The best restaurants serving British food in Braintree East of England

Jaqs at Braintree Freeport was very attentive and friendly. The menu was fab and we thoroughly enjoy our meal. Thank you so much

My friends and I had a wonderful dining experience. The Christmas lunch was excellent. The plate was filled with quality turkey, vegetables and trimmings. We were served by Megan who was attentive, polite and friendly. We are planning our next visit early in the new year.

We absolutely LOVE all of our beautiful christmas trees that we have got from here, but this year's was outstanding ❤️ so full, tall and they even cut the bottom off the trunk to help it stay fresh! Will be back again next year . Merry christmas 😁🎄🎁☃️

Im a regular here, have been going for years, their food tastes good, place is kept clean and the staff are friendly and provide excellent service. It's not expensive, which also makes it a bargin

Went for a wedding Had lovely day beautiful Wedding and lovely Building.

Customer service is good within the Hook, I always find myself disappointed whenever I receive food from them. When ordering a portion of cheesy chips typically they will wrap the portion in the paper which gets stuck on the chips. I find that their portion sizes are on the smaller size, especially when the cost is so high for ordering from them. The food itself is good which is the only redeeming quality, otherwise I would struggle to rate this business anything more than a 2*. The main feedback I'd pass onto the owner of this establishment is to review both their portion sizes and the packaging of the food.

Great friendly quick service , fish was well cooked not greasy, three big pieces of chicken , would not hesitate to recommend Easy parking

My go to place on the island for Sunday lunch. Well cooked, reasonable price . Friendly staff. Nice cosy log fire .

Do not recommend visiting the sun at all! I went for Saturday lunch and ordered the chicken Caesar salad off the menu. When my dish came out, the chicken was undercooked and pink in the middle! I bought this attention to the waiter who kindly said she would remove it and make the kitchen aware. Following this, someone who I’m assuming was the manager come out and said to me that the kitchen had temperature checked the chicken and it would have been safe to eat, the chicken was visibly pink in the middle! They took it off the bill however I feel the way the manager handled the situation made this so much worse. I will not be visiting again.

Not a place where the locals make you feel welcome. Staff lovely though

This spot is great for a late dinner, serving until rather late and providing fantastic service . My food is always on point and is delived quickly.👌

Ich trinke hier viel.Sehr gutes Bier und die Leute sind sehr freundluch. Sie haben viele Fernsehen fur Sport auch.

Young girl working behind bar page I believe her name is Very helpful and polite was working on her own managed very well with all the customers

Oh dear. Based purely on our first visit about a month ago this would have been at least a four star review. However, a second visit last Saturday night was disappointing, so a distinctly average three is all I can justify. When we visited on a Tuesday night early in October the place was relatively quiet, we had a great meal and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Hoping to repeat that experience we returned last Saturday, when the restaurant was much busier. My chicken burger was warm at best, and the bowl of chips were no better than tepid. They were also almost all stuck together, and showed clear signs of having been stuck under a heat lamp for some time. A bowl of chocolate ice cream wasn't overly generous, and we left feeling let down after our first experience. I can't see us rushing back.

Great pub. Superb atmosphere. Really good food. Wide range of Beers. Can’t fault it as a pub! Will be visiting regularly.