Something Scrummy

02/07/2026

It's certainly been another week for al fresco dining hasn't it?! Are you more of a sun seeker or shade seeker? We have both options now that we have our new parasols up!
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25/06/2026

After melting for most of this week, we’ve made the decision to close early today and tomorrow.
Enjoy the sunshine ☀️ and if you need a coffee fix (iced or otherwise!), we’ll still be here until 2pm.

15/06/2026

Mondays aren't usually a favourite day for anyone are they? It's the start of the working week for most people, if the weather is a bit grey and grim it doesn't put anyone in a good mood and the weekend just seems so far away!
But....today we had a lovely surprise visit from Buddy The Braintree Boar! He was tagged in our post the other week and decided to pop in today. He definitely made a Monday morning much brighter for us. Thanks Buddy! It was lovely to meet you!

12/06/2026

We had the absolute privilege of catering for a very special event yesterday.
A long-term customer of ours, David, sadly passed away at the beginning of this year, and yesterday his family held a memorial service in his honour, which we were only too pleased to be involved with.
We've known David for nearly 14 years. From our beginnings in our little sandwich shop on Coggeshall Road, he quickly became one of our regular customers, and we saw him almost every day.
We loved hearing his stories and anecdotes from his travels — he visited more than 100 countries around the world! What an incredible life he must have lived, and it was a pleasure and a privilege to have known him.
Our thoughts remain with his family and friends 🥰

10/06/2026

Hey pesto!
This week's special is a take on the caprese.... mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and baby spinach. You just have to decide whether you'd like a bagel or a sandwich!

06/06/2026

Please stand with us and other hospitality businesses who are trying to contend with so many price increases in recent times. Lowering VAT in hospitality, to be in line with other countries in Europe, will be a step in the right direction of keeping some costs down and helping us to all keep trading!
Please sign:
Https://www.vatstheproblem.co.uk/

Thank you! 🙏🏼

The hospitality sector has come together to launch – a united campaign and petition calling for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.

Spearheaded by chef and publican Tom Kerridge, we’re working alongside trade bodies across the sector, such as and , hospitality communities like , and you, businesses across hospitality, to say 10% VAT is fair for hospitality.

Our sector pays too much tax, and VAT is the single biggest lever the Government can pull to support venues, our customers, our high streets and our local communities.

This campaign is for everyone: businesses, customers, waiting staff, chefs, kitchen porters, bar staff, hotel teams, farmers, brewers, suppliers and producers.

Like, sign the petition and share this post – we need your support to reach a million signatures.

Click the link in our bio to sign the petition 👇
https://www.vatstheproblem.co.uk/

03/06/2026

This week's special is a bit of a classic one. Pastrami, mustard, gherkins, tomato and rocket in a bagel, or sandwich if you'd prefer. Either way it's very scrummy!

03/06/2026

We're always looking for ways to get our name out and about. Despite being in the town centre for nearly 14 years now, we still have people say they didn't realise we were even here!
So to try to raise our profile maybe we should follow this sandwich shop's idea and try to get some celebrity endorsement....but the question is whose name should we put on our board?!

29/05/2026

This week's focus, apart from trying to keep cool, was this grazing table. We love the different colours, flavours and textures that a grazing table brings to any event!

23/05/2026

We are now closed for the bank holiday weekend for a well earned rest and will reopen on Tuesday 26th May!
We hope you all enjoy the extra day off too!

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