In Finchingfield:

The Fox on the Green, a beautiful 16th Century Coaching Inn serving delicious food and offering a take-away service.

The Finchingfield Lion, a great local pub with a lovely, child-friendly beer garden and serving delicious home cooked pizzas. You’ll find the pizza menu in the lounge.

The Three Tuns, a friendly local pub, serving great pub food and showing sports.

Zafra, a small Italian restaurant serving lovely pasta and pizzas in a super friendly environment.

Winners, a delightful tea room in the heart of Finchingfield, serving breakfast, lunch, a variety of cakes and scones and traditional Sunday lunches.

The Picture Pot, a gorgeous tea room, right on the village green serving delicious cakes and teas.

The Greedy Duck, a lovely tea room serving cakes and teas.

In Great Bardfield:

The Vine Bar & Grill, a friendly pub with a large beer garden serving great food.

The Bell Inn, a lovely pub serving traditional pub grub, with a friendly atmosphere.

Coles of Bardfield, a delightful tea room in the heart of Great Bardfield.

Between the Lines, a gorgeous little book shop with friendly staff and serving coffee and cake.

The Blue Egg, about a mile out of Great Bardfield is The Blue Egg, a large cafe serving delicious lunches and cakes. A popular stop off point for cyclists with a large garden.

Further afield:

The Flitch of Bacon, Essex’s only Michelin-starred restaurant, serves award winning British food in Little Dunmow (20 mins drive).

The Plough Bar & Grill, serves a range of American-style steaks and burgers in Radwinter (15 mins drive).