Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Ongar

We had the most delicious roast beef dinner it was delicious, the gravy was Devine, potatoes amazing, veg was ok would have preferred more green leafy vegetables was it was fine The cherry Bakewell as always was delicious, Service brilliant as always, The only tiny thing was our rolls were hard and dry.

Food, atmosphere, staff, everything was 10/10 such a vibe 👏🏻

It was my girlfriend’s birthday so through Open Table booked at Alec’s and request a nice table. Upon arrival staff had all the information and were shown to a lovely table. Service and food good was great also. My fav restaurant in the area

Lovely venue, although in the middle of no where in my opinion. Service was good as we had early booking. Starters was delicious, the venison kebab, the quails egg I would have preferred it to be a bit runnier in the middle when you cut into it. The sauce was great and good amount just right for the amount. The mix grill was a disappointment due to the small portion size, there was not enough flavour to this dish. The prawn purée was nice, please serve in a flat plate as it will be easier to eat than the round bowl we had it served in. Ambience was nice. Mains were ok the meat dish was not spicy enough as per details on the menu, the dhansak was lovely, the peshwari naan was yummy. The duck dish would be better to be cooked to one’s tastebud, I would have preferred this a little less cooked. Dessert- we didn’t enjoy in the way it was described on the menu, however the cake for the birthday was nice along with the other complimentary little pot we had. A lovely evening full of lovely food

We had an enjoyable lunch at the 'spirits tasting ' event, the starter was particularly good. We were given a voucher as a gift and had not previously dined at Haywards. We enjoyed the fixed lunch menu and the presentation from Adam representing Essex Spirits. However, we would have preferred a wine tasting experience as we rarely drink spirits.