Pig & Whistle Restaurant
598 Reviews
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- Friday4–6 PM
- Saturday4–6 PM
- Sunday4–6 PM
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday4–6 PM
- Thursday4–6 PM
About the Business
Pig & Whistle Restaurant | Restaurant in Chelmsford | Are you looking for a cosy, romantic and intimate restaurant in Chelmsford? Then this is the restaurant for you. Book a table today.
Contacts
Call Us
+441245443186
Chignal Road, Chelmsford CM1 4SZ
Hours
- Friday4–6 PM
- Saturday4–6 PM
- Sunday4–6 PM
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday4–6 PM
- Thursday4–6 PM
Features
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Transgender safe space
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Dine-in
- Takeaway
- Fireplace
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Free water refills
- Private dining room
- Spirits
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Dinner
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
- Bar on site
- Toilets
- Cosy
- Romantic
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Lunch
- Great tea selection
- Assistive hearing loop
- Upmarket
- Outdoor seating
- Happy-hour drinks
- Gender-neutral toilets
- Reservations required
- Great cocktails
- Parking
- Free of charge street parking
- Free parking lot
Recommended Reviews
Laura Potter
20.03.2024
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
Absolutely gorgeous restaurant, stunning building and views. The food is amazing, so well cooked, lovely flavours and beautifully presented. Staff are very welcoming. Wonderful experience.
Sharron White
17.03.2024
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
Oh wow what an experience. We decided to have lunch here on a recommendation from a friend and booked a table for 1pm on a Saturday, unfortunately we were caught up in an accident tailback on the A12, we let the restaurant no and they were marvellous and kept our table for us. The restaurant is lovely and charming with a very pleasant atmosphere. We were greeted and seated and our drink order was taken by a wonderful polite waiter. The menu was presented and what a wonderful selection there is. The food is absolutely amazing, beautifully presented, well seasoned and well thought out with the combination of flavours, it was superbly delicious.I must say the service is fabulous too. Would I eat here again “oh yes” I will definitely go back again. I will recommend this beautiful place to everyone, Justin is an amazing host and runs a wonderful restaurant. Congratulations to you and your wonderful team for making this a great dining experience
Aidan Marsh
25.02.2024
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
*Final opinion with no more editing/adding comments*Interestingly the owner cannot take constructive criticism of the restaurant, only because I named the dish differently. Anyway, if people cannot take constructive criticism for any improvement of their restaurant, I think us as customers have the right to lower the rating but guess not, Hey-Ho!EDIT 2: owner removed original comments which claimed this was the wrong restaurant, with no reply, due to this attitude have knocked down to 3 stars as it was a very dismissive response to a fair review.Pros: the food was lovely and reasonably priced, I had a sunday roast which was delicious - I also recommend the pork scratchings for starters.The building is lovely with lovely decor.Cons: Although the staff were all lovely, the service was quite slow, due to the set up of the restaurant (some tables can't obviously be seen from the bar/kitchen area) we had to wait a long time for service. The wait for food was fine, but after the meal we were left waiting until I decided to go to the bar. There was another table near us that had been there over 3 hours.My only other minor recommendation would be for the staff to have a smarter uniform, the younger staff were dressed quite casually for the overall feel of the place.The cocktails were also a bit dissapointing.
David Ngo
14.02.2024
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
Went there for the first time. Nice quaint Cottage. Consummate front of house. Very welcoming . Starters were good but a bit lacking ...the salt beet and prawns. My wife had the fish which was very good. I had the pork which was also very good. The black pudding and chorizo, I thought was too strong a combination but nevertheless it was tasty. A bit pricey . But we had a good time. Thank you.
Robert Darling
02.02.2024
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
This place came highly recommended and we were very disappointed.The menu is very good, there are lots of interesting options, including some game. The execution sadly missed the spot though. I opted for the Camembert starter which was fine. For main course I had the pork belly. The black pudding and chorizo cubes lacked a bit of finesse but again, it was fine. My wife’s meal was cold, though and the Brussels were badly overcooked. The desert looked okay but was a bit too sickly. The cheese selection was pretty poor.The service wasn’t good either. We had to ask for our wine to be poured and eventually gave up and opted for self service. Upon opening the red i was advised the i could see its not corked but was asked if I want to try it anyway. I didn’t bother challenging but… how can you see that wine isn’t corked? The plates were cleared but glasses ant bottles weren’t. We ended up with three empty wine bottles on our table. Two of us shared the cheese for desert and were given one knife.The building is lovely, and there is a wonderful traditional feel when you walk in. Unfortunately there were only three tables occupied (including ours) all night so there wasn’t any atmosphere.Because it came so highly recommended we will probably give it another chance. Maybe the fact that it was so empty impacted on the experience.
Stella Yip
24.01.2024
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
What a wonderful place! Loved the decor, the vibe and the amazing food! The owners were delightful and looked after us so well.Look out for Steak Saturday and the reasonably priced set menu.We had such a lovely time and can’t wait to come back again!
Si Overs
31.12.2023
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
Lovely food and decor, the service is so so, if you ask for bread, you have to ask 3 times. The ‘artisan’ crackers were missing from the cheese board to start and when they turned up, they’re clearly not artisan. Servers don’t realise they need to get rid of empty bottles from the table
Deano Wilkins
19.12.2023
Pig & Whistle Restaurant
Food Was Absolutely Amazing. Lovely Small Venue With A Wonderful Relaxed Atmosphere. Would Highly Recommend This Place.
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Chignal Road, Chelmsford CM1 4SZ
Pig & Whistle Restaurant