The best restaurants serving British food in Braintree East of England

A great spot for lunch or dinner, staff are extremely attentive and fun. Tasty menu with plenty of choices for everyone!

Been here 2 times since moving in area, food good portion sizes were good and a little cheaper than others in town. But today (18th April) food had a fairly long wait to discover that chip portion sizes have dramatically dropped by at least 25% and saveloy had hard bits in, and seemed to be a bit more expensive than others. Staff behind counter drinking red bull in the preparation area which seems a bit weird considering they got 5* rating.

Very poor. Over an hour before food served. Three meals were cold. All day brunch had cold chips, came back warmed, but egg was like rubber. Had to chase for the two burger meals to be returned! Could see them sitting on pads for few minutes. Two burgers with cold chips came back luke warm and burger dried out! They were not even busy when we ordered. Not great. I doubt I will eat here again!! Very disappointing

The swan wonderful place where i married my wife on the 15th of june 2024. One week before the extreamly sad unfair end to a one of braintrees local pubs another sadly lost to rediculous fancy carabian dining we. One of the best friendly enviorments wonderful service respect due to amazing management by landlord ken amazing man with exellent management. Looking forward to see where he goes so will all of his customers will follow. Wonderful memorys. Sad loss butiful memorys. Love adam and wonderful wife serena. We will miss you swan. Loved alway.

Awful, give you option for sauce and salad then don't give you it. False advertising , con of a company.Won't eat here again.

My family had 7 top class meals the staff were so friendly we spent the afternoon sitting in the lovely beer garden enjoying some really good family time I recommend this pub to everyone thank you to all the staff

The dining experience was truly exceptional, elevated by the impeccable service provided by our waitress Sofia. Her attentiveness and warm demeanor created a welcoming atmosphere. The culinary creations were equally impressive, showcasing a masterful blend of flavors. The Korean chicken butger dish, in particular, was a standout, boasting a perfect balance of crispy texture and savory sauce. Overall, the combination of superb service and delectable cuisine made for a memorable meal.

Popped in for some lunch. Really really busy and cramped - tables are far too close together so people are falling into you to get past. Food ok - staff a bit disorganised and didnt get the orders quite right. Steak bake I had a bit average -- wasnt all that. Needs improvements.

Having eaten here many times, today was disappointing. Whilst the fish pie was fine it was let down by the 'seasonal fresh vegetables'. The carrots and cauliflower were so hard I couldn't cut them and in my opinion the green beans were from the freezer. I was brought another dish of vegetables, but these were just the same. An apology was offered, but I'm sorry to say my friend and I have decided to eat elsewhere next time we meet.

Tried for the first time , chips were cooked perfectly, fish was amazing! Good portion size, Would definitely use again.

I agree with the user who posted a scathing review of the landlady’s ‘couldn’t care less’ attitude in relation to the car parking issue. The same thing happened to me when we had my daughters WAKE held here. Numerous members of the family/friends got parking penalties. Pretty disgraceful way of making money. Bar staff told me there were 16 warning signs in the car park. Landlady didn’t have the decency to return my call. Heartless. Bar staff on the day were definitely trained by the landlady, no customer service given.

On such a hot Saturday afternoon whilst walking around the green after lunch at The Fox we needed an ice cream! The coffee ice cream is highly recommend.

Worst place ever they dont have salt 🤣 im eating food without salt.

I visit this store frequently as I live in the area and have always had a good experience for many years but last evening, 28th, I bought a few jellycat purchases for family that were Christmas presents and got outed by the shop assistant as I approached the till with them…..oh here she comes with her expensive teddies…..I laughed it off at first….and said they were gifts for my niece who collects them…..then the lady was laughing and discussing my purchases loudly with her colleague…..”oh only a small gift” I actually found it extremely rude……and actually none of her business what I was purchasing……I was polite but furious as I left the store…..who are you to criticise me for spending money in your shop? Would you speak loudly like that about someone who had bought a load of plants?? I was disgusted and really annoyed!! Not the stores fault but her and her colleague should learn some manners! It’s put me off coming back!! I was in there at around 3-4pm……learn some respect! Not impressed…..!

Had Fish and Chips for lunch , was really disappointed the meal was cooked ok but I have never had such a small portion of fish in my life . My son in law said I have seen more fish in a fish finger and he was right . I was hungury and eat the meal hoping that should the waiter enquire if everything was ok I could show him my concern . He never showed up , when he came to collect the plate I told him I never complain but in this case was very disappointed with the fish portion size . He said he would tell the kitchen staff and that was that we left . Just a warning avoid food at this pub .