December 2023 by Jonathan Yeung
Came in around 11.30am on Boxing day.Ordered Duck Salad, Prawn cocktail, Seafood Linguine and a Garden plate. To drink, pot of tea, matche latte, golden latte.Service was quite smooth and waiting staff were attentive, food came out quickly. Restaurant was at 50% capacity inside/no one outside. They offered a high chair for my daughter.The duck salad was tasty, sauce has a little kick. For those that aren't keen on coriander you can pick off the garnish. The prawn cocktail was fishy, but the flatbread helped to round it out (only 3 prawns, which felt like a garnish more than the main piece). I had these 2 dishes rather than a main.
December 2023 by Bernard Doherty
Took my whole team to Bills for our Christmas evening out. 26 people for a 3 course meal and we have chosen bills for the last 3 years however every year there is less included.I must say the food was not good at all some of the courses we were unsure what it actually was especially one of the desserts and overall the food felt cheap especially the pork burger. I spent over £1200 and they couldn?t even do a deal on wine they gave 2 free bottles of Prosecco to share amongst 26 people. Originally when we first went to Bills the 3 course included a welcome drink and also crackers for the table for almost £33 per person this was daylight robbery as none of the extras are included.If I could have gave zero I would have and I will never take my team to Bills again!
December 2023 by Emma
Had a fantastic experience in Bill?s today, our waitress Sophie was so accommodating and friendly! Food was great as always, and great gluten-free options ?
December 2023 by Hayley Hart
The service was good, albeit a bit slow, but it was very busy. The food was well presented BUT all our food was lukewarm at best, my sister had to send back, as hers was all cold, her poached eggs felt like they'd just come out the fridge, within a matter of minutes they were back with another one, had we not been on a bit of a time limit, at least 3 of us would've sent ours back for a hot breakfast. Shame as I've never had a bad experience before
December 2023 by Taylor J
Staff generally ok, one staff member in particular shone above the disinterested rest. She was the only shining light from our visit unfortunately. Food was actually pretty decent apart from being cold and arriving with missing components. The teapot using one tea bag was like pouring rusty water. Just felt like little thought or care went into food/meal prep which took away from the buoyant atmosphere and potential at front of house. Wouldn?t rush back.
December 2023 by Michael Teale
Food ok. But being cashless we wont be going again. Companies need to be more inclusive of those of us who like to use legal tender. Of which there are many.
December 2023 by Miss James
The service could be improved as we kept putting our hand up to get the bill and we saw that the servers were just having a chat by the till which they wasn't even aware of there customers trying to get service.Food is nice and at a reasonable price.We ordered our food alongside with our friends and they forgot mine and my partners order, so we didn't get our order till after everyone's mains had finished. So I guess maybe time how many people are ordering food and make sure it all comes out together.
December 2023 by Alex Hillman
Good choice for breakfast, although the dinner menu seems to have been trimmed down a bit in the past couple of years. It's not the cheapest place, but food is good quality and portions are fairly decent.Was a little disappointed with service this time. I asked what one of the dishes was and our waitress didn't know, which is fair enough. But then she didn't offer to actually go and find out, so we were forced to resort to Google, which was unexpected...
November 2023 by FJ
Spent about 5hrs there the service was amazing they kept checking everything was ok with our table and food was very fresh and amazing. Desserts and coffee wasn?t bad either as we stayed on?
October 2023 by Kayleigh Carr
The host did a great job of moving the timing of our table and adding an additional table during a very busy lunch session yesterday. The kids dining special offer was very much appreciated during an expensive half term. I had the halloumi shwarma which was a generous portion and delicious. Will definitely go back.
September 2023 by Carla Emily H
Really good restaurants with amazing servers. The food was amazing and so was the drinks. We really enjoyed
September 2023 by Katie H
Ended up at Bill's after looking for a 'gluten free friendly' restaurant in Chelmsford on a Friday night - locals will know this can be a challenge without booking ahead! The evening we visited it was very warm (heatwave) so we were able to enjoy the lovely outside seating area next to the river. This space has been put together beautifully with comfortable seating and umbrellas - it was a lovely atmosphere. The interior is also lovely, certainly a nice place to have dinner inside or outside. Nice selection of meals on the menu, with vegan and vegetarian options clearly shown as well as a separate gluten free menu with plenty of choice. I selected the gluten free chicken shawarma - it was well cooked, great flavours. I enjoyed it very much. Good service, good food, good atmosphere. As a person with coeliac disease eating here with friends with no dietary requirements, I'd certainly visit again.Dietary restrictions: Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options clearly marked on the menu. Separate gluten free menu available with lots of options. I have coeliac disease and ate here without becoming unwell afterwards.
September 2023 by G Williams
Not a great experience at lunch today. The service was awful and the waitress was rude. We complained about the quality of a dish we ordered and the heard her laughing about it with her manager. She made it very clear to us that it was an inconvenience to her that we wanted to send something back. We had to ask 3 times for the bill and waited 20 minutes for it to come. My kids had a burger which was dry and over cooked. Chip portions are stingy. We won?t be returning.
September 2023 by Roving14860725919
Fabulous staff, food delicious and lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend and were able to accommodate my dairy intolerance
September 2023 by Kat W
An OK meal with family. Few things which would have improved the meal. More salad options, ran out of diet coke after 2 served to the table, big thing for me was no healthy desert option in the kids meal deal, ice cream, chocolate mouse or apple and caramel icecream sundae (my son is 17 months old and has rarely had such sweet deserts went with the mouse as had a couple bits of banana and strawberry cut up but didn't give him the mouse as after I tried it first it was too sugary and sickly. Overall it was an OK meal, but wouldn't be back in a rush.
