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!
Becky Lee
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February 22, 2025
The food here is fantastic, no complaints at all. It comes out quick and piping hot with plenty of vegetarian friendly options. The only issue is we were left waiting quite some time to get our bill, to the point we had to go and find someone ourselves to pay. Apart from that a really lovely spot to grab some great food!
Paul Ellis
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April 13, 2025
The food was very good, I had the lunch time food and drink so the portion was on the smaller side as is the norm for this sort of thing. If you are hungry I would recommend ordering off the normal menu. We had a large group but didn't have to wait long to be served and the food was quick enough.
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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!
The food here is fantastic, no complaints at all. It comes out quick and piping hot with plenty of vegetarian friendly options. The only issue is we were left waiting quite some time to get our bill, to the point we had to go and find someone ourselves to pay. Apart from that a really lovely spot to grab some great food!
The food was very good, I had the lunch time food and drink so the portion was on the smaller side as is the norm for this sort of thing. If you are hungry I would recommend ordering off the normal menu. We had a large group but didn't have to wait long to be served and the food was quick enough.