The best restaurants in Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield Chelmsford East of England

We booked a table Saturday lunchtime to celebrate our son's engagement. We have been a few times in the past and enjoyed each visit. Therefore, we decided to bring our future daughter-in-law and her parents for luch at this special place. Once again we were not disappointed the food and the service were excellent. Looking forward to our next vist very soon.

Tried Abanico on Saturday night and so pleased we gave it a go. The care given to the preparation and quality of the ingredients was obvious throughout. Delicious authentic Spanish courses along with all the necessary instructions to simply reheat in the Oven. We also loved the Spanish themed Spotify playlist, thank you and keep cooking!

First time visit for 5 of us for my wife’s birthday and loved every minute from the moment we arrived. The owner made us all feel incredibly welcome and took time out to chat to us throughout the evening. The food was incredible and cooked and presented perfectly. We all came away very, very impressed and it definitely will not be my last visit. You can tell that there’s a lot of personal pride in the running of this restaurant and it really does make it stand out. Thank you to everyone for making such a special evening for us all 🙂

Excellent Sunday dinner and fantastic pub

Came today for Mother’s Day and was wowed as soon as we walked in! The pub was decorated in gorgeous Mother’s Day decorations to make all mums feel special! The food was excellent - 5 courses for £40, and each cooked to perfection. Service was, as usual, first class. If you’ve not been here before, please try it. It’s our second visit and we’ll definitely be back. THANKYOU The Ship, this is how you run a great pub and restaurant!

Always a banging meal! The Khazana is a real highlight 🤩

1st and last,, you have to que outside in the cold.. 15 people in front of us to order, que outside in the cold.. Madness, come up with a better idea, children, OAPs, not good at all.. Food was nothing special and not a great choice of home made cakes..

We visited today we were greeted by the owner who was very welcoming ,the food was delicious lovely fresh vegetables ,dessert was yummy thankyou

Booked a table for our family and friends for dinner last night and really glad we did: the pub was packed! And no wonder, the meal was superb. They have changed up the menu, keeping the traditional old favourites but adding in some interesting new dishes. I had the falafel which was delicious. The rest of our party had burgers and chicken goujons. Everyone agreed that the food was fantastic. Sam and the team were brilliant, as always. So happy this is our local.

If you want to visit I suggest you find out when Rosie will not be there, she has trouble getting staff so that may be difficult. They don'y do food so ignore comments on food

Best roast around, friendly service and proper home cooked food, quantity and quality really good - highly recommended