The best restaurants in Waltham Abbey High Beach Epping Forest East of England

We came to the Horseshoe today for lunch for my mum's birthday. There was 10 of us so we booked in advance. We all had an amazing lunch. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food and drinks and my mum enjoyed her birthday lunch! There was a slight delay getting our food but the pub was full and nearly everyone on our table ordered a ploughman's with loads of extras so it was understandable that it was behind. The staff apologised non stop and were so kind. All 3 ladies that served us were lovely but the lady with the ponytail and grey t-shirt (really gutted we didn't get her name!) was so sweet! She was really distressed that the food was delayed but she was so kind and apologetic. Rest assured that the delay did not ruin our day, we all had a great afternoon with amazing food and we are very grateful for the way we were treated. This pub, the food and the staff are amazing and we will definitely be back. I'd recommend this place to everyone! Thanks again ❤️

Service is quick . Good place for hot cooked food. Ask about those on restricted diets. CASH ONLY. Popular for walkers dogs . Sell sausages for dogs as well as biscuits. Doesn't not recycle cups. Sorry to say getting too expensive to eat regularly like we used to

Food was amazing. Service was hit and miss. We had to wait 20 min for the waiter to bring the dessert menu. I asked for penne aribieta to be made slightly hotter and they chargered me £1.75 for 1 extra chilli. There was a speaker right above my head and was so loud I could not hear my wife speak. I had to ask for the volume to be reduced. Cocktails were nice but small portions compared to other venues and the cost. They don’t take Amex so for business lunches hard to expense. When we left no one said bye.

Rude obnoxious little bald man nearly got a punch in the face over my parking outside the car park, will not be going back, tea is piss water as well.

Our first visit so we got there as soon as it opened (Sunday). What a great find. After a warm welcome, we decided on the scallop and bacon rolls along with some breaded butterfly prawns and scampi tails. Everything tasted so fresh, served quickly, and cooked to perfection. Can't wait to come back!

This is the second time we have used kings oak to host a family function and they didn’t disappoint! Being an Asian family, food being plentiful is a must and the team really ensure there were plenty of top ups throughout the service . We hired the hall for my 40th and Paul was amazing in terms of understanding my vision. From start to finish everything went perfectly well because all the staff were brilliant . I would definitely recommend this venue for a function , the room is clean , the food is catered to your audience and the staff in the day are always eager to help ! Thank you for a memorable event.

Had a brilliant Sunday roast, will definitely be visiting again! Very good service too.

Perfect atmosphere, very tasty food, pleasant service 👌🏻

You can't really fault a Premier Inn for value and a comfortable night's sleep, and especially not this one. Friendly staff, good parking, next door to pub that serves good food (do pay a visit there!).

Pizza was excellent, and so was the service!!

Had a lovely meal. Was served by Nicole who was great made our experience really nice will definitely be coming back

We always find the staff friendly and helpful. Stephen served us today and nothing was too much trouble. I had Sea bass dish, cooked perfectly for me with vegetables not over cooked like some places. Great ambience with beams and nice styles of lighting and open fire. Not the cheapest but definitely worth it.

We had a good experience here. The staff were friendly and helpful. We had to order and pay at the bar, but OK. The Mcmullen's country bitter was well-kept and lovely. The ambience of the pub was warm and cosy, and the toilets were nice and clean. There is a big car park too. Our food wasn't bad. I had a chicken kebab which wasn't a kebab, it was big pieces and was rather dry. Nevertheless it was tasty and the Mac's salad was delicious, as was the tzadziki. My husband had a burger which again was tasty, but rather messy with burger sauce everywhere! But burgers are pretty much always messy. His chips were good but he could've done with a few more. I wouldn't be put off by the food because the general experience was good; I'd personally choose something else from the very extensive menu. That's my honest review; hope it's helpful.

My family went to the cafe this morning i ordered 2 eggs 2 bacon fried tomatoes bubble snd hash brown my husband had a burger my son had porridge and my granddaughter had sausage and chips my eggs were hard and swimming in oil my bacon was undercooked so my husband had that the bubble was not nice the only thing i ate was hash brown they forgot my 2 slices of bread and butter so i had to go to the counter my husband’s burger was average and my son said his was not very nice i definitely won’t go back and neither will my family such a shame it used to be very good cafe but not anymore