The best restaurants in Chelmsford East of England

We had booked afternoon tea to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We were served by Diane who was a delightful waitress; warm and friendly and helpful as all who dealt with us were. It made it a memorable experience for us. We always have very good service at Meadow Croft Kitchen whether it is for breakfast, lunch or, as now, afternoon tea. It was a tasty selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes and good value for money with all the teas and speciality coffees. We know it was half-term but a quieter corner for this afternoon tea would have made a great time even better.

Arrived informed the person we showed us to the table that we had a discount voucher. Ordered the food and although I eat here fairly regularly would say it was not service with a smile. Food was very good and enjoyed, however when we requested the bill waited quite a while was handed the bill and I showed the code for the discount waitress went to get an alternative bill. The waitress returned and I was scolded for not having mentioned the discount before requesting the bill. I pointed out that I had informed the staff as I came in. This put a dampener on this occasion hence 4/5. Just a smile would have been nice

We had a great night celebrating but a number of our party felt their food was very salty & I felt the waiter could have been more approachable & friendly. The ladies toilets were not up to scratch which was very disappointing.

Was my first visit with friends for late Sunday lunch. Staff were friendly and attentive. The Sunday Roast was delicious, as were the desserts. I had roast beef and my friend had lamb. Highly recommend you try this venue for your culinary needs. Will definitely be returning. Was very busy (we were there over couple of hours and I quickly sneaked couple of pics when certain areas were clear for a moment or two) Can imagine this place will be very busy in the summer too! Great position with plenty of parking.

Beautiful restaurant. Andy is incredible and we come here for his amazing service. Food is great, the team are so friendly and this is the best restaurant in Chelmsford for us! Family friendly, reasonably priced and excellent service.. especially if you are lucky enough to have Andy!

Met at this charming pub with some old friends for a little Christmas drinks gathering. One of my pals has been a regular for many years and I've been here numerous times myself. However, whilst enjoying the array of many different beers you have on tap I was physically and verbally abused by one of your staff!? So, to explain we'd been in for a couple of hours and were enjoying the hustle and bustle of a busy Saturday evening, along with many other like minded ale drinkers. We sat, chatting, laughing, drinking and getting a bit merry. The table next to us had just finished their drinks and headed out the door. So, without purposely trying to annoy someone I casually lifted my leg and rested my calf on the stall next to me. Nothing wrong with that you'd think? I am due for a knee op in the not too distant future and when sat in the same position for a while my knee tends to tighten up a bit so. I'd just momentarily rested my calf on the little stool next to me to loosen off the tension a little. Then, some aggresive bloke, with a bald head shoved my leg off the stool, got in my face and shouted something along the lines of "Get yer feet off! You're not at home now! Who d'ya think you are?" Wow!? I was shocked. And to add to it, when I tried to ask him why he was being so aggressive? He continued to act like a Sargent Major and kept talking over me? How rude!? He walked off and I called out "Hey!" He then came back at me and shouted "Don't say Hey to me!!" There was no way of reasoning with him and my friends were also having trouble understanding why he wouldn't explain to us why he had a terrible attitude and an aggressive manner to the people who are putting money in his pocket? I mean if had muddy boots and the underneath of my foot was on a stool I could understand, as a glass collector you may be slightly annoyed with me, making a mess of your tidy seating arrangement, but you politely ask me to keep my muddy feet down please, no? The guys behind the bar were true ladies and gentlemen! Every time we went up to order they were very helpful and allowed us to "try before we buy." So, being pushed and starting an argument with us is not the way to keep customers coming back is it? He needs to learn good etiquette and how to treat his customers with respect before he's let loose in the bar again. Because while he's there our drinking experience will be ruined if we return. And next time I may not be so polite to him..

Nice food and even better service.

Food was ok but stone cold. They need to keep it hot ready for delivery - basic stuff really!

Great pub! Many interesting characters.

Absolutely amazing food, the ribs in particular were some of the best I have ever tried and really reasonably priced. The service was amazing and the ambience in the restaurant was perfect, definitely recommend!

Another level medispa are a brilliant team they were friendly and professional.. I got given the best skin treatment package to target my problem areas well...I would highly recommend this clinic where the service is great..

Found this lovely pub on our way to see a comedy show at Southend. The food was good quality and well cooked. The sever was very friendly and professional.

Our experience was made so much better by May, what a delight and such a wonderful member of the team at Boom Battle Bar - 10/10

I’m a regular at The Castle. Sunday lunch. New chef. Food was amazing! Beef was perfect, roasties perfect, everything perfect. I’ll be back next week…

Perfect evening , great food and lovely service. Life music was definitely a co perfect addition Thank you