The best restaurants serving British food in Braintree East of England

I know this is really random, but does the name Thomas Pawsey ring any bells? He is my 7th Great grandfather and I believe this used to be his home where he worked as a farmer/farmhand. If so, I'd love to hear more about the history of him and this place!

Waited an hour for a sausage bap and had to get a refund, didn't get told there was a 30 min wait, it's a shame as I've eaten there before but the service received today was not well informed. If you needed cold snacks, drinks, cakes etc you would be fine but cooked food no. Location is nice.

a fantastic local pub with an extensive range of Cask Conditioned Real Ales and an extensive fresh food menu and the best fish and chips I have had for years! the day's Special Ham 2 eggs and chips was also great value for money and delicious - Thoroughly recommend this lovely local pub with a sun trap courtyard garden, ideal for a celebratory

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

Seated and served straight away, food was as always well cooked and very tasty - served today by Kata the manageress who was delightful and very friendly.

A lovely place to get a tasty meal whatever your taste ..

Never been before but impressed. Really nice fish and chips, very nice atmosphere and the staff went above to be super kind to our kids and us. His name was Mickey.

Would 100% recommend if you want a nice meal with friends family or even a date night the food is amazing and they go out there way to help and make sure your happy nothing is to much for them

I stopped for a coffee and a bacon sandwich. The coffee was excellent, and the sandwich was full of bacon in very fresh bread. I can't fault the food and service. A real traditional tea room. I will definitely be back, but with friends.

generally the worst food i’ve ever eaten there was hair in our food and has made us all be extremely ill and can’t get off the toilet

The people serving were really helpful , we tried different things that were on the menu. The place inside is spacious and has charm. Will visit again

The coffee and cake are really delcious at this cafe and the farm shop is very good too with a big choice of fresh and frozen food.

Often visit after dropping our caravan off at the nearby storage facility. Food is cooked to order. I highly recommend the lambs liver and bacon. And if you are lucky, in the summer months, they often have delicious, home made fresh traditional trifle as a dessert special. Friendly and attentive staff.

Visited 6th May, small cups for coffee mentioned it to a lady was very pleasant and said they were looking into something as others had mentioned it. Also more cream in middle of the sponges as quite dry otherwise!!

Visited here this week for a bite to eat at lunchtime. The food was fantastic and fresh and great value: Pub is under new management since I last went and they have refurbished the venue. Looks great. The staff were welcoming and polite and the food came out in good time. Will definitely be returning here.