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Valero Lounge

➤ 57 Newland Street, CM8 2AJ, Braintree, United Kingdom

Vegan • Western • Spanish • Vegetarian

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"Firstly I will say I have eaten here several times and always been impressed with the food and the service. Decided to take them family down for a breakfast on a rare Sunday when everybody was not busy. Started queuing , there was a couple in front of us that were waiting to be seated that gave up despite half the main restaurant being empty. There only appeared to be two people serving and they were rushed off their feet. Eventually seated outside as no tables big enough inside for our party size but the table were filthy so ended up cleaning ourselves. Eventually ordered, half the drinks came after 10 minutes, the food took nearly 40 minutes to arrive and no hot drinks served. Hot drinks turned up as we were finishing food. The sausage on the lounge breakfasts are normally nice tasty big pork sausages, today was 1 tiny thin sausage with no taste, the bacon was burnt to a crisp, cold beans just not good. Staff seemed harassed as they were over run. For the money charged today was certainly a let down, every other time I have been has been weekdays and the food is usually great and service good so maybe an off day today."

Blue Strawberry Bistrot

➤ The Street, Hatfield Peverel CM3 2DW, Braintree, United Kingdom

Vegan • French • British • Vegetarian

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"for years we are here, and the quality of eating and service and the warm welcome never fails. would highly recommend. the blue strawberry salad is always a winner. very sensitive price and I love the fact that the veg is included in the price, no extras for any type of veg, how many restaurants do now....the price rackt."

Turquoise Turkish

➤ 1 Guithavon Street, CM8 1BN, Braintree, United Kingdom

Kebab • Turkish • European • Mediterranean

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"Moved to the area recently, tried out a few of the places around here and came across this delightful little venue.. Placed an order at 7:25 via Just Eat so that my partner had some dinner on the table when she got home at 8:30. 8:30 came, still nothing. It wasn’t until 9:10 the food finally arrived. As expected it was stone cold. The chicken was just laced in fat, the rice was soggy and overdone. The chips were like cardboard. This place should be absolutely ashamed. They shouldn’t be on Just Eat and offer a takeaway service if they can’t carry through with it. Salmonella on demand. Disgrace."

Ifraaz

➤ 130 Newland Street, CM8 1BA, Braintree, United Kingdom

Asian • Balti • Indian • European

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"I tried Ifraaz for the first time last night and I was not disappointed. The service was fantastic, the staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was amazing, with generous portions and the best Indian cuisine I have ever had. I will definitely be returning as it offers fantastic value for money. Thank you so much! In terms of parking, there are ample options available. Overall, I highly recommend trying dishes such as Papadum for a starter, Biryani, Prawn Puree, Veg Curry, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Jalfrezi, Lamb Curry, Paneer Tikka Masala, Mushroom Rice, Chicken Tikka, King Prawn Shashlick, Chips, Lamb Vindaloo, Curried Calamari, Cashew Murgh, Lamb Tikka, Chicken Tikka Puree, Puree, Tetley Chairman Special, and Meat Samosa. There is plenty of parking space with free parking options."

D's Cafe Diner

➤ The Bungalow The Street, Braintree, United Kingdom

Cafe • Vegan • British • Breakfast

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"I've been looking for a proper Caff for some while they are a dying breed. I read some of the reviews especially the lower rated ones. I disagree with them all. Arrival was around 10.15. There was plenty of room in the car park and there were about twenty people already eating. From time of ordering to being served was less than five minutes. The staff friendly and the guy who appeared to be the owner stopped by for a chat was wasn't as described by an earlier reviewer. I chose the special number 1 because it offered bubble and a fried slice. This to accompany mushrooms, beans. tomatoes (tinned) and a fried egg. I added and extra egg. Also included was a mug of coffee and bread and butter. The eggs were properly cooked not in oil that was too hot. The bubble was plentiful and the fried slice was perfect. My partner had a sausage and bacon baguette which was huge. She couldn't manage it all so my dog waiting patiently in the car had a special breakfast. Would a go back? You bet."