Russells in Chelmsford

This is a hidden gem.Nestled in the back streets of great Baddow this restaurant is a joy to behold. We visited on 12th April 2022.The restaurateur and front of house could not have been more welcoming.I duffer from being allergic to gluten and dairy as well as intolerant to tomatoes. The chef Nd front of house were super accommodating and almost the whole menu could be adapted.The wine choices were were great and overall was a wonderful experience and great value for money.I hope everyone visits here. They really deserve to be busy.We will definitely come back.

My partner brought me here for my birthday as its one of our closer restaurants and being new to the area wanted to try to find maybe a new local spot!Our main server was very friendly and the owner even gave us a warm welcome and the good was lovely!The only comment I would have, is my partner who ordered the wild boar was actually given the duck due to a mistake made by our server....and when we came to order cheese at the end of our meal, another server did not have a clue what any of them were when we asked for more information.Great potential, but staff perhaps need more training! Will maybe come back in a few months to see if the restaurant has improved

Barry hosted a fantastic pre-wedding family meal for 30 people. As usual the food was incredible and service second to none. Our gluten-free diners said the chocolate desserts were the best every. Thanks to Barry and his team!! :-)

Nice surroundings but Sunday Roast was not as advertised. Pork was rolled white fat round edges. Beef was so thinly sliced and veg was very sparse. Would not recommend. Certainly not worth £18 can cook a better one at home

Party of11 all had roast. I went for big roast with a supplement, the difference being a slice each of pork,beef and turkey instead of 2 slices of beef. Mmm!Beef unfortunately was very chewy. All agreed the beef was tough! Chef disagreed when it was brought to his attention but once he tried it also agreed! Sam who was kindly looking after us took the service charge off the bill but owner insisted it went back on again. Shame! Most agreed they wouldn't return.

Beef was too chewy to eat... told Chef who disagreed with us as he had served 30 servings of it and no one else complained! Gave my meat to my hubby (who also couldn't eat it) won't be going back there!!I work with the public... what happened to " The customer is always right?" Very disappointed!!! Feeling angry about how we were treated!😡

Great lunchtime meal. The salmon was especially good. We were the only ones there on a Thursday lunchtime. Given the quality on the food, and the very competitive price, this place deserves to be much more popular.

It was my birthday and an engagement surprise it truly amazing fantastic service food was delicious. Staff were incredible thank you

Love this restaurant, great food, lovely atmosphere, staff are unbelievably good and the owner Barry (who I called Russell all night) is a really nice guy. So impressed with this restaurant and would recommend it to anyone!

First time visit to this restaurant; and we can't wait to return. Everything we ate was delicious, and that's coming from fussy eaters! Cannot fault it. Yes, it's not cheap (more for a special occasion), but I'd rather pay a bit more and get really lovely food and wine. Barry made us feel like valued customers, and the chef came out so that we could tell him how much we loved the food. All in all would definitely recommend.