The best restaurants in Braintree East of England

A fantastic evening at AKA. They were generous and welcoming hosts throughout the evening. It was my wife’s birthday and they presented her with a card, a poloroid of us together, a rose, and a dessert! The food was delicious. So beautifully prepared and incredibly tasty. It was a tough choice as to whether to do more small dishes or have a main course. It was all so good. The wine was very good also, with a knowledgable waiter who helped us choose. We will definitely be back!

What a hidden gem !! A wonderful little restaurant, the staff were lovely, attentive and nothing was too much trouble. The choice of food would cater for almost everyone - we both opted for curry which was excellent As for the puddings - the bread and butter pudding & crème brulee were our choices - highly recommended. Lee was polite / friendly answered all our questions. We would definitely recommend this restaurant - 10/10

Amazing food and service. Everything went really well. Chicken tikka dansak top notch. All our party said their food was delicious. Spotlessly clean, friendly and welcoming.

We visited for my husband’s birthday. Excellent food and service, a lovely atmosphere, and the Tuesday “buy one meal get one half price” offer also made it great value for money. They even sang happy birthday to my husband when they brought out dessert - overall a really good experience and we’ll definitely be back.

Amazing pizza and tacos. Lovely atmosphere and the staff are amazing. Great for kids with colouring pens and paper. Food is consistently excellent, one of my favourite places to eat

I have been to this Cafe a few times and it never dissapoints. Friendly lovely staff and my smashed avo with mushrooms was on point. I highly recommend!

What an adorable place ( when can I move in ? ) . The food was lovely, we really enjoyed it, the atmosphere was cosy and welcoming with fabulous friendly staff. Being surrounded by gorgeous gift items and trinkets was a great way to shop at leisure.. I absolutely love the uniquely decorated summer house play areas and fun designs incorporated into everything to produce a fabulous vintage fete effect.

Such a friendly and welcoming village pub. The staff are always great and the food is delicious and very reasonably priced. Sharon and Becky served us today and the service was as excellent as ever. Thank and well done to all at The Kings Head, Pebmarsh.

Superb. Great food and lovely place. Wonderful gluten free options and Special thanks to Nick and Lorraine for the marvelous customer service.

My friend and I could not find anywhere in the town centre for lunch and came across The Glass House by accident so decided to pop in. We were pleasantly surprised by the comfortable seating and privacy as we sat left of the door. Staff are polite and attentative. Food was freshly made, very reasonably priced and tasted fantastic!! A bottle of fizzy water cost £1.. Yes I know I was shocked too!! 2 x luxury panini, 3 huge slices of coffee & walnut cake, 1 slab of chocolate cake, pot of tea, hot chocolate and a 500ml bottle of fizzy water came to £18 Absolutely excellent place to eat and will be returning!! P.S we didn't eat all the cake, took some home for the boys

Absolutely fantastic place for food and/or coffee. This place is run by WONDERFUL staff. The chef has a real passion for food. The Saturday night foraging menus are something to write home about. We enjoyed every single bite- Thank you

Great food and great people, very friendly. Service was great and quick. Couldn't have asked for better. Really enjoyed our Sunday Carvery and will definitely be returning. Thanks again.

Fabulous location in beautiful village. Great service, drinks and food, especially the sandwiches. Highly recommended.

This is the best cocktail bar EVER, the cocktails are the best I have ever tasted, the staff are lovely and welcoming each time we go. This is my favourite place …a proper little gem ❤️❤️

pretty sick, loved the place, gotta love the coronation chicken. reminds of me of when elsa had coronation. cake was fabulous darling.