http://www.essexrestaurants.com/ 93-1388 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html Decided to return to the windmill with some friends over the weekend, the food was fantastic and the service was second to none! We had a wonderful evening (helped by good wine choice from Our waitress Danielle)! Will be visiting again soon ]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:26:42 +0100 93-1379 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html We went as a party of five including a four year old to celebrate a family birthday. Most child friendly venues tend to diminish in food quality but this was perfect for our requirements with a nice garden at the rear with a swing and tractor for the little one's. They sensibly selected a table by the window for our party with easy access to the garden for our daughter, they also had plenty of more intimate and private areas for diners without children so they were not disturbed by the pride and joys! They have cleverly utilised the space with each table positioned to give a feeling of privacy and a range of seating choices from a more relaxed "order a the bar" area plus a more formal dining area. Nice atmosphere, relaxed and friendly. Spotlessly clean, nicely furnished, not overdone - they have taste! The loos were also spotless with nice touches plus a disabled loo and baby changing facilities. Service was polite friendly and very helpful. We went on a fairly quiet Saturday so service was quick - I got they impression that the staff were well trained and could cope on busier days. My prawn starter and my husbands baked camembert were so so, nothing special, however my mother-in-law's pigeon breast was delicious, well cooked but not overdone and well presented. Definitely recommend and will have this on our return. My husbands steak burger looked great, v tasty with hand cut chips - massive portion size!! My pan-seared salmon noodle broth was fabulous, as good as I have had in recommended gastro-pubs in London. Nice small kids menu - quality ingredients without being over-complicated - quite large portions for healthy appetites! Deserts were good, my bread and butter pudding was really lovely but quite filling! Chocolate brownie was also a winner. Nice selection of good quality ice creams for children and the cheese board (was good but large - def for sharing! Nicely served coffee in cafeterias and teas in teapots - sound silly but these touches do win over on service compared to other foodie-pubs in the area. They did have a fairly good wine list and the house wine was good. Price was reasonable £130 for 4 adults and 1 child with three courses apiece inc coffee. I have paid a lot more for a lot less and was more than happy to leave a tip. Definitely will return - I think the owners are fairly new but the changes they have made have made this into a very promising venue - with some interesting menu choices. ]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:35:03 +0100 93-1378 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html Beautiful location, lovely interior (as a pub of its age should be)! We had Sunday lunch here on a recommendation from my neighbour and we certainly weren't disappointed! The food was fresh and obviously home made! Staff were more than happy to recommend wine to compliment our food to which were surprised at the professional yet friendly service. I wouldn't hesitate to return or recommend it to anyone else. 10 out of 10 Thank you to all at the windmill ]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:50:33 +0100 93-1369 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html one of the best meals we have had and at £90.00 for 4 people with drinks and 3 courses very good value ,would recommend to anyone who enjoys good food and great service ]]> Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:22:59 +0100 574-1368 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-howe-street.html Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:31:58 +0100 134-1360 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-crown-sandon-essex.html Invited to my sisters 50th wedding anniversary last Saturday.Not to spoil my sister's day I said nothing. The lamb & duck was tuff, the best thing about the main course was the gravy,the wait between courses was far to long & to top the lot off we got charged an extra 10% for having more than six eating. Please make it plain about this CHARGE when booking. It might help to change your Butcher ]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:43:52 +0000 93-1353 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html Fantastic food at a reasonable price with great service. Highly recommended. ]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:26:21 +0000 93-1344 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html We had a fantastic family meal here last Sunday ! The staff catered very well for the children, food was of great quality and excellent value! The pub was very busy yet we were well looked after. We will be returning very soon Thank you to all at the windmill ]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:50:01 +0000 93-1338 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html Four Adults and Three Children (all around 10) visited the restaurant on a Sunday afternoon…the menu was adequate with all the usual favorites plus a few more unusual options. I went for the Gammon Steak which, for a change was actually a steak as opposed to two rashers of bacon stuck together. The waitress was friendly and efficient, keeping us up to date on the progress of our food. A slight delay/confusion with one order was dealt with speedily and with humour. The deserts all looked good, especially the Bread and Butter pudding. The atmosphere was welcoming and the staff were all friendly and knowledgeable of the menu and it’s contents. The food was reasonably priced and superbly cooked. ]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:34:21 +0000 342-1337 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-chequers-writtle-essex.html Awesome carvery this Sunday. 5 meats, 15 veggies £7.95. Fan tas tic. Go there soon!!! ]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:13:36 +0000 93-1329 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html Great atmosphere, lovely home-cooked food and reasonably priced, we'll be back!! ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:08:26 +0000 93-1326 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html My husband and I enjoyed a wonderful 3 course lunch today 18/02/12. Fab food especially the meatballs and Sea Bass from the specials board! Staff are very friendly and attentive! Great value for money!!! ]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:39:56 +0000 134-1196 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-crown-sandon-essex.html Hmmmm.....I took my parents and in-laws here this week and two words, RIP OFF!!! As nice as it looks after having a hige make over the prices were crazy! We normally go to The Hurdlemakers Arms as it is closer to us and we ALWAYS get great food at a brilliant price. We had very similar meals that we would've had at The Hurdlemakers and it worked our £50 more!! We had prosecco which was £25.00 and at my parents local the same bottle is £15.00. I spoke to some locals out the front who said that, yes it looks great but would'nt eat there. The service was great and it is a lovely pub but the prices mean we will not go again. Such a terrible shame..... ]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:35:32 +0100 336-1176 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html My husband and I had a meal here last week and were very pleased to see the place under new ownership! The food was out of this world. We've eaten in expensive London restaurants and the Green Man wipes the floor with some of them! There are so many lovely ingredients in the dishes it was hard to know what to choose but we weren't disppointed. The portions are just the right size and there was none of your usual frozen food so common in nice pubs. The setting is very pretty and although the restaurant is quite traditional in design, the food was by no means boring! The toilets are looking a little tired but the place is clean and the service very relaxed and friendly. We will definitely be going back soon and have recommended the Green Man to all our friends! ]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 18:15:16 +0100 336-1058 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html Visited last night with some friends and had a lovely evening. Perfect sized portions, excellent home cooked food and very good service. Could have been busier (and warmer) but was a cold night, pre Christmas and think just has been taken over. Will definitely be returning and telling friends. Very impressed. Well done and good luck. ]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 13:14:42 +0100 342-992 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-chequers-writtle-essex.html Last time I went here there was a 4x4 in the front door ]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:25:38 +0100 537-991 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-ship-chelmsford.html Fantastic place. One of the best pubs in Chelmsford. ]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:07:24 +0100 93-966 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html Great village pub, great atmosphere!!
Shame have to travel so far to get to a country pub !!!
Food was lovely, my husband and i enjoyed our beef sunday roasts with friendly attentive staff

Made our weekend!! Thanks to everyone at the Windmill ]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:24:42 +0100 93-951 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-tavern-east-hanningfield-essex.html The best very happy ]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:03:50 +0100 336-876 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html Although we arrived at the time they started serving we ordered chickenleg for me and fish pie for my wife.Five minutes later we were informed that they did not have any fish pie so we both ordered chicken legs.Five minutes later we were told they only had one leg but they did have one chicken breast,so we ordered that.My wife had the chicken leg and wished she had not.It was very very tough ,it had obviously come from a disabled chicken with one leg who had built up a lot of muscle! ]]> Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:41:17 +0100 500-710 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-motor-inn.html what a let down. where do i start...
1. its cosier in my unheated garage
2. dont walk past the kitchen and look in as you will be amazed at how disorganised and un hygenic it all looks.
3. the chips where lovely and so was the cabbage
4. bisto gravy sucks
5. i need new gums after trying to chew through beef insoles
6. how hard is it to make roast potatoes?
7. menu. really bad! no imagination
8. the location is brilliant and with a bit of adventure this place could be amazing. why no veal, pheasant, pigeon, rabbit, (clue...game) on the menu?
9. new ownership much needed
10. complete let down and wasted a precious sunday for me and my family. sorry my lovely wife, its tough pleasing you with food as your cooking is incredible but they could have at least come a little bit closer to our food standards! ]]> Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:11:48 +0000 500-709 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-motor-inn.html After reading the reviews and seeing the lovely setting We decided to take a trip for Sunday Lunch, now i wish I hadnt botheredfirstly the place looks great, ot easy to find though, it was very cold in the restaurant with no heating on!! I was expecting a nice selection of specials, and was very disappointed beer battered Cod and Cheese burger!! Not my idea of a good menu so decided on the roast dinner of Beef!! Well all I can say is Very Poor!! Roast potatoes Cold and Beef the chewiest bit of leather i have ever had this misfortune in tasting...and definatley instant gravy!! disgusting food, Never again would I go here to eat or to have a drink ]]> Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:13:41 +0000 500-636 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-windmill-motor-inn.html Great food, brill hosts, would definitley reccommend the place ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:14:58 +0100 342-618 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-chequers-writtle-essex.html Arrived at 1.00 on a sunny Sunday. Had quite a queue to get to the carvery. Worth the wait! 5 different types of meat, two types of potato, cauliflower cheese, roast parsnips, swede, french beans, peas and carrots. Huge plateful...all delicious. Will definitely go again. Carver also gave us some scraps for our dogs. ]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:37:30 +0100 336-571 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html Very little atmosphere. very quiet. food wasn't terrible but with the lack of other customers in i'd expect quicker and better ]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:26:38 +0100 336-497 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html To find a country that's well run clean and top food with a landlord who cares without an eye watering bill at the end of it. ]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 13:49:51 +0100 336-493 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html cant believe i finally found a restaurant and pub that does quality real homemade food and the best wine list i have ever seen, there must be over 200 wines, i had the roast beef which was so tender it melted in your mouth, and we all had some great desserts, the attention to detail was amazing, great stuff we took mum for mothers day and would recommend to everyone give this place a try, brilliant. ]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 10:19:10 +0100 336-492 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html What a lovely traditional english pub, i came to the green man by chance on my way to blackmore and we decided to pop in for a drink, when we got inside we were so impressed by the atmosphere and the look of the food we had dinner, we had a huge steak and kidney pudding and mash potato beautiful, my husband had the sausages and mash which he said was the best he had ever had, i cant believe the place was not busier, my husband had the orchard crumble which was obviously homemade and very good i dont know how he had the room for it, the owner who we got talking to was very friendly and said we should come back to try the roast beef and all the trimmings on a sunday, after this experience we will certainly go back and give it a try. what a pleasant change to go to a old english restaurant not owned by a chain with real attention to detail and quality food. keep up the ggod work. ]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 09:52:52 +0100 336-295 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html Pre-Booked a table, and was seated promptly.
The selection of foor was pretty good, pork, steak, pie, goats cheese tart etc. The veg and potato parts of the dishes was very tasty, hot and with very good portions. The steak, was large for an 8oz! (I'm sure it was bigger?). It was tasty, but it was a little tough.
Our main complaint was that we were left unattended for long periods, left with empty glasses etc for far too long. No water offered. Only two staff on duty and only 5 tables to wait on...where was the owner/manager?
The tables were too close and as the music was quiet, we could near everyone's conversations clearly...so not for a romantic night out. A pity, because the potential is enormous but has not been capitalised on.
Overall, enjoyed but will probably not return because of the service. ]]> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:29:56 +0100 134-287 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-crown-sandon-essex.html Fantastic traditional village pub atmosphere, lovely... Food was fantastic for the price.. ! ]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:47:29 +0100 342-282 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-chequers-writtle-essex.html The staff were very welcoming and the pre-dinner drinks were reasonably priced. We had booked a table for four in the 'intimate dining room'. The menu listed meals under various headings including steaks and homemade.
We need not have booked we were the only people in the dining area. Two of the group chose steak & kidney pie, one sirloin steak and the other salmon. After taking the order the waitress came back to say that there were no steak & kidney pies. Another steak and a cottage pie were ordered. All the wines on the list were reasonably priced.
The steak was passable although one was tough but the accompaniments, chips, onion rings and mushrooms were all cooked from frozen except the tomato. The salmon was overcooked but served with fresh vegetables, as was the cottage pie.
If you want a cheap and cheerful meal this may be for you and I would suggest you select from the homemade menu. ]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:21:27 +0100 342-243 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-chequers-writtle-essex.html All our family had such a great day. The Hog Roast was brilliant and great value, we also won a raffle prize.
The beer was cheap and tasted really good ]]> Wed, 28 May 2008 14:40:36 +0100 101-232 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-riverside-inn-chelmsford-essex.html Sat, 17 May 2008 00:38:16 +0100 134-219 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-crown-sandon-essex.html Good quality food and a wider selection on their new menu. Good ales always available. ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 15:41:04 +0100 342-194 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-chequers-writtle-essex.html What a great night had. It was a Saturday night, we had a carvery which is amazing, then moved to the bar area for some drinks. The Live act was brilliant ]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:58:56 +0100 336-168 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-green-man-highwood-chelmsford.html The Green Man Public House, Chelmsford, Essex - Review submitted by Harry Scott

The Green Man Public House
Highwood Road
Edney Common
Chelmsford
Essex CM1 3QE

Booking reservations by telephone on 01245 248076

I have twice now dined at The Green Man, Chelmsford, Essex

Yes a Pub, but with a great difference when it comes to food and wine. The proprietors Nick and Sharon Thorogood, plus two daughters, really do have a family run establishment. In comparison to most south east Essex eateries, where Pub Grub consists of burnt ribeye and chips, this pub leaves them standing. For those who know The Bell at Horndon on the Hill or the Plough and Sail at Paglesham, the Green Man is in that category.

Nick knows his wines very well, he imports and distributes to other restaurants in the area. There is nothing I would call house plonk e.g. Outer Mongolian Merlot. Wine by the glass is provided from a choice of 20 different wines.

The location appears to be off the beaten track, but in fact it is right on Chelmsford's doorstep, close to Writtle just off the 414. A Georgian building with a nice duck pond. Weekends a reservation should be made, midweek not necessary. A relatively new ownership but the word is getting round.

I/We will be dashing back a.s.a.p.

From Harry Scott, Crays Hill, Billericay. ]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:16:49 +0100 327-5 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/chelmsford-venues/chelmsford-pubs/the-red-lion-margaretting-essex.html A hidden gem thats well worth a try. ]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:34:32 +0000