Epping Forest
The Garnon Bushes

The Garnon Bushes

13 Coopersale Common, CM16 7QS, Epping Forest, United Kingdom

Full • Steak • Lunch • British


"We have visited this pub a few times over the last couple of years. First and foremost this is a local village pub. It can be very very clicky but the one thing that stands out is the lack of warmth or welcome from the landlady. At best she is very very rude to some customers, seemingly the younger ones. Although we have not had this problem ourselves we have noticed that she seems to favor certain people, namely locals and older people. The food is without doubt lovely and well well worth the money. Bear in mind also that this is a dog friendly pub, so be prepared for a lot of them in the bar. On the whole they are well behaved but some are very barky which is annoying when the owners think its funny and encourage them. The younger lady who serves is lovely, (I think she may be related to the landlady . Always smiling, willing to do everything she can to make sure you are happy with your meal etc. Unfortunately there seems to be a problem in the kitchen whereby the chef isn't up to keeping up with the orders. On 1 or two occasions we have had to chase up our food as he seems to forget orders. On this occasions we only had drinks. We popped in here on Saturday night with friends for a drink and were unfortunate enough to witness a full on screaming argument with a completely unstable customer about a young man who had brought in his dog (who had had his ears pinned and had them bandaged up and posts in them bear in mind that this is an illegal practice in this country and will obviously offend a lot of people, myself included. However, it is not my place to point this out to him. The young man argued that it was legal and that he had brought the dog over from abroad as a working dog. First and foremost this is a barbaric procedure with no purpose other than to make the dog look scary (proven by vets . As a vets assistant I can assure you that there is no benefit at all to the dog other than pain and stress. If its legal we would do it here, we do not! Buying a dog from abroad with this procedure done really tells you all you need to know. It also speaks volumes about the people who partake in this practice. They can all claim they are working dogs but this is highly unlikely. Looking at this young man it was clear it was a statement dog for him. Nonetheless I felt that the whole debacle went on for far too long, upset a lot of children and she should have been thrown out there and then. Moreso don't allow dogs in who have clearly had operations that may make then even more unpredictable. If someone had touched his ears he could have bitten them. God knows what this idiot was thinking brining him into the pub with bandaged ears! I do like this pub as an occasional stop off but be warned it is full of locals who on the whole are very friendly but some do think that they own certain seats in here. The landlady could simply do with being a bit more polite. In this day and age I am sure hospitality needs as much custom as possible."

Bakers Arms,chef Brewer Pub Co

Bakers Arms,chef Brewer Pub Co

Sewardstone Road, EN9 3QF, Epping Forest, United Kingdom

Pub • Meat • Steak • Coffee


"First a tip: Ask for a table away from the kitchen as the music playing in there was fighting with the ambient music in the restaurant so you just get a cacophony of noise. We visited on a Sunday and first looked at the drinks menu. No prices on a lot of the drinks and was told that was because the prices changed from pub to pub. We had one starter and two nibbles. The calamary starter was tough. The Cottage pie croquettes had a nice taste but were so dry that they were unpleasant to eat and the honey and grain sausages had no taste at all. For the mains, we ordered roasts, which were good and the lambshank shepherds pie was just ok, but at £24 it was lacking. Only two desserts ordered. The trio of British desserts consisted on a jam roly-poly that looked more like a meat pie and was very dry, a strawberry Eton mess that was just jam mixed with squirty cream and a few bits of meringue. As one guest commented: the gin and tonic had more strawberry in in than the Eton mess! The trifle was good though. The service was ok, but none of the staff put themselves out. I watched a man with his hands full of drinks negotiate opening the door to go outside, while two members of staff just ignored him. The place is clean, though the door through to the kitchen was full of fingerprints and needed a good clean. The outside spaces were clean and tidy and there is reasonable parking. Unfortunately, for what we paid and received; we wont be back."

The Talbot Harvester

The Talbot Harvester

275 High Road, CM16 6EE, Epping Forest, United Kingdom

Steak • Fusion • British • European


"after a year in the lock it was my first visit to a harvester in a few years. the menu is always as big as ever and left a surprising new found love of the current menu. it was pretty busy getting in, but was instantly posted by our booking. we didn't have to wait long to order our food and drink and with new food on the menu, I thought I would stretch out the boat to try new aromen. I decided to try one of their new dishes from their new menu and it was not disappointed. at the arrival it was a colossal court of epic South-footed chicken parts. the dirty bird was the most tasty burger dish I have ever tasted in my life by a harvester in a long time. with layers of juicy south-fatted chicken, with a layer of speck between and with 2 twill rings, hash brown, salat and a generous amount of sauce. the sauce was rich, tasty, spicy and very morish with the whole three times south-fatted chicken very cheeky and tasty. after my main thing I enjoyed a few unlimited refillings of tango orange, but the only small problem I had filled up was that when refilling the tango, it did not give up sodawater, but with a quick question to the staff, they were able to ask from the main filling station at the bar within minutes. After a short break and break I decided to order the cheesecake that came with compott and saw and a few small berries that dessert well complicated and filled me enough for a very pleasant meal with the family. the staff are friendly and work really hard during our visit and we are hardly ever resting. I praise for all the work they did to continue making it a COVID-19 safe restaurant without enjoying too many disruptions of the classic harvesting experience. would enjoy despite a long trip, despite the visit, despite the experience, the great customer service I had received during our meal in the talbot."