Very busy with live music playing outside for early evening visit.

Afternoon visit for beer and food. This is the first time that I have eaten here and I was surprised at the choice and value for money. Busy but plenty of space for social distancing.

Lunchtime to late afternoon we had the marquee to ourselves as a few other groups were outside enjoying the slightly warmer weather as of late. Great beers, service and company made for a much missed enjoyable atmosphere we've all missed over recent months.

A group of six of us met here at opening time and sat in the marquee enjoying good beer and coversation until afternoon closing. The kitchen was closed today but will be open at weekends. We had the marquee to ourselves but there were several groups seated outside.

Lunchtime and already a group of chaps in for a brewery tour, soon joined by another large group. Luckily we had the two main tables along the left side reserved for our group of sixteen, to which we were celebrating a friend's day before his 61st birthday. Good spirits (no pun intended) prevailed and we had an enjoyable couple of hours here, more so by the hard work of the owners who kept us supplied with beer and food and efficient table clearing duties.

Much enlarged since my last visit and just as well as the place was quite full plus a fair number of customers enjoying the sunshine outside.

Mid-afternoon, after a hot walk from Burnham along the sea wall and over the marshes. Quiet here, the Chelmsford Beer Festival having drawn away both staff and customers. The food looked very nice, but I had just eaten a sandwich before I arrived.

Busy lunchtime visit with a function for the Chappel beer festival volunteers just starting. We were soon joined in the bar by a few other visitors too. The pork scratchings as mentioned by ChrisE were very addictive!

My first visit here but it was easy to find as we just alighted from the train at Southminster and followed everyone else, it turned out that the pub was hosting a private party for people that had worked at the Chappel & Wakes Colne Beer Festival, they were accommodated in a separate room and us paying customers sat in the bar. Beware of the chilli flavoured pork scratchings unless you have a pint ready to cool your tastebuds. This pub was well worth visiting.