The Dragon Shenfield - Brentwood

I had high expectations for this pub to become our new local spot. Unfortunately, the atmosphere was unpleasant with people swearing and shouting, and even encountering men doing drugs in the restrooms. My wife and I quickly finished our glasses of wine and decided to leave as soon as possible. We have no intention of returning to this pub in the future. I do not recommend coming here.

I used to love this quaint pub and it was becoming a go-to spot for us. However, my opinion has changed after witnessing two female bartenders swear and be loud about their night out. Their unprofessional conduct spoiled the cozy ambiance of the pub. I may have to think twice about returning, which is unfortunate.

Went into The Dragon for a drink and a meal, just to get out for a while, bearing in mind we are in tier 2 lockdown there were 2 large groups of people having Christmas parties and other groups of people clearly breaking lockdown rules. The language coming from one of the groups who seemed to be related to the landlady was foul repeatedly using the “c” word) had my dinner and a pint but couldn’t wait to get out of there. I appreciate pubs are trying to recoup their losses but they’re not helping themselves really by allowing this. The food was surprisingly tasty seeing as it was only being served to allow people in to drink but apart from that not a pleasant experience

Not sure where to start really. The music was so loud we couldn't even speak to each other, we had to yell. The halloumi sticks were so burnt we thought they were black pudding slices. The macaroni cheese had a rock hard lump of pasta with black bits in it. The rest of the Mac and cheese was edible. The chips weren't triple cooked they were like bits of splintered wood. We eat what we could because we were hungry. The service wasn't really great either we couldn't get out of there quick enough suffice to say that we won't be back.

Two of us called into this pub for a drink. It was very noisy and half full with mainly elderly customers, most of whom were looking at international cricket on the pub TV. We ordered a glass of wine and a bottle of sparkling water. They were out of stock of the sparkling water and Soda water was offered instead. Running out of something so basic does that suggest something about the management of this pub?????