The John Barleycorn

This is a lovely pub in the quiet country, that serves amazing food.
It has a nice atmosphere, a good selecting of food on the menu and the service was excellent.
The food was so good is stated my main before taking the picture!
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We had a beautiful meal here on Saturday evening. Surprisingly it was relatively empty. The food was good and very bug portions. We had the chicken burger and the ribs which tasted amazing. The staff were friendly and welcoming and the young bar staff were so polite, professional and accommodating. Would highly recommend

Had a lovely meal here, tasted beautiful and plenty of it.
The male waiter was charming, shame about the owner who was miserable and acted like she was doing us a massive favour!
I prefer do give my own tip rather than have service charged at £19 and written on my bill too!

We love their Sunday roasts, always loads of hot fresh veg and potatoes and a delicious choice of meat. This week I had a suit pudding. It took me back to my childhood. It was delicious with loads of syrup and custard.

Always a great hand made meal here. Our last meal was tainted a little by a new waitress who missed our starters off, but the main and dessert made up for it. Never ever had a bad meal here and always great portions with a good drinks choice. Ideal for couples and larger groups.

Very good Sunday lunch, don’t think I could fault a thing. Was asked how we wanted our beef cooked and all dishes (five) came as requested even the rares! Roasts were served up with lots of trimmings on the side and everything was full of flavour and well cooked. Starters and desserts were also all very good and we had really nice service throughout whole meal. Eat out regularly on Sundays and don’t know how we’ve missed this place, possibly our new favourite roast in Essex. Be interested to try the rest of the menu too.

Went for a meal yesterday, and was very disappointed.
Ordered a burger as sounded lovey on the menu. What i got was a flavourless hunk of meat. Could only manage 2 bites before sending it back.
Then the service for desserts was extremely poor. Had to ask 3 times before they managed to get 7 desserts out.
When the bill finally arrived, they had refused to take the burger off saying it was just down to preference and that no one else had complained. The did however take off the price of a dessert. In the end we had them remove the nearly £40 service charge and left no tip.
We have eaten here several times and the food has always been good. But the prices on the menu do not reflect the quality of the food. £18 for a CHEESEBURGER is excessive.

Myself and my wife stumbled upon this place. We have always found the food to be amazing very tasty and at a good price. The staff are excellent I would recommend this place 100%.