Ye Olde Cherry Tree, little oakley in Tendring - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Friendly welcome and great food

Service was slow and drinks forgotten Pub was empty when got there and took over half an hour for food to be served Ordered the lamb roast dinner and what can I say probably one of the worst roast dinners I’ve had Where do I start … the gravy was lumpy The roast potato’s where the size of my fist and not roasted had been chucked in a fat fryer and soaked up a load of grease The lamb was chewy and tasted bitter for some odd reason Yorkshire was dry Veg under cooked Never known rhubarb to go in veg mix on a roast The ground up mint sauce was un spreadable And the parsnips where smaller then a little finger and burnt Didn’t stay for dessert Wouldn’t go back

If you have to wait for the night ferry to the Netherlands and want to eat somewhere, this is a great alternative. 8 minutes from the Ferry and great food and a super cool lady behind the bar who serves you the delicious food. Highly recommended!

Excellent meals, efficient service, on a very busy lunchtime. Adults and children extremely happy. Thank you 😊

Very good service would recommend

Phoned last min. Very accommodating , fitted me my daughters and her boyfriend in straight away, the food and drinks amazing . Thank u so much

First class take away Sunday lunch cooked to perfection ..would highly recommend .Thank you

I always feel like I've arrived in England when we stop here after the ferry ride from Hook of Holland. There is excellent cuisine. The fish is really, really good and we come from Hamburg, one of Germany's fish strongholds, I think. The view of the sea at dusk while two horses calmly pluck their grass in the pasture in front of it. Here we played billiarb and sang along to always good music. Always a successful evening and it doesn't make saying goodbye to your beloved England any less easier. Nevertheless, always a successful end to the holiday. Thank you for your hospitality. ;) to you very soon

I Absolutely recommend going there! It's our go to restaurant before boarding the ferry & also our go to on the way back! Good food and also a fantastic view!

Rude staff and not dog friendly at all! Will not be returning

We have used this Pub for many years , the new owners along with a new aspiring Cheif have made it a totally new experience. With a constantly changing well thought out specials board and its all home made to boot 👍🏼. Keep up the good work We have just come back from my birthday Bash all 12 of us we’re over moon with the quality of the food and service , It arrived quickly , fresh , hot and with a smile what more could you ask for . I had the Venison special it was to die for and a real treat . Thanks All For making It A Memorable Day P..s The Guinness was excellent too 👍🏼

Ordered 3 takeaway roasts for my elderly aunt who can not go out. We throughly enjoyed it. Extra thanks for lending us a jug with custard for the dessert.

Didn't eat so couldn't say about good but looked and smelt amazing

The food is incredible, the best food in the area. The staff are lovely and the atmosphere is very welcoming. The menu has lots of options to choose from. 10/10 recommend the food has so much flavour.

Nothing short of outstanding! The service was friendly and personalised. The steak was to die for, best I have eaten in a very long time. Peanut butter stack was delicious. A great night out with lovely friends for company. Gluten free menu available.

I visited today for lunch with a friend, this was my first visit. The food was great with a good choice of gluten free (do ask as there was more available than you would pick up from the menu). My main comment is regarding the service: it was excellent. The staff were really friendly and couldn't have done more for us. Will definitely return when I'm next in the area.

A lovely meal, excellent food, very friendly and professional service. Would recommend anytime.

Lovely homely feel friendly staff and lovely food

Absolutely awful, big signs out saying serving food when asked got a simple "no" found that very rude wouldn't recommend

Nice place, bit out of way unless of course you live locally or visiting someone nearby

Visited this pub on saturday evening. Great service, reasonable prices, amazing food & a lovely open fire. Would highly recommend

Booked in for a lovely lamb roast!. So tasty. Really friendly waitress and owners, a lovely warm fire and fantastic food. Will definitely be going again. Highly recommend. One of the best pubs Ive been in!

Really lovely food and nice staff giving great service. Needs to be more popular.

Fantastic food and fsntastic service. Can thoroughly recommend the scampi, mushy peas and chips! Good place for a meal before catching the ferry

Fabulous Staff and a fantastic pint. Highly recommended for a visit.

Great little pub fantastic food and the service was really great. All in all a really great place to socialise and eat good food. Back again Friday for fishy Friday.

First time here; we just nipped in for a "swift half" on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and it's a lovely place. No doubt we will be nipping in again!

Yummy steak and ale suet pudding and pleasant atmosphere.

Superlekker gegeten. Leuke zaak die het goed geregeld heeft. Prima, tent, echte Engelse pub, goed plekje, vlak voor we weer naar de boot moesten.

Had plaice and chips today for lunch today. It was superb. Very fresh fish. Friendly staff

Food was very nice & the portions size was just right, staff was very friendly & polite. Nice friendly pub

It made a pleasant change to have a choice of vegetarian meals without a meat substitute in site.

Came upon this pub by accident and in need of lunch. Freindly bar person helpful with menu even though it was 13.30. Dog freindly too! Food was typical pub fare but none the worse for that. We would definitely use again when in area.

Found them on Google whilst staying at Dovercourt Haven ,called last minute on fathers day and they were able to accommate us and the dog . Food was really yummy and plenty of it . Recommend a visit if you are staying locally . We.will be back to visit again Thank you to the team ..

Booked a table for eight people in a walking group unfortunately arrived a little late. But were well looked after with good food

Lovely lunch on a quiet Wednesday. Food was excellent, service was brilliant from the friendly staff. This was our first visit to Ye Olde Cherry Tree, we look forward to returning soon.

Beautiful food, lovely cosy atmosphere. Staff & landlords are lovely. Definitely recommend & will be back 🥰

Appalling and Shocking behaviour by landlord the other Friday night . Their dog attacked a customers dog in the pub full of witnesses, and he agreed to cover emergency vet costs (in front of witnesses being staff and customers- fact) landlord has since become hostile with no remorse whatsoever towards the innocent dog owners, has also been witnessed making arrogant comments too about the incident. At the time of incident he even admitted his dog was territorial and not normally allowed in the pub. Shocking he’s now become hostile and shown no remorse! Owners of the dog who survived the attack are pursuing legal channels. Would hate for anyone else, even a child to be attacked by the landlords dog and then treated so badly by landlord. What’s even more laughable is the landlord is so unprofessional and is replying to other people’s reviews abruptly and arrogantly when he’s the one at fault!? And, blocking anyone who dares to share these facts. Appalling behaviour. Still not paid vet bill either, which landlord did offer to pay in front of customers and staff at the time (fact). Very sad. Fortunately the dog did survive and is on the road to recovery.

So just an update for those dog lovers out there. Following on from the Landlords dog viciously savaging a much smaller dog, in the so called dog friendly pub, the Landlord has still not paid the vets bill, as he promised to do in front of a bar full of customers. The victims owners have now had to pay out nearly £3000, had to cancel their holiday and are traumatised. So if you fancy a meal while watching your dog being ripped to pieces by a Great Dane, this is the pub for you!!!

Absolutely amazing. Staff were fantastic and couldn’t do enough for you. Food was superb, we went on a Saturday night meat night. I had the OG mixed grill. Only one word can describe it. WOW. I was starving when I went in. It beat me. Couldn’t eat last chip and half. Food coma. THANKYOU , will definitely see us again.

Staff very friendly food so nice I'll be going back to try their meat dishes portions are great thank you to the chef for accommodating me with changes to what I wanted 😊 very happy

First time to visit this pub and I wasn't disappointed, nice atmosphere, both cask beers in excellent condition, staff very friendly, Pool table busy with lots of local lads waiting to play, we didn't eat but best to check on availability on their website but the menu looked good. Also nice size car park beside the pub.

On Friday 12th May the pub's dog (A Great Dane) attacked a customers dog. We are in touch with the dog owners and the landlord has relinquished any responsibility after confirming he would pay the vet fees. Absolutely disgraceful behaviour. The injuries were so severe the dog is still in a critical condition (see photos). I can only imagine what that dog would do to a child. Hopefully when the dangerous dog act is implemented the landlord will loose his license. Absolutely despicable behaviour by the dog and landlord. THIS IS NOT A DOG FRIENDLY PUB.

We had our first Sunday lunch, and it certainly won't be our last. It was delicious 😋

Whatever you do do not take your dog in this pub. The Landlord has a Great Dane, which came into the bar and savaged a customer's West Highland Terrier. The dog had to be taken to the emergency Vets. The Landlord agreed to pay the bill, but then renamed. The Westie had to have life saving surgery costing £2000!!

Wouldn’t go again.. no better than a wetherspoons and smelt of damp dog Update: owners response trying to intimidate by stating the IP is traceable. Sums up the type of establishment when the owner responds with veiled threats. Avoid people.. and just so you are all aware - only google have the IP address which is protected under GDPR. This will not be provided or released for me writing a review of my dining experience! Pathetic intimidation attempt by the owner

Quality of food is not ŵhat I would feed tl a dog, under cooked roast potatoes, burnt outer and under cooked inner yorkshire pudding

Lovely food. Friendly staff. Nice dog friendly pub with great food. Definitely recommend.

Really nice, relaxed vibe in this dog-friendly pub with lovely, friendly service and super-delicious roast lunch.

Popped in with my dogs, on the off chance, for a quick beer and lunch. Fast , friendly service and good food. Just right. Recommended.

Really enjoyed our brief visit, looking forward to return soon.

Don't book as we never know where we will be on a Sunday so popped in when passing to check availability. Got a table and had a lovely lamb dinner and ginger sponge pudding and custard for dessert. Was really lovely.Thank you for fitting us in. Highly recommended.

Sunday lunch was fab! Owners/Staff welcoming & friendly, makes a big difference! We left feeling satisfied, & the need to go back with others friends & family

We went away for a night and wanted to treat ourselves to a nice dinner, the website was delivered what it promised, high end pub food. Very well kept local real ale (green jack) highly recommended. The seafood platter was amazing and the staff were friendly, helpful and chatty, not like other country/community pubs I've been to. I would go out of my way to go back.

Great find this pub, found it by chance as where we were going was closed due to a fire, booked a table here and didn't regret it, lovely food Great service, thankyou

Very good menu and friendly staff

Wonderful place, very friendly and the food is amazing

Traditional pub with near traditional opening times. Service was friendly and welcoming. I was involved in a pool match there when I visited, so there was a nice atmosphere around the pub with two teams playing pool.

Came here for the first time today for food and drinks and without a doubt will definitely be visiting again and again! The owners have got this place right on every level. Upon entering the bar I was greeted by friendly, smiling people behind the bar which combined with the warm and cosy atmosphere made this a relaxing and comfortable venue to spend time. The Sunday Roast was simply superb! Having eaten at The Pier the previous week, I would honestly say that the standard of food at YOCT is better, especially the fluffy roast potatoes. I can't praise this venue enough and can't wait to come along when they host a quiz night or have live music. Thank you for a wonderful first, but certainly not last, visit :-)

Very nice old pub. Friendly staff with a good menu. Vegetarian and Vegan catered for. Will go again. Went for lunch.

Absolutely brilliant, We arrived as a party of 8 with multiple allergies - couldnt have been more helpful. We had a great meal, huge portions. We actually returned the next day after a hideous experience at the Waterfront, Dovercourt. thank you so much to the staff and the chef. Very much appreciated our safe and tasty meals.

Popped in whilst passing. Nice welcome, fabulous food and lovely staff Deffo go back.

Absolutely delicious roast. Meat was lovely and tender, gravy very tasty and the manager and manageress could not have been more welcoming. Thanks once again for such a great experience 😊

Good pub. Nice staff. Good value food. Recommended

Lovely Sunday lunch and friendly staff. Worth a visit

Lively food and drinks in garden staff very friendly will go again

Voor we de boot pakken, nog even heerlijk gegeten bij de pub. Heerlijke burger en.. voor de NL gasten die graag mayonaise bij de frites willen kregen we een heerlijke fikse portie. Lekker! Vriendelijke eigenaren en een fijne ervaring. Tot volgende keer!

Lovely food. We were visiting the area and stopped for a bite to eat. We shared the seafood platter which was a very generous serving for two.

lovely, cosy, homely place, good quality food and great service

Pub recently taken over. New people very welcoming. Just had the one drink in the comfortable garden. Yet to try the food.

Excellent food and service, at sensible prices.

Nice pub just 4 weeks in as new management. Should look lovely when they have revamped it.

First time i have been there, lovely place and the food is excellent ×××××

Driving by took a chance, pleased we did. Generous portions of very good food, starter, mains and pudding. Large menu, larger gin menu!! Landlord very friendly and accommodating, cosy welcoming.

Homely, good selection of beer, lovely real fire and good landlord.

We always pop in to the Cherry Tree when visiting family. The Pub / restaurant has had a few managers over the years but now the owner has taken it back. Food very good place clean serves a good pint of Guinness.

Nice pub in the middle of the nowhere

A bit off the beaten track. Very quiet when we popped by but welcoming nonetheless. Absolutely no criticism implied by this but I don't think our visit saw this establishment at its best. Don't let this put you off. I reckon this would be a cracking village focal point in the right circumstances.

Great service and food is lovely, they do gluten free on the menu as well

Nice homely place for a drink or meal

Good. Excellent beer. Friendly.

Very reasonable priced, decent food.

Brilliant place friendly people staff and other customers. Highly recommended

Delicious steak. Good service and nicely distanced from other tables.

Ye olde cherry tree harwich is a classic lovely and very cosy pub. I've been to this establishment several times over the past few years and without fail, always had a great evening. More so when there has been live music. There is a band that play there called THE CURVES and they are absolutely outstanding, brilliant brilliant band. I find the drinks very reasonably priced, soft and alcoholic. The restrooms are very small but are very clean and well kept. Going for a night out with the girls or just a cosy quiet evening then hop on up to this one.

Small fruit Flies in the vinegar bottle! Hair in food! Dry overcooked roast! Raised issues with female waiter, who looked disgusted that we was complaining, no apology, didn’t even look to check hair in food or flies in vinegar. Went to apparently get the manager who turns out to be her husband and he informed us she is the owner. Give him some credit he Seemed slightly concerned about the flies and the hair In the baked beans. Awful customer service, spoken to so rudely. Would not visit again. If you HAVE to go get the steak and chips, my son had that and it was lovely but would recommend checking your vinegar bottle before using and your food for Any hairs and I wouldn’t expect to be spoken to politely. Disgusting!

Lovely roast worth a visit. The only down was the smell of disinfectant from the toilets this was I little off putting when eating as the dinning area is next to them..

Lovely quaint pub with a great atmosphere, very welcoming.

Very cosy and friendly atmosphere

Lovely food and friendly staff reasonably priced

Try the chicken Kiev....very tasty

I wanted a friendly a pub to have a surprise meal for my daughter and her 10 friends. Manager Laura was very welcoming and extremely helpful. Decorated the restaurant/table area with photos and balloons I provided even letting them let of party poppers when we arrived which created a mess :-( Food was very good and very reasonable, looked after them all brilliantly would definitely recommend them for dinner/lunch parties Thrilled to have such a lovely local pub in the village :-)

Nice village pub that does good food ..speak to others as you are spoken to.

A chance visit as we drove past. Very old world inside and very nice. Small lunch menu but a good selection. Try a £5 special for lunch. Good beers. Friendly bar staff.

Very reasonable and ok food, good.

Excellent food and good service 😀👍

Very nice little pub had nice Sunday dinner, bar staff lovely

Beautiful ambience good selection of ales and beers good service very friendly food very good and large portions

Family Sunday lunch, 6 of us. Great food,service and prices. Will now go midweek.

Definitely the best pub and restaurant within the Dovercourt and Harwich area. Fantastic staff and the food is absolutely sublime. Never had an issue with the food and drink. Always enjoy going there as the atmosphere there is extremely friendly. Would definitely rate it above a 5 star. The chef cooks it perfectly too.