Restaurants in Essex

First and last visit. We were met on arrival by a lovely lady who led us to the bar. The man behind the bar demanded we order a drink - didn't give us any menus or explanations as to pricing and drinks available. Didn't let us know pricing and just told us to pay an amount on the card machine. We were led to a table that was clean. Most of the food was not hot and luke warm at best. Chicken - as mentioned by other reviews tasted awful and put me off eating the other chicken dishes. Prawn toast was, by far, the best bit of the meal. Crispy duck was tasteless and worryingly, hard to chew, almost like there were crushed bones in it. Non chocolate coated profiteroles was the best dessert. Eclairs had this weird off tasting custard filling. Plates were not cleared until we were leaving the table. This place could be so good but, unfortunately, we will not be coming again to find out.

Eaten a couple of times here, food and service has always been top notch - cakes are lush! Lovely place and they seem to have a great balance of garden space, homeware/general items and eating. Lovely place and love visiting.