THE RETREAT

42 Church St, Bocking, Braintree
01376 554923

Recent Reviews

Dave Clint

Fantastic food. Fantastic service.Fantastic Sunday lunch.

carolann sutton

Great place for music venue. DJ EV is on the Dec's in this one. Lovely staff. Nice people and great atmosphere.

Lucie Kemp

Second vist for a meal, this time was a date night. Warm greeting from Karen behind the bar . Food was excellent. Highly recommendParking: Parking right out side

Mary Brace

Had another excellent meal here last night. Good atmosphere with a juke box quietly playing 60s era music. There is a good choice of pub favourites to choose from. My favourite is the Thai curry and my husband likes the liver and bacon but we have had the sausages, fish and chips and scampi. For red meat eaters there are burgers etc. Excellent ale too. We held the wake for my late brother here in March and the pub put on a really good spread for his carers and relatives. Sunday lunches are excellent too if you want turkey or beef and freshly cooked vegetables which is rare nowadays.

Mary B

Went here again Friday evening. Good ale and good food and good prices. I had the Thai chicken curry and my husband had the liver and bacon. Good potions. We have had the scampi, sausages and the fish and chips. For red meat eaters there are burgers etc. Sunday lunches are legendary. Open Wed to Sat nights and Sunday lunch which is beef or turkey and freshly cooked vegetables. This pub did the wake for my brother in March and the buffet was excellent and enjoyed by all age groups- up to a 97 year old. There is 60s music playing quietly in the background from a juke box. So much nicer than all the gastro pubs. They have their place but we love our local pub.

Richard Peck

A lovely welcoming public house with a large selection of drinks. Blackshore stout being my favourite tipple at the moment.Kid-friendliness: Large garden at rear of the building

LJ Culham

Warm welcome by the bar staffDog friendly

James Sloane

Le pub le plus convivial que je connaisse. Il y a un billard et un jeux de fléchettes super. Le lieux est a vraiment du style et la nourriture est esquisse. Étant français, c'est mon pub anglais préférés pour le moment ?

EA Hassan

A lovely old pub with fantastic rock posters on the walls!Very friendly and welcoming staff,.Sunday roast was excellent . Proper home cooking. ?

Amber Eady

Lovely little pub, very welcoming with good service ans nice atmosphere

Matt W

Decent food. Enjoyed the roast dinner. Food was good quality and hot. Nice staff. Only minor negatives being lack of draught beers and conservatory eating area was very hot even with doors open. However, food and service outweighed any minor issues

Luke Woolnough

Fantastic roast dinner yesterday - huge portions of delicious meat with the "large" roast. Great service and such a relaxed atmosphere.

john jeggo

Haven't been down there for years ! . Nice enough pub ! .Warm welcome (sadly no ales on, but that was probably due to the coronation ).

MD Photography Mark Draper

Great local pub.Very good live music

Janet Gamblin

Friendly, nice atmosphere, great food!

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