The best restaurants in Epping Forest East of England

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 However, they've recently put their prices up a lot, to proper restaurant prices (Website prices are out of date, add about £3 on) Sadly the quality has remained at greasy spoon level and not increased to match.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 find it not open on Monday at 21.00. They need to update their socials.

Great food as always, service e with a smile or laugh. Order on the phone ,always ready for collection my favorite take away in loughton

Delicious food won't go anywhere else for take away pizza!

Website said open. Took money didn’t confirm and don’t answer phone!

Really nice food and good service. Coffee was good also

Pretty dismal for the price. The table was late clearing even though the restaurant wasn't full.

Started with a couple of really good real ales - Directors I believe! Not had a pint that good for ages - most landlord have no idea about real ale and concentrate on selling chemicals! Progressed to multiple starters like we usually do and all were very good not greasy like some deep fried starters you get elsewhere - prawn satay was excellent! Its a nice little restaurant and the service was lovely! Then instead of sticking to lots of starters as normal we decided to go for main course - we shared a crab rice but I ordered the seafood curry which whilst a very nice seafood stew didnt seem to have any Thai spices or flavours in it and not really a curry - bit disappointing really - should have stuck to the starters!! Will probably go back and keep to the starters Reasonable price - difficult to get a phone signal to order a cab home!

Amazing pub atmosphere and grub.

Best takeaway fish and chips around, I have to drive to get fish and chips and would rather drive here than to any fish and chip shop in Epping. On this occasion I was travelling back from an event in Romford and called up to order my food so didn't have to wait as the fish and chips are cooked to order for the most part. Once again we were not disappointed.

Amazing food, and amazing service.

Stopped in on Saturday afternoon with my daughter and was warmly greeted by the pub's friendly black Labrador (extremely good dog). Didn't have a booking but we were accommodated. Food was great, special mention for the Lamb pie and Halloumi fries. Staff were very friendly. Will deffo be back.

Admittedly did not book but the table next to us had,and they were getting quite agitated but the wait from ordering to the food and arriving was at least one and a half to two hours we were originally told 1/2 hour which was fine but there was no update from the staff whom were obviously trying their best the food was OK apart from the all day breakfast (sausages overcooked) no butter served with toast. The staff were all very polite and helpful but if you are to busy to cope or understaffed you should tell people that way they will not be so disappointed. Maybe better heating in the conservatory is needed.

Amazing food and service, Marko was brilliant and really friendly.

Great venue with friendly and professional staff welcoming you at all stages. Lots of seating areas and a great menu choices. Between 6 of us we shared garlic bread, and cammonbear dip for starters. For our mains we ordered the chicken chorizo pasta, pepperoni pizza, Gammon ham and egg, and fish and chips. All food tasted delicious and was severed piping hot. Apart from the starters, the food was served quickly with fantastic portion sizes. Overall a great visit. We would perhaps like to return on a less busy day to enjoy it better, but we would definitely return due to the great tasting food and fantastic staff. Negatives: 20 minute wait before anyone came over to serve us. We had to ask to be served. Very busy in the restaurant that day, and only 3 staff members attending the entire restaurant. Long wait for starters to arrive after ordering. Clearly very understaffed at a busy time of the year. Staff were great, but we felt for them. After the visit all our clothes smelt of oil/greasy smoke like we had sat in the kitchen for our meal. We all noticed the smell during arrival, but only returning home realised how much it smelt, having to wash all our clothes straight away.