The best restaurants in North Weald Bassett Epping Forest East of England

Small but very friendly Sunday visit, only holds about 16 to sit in, but quite a few people were coming in for take away, nice pies, good mash, and superb liquor, and the staff seemed very friendly, will definately return

We love the food here! We have had numerous takeaways from here but We decided to eat in for the first time on a Monday night and it was amazing. The service was friendly and welcoming and the food is unbelievable. The garlic Naan is delicious.

This was our first time at the Kings Head, we had very good service from Carol who was our waitress. She was very chatty and friendly, showed interest in us and was very passionate about her role and the food she was serving us. A really lovely woman. We will definitely be back as she was so warm and welcoming.

Too noisey. But attentive staff.

Used to be a firm favourite as there's a playground and you can watch the small planes / helicopters taxiing and taking off. Great for kids. However, they've recently put their prices up a lot, to proper restaurant prices (Website prices are out of date, add about £3 on) Sadly the quality has remained at greasy spoon level and not increased to match. Also didn't give us part of our meals because they had run out, but didn't offer anything alternative, or money off, so we paid for things we never received. Barely an apology. Sadly probably will not be back. Maybe come for coffees and cake rather than proper lunch.

Arrived to RoseyLea's at 9.20am for breakfast on 9th June. Stood by the wait here sign for 5 minutes without any staff in sight. Two tables eating their breakfast inside the restaurant. When I poked my head around towards the kitchen, there were two staff members enjoying their own breakfast and 5 staff chatting to themselves in the kitchen. Stood for a further minute or two before we were acknowledged. A young woman with a scowl on her face and looking like she would rather be anywhere else barked 'how many?' After saying we were 3 plus a baby she gestured half heartedly to the restaurant and walked off sullenly back towards the kitchen. My pregnant wife was left holding our toddler while I was forced to shout across the restaurant for a high chair. The food was extremely average - both in quality and cooking skill. I am by no means a chef, but I could have made it better at home. And honestly, £3.25 for a small glass of long-life orange juice?! I don't mind paying that kind of money for juice, but at least get some not-from-concetrate stuff. You must think your customers are mugs! What a massive shame as with the novelty of the airport for children this could be a really good spot, but this is a rip off at £50!

Just had a very distressed elderly neighbour come round - went to a wake at the Kings Head, didn’t realise he needed to enter his car reg in a machine in the pub and has received a fine. The fine has taken three weeks to arrive and he’s only just within the timeframe to avoid it escalating to £100. Automated payment system moves rapidly through the instructions for payment and is impossible for someone who is hard of hearing to navigate. In better times maybe the staff at the pub knowing that they were hosting a sad event for older people who were likely to be distressed would have taken the time to ensure they understood what to do if they were using the car park sadly that sort of compassion is long gone! Tried ringing the pub but no-one answered - spoke to someone later who told me they were busy with another wake and would have cancelled the ticket but as the gentleman had paid it it was out of their hands. Stressed that it was the customers responsibility to read the notices scattered around the pub and comply with their instructions. No information about parking on their website.

Nothing was too much trouble for the staff and food was great. Just one little tip, keep an eye on the salad bar as certain things needed replenishing. Other than that, excellent service 👍🏽

We always take advantage of the 50% discount on main meals. It was a busy Friday night. We were greeted by Tasmin, who showed us to our table. The salad bar was fresh. Our mains were cooked well and were tasty. Tasmin was very welcoming and chatty. My only niggle was it was cold in the area we sat in despite the radiator being on. Some guests sat with their coats on while eating. Other than that, it was a pleasant evening.

Great cafe with a smashing atmosphere. Food was priced cheaply and of very good quality. I loved it and will be going again. Well done.