The Farmhouse Essex

Lovely coffee. Excellent hash and eggs. Quirky surroundings although a little chilly. I can imagine will be lovely in the summer. Would definitely return again.

Popped here today for the New Year’s Day brunch . Fantastic food and service, great way to start the new year! Thank you will be back again soon with the kids.

The food was amazing and the service great, as always.

A nice meal, despite issues with the starter. The service was good and problems were rectified quickly. Family friendly room was a great help with two little ones. Would go again for breakfast or brunch as found this time of day better than lunch/dinner. Overall worth a visit.

Nice, rustic place. Food good, well cooked and tasty. Service was very slow with only younger staff, who spent a lot of time chatting and not serving.

Please tell enough setting. Food reasonable and a reasonable price. Service a little a slow maybe but very friendly.Main reason not rated higher ,the tables are very close together,which means conversations are very easily overheard which is somewhat intrusive.

Waited hour and half for starters - they did explain after an hour that a fryer had broken, then they bought us a round of drinks, for the Waite and discounted the starters. They arrived 1 hour 40 minutes after we ordered. It was hard as we had two children with us. The mains arrived later and my dinner was cold but I couldn’t be bothered to send back. They most probably had trouble in the kitchen and these things happen, the head waitress tried her best, and tried to implement her training but the rest of the staff didn’t seem to have a clue. I hope they get it together for Xmas as it could be a goldmine for the owners if run a bit better. It’s a good concept and works apart from something I have moaned about t before when I visited - it’s really quite uncomfortable because of the cold - even the waitresses had cardigans on - have they no heating? Let’s hope if they have a good Xmas they invest in a bit of heating.

Really fresh produce and good quick service. Delicious eggs and sourdough tasty. Nice to get a pot of tea. Would love to buy the produce?

Beautiful food and excellent choice for vegetarians , fabulous service, will definitely be back. Bit chilly inside, take a warm jumper on a cold day.

A good first experience encouraged by 50% off food & live music! The venue is rustic & was a tad draughty on a very cold evening, but the warmth of the welcome & the staff made up for it. The food is freshly prepared & arrived in good time. We had the whitebait & mushrooms which were both delicious. For mains I had roasted butternut squash which was a most unusual combination & very tasty with the house red Merlot. My husband had the spicy chicken. It came as a leg which he wasn’t expecting & didn’t enjoy. This was unexpectedly taken off the bill. Overall the service & food are recommended & we will be back during the day or on a warmer evening!

Very friendly staff, excellent food, nice atmosphere. We had a very nice family lunch for my wife's birthday and would recommend this restaurant to others.

Food was lovely. Noticed that the menu has been reduced as pancakes are no longer on the menu. The servings are generous and of a good quality. Will go again.

Great food (fishcakes were awesome!) and nice to have the live music accompaniment, love the decor cosy and Christmassy. Friendly service...wish they were open more evenings.

Excellent food and service. Cosy area and Good entertainment. Fresh food and the steak was better than in miller and Carter. Definitely will be back again soon!

menu very limited and not enough information on there starters were cold and didn’t all come together.12.5% service charge expected.Won’t be back or recommending sorry

Lovely restaurant with amazing food! We had an amazing roast and the brownie sundae is a must. Also a great place for brunch. Staff are very nice too.