The Railway Tavern - Chelmsford

We popped into the pub tonight to have one for the road about 30 mins before closing time. My boyfriend accidentally knocked over his just poured pint of beer and we could see that the barman was a bit upset about that. We offered to buy him a drink and he politely declined saying he had to drive home. He poured another pint for my boyfriend and didn 't charge for the spilt beer. It came to chucking out time and we necked our drinks. On our way out, my boyfriend once again offered the barman who had originally served us when we arrived a drink and a cleaning fee, and another barman piper up and told us to hurry up and get out and you 're not welcome here , to which I responded wow that 's rude . The barman then said *you 're not welcome, don 't come back . I 've no idea what we have done to offend them, but he was very aggressive with his comments. I could understand it if we had done something wrong and we knew we had upset the barman over the knocked over beer, but apologises were made at the time and an offer of a drink or cleaning fee was made and it was declined. Therefore it didn 't warrant the rudeness we had when we left the pub. We have been going down there on and off for about six years, and we have never experienced this kind of hostility. Dreadful staff and they need to be replaced ASAP!

A fine pub close to the station serving an outstandingly good range of well kept beer. Friendly service. Nothing not to like.

Barrel changed so got half old, half new pint. Had a few mouthfuls and tasted funny, fresh pint was fine. Asked them to change it and was refused and told it doesn’t happen with lager. Must have been something I ate apparently.

What a wonderful gem of a pub. A wonderful old building. It has a deceptive tiny frontage but extends back with lots of comfortable seating. Very clean and tidy. An absolutely brilliant selection of real ale, lager and bottled beers. This included several excellent draft local beers. The staff were all very friendly and welcoming. I will definitely be returning.

Lovely little gem by the station. Cosy and lovely pub, plenty of outside seating as well. We easily miss a few trains home watching the world go by. Staff helpful and friendly.