The best restaurants serving British food in Three Fields Braintree East of England

Food carts in the back are brilliant but it's not a cosy pub and seems a bit "old boys"!

Had the most amazing dinner the staff are so friendly and helpful the landlords are just great. I love bringing my friends and family for dinner here. Also went up on Saturday when there was music just so much fun would recommend to everyone it’s a must try!

Delicious Jacket potatoes, amazing cakes, very good tea and excellent service. Lovely atmosphere inside and nice views from the window.

When we visited this pub before it was excellent but was midweek. This was a very busy Saturday We reserved a table which was there when we arrived , needed cleaned which was done quite half heartedly. Drinks took a while. Food a while too but it was ok as chatting and was a good atmosphere. Food was extremely disappointing. Burgers were just ok, were well done. We weren’t asked how we liked them. Fish burger was burnt as were the fries. Practically inedible. We really should have sent back but didn’t want to wait again. Had to keep finding someone to order more drinks which took ages to arrive. Definitely won’t be visiting again.

We met family at the lion for my 50th birthday, it's become a much loved pub for us all. Jackie and the gang are never anything but lovely, it's warm and welcoming, with a great atmosphere and fab quirky decor and open fires in the winter. As always we were so well looked after, the pizzas were AMAZING and a great day was had by all!! As a treat we stayed over, the rooms are gorgeous! Really funky interior, comfy beds with lovely pillows and linen, spotlessly clean, the only problem is that now I want to stay every time we go!

We went on a coach trip about 25 of us and the food we were served was cold when arrived. We only had two choices which we were ordered in advance. The vegetables were overcooked and the potatoes had not even been peeled properly and we had to ask for fresh ones. The portions were very small. I believe that we were pensioners on a fixed price that was how we were treated. The staff were not very friendly and rushed us to finish so that passing trade were able to be seated. The wine was very expensive at £9.50 a glass for a pub.

This place has so much potential and the food is really quite good but the attitude of the staff is terrible. Not polite! I agree with a previous review that the place is filthy, in particular a disgusting radiator by our table. The toilet is none to pleasant either. Also agree that the constant buzzing from the pagers is mind blowing!