I wish I could pack this pub up and transport it to London with me…read more Not sure how much of a 'scene' there was in Southend, through trawling the internet we found Hush bar and this place. Approaching we nearly turned around. Slightly out of the main shopping area this place looked like a dodgy local boozer with hanging baskets. Getting closer I spotted the dazzling lights of a disco ball and I knew we were in the right place. This place is awesome. Pool table, check. Clean, check. Good selection of booze, including a non-alcoholic beer for the Mrs, check. Cheesey tunes, check. Fabulous and friendly staff, check. Lesbians, check. I have to especially say to the guy behind the bar when we went who was an utter delight. Letting us know the places to go an be seen. Even remembering my order. Toto, we're not in London anymore.

Lovely pub and restaurant at the end of Leigh Creek…read more Winners of the Campaign for Real Ale 2014, 2015 and 2016. Great local place, child friendly with children's menus for the under 12's. The front is the take away fish and chips and gelato,, and at the back is pub and restaurant. It's a football free zone outside. Free fast wifi.

Honestly u have to pop in here, theres an app so u ordered from ur table, the funniest staff and…read moreits so cheap. It's just a better version of spoons with a beautiful interior to look at... and huge tvs for watching stuff

Food is called out to you over a mic! How amazing is that?…read more Great nightlife atmosphere and not what I expected in the land of Essex :) An alternative venue, with an upstairs bar area and downstairs bar area both serving food late on a Saturday night! The bar staff are friendly, up for a laugh and there to help. Drinks aren't expensive and there's a cash machine in the venue too. The food is yummy grub pub food - opportunity to get either 10, 20 or even 30 chicken wings!!! I chose the Nachos as per, with chilli, and they were nommylicious. A balcony on the first floor, that leads down to the outside decking area with garden benches and nice pot plants for those summer evenings.

Great gastro pub. Fab food, atmosphere and really friendly service. Strongly recommended.read more

The Bear has become a good quality gastro pub recently with a nice atmosphere and a good menu and…read moresome great specials. The ambiance is relaxed country pub and the staff are very helpful. There is a reasonable ca park as it gets quite hard to park in the summer. I have visited for lunch and dinner and both were very nicely presented and well cooked. The skate is very tasty and the scampi and Jenga chips are good. The costs can be a little bit higher for lunch but the menu is very similar and therefore for dinner, I thought it was quite reasonable. Peter who used to be at another Billericay restaurant is the restaurant manager and as normal makes sure we get well looked after.

Outstanding food, convivial ambience and excellent service contributed to a wonderful dining…read moreexperience at this quintessential English country pub. Definitely a place to revisit for a special occasion or a casual lunch in the adjoining "Bakehouse". Highly recommended.

The Hamlet is a modern bar with efficient staff ready to serve. An open plan space with a large…read morescreen and smaller TVs dotted around, making it a popular place when a big match is on. Time your run to the loo as these are space limited. The pub is popular in the early evening for those returning from London as Westcliff station is around the corner. It is also a common first port of call for those heading into Southend clubbing on a Friday or Saturday. A decent breakfast is served for the early birds, also a good lunch menu is available too.

Close to Westcliff station decent food and family friendly for daytime meals.read more

The Castle is great for food and for drinks…read more All the usual pub grub staples are there, from steaks to veggie dishes and ice cream to cheesecake. As this pub is owned by the Sizzling brand, most meals come on a sizzling plate, which adds a little bit of atmosphere to the place. There is a large car park right next door.

It was nice to be in this local British pub it had beeen about 14years since I came back to this…read morearea with the family but I could still get a nice fish and chips so I got a new place for the next month. Last Sunday when we came it was a bit busy but I guess the good weather sparked it off

This is a great pub for sunny summer days and evenings, thanks to the huge patio area on the…read moreseafront. Sorry, estuary front. It's in Old Leigh which is a quaint little fishing village and well worth a stroll through. It gets busy during the week with day-trippers and local workers and busy at the weekend with everyone else. Last time we visited, we placed our food order at the bar only to be told that it would be at least 1 hour. This was said very matter of factly and the implication was that if we didn't like it we could go somewhere else. I guess they didn't have to care too much about losing 2 customer for lunch when there were another 20 or so lined up behind us. Maybe have your food somewhere else and visit The Peter Boat for a drink only.

Came here at the conclusion of a long walk with friends- hands down best fish and chips I've ever…read morehad.

There are two types of 80s theme pubs; the neon frenzied space invader polkadot discotheque and the…read moretraditional shabby wooden panelled free house complete with original carpet. This pub falls in to the latter category - and is the better for it. It is a house of the old mould; a meeting spot for the local community, complete with noticeboard, pool table and sign proclaiming 'Paying too much for your beer? BLAME THE CHANCELLOR!' Inspired! Quid-a-shot flavoured vodka makes for an easy kicker. However, paying £3.05 for a pint is really annoying. Not expensive. Annoying in a jangly pocket full of change/kryptonite type fashion. Music mix oscillates between power ballad and dance music titles you'd likely hear only on the local radio station these days (think 'Horny, horny, horny' and 'The Tamperer'). A welcome slice of nostalgia!

This is a lovely pub and restaurant in a country setting. I don't think the building itself is very…read moreold, but the pub is typical olde England with the restaurant in the conservatory. The food is superb and the menu changes regularly to reflect in-season foods. In addition to the regular menu they have daily specials. The service is also excellent. The waiting staff are really friendly and always happy to recommend a particular dish or arrange for something to be cooked to order i.e. pepper steak, no pepper! I highly recommend this for a reasonably priced, low-key dinner. It's in the middle of nowhere, but worth missing out a few glasses of wine with your meal in order to be the designated driver. Reserve ahead, especially on a Sunday afternoon when it's packed to bursting with people enjoying their roast dinner.

The Cherry Tree is associated with the Oliver family. Love the glass conservatory. Comfortable…read moredining, close to home. Offer 'specials' to help those on a tighter budget. Situtated on busy road from Rochford to Stambridge. Plenty of free parking.