I've visited this restaurant a few times, mainly for family lunch. So I was a little worried having…read moreread the last few reviews. New management, disorganised? Well no such worries for me. I had the salmon, sea bream and panacotta from the set menu. My wife enjoyed the asparagus, chicken followed by lemon tart. Food is excellent, beautifully presented and service was very good, with the exception of the lady who poured our Prosecco with too much gusto! Seems harsh to knock off a whole star for this so I'm sticking with a 5 star review. Great value for the money and I'm looking forward to going back.

The Manor is always our chosen venue for dining, whether, as a couple or with family and friends…read more We visited on the 31st January and the care and consideration we were given could not have been better. The food was, as usual excellent. One of our party has a minor disability and the attention we received from the staff to make everyone comfortable was noteworthy. Well done The Manor.

I have used this Hotel for some years, it has changed hands more times than I care to mention. On…read moremy last visit, I was not impressed, it was not cheap and yet now is very 'shabby'... very disappointed

This hotel is great value for money. We paid just £29 per room per night and promotional rates are…read moresometimes even cheaper apparently at just £19 per room per night. However they have noticably cut corners to get the prices this cheap and this might not suit guests who are used to minibars, phones & toiletries in te room all of which were absent. I think the absence of room phones is short sighted of Travelodge. This is a proven way for hotels to make money. And what would you do in an emergency if you had no mobile phone? The hotel is located about 10 minutes walk from Romford Station. Another criticism is the lack of on site parking. You can park next door for £10 overnight which is steep.

We stayed here to get down into London...I'd HIGHLY recommend this to friends, and we'll be back…read morehere when we want to visit London again. Flying into London Stansted and then taking the train into town was WAAAAYYYYYY cheaper/easier and more fun...plus this hotel is within walking distance to downtown Brentwood where you can find a number of family friendly restaurants/english bars/classic English feel! My wife and I with our first daughter stayed here recently and had some major changes to the reservation. The hotel staff were EXTREMELY accommodating!

Quaint & comfy place, near the station, shops & pubs. Straightforward checking in, friendly staff &…read moresimple but decent rooms.

Finding a decent restaurant to meet up with friends for Sunday lunch we decided on Ye Old Plough…read moreHouse in Bulphen. Entering their restaurant we noticed, for a change, that the tables were set out in A1 style. Beautiful folded linen napkins on a table laden with good cutlery ( laid out correctly for three courses), wine and water glasses, sauces for roast meals and coffee cups. So far so good, in fact, quite perfect. We ordered starters and main meals of turkey, beef and gammon. Now the negatives start entering. Starters were average. The main meals were totally tasteless and lacked adequacy. Roast potatoes needed a saw to cut them. The veggies were good, well cooked and in plenty. Service was very Essex. Little politeness from the young waitresses and, in some instances, the plates were 'thrown' onto the table. The serving staff do need a bit of training. Prices, I must admit, were reasonable. All I can say is that this establishment caters more for Weddings than normal running trade. Would we return.....Definite NO.

Probably one of the best locations in Basildon's surrounding... however the service was mediocre,…read morewaiters were well dressed but with low restaurant skills. The courtesy was an optional. The food was absolutely inedible. 2 stars for the live music entertainment ( the disco music at the end of the dinner was a weird mix of provincial radio music and teenager's iPod) and obviously because, like for everything, the only important thing is the company!

I was here last weekend for a customers christmas function…read more The hotel is set in its own grounds and although we arrived in the dark it looks like a very old building. My customer treated me to the evening but I gather the tickets were £45.00 each. The entrance room at first glance is very small, I did think is this it at first! However, they use this room to offer a glass of champagne prior to going to the table. The ballroom was set for dinner and a great job had been done of dressing the room and the tables. The company I was with had three tables out of approx 30 , with a mixture of all sorts of companies. Each table had three ice buckets of assorted wines and jugs of beer were provided throughout dinner, to be fair they kept us well supplied throughout. Dinner was usual Christmas fare but I must say was very good quality which i didnt expect for this type of do. At 9.30 pm the table service stopped and a free bar was opened up. The only draw back ( and the way they get you ) is that the bar was tiny and staffed by two people only - therefore you had to queue for drinks for at least 5\10 mins. Now luckily we had several young lads in our group who saw this as a chance to chat up some of the lovely looking young ladies also in the queue. They kept the rest of us "old ones" supplied with a never ending glass of brandy. After dinner the disco started which everybody seemed to enjoy. The night was wrapped up by midnight and the usual scrum for taxis started - a great night and if I get an invite next year I would like to go again.

Used to go here when I lived in the area, good for drinks and socialising but food was average /…read morepoor most times.