The Orange Tree, Chelmsford - pub details
Address: 6 Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AS [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 5912)
Chelmsford (0.6 miles)
Pub suggested by Myles on 18 Dec 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.4/10 (rated by 7 users)
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Queen's Head, Chelmsford (0.0 miles), Bird In Hand, Chelmsford (0.1 miles), Cricketers, Chelmsford (0.2 miles), Anchor, Chelmsford (0.2 miles), United Brethren, Chelmsford (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Orange Tree, Chelmsford
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| An excellent addition to the Chelmsford GBG this year. It's a traditional Gray and Sons owned pub with public and saloon bar areas. Six hand pumps with Mighty Oak Maldon Gold and Oscar Wilde, Farmer's Nelsons Blood and Oyster Stout, T/T's Landlord & Sharps Doom Bar. Good to see four local beers and reasonably priced. I was reliably informed that the pub always has at least one dark beer. The prices ranged from £2.30 for the 3.7% Oscar Wilde Mild to £2.80 for the Landlord and the 5% Oyster Stout. I also seem to remember that there was a real cider, Stowford Press. The transformation has happened as others have already mentioned since Silent Mike Collins has moved from the nearby Q/H. The pub has much sporting memorabilia with signed Essex cricket shirts and a yesteryear signed picture from the 80's. The pub is also very close to the County Cricket Ground. There are also some signed rugby shirts in the rear hall area. There are plasma TV’s in both bars which were both showing the Ryder Cup whilst I was visiting. The public bar area was very lively with locals watching the Ryder Cup. Love_good_ale - 21 Sep 2008 23:37 |
| Stonehenge Pigswill, Farmers Nelsons Blood, Mauldon Gold, Oscar Wilde, all £2.60 or less. The public is a throwback to the ‘70s, dominated by a busy, swirly carpet, upper walls & ceiling decorated with embossed wallpaper, magnolia, of course, lower walls clad with terracotta wood panelling. Small L-shaped bar with a third of the room given over to the central dartboard, pride of place, with tables around the perimeter. Sarnies/baguettes £2.50-£3.50, mains £5-6, daily specials eg Shepherds Pie £5.20, Beef Curry £5.95. The saloon/lounge side (it was here I realised I’d been before!) has more formal dark wood furniture, some set for dining, a couple of chesterfields, a longer bar, red swirly carpet, breweriana mirrors, a large plasma, 2 stills (seemingly not ‘on’), & outside to a paved beer garden with a few picnic sets & a covered lean-to sporting an Essex flag. Although all the punters Wed pm were in the public, both rooms have plenty of space and a different feel – if JF is correct about plans to make the whole place open plan I’m not sure the result would justify the cost – just lose the carpet to transform the whole. The beers were pretty good but the suggestion that most Queen’s Head regulars have relocated, even allowing for loyalty to the publican, surprises me greatly – it’s the QH hands-down for me. trainman - 18 Jul 2008 11:13 |
| Recently (February 2008) taken over by Silent Mike Collins, he of Queen's Head fame and reknown, and whilst this was always reported as a reasonable local back street pub it is now transformed. Still a Grays pub but Silent has introduced additional real ales to the mix and jettisoned some of the smothflows to boot. Annoying music has gone and the majority of the Queen's Head regulars have relocated. Hopefully the old OT regulars will stay. Plans are afoot to revamp the pub merging the two separate bars in the near future. Well worth a visit. JohnFoley - 19 Mar 2008 17:23 |
| Still a friendly and family run "proper" pub. Good food at lunchtime and weekends (and some evenings but not sure when...). Now open weekday afternoons, but with similar adult crowd, no yobbos, apart from the usual suspects there of a Friday... They have darts (and a ladies team), crib, footy team, a golf society, music and quizes, so wander in and see what's on. Best of all, they have London Pride on! Myles - 16 Nov 2006 10:13 |
| Friendly comfortable local family-run pub. Grays house so choice of real ale (without going overboard) and lagers etc. Excellent "home" cooked food at lunchtimes, super good value Sunday lunches (booking essential). Open all day Fri-Sun, (NB closed afternoons weekdays Mon-Thurs.) NOT a chrome & glass/IKEA showroom?full of youngsters. Summer BBQ's in part-covered patio garden. Myles - 18 Dec 2003 15:33 |
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