The Fox Bulmer Tye — Restaurant in Braintree

This is is a very tired pub. The lighting made the décor very bland. Everything looked yellowed and very uninviting. Still lets review the food and drinks. The lemon in the G&T was old and brown. In my view it should have not been used. The beer was good (my friends opinion). I ordered the beef stew and dumplings which turned out to be my mistake. It lacked flavour and meat. When you are paying 18 pound for a serving it needs to be better than presented. The dumplings were not light and fluffy and blended in with the gravy. A few sprigs of thyme were thrown on for garnish but did little to enhance the look. My companions had the fish and chips which had a good looking batter on the fish. The other diner had the vegetarian curry which may have been the best choice as it was presented well and smelled appetising. This was a one off visit for me and sadly not a pub that I would want to revisit. Luckily for me the company was...

Went for my daughters birthday unfortunately the member of staff serving us was incapable of listening and I ended up paying for an etc meal I hadn’t ordered and to top it off the following day I happened to notice on my online banking that not only had they taken the bill money owed but a further two payments that I didn’t ??? Not sure how they managed to scam me as I paid with my phone tap and go so they at no point had my card but pre warning u to check your bank afterwards very naughty and never would have expected it for this pub so needless to say I’ll never be back oh and more importantly the food was very very average nothing to get excited about and the drinks were astonishingly high for a small rural town like Sudbury I can honestly see why it was virtually empty the entire time we were there on a Sunday...

Came in today after not being able to get a table elsewhere (forgot to book 😫) after a quick phonecall to the fox they allocated us a table very quickly.

After not knowing either of the lagers I followed the waitresses suggestion, ended up being one of the nicest pints of beer I've had.

Me and my other half both ordered roast sirloin of beef; the meal was incredible. The beef tender and also slightly pink, very soft to cut. Carrots full of flavour although couldn't put my finger on whether cooked in honey or stock. Gravy lovely too with a strong beef flavour, green veg leeks and cabbage, a beautiful big Yorkie and toasties were crispy but soft in the middle.

Can't fault any of the experience and would happily go again. Just wish I could of eaten more!

Bill for two pints of lager and 2 roasts...