Brentwood
Papa John's Pizza

Papa John's Pizza

106 High Street, CM14 4RZ, Brentwood, United Kingdom

Pizza • Sushi • Seafood • Asiatic


"Honestly, I must start off by saying how impressed I was with the quality of the vegetarian Chilli Freak pizza we ordered. It was arguably perfectly done with a delicious crust and tantalisingly good amounts of spice and heat — it’s just a shame with...what came before it. During a time of scrutiny where hygiene measures should be paramount within the food industry and takeaway kitchens, we were hugely disappointed to see staff at work not abiding by these guidelines, not wearing masks, beard nets, gloves and, terribly, handling meat without washing their hands before spreading vegetarian toppings. This is very, very poor and something I will write to Papa John’s directly about because (as pictured) zero attention or care is seemingly given to their customers behind the scenes. Not even wearing disposable gloves or masks with being so prevalent is something I find deeply unsettling. It’s therefore challenging for me to award Papa John’s in Brentwood anything more than two star. We also must address the costs of food on their menu. For solely a large pizza, you can be paying nearly GBP which is exorbitant! There is a distinct lack of friendly customer service and I imagine waiting times can be fairly long when the place is busy. So, all in all, whilst the pizza might have been delectable and makes formidable opposition when compared to a Pizza Hut order, behind the scenes there really is a great deal of work seemingly to be done. Quite dire hygiene it appears."

George and Dragon

George and Dragon

294 Roman Road, CM15 0TZ, Brentwood, United Kingdom

Steak • Pizza • Drinks • Chicken


"Went there on Saturday evening with another couple who we had not seen for years.Due to dress code, and having attended in the past were dressed suitably. However, we found that several of the customers were dressed in ripped jeans and generally looking scruffy.We were greeted by a male who showed us to our table who was wearing jeans which were hanging down almost gang style scruffy! Our waiting staff came over again dressed in black jeans. When I'm at a restaurant I expect to be treated with respect and to be called Sir and my wife Madam. I do NOT expect to be called Guys which is what our male table staff kept doing. We were talking to our friends and seated at a corner table which sadly had a speaker above our heads. The music was suddenly turned up and we were unable to hear ourselves talk. We asked for the music to be turned down which it was. However Guys told us it was because the staff behind the bar couldn't hear it. It wasn't really background music style either.Drinks ordered and delivered OK.Food ordered to find that there were two items on the limited menu that was not available. Both of which I was considering ordering. One I seem to remember was Scallops and the other was the Kofta starters.On the mains we were all surprised that there was no steak on the menu except in a salad.No-one had complaints regarding the food but a comment I would make is that the Buttered Chicken pie comes with Mash. However is was a miniscule dollop just enough to stop the pie from moving.The reduced all day menu we were given was not the same as the All Day menu on your website and there were various options missing such as no offer of batter halumi instead of battered cod.My only other issue was with one of the female waiting staff who was wearing leggings. I don't like leggings anyway but in a restaurant atmosphere and by staff that's a definite dislike especially when she bends over and they are not quite as opaque she would like or they should be.Food and ambience was nice but some details need attention.Would I return? Maybe!"

The Golden Fleece

The Golden Fleece

101 London Road, CM14 4NP, Brentwood, United Kingdom

Cafés • Asiatic • Seafood • Fast Food


"As a frequent visitor here we booked a table here last night to bring our daughter and grandchildren out for a couple of hours, firstly we wasn’t given the high chair we asked for but we overlooked that we ordered food and drink by our server a young lad pretty cheerful but looked over worked , starters arrived which was to put it one way was well done but we ate them none the less, the kids meals arrived as he offered them to us he was using a tea towel I took the plates and they were so hot, god knows what would have happened to the kids hands if they touched them, so they had to wait for the plates to cool down before eating after what seemed an age our mains arrived my daughter said right away that my burger looked well done and dry, she was spot on It did take around 15 minutes to get our servers attention as he was running around getting to keep his tables happy, I don’t for one minute think he was to blame for any of it, by the time he did come a just told him to take it off the bill as it sort of turned me off, the table next to us had a bit of fish and chips which he returned for being over cooked I don’t know if it was overly busy or a new chef but these things shouldn’t happen and the toilets where the bins are overflowing with paper isn’t good either,it’s really needs to be looked at whether it’s low staff numbers or people who shouldn’t be in the kitchen"