The Cricketers Pub, Clavering

Make the most of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays and Join us with your family and friends for a meal. Serving today and New Year’s day from noon until 8pm. Call us on 01799 550442 to reserve your table.

Listen to our Executive Chef Justin on Boxing Day at 10 am on BBC Radio Essex (95.3|103.5fm). He is with the presenter John Rose teaching him some tasty recipes using Christmas leftovers. Get inspired for some new festive dishes!

Last minute ideas required ?Why not join us breakfast and a catch up with family and friends over the festive season or for snacks on Friday or Saturdays between 2-6pm. See our website for full kitchen opening times, www.thecricketers.co.uk Pop in to buy one of our Gift Vouchers and give someone the treat they deserve.

Tune into Radio Essex tonight on 95.3FM|103.5FM|DAB BBC.co.uk/Essex at 19.00 and listen to Jodie Halfords, Clavering Village feature. You will hear some familiar voices from the village and the Cricketers, with some of their own music requests.

‘Like & Share’ to win this weeks burger supper for 2 tomorrow evening (11th December). The prize includes a choice from our popular burger meals with hand cut chips and relish and an additional side per person. Serving from 6.30-9.30pm every Tuesday with gluten free and vegetarian options also on the menu! Tonight’s winner is Clive Manning- Congratulations to him and thanks and sorry to everyone else who entered.

Looks like you had a great evening and such a lovely pose by the fire!

Starting this week we are offering a tasty new snack and light meal menu on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Ideal with a drink from our well stocked bar and cellar sat by the log fire.

Cricketers Gift Vouchers make the best presents; a meal or overnight stay to treasure. Pop in or call us on 01799 550442, were will be happy to post them to you.

Have you planned your festive get together yet? Why not call us to see what we can do for you on 01799 550442. The Cricketers are feeling festive!

Today we welcomed BBC Radio Essex who joined us to learn how to make one of our famous savoury suet crust pies and a Christmas pudding Bakewell tart. Presenter John Rose recorded the piece which will be aired on Boxing Day! Great fun, thanks for joining us.

This seasons menu features our popular Tandoori Partridge served off the bone with sweet pickles onion salad, lemon yoghurt and crispy Poppadum also our Prawn and Scottish Smoked Salmon with avocado, tomato, pepper and cucumber with Marie Rose sauce. These are just for starters, wait to see our fabulous main courses and desserts.

We have some standard double rooms available for only £80 this Sunday (28th October) including full English breakfast. ( for 2 people sharing a double or twin room). Call us on 01799 550442 and ask for our Sunday Special rate!!

Join us for your festive get-together and get the Christmas season off to a great start. For groups of 2-70 we make the perfect venue with our log fire and traditional decorations. See our website for the Christmas menus and our extensive wine list.

Thank you Brenda, I am so pleased that you and the family enjoyed your half term treat!!! Great burgers...

‘Like & Share’ to win ‘Burger Supper for Four’ tomorrow evening (Tuesday 23rd October); a great opportunity to bring the kids along during half term. Serving from 6.30-9.30pm with prices from £7 including hand cut chips and relish. Happy holidays to all!
Well done Brenda Burling you are tonight’s lucky winner. (Winners are selected from random from those who both like and share our advert). Try again next week.

‘Like & Share’ to win tonights burger supper for two people ( Tuesday 16th October). Prize includes a choice from our burger meals plus either 2 sides or half pint milk shake of the day. Serving from 6.30pm until 9.30pm. Good luck!

Brighten up your Monday with our ‘Pizza and Pasta evening’. The wood fired oven is glowing and ready for tonights hand made pizzas- it will certainly cheer up you taste buds! Serving from 6.30-9.30pm every week.

It’s competition time! ‘Like & Share’ to win tonight’s burger supper for two (9th October). Choose our popular beef Botham burger, or our lean Venison burger or our ‘Village Green’ with tasty roasted vegetables. Add either 2 sides or milk shakes with our compliments too. Ok, get sharing! This week’s lucky winner is Sarah King who has both ‘Liked and Shared’ our post! Thanks you to all those who entered, better luck next week.

We went for a night away (without kids!), and only 30 mins up the road, as we didn’t fancy going in to London. I had heard great reviews as a gastro pub, but this place is a hidden gem, so much better than I expected, location, food, and the service is second to none, if you stay ask for room 17 � everything was perfect. Highly recommend, we’re already planning when we can return �

We visited for my birthday, we loved it! The food was beautiful tasty and we'll presented.

The staff were nice and attentive, nothing was too much trouble. And we didn't fill rushed. One other point I'd like to make is the waiting staff new their menu. As we had a few questions and they were able to advised us. Good value for money. Ample parking Nice country decor. My only down side it's not near by were we live. We will be back to visit. Thankyou.

We stayed the night in a modern and beautiful decorated room that provides on every level. A Warm, relaxed, friendly, welcoming and efficient check in, pre dinner bar , evening meal, breakfast and check out service. A truly mouthwatering evening menu that made for a suitably tricky choice and went on to deliver above and beyond expectations! Finally, hats off and complete respect for remaining fairly priced. These are just some of the reasons we would highly recommend The Cricketers to all. You clearly have a dream team running in perfect sync with great management. Well done and Thank you! We shall be back in the near future

We stayed last night on a dinner, bed and breakfast tariff. All I can say is what fantastic value for money!! Huge room with huge ensuiteand four-poster bed, excellent food and wonderful, friendly service. We will definitely visit again!

We had a overnight stay last sunday 1st July Our room was situated in the Courtyard .Very comfortable and nicely furnished.We were joined by family for our meal in the restaurant. It was delicious . We went for a stroll after breakfast . Such a beautiful location in the English countryside. We will return very soon without a doubt �

We cycled to the cricketers. We had visited 3 pubs before we got there only to find that each one was not doing food. All 3 were unapologetic even though they advertised that they did do it. When we got to the cricketers there was an immediate greeting and we were given a menu with a smile and a welcome. Liz had a fabulous duck salad and I had the steak and ale pie. I waited with baited breath to see if it was going to be an proper pie or if it was going to be one of those monstrosities that are just a disc of puff pastry on a pot of stew. I wasn’t disappointed. Proper pie with lean steak filling and lots of lovely gravy.

The beer was great too. The only problem was it was such a lovely venue that we stayed too long and had to cycle home in the dark.

Very welcoming, even though we arrived at 2.25pm, 5 minutes before they stopped serving food from the menu (although would still be serving pizzas).

We ordered quickly and were not made to feel this was too much trouble at all!

All our meals were beautifully presented and mine certainly tasted delicious! (chicken supreme). We were pleasantly surprised by the price which was not excessive for the quality of the food.

We took my 80-year old mother and 15 year-old niece and both could find something they liked on the menu.

In short, was a fab experience and would definitely go back again even though is 1 and 1/2 hours from Mother's!

Took my dad along today for a Father’s Day meal and thoroughly enjoyed it. The service, the food - the whole experience was perfect! Thank you

Stopped for coffee and cake on Sunday morning bike ride, had the most divine red velvet cake.....super lush and saved the day 🍰😘👍😋

Lovely place to stay, the breakfast was delicious and the staff were very nice, will definitely go back.

Just back from a lovely stay. We had rooms 15, 16 and 17 all 3 rooms were immaculate and very comfy. The pub is absolutely gorgeous, cosy, with log fires and comfy seating. The ceilings are really low in parts but thankfully we aren’t vertically challenged so wasn’t an issue! The food was delicious and the portions huge. A relaxing stay, made better by the amazing staff, so friendly and very knowledgable with the menu which is great when everything sounds delicious you don’t know what to choose! We have no idea how we managed to eat the breakfast after our three course meal the night before but we managed! Delicious again, We shall be Back!

I’ve been here a few times with my wife, staying over every time. The food is great, the bedrooms are cozy and very clean, and staff are very friendly and helpful (Ed was our waiter last time we went and he was great!). Although I’m a meat eater, their menu caters very well for vegetarians with some really tasty dishes.



I can thoroughly recommend the place and look forward to when we have the opportunity to go there again.

I visited yesturday with my Partner, Sister & Brother-in-law for mine & my partners Birthday's when we arrived we sat outside in the beautiful sunshine having a few drinks & snacks before getting ready then we had a delicious 3 course meal, an overnight stay & a lovely breakfast this morning. We stayed in the Willow rooms (No 16 & 17) which were just perfect, decorated lovely with some fab little extra touches especially the Emma Bridgewater trays. The restuarant is lovely with a great atmosphere, the food was amazing, beautifully served & piping hot & cooked to perfection, all the staff were lovely & helpful & our surprise birthday cake that was made by the pub was absolutely beautiful & tasted amazing. We had such a lovely birthday weekend here & will definately revisit & will be highly recommending. This pub is a hidden little gem & i cant believe its only 30/40minutes away & we've never been before. Thank you for making our Birthdays/ weekend so special.

Great food, great service and great accommodation, highly recommended. Thanks

Another fantastic meal with the family last night. Being going since 1983 and the atmosphere has never changed. Food quality is but times have changed. Keep it up guys. A shame we live 100 miles away,otherwise we would be there every month. Thanks

Amazing value for an overnight stay. The room was absolutely beautiful and extremely clean. Lots of thoughtful touches. The atmosphere in the pub is fantastic.

Amazing place food was amazing so was the staff lovely little place definitely would recommend it perfect little treat for me and my partner xxxx

Amazing experience, food was as great as the company! Highly recommend!

We had been here before and really liked it, unfortunately our Sunday Lunch we had on this recent visit was very disappointing. We both had roast beef which was chewy and not very nice and the roast potatoes were also not good. Thought it overpriced for what we had. Want bother again.

We went for a night away (without kids!), and only 30 mins up the road, as we didn’t fancy going in to London. I had heard great reviews as a gastro pub, but this place is a hidden gem, so much better than I expected, location, food, and the service is second to none, if you stay ask for room 17 � everything was perfect. Highly recommend, we’re already planning when we can return �

We visited for my birthday, we loved it! The food was beautiful tasty and we'll presented.

The staff were nice and attentive, nothing was too much trouble. And we didn't fill rushed. One other point I'd like to make is the waiting staff new their menu. As we had a few questions and they were able to advised us. Good value for money. Ample parking Nice country decor. My only down side it's not near by were we live. We will be back to visit. Thankyou.

We stayed the night in a modern and beautiful decorated room that provides on every level. A Warm, relaxed, friendly, welcoming and efficient check in, pre dinner bar , evening meal, breakfast and check out service. A truly mouthwatering evening menu that made for a suitably tricky choice and went on to deliver above and beyond expectations! Finally, hats off and complete respect for remaining fairly priced. These are just some of the reasons we would highly recommend The Cricketers to all. You clearly have a dream team running in perfect sync with great management. Well done and Thank you! We shall be back in the near future

We stayed last night on a dinner, bed and breakfast tariff. All I can say is what fantastic value for money!! Huge room with huge ensuiteand four-poster bed, excellent food and wonderful, friendly service. We will definitely visit again!

We had a overnight stay last sunday 1st July Our room was situated in the Courtyard .Very comfortable and nicely furnished.We were joined by family for our meal in the restaurant. It was delicious . We went for a stroll after breakfast . Such a beautiful location in the English countryside. We will return very soon without a doubt �

We cycled to the cricketers. We had visited 3 pubs before we got there only to find that each one was not doing food. All 3 were unapologetic even though they advertised that they did do it. When we got to the cricketers there was an immediate greeting and we were given a menu with a smile and a welcome. Liz had a fabulous duck salad and I had the steak and ale pie. I waited with baited breath to see if it was going to be an proper pie or if it was going to be one of those monstrosities that are just a disc of puff pastry on a pot of stew. I wasn’t disappointed. Proper pie with lean steak filling and lots of lovely gravy.

The beer was great too. The only problem was it was such a lovely venue that we stayed too long and had to cycle home in the dark.

Very welcoming, even though we arrived at 2.25pm, 5 minutes before they stopped serving food from the menu (although would still be serving pizzas).

We ordered quickly and were not made to feel this was too much trouble at all!

All our meals were beautifully presented and mine certainly tasted delicious! (chicken supreme). We were pleasantly surprised by the price which was not excessive for the quality of the food.

We took my 80-year old mother and 15 year-old niece and both could find something they liked on the menu.

In short, was a fab experience and would definitely go back again even though is 1 and 1/2 hours from Mother's!

Took my dad along today for a Father’s Day meal and thoroughly enjoyed it. The service, the food - the whole experience was perfect! Thank you

Stopped for coffee and cake on Sunday morning bike ride, had the most divine red velvet cake.....super lush and saved the day 🍰😘👍😋

Lovely place to stay, the breakfast was delicious and the staff were very nice, will definitely go back.

Just back from a lovely stay. We had rooms 15, 16 and 17 all 3 rooms were immaculate and very comfy. The pub is absolutely gorgeous, cosy, with log fires and comfy seating. The ceilings are really low in parts but thankfully we aren’t vertically challenged so wasn’t an issue! The food was delicious and the portions huge. A relaxing stay, made better by the amazing staff, so friendly and very knowledgable with the menu which is great when everything sounds delicious you don’t know what to choose! We have no idea how we managed to eat the breakfast after our three course meal the night before but we managed! Delicious again, We shall be Back!

I’ve been here a few times with my wife, staying over every time. The food is great, the bedrooms are cozy and very clean, and staff are very friendly and helpful (Ed was our waiter last time we went and he was great!). Although I’m a meat eater, their menu caters very well for vegetarians with some really tasty dishes.



I can thoroughly recommend the place and look forward to when we have the opportunity to go there again.

I visited yesturday with my Partner, Sister & Brother-in-law for mine & my partners Birthday's when we arrived we sat outside in the beautiful sunshine having a few drinks & snacks before getting ready then we had a delicious 3 course meal, an overnight stay & a lovely breakfast this morning. We stayed in the Willow rooms (No 16 & 17) which were just perfect, decorated lovely with some fab little extra touches especially the Emma Bridgewater trays. The restuarant is lovely with a great atmosphere, the food was amazing, beautifully served & piping hot & cooked to perfection, all the staff were lovely & helpful & our surprise birthday cake that was made by the pub was absolutely beautiful & tasted amazing. We had such a lovely birthday weekend here & will definately revisit & will be highly recommending. This pub is a hidden little gem & i cant believe its only 30/40minutes away & we've never been before. Thank you for making our Birthdays/ weekend so special.

Great food, great service and great accommodation, highly recommended. Thanks

Another fantastic meal with the family last night. Being going since 1983 and the atmosphere has never changed. Food quality is but times have changed. Keep it up guys. A shame we live 100 miles away,otherwise we would be there every month. Thanks

Amazing value for an overnight stay. The room was absolutely beautiful and extremely clean. Lots of thoughtful touches. The atmosphere in the pub is fantastic.

Amazing place food was amazing so was the staff lovely little place definitely would recommend it perfect little treat for me and my partner xxxx

Amazing experience, food was as great as the company! Highly recommend!

We had been here before and really liked it, unfortunately our Sunday Lunch we had on this recent visit was very disappointing. We both had roast beef which was chewy and not very nice and the roast potatoes were also not good. Thought it overpriced for what we had. Want bother again.