The best restaurants in Maldon East of England

Outrageous prices. A cup of coffee at almost £4 which tasted of water not coffee. A glass of wine £15 !!!! Won’t be rushing back

We recently celebrated our wedding at The Bull, Troston and what an unforgettable experience it was! From the moment we arrived, we were met with impeccable service that made us feel truly special. The evening meal was beyond amazing—every dish was cooked to perfection, bursting with flavour, and beautifully presented. The attention to detail and the warmth of the staff made the dining experience even more delightful. Our stay at the Pear Tree Inn was equally impressive. The rooms were not only beautifully decorated but also provided the perfect blend of comfort and charm. It was the ideal setting to relax and enjoy the weekend, and equally fabulous breakfasts. Overall, our time at The Bull and the Pear Tree Inn was nothing short of fabulous. It was a weekend full of wonderful memories that we will cherish forever. We can’t thank the team enough for making our special day so perfect. Highly recommend to anyone looking for exceptional food, outstanding service, and a cozy, elegant stay.

Wife had the granola and I had an Oakhouse breakfast. Both were fine, but my poached egg was very overdone. We'll still be back though. It was quite noisy in there too, as there was a table of 8 behind us of a couple of families and their very noisy young kids, complete with a tablet playing a loud kids TV show. Which was nice.

I always do click and collect here in the mornings when I’m working in Maldon, usually 2 or 3 days a week. The ladies are always so friendly (even though I sometimes have a big order from all my colleagues!) and nothing is too much trouble.

Ordered sea bass 40 mins later was told none left, chose another meal and waited another 20 mins food ok

Nice place for a beer if the weather is ok. We had lunch and honestly, it is not a place to eat

Nice place for early morning food

Genuinely THE WORST Indian Takeaway meal I’ve ever had. Both my husbands food and mine tasted exactly the same… bland and water. Even though we both ordered different things, the sauce was so watery we needed a paddle to get through it. The chicken was chewy and I’ve never had a more vinegary ‘mint’ sauce. Only thing I ate was the poppadoms as you can’t really ruin them! Would give nil poi if I could!

Absolutely perfect. What a truly wonderful gem this is. Thank you so much for making an afternoon celebrating the life of my husband so completely pefrect. The buffet provided was gorgeous. All fresh and wonderful, including fish and chips, fine cheeses, sandwiches, pasta and home made scotch eggs (a favourite of my husband's) still hot and everyone said the best they'd ever tasted. Honestly couldn't have asked for more. Nothing was too much trouble. My heartfelt thanks to Rob and Toby fur everything. P.s. My overnight stay in the red room... so tastefully furnished and gorgeous.

i went to cafe nero for the first time and ordered an iced honey oat latte (£4.35) without cream as the barista suggested. it tasted very nice and wasn’t too sweet which i really liked! i really liked the atmosphere too. it was very cozy and peaceful, there wasn’t too many people since i arrived an hour before closing time. the tables were clean and spacious, i would definitely come again soon!

On the 5th October a group of us were booked for a meal at the Green Man: we had booked by email a few days before and the day before we phoned to confirm and change the numbers from 8 to 7. We were told that would be fine and no problem. On the day we arrived and were told they had no record of the booking because it wasn’t in the book. The bar staff said we couldn’t have booked by email or it would be in the book. We said we’d phoned the day before and were told that would be fine: the bar staff said we must have phoned the wrong number. We used the same phone and pressed redial: the staff said we should wait a moment as their phone was ringing. We pointed out that proved we’d used the right phone number: the bar staff said she’d no idea about that and we couldn’t have made a booking because it wasn’t in the book. Her attitude throughout our discussion was extremely off-hand, bordering on rude: she gave no hint of an apology and no indication of what could have gone wrong with their system for taking bookings. Even when we’d proved that we’d phoned the right number, she refused to accept that we’d contacted you at all and simply said you were too busy and couldn’t give us a meal. It was made very clear that she just wanted us to go away. Luckily we were able to make a booking on the spot for the King’s Head, who in complete contrast to the Green Man were very helpful & gave us an excellent meal. It is a great pity that their standard of service and politeness has deteriorated so much, since we as a group regularly sail to Burnham and have used the Green Man for many years; however we shall no longer trouble the Green Man with our custom since it is clearly not wanted.

Lovely, well run, warm welcome, great food

Food was excellent and prices brilliant for what you get. Even have great beer

Stewart and myself had Fish n Chips with Curry Sauce everything was Cooked Fresh only waiting 8 to 10 minutes but that's not a problem for a Quality Meal and that's just what we got and it was well worth it after fishing for 3 days at H's Lake and just what was needed before our long drive back to Derby

We Stumbled across The Jolly Sailor while on a walk with our Family one sunday while they had a Market on and we loved it ! We had some lovely Bacon Rolls & Teas and a little Browse round the Market ! we will be Back