The best restaurants in Writtle Chelmsford East of England

Out on a walk and decided to pay a visit to this cafe as always see this passing by in the car. A warm welcome greeted us . Decided on the small breakfast and Mediterranean TM2 eggs. 2 fab coffees . Food was spot on . Friendly staff . Great service . Will definitely visit again .

Excellent Real Ale, gravity dispensed.

The best kitchen in Chelmsford Very nice food , and very good service

Our waitress Melina was excellent and very attentive nothing was too much trouble and the food was great would definitely recommend

Sunday lunch! Great food and service, very friendly pub. Was our first visit but won’t be our last

Came in for an impromptu Sunday lunch, excellent service and delicious food, just the right amount per portion and so good, couldn’t stick to the set menu as we wanted to try everything! Will definitely be back. Missed off one star as it was an early lunch so the restaurant was fairly empty hence the lack of atmosphere but it was a great meal and we’ll do it again.

We enjoyed our meal at the Horse & Groom; the food was great and the staff, especially our server Milena, were so lovely. Milena made sure we were comfortable, especially our 2.5 year old toddler, whom she provided with crayons and activity sheets to be kept entertained while waiting for the food.

Super traditional pub with real ale

This Punjabi restaurant has a very stylish, comfortable interior. The menu is not hugely extensive but the food is delicious! We really enjoyed our chicken with chillies and chicken with fenugreek. The accompaniments to the poppadoms were tasty too.

Very welcoming staff and the venue is super pretty. My husband wanted to know if he could have a bacon sandwich even though it was on the breakfast menu. The staff were most accommodating. My prawn and salmon quiche was excellent, served along with crisps, coleslaw, salad and baby potatoes. Everything beautifully presented. Very definitely worth visiting and would go again.

We went here for lunch and sat in the lovely garden, which is decorated with teacups lovely plants benches and white tables. Staff were friendly and the food was lovely we had the brunch bagel 🥯 and an ice coffee. Just be careful when digging into the bagel as the poached egg yolk went everywhere- but this is a sign of a great egg. Drinks were also lovely. Would defo go back. They also have a gorgeous private function room with music defo worth looking into.

The Garden Room is the student canteen at Writtle University College. Food is reasonable and quite cheap and students can pay with their Student Card. There is a Starbucks concession that serves some decent coffee that is open Monday to Saturday.

Such a shame its last day after more than a decade is 30 August. Staff charming and we wished them well for their futures. Food was excellent value. Hopefully the College will see fit to continue to provide similar going forwards. Adieu

Food’s usually good and always thought decent quality, but last night it was awful. Hugely disappointed with the quality of the food. Weatherspoons serves better than what we experienced. Food sent back for being cold, and then again for an inedible steak. Ruined the whole experience. Staff were nice and did deal with it well but didn’t adjust the bill to reflect the poor experience we had.

Hit the jackpot lol. Ordered a muffin, sandwich and a latte. Had a call to say the muffin I chose was still being cooked. Was given the choice of ordering a different one or wait. I waited and got a warm muffin yum