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The Owl

British, Pub Food • Loughton
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4.3/5
(020) 8502 0663 Lippitts Hill, Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4AL (020)850…Show
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Cosy woodland pub in the heart of Epping Forest near Waltham Abbey.
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About The Owl

The Owl is a cosy and characterful pub in the heart of Epping Forest, near Waltham Abbey, with open fires and wood panelling. It has a large bar and dining area, a private function room and an extensive garden area with covered outdoor tables, benches, a BBQ section and a children’s play area. Four-legged friends are welcome too. The traditional British menu is freshly prepared and food is served right through from 12 noon to 8pm Monday to Saturday with a traditional roast on Sundays. The Owl has a wide range of lagers, cask ales, ciders and craft beers on draught and an extensive wine, gin and spirit list.

Sugarvine
4.3
Food 4.1/5
Service 4.6/5
Atmosphere 4.1/5
Value for Money 4.3/5
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Mon 12:00 - 22:00 —
Tue 12:00 - 22:00 —
Wed 12:00 - 22:00 —
Thu 12:00 - 22:00 —
Fri 12:00 - 22:00 —
Sat 12:00 - 22:00 —
Sun 12:00 - 20:00 —
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The Owl Offers

British
Pub Food
Loughton

Buy One Get One For A Quid

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Buy one main course and get the second one for a quid. Offer available all day Monday-Friday from 5 January 2026.

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British
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Loughton

Glass of Prosecco, £3

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Get a glass of Prosecco for £3 every Friday between 5pm and 7pm.

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Chris
I bring my elderly mum her for lunch regularly. It's easily accessible for her and in a lovely setting. Staff friendly and efficient. Food lovely and good value. And a varied menu too including small plate meals which are good for anyone without a massive appetite. Well worth a visit.
4.3
John
Food was great and staff were fantastic. Only criticism is I observed the chef using his hands to put food on plates. Not great when the kitchen is clearly on display from the bar.
3.0
Hannah Harlow
The goats cheese pizza was so bad it was like a lump of rubber and the onions wasn’t caramelised
4.3
Darryl
The Owl is now a regular haunt for us having discovered it last summer. This visit we went for Fish & Chips it’s always good and a match if not better than any other in the area including the local fish and chip shops. We were there over Easter and it was very busy , but we got our food in less than 15 mins and I was impressed to see 6 people behind the bar, this pub thinks about its customers and giving a good service across the board. The only problem we have is we don’t live closer, maybe we should buy one of the chalets in the park next to them!
4.8
Mia
Three of us went for a meal on Wednesday 8th April. We all ordered different meals and all of them were delicious. Service was good and staff very friendly.
Adele Radcliffe
We moved up north but visit mum oftern in Enfield, took her for dinner here on Easter Sunday. The main reason we come here is because the food is homemade and fresh. We are sick of the frozen rubbish food in most places. We are so glad to have found this Gem of a pub. All our meals were fresh and all plates were cleared. The 3 meat roast was huge and amazing. Lovely staff there, all polite and helpful, which is lovely to see. Its evident that they like working at The Owl, feels like the staff are all a little family. Management should feel quite proud, to have such lovely staff. Unfortunately we forgot to take photos as we wanted to get stuck right in, but we had: Burger chips 3 meat roast Lamb roast Shepherds pie Chicken burger chips The hallumi starter is lovely.
Jack
Visited sunday for a roast and couldn't fault it. Staff was amazing, food was amazing aswell. Highly recommended.
3.8
Daniel
Staff were mostly nice and food was decent. Unfortunately, we were sat in close proximity to two obnoxious guests who took issue when our dog barked-making rude comments and staring at my wife . They were also very loud, using foul language regularly and generally hating on people . This experience made us uncomfortable for the duration of our meal. For clarity, I didn’t complain to staff. But as one (a young man) had made a dismissive comment about our dog along with the 2 guests when we entered, i didn’t feel confident in doing so.
4.3
Robert Joseph
Lovely food as usual -roast dinners had beef and lamb -all meals were plentiful and tasty with great service -would like to have had a dessert but couldn’t manage it -even had some great treats for our dog
4.5
Marina
I had fish & chips and it was super: cruncy and good flavor. The Sunday roast were also very attractive. Good service and clean site. Nice area also to sit outside
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