Cool little stop with great coffee and great service. I recommend you stop in if in the area. I may…read moretry the food here on my way back from the coast.

Me and my partner managed to discover this gem of a pub by randomly choosing somewhere close on the…read moresat nav whilst we were away for my 30th birthday. The pub is beautiful and cosy, the landlady was kind and cheerful and the food.....oh god, the food! We both had a starter of pigeon, not something you usually see on a pub menu and it was superbly cooked and tasted amazing. For my main I chose the steak burger with chips and onion rings, the burger was big, flavoursome and juicy and the touch I like is that the tomato ketchup on table was all homemade, not from a bottle! We will certainly come back to this awesome place if we are ever near the area again because it was outstanding!!

Great gastro pub. Fab food, atmosphere and really friendly service. Strongly recommended.read more

The Bear has become a good quality gastro pub recently with a nice atmosphere and a good menu and…read moresome great specials. The ambiance is relaxed country pub and the staff are very helpful. There is a reasonable ca park as it gets quite hard to park in the summer. I have visited for lunch and dinner and both were very nicely presented and well cooked. The skate is very tasty and the scampi and Jenga chips are good. The costs can be a little bit higher for lunch but the menu is very similar and therefore for dinner, I thought it was quite reasonable. Peter who used to be at another Billericay restaurant is the restaurant manager and as normal makes sure we get well looked after.

Newly refurbished restaurant - with-rooms at the end of Dedham Vale ( aka Constable Country). The…read moremenu is a fairly conservative venture into"fusion", in the broadest sense- in other words, the Sunday lunch menu features roast topside beef, a burger, but also an explicitly vegetarian section, and tempura battered soft shell crab as a main. Mains run from £15-£30 or so; there is also a children's menu ( spaghetti Bol or sausages and mash, for instance). Clientele seems to be largely well-heeled county set- if you turn up in jeans and a t-shirt rather than slacks and blazer, you'll definitely feel in a minority.

Under relatively new management, the Rose has undergone something of a renaissance. A good,…read moreunfussily "modern" menu, inclusive of a good kids menu. Staff are super friendly, efficient and overwhelmingly young. Pork belly was divine. Kids burger brilliant, and treated with no less care than adult food. Warm Eton mess was a delight ( see pic). Family meal came to about£90.

Excellent gastro pub in the middle of the Suffolk country. Perfect for families as it has a huge…read moregarden with a football pitch (!) and play area with sand pit. The food is very good and the ambience inside is what you'd want for a family Sunday lunch. Lovely views too.

A real discovery, 14th century building with friendly staff. Good, uncomplicated, pub fayre…read more Generous portions and for the area, good value.

A great gastro pub on the Suffolk/ Essex borders in the lovely little village of Nayland…read more The pub is very unusual in that it grows most of its own vegetables aswell as rears it's own meat, so those worried about their food miles can eat here with a clear conscience. There is a seperate restaurant upstairs serving great comfort food, the steak with green beans and lardons and the beef and onion pudding are highly reccomended, added to that some locally produced real ale, really friendly staff, and open fires, make for a cosy night in a country pub. Be warned though, don't be fooled by the pub's quiet country location, you'll need to book for the restaurant at weekends. If you are in the area it is well worth a visit

I wonder if the previous poster has even been to The Anchor Inn or is indeed the owner of the Lion…read morein Leavenheath or the Crown in Stoke by Nayland. I have been going to The anchor for about 2 years since moving to Colchester, the food is amazing and the staff are very friendly, I prob go maybe once a month or so usually on a Sunday, which is so busy i always book( after being caught out one Sunday!) To say there were 4 people in there! I think the fewest I have ever seen is about 40! The waiting staff are superb always running about with the food like a ants nest, you usually have Becky or Rachael behind the bar both of whom are lovely and the new manager Dave never stops moving. Sunday Roasts are I think £9.95 and they come overlapping the plate and its not your usual Sunday offering there is always something random like Boar Pigeon or Pheasant. I had not been for a couple of months and in my absence the conservatory had been redecorated and had new tables and chairs and the bar had been repainted, although the tables in the bar could do with replacing as a couple are a bit rickety!

The Wheel House is a beautiful and interesting pub located in Naughton, it used to be called the…read moreWheelmaker's Arms and is still referred to as such by many people in the area. It's a gorgeous old thatched pub which has low beams in the main bar, so low in fact that my very tall son in law always worries he is going to hit his head whenever we visit. They sell a good selection of real ales which change quite regularly, they don't always stick to the well known ones either which is nice as it forces customers to try something new. You can also choose from the more standard lagers, beers and spirits all of which are priced quite reasonably for the area. The bar is large and has a much more livlier atmosphere than the lounge but is not rowdy or boisterous by any stretch of the imagination. The Wheel House has a well placed pool table and you can also have a game of darts in the bar, if this is too strenuous for you then you can always take your drink to the garden out the back and relax in the sun.

Eccentric opening times but some of the best ale in the County. privately owned and it shows!read more

A nice pub that serves excellent food. the staff are friendly and welcoming. There is 2 rooms 1 of…read morethem have real fire and is set out as a restaurant . There is an outside are with seating out there and a children's play area. There is is also a covered area with patio heaters for the smokers. Now for the good bit Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday they do buy one get one free on the main meal we had scampi and chips and a drink each for the grand total of £9-95 (you can't get two lots of fish & chips for this from the chippy. They also serves Sunday lunch but I haven't tried this but if the food on a week night is anything to go by you won't be disappointed. The staff are very helpful and chatty and overall a nice pup to go into. There is off road parking behind the pub and a little on street parking on the High Street

Excellent pub on the High Street. A real locals pub and very friendly.read more

Had a good stake with the family. And well priced for the meal. Good choice for kids to eat. My…read moregirls are fussy but eat all they meal which says much!!!!

We turned up one snowing Monday night & had a very warm welcome from Lisa behind the bar. Only 1…read moreother couple in the whole pub, but apparently gets busy on weekends. Food was very good. The fish & chips was hanging off the plate it was so big! There is a large restaurant area that can be used for weddings, parties etc and apparently a children's play area in the garden. Plenty of parking too. We were staying at nearby Hintlesham hall, and the George made a nice change for dinner. I'd def return if I was in the area.