Amazing pub, We booked for our annual family Christmas meal 20+ of us including children. The owners and staff could not do more for you, the food and service was amazing. We have an individual who is gluten free and another vegetarian who they happily...catered. Even offered food not being served that day. I can’t thank you all enough for a lovely day and being able to relax and enjoy our meals.More
We ate here before going on the Christmas train at Ongar. Had a lovely meal, two of us had scampi and chips and two had pie n mash, all very nice, well cooked and nice and hot. Lovely proper pub with proper no nonsense pub...food. Owners were very friendly and chatting. Will definitely visit again.More
Lured in from passing beforehand by the kids playground we thought we would give this pub a go as it would occupy my 3 1/2 year old. SO GLAD we stopped in! What a fantastic pub. Food absolutely delicious & staff warm & friendly. Portions...size was huge & we could tell it was fresh. Smothered chicken had plenty of bbq sauce & cheese. My husbands Stag Burger was delicious aswell! Very impressed. We will be backMore
Have found this pub average at best, We used this pub under previous landlords/owners and everything was what you would expect from a country pub we travel to Essex frequently and always try to stop off at lunch times for something to eat and drink...on the previous few occasions we have been the pub here always been closed we have held off leaving a review as thought the new landlords /owners the benefit of the doubt but we thought we would try again today and was pleased to see the car park half full and open! As we tried to enter it was soon apparent the pub was holding a private function and didn’t feel it acceptable we walked in for food and drinks with it being obvious it was a wake a simple closed for private function on the front door would have taken minutes to do.More
Had a really lovely lunch here today. Food was very good and reasonably priced. First time here but won’t be the last Looks from the reviews that the Sunday lunch is worth going for
Had a great time lovely food fairly priced,great service nice surrounding.with a huge garden ,music some weekends,and a nice children's swing park, without a doubt,ongars no 1,PUB
Living in Sussex we had driven up in the morning to watch our grandson play rugby in Chelmsford, i had suggested that we go for a roast afterwards. Booked by my son in advance just to make sure we would get a table the roast...was amazing , with 2 kids and a toddler in tow we could not have felt more welcome. Kids were offered food other than a roast, but both opted for 1/2 chicken breast with all the trimmings which went down very well. The adults had either Beef and Lamb everyone was more than happy with their plate, with a plethora of veg as well as the yorkshire and the amazing roast potatoes! Of course we just about had room for a dessert with a good choice again, cannot fault anything. This will i am sure become a family favourite and with a large play area outside everyone is kept happyMore
Visiting the local area & came across this pub & stopped to see if they were serving food ( Sunday Lunchtime ) we were quickly seated & served a lovely , big portion of Lamb & Beef Sunday Roast . Very tasty & all the...staff were very friendly , welcoming & chatty . Would recommend .More
I’m a very fussy eater and must say I find it very difficult to find a good veggie roast and I’m happy to say I found the best veggie roast ever at The Stag! Absolutely delicious!!! The staff were friendly, the pub was cozy, I...felt very comfortable there and I can’t wait to go back. Definitely recommend. Hats off to the staff there!More
I was advised by friends and family to visit the stag to try their take on Sunday roast. I was really lucky to meet Luke their new in house chef, very friendly and informative. It was nice that he took the time to present himself,...there was no hiding in the kitchen. The meat was cooked to perfection and the Yorkshire puddings were magical. I will definitely visit again, and I would highly recommend this warm and friendly establishment. Thanks The StagMore
Absolutely incredible The Stag: proper Sunday Roast with all the trimmings while visiting Essex for a day trip!! Chris and his staff will make sure you are well taken care. Cos I was the designated driver wasn’t able to drink 🍺 but as proper British...pub options are immensely!! Highly recommend and will deffo return! Thumbs up 👍 To all of the staff a Very Merry Christmas 🎄 and an excellent 2024!!More
Literally the best Sunday roast in Ongar! Amazing food, drink and service! Tried the lamb, beef and the turkey today and loved them all!
Makes no sense to me that they dont serve food after 6pm on a Saturday night . Why dont you update your website with new hours?
Impromptu stop as we were heading to another pub, had a great lunch with excellent food and service while sitting out in the garden. Minted lamb burger with chips I couldn’t fault and the good lady had scampi with chips and they happily swapped the...mushy peas for garden peas. Happy with the music playing in the background.More
Superb food, so much roast beef and so very lean, everything on my roast was gorgeous. To finish off with a scrummy Begium waffle. Service by Amy wonderful and compliments to Chef Floyd - would very much recommend as a quaint, friendly, atmospheric, lovely family...pub.More