Jeff Galvin is a highly respected British chef, renowned for his classical French culinary training and his successful partnership with his brother, Chris Galvin. Together, they have built the acclaimed Galvin...
Galvin Green Man is an award-winning British pub and restaurant located in the beautiful Essex countryside, near Great Waltham. Housed in a beautifully restored building dating back to 1341, it offers a unique blend of historic charm and modern culinary excellence. Part of the renowned Galvin Restaurants group, it's set amidst 1.5 acres of riverside meadow with the River Chelmer running through the gardens, providing a picturesque and relaxed dining experience.
Customer Perception
Customers consistently praise the exceptional service, describing staff as professional, warm, attentive, and friendly. The food is highly regarded for its quality ingredients, careful preparation, and delicious flavors, with many highlighting the use of fresh, local produce. The ambiance is noted as polished yet relaxed, with beautiful decor and comfortable seating, creating a lovely atmosphere suitable for celebrations, families, couples, and business gatherings. Some reviews mention that portion sizes can be modest, reflecting the elevated dining experience.
Additional Details
The building itself is a historic 14th-century pub, offering a rich sense of history. Its idyllic location by the River Chelmer adds to its charm, making it a destination for those seeking a countryside dining experience with high-quality British cuisine.
The restaurant is suitable for various occasions, including lunchtime celebrations, evening dinners, and Sunday roast. It caters well to both casual and celebratory meals.
We visited here for the first time today for a Sunday Roast as I'd heard great things on the grapevine about this place.
The level of service here is fantastic. All the staff were very polite & professional. Our orders, drinks & food came quite quickly.
The roast was delicious. The meat quality (beef) was very good and you have a choice of rare or well done. It's hard to find a place that actually does decent roasties- it checks that box here.
For dessert we both had sticky toffee pudding which was again really good quality & well presented.
We already plan to book again.
Visited yesterday to celebrate our child’s 18th birthday and couldn’t have chosen a more perfect venue! We had the warmest welcome and received a lovely birthday card from the team at Galvin Green Man, such a lovely thoughtful thing to do. The decor is beautifully done (we were seated in the pub area) and we loved the addition of photos and paintings showing the history of the local area which created a lovely atmosphere - the chairs were also very comfortable, a great bonus! From the moment we were seated the service was exceptional. The staff are professional, warm, attentive and friendly and each one that served us wished our child a very happy birthday. Then came the drinks and food 🙌🏻! Again exceptional, the menu, presentation, timing for courses, and food itself were all wonderful - fresh local produce and absolutely delicious. The portion sizes were not overwhelming which was a relief as we always hate to leave food. We had garlic and lemon prawns and sliced sirloin of beef to start, chicken terrine, trio of lamb and pork belly for main and Essex strawberry cheesecake (fabulous flavours and not too sweet), chocolate sphere with honeycomb and passion fruit pavlova. We were fighting to try each others and yes they were all fabulous 🙌🏻! A great drinks menu also, we had a pornstar martini, glass of perfectly crisp Chardonnay and a pint of wherry. If I could add one thing to the menu it would be a mai tai as I think they would do it great justice and just because it’s my favourite cocktail 😂😉🤩. We were looking for somewhere memorable to have a small low key lunchtime celebration as a family of three with excellent food and service and this is exactly what we got and more. We will definitely be back soon, thank you to all at the Galvin Green Man!
5
Had a really excellent experience at Galvin Green Man. From the moment we arrived, everything felt polished but still relaxed.
A special mention has to go to our server, George. He was genuinely attentive without being overbearing, and what really stood out was his knowledge of the menu. He took the time to talk us through the ingredients and preparation, which made the whole meal feel that bit more considered and enjoyable.
The food itself was spot on, clearly made with care and quality ingredients. It’s one of those places where you can tell a lot of thought goes into every dish.
Big thanks again to George for making the evening even better. We’ll definitely be back.
4
A great restaurant with a country pub feel, elevated by the Galvin Brothers.
For a Roast Dinner or an evening celebrating this restaurant caters for both very well.
On Easter Monday we had the set menu which was great value. Prawns, Roast Dinner and Sticky Toffee Pudding, delicious.
A perfect place for family, couples and business
3
First visit to this place and having read the reviews I had high hopes. The food was fairly good but the experience was lacking for somewhere charging these prices.
I had been asked if we were celebrating or anyone had any allergies when I booked. We were celebrating my daughter’s 17th birthday - and in addition one of our party had a nut allergy - neither of which had been passed on to the person serving us. Unfortunately the person serving us was also surly and bordering on rude at times.
Two of us ordered white wine by the glass - neither of which were cold enough. For our main course 3 of us had the lamb rump - these plates differed in size which is really unforgivable when they cost £42.50 each. I won’t be returning.
