Reviews in Essex

Great food and great service.

Lovely lunch with a friend, good atmosphere, efficient friendly service and delicious food. As always.

Really lovely!

Brilliant breakfast as always

At the Barn you always get friendly service and a lovely choice on the menu. I had the salmon sandwich which was delicious. The only draw back is they will only accept card as payment.

We are regular customers of the Blue Anchor but this is the first time we had booked for the Steak Night. We arranged to go with our friends. We were not disappointed! The steaks were superb as was all of the other food we ate. Staff are also very attentive and friendly.

Everything about grumpy's is great, if I could afford to eat out every week I would make this my best place

I booked a table for myself and 3 friends as a mid week school holiday treat at 5pm. There was a small queue when we arrived but were soon inside. 2 of the party were delayed but I paid for us all and the waitress said she would bring the other 2 over when they arrived and she gave us a table by the window so we could watch for their arrival. We chose lemonade, coke and tea as refillable drinks for 3 of us and bottled carbonated water for the forth. I'm a coeliac so had to look for the dishes that didn't have the wheat sign ticked. We all really enjoyed the food, it was delicious, well cooked and well presented. There was a limited amount of choice for me, no meat dishes at all but I love sea food especially the prawn dishes this wasn't a problem and the omelette was delicious. The staff were lovely, really helpful and cleared the plates away promptly. The atmosphere was very pleasant too, not rushed or too noisy so were were able to chat while we ate. We hadn't been since the pandemic so it was a nice treat and will definitely be returning and definitely at that time slot too

5 star

Booked for 7 people and was contacted to pay a £50 deposit which would be taken off the bill! When bill came surprise surprise the £50 had not been deducted. This is the second time this has happened nit impressed!

We went on Sunday for the lovely roast ,as always it was really nice . Would always recommend the Barn a lovely place to meet and eat .

I have been to the Barn Garden Centre Cafe and have spent happy hours drinking and eating the food and drinks with family and friends. It has a lovely atmosphere, the staff are always very friendly, efficient and can't do enough to help. The food is always very good whether cake, or lunch and I would highly recommend it.

The Sunday roast was exceptional today. Although, the service was quite slow (a member of staff had called in sick) we didn’t mind at all, we were welcomed with a smile and the staff were as attentive as possible

Booked spoons for my family last Sunday, so impressed with the variety of food, which was outstanding and really good value for money, the restaurant was also very clean and it certainly was really good and relaxed atmosphere, the staff were very polite and curtious, would certainly recommend spoons for a really good meal for any occasion.

5 of us had lunch at the Barn this was an amazing experience Plenty of choices on the menu, excellent service all our food was freshly prepared. we had a warm welcome and our servers couldn't have been more helpful with serving us and the Banta... Highly recommend ... Garry

Great food, as always. Close to pay day, so we popped down for the burger deal on Thursday night, real bargain for what you get, no compromise on the food and service. Thoroughly recommend.

I enjoyed the visit to the Barn café, with some reservations. We had booked a table and were seated immediately. Fairly quickly, our drinks orders were taken but we were told that no food orders could be taken since the kitchen was currently overwhelmed with orders. When a table has been booked for a specific time, I would expect to be able to order food at that time. On my previous visit, similarly, I waited quite some time for both food and drinks. If the number of covers in the restaurant cannot be serviced by the kitchen and staffing, fewer tables should be filled. I feel the inclination to ‘vote with my feet’! (There is a lot of choice in this market sector.) Additionally, my friend ordered the Buddha bowl and commented upon ‘shrinkation’. She has had it before and was quite taken aback by the smaller portion/price for what was served. I think the jury is currently out! Whilst the ambiance is good, there are a couple of concerns.