The best restaurants in Braintree Central Braintree East of England

Excellent lunch, could only manage two courses, there was so much on the plate, the staff, Shelley and Ali, make this a warm friendly place to come and enjoy your meal. Looking forward to my next visit, this is indeed a hidden gem.

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

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 ❤️❤️

Amazing food every time and staff are really friendly. Food is always fresh and hot food cooked while you wait. A definite favourite for us

What a wonderful little cafe! We stumbled across this lovely little cafe tucked away at the back of the Natural Way Health Store in the High Street. Such a friendly place. And staff were so knowledgeable about gf options. You can eat in or out - or take away, of course. We opted for eating out and enjoyed watching the world go by. One of us enjoyed a vegan gf filled pitta with lentil crisps, the other a most delicious vegan chocolate cake. So moist! We will definitely be back!! Visit if you can!!

Very good shakes I would recommend to anyone! Staff is very good and friendly. Best shakes in Braintree!

Lovely friendly staff. Even at busy times the staff remained really focused & served people with a smile. Drinks are very reasonably priced & I will become a regular.

Stopped in for coffee with my wife and the place is simply amazing from the staff to the food. Having had it in the past. I must say the full English breakfast is on par with places like London’s Shard and other top hotels. In fact it’s so good I’d say it leaves London wanting and most other cafes needing to learn how to cook. I’d give it ten stars if could and I my wife and kids would do the same. Awesome must go if you head into Braintree.

Good helpful friendly staff food is really good & up to all Greggs standards I have used Greggs in other towns & cities & this one is on top of my list to eat

Order placed online around 6.20, arrived cold about 9pm. No one at restaurant answered phone that evening or since and will not respond to emails requesting refund. We have noticed the last couple of times that the food has gone downhill, this is the last straw - have spent thousands here in the past, often ordering takeaways for large parties, but not any more….

I'd been wanting to try the place for a while since I always saw it full of people, so it must be good right? No. Mediocre service, extremely long waiting times (for 2 avocado toasts & 1 jacket potato) and they got my order wrong twice, I couldn't eat my food in the end because of it (i just asked for a jacket potato with no cheese, there was cheese BOTH times). Despite the order mistake we pointed out they shrugged it off. We where sitting outside near the window into the kitchen and I say a health inspector should be called, appalling stuff going on in there.

First time ordering takeaway from Maharaja and the food was amazing ....asked for extra garlic on everything which they absolutely delivered on...massive onion bahjees and definatly recommend king prawn starter...oh my....going back for seconds now!

generally the worst food i’ve ever eaten there was hair in our food and has made us all be extremely ill and can’t get off the toilet

We regularly visit here for breakfast and it is always packed- very popular with the locals. The food is delicious and chefs are happy to adapt to your tastes e.g. crispy bacon. Lots of choice on the menu.

It’s the first time I have ordered a take away from here. The service was fast, the food was good and the place calm and relaxed. Parking was so easy too. Will use again without hesitation.