely tasty and such great value. All washed down with a couple of pints of ale in perfect condition from...

Friendly bar staff and very good three course evening meal. Good atmosphere made an enjoyable evening.

Having explored coggleshall and arriving at the church next door at and 2.15 we called in to the Woolpack in the hope of lunch. Service was quick, lunch freshly prepared and it was very tasty indeed. One of us had lamb shank and new potatoes and veg, one veggie lasagne served with the best chips ever, golden and fluffy and I had vegetable pie (feta, spinach and sweet potatoes) with creamy mash and veg. Main meals were around £10 each. Good portions, beautifully cooked and the historic interesting surroundings made it a great venue.

Will definitely come back again - just the sort of pub I would love to spend time in with friends and family ❤️

Food & drink always excellent but they have been putting on some great themed events, which make great use of the recently renovated beer garden. Bring your own vinyl a few weeks had a nice chilled vibe & this weekend's Jamacian Independence was fantastic, food was delicious & great value (jerk chicken, ribs,Cajun burger £2.50 each) & DJ playing classic reggae & ska.

Enjoyed a wonderful family meal here - good selection on the menu with traditional favourites and some more sophisticated options. Well presented, good portions, home made - everything a decent pub meal should be. Really good beer and wine selection too. Child friendly and a pleasant courtyard garden. Am planning to return for their midweek 'Burger and a Pint' night..!

Called in here for an evening meal for the first time since the landlord changed, and the food is very good indeed, with very friendly efficient service. Nice to see the place being run well again. Worth a visit if your in Coggeshall.

We went on a Saturday night. Our starter was the cheese garlic bread which was filling and tasty. For mains we had the steak and chips, and chicken and mushroom. Excellent service, the portions were generous and the food was delicious and freshly prepared. (Some items on the basic menu might be frozen.) There was a choice of three ales plus draught Guinness. A very pleasant experience and congratulations to the new owners. The bill came to £67 including drinks and tips but no pudding.

This is a really old pub probably as it was hundreds of years ago and sits near the impressive church. We only had sandwiches but they were really good. If you lie traditional this is the place for you.

Four of us called in for a late lunch mid week after a visit to Paycocke's recently. We decided to go for the baguettes which were lovely and crispy and generously filled. It's a proper pub, not rejuvenated like some to a ridiculous extent and overall it was a pleasant experience.

I am glad that places like the Woolpack still exist in our increasingly bland, homogenised world. Entering the ancient pub is like entering another age altogether. Don't come here if you want slickness and modernity. Come here if you like authenticity and history.

We visited this stunning village and wanted to stop for a rest before continuing to explore.

Pre-arranged a lunchtime visit at The Woolpack for a group of ramblers for lunch (meals & drink) and upon checking on the day prior to our arrival to inform them of our numbers and chosen meals I was duly informed that they would not be cooking meals today as they had had a busy weekend so was going to have a break today. Also stated that he needed to replenish his stock. No advice was given as to a substitute venue for us to visit for lunch and basically he was not interested! Fortunately we found alternative very welcoming pubs in Coggeshall who met our needs, The Chapel Inn and The White Hart. £300 of lost business and now blacklisted, what a way to run a business!!!

After visiting the church next door it was time for lunch and from the outside The Woolpack looked interesting. We were not dissapointed. A collection of small rooms with a very friendly lady serving behind the bar. As we only wanted a small meal it was suggested a cheese ploughmans to share all washed down with a pint of local beer

We had lunch in the Woolpack Inn after visiting Paycocke's house. It is really old, dating back centuries, and has a lovely atmosphere. The menu is varied and includes snacks, sandwiches and main meals, and there are also daily specials. The bacon and brie baguette with mango chutney was brilliant! It is also really good value and the staff (and regulars!) were all really friendly. We will definitely return if we are back in the area.

The Woolpack is certainly old and untouched for years. In terms of the food it serves today, in 2017, and the service, both are fine. A good honest pub menu.