Excellent food. Sunday carvery with choice of meats/vegetables. Huge portions.Choice of puddings included in the price. Delicious and excellent value for money. Visited again within a couple of weeks on a Friday lunchtime. Interesting choice of food. Again the portions were massive. Just had to have a pudding though-absolutely delicious. Excellent value. Great hospitality. Good atmosphere.

Having held my retirement party here recently I can thoroughly recommend this hotel. The whole evening went really well and all the staff were brilliant. We had the resident Chef David do the food and a cake for the evening, this boy can definitely cook but as for his singing, you may want to hear him first!!! We also stayed... More

I stayed at the Benson for a friends wedding. The initial welcome was great. A bit of banter, checked in and helped up to my room by Liam. Liam's hospitality continued with prompt friendly service at the bar. I was with a large group and we had 4 of the 5 rooms. Liam took time to entertain the children in... More

Our family of 5 spent a very comfortable night here. We all stayed in a spacious 'family room' consisting of a double bed, single bed and sofa bed. There was plenty of room for us and our three kids who are 5, 9 and 11 to potter about without being cramped.The roooms were clean and very comfortable and we were... More

A group of us went to a wedding in Essex and took all the rooms at the Benson Hotel. It's a short taxi ride from Braintree station, or if you arrive by car there's a car park at the back. From the road, the Benson didn't initially look too promising - just your average pub on a main road. But... More