I had a wonderful trio of pork and it was so posh! The setting was ornate with lit candles around…read morethe room and on the table. You're surrounded by exquisite antiques everywhere you look. The owners serve you themselves and make sure you're having a lovely time. The bartenders were absolutely wonderful and I could not recommend a better place. If you want the true elegant dining experience, this is the place to go. It overlooks wonderful fields and a perfect place to dine and watch the sunset.

Great place to eat, service was ultra friendly, we will be back and back with more people. Great…read moreselection of gins.

NICE PLACE, GREAT SERVICE, AVERAGE FOOD…read more The Plough has obviously been a normal pub before becoming a harvester and its traditional vintage is maintained. It felt very cosy on a cold night. The Tables are reasonably spaced out and clean with baby high chairs and a traditional bar area for a quiet drink or somewhere to wait in comfort whilst your booked table becomes free. Customer service was great - polite, efficient and friendly. I appreciated the fact that, having arrived on a Sunday evening with no booking, there was a 40 minute wait until a restaurant table became free so they asked myself and my 4 guests if we would like to stay seated at the comfortable table in the bar area which they then set up for food. Full marks for initiative. Drinks came quickly followed by the food all within a reasonable time period. In a way, that didn't matter as they had an eat-as-much as you like salad bar which had an excellent and fresh selection. The only let-down was the food. A number of the portions were very small (e.g. 3 small onion rings) and they decided to replace the sweet corn with peas without saying anything. The bill was about £50 for four adults and a child. All in all, a great place.

This is one of my favourite places to eat! The resturant is so cosy inside and looks cosy from…read moreoutside too! The prices are brilant value for money, as the food is gorgeous I really cant fault it! The only downside to this resturant is the size of it, its quite small inside so at peak times you cant get a table and have to wait in the bar area which is also a little on the small side. They have a car park on the side of the building which is a fair size. Ive never had a problem parking. All of the staff have always been polite and cheerful.

Our annual Christmas get together but where do we go? We chose The Castle because of good words we…read morehad heard and read but would it reach our 'exacting' standards (if those ever existed). Immediately, on arrival, we knew it would. Such a friendly welcome by the bar staff and front of house. Shown to our table, a nicely laid table, by a really charming young lady by the name of, we learned later, Eleanor. Drinks were ordered while we waited for the remainder of our party. Those drinks arrived promptly. When the entourage had arrived the food started to be served as our pre-requested, telephone, order. I would point out that Eleanor managed to serve the whole table and take drinks orders. A massive achievement. We had been to other establishments where two or three servers waited on us and still got things totally, disastrously, wrong. Not with this young lady, perfect. The food was fantastic, so compliments to the kitchen staff. Wonderful starters and as for the Christmas roast...delicious. Plenty of meat, stuffing etc etc and masses of veggies. Perfect. I missed out on a dessert as I was totally full but the remainder of the table tucked into plate loads of Christmas pudding and some had cheese. The whole evening went wonderfully well thanks to all the staff. People do forget those in the background that we never see. So thanks you to them. A massive thank you to Eleanor, the princess of The Castle.

From the owner: We serve Breakfast from 8pm Monday to Saturday. We offer food at all times of day including a…read morerange of Cakes and Desserts from a counter that go perfectly with a tea or Coffee. Our Main meals come served with a tasty complimentary loaf of bread for the table and if you order our Traditional Menu items we will receive a complimentary cup of soup or salad depending on the season.

Great food, service and ambiance. I will return again. One of Chelmsfords best kept secretsread more

There are so many amazing hidden gems in Essex, and Russell's Restaurant is one of them…read more The building dates back to 1372, and is a converted barn. Before it was a restaurant, it was a woodshed, where my grandfather would go to buy wood. The restaurant has kept some of the original features, like the beams and high vaulted ceiling, which gives it a very rustic feel. The food is mostly French inspired, but mostly locally sourced (something I always like to see!) For my starter, I had the seared king scallops, which were served with a pea and asparagus compote, black pudding and black truffle oil. Scallops are one of my favourite things, and if it's on a menu it's a pretty safe bet that I'll be ordering it. These, in my opinion, were perfect - which is very high praise, as scallops are really easy to get wrong. These were perfectly seared and crisp on the outside, but really juicy inside - not at all stringy (which is the worst!) and the combination of asparagus, black pudding and truffle oil was divine. My dinner date had the chicken liver parfait, a pate served on toasted brioche with a sultana and sauternes jus. This was followed by a main course of duck - a seared Gressingham duck breast served with duck rillette bon bons, roasted pommes de cocotte potato and sauteed pak choi with cumberland jus. The duck was beautifully cooked, and the meat was meltingly tender. For my main course, I went for the Tournedos Rossini, served medium rare. The aged fillet of Aberdeen Angus beef was served on top of a potato and parsnip rosti, and was topped with seared foie gras, baby spinach, truffle oil and a wild mushroom jus. Basically, it was a whole list of my favourite ingredients on top of one another, and it was delicious. The flavours were delectable, and the whole dish was presented impeccably. After dinner I went for a coffee followed by a coconut and Malibu pannacotta topped with toasted coconut and sweet candied pineapple. The standard of the food and service is really impressive - and the venue has a lot of character, and for the quality of the meal, the price is really quite reasonable.

We needed a break after shopping in Chelmsford and a welcome surprise was coming across a Bill's…read more Hidden away, somewhat, next to the river in a wonderful position. Greeted immediately at the door by a delightful young lady and shown to a nice quiet table. Well it is half term and kids are kids LOL. Ordering a white wine and a pint of Budvar we perused the menu. The drinks arrived quickly and we had decided on a sharing platter. A good choice as it turned out. A mezze of Spiced white corn tortillas, Dakkochi chicken skewers, calamari, crab cakes, olives, Pico de Gallo salsa, garlic and lemon mayo and tartare sauce. Totally delicious and filling enough for a lunch. As I have said, nice position, fantastic service and good food. Ticks all the boxes for me.

Newly reopened with a friendly Danish landlord who is also a chef. Good food and nice atmosphereread more

The restaurant at this address is now called Olio. Still Italian but either new owners or change…read moreof name. Food was good but service was very, very slow. We arrived for an 8 PM booking - table not ready and nowhere to wait except downstairs in the 'bar' which was now an extension of the restaurant with diners seated at tables. Not sure how long the starters took -at least 45 mins and at 9:40 PM I asked after the main course to receive the explanation 'we cook everything fresh - nothing frozen'. We were not in a hurry but 3 hours for a meal is slow! Staff were friendly but they have overstretched their capacity!

rude management I was shocked by the way the General Manager…read moretreats guests, she clearly doesn't want to help or accommodate anyone

If you fancy a bite to eat and go to a chain restaurant in this area, M&C are the better of the…read moretwo. Been eating here for a while and always greeted with a smile and the food the food is always very nice. nothing to get really excited about as it is a chain place but it does seem as if they are paid enough to care about the food they are serving. Good apres cycle food unlike the Rotting Fox & Road kill Raven, next door. Do not get these two places confused, you might not live to regret it.

This carvery in just on the outskirts of Galleywood. Its very cosy inside as has many features from…read morewhen it used to be a working barn. Its changed to a carvey just recently and has gone a little down hill since. The food isnt the best ive tasted, i think alot of it maybe be microwaved to be honest. The bar area is very nice to sit in though with a lovely calm and friendly astomsphere. All the bar staff are always very polite and friendly.

Fantastic food Quantity & Quality also most helpfull &…read moreFriendly Staff Well Impressed Dave C