Baileys Fry Inn in Southend-on-Sea - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Oh boy, what an institution. The best fish and chips that I still remember from going to Southend in the 60's aged about 9 or 10 with my parents, I'm in my 60's now ! Though that was the original Bailey's fare. Went again quite recently, to find business had been sold. The food is still very good, but not as good as with the original owners.

We frequently visit Southend and this is the only place we get out Haddock and chips from, always good food. We have on occasion got it elsewhere only to be disappointed, so we made a rule not to stray again as this is the best

Southend is full of fish and chip shops, and we had tried a few before tonight and though this place may look nondescript it serves up some of the best chips I have ever had!!!!So soft and creamy inside a coat of crisp batter. Will be definitely going back to try the fish. A definite star. If you want the best chips go here. and the portion size is great as well.

Treated to fish and chips with a cuppa for lunch. Perfectly cooked, served with a smile. Just wish it wasn't so far from home! Thanks to the lovely staff who were very accommodating of my elderly Dad.

FANTASTIC, recommended on the drive down this bank holiday weekend on BBC Essex and did not disappoint. There was a bit of wait, but well worth it. Proper English chippy A****

This is a local independent 70 year old business. This is not a sparkly modern establishment but does do amazing food. The interior is original Art Deco style which could do with some attention but is is original and not a modern plastic facade with no character. It is very odd how the new chip shop right next door which was previously not a chip shop got planning permission. My wife and I have used this chip shop for many years and it will remain our chip shop of choice when in this part of Southend

This is my local chippy & in my opinion they are the best on the seafront, I’ve been going for 7 years now.The staff are always friendly and very helpful, the food is full of flavour I would highly recommend this chippy... most along the seafront are tasteless... very big portions...do yourself a favour... go here

On a spur of the moment day out in Southend, we were recommended to this uninspiring looking fish and chip shop by some locals.The owner Sonny was really friendly, having only just reopened after lockdown, and he explained to us his plans for refurbishment.So onto the fish...superb, huge portion and beautifully cooked. Delicious chips, fishcakes, and definitely an excellent choice.For me nothing can ever equal the magnificent Chez Fred in Westbourne, but if it’s tasty fish and chips in Southend you are after, then this is the place!

A regular haunt of ours when visiting Southend. All food cooked to order so a little wait but worth it. Very good portion size. Popular but quite a lot of seats if you want to eat inside and avoid the seagulls.

Visited here with friends for first time for years. Fish was freshly cooked to order which was very good. The value good as well. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Definitely visit again when in Southend again.

We returned to Bailey's to have fish and chips and what a marked improvement on my last visit.We had two cod, one portion of chips that was more than enough for the two of us and all for the princely sum of £13.00.The fish, like the chips, was freshly cooked and there was no taste of oil. The fish was white and tasted very fresh and was served up with a smile and in good time.

The two young girls working were very pleasant and helpful . Great food.Had the pensioners fish and chips it came with buttered roll and a cuppa lovely and good value .

Wanted a nice traditional fish & chips by the seafront & this place didn’t disappoint, definitely nothing fancy but food was lovely, chips especially were excellent

My plan all day was to eat fish & chips on the front at Southend. I'm sad like that, as fish & chips by the seaside still rocks my boat. Was a March afternoon though, and along the main promenade the chippies were all shut. About to give up when I came to Bailey's Fry Inn at the east end, which was, fist pump, open for business. That's a big tick from me--they make the effort. Had to wait for the fish to fry, always a good thing. Pleasant young woman served me a long piece of lush, piping hot battered fish, on some less hot chips, which I carried out and ate on a bench, gazing over the estuary. It was proper fish & chips, and, for a while, I felt very happy. Good on you, Bailey's, you were there for me. ;

We went about 2pm on Weds 27th Feb 19. There was a queue as the poor solo girl had been left to somehow cope alone. She was running to the back to cut fish, and was about to run out of chips. Some potential customers just left. She also had to run the restaurant. We waited patiently whilst she cut, then freshly cooked our superb cod and chips which we ate on the beach in beautiful 23 centigrade sunshine. Shame on the owner, well done the young girl!

We have eaten in Bailey's many times with excellent results, but this time it was a bit of a disappointment. My cod was dry and tasted of oil. My partners rock eel although it was freshly cooked, also had an overwhelming taste of oil, plus the chips were not crisp and very white.

Attended with very noisy toddlers but staff were very chilled about it all. Shabby and very few customers at lunchtime. Large portions and food was generally good. Mug of tea wonderful. Imagine it would be used more if nearer town centre. Would go back.

Been here a few time but today our fish n chips is tasteless and awful. I definitely don’t recommend this place at all👎it’s a thumb down from me

We visited this restaurant for lunch, we had the pensioners special fish and chips, bread roll and a Mug of tea. Very good value, chips were fresh as was the fish. Service with a smile, what else do you need.

My husband and myself visited this lovely restaurant Sunday evening, we both had a pensioners fish supper we had cod,chips, buttered roll and a mug of black coffee, the meal was cooked fresh and was served with a smile, we have been here before and when in Southend and we’re hungry we will know where to go for an excellent meal, well done Baileys

Came here for lunch today.....had heard that this had been the place to go for fish and chips in Southend for years.....very disappointing. Chips were dry, powdery and undercooked. Scampi was alright. Fish wasn’t good. Place in general was a bit grubby and tired.

Huge Portion of fish and chips!! consistently high quality. Been coming here since I was a kid, now taking the grandchildren here!!

On arrival we waited a very long time to get served. We didn’t get our drinks so we ended up making our hot drinks in their kitchen ourselves. Two strangers from the public were let into the kitchen without putting their hair up or washing their hands and they made our food very quickly and poorly. The 1 member of staff dropped cooking tools and picked them up and used them again. When I finally got my food some of the orders were wrong, didn’t turned up and tasted horrible(undercooked). When asking for a refund the staff member complained at me and when he finally gave me half of a refund he slammed the money on the counter and takes at me with attitude. Never going back here again, disgusting.

went to sea life center with my friends then went to this fish and chip shop it was disgusting I would rather eat cardboard !!!!!!!

This use to be the best chip in Southend now it's the worst, this was my second visit since new owners & both times have been bad now I will never return. Only gave 1 star because staff were polite but the food was nasty,decor in the shop outdated & dirty, meat products under & over cooked, chips (how can you make chips wrong) what I got served was moldy black chips!? You expect the odd one to stand out half the bag of chips were fit for the bin, I would have binned the lot but this chip shops prices are sky high so I just picked the decent ones. Do your self a favor & walk up the road plenty of better fish & chip shops along Southend seafront.

The welcome was warm and friendly. We ordered cod and chips, plus a tea and coffee for £17.20.

Had lunch at Baileys. Sat in the dining room and ordered cod roe and plaice.

We tried this restaurant after reading other reviews...

You can't expect to attract customers to come and buy food from you, if you don't smile and lack good customer service skills and basic politeness.

Was recommended that this was the best " Chippy " in Southend, maybe was at one time but Oh Dear not any longer. The service was terrible, had to remind the waitress that we had not been served as the " Cook " was busy on his phone. The food had been cooked but no one had plated it up, even though 2 tables who arrived afterwards had been served. No apology came from either the cook or the waitress, definitely one to avoid.

Muy decepcionado con mi comida, pedí saveloy y patatas fritas. . . La saveloy era simplemente calor, cuando tomé al mostrador para hacerles saber la mujer empleada gritó "no es posible" el chico su exhuberante ella y cambiado por otro. . . Este sólo. cálido que explique esto a un miembro femenino del personal ya pasó mi mesa. . . Ella ignoró mi comentario! Debo decir que fue muy agradable y no grosero! Mis hijos disfrutaron de sus comidas y no estropear las cosas que comí sólo mi chips! Mi hijo utiliza el inodoro, pero dijo que estaba sucio. . . . pronto a la izquierda, que no mencionan en mi camino de salida para el personal de cocina que mi segundo saveloy estaba frío. . . . . el chef quería darme otra disminuyó y la izquierda nunca volver!

Visitamos con amigos y niños y nos excepcionalmente satisfechos con nuestro pescado y patatas fritas y comidas para niños. Aseos limpios para uso de los clientes y buen servicio.

Visitamos con mi hija en mi visita anual. Nada pretencioso, pero bueno saludable pescado y patatas fritas en un limpio Art Deco Chippy. Yo vivo en Londres y los tamaños de las porciones de pescado son dos veces lo que te dan en Londres por el mismo precio. Buen pescado y patatas fritas. sana

Primera vez en este fish and chips y me quedé muy impresionado con la relación calidad-precio. Tuvimos el bacalao y oferta de chip que incluye un refresco de 500 ml por 7 libras. 50. Muy limpio y el personal es amable.

Tenía pescado y patatas fritas aquí ni de lejos tan buena como lo era. Los peces se habían y era de muy mala calidad, no lo recomendaria

Went to Baileys yesterday with my children - with tables were covered in food and dirty plates with flies everywhere.We managed to find one table that wasn't too bad and waited for our food - after a short while our young waitress brought our food over (to be fair wait wasn't too long)As we were eating our chips we found an old, used chewing gum among the chips! notified the waitress who didn't seemed shocked at all and barely mustered an apology.....I was speechless.Food was poor and over priced - in fact I ordered 2 sausages and 2 chips which came to £13.50. I'm fairly certain the staff made the prices up on the spot as the sausages went from £1 to £1.50 before the guy behind the counter settled for £2.50 each.This place has gone down hill fast, if I was you I was save your money and give this place a wide berth - used to be a nice place but sadly is now on its last legs.

We have been to Baileys loads of times and although not great, we have never been disappointed. The cod was cooked fresh, and with masses of chips was more than enough for lunch.The service was very good and the tables clean.

My Nan considered this the best Chip shop in Southend, She would be so upset to see the place now - God rest her. My family and I decided to get some fish & chips and eat in. Our food came followed by a Polystyrene cup filled with baked beans. When we said we were still waiting for our cups of tea we were told that we should have made it ourselves (talk about having a dog and bark yourself). Anyway I managed to knock over the cup of beans. The staff saw the mess but continually walked past without any offer of a cloth or help but was happy to watch me using a tiny serviette to clear it up. Come on “Baileys” – Customer service, Sack your staff and start again! On the Plus side my wife said her fish was lovely, unlike my pie which was luke warm. I Don't think we will be returning.

Visited as a large group after a work meeting. All turned up at once and placed 23 orders, waited about 25 mins (which for a group that size is totally acceptable) because everything was cooked fresh. We all got sat together. All food came out together, piping hot, all orders were met and the portions were large. They were very helpful and welcoming and really looked after us, without forgetting the other customers.

We visited this restaurant on Easter Monday. It was very busy because of the Festival of Wheels. We waited 40 minutes after our order was placed. We watched other People being served and getting their orders. When the crowd cleared I asked politely when our food would be ready. I cannot believe how rude the waitress was saying "everybody has to wait" . No apology, but most annoyingly just in a really rude manner. I asked for a refund which I received In a very surly manner. We used to got to Baileys regularly. We will not be going there again.

I visited Southend a year ago and thought I would try Baileys as years ago it was the best fish and chip shop, anyway a year ago I had saveloy and chips, the chips were not bad, saveloy not much taste. Visited Southend again on Good Friday and my partner and I thought we would give it another try, sat int he restaurant and our order was taken, waited quite a while for just a saveloy and chips, when it came it looked ok on the plate but again the saveloy had no taste and the chips were very hard at each end, cup of tea was £1.10 in a little cup with no saucer, so thought that a bit expensive, overall I have tried it twice and would not go back I am sorry to say. My partener and I both had the same opinion and both left most of the chips.

Food lovely as usual we visited on Thursday around 6.30pm it was very busy I felt sorry for the 2 youngsters that was running it they was rushed off there feet the poor girl was rushing around taking orders rushing out the back washing up plates , knives and forks etc... there was no hot drinks as the burco was broken I really felt really sorry for them there was no management on sight to even help them out to be honest I don't think they should be left alone as they don't look old enough to run the shop I thought children under the age of 18 should be supervised especially if they are using hot oil etc...

A group of us had lunch in here a couple of days ago and I can honestly say.. its got a Great sit in with accompanying sauces ( malt vin, t-sauce, b-sauce, s and p) for a feast. We had home cut chips and a battered sausage and it was lovely. Decent size place to eat, the food was very, very good, nice cup of tea, polite helpful staff.

A group of us had lunch in here today and it was lovely. Decent size place to eat, the food was very, very good, nice cup of tea, polite helpful staff. Well worth a visit here for seaside Fish & Chips. Thank you all very much.I wanted to put 5 stars on all options but site wouldn't let me.

Great sit in with accompanying sauces ( malt vin, t-sauce, b-sauce, s and p) for a feast. We had home cut chips and a battered sausage each, just enough for a lunch. And not too greasy. Recommended by the ex local girlfriend

Visited here a coup!e of nights ago and I can honestly say.. I won't be going back! Fish was of poor quality, not cod, although my husband had rock and that looked OK, chips were all thin and hard , the restaurant, well all I can say was filthy and in need of some TLC,, toilets were Gross , didn't flush, no toilet paper,no hand dryers or soap, I will be going to a different fish shop from now on

Have been coming here for years whenever I am in Southend. The food has always been of good quality with generous portions,and the staff very friendly. The one drawback [which has been pointed out by other reviewers] has been the toilet area. Visited on 1.11.16 and this has all been updated. Look forward to my next visit.

Do you know I was really looking forward to my fish and chip lunch at Baileys, we used to bring the children here and have had many a great meal. We hadn't been for a few years so decided to pop in on a day out in Southend. I wished we didn't bother. We were kept waiting 15minutes at 2:00 in the afternoon. The chips were excellent and just cooked delicious however the fish was overlooked greasy and dry. I think that's because the owners were keener on picking there horses out of the paper than they were serving the customers. Oh well never again, shame but I don't think we will struggle finding a replacement....

Great food freshly cooked sausage chip's and scampi lovely and hot I think good value for money first time here and certainly not my last recommend A+

I used to love this place... until they put the prices up... cold chips... different curry sauce & gravy... both tasteless... I'm never going back

I love this place, and, even though it's been a few years, it didn't let me down. The fish was cooked to perfection and the staff were so friendly and genuine. I'll definitely go back!

The in-laws raved about this place years ago. So we thought let's try. We found the place to be dirty and in need of maintenance. Could ignore this if the food was good. However it was below average. I ordered cod and chips. It was extremely greasy and lacking in taste. The chips were limp and had the feeling they had been sitting around a while. Will not be visiting again.

I visited today we ordered fish and chips, I am not sure if the chips had been reheated, they were not nice and very hard.

Young waitress who need not have a clue and a smile would be nice. Food took far to long it was ok when it come but nowhere as good as a few years ago. No fans or air conditioning which is a must on such a hot day.

Walked into this place before we walked further up the promenade, and bitterly regretted it. The staff were surly, at best. The food was average. Very average. I ordered 'an extra large' cod and chips. My local chip shop in London would have sold that as a 'small'. For £8.50 a portion, I would have expected a much bigger fish, and a much larger portion of chips. The worst part of our lunch were the toilets. DIRTY! There was a huge plastic bin of peeled potatoes soaking in water, and other potatoes lying haphazardly around the floor. There were pieces of cod lying on worktops uncovered. If we had seen this before we ordered our food, we'd have walked straight out. Our advice : walk a bit further up the promenade, even if you're very hungry.

We fancied a fish & chip lunch and decided to try Baileys, really wish we had looked elsewhere. Unsure of the procedure for ordering we went in and sat at what looked a bit like a pasting table on some incredibly ricketty chairs. A lady came up with a notepad to enquire what we had ordered, we told her we hadn't placed our order so she directed us to the counter. Seeing as she had the notepad in her hand, it might have been a nice touch if she had taken our order. Not only do you order your food at the counter, you collect your own drinks and cutlery. The cutlery is placed in containers wit the fork prongs and knife blades facing upwards, so when you collect your knife and fork it is highly likely you will touch others ,which to me is really unhygenic. I also was sitting facing the back of two other male customers who didn't feel it necessary to put their tops back on which, again, was a bit off putting. I wish I could say the food made up for it but although the portions were very generous, the batter was too crispy and quite hard to cut through in places. The general feeling we got was that they have this space at the back of the shop so they might as well let people sit there. Apart from a young guy who bought us our food and said good bye as we left, no one else seemed to care about their customers at all.

Our visit to Baileys was a real curates egg. The 2 OAP specials of cod, chips, a roll and a mug of tea were really good, (first time ever with an OAP meal, might try it again). The fish was fresh, well cooked and tasty, the chips were.......well chips really, nothing memorable, but ok. The two girls taking orders and serving were friendly and polite. Now the not so good bit. The tables weren't cleared and they were mostly dirty. The toilets have already been described in an earlier review which was spot on, they were terrible and right next to the barrels of raw chips. I given it a 3 rating because the food was ok but it was touch and go between that and a 2. I would probably give it a swerve if you were thinking of going there. And it has changed ownership.

Don' t go there! This is only "Baileys" because they have chosen to keep the name. It is NOT as it was. Dirty,unhygienic and poor in every respect. The toilets were filthy. Uncovered barrels of chips just standing near the toilets.

As you can see from my previous review I used to love this place but what on earth has happened to it ? Nine of us walked the length of the seafront to come here on Tuesday evening as I said it would be worth it. I said it might be hard to get a table as it is ( was ) so popular. There were three people waiting for food and tables stacked high with dirty dishes. We should have just gone somewhere else but unfortunately we stayed. Chips were still nice but where shall I start ? The normal sized cod came first and it was huge. We questioned this as two of us had ordered the extra large ones. No, they said that was a normal size even though it was practically hanging off the plate. So my husband tucked in. Pies were ok as not baked there. The two extra large cods were smaller than my husbands. Again, I questioned this and the boy came back and said they were the extra large ones. The 4 and 6 year old ordered the kids meal of sausage and chips which was one sausage and a mountain of chips which they could never hope to eat and I think it cost £4 something. What is that all about.? I have never been in their toilets before but this time one of the little ones needed to go and they were absolutely abysmal. You could always rely on Baileys when you visited Southend. What a shame.

Lovely chips and fish. Very happy with my experience. Located opposite the sea, just a typical chippy, have been many times and always happy with the food.

been many times before but not for one year. what a change. it is now very dirty and looking un loved. tables not cleared stacked with dirty plates and bags. toilets dirty and no soap. but work was being carried out for new toilet so that may improve. food not as good as before. we were glad to leave and will not return.

Got there early at 12.15pm in order to beat the rush. Yet again nothing ready and the young man chatting to a rep. The order was placed and 10 minutes wait was advised. After 25 minutes the food came up and was clearly not edible with the fish being debatably as to its species ! I should have joined the dozen plus customers who left after 15 minutes. I refused to pay and the young man slung it in the bin swearing.I will not return which is a shame after 30 years great service.

This traditional & established chippy has been taken over ...and is disappointing. To wait for at least 25 minutes for or a cod and a haddock meal with a tea & coffee, mid/late-afternoon and post-rush was both saddening and bewildering. Finding a wiped/clean table was a challenge at which we failed - as was dodging the flies whilst watching the lack-lustre staff shuffle about (on a long un-swept floor) lowered our enjoyment of a hitherto happy day. My partner noticed an obnoxious, rotting pong - she reckoned to be either associated with death or, more charitably, the derelict, post-flooded pub next door. Whilst the food was alright, fresh & generously portioned with a welcomed lemon wedge each, I'm not convinced that the staff's hearts are in their business & thus I'll neither recommend nor return to this once fine seafront caff

My brother-in-law always made a bee-line for this place so when we wanted fish and chips in Southend this is the only place we wanted to go. When we walked in there were loads of flies on the wall and none of the staff wearing hair nets, the floor and tables were filthy. We would have walked out except that we had such a good recommendation. So we ordered and sat down. Everyone got their food except my mum who was waiting for ten minutes. She got her mushy peas which were stone cold. When she complained the staff were really ungracious, they didn't care at all. My dad cut into his chicken burger and loads of grease oozed out. It made me feel sick but I tried a bite of my cheese burger anyway. It was absolutely disgusting, just greasy and tasteless I couldn't eat it. My friend couldn't eat her fish either, it made her sick. I think all anyone ate were the chips and we all walked out feeling green. I literally have nothing nice to say about this place. Don't go there!

A few years ago this fish shop had customers queuing out the door and very good value for money. I have been ill recently and have not been able to go to Southend for the day. My husband decided to take me with our grandaughter for the day and have fish and chips, takeaway, and sit on the beach wall. Well, what a disappointment, the shop had been taken over by new proprietors and the fish and chips was horrible, very disappointing and we will not be visiting this shop again.

After waiting 30 minutes for fish and chips with other people managing to get served while we were waiting we were expecting good things - not to be -average fish and poor chips and not cheap. The worst was yet to come, to get to the toilet you had to go to through the kitchen preparation area negotiating a wet greasy floor. Unhelpful staff finished it off - look for another place to eat!

The young ladies serving were friendly. Service was prompt and prices are reasonable. Nice quality fish and a very generous size portion of chips. Will certainly visit again if I am in the area (we are not local).

Went to Southend best fish and chips ever and I mean the best amazing lovely service and good staff and clean and tidy lovely will come again

Well... fish & chips are as bountiful on Southend seafront as the site of tanning pensioners with their 99 and flakes, so it won't take much for anyone planning a chip butty to walk another 10 metres down the street. Once you enter this bizarre 'restaurant' and shuffle past the narrow gap between a line of soon-to-be disappointed punters and a greasy tiled wall, you are given the choice of where to sit in the rows of uncomfortable chairs and half corroded tables. After an unusually long wait for a plate of sad looking chips and a gnarly chunk of fish, your next challenge begins. The frequent clicking noise echoing the fluorescent room isn't a Michelin star chef directing his waiters but the sound of blue bottle carcasses raining down from the bug zapper above and dive bombing onto your plate. Who doesn't need a little extra protein anyway?So, you've got your seat, eaten your grub and now you need to empty your bladder after sticking to the bottled water for hydration, god forbid you drink anything already open to the air. You'll be directed through a white door where before you reach the cramped and uninviting outhouse of a loo, you'll have to shimmy past the dangerously slippery starch water blanketing the floor and a grease-clad potato boy loading up the rumbling machines. It is only after you have seen it in all its glory that you will, like I have, vow never to set foot in here again.

I visited here with our family after reading some good reviews,We walked in and found a table, Forgot a couple of things on our order, but sorted this quickly,Chips were ok? Kids meals were ok too, but towards the end, found a eyelash on a chip!!!!! And my daughter had a long dark hair in hers.Completely put us off and we left! Needless to say nobody there is wearing a hair net at all.Found ourselves quite disappointed, and won't be returning.Also two of us have had bad stomachs aches a few hours after eating. Sorry but we won't be returning I'm afraid.....

lovely food always open when you need fish and chips even in the evening can be busy weekends lots of seats quick service

We try to visit Southend when ever the weather is OK out of season just for the walk along the coast, get some fresh air which makes you hungry and then always end up in Bailey's for our sit down fish and chips. We are pensioners and always choose their pensioners special which includes fish and chips, buttered bread roll and a cup of tea for £5.50 which is a bargain. The portion size is very good and is always fresh and cooked to order. We have been visiting this place for many years and will agree with the many bad comments regarding the location and state of the WC's but disagree with the poor comments regarding the staff. We have alway been made welcome and served by pleasant staff and the place is always busy which speaks volumes for the place and look forward to returning again before the summer season starts.

Been going here since I was a child and its the best in southend with out a doubt. Standard Cod and Chips for me but always cooked well and the chips are amazing.

We used to visit Baileys as a family many years ago. Being in Southend visiting an exhibition I suggested to the other club members I was with that we should try here. As other reviewers have said it needs a make over. Thankfully none of us needed to use the toilets however through the open door to the rear we got a blow by blow account of a waitresses recent experience whilst she was on her phone. Take it outside or turn it off I suggest. Can't say we were made to feel welcome. Place your order at the far end of the counter. Collect your cutlery and take a seat. I can't really speak of how the others really felt as I paid for all the meals they weren't going to be rude. I will say the chip portions were excessive . I asked for a large cod, which it was but the batter was too thick and hard for my liking and the meat inside was not that tasty. I would not return here. For the same money you could eat far better.

We had a fabulous fish and chips meal on Saturday evening and the portions were huge, we will defintaley go back.

Best fish and chips though I agree with other reviewers that the place could do with a makeover and the toilet is appalling but it is a fish and chip shop. Just enjoy the food.

Been here a few times the food is nice but the resturant needs a lick of paint new chairs and a better toilet than being out the back past the chip machine \ cold store. Food 8/10 ambience 4/10 worth a take away

Food was poor and cold. Staff were miserable, especially the grumpy rude owner. Asked if there was a placs to change our baby and the waitress told us she would clear a counter for us to use, mid change the miserable owner approached us ane began to tell us off for doing it there, standing there watchig til we had finished changing her, even though we were told we could do it there! The toilets are in the garden and you have to walk through the kitchen where the food is prepared to get there, if id have known this before i wouldnt of eaten there. The kitchen is dirty and messy, the restaurant is out dated and has a bad atmosphere, the food was poor and greasy, and the staff were rude and miserable. DONT EAT HERE!

In my quest to discover the perfect seaside chip, I do highly recommend Bailey's. Whilst the decor and staff may be in need of renovation, the food itself is very good indeed. The portions are a good size, with the chips with a crunchy outside and squishy inside. Would highly recommend!

We have been coming here for years when at Southend and now we live locally are regulars. Often it is just a bag of chips walking down the front and it does not matter that there is always a queue (a good sign), it is here we come. Always freshly cooked and tasty. I suppose the décor is a little dated but we are not eating that !!!

We had fish n chips all round with a bottle of pop. The portion size was good and very filling. The fish was very fresh but quite a lot of batter. All in a nice meal at a fair price

Went for fish and chips after spending a lovely day at Adventure Island. The food was mediocre but freshly cooked. The decor is in need of updating and a deep clean wouldn't go a miss. If you are going to take your children make sure they don't speak above a whisper. Also do not encourage them to play on the football table provided as the older clientele appear to have have forgotten what it's like to have children! This is not a children friendly restaurant.

Love this place! Their x large cod and chips is enough for three people and you can telephone your order through so it's ready and you don't have a problem parking. The food is delicious and they always cook fresh. You can eat in or take away and Staff are always friendly. Best Fish and Chips in town!

i highly suggest people try this fish and chip restuarant, its one of the best around. bear in mind if your after takeaway you need some one to drive you there yellow lines everywhere however opposit is a car park £1-20 per hour its worth it it faces the sea and you can sit in your car enjoying your fish and chips.

Visited Southend at the weekend with the family and had a fantastic day! The sun was shining, the seafront was packed and of course fish n chips at Baileys! The family love it and have been coming for years! Again we were throughly satisfied with the massive portions, delicious fish and chips and friendly, dedicated staff! Back soon Bailey's!

Came here years ago for fish and chips and it was tasty. Went yesterday with a fiend and just had chips sat outside in the sun. I have to say despite the reviews here the chips were perfect and I couldn't fault them.

Went to Baileys as when I was a child we always used to have their fish and chips as a take-away on a Saturday lunchtime. This is the first time have sat in to eat here. Staff very friendly. The eating area is serviceable but a bit lacking in atmosphere - bring your own! Chips were excellent, cod was nicely moist and flakey but could have been a little more flavoursome. Same for the Rock. Childrens' portions very generous. Would return but probably for take-away instead of eating in.

A visit to Baileys was a must when visiting Southend-on-Sea but I was soooooo disappointed after our visit there on Tuesday.In the past it was always full and a had a nice atmosphere I would always recommend it to friends but after my last visit I won't be eating there again.The fish and chips were dry the toilets are in need of a good clean and staff need training.

Not the place (forgive the pun) it used to be. I haven’t been to Baileys for a number of years and was bitterly disappointed yesterday. The plaice used to be bigger than the plate, mine was small tasteless, spongy and greasy. Definitely trading on past glories

nothing really to discuss. The name above the door remains the same as back in the 70s, 80s, 90, when the food use to be very nice and the best Fish and Chips in Southend.Today the food is greasy and run by forigners of very poor quality. I have given the place a second try with no improvement thus i would not recommend as no better

Like many others I have been coming here for over 20 years. A hidden little gem of a fish and chip shop. An interior that probably hadn't changed for 100 years. Even the little animated fisherman in the window with his net lol. Sadly it has changed hands. Out with all the old staff and in with the new. The food is now terrible and the atmosphere has gone. So sad when these things change...

It was not busy. Waited 35 mins for a cod roe and chips and small cod and chips plus the chips weren't great. No apology. Won't be heading there again. It's a shame.

This is NO longer regarded as a number one fish and chip shop of southend sea front. HAIR IN MY FOOD! Chips dry. Fish old. Just don't bother. The staff all hate the new manager. Even though when asked he wanted us to believe he'd been there 9 years. . . Not realising some of us there had been going since toddler age. Not worth the effort or the time. Plus to have staff argue between themselves in front of me about prices and how some staff think it's unfair they have gone up and make me wait longer to place my order is just disgusting. Keep walking past.

Good fried fish and ample portions, but plates so small made selection of eating difficult until more room made on plate. Tables and chairs something out of the 1950's. Service a little on the surly side.

Again another very nice fish and chip shop also do very nice fish and chips onion rings and very good price too a must visit place.

Down here on business, we had previously eaten at Oldham's after being advised it was the best fish shop in Southend on Sea - Wrong!!! It's not very often my good lady will rave about the nations most popular take-away meal, but the fare we consumed at Baileys was simply perfect, being based in the Bard's County (Warwickshire) we simply cannot find a really good fish shop until you wander over to Weldon's @ Eye, Nr. Peterborough, at Baileys our Cod & Chips we superb, Light Crispy Batter, Succulent, Firm-Fleshed Cod, and Chips that were actually tasty! What more can be said? The good news is that we are back in Southend on business fairly soon, guess where we will be dining???? Wonderful.

We always go to Bailey's when we are in Southend and today did not dissapoint. Delicious freshly cooked cod and Chips. Very generous portions and lovely friendly staff. Everywhere else along the seafront had very loud music and drinking. Bailey's is quiter and more suitable for families. The toilets were fine today but it's not the toilet we go there for its the food !

Decided to give this fish 'n' chips establishment a chance - as it was just across the road from where we was at the time. The food was tasty, hot, quick and fresh - what more does anyone want?

12/4/14:-Fish overcooked, informed the staff and their response was "ok" NO apology, no offer of any refund. Both the "cook" and waiteress came across rude. Toilet rolls were soaking wet, tap was constantly on, water dripping from underneath the sink, wet floor in the back (anyone could slip over as there are no warning signs)would have expected better from a well known restaurant.Overall I will never be eating in there again.

We always get our take away meals from this shop, when in Southend.The fish and chips are always good.The fish is normally freshly cooked when we visit and we don't have to wait long either.The staff are friendly and helpful.