Nice, friendly proper British Pub. I always make it a point to stop in for a few pints when I am…read morehere from the States.

Take a short walk from the high street to fine this gem of a pub which feels like a country cousin…read morewith city fare. There is a lovely beer garden with plenty of greenery. The beers on tap are a nice mixture of cast ales, craft beer and mainstream lager. The food is high quality for pub grub. We had the Mediterranean chicken salad and fish and chips. Both were very good and totally hit the spot! Definitely worth visiting!

A Weatherspoon pub. On the Loughton High street. My wife wants to give it five stars, but I felt I…read moredidn't spend enough time in the pub to give it that. Staff were nice and the food was good. Mainly burgers and Indian food on the menu. No fish and chips? Not sure if it was because the day of the week. Naga chillies used in the curries, that's proper spicy. The veggie burger deluxe was surprisingly good, didn't taste like a frozen patty. I think lentil based patty. Comes with chips and onion rings. There is outdoor seating on the street. Local drunkard in the toilet was contemplating pub life and kept saying: I can't believe it, it has to go in the one way, then it has to go out the other way. It has to go out after it goes in. What a wise man.

Hey it's a Weatherspoons, but hey it's dirt cheap!! It only costs 5£ for two pints! Can't beat…read morethat! I've been here a few times. In my opinion this is the best pub on Loughton High Street. It convenient if using public transport as the bus stop is right outside the front door! My husband tends to prefer this pub for watching sports as The Gardeners and Foresters don't have screens. They play all the big games and tend to have a decent atmosphere! Overall, it's a Weatherspoons so pretty basic, but sometimes basic is all that you need!

Beautiful old little pub with great view from the garden!…read moreGood selection of draft beers!

This pub is a firm family favourite, a family happy place. Whether it is for a quick bite, family…read morecatch up or date night, the Plough provides a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, with a real fire and great service. Taylor, Zarah and Petra and are always welcoming and go over to make us feel welcome. Thank you. After the year we've had, it is great to have somewhere like this to hangout.

This place is a great country pub. It looks kind of like a beach pub from the outside ... You…read morecan't miss it driving past as its painted bright blue. This pub is great in summer as there is lots of benches and outdoor seating area, just try to get one that is on the flat area and not on the hill, it's a different experience eating on a slant =P I didn't order much food, just a bowl of olives and some fruit cider. My friend ordered a prawn cocktail, she said it was very nice. The menu is pretty extensive and there are a variety of dishes for vegetarians, the only down side for me was that their selection of salads didn't really exist (that made me sad). Great atmosphere though and very pretty inside, if you are looking for somewhere to hang out this is the place to come.

La Sala in Chigwell is part of a well-established group of venues, originating from sunny Spain…read more These Iberian restaurants, bars and poolside clubs are well known as some of the hottest venues, frequented by sun kissed beauties. Whilst La Sala on the Chigwell Road does not have the temperatures, blue skies or beach views, it is still worth a stop on the Central line. On Friday nights they have just started "Suppa", a night of live vocals, saxophone and some solidly good DJ'ing. On arrival, it can be a little bit intimidating entering a restaurant with 3 security on the door at 7pm early evening. It gives the impression that the place is not secure so needs this muscle. Once inside and settled, those concerns are dashed, as it is more to deter youngsters wishing to hassle the reality stars and footballers who feel at home here. Instead, you have a mature and sensible crowd who know how to enjoy themselves without stalking or being too star-struck. We sat at a corner table by the window which gave us a great view of the restaurant and bar. Having scanned their social media, we saw that the portions looked huge, so we opted to go straight into main courses. Having started with a bottle of prosecco (we were celebrating a birthday), this was promptly followed by half lobster thermidor and fillet steak burger for me. I really wanted lobster, so had to go for this mammoth main course. I would strongly suggest that they perhaps consider a solo lobster dish. The burger was with grilled bacon, melted cheese and hand cut chips on the side. For me, the burger was a little bit tough although I asked for medium. I still enjoyed the food, although I struggled purely because of the portion size. The birthday girl opted for the burger solo with chips. Our two dining companions had beer-battered fish with chips with minted mushy peas and Sticky pork belly with creamed potatoes and seasonal veg. The food was good. The only negative is that the minted mushy peas was a bit stingy in size. Literally a spoon full on the side of the plate. Our waiter, whose name I cannot recall, was one of the highlights of the evening. He was attentive, joined in our celebrations and even spotted us a round of celebratory shots! La Sala has good food, great music and excellent service! Would definitely go there for a night out, as it really fulfills your evening's requirements. We ended the night dancing on the mini stage to some classic and current dance, R&B and dancehall. Lovely!

Purchased a Groupon deal for £52.00 (the groupon deal clearly stated that were saving £140.00). The…read moremenu is quite restricted so spoke to waiter as when we had previously visited we only had to pay an extra £5.00 if we wanted steak. The waiter confirmed that we could just pay the difference. On the Groupon voucher the allocated amount for a main was £19.95, the steak was £27.00 so we were happy to pay the additional £7.00 each. This meant that the total to pay would be £30.00. When the bill arrived it was £150.00!, they had tallied all the meal up (including starters and desserts that were on the fixed menu) and then deducted the £52.00 that I paid for the Groupon. When we contested this the waiter, for some reason got really shirty and said he was going to get the manager. suddenly we were surrounded by the manager and the bouncer on the door (not sure what the waiter had claimed had happened) we were made to feel like hooligans when the only thing we were guilty of was expressing our consumer rights. After a discussion with the manager (not heated at all) the manager claimed that Groupon had advertised wrongly (not our fault and surely they get to check adverts before they go out) he tallied the bill up again and came to the £30.00. There was no apology or anything. I stated that perhaps the waiter had been a little under pressure and the managers last words were 'Well he didn't have to put up with that'. Put up with what? we were perfectly within our rights to contest the bill, especially as it was indeed wrong. It is a shame because we had been regulars at the restaurant but after being treated like that we will not be returning. I would like to state that we are not aggressive people and at no point did we raise our voices. The waiter had clearly explained a completely different scenario to the manager and bouncer!! and they had decided to take the employees side rather than the customers.

I really like the Hollybush. Good atmosphere, usually lively and some nice beers also. Doesn't get…read morefive because the speakers don't disappate well, so if you're sat near one, it can be difficult to hear your friends. Not a disaster by any stretch of the imagination, but 5-stars is well, 5-stars and means perfect. Handily located in Loughton, and the staff have always been friendly. Decent sized outdoor area too.

Great friendly pub, always full of people and are so friendly bar staff are polite and welcoming…read more Great athmosphere drinks are a good price too, they have tellys for sports etc on show too - the music is not too loud but is just the right volume. There is plenty of room and it is kept clean at all times. There is a nice size garden for the smokers, during the day it is alot calmer and a nice place to go to chill out, in the evening its a very popular place for people to go and start the night off. Would higlhy recommend a visit!

Pretty disappointed. Won't be going back. Food seems like it's been left out for a week and they…read moredon't seem to be able to organise themselves as you wait an eon to get served. Not quite a weatherspoons but not far off son2 stars only.

Now this place had been re vamped it's a pleasure to come & meet your pals & relax in style &…read morecomfort over a few Peronis. Eaten here a few times, bar snacks are ok but the Sunday roast was disappointing. Liquid it is then ! Bar staff & owners are great & make you feel very welcome. Gets absolutely mobbed at the weekend so they're definitely doin something right. Get your ass down here. Well recommend.

Apparently there is nothing to do in Cheshunt but go to pubs, so when I'm visiting my fiance,…read morethat's exactly what we do. Out of all the pubs he's taken me to, this is my favorite! The place is huge, so there's always a place to sit. The food is fantastic--there's a ton of veggie options and I will add their 5-bean chili is FAB. Sadly we did have to wait nearly an hour for the food. They lost a star for that! But...I think the super cute, really friendly bartenders give them back another half a star. ;) But the main bonus of all is how cheap the drinks are here. It's redonk! We payed less than £2 for drinks here. At most places it's nearly £4. Oh, and they have Woodchuck, which is my favorite drink. The only downside that I found was parking. There is parking out front, but you have to pay. Lame. We ended up parking down the street and walking a bit. Not a big deal, though. All in all, 4.5. We'll be back, King James!