Amazing food and service, always made to feel welcome great value for the quality and portions…read morehighly recommend the mixed roast! You won't be disappointed!

The Shepherd & Dog was just.a pub which was very popular but I never had the inclination to drink…read morethere. That was then but now it's been revamped into a restaurant that serves dishes that are of very high quality. Their Sunday roasts are good value with plenty if taste. The staff are friendly, polite and extremely efficient. Customers do like to dress up when they dine here and I don't blame them. As it does add to the ambience

Great place for a traditional pub lunch. Burger, sandwiches, fish and chips and meat pies. I went…read morewith the steak and ale pie. It was awesome. Came with mash potatoes and peas, tasty gravy...filling but not over the top. Eating areas inside and outside.

My first "traditional" English pub, so take this review with a grain of salt…read more Visiting from the states and our hosts took us here for dinner. Staff was friendly and the place's ambiance was exactly what you'd expect an English Pub to be. Had the Steak Pie and jacket potato. Food was well done and there is a lot of "steak" in there. I quote steak because in Texas steaks are particular cuts and are always grilled or baked/roasted. The meat in the pie was what we'd call roast - which isn't roasted but rather slow cooked. It was a nice place and I'd recommend it.

A truly disappointing experience We visited as a family of…read morefive and left thoroughly unimpressed. The service was painfully slow, our drinks were forgotten more than once, and the staff seemed utterly miserable. The starters were meagre, with the halloumi fries completely inedible. Three of us ordered the roast dinner sharing platter -- it arrived cold, with what looked like a single portion of meat between us. The vegetables were soggy and tired, and the "roast" potatoes were nothing more than boiled ones drizzled with cheap oil. We won't be returning.

Lovely pub-restaurant, newly refurbished. Our waitress was exceptionally helpful with recommending…read moredishes. My starter of sautéed mushrooms in Stilton sauce has a nice flavour and smooth creaminess. The main was more average, the side bubble and squeak could have used more seasoning. All in all, a good place to have a relaxing meal.

Food was average, definitely not worth the price. Over cooked and dry. The Yorkshire pudding was so…read moredry it turned into a pile of crumbs. Ambiance was pleasant, average noise level. Service was good but the check came back with an item we didn't order and the items we did order were billed at the incorrect price. Two stars are for the lemon tart. Sadly we won't go back.

service was great, nice, friendly and welcoming!…read more the food was mediocre at best. the price was ridiculous! over charging for the food, won't be going back nice beer though

I have been twice a and both times i wasn't impressed. The place was riddled With stuck up TOWIE…read morewannabes and an absolutely overcrowded bar and dance floor. The place had no air-conditioning on it was actually disgusting to the point my friends and i gave up on the dance floor and just went to the courtyard. The court yard is nice and they put evening loungers out there so on a nice evening it would be good to sit there and have a drink. Don't get me wrong I love to dress up do my hair and put the high heels on but that place was a totally different kettle of fish! I think since the show has become more popular it has unfortunately gone this way as the first time i went it wasn't as bad! Wouldn't really give it another chance. Tip get there early other wise you will be queuing for ages

We had a lovely birthday lunch here for my daughters 15th ,we absolutely loved it the food was…read moregreat and the staff were friendly the burgers are massive they taste really good a really lovely restaurant decorated lovely really comfortable loved it.

Visited this place with 3 frinds for Saturday lunch. Great…read moreambiance, very good menu, very helpful staff especially Nina. Families welcome. Food was very well prepared and very tasty, especially the gammom that I had. Be careful with the highback chairs as they do have a tendancy to flip backwards if you, for example, put you coat behind, but really not a big issue. Our orders were taken very efficiently on a tablet and food came within a good time. Reasonably priced too. Not the most extensive wine list but covered all that most would want. Would recommend this place to everyone

We've dined here a few times before and have always found this to be a good place to come to of an…read moreevening. Drinks reasonably priced and the food is abundant, today I had the battered pollock as a main, king prawns and avocado as starter, the meal deal being £10.49 for 2 course...a good deal. They have moved things a around a little since we last came, a gaming machine next to the open fire instead of comfy chairs, but no biggie.

Nicest "pub" in Brentwood. Forget on the ponce with other bars in the area like auger hit and lot…read more103 those places serve a purpose. If you wanna drink a proper pint with like minded people this is the place. Bar price is pretty good. And the food is lovely. Gets busy but not silly busy and the staff are first class. Highly recommend.

This was one of the best pubs in Brentwood, however, it is now rather disappointing. The Swan was…read morethe point of call for my pals and I in Brentwood as well as many BT colleagues. It had a proper pub atmosphere a good range of beer; both ales and lagers along with pleasant staff. There are no longer any guest ales, and while some of the staff do their best, when I was there they were being guided by an over officious supervisor who was abrupt and was more concerned with dealing with silly issues than customer service. The Swan has become, like many chain pubs, style over substance.

Wonderful pub with cheap good food,Abbot ale+a couple of other.100 whiskies... Great Irish…read morepublican who has the right attitude/sense of humour... lots of locals.. pity its so far from where I live or I'd be in there all the time... 5 Star...

What a fantastic pub/restaurant. Comfy, friendly surroundings with wonderful helpful staff. Nice…read moremenu with the 'usual' pub fare, thankfully not too long and over extensive. Plenty to choose from for any palate. As it was a Sunday lunch three of us stuck to a roast while the one other in our party decided to be 'adventurous' on a Sunday with fish and chips??? I must admit the plate arrived and it did look delicious and smelled so fresh. The roast beef arrived two 'as it comes' with one preferring well done. All of it perfectly plated with plenty of vegetables, all so fresh. Only one slight problem, the knives need to be sharpened. I noticed that all three of us were 'tearing' the beef as it should have been cut. However, maybe I should have requested steak knives. All in all a delightful Sunday lunchtime with friends and we will certainly be back soon.

While visiting England from Los Angeles I Had a lovely lunch with my parents and service dog, we…read moresat by the fire and enjoyed a cozy afternoon drinking Guinness and eating traditional pub food. Our server was delightful she was so friendly, very pretty girl with braids, and while serving food also busted out a mean log fire to keep us warm. Truly a woman of many talents !!! She was truly awesome. We enjoyed the lunch so much we went back to have dinner before I returned to the U.S but were greeted by a very unfriendly older woman, I'm assuming she was some kind of management because she was brandishing a bunch of keys and rudely informed us from across the restaurant that unless we had booked online we could not eat. The pub was empty except for a table if 4 so not sure why she didn't welcome our business. This is the difference between good staff and bad staff, had we not had such a wonderful prior experience this pub would be getting a one star review. So management you can thank the pretty girl and the dude working with her that afternoon for the 5 stars. Your welcome.

Nice remodel in the bar area. Friendly staff. Nice ambiance. Clean bathrooms. Highly recommend.read more

This a part of the Toby Carvery chain & offers a carvery meal every day of the week. The food is…read morereally nice and the price is good too. You can choose which meat you like & then help yourself to all the veg you like - Fill yer boots!! You can stock up on the veg & sides as often as you like & it is included in the price. On a sunday, be prepared to wait a while for a table & once you get seated, you will have another wait in the queue for the food. It is worth the wait though!!