The Chophouse Braintree

Booking was for 6.30pm and specials starter of Haggis Scotch Egg was no longer available as already sold out, Hake dish on the a la carte menu was also sold out and we were not advised of this until we were ready to order, found the restaurant noisy, food that we did order was satisfactory

A wonderful place for our anniversary meal, helpful and kind staff who go above and beyond to make you feel at home, food served quickly and masterfully, portion sizes that are more than apt. True value for little Braintree, never too busy, amazing drinks menu. Highly recommended

Nice intimate clean space with soft lighting. Attentive and friendly staff, delicious locally sourced food prepared with excellence. An intentionally long gap between courses to allow for digestion! Menu is not overwhelming. We have only rated the food 5 instead of 6 because we were not particularly fond of the onion rings and thought the sorbet was a bit too boozy - but that is just personal preference. Value for money has been rated as 'expensive' - it is! But it does reflect a high quality of cooking. We were sat next to a fairly loud table so have rated the noise levels as average. Will definitely be returning!

First visit, Had a wonderful evening with lovely food and nice staff. Will definitely be returning! Have left a full review on Trip Advisor aswell. Thank you very much indeed.

Great food, good service. The food is always very good here, though the midweek special menu is now rather limited for choice. Won’t stop me going back

Lovely food and a massive portion for a Sunday dinner. Fast and friendly service with a great selection of gins. We will 100% come back again soon.

A fantastic meal in such as lovely atmosphere. Staff were very attentive and the food tasted amazing. Will definitely be going back very soon. Thank you

Lovely food and lovely staff. Went for my mums birthday and she loved it. The set menu is really good value and high quality. Highly recommend.

food was great staff were good only issues was table for 2 a little small for the Sunday roast but overall will recommend to friends

A very good evening, at a good price, the service was great, and will be back. to try the steak. Look forward to seeing you soon.

The food was excellent but too much. Table for two not in an ideal place by stairs where people passing while you eating and waitresses carrying food. Also table too small to cater for amount of food presented in individual dishes. A little uncomfortable.

Lovely friendly service and great decor, we enjoyed our meals and the number of gin’s to choose from were amazing x Will be back in March for our wedding reception, can’t wait 😊

Lovely friendly service we were made to feel very comfortable I stupidly left my handbag there and they phoned to tell me immediately Good ghost stories too !

Brunch menu was very limited, no eggs Benedict or smoked salmon. We have been sat at the table without menu for about 5 minutes and waited for drinks 25 minutes. Will not be coming back.

The restaurant was perfectly decorated for Christmas. I was expecting a Christmas menu. I was mistaken. Soup was crunchy, Sunday roasts OK, veg cooled very quickly, my dessert (jamroly poly) was for me inedible.

They make a big deal about the roast potatoes being the heart of the meal - ours were NOT at all crispy. All of the meats were overcooked, the beef was inedible. I commented to the waitress who said she'd pass it on. All of the veg and the Yorks pud were excellent. I would NOT eat there again.

Ive been to the chop house a few times before and have always had a lovely experience. The food last night was delicious and the waitress was delightful. It was the first visit for friends who joined us and they were impressed with everything.

Great atmosphere, great service, amazing food, lovely wine and very professional staff, love this olce and will keep going back. The staff are very tentative, even though there was 8 of us in a room upstairs we didn’t get forgotten and was all very pleased overall

The overall experience was wonderful. Only criticism was the meringue was very hard and where were the lovely canapés and sorbet we had 2 Years ago

Can only say excellent, excellent, excellent we always have such a pleasant time and food is always fresh, tasty and look forward to our next visit

We were able to park outside, nice welcome , very good overall experience, plus local to us , love the Sunday roast set menu , so many different vegetables

even though we we late for brunch chef still cooked it for us great service going back in new year with our staff xxxxxxxx merry christmas

Excellent restaurant for a very lovely family roast dinner and child friendly and very responsible too, We will definitely be coming back again very soon

Great Atmosphere and staff. Will definitely visit again. Only one disappointment... When you order a steak @ £27, it should at least come with some veg/sauce😳

This was my first time at Chophose and I hope to return soon. The food and staff were lovely however the service a bit slow.

I’ve been wanting to have Sunday lunch here for ages. Just been. Best Sunday lunch EVER. First class all the way. Top rate friendly service as always.

A very good restaurant with a lovely atmosphere, the food is exceptional and the staff are very helpful and you don’t feel rushed. I would highly recommend people to go and try having lunch or dinner it’s worth it.

Amazing little place in Braintree, sausages at Brunch were huge and incredible! Good service and cosy atmosphere, perfect for a hungover Sunday morning! Thanks again x

Great food, great service, Very nice place to dine for special occasions. The food is piping hot and delicious. The staff are very polite and make you feel welcome.

Food is amazing, service is great! Nothing bad to say! My fiancé said it’s the best scallops dish he has ever had! Will 100% go back again and again...

Great food, lovely atmosphere, helpful and friendly staff. Quite an intimate quiet setting nothing loud but still extremely enjoyable. Would definitely recommend and go again

Thoroughly enjoyed our food and the service was excellent! We always enjoy going there for dinner and are never disappointed when we do! Highly recommended.

We had Sunday lunch. Very friendly staff, prompt service and great food. We have had a meal there before and will definitely be going again.

Stunning food, friendly and tentative staff, very welcoming would definitely recommend

Staff friendly, food was great, atmosphere was lovely overall a great experience. The only thing I would say is last time I went we had bottomless Prosecco and they would top up your glass even if you had taken a sip, this time our glasses were empty on a fair few occasions but didn’t take away from the experience.

Lovely atmosphere and interesting locally sourced menu. My main dish was very salty but the venison was beautifully cooked. Friendly service and good selection of wines. Would definitely recommend!

Poor lay out of tables , no heating , food was average , staff were good , overall over priced for what it was .

I went for lunch and had stater of chicken liver parfait, main of fillet steak and dessert of apple Eaton mess. Nice portion sizes very good ambiance.

Great little restaurant tucked away in the back streets of Braintree, friendly staff and excellent food. Tried the mid-week special menu, would recommend not leaving it too late to dine as they do run out of dishes. However, still enough choice, probably the best sausage and mash I've ever had.

This was our first time dinning at the Chophouse, we found the staff good and the food was very good, and at a very fair price.

Great food, very good service, lovely atmosphere, waiting staff made you feel very welcome; very relaxed attitude made you feel at home and not rushed

Excellent service, excellent food as always! Downside? Received a parking fine...didn't appreciate restaurant spaces only applied in the evening 😠 However, won't stop me coming again.

I had high hopes for The Chophouse! Unfortunately, it didn't live up to them. The staff were friendly and helpful but the service was mostly slow throughout the evening. Our main courses were brought to us after a long wait and not all together so we had to wait for one of the meals (steak) to arrive while those that had arrived were getting cold. When the steak arrived, it came without a steak knife so again had to wait for a waiter to pass so that we could request one. The two lamb dishes ordered were supposed to come with "beef fat potatoes" which to me and everyone else at the table meant roast potatoes. Instead they were boiled and crushed and mixed with what appeared to be mushroom - I do not eat mushrooms and so left all of the potatoes. The lamb was ok, not great, part of it was mushy!!?! There was also a sauce with the lamb which appeared to have cheese in it - again, not what was on the menu. I ended up leaving most of the meal and thought I'd be asked how it was when the waiter came to collect plates but instead was given a sheepish look as the plates were collected. I should have said then it was disappointing and not what was stated on the menu. Desserts were ok as were the starters - albeit over-priced. The meal came to approx £180 for three of us which I'd not have minded paying if the food and service was better. We heard two other patrons at separate tables complaining about food and service also. Shame to say I won't be visiting here again.

Food was amazing. Very good waiting staff. Really enjoyable birthday treat. Ate off the A La Carte menu, plenty of choice. Ser menu looked good too

Great food on their set menu. Well worth the money. Their Long Island iced tea is one of the best. Great all round, service was very good.

Excellent ‘Sunday Roast’ with the nice twist of a trio of meats served on the board with a supporting cast of vegtables, both traditional and unusual....highly recommended!

Excellent quality food, excellent service, great value for money- would recommend.

We had an excellent lunch, the roast dinner was excellent. The service that was provided was also excellent. I would definitely recommend to any this restaurant.

The food was Excellent and the service was also excellent. This is the best roast dinner around, i would highly recommend- Have been a few times now.

Breakfast Brunch.... wow it was lurvly jubbly....one of the party had the vegetarian option which was also very nice. We will be back very soon !!!