Location: Billericay
Top Restaurants in Billericay
Top Things to do in Billericay
Top 10 British food in Billericay, England, United Kingdom
Find out what British restaurants to try in Billericay. Billericay is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin and constitutes a commuter town 28 miles east of central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces.
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10. The Dukes Head
Overall Ratings
3 based on 806 reviews
The Dukes Head is a stylish bar, restaurant, and pub located in the town of Billericay, Essex. With a unique dining area and an extensive menu of seasonal delights, this is the perfect place to relax, indulge, and socialise, whatever the occasion. And, wi
Reviewed By leahhall2016
Great place to eat. I have gluten and lactose problems and these were dealt with without any problems. We received good service despite them being very busy.Hi Leahhall2016, we are very happy to have provided you with such a positive experience! We look forward to your next visit! Take care!
9. The Kings Head
Overall Ratings
3 based on 521 reviews
The King's Head in Billericay is a country pub & restaurant oozing rural charm and rustic character. Our picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for savouring the hearty, seasonal pub-food on our menu, and the carefully nurtured cask ales an
Reviewed By revdmike
Six of usmet for our annual lunch near the home of one of the group.This was one of the better value and pleasant meals we've had for a few years.The staff were pleasant and helpful. There was a reasonable selection of beers to suit our varied tastes.The choice for 4 of us was the standard fish, chips and mushy peas and the food was very good - large fish in a crispy batter with 'proper' chips.The chicken pie and vegetables more than satisfied another. And the last enjoyed his beef lasagne, although it looked a little sloppy to me as a frequent visitor to Italy.The 'puddings' menu was of a good length and we all had something - the apple pie with custard and ice-cream was excellent.We'll be back!Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are thrilled that yourself and your friends enjoyed your experience with us. Please come back and visit us again soon.
8. Harry's Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 214 reviews
Reviewed By BenYorkie
Saturday night dinner - very busy bar area but a little quieter in the separate dining section at the back. Excellent dinner menu choices, good cocktails and wine menu. Cheery efficient service. Food was good - arancinni, confit duck leg, salad, house signature burger and tiramisu. All fresh made, nicely served and very tasty.Live music and a happy cheery bar; even though packed.Good night out.
7. Reids Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 245 reviews
Reviewed By Thehungrykp
Waitress was really nice and friendly. Halloumi starter was lovely, cod with chorizo and mash was a bit disappointing. The piece of cod was overcooked and small. Overall the dish was quite dry. Banoffee cheesecake dessert was delicious!Maybe think about changing the background music played in the restaurantSo pleased that you enjoyed your starters and desert so much. With regards to your main course I will ensure that your comments are fed back to the chefs and restaurant team.We do hope that you will come back and visit us in the near future.Kindest regardsREIDS
6. The Duke Of York
Overall Ratings
4 based on 843 reviews
We welcome you to our family run restaurant for brunch lunch and dinner. We have a snug which can seat up to 22 people for that special occasion or just a family Sunday lunch.There is a conservatory area or main dinning area. All have booths which can sea
Reviewed By Roy W
Visited with another couple on Saturday. We have been to this restaurant on several occasions, if you are looking for a decent meal at a reasonable price this place is worth a visit. Menu is what you would expect, service was a touch slow but not a problem, waitress was pleasent and the food was good.
5. The Coach & Horses
Overall Ratings
4 based on 135 reviews
A good old fashioned pub that offers an express lunch menu & daily specials from just £3.95-£8.95. Served Monday-Saturday 12-2:15. Tuesday-Saturday, 6-9, we serve fantastic, home-made restaurant quality food. We offer 2 Courses for £14.95 Tuesday-Thursday
Reviewed By DavidJP123
Booked a table for Sunday lunch, after reading some great reviews, for a meal to celebrate my son's birthday. Expected a very good meal but it is not what we got. The meal consisted of a plate with 2 large yorkshire puds practically filling it ,a few roast potatoes,a table spoon of peas and runner beans with some chopped carrot and a couple of small slices of meat.My wife and I ordered the lamb and we both had a piece of grissel running all the way through it, not very nice. My son and his wife ordered the roast beef which was nice although they only got 2 small slices each. All the meals were served cold, luckily the gravy in the boat was hot which made it edible . Hardly the best Sunday roast in town (as they say on their website ) Do not think we will be returning here anytime soon
4. Magic Mushroom
Overall Ratings
4 based on 888 reviews
An excellent product starts with the careful selection of the finest fresh ingredients. We source local produce whenever possible, our meats are reared at Essex farms and our fish is delivered fresh daily with much of our fruit and vegetables grown at hom
Reviewed By Conor H
Firstly, the service was fantastic - We had a warm welcome and the attention we got from waiting staff throughout was perfect. The service and the lovely decor are unfortunately let down by lackluster food.It was a Sunday so I'm unsure if the set menu may is comparable to a la carte, however I was disappointed with my meal.I started with the soup of the day (courgette and leek) which was a vibrant green; unfortunately the taste did not match the colour. The taste was fine, but every mouthful tasted like cream, which coated my palate and stopped much else getting through. I then had a roast, and got cauliflower cheese as a side. All vegetables (potatoes and seasonal sides) were cooked well, but all lacked any sort of seasoning or flavour. The cauliflower cheese was the biggest letdown, I could barely get cheese coming through as the predominant flavour was once again cream! This was to the point that any of the nice tang you'd expect from a good cheese was completely stifled - very one-dimensional.The desserts all sounded delicious and I opted for a mango parfait. This was creamy (as it should be), sweet and was a nice component that would have been perfectly offset by some sharp fruit on the side - unfortunately the fresh kiwi and mango that accompanied the parfait was coated in a cloying coulis; so I had sweet with sweet and it was too much. It kept the theme of being too much and being unbalanced.Overall the food was cooked well enough, but the flavours were unexciting as they were unfortunately muted by either too much cream or too much sugar and not much of anything else. I would not go back at that price.Dear ConorMany thanks for taking the time to leave a review as feedback is very important to us whether it is good or bad. Thank you for comments which were referred to our Chef Team and I apologise that on this occasion the food served did not meet your expectation.Kind regardsAndrea InceMarketingMagic Mushroom
3. Felix Seafood Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 383 reviews
Felix Seafood Grill set up in the heart of Billericay. We will also be open for Lunch Tuesday - Sunday.
Reviewed By EmJoShirley
The food was absolutely faultless, quality ingredients and a delicious three course meal. The service let down our first experience here for me. We found all to be very polite but the inexperience of the young waiters was evident. Had to ask for more water and for wine to be topped up as the bottle is kept away from the table, my dessert order was incorrect which meant that my partner had nearly finished his by the time mine arrived. An apology was given but I think this should have been removed from the bill (something I would have done as I also work in the industry). £15 service charge on top was steep for the service provided. I would return as the food was exceptional! Some training and attention to detail would improve the overall experience.
2. The Fox and Hounds
Overall Ratings
4 based on 161 reviews
Set in the picturesque Essex village of Ramsden Heath, The Fox and Hounds Pub and Restaurant has been serving the villages of Ramsden Heath, Ramsden Bellhouse, Downham, Wickford and Billericay for over 200 years. In 2017 the pub went under a huge refurbis
Reviewed By stu227
Went here for my birthday - we had no idea where to go, but this came up as good so gave it a whirl. From the outside it looked like a local pub for local people, but once inside, it was brilliant. Attentive friendly staff, amazing food, reasonably priced and really nice. We'll be back I'm sure!
1. Ellis's Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 37 reviews
Ellis’s Restaurant is the focus of Greenwoods Hotel. Warm and inviting, the atmosphere is welcoming with friendly, attentive staff on hand to help you enjoy a culinary experience you won’t forget. Whether it’s a romantic dinner for two, a business lunch o
Reviewed By AnnaGustave
I thought I could share with you my recent Spa Day experience... For those of you who prefer to have a quicker feedback, scroll directly down to the "points in a nutshell". For the rest of you, I hope you will enjoy reading about it..I received a spa day voucher (back massage 20min/facial 50min/manicure 35min) including a 2 course meal as a Mother's day gift (I am spoiled by my big man and my little man!). Living in Billericay, I always wanted to check how lovely the Greenwoods Hotel & Spa is... Locally we don't have many 4 stars places with luxury Spas. On the website, it looked a-ma-zing, with stunning grounds and facilities, I really was excited by my present!!! First of first, I "tried" to reclaim my voucher with reception staff. I called and the only thing the girl asked is the voucher number and e-mail details. I asked if that was it, she said yes, you will receive the info via e-mail. 24h later, I thought, no e-mails, I better check with them.... This time I e-mailed. Received a reply later asking me for my name. Found me in the system but said e-mail address was wrongly spelled on their end. Got it re-sent and received it this time. As I didn’t want to use the pool, just do lunch and treatments, I asked Billie via e-mail how would it work. To this I didn’t receive a clear response, only this “With regards to inclusive treatments these will be booked in for you during your day. Treatment times start from 10am and finish at 7pm. Should you have an am or pm request we can put this on your booking for you” That was three days before my “fun day”.. Eventually received another e-mail and another one and a final one asking me for a reservation number?.... I sent whatever booking references I had and was expecting someone to liaise with me with clear information…. In vain!.. Next day, I turned up for 11.45am.On arrival the beauty of this Grade II listed manor house didn't disappoint, same for the grounds and garden! Once I made contact with reception, I advised the girl there I was there for my Spa Day. She replied “for the Spa day, Spa is in that direction” I apologised and said, could you check how does it work with the restaurant, I have it booked within my Spa Day. She replied yes of course, what is my name. Gave me the hotel card and showed me the restaurant direction.At the restaurant, I was greeted - I suppose - by the duty manager. He took me to the front windows area of the restaurant, which was a lovely thing to do as I was after some peace and quiet time to relax. Main part of the restaurant was getting very busy. I looked at the menu and thought the selection of meals was quite limited but found something interesting eventually. I decided to go with the Greenwoods house salad and the Pan Fried Chalk Stream Trout with baby vegetables, Charlotte potatoes and lobster bisque as a main.In the meantime, a lovely waitress served me sparkling water and some bread with herbs on top, which looked like unfrozen to me (but was it?) Started arrived: presentation was simple but attractive. All I can see is salad leaves (out of a salad bag?) sprinkled with Stilton cheese, pine nuts, little prawns, 3 or 4 pieces of poached pears and the herbs croutons that seemed to be the same bread I was served with my butter!.. Being French, bread is super important to me. This time I left a half of the bread go back to the kitchen when asked if I wanted to keep it. No thank you. Salad was OK. The overall flavours were somehow lost because of the heavy Modena vinegar reduced sauce… Too much of it for me!..Arrived the main dish. Presented relatively nicely so I thought, excellent start! Fish and greens were already medium hot whereas the boiled Charlotte potatoes were piping hot… Yes I burnt my tongue which added to my little drama... I was so looking forward to the lobster bisque! To be absolutely disappointed… It was a sort of tomato (and maybe peppers?) sauce… Funnily enough that was the soup of the day today. Absolutely no taste of lobster to me.. Did I say anything? Not really... I thought to myself, for £17.95 two course meal, what could I expect? We pay £22.50 for a two course meal at the Grove for example and it is outstanding. The Greenwoods can only improve.. Especially since it received his AA Rosette (I was expecting better because of that award! Yes I was!!!)Being a little bit fed up with a slow and disinterested service, I thought I won’t risk the desert but I needed my double espresso. It arrived promptly. Watery and no crema foam on top. I sent it back. The girl came back with a new one, apologetic indeed. This time there was some crema on top but the effect of the coffee was still watery. I asked for the bill – discovered the double espresso was charged £4.50… Had a nervous laugh as this is what the Grove or the Ham Yard charges (+45p) but sorry, the quality wasn’t there at all. Asked for the bill, signed it and left full of hope to have a nice treatment. Went down to the Spa area to find two very nice girls, very welcoming. I explained I have been booked for 3pm treatments then 5 and 6 but no one at reception understood I didn’t want to use the pool and want the treatments done ASAP. The blonde girl was very helpful and amended the treatments for 2PM with the same Spa specialist. It was 1.40PM and I only had to wait for 20 min now which was a relief. The young Dani welcomed me and explained to me in detail how will she proceed with treatments. She started with the back massage, continued with luxury facial (amazing with that special mask!) Manicure was fine but felt a bit rushed. Not the girl's fault, blame it on the overall organisation/booking, really... Some of the equipment looks a bit dated and the ventilator for the nails was only working on one side (that’s handy right when you have both hands done ha!) The nails room is very clinical and dirty with coffee marks. However, all in all, the SPA experience was good. I felt relaxed and forget how annoyed I was with the first part at the restaurant!!! As I was driving home, I thought to myself. That place is a FOUR STARS hotel and spa venue with an AA Rosette restaurant.…. So much potential yet not fully realised!!! Oh non! In a nutshell, my views of my Spa day at the Greenwoods! Positive points The beauty of this Grade II listed manor house, its terrace and gardens The interiors of the lobby, bar and staircase Spa personal and treatments Points that need improvement... Receptionists, close to be a disaster, staff really needs training! Food, coffee and service at the restaurant How dirty the nails room is Being told the hotel used to be a mental health hospital in the past (how lovely and relaxing, right?)And so now, the important question. Would I go back there? Of course! To see if/where improvements have been made (or not!) and because everyone deserves a second chance in life, non?
