The best restaurants serving British food in Epping Forest East of England

Had a lovely meal and the service by Stephen and Darcy was exceptional Will go again lovely spaces for eating outside too

The steak was absolutely spot on — cooked perfectly to our preference and full of flavor. Big kudos to the chef for nailing it! Unfortunately, the service didn’t match the quality of the food. Despite there being four waiters and a supervisor present, no one checked in on our table. We sat with empty plates and glasses for quite a while after finishing lunch, with no one asking if we had finished or if we needed anything else. We eventually had to get up ourselves just to ask for the drinks menu to get additional cocktails and again later for deserts. When the desserts came, the experience continued to disappoint. We requested specific flavor combinations of ice cream, but the order was all wrong — sorbets served instead of ice cream, incorrect flavor mixes. Great food, but the service definitely needs attention and training. Felt like waiters didn’t focus on what requires a restaurant.

I booked for 21 people to have afternoon tea for my baby shower. I’m Slightly shocked by some of the reviews below. The afternoon tea was incredibly good value for money (compared to other places in the area), food was delicious, service was attentive, friendly and prompt. The team couldn’t do enough for us despite it being Mother’s Day weekend and busy! They even called the day before to check my colour scheme so they could match the patisserie. I wanted a casual, nice quaint venue for my baby shower and that is exactly what was provided to me, they also do not inflate the price of Prosecco for guests like most other local businesses that offer afternoon tea!

I never review - but this needed saying. The meal today was Very disappointing - the so called ploughman’s lunch was actually terrible. The scotch egg had a nasty hard white round the yolk that was literally as tough as plastic. It came with two pieces of cold toast - no butter, cheeses were poor and the rest was just not good and parts were actually nasty. And this so called ploughman’s cost £20:50. The other dishes - chicken supreme was tough and the fish and chips very average - small piece fish, lots of batter. I did complain about the scotch egg - the waitress simply said Oh dear! Still, no need to worry as I shall not be returning.

My husband always wanted to try Pie and Mash so yesterday we did. We got there for about 12 noon and was surprised to see it already getting full. Luckily we found a table. for. I went up to order and was surprised at the presentation. It looked like they had scoped the mash using the plate itself and mash was over the plate and hubby said it tasted school dinner mash. The pie ok, the liquor was tasteless. (I didn’t mind it). So why have we given it a four- staff we nice and polite, restaurant was clean. Drinks were at very good price and to be honest so the meal itself. If you are in the neighbourhood and want a cheap meal, then this Might be the place for you. Would not rule Out going back, but not in a hurry to.

Amazing food, brilliant staff - what more can I say!

Really great food. Good value for money. Prompt service. Lizzy our waitress was very helpful . Highly recommend. Enjoy!

Great pub and food. Loved it. Came to the John Barleycorn for my 16th Birthday 39 years ago. Didn't disappoint this time either.

Fantastic charcuterie and 3 course offer

Our family went to the William for Sunday lunch. The food (particularly the pork belly) was high quality and we had excellent service from Alen.

Mother’s Day meal which was epic ! Honestly spot on, the service and staff were excellent, organised, polite annd amazing with customers. The food was outstanding !!! The set menu covered pretty every taste possible, pipping hot and delicious ! Can’t praise it enough and crucially the Wife was super happy. Everytime I go the restaurant I’m never disappointed. Go and check it out

The hugest, heart-felt thank you to Kim and Wendy who made my Mum’s 94th birthday celebration such a wonderful and memorable occasion. We enjoyed afternoon tea on 17th November at Mulbury House in beautiful surroundings and honestly the whole experience was outstanding. We are not easy to cater for as there were 2 vegans and a pescatarian in our party but nothing was too much trouble for Kim and Wendy, they didn’t just go the extra mile, they went miles beyond. Thank you so much ladies! We loved the experience so much, we’ll be returning over Christmas.

My family went to the cafe this morning i ordered 2 eggs 2 bacon fried tomatoes bubble snd hash brown my husband had a burger my son had porridge and my granddaughter had sausage and chips my eggs were hard and swimming in oil my bacon was undercooked so my husband had that the bubble was not nice the only thing i ate was hash brown they forgot my 2 slices of bread and butter so i had to go to the counter my husband’s burger was average and my son said his was not very nice i definitely won’t go back and neither will my family such a shame it used to be very good cafe but not anymore

We only used this as a takeaway service but the food was fantastic and generous portions. Shame it didn't get a chance to be established.

Good solid pub. Good is always good, Mic and his staff are warm and friendly. Can say I've never had a bad meal or pint, really enjoy the chilli lattice mountain.