The best restaurants serving British food in Broomfield and The Walthams Chelmsford East of England

This was our first visit to The Hub and it wont be our last. We went for breakfast on Mother’s Day food was amazing, staff very friendly, polite and always happy to help. Can’t wait to return to sample some more food options.

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.

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

Nice cafe with good selection of cakes as well as sandwiches, salads and savouries. Very good pain au chocolate and decent coffee. Service polite and friendly

Friendly staff, too small for the size of hospital & the menu needs a look at. I felt visiting family at the hospital for a week, meant the menu was too much of the same type of food. Aside from this, meals were available from Marks&Spencer but there was no where to heat them up.