The best restaurants serving British food in Chelmsford East of England

I ordered the Stake and Ale pie and it was amazing. The portion sizes were amazing, absolutely huge also a chocolate brownie which came with ice cream and honeycomb. The owners is amazing and a great laugh. It was amazing service and the food was out of the world. I highly recommend.

Lovely atmosphere, lovely food, lovely Mother’s Day! Delicious roast dinner and lovely staff Definitely coming back again soon!

We stop here a couple of times a week very nice. Rm tyres

Very poor experience nearly 1hr waiting for food and there was two other people in there. Food come up warm to cold. The sticky tables, VERY OVER PRICED

I ordered this for my birthday and we were very pleased with it, especially the cakes.However we felt that the sandwiches could have had more varied, different fillings and a variety of type of bread - not just white.

Wow, what a great find. Immaculate and stylish decor, impeccably clean dinning area. Excellent food, very quick service, generous portions and very attentive friendly staff. Gorgeous home made Tiramisu on the house for Mother’s Day. Couldn’t have been any better.

My OH and I called in to Rossini's on Friday evening for a quick bite to save cooking. The restaurant is in a cordoned off section of the Two Brewers Pub, and although the pub itself seemed quite busy we were surprised that there were no other diners in the restaurant area. The restaurant area is decorated with artificial plants, vases and pots, and photos of Italy - it's not really flash but feels cosy and like a little authentic Italian family neighbourhood restaurant. Service was excellent, both of our servers were friendly and chatty, and despite being the only diners we didn't feel uncomfortable or unwelcome which can sometimes be the case. Food was first rate, again nothing flash but authentic and reasonably priced pasta, pizzas and main course grills in good sized portions. My OH had Arancini for a starter, I tried it too and we both thought it was very tasty. I had a spicy chicken, bacon and tomato penne and it was very spicy but lovely, my OH had the house pasta which he declared very good. We were both too full for desserts but next time we will save room! I do hope Rossini's gets more customers as they deserve to succeed, it is so nice to have an authentic and well priced Italian in Chelmsford instead of all the chain restaurants and over priced 'special occasion' restaurants.

Traditional old English pub with some of the best food in the south east. This is our go to “local” from Great Notley, great selection of ales and ciders, plus your normal largers and Guinness. The house wine is always spot on. My reason for writing this review is the food, it’s just great. With no chain franchise to pay, the ingredients are always top quality, the menu is adventurous but supported by staple fare like the sumptuous hot pot, pictured below. The pub is dog friendly and the staff welcoming.

We popped in unplanned as was passing by. Friendly staff and the food was delicious. Would recommend trying the braised beef cheek or a burger.

I visited Little Channels to try their valentines afternoon tea and was definitely not disappointed. A really affordable treat at only £25 per person (£5pp deposit required when booking). We were served an extensive selection of savouries which included a quiche, sausage roll, and sandwiches of coronation chicken, ham & cheese, and tuna & cucumber. The chicken one was served in focaccia bread which made a nice difference to traditional finger sandwiches that you usually get with afternoon tea. The scones were huge and warm so a good sign of being freshly baked! The sweet treats included a mini Victoria sponge cake, a heart shaped chocolate brownie and a chocolate covered strawberry. I feel like that was the perfect amount without getting too full. I feel like this was spot on for the money and both quality and quantity of food. The service was also the perfect mix of attentiveness and friendliness. Would recommend.

I was served by a young girl named Libby, a very lovely bartender, made for a very pleasant experience

We went for their Christmas Party Menu. Crackers on the table to greet us. Starter was Celeriac & Apple Soup. Full of flavour, a great start. Mains was Slow cooked Beef Shin with Truffle Mash and Buttered Carrots. Melt in the mouth, rich and tasty. Desert was Christmas Pudding and Custard. Delicious. With a bottle of our favourite wine and coffees. What a glorious way to celebrate the season.

This was our first visit but often it had been recommended to us and we were not disappointed. The atmosphere and décor are lovely, staff are friendly and efficient and the food is lovely with an extensive menu. We had breakfast bagels and they were lovely and plentiful. We'll definitely return.

Popped in for a birthday off of a recommendation from a friend and it was a spot on recommendation. The service to start was great, when you arrive your coats are taken and you're shown to a quiet sitting area to talk and go over the menus, here you're told the specials and get a chance to ask any questions and have your first drinks. From there after a few minutes, and once your order has been taken you're shown your table and starters come out, from there it's a fairly normal meal in terms of courses. The service we found to be excellent, whenever you need service there's normally someone around to give the nod to, which is fantastic. The food was really impressive, everything was well presented and excellently done. The steaks were cooked exactly to order too. We'll be returning, and if you're looking for a place to try, I'd encourage you to try it too. Highly recommended.

Had a lovely night, Helen was amazing buzzing around making sure everyone was having a great time