Braintree
The Red Lion

The Red Lion

The Street, Braintree, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian


"Visited on a beautiful sunny Sunday for drinks. The pub is very quaint and food is good (from previous experience) but that is where the positivity ends. We were told on ordering our drinks at 3:35 that this was last orders and they closed at 4 despite all online literature saying 5pm. Not too much of an issue in insolation really these things happen. My husband returned to the bar for crisps to overhear the land lady complaining that she couldn 't get closed up to enjoy the sunshine as people kept coming to the bar. We all have a moan now and again about work but maybe this should be done in private rather than in front of the customers who are here to support your business? Then it went downhill. Whilst there I potentially lost an important item but didn 't realise until the next day. So on Tuesday when passing I popped in to see if it had been handed in as this was the last time I knew I had it. The pub looked open from the front all signs out and the beer garden door was unlocked. On opening it was dark inside so I just popped my head round the door and called out 'Hello '. After another 'hello ' the landlady stuck her head around a corner and my interaction went as follows: Me: Hi I 'm so sorry to interrupt but I was here Sund.... Her: We are closed (very abrupt and rude) Me: Oh I 'm sorry the door was unlocked can I just ask if.... Her: NO we are closed you have to leave. I am just a chef here I don 't know anything. Leave now. Me: Umm ok I just Her: GO AWAY Me: OK, do you have a number I can call about lost property, its just it is a very important key Her: Find it online now you need to leave. Get off the property!! Me: There is absolutely no need to be so rude, don 't worry I will take my business elsewhere I am still pretty shocked at being spoken too with such unprovoked rudeness. I did not just barge into the pub I popped my head round the door to ask a question. I apologized as I hadn 't quite realized they were closed as you can 't really see in through the door. Also to barefaced lie and tell me she was just a chef? Having been a few times I very well know she is the land lady. It 's ok if you can 't help me but just be polite or at the very least civil. Absolutely disgusted and certainly will not be back. So disappointing as the pub used to be so welcoming a few years ago, we used to go a lot. Local businesses need all the support they can get right now so why on earth would you treat people like this?"

Kaspa's Desserts

Kaspa's Desserts

59 High Street, CM7 1JX, Braintree, United Kingdom

Kebab • Cafés • Pizza • Seafood


"So when mummy’s at work and the boys need a sugar fix we like to visit Kaspas, it’s local, not what I’d call expensive and it’s not usually very busy. If we are passing it’s a takeaway cone or maybe a drink but to get the full experience you need to dine in. As with some of my other reviews the menus do occasionally offer a try before you buy option as to where I imagine a snotty ginger kid has licked the menu whilst their parents check in with social media so I don’t think it would hurt to wipe them over prior to redistributing to unsuspecting customers. When we moved to Braintree I heard that once upon a time a book was written named sea dragons as the female population here were just so ugly however if this review was for B&Q, McDonald’s, KFC and even some of the half bred people found in Iceland I would agree but in here it’s a nice place to be and the staff friendly and helpful. There is a price tag associated with dining inside as with anywhere and sometimes the staff can confuse themselves which I will come to shortly but on the whole we have come here since it opened and to be honest apart from Creams in lakeside I think you will be hard pushed to find better. Some one said the staff are rude and I’ve witnessed this only once and to be honest had I of been spoken to like that I think I would of given a frosty response similar to the staff member, I thought the staff member held their tongue and was for all intents and purposes professional. We have tried best part of the menu over the years and I hope to include this in the photos. The menu naturally includes ice cream and there are certain flavours I’m not keen on so when I order a sundae I expect to be able to swap certain flavours however this isn’t possible even when I opted to pay more, there was clearly a short circuit with the youngster serving but it didn’t affect our visit. Obviously you aren’t in Italy so I imagine the ice cream comes from a frozen supplier similar to brake Bros , crepes, waffles etc are all made on site and then there is the cake? Again I don’t think home made and I imagine are supplied. There has been comments on TA such as certain items aren’t fresh but you know what this is Braintree and I would much rather that than some woman making it that lives on coldnailhurst avenue. The Resturant is clean and tidy and the toilets have always been clean and well equipped."