After six weeks of voting, Pig & Whistle Restaurant has been voted Best Restaurant in Essex in this year’s Muddy Stilettos Awards 2022.
Pig & Whistle Restaurant is a cosy, intimate, romantic restaurant in the north Chelmsford countryside serving locally sourced fresh food and drink. The flamboyant and opulent interior of the 16th century building is decked with antiquities and the tables are laid with white linen, candles and Tiffany lamps. In 2020 the restaurant, well known locally as a romantic venue, added the ability for couples to get married on the premises.
Owners Brendan Curran & Justin Mullender are foodies at heart, keen to provide a seasonal menu with a spine of freshly prepared, classic British dishes, complemented by a few exotic influences here and there.
The restaurant hosts 70 guests inside and 40 outside, employing 10 staff on a full time and part time basis. During lockdown the team extended their kitchen space, painted their exterior walls and created an outdoor courtyard dining area. The drinks menu supports the local economy with Essex based gin, wine, vodka, ales and soft drinks. Owners Brendan and Justin work full time front of house to serve customers while running and managing the business behind the scenes.
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This is the ninth Muddy Stilettos Awards, and this year includes 27 categories from the arts, hospitality, to beauty and family attractions, and is voted for by Essex Muddy readers, not editors.
Following the win, owners Brendan Curran & Justin Mullender said, “We’re so proud to be voted best restaurant in Essex. Thank you to all the guests who voted us top in Essex.”
Pig & Whistle Restaurant as well as every Essex winner will be put forward for consideration in the Muddy Stilettos National Awards 2022, finalists announced in September with the winners announced this October.
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