Maldon
The Kings Head

The Kings Head

High Street, CM0 7QL, Maldon, United Kingdom

Fish • Steak • Coffee • Ice Cream


"Not long moved to the area. The Kings Head is in the next village. Had friends visiting so thought we’d book a table as it was a Saturday night. We drove into the village from the direction that we got to the car park first without driving past the pub, It was a bit difficult to navigate how to get inside. As there are a collection of barns and what looks like a disused dirty conservatory. There are no entry signs. We were just going to walk back to the car park entrance to enter from the street when we saw a member of staff. She told us to walk through the conservatory then through the restaurant and she would meet us a the bar. We were given a table in the window which had a lovely view but had a huge tv to the side of it which was really distracting. We ordered drinks at the bar and then went to collect menus as none on the table. We picked two different menus that had similar items on but presented very differently. The menu is not easy to read as it’s a huge choice all crammed onto one side of A4 paper. I’m Dyslexic which for me layout not being starters then a list, mains then a list and deserts then a list is really confusing. The layout is kind of newspaper style. Our order was taken and our starters arrived. The young lady serving us was very nice, smiley and relaxed. One of my friends is rather particular about certain things like minimal water being served from a closed bottle with an empty glass not being poured from a hose into the glass and delivered to the table. The young lady was very good at dealing with her. Even though she could not resolve the issue as the pub didn’t have any bottles of minimal water. My starter was kicking chicken wings which were delicious and melted off the bone. My main was beer battered haddock with chunky chips and a side portion of beer battered onion rings. Again delicious. I didn’t eat it all as the portions are a good size. I wanted to save room for dessert. I had the apple crumble with custard. Again delicious. I had a great evening and really enjoyed my food. I’ll definitely be going back again. Next time I will be mindful of who I’m taking as it’s not a brasserie type establishment that I thought it was."

The Lock Tea Room

The Lock Tea Room

The Lock, CM9 4RN, Maldon, United Kingdom

Sushi • Cafés • Pizza • Asiatic


"I 'll start with a positive the lady that served us was delightful. I didn 't catch her name but she was a little older. She was very friendly and couldn 't do enough for us. Unfortunately this is where the positivity ends. Having had 30+ years in the catering trade I understand that I may be a little more critical, however, it doesn 't take years of experience to notice what we saw here yesterday. I was more than a little shocked at some of your hygiene standards. On at least two occasions I saw a member of staff walking through the seating area with a bag of rubbish. Didn 't necessarily have an issue with this until they put the bag on the floor and then served a customer at the 'hatch ' with an ice cream cone. Absolutely no attempt made to clean their hands beforehand. Having been to the bin, they were more than happy to pick up a cornet to fill with ice cream. Also spotted one of your girls licking her finger ready to pick up a cornet. That 's just not on guys. Re food quality has anyone tasted your quiches lately? My homemade quiche lorraine had two pieces of bacon it was basically an unseasoned egg tart. Potatoes were slightly undercooked too. I will say that the leaf salad was lovely and fresh. Your vanilla ice cream that you serve with desserts is obviously a cheap soft scoop. Totally lowered the standard of the whole dessert. Please consider using an elevated option. You have a widely known reputation but I don 't believe this site is working to your brand standards. If it is, maybe this needs to reassessed."

Oakhouse

Oakhouse

35 High Street, Maldon, United Kingdom, CM9 5PF

Cafe • Cafés • Seafood • British


"Have visited the OakHouse many times over the last few years and always really enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Unfortunately the last few times it’s really gone downhill, with our last visit being a complete sham. The staff are extremely young and lack any form...of training or adult supervision. We ordered drinks and when they arrived one drink was not what we asked for, we didn’t mind as mistakes are made and it was no problem. I didn’t like the way the waitress served the drinks to our table with her fingers around the rim of every glass, that’s bad etiquette anyway let alone in these covid times, I don’t really want someone else’s fingers around the rim of my glass. We ordered our mains after a long wait for the waitress to return to our table, only for two meals to be brought out completely wrong and not what we ordered. We then had to wait another 30 minutes for the correct meals to be cooked whilst the other people at our table had to awkwardly eat their meals in front of the others who had no food. We had to repeatedly ask the staff how much longer the meals would be and was told 2 minutes each time which of course wasn’t the case. We then sat with our table full of finished plates and drinks for another 30 minutes waiting for someone to clear them and to be able to order more drinks and dessert, the staff are not forthcoming in checking things are ok or if you need anything else, you have to keep grabbing them when they are walking past in order to be served. We then ordered dessert and yes, two of those were served up wrong too. Just unbelievably bad service, the place isn’t exactly cheap and you don’t expect this sort of service here. We won’t be coming back any more."

Green Man

Green Man

Waterside Road, CM0 7QX, Maldon, United Kingdom

Pub • Fish • Vegan • British


"It was the last hot weekend in September and because the weather was so lovely, we decided to go out for Sunday lunch. Having pre-booked the night before, our table had been selected for us, however as it was so warm out, we decided to sit outside. Just as well as little did we know that would be our last opportunity to enjoy the summer sun. Although we do not live too far away, this was only the 2nd time that we had visited The Green Man pub in Bradwell after so many of our friends has told us about it. The welcome that you get as you walk through the door, friendly smiling landlady and bar staff is great. I really fancied a full on English Sunday roast, but by mistake I ordered the hog-roast which came in a bun. After explaining to the waitress my actual expectations, she said, don 't worry, let me see what chef can do and without hesitation or extra waiting, a fresh plate of a full on English roast was brought out to me, and it was yummy. Fresh vegetables not over cooked, great portion sizes and very tasty too. I always believe that it 's how an establishments rectifies errors, (by both customer and staff) that shows their worth, and they did not fail at all. I would honestly recommend The Green Man as a really nice, warm welcoming and relaxing place to have a drink or something to eat. Good service and great food. Social distancing was in place. The pub was running a one-way system so that customers were not colliding at the main entrance. Great idea. Looking forward to going again for another Sunday lunch."