Essex Restaurant Guide

Curry Special

In the Newbury Park area there is one curry house that stands out head and shoulders above the rest. Curry Special offers a great atmosphere, always packed out at the weekend, and the ingredients are all really fresh making it worthy of a trek out to the area even if you're not a local.

• Address: 2 Greengate Parade, Horns Road, Ilford, IG2 6BE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese, French, Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Dining at Whitehall Hotel

This superbly restored Elizabethan manor house, not far from Stansted Airport, is a well-run, comfortable establishment meeting a great need. There is perhaps almost a touch too much concentration on the 'little niceties', but then who are we to be ungrateful? There is a great and genuine striving to make sure that everyone feels coddled.

• Address: Church End, Broxted, nr Stansted, CM6 2BZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £35.00

Dish - Great Dunmow

• Address: 15 High Street, Great Dunmow, CM6 1AB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, French, Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £30.00

Dish - Saffron Walden

• Address: 13A King Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1HE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, French, Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Don Pietro

• Address: 448-450 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6LL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £24.00

East St Grill Restaurant

• Address: The Rose & Crown Hotel, East Street, Colchester, CO1 2TZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £34.00

Elephant Royale Gants Hill

Manna from heaven in an area not exactly over-populated by cuisine of any recognisable sort, the Elephant certainly has the bulk to fill the gap at least partially. Furthermore the décor is a real lift to the spirits from the surroundings beyond the door and your mood will brighten by just entering the restaurant.

• Address: 579-581 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6JZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £46.00

Fleur de Provence

• Address: 52-54 Alexander Street, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 1BJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £40.00

Food Factory, The

• Address: The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, CO4 9QQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Mediterranean, Modern British, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £17.00

Fountain House

A 15th century manor house in Constable's Essex, with bags of charm, offering painting courses and an escape route for those wanting peace in idyllic surroundings. The menu, whilst modern, has a classic foundation.

• Address: Dedham Hall, Brook Street, Dedham, nr Manningtree, CO7 6AD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £36.00