Justin Hammarström
Review on Google
I ve been a few times. Food - short menu with flashy quality dishes that changes every so often. Its somewhere I use to take a fiend / date / good customer in Braintree without going to London for the quality. Compact and intimate atmosphere with gastro food but dont expect silver service or bow ties on the staff. That said, they are professional, affable and in discreet smart in black clothes. Good deco and atmophere - the odd clink off a with e glass on the background of happy upbeat conversation of indicernable nature. No loud music if any at all. Unique in Braintree which is just full of crimininal pubs serving frozen food, takeaways and two burger vans that open once a week on the same day. The Chop House is an oasis and the only option sometimes. Iived here 20 years and the site has always been a good quality anglo/french restauraunt of some description. Its in one of the oldest streets in Braintree that used to have 3 pubs in the 16th/17th century. They were commonly named Hell, Greater Hell, and Damnation. I assume the Chophouse is built on the site of one because the old listed drunk tank building is directly next to it (look if you visit - interesting and easily missed as its only the size of a small room). That said most people who visit are reasonably well off and shirt n shoes seems to be the unspoken dress code. If your spending over £15 a plate dont waste your time anywhere else in Braintree. Pay a bit more here and know your eating in the best place locally. It gets busy so ring and book.
