The Brantham Bull - Menu

The Haywain Pub

➤ The Haywain Bentley Road Little Bromley, Essex CO11 2PL, Manningtree, United Kingdom

Pubs • British • Healthy • Bar-lounge

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"My husband and I had lunch at Haywain on Friday. We were warmly welcomed. Since our last visit there have been some new items in the menu. The Sharing plates were mainly the deep fried pickles delicious. The Adnams beer bestows fish and chips were excellent. My husband had a main dish of chicken salad bowl he loved. We were sad too full for Dessert. We have often eaten at Haywain and never disappointed."

Mistley Thorn

➤ High St, Mistley CO11 1HE, CO11 1HA, Manningtree, United Kingdom

Kebab • Mexican • Seafood • European

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"As a fan of their sister restaurant [Lucca at Manningtree], we were keen to try The Thorn but sadly, it didn't come up to our expectations. The lunch table I'd booked via email on 11 January had since been reserved for other diners and the staff spent a few minutes trying to re-organise another suitable table for us, despite the fact that we arrived at 12noon prompt and only one other couple were already dining. After sitting at our table with a couple of glasses of Prosseco, we ordered a main course only and it took at least 50mins for this to arrive. We both had the Plaice which was OK but not memorable, although the skin-on fries were tasty and the salad was OK. We enjoyed a couple of large glasses of number 17 [Tin Pot Hut] at £8.45 each. I then choose the Tart of the Day for dessert and my partner had a Vanilla Pot, both of which were OK. However, my pastry was so tough and I had to request a dessert fork to enable me to eat it with the dessert spoon. They clearly don't automatically set the table with both items of dessert cutlery, which should be normal for a restaurant of this standard, despite my initial pleasure at noticing very nice linen napkins at all place settings. The restaurant quickly filled up [well, it was Valentine's Day] but we were surprised that a couple who arrived at the next table to us were given only one menu with apologies from the waiter saying that he was waiting for more menus to be printed! We felt the male member of staff who appeared to be in charge was very poorly dressed in a rather tattie pair of jeans for a restaurant of this quality, although the other waiting staff were nicely dressed, very polite and helpful. All in all, an OK sort of lunch but for £80 [including tip] it was pricey and we'll undoubtedly be heading back to Lucca next time."

Marlborough Head Inn, Dedham

➤ Mill Lane, CO7 6DH, Colchester, United Kingdom

Steak • Vegan • British • Vegetarian

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"This was a nice experience. The Marlborogh is pretty much 'ground -zero ' Constable Country being in the centre of beautiful Dedham.There is limited on-site parking as the cars share the outside space with customers eating al fresco. The picnic benches are to hard to negotiate for disabled diners and some optional traditional chairs would be a thoughtful improvement. Inside is all rustic/historic as you would want but with a modern bar serving your needs. The welcome is warm and the food is delicious imho and has noticeably improved from my visit a few years ago. Well done 'The Marlborough ', you are recommended!"

The Brantham Bull

➤ The Street, Babergh, United Kingdom, CO11 1PN

Meat • Steak • Salads • British

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"Lunch with the family. 9rdered the feta filo parcel for a starter and WOW! Unbelievable. Really out of this world. Haddock and chips for mains. All really nice in a good setting. Reasonably priced."

The Cross Inn

➤ United Kingdom, United Kingdom, CO11 2NX

Pubs • Steak • Curry • Dessert

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"Pleasant country pub with polite and friendly staff. The food here is excellent. I had a steak and ale pie with veg and my wife had the roast if the day, they were deliciously cooked with plenty of veg. I also had a blackberry and apple crumble with custard, old fashioned dessert and big portion. This was a great value for money meal and would recommend this place for a nice meal."