# 269 Dog-friendly restaurants in Essex (2026)

> 269 dog-friendly restaurants in Essex, best reviewed first — including Three Wise Monkeys. Ratings, locations and details.

Source: https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/dog-friendly (Staycation.co.uk). Cite the source page, not this text version.

269 listed · best reviewed first

Updated 9 October 2026 · Ratings from Google · [All restaurants and places to eat in Essex](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants)

[Dog-friendly 269](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/dog-friendly) [Outdoor seating 8](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/outdoor-seating) [Vegetarian 9](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/vegetarian) [Hygiene 5 1,727](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/hygiene-5)

[Colchester Three Wise Monkeys ★ 4.4 (3,155)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/three-wise-monkeys) [Braintree Fowlers Farm ★ 4.4 (2,814)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/fowlers-farm) [Westcliff-on-Sea Prowse UK Ltd ★ 4.9 (1,017)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/prowse-uk-ltd) [Chelmsford Acanteen ★ 4.4 (2,202)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/acanteen) [Colchester The Rovers Tye ★ 4.2 (3,040)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-rovers-tye) [Chelmsford Taste Of Italy ★ 4.9 (933)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/taste-of-italy) [Chigwell King William IV ★ 4.5 (1,699)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/king-william-iv) [Chelmsford Bills Restaurant Ltd ★ 4.5 (1,658)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/bills-restaurant-ltd) [Colchester Princess Charlotte ★ 4.2 (2,801)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/princess-charlotte) [Colchester Bills Restaurant ★ 4.4 (1,952)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/bills-restaurant) [Leigh-on-Sea Sara's Tea Garden ★ 4.6 (1,378)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/sara-s-tea-garden) [Colchester The Coast Inn ★ 4.5 (1,580)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-coast-inn) [Maldon Mrs Salisbury's Famous Tea Rooms ★ 4.8 (922)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/mrs-salisbury-s-famous-tea-rooms) [Leigh-on-Sea Osborne Bros Ltd ★ 4.6 (1,181)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/osborne-bros-ltd) [Southend-on-Sea Molo Lounge ★ 4.4 (1,606)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/molo-lounge) [Colchester Bambu Vietnamese ★ 4.7 (1,001)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/bambu-vietnamese) [Colchester Dog & Pheasant ★ 4.3 (1,882)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/dog-pheasant) [Grays Miorita Grays ★ 4.9 (731)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/miorita-grays) [Basildon Five Bells ★ 4.1 (2,616)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/five-bells) [Chelmsford Horse And Groom ★ 4.3 (1,670)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/horse-and-groom) [Southend-on-Sea Olivers On The Beach ★ 4.5 (1,043)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/olivers-on-the-beach) [Clacton-on-Sea Charnallies Restaurant and Bar ★ 4.3 (1,398)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/charnallies-restaurant-and-bar) [Chigwell The Two Brewers ★ 4.3 (1,360)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-two-brewers) [Witham Saxon Arms ★ 4.1 (1,932)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/saxon-arms) [Saffron Walden Sushi And Salad ★ 4.8 (637)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/sushi-and-salad) [Colchester The Boatyard Dedham ★ 4.3 (1,344)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-boatyard-dedham) [Maldon The Farm Cafe By Black Pig ★ 4.8 (618)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-farm-cafe-by-black-pig) [Colchester The Court House ★ 4.6 (813)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-court-house) [Saffron Walden The Goat And Grass ★ 4.7 (691)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-goat-and-grass) [Chelmsford Arugam Bay ★ 4.9 (519)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/arugam-bay) [Brentwood Masons Restaurant ★ 4.6 (774)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/masons-restaurant) [Whitley Bay Valeries Tea Room ★ 4.4 (1,032)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/valeries-tea-room) [Colchester Swan Inn ★ 4.2 (1,343)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/swan-inn) [Colchester Timbers ★ 4.7 (616)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/timbers) [Southend-on-Sea Beaches ★ 4.3 (1,115)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/beaches) [Leigh-on-Sea Leigh Bistro ★ 4.6 (684)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/leigh-bistro) [Witham Valero Lounge ★ 4.5 (771)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/valero-lounge) [Colchester Bees Indian Restaurant & Bar ★ 4.8 (505)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/bees-indian-restaurant-bar) [Braintree The Prince Louis ★ 4.3 (1,034)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-prince-louis) [Walton on the Naze Naze Marine Holiday Park ★ 4.0 (1,672)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/naze-marine-holiday-park) [Leigh-on-Sea Garrards ★ 4.5 (723)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/garrards) [Clacton-on-Sea Greensward Cafe ★ 4.5 (714)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/greensward-cafe) [Billericay Duke of York ★ 4.3 (969)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/duke-of-york) [Chelmsford Central Park Cafe ★ 4.6 (607)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/central-park-cafe) [Southend-on-Sea Plan Burrito ★ 4.9 (409)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/plan-burrito) [Waltham Abbey Crepes-Panini ★ 4.7 (526)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/crepes-panini) [Colchester Oranges and lemons cafe ★ 4.7 (523)](https://staycation.co.uk/colchester/restaurants/oranges-and-lemons-cafe) [Harlow New Ground ★ 4.6 (581)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/new-ground) [Clacton-on-Sea St Osyth Holiday Park ★ 3.7 (2,653)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/st-osyth-holiday-park) [Westcliff-on-Sea The Beach Hut ★ 4.3 (853)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-beach-hut) [Chelmsford The Riverside Inn ★ 4.3 (834)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/the-riverside-inn) [Harwich Rainbow Cafe / Takeaway ★ 4.6 (536)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/rainbow-cafe-takeaway) [Burnham-on-Crouch The Cabin Dairy ★ 4.5 (615)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-cabin-dairy) [Colchester The Victory ★ 4.0 (1,372)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-victory) [Braintree Efesus Kitchen Turkish Grill And Bar ★ 4.7 (422)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/efesus-kitchen-turkish-grill-and-bar) [Braintree The Holiday Inn Express ★ 4.1 (1,022)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-holiday-inn-express) [Burnham-on-Crouch Parlour Cafe ★ 4.5 (549)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/parlour-cafe) [Colchester The Art Cafe ★ 4.5 (549)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-art-cafe) [Epping Frred and Dougs ★ 4.7 (414)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/frred-and-dougs) [Saffron Walden Waffle+Coffee ★ 4.8 (356)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/waffle-coffee)

Showing the 60 best-reviewed of 269. [See every listing](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants).

## Quick answers

How many dog-friendly restaurants are there in Essex?+

We list 269 in Essex. The best-reviewed are shown first.

Which dog-friendly restaurants in Essex are best reviewed?+

By Google rating weighted by the number of reviews: Three Wise Monkeys (4.4/5, 3,155 reviews), Fowlers Farm (4.4/5, 2,814 reviews) and Prowse UK Ltd (4.9/5, 1,017 reviews).

Is this list up to date?+

It is built live from our listings; ratings come from Google and each venue page shows when its details were last checked. Always confirm with the venue before travelling.