The Chequers — Restaurant in Uttlesford

I was visiting Great Dunmow and I read Evan's review and said to myself "I would like to experience a real pub for a change as these boozers are a dying breed and hard to come by as most pretend wannabe pubs are pretentious". I didn't go for food and went for a nice beer, game of pool with the Mrs. Hell they have a dartboard. Love, the beer garden by the way. The staff were really friendly and felt as if I was home from home. Love the place and really do hope it survives as I said most are dying out and something ought to be done to save the traditional British Boozer. This is as it...

Kicked out for bringing kids in while we wait for our Chinese to cook, we even paid full price for a game of pool. The very happy gentlemen (possibly landlord) said I had to buy everyone a drink, Water was not on the menu. The other patrons were extremely friendly, they didn’t have much to say. But they did stare at us when we walked slowly towards the exit. Highly recommended! Filled my kids with so much confidence!

I really enjoyed...

Depends on what you want, of course, but on the way back from visiting my brother, I was keen to find a traditional Essex pub. My colleague who is a highly critical person dismissed 2 other pubs and a hotel before we found The Chequers Inn!! Warm welcome, good beer and comfortable. Pretty much everything I was looking for to break up a...