Cafe cuisine: the best places to taste it in Great Dunmow
10 restaurant menus in Great Dunmow, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Fantastic lunch today. Amazing freshly cooked food lovely friendly staff. Highly recommend a visit. Will definitely be on my favourites list...."
Dawn Wimpress
"1st visit, great service, reasonable prices and some fantastic ideas from the new owners. Good luck to..."
Geoff Roberts
"Great service, fantastic food and just over the road - couldn’t be better! Thanks Russell..."
Carley Day
"What a fantastic place!
My wife and I thought we'd drop in for a light lunch when we had an hour to spare.
I have never been made to feel so..."
Jon Badley
"Lovely little hidden gem. Popular with cyclists. Great coffee and bread pudding. All the food looked fab. Super friendly helpful staff. Highly..."
Martin Wicks
"Very easy to miss this little place but I'm very glad I went back, the food was great and the owner was..."
Norton Nick
"Great place for a lunch stop, especially for cyclists and walkers. Plenty of outside..."
Geoff Beavis
"Super friendly place, even the other dinners were chatty. Coming from up north were most people chat anyway it felt like being back home. The food..."
Diane Burbidge
"Hidden away in High Roding with plenty of parking across the road. Can just stop there for a coffee, cooked breakfast, cakes or full Sunday roast...."
Alison Pudney
"Stopped off here while on a bike ride, was very pleasently surprised! Really accommodating towards cycling, with some nice vintage memorabilia..."
Callum Knights
"Really friendly welcome, cake is just like mum made (this is a good thing!), he had steak sandwich, I had smoked salmon pate.... Both delicious. Full..."
jo-anne watts
"Great place to pull off the road. Light lunch or just a coffee top stuff.
Russels enthusiasm and determination is infectious. Proud of sourcing..."
James Patterson
"Unique drop-in, fresh homemade food, Russell's hospitality and chit chat, spontaneous vibe, no pretentions. A hidden secret, for everyone from..."
"Fab bacon buttie, when asked for another pot of tea please it came with fresh cups...extra brownie points.quaint, cute and a special little place in..."
Gwendoline Edwards
"We were so delighted to discover this beautiful little tearoom on our doorstep. Visiting for the first time we ordered sandwiches, coffee and a pot..."
Hannah Wales
"Great spot 'the best bacon sandwich I've ever had' according to my daughter! Very friendly too, highly..."
Sam Shrager
"What a welcome when you come into the tea room. Lovely staff great food loads of choices . Such a happy place very welcoming. Food to die for..."
Janis Connolly
"We loved our first lunch here today, a yummy roast dinner to celebrate Easter. Will definitely be making regular visits as was made to feel
Very..."
Caroline Ellen
"Really do recommend Debs big breakfast, fantastic..."
David Russell
"We had a lovely lunch at the Roding hall tea room, the food and service were a good standard. Highly..."
Danny Pheloung
"This place is fab ! Food is excellent and great value for money. All the staff are really friendly- a real find..."
Richard Pink
"A lovely place to snug up to with a cup of tea. Great for..."
Jim Yiangou
"Don't even know if I want to review this as it was so lovely want to keep it a secret! But hey, it was just so fantastic. We have been twice now and..."
Carol Verity
"We had a lovely afternoon tea, staff was friendly and we would definitely go back...."
Jane Whitelaw
"It is nice food and I like people and pretty Beauty shop..."
Siobhan Roberts
"My daughter and I had a scrummy full english brekkie after her horse riding lesson. A little gem of a place that I've often driven straight past...."
Emma Snow
"Wonderful service and the freshest eggs and mushrooms I've had! Would highly..."
Rebecca Faulkner-nee Noone
"We had a lovely afternoon pumpkin carving here today! My two boys thought it was great and a lovely tea and cake to go with it too..."
Lauren Tedder
"Yummy food and very cycling-friendly..."
Maria Peytcheva
"A little hidden gem a lovely place and great food at very reasonable prices. We hope to be visiting on regular..."
Rob Frostick
"This place is amazing. Judy(owner) is so welcoming and offers some wonderful dishes, including handmade..."
D J
"Stopped by today while on the RideLondon cycle ride. Excellent and much appreciated coffee and a bacon sandwich. Served promptly and with a smile. I..."
Iron Roni
"We always drive by but never stopped, decided to stop and have a look (sat 19th Aug). We had a coffee and a delicious orange zesty and almond cake...."
Deize Mendes
"Stopped here yesterday for the first time. We were made very welcome by the owner who told us all the cakes were made by herself. I had a coffee,..."
Pauline Knowles
"Beautiful tea room with lots if yummy cakes!..."
Leanne Bing
"Delicious home-made cakes, scones, sausage rolls. Had a cream tea - delicious. Lovely friendly lady who runs it. Will be back for..."
Janet Kiddier
"Lovely lady runs this cafe. She makes a mean bread pudding. She is very..."
Christine Harrison
"We dropped in for afternoon tea and cake. Very friendly staff and delicious moist lemon drizzle cake. Well worth five..."
William George
"We were dropping off some family from London to Stansted , we then carried on to our home in Lincolnshire, we popped in here for a snack .
Two of us..."
Terry Flynn
"Great cafe, stopped here during the London ride 100 Essex for coffee and a slice of bakewell homemade cake, exactly what we needed and great service..."
pete Singh
"Absolutely stunning service. The food is always homemade and can be adjusted to your needs. Gluten free bread for sandwiches available with a gluten..."
Sadie
"Fabulous tesla room, first time I've visited but will definitely go back. Food delicious, can recommend the mushroom soup which was divine. Cakes..."
Gina Cleere
"Good varied menu wide choice of cakes teas and coffees. Everything home made and absolutely delicious. Would definitely..."
carol fry
"The wife and I have called in twice now and both times we have been made welcome. This is a lovely place for an afternoon tea and Julie is always..."
Matthew Davison
"What a lovely place and lady that runs it. It was lovely having a long chat with her. She is a real gem and with good food and prices, I highly..."
A BCD
"Popped in here while cat was being pumped up. The minute you walk in, you are surrounded by pure cosines. The two ladies who run the tea room were..."
Neil Cooper
"excellent service. lovely hosts,great food very cheap for the quality produce .will be a..."
Paul O'Malley
"It is a nice place to stop for lunch, or just coffee and cake. The sausage rolls are delicious. I have also had the homemade cake, which is also very..."
Nigel Saunders
"First visit today but I will return. Friendly proprietor selling excellent homemade cakes and pastries. The homemade sausage rolls were world class...."
Prime British Tenderloin Fillet in Brunello Wine Sauce
Pesto
Homemade Chocolate Truffles Served with Belgian Melted Chocolate Fresh Strawberries & Butter Cookies
Herring
Lasagna
limoncello
Pastries
Risotto Ai Frutti Di Mare
Fish Stew
Rosé
Pasta
Nduja Pizza
tortellli
Scallops
Antipasto Toscano
Risotto
Salmon
Burrito
Lobster
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Italian
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"Very nice place for who loves autentic Italian food was all delicious and the attention from Zaida was perfect.
Really recomend and we will be back..."
Edith Marcozzi
"I don't usually post reviews, but after our meal last night I just had to. We booked a table last minute and they welcomed us happily. The steak was..."
zareen khan
"This qualifies as a true hidden gem. Got here by accident looking for something good to eat around Stansted Airport. Quite closely situated I gave..."
Mihai Bragaru
"Wow - such a great find on our short trip to the area! We loved the fairy light walkway to the private tents at the back and the food was absolutely..."
Danielle C
"La Bontá
We’ve just eaten at La Bontá and were completely blown away.
How is it possible that such an awesome restaurant is located in the..."
G Dub
"The wife and I are fussy eaters, we enjoy fine dining. I was so taken back by this place, the food was so much better than expected. This is truly..."
Daniel Matthews
"It's a family business so all food made with special care and love!
All ingredients are fresh and everything from pizza dough and sauces to desserts..."
Alina MIMI
"Just had the most amazing take away tonight! Seafood risotto, lasagne (saved half for tomorrow!), wonderfully fresh salad and raspberry almond tart..."
Nikki Jackson
"Excellent food and fantastic service! We’ll be back..."
Liliana Monteiro
"Very nice place, was very surprised to found it in Takeley. The restaurant was very busy but they accomodate us even without any booking. The food..."
"Very nice visit, propa cosy little cafe.
Really friendly and very accommodating with the little ones with high chair and boosters.
Breakfast was a..."
Chris Crawley
"The Chameleon Cafe also supplies the catering for the Dunmow music club which we attended last night (our first visit).
We had the nibble vegetarian..."
Antony J
"I had vegetarian English breakfast... I enjoyed it but missed the bread... Very polite staff... Available pottery to paint in site... My girls loved..."
Fifi Fifi
"Lovely cafe just off the High Street, friendly staff and great coffee and cakes. Small garden with seating to the rear for those sunny days. Also do..."
Stevo H
"Great cafe. Pottery painting for kids, the place is very dog friendly and there's a wide variety of snacks and coffees etc. Staff very friendly..."
Jonathan L
"Beautiful place with lots of lovely natural light. Coffee and cherry pie was amazing. I will surely come..."
Himsara Dinathvin
"Good service and nice food in Gt Dunmow.
Great coffee, big..."
Ian Coleman
"Had a lovely little lunch here, made our day with great staff and yummy..."
Tamzyn French
"A friend of my own highly recommended the place and took me there and I have to say I was impressed. The full English was delicious. Hope to return..."
Harry Boyce
"What a lovely place to go to relax and eat.
We spent 4 hours, with no pressure to leave.
I started with a blue cheese salad, which was delicious
then..."
"Omg, this place is amazing. We came for afternoon tea of course (book the day before) and it was amazing. Everything was delicious and presented..."
Wendy Scahill
"Perfect eatery with a great range of hot and cold plates to serve a wide range of tastes. The milk shakes are authentic American recipe with real ice..."
peter menter
"Lovely great quality food as always. It lights up Dunmow. Lovely staff so helpful and friendly. Scotch eggs are out of this world the best I’ve..."
Harry Scarfe
"Fabulous place to have a well cooked fresh breakfast. Attentive staff, cosy and clean. We were attending a funeral near by and the breakfast set us..."
liz betts
"Enjoyable cafe with good food, swift and friendly service. Very popular place and was quite crowded so we had to eat in a marquee in the courtyard..."
John Andrews
"Excellent coffee and cakes. In addition to all the other 5 star reviews, I'd just add that the service is really quick and professional, and the..."
Peter Milne
"This is a quaint and friendly little coffee shop on the high street, with a good choice of hot and cold drinks, cakes and savoury bites, as well as..."
Tom Dupplaw
"Ordered an afternoon tea hamper and it was fantastic. Great quality and selection of items and all of them were lovely. It was also extremely good..."
Paul Muscroft
"Very good wonderful homemade soup and good whole Grain bread had bread pudding excellent with cream friendly staff.
Well done..."
Philip Poore
"Wonderful cafe. Will definitely go back.
Food 10/10
Bread pudding 10/10
Ice-cream 10/10
Staff+Service 10/10
Tea+Coffee selection..."
Robert Boccaccio
"This is a lovely cafe food is very good helpful staff nice small outside space.
Good with food..."
Maria Kitchingham
"I've eaten in Meadow Hill multiple times, with friends and family, and have always had a lovely experience. The food is so fresh and I love their..."
Molly Chilvers
"Coffee shops are few and far between in Great Dunmow and so this is very popular. We managed to get a table without a booking and spent a pleasant..."
Anthony Robertson
"Had the breakfast sharing platter, bit of everything and a nice..."
matt schwarz
"Such a cute little place very pretty and peaceful, great food and friendly staff! Shame I live an hour away but will revisit here when see my friend..."
Ms Fox
"Just right. Good clean and prompt service even when we hadn't booked on a busy Saturday brunch time. Had a good variety of things to eat and very..."
Christine Meekcoms
"I treated my daughter to a sharing breakfast platter we both really enjoyed it. Nice mixture with bacon sandwich , smashed avocado with seeds , fruit..."
"We had another great evening at The Flitch on Wednesday, food was delicious as always, the pork belly is to die for, the best ever. There was a..."
Sharon Pittkin
"Open Mic night was great fun! Friendly and receptive crowd, staff and fellow musicians gave a warm welcome for a newcomer! Will be back..."
Kyle Chater
"Thank you so much to all at The Flitch House for looking after us so well for our networking groups BSIDunmow Christmas party! It was a cracking..."
Naomi PittRoche
"Amazing food, drinks, staff & generally a great evening out for anyone! Fabulous cocktails too! Eaten here lots of times & it just gets better every..."
Andria Macarthy
"Best bar in Essex without question great music great food great staff great..."
Paul Hutchinson
"Great service great staff great music. Can't ask more from the staff . Blondie who runs the bar has it all under..."
Mark Peel
"I visited this place for the first time yesterday. Nice place to go to for drinks and a DJ, and easy to..."
Stav Gavriel
"I visited on the 12th May for an evening out. We stayed all night as the DJ was amazing plus the cocktails were fantastic! Definitely..."
Hannah Bradley
"First class Music and vocals from FIL Straughan bringing a great party vibe.. Great food and lovely friendly staff and local people.. what better..."
Beverley Pooley
"Great pub. Great atmosphere. Good prises. Happy and friendly and that’s all you need in a..."
David Joe Williams
"Superb food and the most friendliest staff I've come across 100% recommend to..."
Carly Ann Greenway
"Had the new tapas menu last night, absolutely scrummy! Particularly in love with the haloumi..."
Stephanie Harris
"Took the wife for some lunch on a Sat afternoon, the Tapas was to die for and the pricing was spot on. We went for the Tapas but stayed for the..."
ryans983
"Tapas was very very good.
Cocktails well made, and the service from girls was..."
S Smith
"Invited here by a friend for breakfast. What a treat it was delicious. Beautifully cooked with a special mention of my perfectly cooked poached egg...."
Pauline Knowles
"I was taken to the Flitch House as a surprise lunch for my birthday and was blown away by the absolutely gorgeous food. The staff were lovely and..."
DNOstalgia
"As always fab atmosphere even early evening for a quick drink before home .. thank..."
Heather Bartels
"Great evening with work. Looked after us brilliantly. Excellent food. Nice place. Well worth a look..."
Elmsy
"This was the best night out we have had in..."
Catherine Kershaw
"The food was really nice and drinks I would say try it out because I would go back..."
Olly Egerton
"Chloe helped us organise our staff Christmas party at The Flitch House. Fantastic experience- friendly service who couldn't do more to please! Great..."
Kim White
"I recently booked our staff Christmas party @ The Flitch House & we were not left disappointed! The food was fantastic & all the staff, Chloe, Summer..."
Alexandra Green
"Lovely place to eat and chat . Took my grandson there and the staff were very accommodating. Went out of there way to make sure ny grandson was..."
Robert Harrison
"Lovely back garden area and food was..."
Tania Williams
"Half price (utterly delicious) cocktails on Wednesdays and amazing tapas. Love this..."
carol bell
"Lovely staff, great cocktails (reasonable price), great mid-week deals, comfy indoor & outdoor seating.
Been here loads but realized I ever reviewed..."
Marc
"Fabulous atmosphere on a Friday morning, great place to people watch. Had a coke and breakfast crossiant with jam and butter, while hubby had an..."
Thelma Nix
"My husband and I visited for lunch on the Monday everything reopened, the garden is such a lovely spot to sit and the food was amazing! So..."
Gemma Guilfoyle
"This is truly a great place. my wife and I popped in for breakfast. we have never been here before. two great people working there....... We started..."
"My daughter and I were lucky enough to win an afternoon tea competition here, we claimed it today and it was amazing. The place and staff are lovely,..."
Samantha Burfield
"Rachael and Nick, two wonderful owners with an incredible flair for what they do !!!
Amazing little tea room with a fabulous array of things to do..."
Raj Sahins
"We won a competition from Minnie’s for exclusive hire and chose Minnie’s to host our daughter’s 1st birthday party.
It was absolutely lovely...."
Helen Delf
"We had my little girl’s first birthday here yesterday. It was superb. Cannot rate it highly enough for the under 5’s. We had 7 adults and 9..."
Claire Measor
"We visited Minnie's for the first time today for toddler group. What a lovely place! I just love how child friendly it is, the play area is great for..."
Jade Parker
"Really lovely place for any occasion. Hosted a baby shower here with lots of kids who were kept entertained by the plentiful toys while the adults..."
Sarah Varney
"Went to Minnie's for a baby shower today, what a lovely place! Great food, warm friendly atmosphere and great owners! Fully recommend for special..."
Samantha Goody
"Beautiful, clean, happy, friendly staff and very accommodating! Delicious vegan cupcakes too definitely recommend..."
Ed Cockett
"Oh my goodness what an absolutely perfect place for preschoolers, my 4 and 2 yr old had the best time!! Lovely healthy menu too that the kids loved...."
Laura O'Keefe
"I went with my sixteen year old! I know this place is aimed at younger children but it is still a friendly cafe with great food that welcomes anyone...."
Kath Gibson
"Minnie’s is such a lovely little place. The food/coffee was fab and lots of choice for intolerances as well. The staff were brilliant with the..."
Katrine Mathieson
"Thank you for a fantastic tea party for Billie's 5th Birthday! The kids loved drinking tea and decorating their own cupcakes, and the grown-ups loved..."
Leander Donoghue
"Booked Minnies for my son's christening. Despite discovering a flood on the morming of the christening, the team ensured everyone was well fed - one..."
Louise King
"I'm so glad I found this little treasure. I brought my daughter today and she had a blast. Such a friendly, well thought out place. We will..."
Lissie McNamara
"Stunningly beautiful tearoom, walk inside and you will be surprised by the care taken in decor creating an atmosphere of fun and vintage .So much on..."
Mussara Jabeen
"What a lovely place fun for kiddies, food lovely and staff are so friendly we will definitely be coming back thank..."
Kimberley Lewis
"Really lovely, friendly and attentive place. Lovely to see the minions with my son and a little bonus of happy birthday being sung to me. Adds..."
Linda George
"Minnies in Dunmow is such a fantastic little tea room/cafe. They are brilliant with children and there are so many toys/fairies/play areas/events to..."
Ellie Heaven
"It has such a cute shabby chic feel with all disney decorations. There is plenty of space for kids to play indoors and outdoors and the cakes are..."
Lucinda Pavitt
"Amazing place, the kids loved it as much as we did. Plenty to keep them entertained so we could enjoy some peace. Good food too and very reasonable..."
Richard Maskrey
"Lovely little tearooms specifically designed for babies and toddlers. Staff are lovely and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. Simple food done..."
Angela Frostick
"Lovely place to bring young children, they have a lovely garden which you can also access from round the side meaning you can prams around easily. ..."
Jo T
"went wotb my 2 year old today. lovely garden space with toys, brilliant service and really delicious fresh food. will definitely be..."
Saffily Crafts
"Great staff&lovely indoor play area. I think the outside area needs more toys&safe flooring for younger children. Nice place to visit...."
Christine Harrison
"Lovely little tea rooms, great for the little ones to play while having a well earned coffee. Very clean facilities. Will be returning..."
Carla Walker
"My daughter had her Birthday there on Sunday. Lovely tearoom, nice space and area for kids to..."
Andrew Perris
"Busy today but as always my grandaughter loved it. Lovely cup of coffee,baby chino and tea cake . Great service as..."
"Great food! Best cafe around! Everything was spot..."
Steve Goldsmith
"Nice lt find a great breakfast..."
Perry Carr
"We pop in most sundays with my mother-in-law who walks with a pusher , i havnt had a bad meal yet !! And dont expect to , its always busy so 5 stars..."
Anita Camp
"Great place large portions reasonable prices very family friendly..."
Babs Rook
"Love Paradise. Great value for money and they do a fab veggie..."
Gemma Upson
"Fantastic service, great food - love it! Thanks guys..."
Marian Spinks
"Nice clean cafe if your working in the area. I'd say mainly used by tradesman. They have a nice outside eating area which was really nice on a sunny..."
Mikey B B
"Came to visit Great Dunmow to try on wedding outfits and wanted to go for some lunch somewhere, but not knowing the area we googled close eateries. ..."
Hayley Millest
"Great food in this very friendly and clean cafe, big portions and great tasty..."
Michael Yates
"What a pleasant, delightful surprise, clean, Neat , very tidy, nice staff. Seven of us for unexpected brunch. Healthy portions, excellent value.
Well..."
Alan Joyce
"Best little cafe in Great Dunmow, cheap and cheerful! They cook your bacon how you like it and you can make your own fry up!
Good selection on the..."
T W
"Good food. Not expensive and the staff are very..."
William Dilworth
"Great little gem. Nice food, good prices. Friendly..."
Motor Cyclist
"A very nice cafe with decent coffee and lovely breakfast. Egg cooked perfectly, decent sausage and bacon. Fried bread was how my mother used to give..."
Peter Tibbles
"Great gem of a cafe, bike friendly with a safe storage area. Big menu well priced. Super friendly service. Indoor and outdoor seating areas. Can well..."
Gina Cleere
"Little gem in Dunmow. Went with family for Halloween breakfast :)Delicious food and sumptuous portions. Definitely going..."
Pratima Madduri
"Very enjoyable good menu good value for money friendly staff..."
Alan Spicer
"Great prices, squeaky clean little cafe with food always cooked to perfection!! A great cafe for a brilliant fry-up with everything you crave after a..."
Hannah Sands
"We usually really enjoy our visits to Paradise, but we caught the service a little slow today. Thankfully we had the time to wait, and got a good..."
Tristan Pointer
"Fabulous food, good value, portions huge! And lovely..."
Phillipa Salt
"A super little cafe with an extensive well priced menu. The food is of excellent quality and a decent sized portion. The coffee is good too. Very..."
Gerry Mills
"Lovely food very happy nice atmosphere good service will go again for a meal..."
linda coe
"This is another regular haunt of mine. Great food, great service, and their strawberry milkshakes are..."
Steve Derrick
"We are here on consecutive days with the kids. A very friendly, family orientated diner. Food was more than reasonable and tasted..."
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"The food was absolutely amazing here! Such a great idea to be able to create your own breakfast..."
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