Essex Restaurant Guide

Lucca Enoteca

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Much is to be expected of a sister restaurant to the famed Mistley Thorn, one of the few Bib Gourmand restaurants in Essex. Probably the biggest difference is the cuisine, modern British with a touch of Californian at Mistley, totally committed Italian at Lucca.

• Address: 39-43 High Street, Manningtree, CO11 1AH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £19.00

Magic Mushroom Restaurant, The

• Address: Barleylands Road, Billericay, CM11 2UD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Mediterranean
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £33.00

Maharaja

• Address: 358 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 1BG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bangladeshi, Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £24.00

Mandarin Palace

• Address: 559-561 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6JZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £37.00

Manolis Greek Taverna

• Address: 122 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5ET (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Greek
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £24.00

Manor Restaurant

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It is not every chain hotel that produces good food in its restaurants but Swallow has certainly done it here. All credit to Lee Acreman and his team. Go for the tuna nicoise with grain mustard and garlic followed by the cannon of lamb with stir-fry vegetables, rounding off on the wide choice of desserts.

• Address: Swallow Churchgate Hotel, Churchgate Street Village, Harlow, CM17 0JT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Masala 910

For those that know the unmistakable flavour of authentic Punjabi cuisine, this restaurant is quite a find as they usually tend to be rather few and far between, enjoy the smell of fresh Tandoori rotis wafting across the room and savour the full range of breads, starters, main courses - that run from homemade cheese based dishes through to their famed Punjabi chicken - and finally their Indian desserts.

• Address: 910 Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park, nr Ilford, IG2 7HZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £22.00

milsoms

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Never let it be said that Dedham only caters for the upper end of the eating-out market. Now those with shallower pockets can enjoy themselves at milsoms which, in itself has two approaches, one with scrubbed wooden tables, the other, a raised area with classy leather seats.

• Address: Stratford Road, Dedham, CO7 6HW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £32.00, Dinner: £32.00

Mistley Thorn, The

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The Mistley Thorn is one of the major attractions at the heart of Mistley on the Stour Estuary, that has seen an 18th Century salt-water spa, works by Robert Adam, and a Swan Basin right opposite the hotel.

• Address: High Street, Mistley, nr Manningtree, CO11 1HE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Californian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £28.00

Muddy Waters

This novel floating restaurant housed on a barge in the middle of a retail park not a hundred miles from the centre of Chelmsford, comes as something of a shock, until you look more closely and see how well the conversion has been carried out, particularly the interior.

• Address: River Can, Kings Head Walk, Chelmsford, CM2 6FH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00