Crowded House Brasserie

Emma and Dave Whitnell (also known as Croc) alongside Richard Forbes have owned this Essex institution for the past seven years and decided it was high time their old friend had a bit of a makeover.

Since taking over the premises in 2004, the foodie team have taken the already well-regarded food served at Crofters to a superior level. Building on this success they decided to take the venue back to it's wine bar roots, with a revised menu, even more variety drink-wise and a look that is relaxing as it is well considered.

The team are huge fans of the old English wine bar concept and as such have employed good old-fashioned values of great quality food and excellent service in their rethink of Crofters. Only fresh local produce is employed to create a menu that is a bit of everything - dishes are rustic modern European in character and the whole place feels somewhere between old English wine bar and French brasserie, but with a twist.