Fantastic place. It gives you everything! Breakfast to dinner, comedy nights to dancing. We recently went for the 2 for 1 pizza and cocktails and it was amazing - highly recommend! Always enjoy every time I come here.
Tasha Thor-Straten
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April 12, 2025
You HAVE to try the banana bread and belgian waffles. I nearly missed these options as they’re listed under grains! My friend and I shared them - such generous portions. Sad that I don’t live closer to Chelmsford - I’d be there every day!
Nick Suters
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February 08, 2025
My 7 year olds favourite place to go in Chelmsford.
He enjoys the waffle, bacon and maple syrup - which isn’t actually on the menu but the staff always offer to do it for him, which is super cool.
I had the small breakfast in this occasion and it was very tasty. The big stand out was the sausage which was rich and flavoursome.
Staff were fun and welcoming which is always the case and we had a really pleasant time Saturday morning.
Will be back no problem.
Ben Brophy
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April 02, 2025
Another brilliant evening in at Acanteen - thank you. Heading over to somewhere like Chelmsford is a rare occassion for me & my friends who normally frequent restaurants, bars & clubs in London, Leeds & Manchester.
However, now for the second time we've had a perfect evening enjoying early evening food & drinks at Acanteen. A brilliant setting, in the centre of town but on a nice, quiet side street adjacent to the canal.
Jamie (aka Jimpster) is the husband of the owner Emma. He is one of the UK's (& world's) top Deep House producer / DJ's and it was predominantly for his monthly night that we travelled across (from South London & St Albans respectively). They had Chicago House Pioneer Lil' Louis playing last Friday - and it was superb.
As many of the Chelmsford music heads said to me '10 years ago we would never had DJ's like this playing in Chelmsford!'
It's thanks to Emma, Jamie & team that they are able to pull so many top level acts & artists to the city
It was a brilliant night - music, sound, lighting, crowd, ambiance & drinks.
When we return in a couple of months we will book a hotel & come back for brunch before departing.
A lovely space that is helping establish Chelmsford on the wider map with many people such as myself - with great service, a good menu with tasty food, top drinks selection & some cracking music.
Thank you Acanteen team. Appreciated!
Emily Mitchell
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May 12, 2025
I will preface this review with the food is REALLY good and would come back for the food alone!
We had 2 pizza's and a cauliflower side dish (which was to die for) however the cocktails were quite possibly the worst cocktails I've ever had. We had Pina Colada's which were curdled and sour, and then Mojito's, which were super underwhelming, felt like we were drinking soda water with lime juice..
I was also very disappointed in the etiquette/process for the 2for1 deal. We primarily came for this deal that runs between 5-7pm, so when booking online and selecting this deal, you are only offered table times between (and including) 5&7pm - Leading us to believe that, as we've been allowed to book these time slots, via the deal specifically, it'd be valid... luckily we were 10 minutes early for our cooking and were told we had to order and pay ASAP in order to qualify for this deal which I thought was really disappointing.
I did have a feeling this could be the case and called the venue multiple times on the day and reached out via social media to confirm but couldn't get a response. Just ruined the experience a little it all!
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Fantastic place. It gives you everything! Breakfast to dinner, comedy nights to dancing. We recently went for the 2 for 1 pizza and cocktails and it was amazing - highly recommend! Always enjoy every time I come here.
You HAVE to try the banana bread and belgian waffles. I nearly missed these options as they’re listed under grains! My friend and I shared them - such generous portions. Sad that I don’t live closer to Chelmsford - I’d be there every day!
My 7 year olds favourite place to go in Chelmsford. He enjoys the waffle, bacon and maple syrup - which isn’t actually on the menu but the staff always offer to do it for him, which is super cool. I had the small breakfast in this occasion and it was very tasty. The big stand out was the sausage which was rich and flavoursome. Staff were fun and welcoming which is always the case and we had a really pleasant time Saturday morning. Will be back no problem.
Another brilliant evening in at Acanteen - thank you. Heading over to somewhere like Chelmsford is a rare occassion for me & my friends who normally frequent restaurants, bars & clubs in London, Leeds & Manchester. However, now for the second time we've had a perfect evening enjoying early evening food & drinks at Acanteen. A brilliant setting, in the centre of town but on a nice, quiet side street adjacent to the canal. Jamie (aka Jimpster) is the husband of the owner Emma. He is one of the UK's (& world's) top Deep House producer / DJ's and it was predominantly for his monthly night that we travelled across (from South London & St Albans respectively). They had Chicago House Pioneer Lil' Louis playing last Friday - and it was superb. As many of the Chelmsford music heads said to me '10 years ago we would never had DJ's like this playing in Chelmsford!' It's thanks to Emma, Jamie & team that they are able to pull so many top level acts & artists to the city It was a brilliant night - music, sound, lighting, crowd, ambiance & drinks. When we return in a couple of months we will book a hotel & come back for brunch before departing. A lovely space that is helping establish Chelmsford on the wider map with many people such as myself - with great service, a good menu with tasty food, top drinks selection & some cracking music. Thank you Acanteen team. Appreciated!
I will preface this review with the food is REALLY good and would come back for the food alone! We had 2 pizza's and a cauliflower side dish (which was to die for) however the cocktails were quite possibly the worst cocktails I've ever had. We had Pina Colada's which were curdled and sour, and then Mojito's, which were super underwhelming, felt like we were drinking soda water with lime juice.. I was also very disappointed in the etiquette/process for the 2for1 deal. We primarily came for this deal that runs between 5-7pm, so when booking online and selecting this deal, you are only offered table times between (and including) 5&7pm - Leading us to believe that, as we've been allowed to book these time slots, via the deal specifically, it'd be valid... luckily we were 10 minutes early for our cooking and were told we had to order and pay ASAP in order to qualify for this deal which I thought was really disappointing. I did have a feeling this could be the case and called the venue multiple times on the day and reached out via social media to confirm but couldn't get a response. Just ruined the experience a little it all!