Braintree Restaurants

Akbar, The

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The county of Essex is renowned for many distinctive features, not least being the birthplace of that icon of the restaurant world, Jamie Oliver. Clavering, if you insist. And whilst there may be plenty of Indian restaurants in Essex too, it is good to be able to commend The Akbar at Halstead which specialises in dishes from all regions of the great sub-continent, a distinct advantage when you consider the wide spread of sub-cuisines that goes with it.

• Address: 42 High Street, Halstead, nr Braintree, CO9 2AP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bangladeshi, Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

Frankie & Benny's New York Italian Restaurant & Bar - Braintree

Frankie and Benny's combine the best of classic American and Italian in both style and cuisine. They specialise in home style cooking 'just like Mamma used to make it'. This is a great place to take the entire family and represents excellent value for money.

• Address: Galleys Corner, Braintree Road, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8GA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American, Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00

George Inn, The

This beautiful 14th century country inn has been instrumental in establishing high standards of hospitality by donning different roles in the past including that of a doctor's waiting room and a safe haven for villagers during power cuts and natural calamities.

• Address: The Street, Shalford, Braintree, CM7 5HH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £23.00

Pizza Express - Braintree

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: R1 Freeport Designer Village, Charter Way, Braintree, CM77 8YH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Prezzo - Braintree

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over seven years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England with well over a hundred outlets. Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest.

• Address: Charter Way, Chapel Hill, Braintree, CM77 8YH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Shanti Indian Cuisine

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Shanti Indian Cuisine restaurant in Coggeshall Road has slowly built an unrivalled reputation for bringing high standards of Indian and Bangladeshi cooking in the Braintree area. A good deal of appeal lies in the interior of red, green, black, yellow and turquoise, colours that are believed to be the nspiration behind the restaurant's name.

• Address: 24 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, CM7 9BY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bangladeshi, Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £24.00

Tutti Tuscan Grille - Braintree

If you fancy tucking into a quiet meal in the beautiful rolling countryside of Tuscany sipping on some Chianti wine then you don't really have to browse through pages of tourist websites, just head to Tutti Tuscan Grille at Hamilton or Braintree.

• Address: Freeport Village, Charter Way, Braintree, CM77 8YH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £22.00