The best restaurants serving British food in Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Chelmsford East of England

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

Popped in for Tea and cake on a lovely day, usually visit about 8 times a year on nice days and weekdays only, Parking is Free, but only about 7 spaces connected to the Tea Room, don't be confused by the field parking next door which is £5 and is not affiliated with the Tea room, register your vehicle number when ordering food, toilets available for Customers, so a Tea and cake and 1 Hour stroll along the river, always good service here,we have seen some demanding members of the public getting mixed up and thinking its all one thing then getting it all wrong and throwing toys out of their prams when they are clearly wrong but can't see it, So you can park free for limited time, pay for food and drinks and use the garden seating (or inside) and use their toilet facilitys, can't say fairer than that and if you want a cheap lunch go to Tesco for a meal deal at £3.50

We'd been to Danbury Lakes and found the closest pub to go have some lunch. So we were introduced to The Bell and wow I'm so pleased we were. Let by Daniel who's lovely and had a choice of seats as a walking club who had booked table were not walking sure to the heat. 32C We were both made welcome and seated with a fan. Complementary water at the bar was nice. The menu is quite extensive and the food we chose was well worth it. I had the Sausage Melt and my wife had a Cheese/Onion baguette. Both come with salad and chips, and they were very filling. Such a nice place to eat with great food, friendly staff who made us very welcome. Just to note this is a dog friendly pub, with facilities for the larger dogs like Greyhounds too. So to follow this up, we are looking to have a lunch with friends with our dogs, when the weather is less crazy.

We have been collecting Fish & Chips from The Bakers Arms since the start of Covid which has always been fantastic. Tonight on the recommendation of my son, we went and ate in and oh my god, I didn’t think it could get any better but it was amazing. Can’t believe that not having to unwrap them would make such a difference. Well done #TeamBakersArms. Sorry no photos as was too hungry.

Tremendous meal with a good varied menu. Food excellent! Good value for money as well. Will definitely come again, hopefully soon.

Sunday lunch at The Griffin was faultless, one of the best roast dinners we have ever had. The portions were plentiful, the service was great, a lovely experience in this old, country pub which is also known as Luigis Al Fresco famous for authentic Italian cuisine. Not to be missed.

Me & my partner both looking forward to dinner after a lovely day, we randomly popped in to the anchor my partner ordered from the menu i ordered from the specials oh dear it wasn’t very special swordfish and noodles The fish was like a frisbee and bland it looked like fish bait the noodles tasted gooey over cooked and soggy more like sharwoods out of a pack not to mention the bottled sweet chilli sauce I did mention this to the 1st waitress who wasn’t understanding but did get offered a free pudding ps once I complained this dish was taken off the specials The only consolation was the very polite waitress who took the payment and was very understanding I left very hungry and was charged for a zero Standard meal I must add I’m a trained cook and would never of served this dish poor poor poor

Popped in on Friday night for drinks with my friend who was visiting. We had the Perfect Girls Night! The bar was beautifully lit, felt cosy, and great atmosphere. The building was warm with fun back ground music. Prosecco tasted divine and chilled to perfection. Staff were so welcoming and attentive. We had the best night and no taxi’s needed! Will try the cocktails next time. Super happy we have Olio ‘s in our village.

Nice location and cheap, but the food was dire!! The burgers were straight out of Iceland and the buns were awful. As for the side salad, forget it!! Stick to the drinks and you'll be fine but if dining, go elsewhere

Worst Fish and chips I ever had. I thought I would give it a try on the way home. I ordered Haddock and chips, I received two bits of small fish which was very nice of them. I couldn’t find the fish it was just two pieces of batter dripping in oil. The chips looked nice but had a very nasty taste and very dry. I’m sorry but I won’t be returning.