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The Green Dragon Youngs End Essex

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Venue Details

Address: Upper London Road, Youngs End
Town/City: Braintree
County: Essex
Postcode: CM7 8QN
Tel No.: 01245 361 030
The Green Dragon is a traditional 18th century inn and restaurant located just outside Braintree.

The Green Dragon serves pub food alongside more adventurous dishes like seared tuna steak with salsa, baked queen scallops with pancetta, and roast monkfish with parma ham.

The Green Dragon offers a superb range of facilities, from cosy bar areas to delightful atmospheric restaurant areas. Outside there is a large garden where you can enjoy a drink or meal in the summer sun, whilst inside there is a choice of bar areas and two non-smoking restaurants.

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User reviews

Average user rating from: 2 user(s)

Overall rating
3.4
Overall
2.0
Food
2.5
Service
4.5
Ambience
6.0
Value
1.5
Toilets
5.5
Recommend
1.5
 

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Not great, Monday, 31 May 2010

Written by David

Overall rating
3.3
Overall
2.0
Food
2.0
Service
5.0
Ambience
6.0
Value
2.0
Toilets
5.0
Recommend
1.0
We used to go here when visiting family in the area so we decided to try it with a group of 15. The decor an atmosphere were OK and the staff generally friendly but the food and price were not good. My starter cost £5 and consisted of half a piece of bacon a very small chopped field mushroom and a tiny tasteless poached egg. My main was desribed as lamb shank with braised vegetables and so the sliced half a carrot was a bit of a let down. The lamb was OK. The custard served with the desserts was thinner than any I 've ever seen and the cold desserts seem to take longer to arrive than the hot food which seemed rather odd. Overall a very disappointing experience that we will not be repeating.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

The Green Dragon, Youngs End, Braintree, Sunday, 02 May 2010

Written by gbenquiries   -  View all my reviews  - Top 10 Reviewer

Overall rating
3.4
Overall
2.0
Food
3.0
Service
4.0
Ambience
6.0
Value
1.0
Toilets
6.0
Recommend
2.0
The ambience at the Green Dragon is fine and it has a cosy feel to it. Consequently, that initial feeling promises something good. Sadly, it didn't deliver at all on the critical element - the dining experience, when we went for lunch.

Now, I don't like to be rushed by a restaurant but the service, despite the place being all but empty (not a good sign at a weekend?), was extremely slow; albeit quite friendly.

When the food was served up, portions and offerings overall were less than generous, especially when you consider the price. I have eaten much better food for far less at an equivalent competitor pub/restaurant nearby. The food itself was broadly ok but nothing special though one of our party disliked the salmon which was served up with a somewhat slimy skin. None of this was helped by a pretty costly experience given the quality of food and service.

So not a recommendation and we won't be going back. All in all I'd recommend you avoid.
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