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The Standard, Loughton, Essex

The Standard

4.2
4.2
76 Reviews
£25 and under
Gastro Pub
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The Standard is a Gastro Bar located in Essex. Our unique Roof Garden offers scenic alfresco dinning options not to be rivalled locally! Our industrialesq chic gastro bar offers a relaxed and welcoming loft inspired atmosphere, where we specialise in serving only the Freshest Produce throughout our extensive Lunch & Dinner Menu late into the evening for the night owls, and a classic Sunday Roast weekly from noon until late.

Known for our bespoke cocktail menu, created alongside the elite mixologists at Moet & Hennessy, as well as a specially curated Wine Lists from the Masters Sommeliers at Enotria & Coe, we offer a fresh and luxurious twist on the classics in addition to your signature cocktails.

Praised for his experience and accolade winning past, Executive Chef Billy Cronin has previously held positions at The Lanesborough Hotel, The London Coliseum, Theatre Royal, Honourable Artillery Company as well as Executive Chef at The Tate Modern.

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Booked 5 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Gastro Pub, British, Cocktail Bar

  • Hours of operation

    Tue–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–12:30 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–1:30 am

  • Phone number

    020 8508 5156

  • Website

    http://www.thestandardgroup.co.uk/

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Executive chef

    Bill Cronin

  • Catering

    With buffet options starting from £250 going all the way up to full blown canapés all freshly produced by our award winning kitchen team, the catering options offered here at The Standard Loughton, are unparalleled especially for event space hire venues.

  • Private party facilities

    Dating back to the late 1800's our beautiful Gastro Pub has a Private Function Room located on the 1st floor, offering a unique space within which to celebrate events ranging from Full blown weddings to Baby Showers. With the added benefit of an award winning kitchen team, catering for your event is never a problem.

  • Location

    126 High Road Loughton, Essex IG10 4BE

  • Neighborhood

    Loughton

  • Parking details

    There are 2 main car parks directly behind the venue, as well as ample street parking. Parking is free all evenings and weekends.

  • Public transit

    We are a 3 minute walk from Loughton Station (Central Line) and only 25 minutes from Liverpool Street

  • Entertainment

    We offer a variety of live music nights on both Thursdays and Sundays ranging from Chilled cool Jazz nights on Sundays to Cool renditions of your old school classics on Thursdays.Follow our social media pages to keep up to date with all our events

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 76 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 4.1Value

Noise • Energetic

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  • Essex

    Hot Spot

  • Essex

    Outdoor Dining

  • Essex

    Scenic View

  • Essex

    Vibrant Bar Scene

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  1. B

    Bizhan

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Really enjoyed the food and service. Our first time but definitely not last time.

  2. NH

    NicoleH

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 16, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience2

    We sat outside as we were told the inside was closed. Put it this way I didn’t expect to be sat on a type of garden chair that was not appropriate for eating in and be served drinks in a plastic cup. Service was dire and we only stayed for one drink on the basis of the cost of a cocktail that wasn’t that big for a spritz and the fact it was in a plastic cup.

  3. s

    stevens

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    It was really nice there food was really good service was good I have been there for a drink before but did not know that they did quality food, perhaps they should advertise more about their food big thumbs up to the chef 👍👍 and staff

  4. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great place to eat and lovely food. They even let our doggies in ! Loved it! Great meal.

  5. C

    Christian

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Sunday roasts were amazing make sure your hungry as they feed you well

  6. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 18, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Hour and a half passed and despite staff coming out 3 times to say it was on the way it never arrived so we walked out.

  7. WC

    WesleyC

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and service, thank you will come again…

  8. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 10, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    Quite disappointed with our Sunday roast lunch. Looked amazing when they brought it up but the vegetables were hard and the potatoes were tasteless and enormous. I ordered roast lamb but got given a strip of roast beef underneath the lamb. We sat near the door and even though it was a windy day, they kept opening the door which of course made us feel cold and we couldn’t relax. We tried to pay adding an OpenTable cheque that we had as well but we were told the restaurant didn’t take these on a Sunday, even though OpenTable said this shouldn’t have happened.

  9. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience1

    Rubbish service, was looking round for a waiter most the time just to get their attention, staff away to busy talking and laughing with people on the bar. I had to stand up to the bar just to ask for our receipt. Will

  10. LD

    LeilaD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience3

    We went yesturday had a booking for 4:45 for my partners birthday the waitress with the red bandana I loved her quirky fun approachable service I was pregnant aswell and let them know and had a really nice cranberry juice and she managed to take the payment quickly whilst my partner went toilet so he didn’t pay for his birthday defo will be coming back generous portion of food lovely clean and hygienic place to eat especially if ur pregnant I was given vegan Mayo with my chips they have options if u are on a diet or pregnant reasonably priced compliments to the chef and the waitress and the venue thank u for welcoming us we felt so comfortable and was the first time coming defo will be back again even when I hav the baby lovely spacious floor to fit a pram in the future well done for making our day special this is the first review I’ve written so much on because I need to let you know how well you treated is my partners birthdays and we saw our scan for the first time was a beautiful way to complete our afternoon kind regards Leila dyer

  11. L

    Laura

    London

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on March 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    As a family of four we tried out the Sunday Roast and it was epic! Absolutely delicious, reasonably priced and portion size was brilliant, more than enough on the plate. Service was friendly and attentive never intrusive. Will definitely return and have already recommended to family and friends friends, thank you!

  12. VM

    VictoriaM

    Essex

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2022

    overall2food1service1ambience3

    Low quality food and poor service as pressured staff to get the order of the main when didn't get the starters yet.

  13. JN

    JezN

    Essex

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 25, 2022

    overall2food4service4ambience1

    Lovely food and good service, but music so incredibly loud we were having to shout at each other across the table to try and have a conversation. Having the music so loud means everyone has to talk much louder and so the overall volume of everything is pretty uncomfortable! The lady I was dining with said it was like having a meal at a rave. Fine if you like that sort of thing but if you want to actually be able to have a normal conversation then I would try somewhere else.

  14. SF

    SusannaF

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lovely venue, friendly staff and really good food as always

  15. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 30, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience4

    Got there and then didnt recognise my booking. Staff didn’t seem interested until we wanted to pay. Food was really good. Would go again for the food

  16. LF

    LindaF

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 23, 2021

    overall4food3service5ambience4

    Great service from the young lady who managed our table. Nice atmosphere

  17. F

    Fussyeater

    London

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2021

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Really good food, lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend this place.

  18. S

    Ss12

    London

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great waiter Tamzin!!! Good food and drinks especially the peach spritz

  19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 5, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Best roast dinner i have had in ages! Portion sizes are great and friendly staff.

  20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2021

    overall4food2service4ambience5

    The food was not to my taste and my drinks order was not right at one point but rectified quickly. Staff were very pleasant and friendly and the atmosphere on the terrace was nice

  21. MY

    MykitchenYourkitchen

    London

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2021

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    The Sunday Roast is second to none, and the cocktails are great too. Lovely for a sunny afternoon. :)

  22. M

    Marcus

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 7, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Really tasty food, everyone enjoyed what they had and there was a nice amount of variety and choice. Would recommend and will definitely return. Service was also great, they were very accommodating for my young daughter which was lovely.

  23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 27, 2021

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    Delicious food, new young servers a little nervous (and not wearing masks) but overall the lunch experience was great.

  24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 24, 2021

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    Great atmosphere and service. However, calamari was horrible, soggy and falling apart we did tell them and they still charged us for it.

  25. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 20, 2021

    overall3food2service4ambience3

    The service was amazing and the interior is lovely but the food was very poor quality. Would recommend for pre drinks or a night out but not for a nice meal.

  26. BH

    BenH

    London

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lovely food, great service in a nice setting. Thank you

  27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 26, 2021

    overall5food4service4ambience5

    Perfect location for a date with amazing surroundings.

  28. NE

    NatalieE

    London

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 14, 2021

    overall3food1service4ambience3

    Disappointed with food and drinks to be fair. Staff were good. Unfortunately they have very steep steps which I stumbled on on way down and have just left A&E with a very badly sprained foot. Be very careful on the stairs.

  29. S

    Sarah

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2020

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Booked at last minute. Table was fine service was excellent food was lovely restaurant was noisy but didn’t bother us too much .

  30. NF

    NatashaF

    Essex

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 1, 2020

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Lovely lunch spot, cocktails were very nice

  31. t

    trish

    Essex

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2020

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    had roast the roast spuds were like cannon balls, my partner had chicken satay which ws nice, puddings were lovely bread pudding and eton messs mmmm, glass wine well over priced was a ok experiance but dont overate it...

  32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    We were celebrating my mum’s birthday

  33. EM

    ElaineM

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 4, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fabulous afternoon spent eating and drinking with great service and atmosphere. The staff and management excel at ensuring they keep people safe whilst providing excellent food. Love it - one of the best places around to spend time in. Will return again and again (as I have done already!). Thank you!!

  34. CC

    CarolineC

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2020

    overall2food3service2ambience1

    Thought I would have a nice drink with a couple friends on the Standard’s outside terrace. But soon we were swarmed by a group several dozen young adults who had clearly booked separate tables and then just clumped up after they were seated, despite the new government regulations. There was nothing down by the servers to separate them. And they kept clumping by the table where my 3 friends and I (well in our less than 6 bubble) were sat. Also our servers were clearly not interested in us and kept on trying to get us to pay our bills right away, but were more than happy to focus on the large group of un distanced adults. DO BETTER. The number of cases in the UK are doubling each day and if you can’t enforce distancing in your restaurant, then you shouldn’t be open. My friends I left pretty quickly after we got our food, because we did not feel safe. I will not be returning to this establishment any time soon.

  35. NE

    NickE

    London

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 1, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and excellent friendly service in a lovely atmosphere

  36. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 23, 2020

    overall2food1service3ambience3

    Great location and lovely decor, lovely ambiance when we walked in and really disappointed that the food didn’t deliver. We went on a Sunday so the general consensus was the Sunday Roast, we ordered the lobster rolls - pretty tasteless and watery. The slider burgers which were okay. The calamari which we had to send back as it the batter wasn’t near enough cooked and tasted very under done. The best part was the chorizo croquettes which were delightful and by far the best part of the meal. (Best of a bad bunch) The Strawberry daiquiri was very nice and Moretta on tap is always a winner. Would definitely go back but drinks only and not for dinner or food. Service was generally good.

  37. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2020

    overall2food2service5ambience4

    Good service but the food wasn’t great

  38. KW

    KellyW

    Buckinghamshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Had such a lovely time lovely place lovely staff yummy cocktails 🍸 Amber was lovely highly recommend ✨💫🤩

  39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food, great ambiance and really nice location.

  40. RC

    RachelC

    Essex

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 15, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Gorgeous food at a reasonable price and lovely staff. Will definitely be going back!

FAQs

The Standard does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo. The Standard also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 020 8508 5156.

The Standard is rated 4.2 stars by 76 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Google Map for The Standard

126 High Road Loughton, Essex IG10 4BE

Additional information

  • Neighborhood

    Loughton

  • Hours of operation

    Tue–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–12:30 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–1:30 am

  • Cuisines

    Gastro Pub, British, Cocktail Bar

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Parking details

    There are 2 main car parks directly behind the venue, as well as ample street parking. Parking is free all evenings and weekends.

  • Public transit

    We are a 3 minute walk from Loughton Station (Central Line) and only 25 minutes from Liverpool Street

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Bill Cronin

  • Entertainment

    We offer a variety of live music nights on both Thursdays and Sundays ranging from Chilled cool Jazz nights on Sundays to Cool renditions of your old school classics on Thursdays.Follow our social media pages to keep up to date with all our events

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Website

    http://www.thestandardgroup.co.uk/

  • Phone number

    020 8508 5156

  • Catering

    With buffet options starting from £250 going all the way up to full blown canapés all freshly produced by our award winning kitchen team, the catering options offered here at The Standard Loughton, are unparalleled especially for event space hire venues.

  • Private party facilities

    Dating back to the late 1800's our beautiful Gastro Pub has a Private Function Room located on the 1st floor, offering a unique space within which to celebrate events ranging from Full blown weddings to Baby Showers. With the added benefit of an award winning kitchen team, catering for your event is never a problem.

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