An absolute gem of a pub that we found by accident after taking a wrong turn. We had checked out several nearby pubs which turned out to be offering ‘fine dining’. Which means £23 for fish and chips and they seat you before you can order a drink so everything goes on the tab and you feel obliged to tip like a restaurant. So after our wrong turn we found the next pub down the road and what a happy accident. A proper boozer with a great selection of beers - often you can’t find one decent IPA but the Woolpack had Neck Oil AND Level Head. Sophie’s Choice and not in a good way. But a proper boozer rarely has such an amazing selection of food. Apart from standard s like fish and ships they had shepherds’ pie, beef stew and also some of the more exotic pub food options such as ribs which are apparently massive. We got a chicken sharing platter of wings and tenders with a load of dips and some steak fries while we tried to decide what to order for maims, and there was so much food that we never went on to mains that we were so keen to try. All fresh and hot and served quickly. The landlady was very welcoming and busy running round doing everything. Icing on the cake was an unobtrusive classic 80s soundtrack. We will have to find an excuse for a return visit.. I bet Sunday lunch is amazing!
Michael B.
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May 12, 2024
One of the best 'locals' in Chelsmford.
The inside has lots of comfortable seats, booths, tables etc. With a separate room that had a pool table.
The beer garden is wonderful and the food is top notch.
Would definitely recommend
domenico monaco
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November 02, 2024
Super-duper pub . With some great events on.
The food looks good too, but I haven't eaten there yet.
Stuart Hepner
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March 15, 2025
I had a main meal and a pint early evening. The cask ale was fine, although there was limited choice in the way of cask ales.
I had lamb shank which was very fatty and didn’t have very much meat on it either. I told the barman and he said he would pass this on to the kitchen, but I never heard anything more. Perhaps I should’ve followed it up, but I didn’t. The lamb shank was £17.95 and I didn’t think it good value.
If you like big screens showing sport on TV, one arm bandits and 70s disco pumping out then this might be the pub for you, but I don’t think it’s my cup of tea. I doubt I’ll be going back.
Matt Reid
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July 07, 2023
Excellent back street local, 7 ales on the bar, lovely homely interior, with good friendly bar staff.
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An absolute gem of a pub that we found by accident after taking a wrong turn. We had checked out several nearby pubs which turned out to be offering ‘fine dining’. Which means £23 for fish and chips and they seat you before you can order a drink so everything goes on the tab and you feel obliged to tip like a restaurant. So after our wrong turn we found the next pub down the road and what a happy accident. A proper boozer with a great selection of beers - often you can’t find one decent IPA but the Woolpack had Neck Oil AND Level Head. Sophie’s Choice and not in a good way. But a proper boozer rarely has such an amazing selection of food. Apart from standard s like fish and ships they had shepherds’ pie, beef stew and also some of the more exotic pub food options such as ribs which are apparently massive. We got a chicken sharing platter of wings and tenders with a load of dips and some steak fries while we tried to decide what to order for maims, and there was so much food that we never went on to mains that we were so keen to try. All fresh and hot and served quickly. The landlady was very welcoming and busy running round doing everything. Icing on the cake was an unobtrusive classic 80s soundtrack. We will have to find an excuse for a return visit.. I bet Sunday lunch is amazing!
One of the best 'locals' in Chelsmford. The inside has lots of comfortable seats, booths, tables etc. With a separate room that had a pool table. The beer garden is wonderful and the food is top notch. Would definitely recommend
Super-duper pub . With some great events on. The food looks good too, but I haven't eaten there yet.
I had a main meal and a pint early evening. The cask ale was fine, although there was limited choice in the way of cask ales. I had lamb shank which was very fatty and didn’t have very much meat on it either. I told the barman and he said he would pass this on to the kitchen, but I never heard anything more. Perhaps I should’ve followed it up, but I didn’t. The lamb shank was £17.95 and I didn’t think it good value. If you like big screens showing sport on TV, one arm bandits and 70s disco pumping out then this might be the pub for you, but I don’t think it’s my cup of tea. I doubt I’ll be going back.
Excellent back street local, 7 ales on the bar, lovely homely interior, with good friendly bar staff.