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

HUDSONS cafe has fantastic coffee, wonderful homemade cakes and a warm welcoming friendly staff. It’s my favourite place to go for a relaxing chat and refreshments.

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)

Lunch was AMAZING! Fish was ordered in for me. 1 of my friends has many allergies & were listened to & addressed. We will be back soon.

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.

Lots of staff, lots of tables but struggled to see if we could come in to eat…. Told we couldn’t order a Sunday roast but could order from the bar menu, ordered, food came and it was a little on the poor side, not what I’ve seen in the photos from Google…. Asked at time of ordering if the cheese baguette came with pickle or anything else? (Not just cheese) was told yes…. Well it was just cheese with a little side salad - then it came to paying our bill… was told to go to the bar to pay… wasn’t shown a receipt and just given the card machine to pay, paid, got given the receipt ( thank god) and left restaurant got down the road then looked at receipt, realised we had been charged for an extra meal and the full price for fries when it should have been an add on price - turned around, went back to pub and had to ask for a refund- staff were saying Millie should have taken that off, she was told to do that… turns out Mille was the one we paid…. Feel a little taken advantage of… Millie also didn’t seem to care just walked off and said ” oh sorry “ with no explanation to why we were charged for a whole extra meal… won’t be returning I’m afraid.

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.

Fantastic menu and top quality food. Had a whole Octopus which was amazing. The Service was very attentive and friendly. Dog friendly too. We will be back!

What an experience the best Sunday roast ever, service great food out of this world, David could not have been more professional if he tried absolutely brilliant day for my birthday totally recommend must go back soon, like all of the Olio's chain brilliant. Thanks David for a great meal and time

We had a fabulous anniversary celebration lunch here for over 20 guests including our 4 young grandchildren. The food was great, as it always is at Luigi's, and was much complimented by our guests. The staff were very accommodating, unobtrusive, and made great efforts to ensure that everything went smoothly. Our special occasion was certainly very special! Thank you!

I absolutely loved my visit to The Anchor today. The food was excellent, as was the atmosphere. The pub was beautifully decorated inside and out for Christmas while Christmas classic songs gently played. The staff were efficient and friendly. I would thoroughly recommend this delightful pub.

Yeh attitudes at this restaurant is appalling, when I arrived I found my table, then approached the till to place my order it was 11:28, there was no one at the till as they were making coffee, they did acknowledge me and said they world be with me in a moment, when they did arrive to take my order at 11:33 they said they stopped taking breakfast orders at 11:30, had they served me while I was waiting I would have got my order in. I just think is diabolical the attitude, I was kept waiting for 5 mins, and then they did not take my order, I think even Ryanair would allow 3 mins grace! Even though I was not looking for grace I was there at 11:28 but kept waiting for 5 mins. Definitely the last time I will visit this place! So be aware! Get to the till quickly and get served.