The best restaurants in Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Chelmsford East of England

Very poor experience nearly 1hr waiting for food and there was two other people in there. Food come up warm to cold. The sticky tables, VERY OVER PRICED

This is a hidden gem in Danbury. The coffee is wonderful and cheaper than nearly everywhere else. There are lots of food and drinks to choose from with beautiful home made cakes. The cafe has tables, chairs and settees and there are extra chairs if needed. It is run by volunteers and there is a lovely atmosphere when you enter. The cafe opens into the hall where mothers and toddlers meet and other large groups. It is attached to the Church but is open to everyone. There is plenty of parking and also blue badge parking. This is certainly a community cafe and a community asset.

Lot 33 catered my wedding in October and were amazing in the lead up and on the day itself. The communication in the lead up was great, they dealt with a lot of questions from me and were very quick to respond. The pizza on the day was delicious and our guests were raving about it. They catered for gluten free and vegan which was great and they even managed to set up an extra tent when the weather wasn’t great. Thank you for everything!

*Copy of my Google Maps review* Freshly made in-house food including cakes. I had not tried any of their hot food but the cakes are great! I am especially happy that they have a good selection of vegan suitable and gluten free options including sandwiches and cakes. A tad pricy but worth it to support the small business and great quality. Outdoor seating with a picturesque riverside view of Paper Mill lock. Pictures attached of the view from near the tearooms. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Cakes Vegetarian & vegan offerings Large vegetarian selection with some nice vegan options too Dietary restrictions Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options for sandwiches and cakes. Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Paid parking lot Parking Parking behind the tearoom. Not exclusive to the tearoom as it is for entry to the lock. £5 entry fee (£2.50 from 2:30pm - 5pm when i visted)

Who has a quiz night on a Saturday and expects other patrons to not be able to go and enjoy a night out. Especially a Halloween themed evening that the staff we also partaking in. Rude, abusive, unprofessional team of people at this pub. And not the first time I’ve had and awful experience here. The staff need some serious customer service training. I’m appalled.

We'd been to Danbury Lakes and found the closest pub to go have some lunch. So we were introduced to The Bell and wow I'm so pleased we were. Let by Daniel who's lovely and had a choice of seats as a walking club who had booked table were not walking sure to the heat. 32C We were both made welcome and seated with a fan. Complementary water at the bar was nice. The menu is quite extensive and the food we chose was well worth it. I had the Sausage Melt and my wife had a Cheese/Onion baguette. Both come with salad and chips, and they were very filling. Such a nice place to eat with great food, friendly staff who made us very welcome. Just to note this is a dog friendly pub, with facilities for the larger dogs like Greyhounds too. So to follow this up, we are looking to have a lunch with friends with our dogs, when the weather is less crazy.

We have been collecting Fish & Chips from The Bakers Arms since the start of Covid which has always been fantastic. Tonight on the recommendation of my son, we went and ate in and oh my god, I didn’t think it could get any better but it was amazing. Can’t believe that not having to unwrap them would make such a difference. Well done #TeamBakersArms. Sorry no photos as was too hungry.

great pub brilliant staff , great food great friendly atmosphere

I visited last night with my husband and had a wonderful evening. The Royal Tiger has been there for 22 years, which given the challenges the hospitality industry has faced speaks volumes. I was a little bit apprehensive about a fusion restaurant, but we sampled both Thai and Indian and it was delicious. I particularly enjoyed the coco prawn (Thai) and lamb shank (Indian). They’ve got a great cocktail menu- we had a marg and a pina colada. They do a range of Asian beers too. The staff are super attentive and friendly, and I noticed that most of the customers appeared to be regulars. They have great events and a dance floor. Will definitely return for an event

Hate to complain, but I was extremely disappointed when I paid £13.00 for 2 tiny chicken and bacon wraps. Must be new produce and ingredients used with the new management. As I remember the wrap being double the size firstly, and with freshly cooked warm chicken and bacon. Along with a huge Great hair that was wrapped up in the wrap, things like that make me feel really sick so of course I threw the whole thing away, even more of a waste of money. Perhaps staff need to wear hair nets as well as having their hair tied back. I used to love this place and I'd happily pay higher price for better quality.

Tremendous meal with a good varied menu. Food excellent! Good value for money as well. Will definitely come again, hopefully soon.

Isla was a really amazing server and the food was amazing! 5 out of 5 I would recommend this lovely Italian restaurant to anyone.

Me & my partner both looking forward to dinner after a lovely day, we randomly popped in to the anchor my partner ordered from the menu i ordered from the specials oh dear it wasn’t very special swordfish and noodles The fish was like a frisbee and bland it looked like fish bait the noodles tasted gooey over cooked and soggy more like sharwoods out of a pack not to mention the bottled sweet chilli sauce I did mention this to the 1st waitress who wasn’t understanding but did get offered a free pudding ps once I complained this dish was taken off the specials The only consolation was the very polite waitress who took the payment and was very understanding I left very hungry and was charged for a zero Standard meal I must add I’m a trained cook and would never of served this dish poor poor poor

Chose to have the caesar salad & paid £3.50 extra to have some slices of chicken. The salad was mainly lettuce and served in a bowl the size of a soup dish. If I hadn't had to pay when I ordered the food I would have refused to pay on leaving. £16.25 for a bowl of salad with 3 strips of chicken. When it was brought to the table I asked about cutlery & the lad said you can get it over by the till where you paid. Great customer service. Won't be going again.

I’m fortunate to live five minutes away so I am a regular customer. The new management have taken the General’s in a new direction - I would be wary of older negative reviews that were made prior to this change. The changes won’t be for everyone but I really like it. All the food we have experienced has always been good and staff welcoming, friendly and professional. We’ve never had to wait an unacceptable time for service even when they are busy. It can get busy and I usually book a table for dinner but when I haven’t the staff have always done their best to accommodate us. It’s a good mix of dining or just having a drink (their coffee is good) and relaxing.