The best restaurants serving British food in Brizes and Doddinghurst Brentwood East of England

Sunday lunch at The Bricklayers Arms was lovely. A real homely pub with amazing roast dinner! I had the toasted chicken which was cooked to perfection. My husband has the toast lamb which was also lovely! Roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings meant we were so full!!

I visited with my best friend to celebrate her 40th birthday. From the start when I booked amazing service from Ryan who was so lovely and helpful. On the day from arriving to when we left the service was amazing, staff so lovely and friendly and the food/drink was stunning. Absolutely perfect afternoon and can’t wait to visit again.

2016: Situated in a beautiful setting, the pub from the outside is wonderful and even quite nice within until you connect with the staff who are just so damned rude. There is no restaurant table service either, collect your meal from the bar which could have sat there for a good few minutes whilst the flies settle and leave their deposits or be sneezed upon by a passing patron which was a recent case. Food itself was average, nothing special at all. The beer was OK but even that was on the warm side, why? The management need a good kick up the jacksy as this place could be a gold mine to some lucky soul. I'm a local and this is the first and last time I will visit this establishment until such times as there is an improvement to all of the facilities on offer. 2025: After 9 years, my wife and I plus 2 close friends revisited to try Sunday lunch in the hope that things had improved. I’m happy to say that they have. We enjoyed a very warm welcome with great service and a really lovely meal, and the cost was exceptional. We also received a free dessert as we all ordered the Sunday roast. We are planning another visit very soon.

Once again The Eagle Pub delivered great service, great food and a great atmosphere for my family get together. Meeting up with family from overseas in such a wonderful place really makes the day special. Thank you once again everyone at The Eagle Pub Kelvedon Hatch for making us feel so welcome. We’ll be back!!!!