The best restaurants in Rettendon and Runwell Chelmsford East of England

Fantastic restaurant, fantastic food and Michelin star service . Highly recommended. The whole experience is one i will never forget

Really friendly staff, really tasty food, it was my fiancé’s birthday and they put a candle into his dessert, which was kind of them. My only minor suggestion would be to add the mixed shish on the lunch menu, as you can pay the extra for the lamb, so would be better to have mixed shish on there also, last time they let me pay the £3 and have mixed shish, but this time they said no. Overall fantastic experience at Taz.

Great food. Friendly service. Highly recommended.

Great bar and staff, highly recommended

I just had to get in touch after my stay at your establishment. Check in was great with Emma - she arranged my stay over the phone, so much so I treated her to a glass of wine (!). We were not told at the time of the booking that there would be a live band playing, I had travelled 200 miles, by the time I got to Rettendon Lodge, I was ready for some relaxation. We ate in the bar that was OK. At 11.30pm I had to telephone in to the lodge and beg them to turn the noise down, it was STILL blaring through their floorboards. If I had been advised that an event was taking place and it would be exceptionally loud I would have booked elsewhere. In the morning called in to the lodge at 8.45am to see if I could get a coffee/tea as the milk in our room was off. The answer was a firm grumpy NO, I could not believe it. So in the storm we drove down to the garage and purchased a coffee from the M&S outlet. When we returned to the lodge for breakfast, we were presented with the greasiest fry up I have ever seen and tasted. It was appalling. We left it and checked out.

Exceptional service by Sara!! Very friendly and great ambiance of the place is great as well! First time here and recommend any and everyone to pass By!!

Me and bf decided to come here for lunch after a good day browsing and for our first time there it’s was excellent I had the bacon sandwiches along with salad and crisps and my bf had the sausage chips and egg meal and both our meals were delicious The staff and waitress were great and we had excellent service Overall me and my bf had a great meal and a great view of BattlesBridge on the top floor Completely recommend if your in the area or after a good day browsing at BattlesBridge Solid 5/5

In the afternoon, stopped here for a toilet break & cuppa, would go back to try their yummy menu. the food looked delish :)

Great place for flowers and plants. Lovely restaurant as well. Great choice of food.

The new menu is looking really good, very tasty, really enjoyed the featherblade beef on the duo, never misses the spot!!

Wonderful atmosphere, food and staff!

first time lovely second didn't seem In terested

Friendly family run business, amazing food and cosy room. Would definitely stay again.

Had a wonderful family afternoon tea last Saturday. Easy to book, staff were quietly efficient, friendly and attentive. Food was excellent and more than enough. Highly recommended in a lovely setting.

We stopped in here this evening after long look around battlesbridge. The gent that owns the place is lovely and very accommodating. The inside is really lovely and the food was absolutely worth every penny. As i told the owner before leaving the best place for hot food you’ll find at battlesbridge. We’ll see you again soon!