Cafes in Southend On Sea

“Used to come here lots in the past.
Came here for the first time in ages.

Had a quick look at the menu - it's changed, but that's fine.
Having decided what we were having, we put the menus back in the rack and waited to order.
We were at almost the nearest table to the counter, and we were obviously ready to order (I made eye contact with one of the waitresses several times) but still we waited. We had to wait until the 3 waitresses at the desk had finished their little chat....

Hubby ordered the regular breakfast, I ordered the breakfast stack, as I wasn't as hungry.

The food arrived pretty quickly as it wasn't too busy at the time (it did start to fill up, though, as we sat there)

Hubby's breakfast arrived on quite a small plate, so he had to take his toast off and put it on his napkin, as it was all too crammed on the plate to eat very easily. The food all tasted fine.

My stack arrived on a bit of slate (I would definitely have preferred an actual plate).
The stack consisted of 2 slices of very thick granary bread - nice, but way too much for a sandwich.
(I left half the bread as it was such heavy going)
The filling was very nice and generous.
It was accompanied by a pile of salad (who has salad for breakfast at 9.30 on a Sunday morning?) - I left that, too.

Overall, all the food was very nice, but maybe you just need to have a word with your staff, and maybe have a think about the other issues I mentioned.

Sorry, but it's just not as good as it used to be.”

“Many thanks to Emma and Andy for supplying the buffet and cakes for my Mother in law's wake recently. The food was delicious and Emma had everything packed and ready for collection bang on time. My wife Glenys was really pleased with the service provided - especially at such a difficult time.”

“We go here quite often but this time we went for my dad's 80th Birthday and the girls sang Happy Birthday to him. This really made his day.
Can't recommend this place highly enough”

“Fabulous tapas and excellent service. Went on my own and felt very welcome and safe.
Lovely view and shaded from the sun.

Some chilled out 'ibiza' music playing in the background made it feel like i was on holiday rather than a work trip.”

“Lovely lunch today. No bookings, just a walk-in service. They kindly took my number and phoned me when a table became available. The food and service were fantastic. I wish we had room for the desserts, which looked fab but we didn’t get to try.”

“The warmest welcome by the staff and other friendly customers, especially for our little dog.
My husband and I both had a cappuccino with scones. Very reasonable prices.
There was a variety of cakes and many other items on the menu.
It was like Aladdins cave, filled with gifts, cards, toiletries, souvenirs, wrapping paper, Jewellery, toys and more.
We had a lovely experience.
Thank you.”

“I just visited Costa Coffee, and I must say the service was fantastic! The staff is always smiling and friendly. Special thanks to Amy, who served us today for really great service.”

“I'm going to be Honest, I'm not really a fan of a greasy soon cafe but I was very hungry earlier so I went in, was greeted by a guy that gave me a great price on a baguette and was so good. I highly recommend this place for good portion sizes, good atmosphere and great food.
Thank you for letting me off the 30p. Took a picture of what i got but doesn't seem to let me post one.”

“Best cafe in Hockley , don't bother with the other one!

10/10 food and atmosphere, never let me down.”

“Best coffe shop in High Street nice environment nice service, love to sit outside on sunshine best hazelnut latte”