The Stag - Epping Forest

This quaint pub has a large garden and children's play area. They occasionally host live music and a monthly quiz night. Guests can enjoy an open fire, friendly staff, and a dog-friendly atmosphere. Be sure to try the popular pie and mash on Thursdays, as it sells out quickly. They also offer delicious Sunday roasts and a great pub menu. The pub has a large car park and regularly changes their selection of guest beers.

I recently hosted my annual family Christmas meal at this incredible pub, with a group of over 20 people including children. The owners and staff went above and beyond to ensure that our experience was exceptional. The food and service were absolutely fantastic. They graciously accommodated a member of our party who is gluten free, as well as another who is vegetarian. They even offered dishes that were not on the menu that day. I am incredibly grateful for the wonderful day we had and for the opportunity to unwind and savor our delicious meals. Thank you to all the staff at the pub for a memorable experience.

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.

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 back

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.