The Beehive in Chelmsford

Really good cafe. Prices are really good here and the food and drink was amazing. Lovely and fresh handmade sandwiches but there were plenty of full meals available all day. Good options for drinks, including syrups and alternative milks. You can also order from your table and have it brought to you. The staff we met were bubbly and friendly. A little hidden gem that we had wished we had known about before.

Been here thrice, to try their vegan dishes that are awesome, veg on toast, vegan shephards pie and chickpeas aubergine curry (of the day) as well as the vegan banana loaf. Wish they would increase the vegan items and eliminate the cruel ones such as non vegan sausages, bacon, cheeses, cakes, eggs or meats. The amount of suffering and slaughter is not worth the taste and I am sure all customers will readily agree that violence is unnecessary and unbearable when we have vegan options for everything, why not go vegan?

What a find. Was looking for a cafe close to home but in a nice area, and thought we'd try this out. Never knew it existed, but so glad we took the chance to try it out. Food was excellent, and the cafe is a pleasant welcoming place with friendly attentive staff. Inside the park area, with lovely big windows letting in lots of light and giving nice views across the gardens and park. Reasonably priced as well which is a bonus!! Will be back.

Great food and drink selection but they could really do with employing more staff. It can feel very chaotic and unorganised when it is busy. I can't give the cafe 5 stars as none of the staff wear hair nets and have their hair down when serving food and a few of them have really long fake nails which is really off putting when they are bringing your plate of food.

We have visited numerous times but never reviewed you. Today I had the red mullet and it was beyond stunning. Worth every penny. Thank you

What a great little place, first visit today, a warm welcome, very friendly staff, seated quickly even though it was busy, great service and very reasonable prices + lovely rooms and surroundings. Wonderful. 🐝😍

We went to the hive today for our first ever visit. The whole experience was nothing less than amazing... the staff were all happy and attentive and quickly showed us to our table. We had a table looking out onto the beautiful gardens. The waitress came and took our order and was very knowledgeable about the museum gardens and parking. Four of us lunched and each ofus agreed that it was fresh tasty and excellent value for money. We will definitely be back, a wonderful little gem in the centre of Chelmsford. Keep up the good work x

Great variety on the menu, very friendly and attentive staff, reasonable prices.In its context as a museum café, it is faultless. One of the best I've been to.

Wow. Brilliant staff. Fantastic surroundings and more important, outstanding food. I go in once a week for breakfast and I have never had anything but praise for everything at the Hive.It’s made even better by the staff, with their service and always polite and happy. Well done to all.Barry McIntyre. ( perfect satisfied customer ).

The food was excellent, also the staff were friendly & helpful, there was a very good choice of food and drinks on the menu, the hive was situated in lovely grounds, I would highly recommend a visit.