Jolly Roger in Southend-on-Sea

We went for an early lunch and was seated and given menus quickly. Between us, we ordered an omelette, chicken sandwich, a kids meal of sausage and chips, and a bowl of chips. We waited about 45 minutes for our meal, given that there weren't many people seated, thought this was quite a long wait. When we got our meals, we were very surprised the kids meal literally had one sausage, and a few chips (I think this was about £7 or £8) The chicken sandwich was cheap bread and minimal salad garnish. The omelette was nice, although I had to share with my grandson as he was still hungry!!! Don't think this is one I would come back to.

We went as a family of 4 adults and 1 child. Breakfast was amazing. All cooked fresh. Quick service and friendly. I’m diabetic so can’t have beans so they gave me an extra egg. Not everywhere does that. We would definitely return.

We ate here as a family of nine on Sunday and had a great experience. The staff were polite and attentive, despite being very busy. The food was good quality, especially the fish and chips, good portion size, hot and fresh. We will certainly go back

Great friendly service - super food and the best fried bread I have ever eaten in the WORLD and I mean in the WORLD. The beautiful sea views are a bonus.

Excellent No. 4 with poached egg, beans an extra dish of mushrooms and toast- perfect. Great service. Thank u.. we will be back

Didn’t even get a chance to eat here after being abruptly greeted by the waitress with short blonde hair who has the worst attitude I have ever come across. Took my custom next door to the captains table where they were extremely polite and had excellent customer service and food.

Ordered 2 slices of cheese on toast, expecting 2 slices of lovely fresh bread with cheese on and was presented with this! At least both slices of toast should have cheese on surely..even if served on standard bread? Paid £5.20 for the privilege too!

0 starts if I could!!!!!!!!! Visited this morning with my sister and daughter to be greeted by a rather rude Blonde women. After ordering cheese on toast at a pricey £5.20 I received one piece of toast with cheese on it and a normal slice of buttery toast? Asking for the menu again to view the sandwich options it was all to much effort for her and even bringing over the sugar Came with an unwelcoming attitude. When paying I asked to pay separately and the rude women replied “well they’re near enough the same cost anyway so can’t you just half it”.If I am paying to eat the food you serve I expect to pay for it the way I would like to. I may not have the extra money to “just split the bill”. So Don’t waste your money on rubbish food with rude service

On a day trip to Southend we had breakfast/brunch at The Jolly Roger. We were greeted and seated inside as weather not suitable for outside dining. We had 2 veggie breakfasts which were very good scrambled egg & Mushrooms excellent but it didn't come with any toast which we had to order after food arrived. Full breakfast very good too. Would have liked a pot of Tea rather than it served in a cup with milk already added !!! despite that we enjoyed our visit.

Took my mum out for some lunch down to the arches at Westcliff and gave the Jolly Roger a try. Best milky coffee I've had in a while, I had place, the Ladies had cod. Well cooked fish, light batter, chip shop chips and ample side salad was good enough for all. Service was efficient and with a lovely smile, cost wise decent value for money, very enjoyable.

Visited in August on a sunny day and a able was found for the two of us by friendly waitress (who gave the same good customer service though out our meal).Given menu which had a good choice of food for such a small establishment. Being near the sea and in Southend, I went for the standard cod and chips and my wife had grilled trout. Both were very nicely cooked with good size portions at a very reasonable cost. Good views of the beach from this establishment and well worth a walk along the prom from Southend to the Jolly Roger.

Turned up at 0915am. Warmly welcomed. Lovely young lady waitress. The veggie breakfast was really big. Loads of mushrooms. All other meals were jolly hot and delicious. No toilet but nearby.

A small cafe under the arches on Westcliff Western Esplanade. Clean and tidy, no frills, good selection of food. Breakfast was cooked to order, well worth the wait. Good quality, great tasting bacon, good portions. Certainly recommend for breakfast. Haven't tried anything else. Added bonus of free parking right outside.

We needed coffee and a drink for our grandchildren and was spoilt for choice by the line of restaurants under the arches on Westcliff. They all appear to be in a bit of a time warp so we just went pot luck and sat down in the Jolly Roger. £2.95 for a Rombout filter coffee is a bit steep but we were looking at thr sea as we drink it so to be expected.

Today (30th December) me & my family decide to pop down to the seafront for some lunch, after a nice walk with our family puppy. We decided to try this ‘Jolly Roger’ due to the first few cafes being busy and not enough space for 6 plus a puppy. A lady popped out from the back and was instantly rude towards us telling us that we cannot push 2 tables together and we decided to leave instantly, what made it worse was the it WASN’T EVEN BUSY!! Putting 2 tables together isn’t going to bother anyone the grinch. She was also extremely rude towards myself in regards where my dog can/cannot go. Shame that she wasn’t so ‘Jolly’. Instead we went to another one of the cafes only a few doors down, where the gentleman was very very welcoming and went above our expectations, to not only make sure everything was ok for us but to interact with my 3 year old nephew and puppy.Shame really as they lost out on custom but I was more than happy enough to spend it else where! Not the way to run a business!!!

We went to Westcliff in the pairing rain and surprisingly it was full up so we decided to try the Jolly Roger ,we were delighted . I could not have my favourite wing of skate but tge alternative poached haddock with a poached egg was wonderful .My grandson had a breakfast and they had the most delicious sausages big ,round and well cooked .A hidden gem

Would definitely recommend. Lovely family seaside lunch with friendly helpful staff. Even though busy high season everyone was friendly and we had a relaxing tasty lunch 😋

We've been to Jolly Roger hundreds of times in the past but never thought to review it as it is such a regular place for us to go and eat! Judith and the team are fantastic hosts, great service and cater for my fussy needs effortlessly! Breakfasts are brilliant, lunchs are lavish and dinners are delicious! Nothing more to say :D

Love the Jolly Roger ... Great meal and real value for money...staff brilliant and the Southend sea view What more could you want

Egg, bacon, fired slice and a cup of Rombouts coffee (didn't know you could still get them?). All perfectly cooked, yards from the sea, can't go wrong.

A packed day but no disappointments here. Service a little slow but food really good as always. Shame credit/debit cards aren't taken.

Lovely sunny day and a lovely all day breakfast. Service fantastic and will definately return. Thanks for the nudge on where to buy the sausages!

Friendly staff in this long established restaurant. Had an English breakfast on a busy Sunday morning. Nice ingredients cooked well. Good selection on the menu.

Had a wonderful Boxing Day breakfast at the Jolly Roger - book in advance though as all the tables were full by the time we got to our (reserved) table at 10.30am. Lovely and warm despite the cold wind out on the seafront, we were greeted by cheerful smiling staff. I'd say it's a bit too snug for wheelchair/pushchair users but I'm sure if warned ahead they would accommodate you. Nearest toilets were the public loo's about one minute away, a small inconvenience.

We are regular visitors for lunch usually on a Friday. Judith and Kris`s fish n chips has ALWAYS been ( and will always be) top quality. You get what you pay for. Other restaurants may be cheaper but their quality is MUCH lower. The Coastal Bite next door has a TRIPADVISOR pennant so why not the Jolly Roger where the food and the service is MUCH better. All food cooked while you wait n served piping hot--can`t ask for much more can you? Try it you`ll be surprised. As for comments about the mussels the writer got the WRONG restaurant as The Jolly Roger has never offered that dish!!! If you want to write a report for goodness sake GET THE Restaurant right!!! Pay cash `cos the cost of hiring a PDQ machine is expensive and `Jolly Roger` emphasizes quality so one does not have to pay the cost of a PDQ machine within the pricelist!! We`ll keep going there!! We often take quests there and EVERYONE has agreed that we are correct in our comments. So come where is the pennant. Take your own wine --glasses supplied with pleasure.

This restaurant serves all the traditional favourites. The food is consistently good and good value for money

We parked in Chalkwell and walked towards Southend. On the walk back we looked at the various food outlets under the Arches and fancied this one. My husband had kippers and I chose cheese on toast. Did wonder why there was one slice of cheese on toast and the other slice was just buttered. Nevertheless it went down well. Coffee nice and we think it was reasonably priced. Would be handy if they took cards.

we have been visiting The Jolly Roger for about 2 years now every Friday for their lovely Fish n Chips--best in town!! Other items on their menu excellent--never had any problems. Thoroughly recommend their menu--particularly the Jolly Roger breakfast!! Kris and Judith + helpers look after everyone very well and take special attention to all guests. It is a delight to go there every week and relax with a good meal and present company.Take your own booze--they will provide glasses. Also reserve a table if you wish. Finally there will always be some people who find a complaint but that is their problem--we love the Jolly Roger-------keep going---please. Nb All food cooked to order and FRESH --A LOT IS HOME MADE

Visited the Jolly Roger on Sunday the 13th of August for breakfast and it does exactly what you need it to.

£13 for a bacon butty,sausage sandwich,a cup of tea and a hit chocolate.wasn't told when ordering they don't accept cards,there was a sign above the till area but we sat with our backs to it,had to leave my purse as security and walk to an ATM in hamlet court road- didn't realise business don't take cards these days!

Visitamos como una familia de 4 para el desayuno. El comentario anterior es perfecto, ya que todos tenían buena comida sencilla el Jolly Roger es un desayuno especial maravilloso desayuno clásico inglés con sin trucos. Magnífico! ! ! !

Hemos sido 'Jolly Rogering ahora por más de 1 años en un viernes para pescado y patatas fritas, pero a veces su menú variado de, por ejemplo, el salmón y Omelttes huevos revueltos, Jolly Roger, etc. el desayuno completo Nunca tuvimos una mala neal & Judith y Kris muy amable. Judith hace la Lasaña que es magnífico. No puedo entender por qué fue escrito un comentario dando una mala crítica. Hemos tomado nuestro propio vino en varias ocasiones y Judith (propietario) provisto de gafas. Continuaremos visita semanalmente mientras sea posible. Puede aparcar fuera del restaurante en la mayoría de ocasiones anteriores, muy práctico.

Empezamos con abadejo ahumado fishcake y mejillones. Los mejillones eran excelentes - sabor encantador, y la cremosa salsa cremosa era sin duda!

Friendly staff and a nice menu with a good selection for breakfast. Family of four and each of us had a different option and all served together and cooked well. A little on the pricey side but you are paying for the location.

Tiny breakfast, bacon and tomatoes both cold, ignored by staff as per the previous review. To top it off my husband threw it all up half an hour later and I had incredibly painful indigestion for 6 hours. Don't bother!

Stopped at this restaurant for a coffee and a sandwich following a stroll along the seafront with family. the interior was full of plastic garden chairs that had already had many years of use, both grubby and worn out. Food and service really low grade. Overpriced and not very nice.Definitely one to avoid

Never again. The 'roast chicken' on the kids menu was a few slices of microwaved chicken (tough as leather) with a weird combination of new potatoes, frozen roast potatoes and peas drowning in salty instant gravy. I wouldn't give that to a dog, let alone my child. And the 'homemade ' steak pie and lasagne had also clearly been over-microwaved to the point that they were burnt and inedible. When I told the waitress she just said 'okay' and walked off while I was still talking. No apology, no refund or anything. Absolutely appalling service and food.

On a warm sunny day we had decided to sample the pleasures of the Thames Estuary and have some lunch. We certainly were not looking for any kind of exciting culinary experience and having looked at the places in the arches along the front at Southend decided this had the right balance of customer numbers and places to sit and a table with a view. We took our place and waited for service. They were quite busy but we got menus after a couple of minutes. We both had fish and chips. It was freshly cooked, served pleasantly,it tasted good and was very enjoyable. It was also priced fairly and we were quite satisfied. There were no frills and no disappointments. I have rated it very good because "Average" has negative connotations and if "Good" was available this would be more suitable.

Basic food as reasonable prices. Except the soft drinks at £2 a can is a bit steep. Service was ok at although we had to wait a while for our bill. I suspect they were keeping us waiting so the place wasn't half empty. Much better on this strip, bit we couldn't get seated elsewhere.An ok visit. Won't be going back though.

I really fancied a proper roast dinner. Unfortunately it was microwaved. And obviously so. There was a ring around the plate left from reheated gravy and the Yorkshire a mix of soggy but hard from the microwave. Wouldn't eat here again and mum was disappointed that our nice lunch was so much

On a beautiful sunny morning we went here for a quick breakfast. The food was freshly cooked and delicious. Great hot coffee. Poached eggs done to perfection. Children served straight away to keep them occupied. Stunning sea views.

Nestled among the various cafes in the arches, which we visit regularly is this one. So we tried it Sunday, service was OK, food wasn't great, it was actually a bit more expensive. £20 for 2 breakfasts a tea and an orange juice we would have expected better

I will never visit again!I woke up this morning and fancied a spot of breakfast with my lovely Husband.Took a drive to southend seafront Arches knowingly I'm bound to get a good bit of breakfast... Admittedly being a Sunday got up a bit late for breakfast but heyho still fancied a fry up. Walked along looking at other cafes they were all on their lunch menus... But I still craved a fried breakfast. Got to Jolly Rogers, looked okay we walked in..... Expected to be greeted by the staff.... They continued to look straight through us... So we said "shall we sit here" just a nod was given. So we sat down Was given two menus, Within a minute over come a man asked us what we want to drink and at the same time asked if we was ready to order food. I knew what I was after so that was easy. Over came out drinks, I had tea, hubby had a milkshake.... For the price you expect a bit more then a nesquick (make up your self) milkshake.....The food took over 40 minutes too cook, I wouldn't of said it was busy there, tables were occupied ...but it wasn't heaving. For a friend breakfast to take 40 mins to cook... That's rubbish... I know there's other people's food to cook.... But still it's a cafe should it take 40 mins to cook a friend breakfast.... No. We had the car park paid for one hour... Not expecting it it to take 40 mins to cook the food. Food was edible, the sausages where burnt and over cooked... If anyone that worked there actually asked if our food was okay I may of actually told them that I wasn't... Maybe they know that it's crap that's why they don't ask?? So as it took so long for my food to be cooked I obviously drank my tea in that time, hubby drunk his milkshake. Staff walked past numerous times while we was eating... Seeing we had empty glasses... They didn't even ask if we wanted another drink... So not even any up selling coming from them. To go to their food establishment it's a general courtesy from them to ask if food is okay and if we want more drinks but that didn't happen.... There was no intentions either as they wasn't even busy at the end of our meal. I wished I done one thing and carried on walking to the next cafe as I certainly won't return here again. It was rubbish!!

We stopped there after a long bike ride for a coffee we asked for two cappuccinos and we received to instant coffee's with frothed milk, and where charged £5 for the privilege!I would avoid this establishment like the plague. its unfriendly and down right rude!!!Hes a pirate a very good title for the proprietor!!

We have been many times and always had lovely fresh cooked food, and they make the best milky coffee, we have found the staff to be very helpful and are very willing to help if we wanted something different from the menu. We visit as a family and our grandchildren are always treated very well.

After a nice bracing morning walk from Leigh to The Arches, we needed a coffee and chose Jolly Roger and at last found somewhere that provides lovely coffee.

Friendly and with good food and service. Not the cheapest of the arches eateries but always worth a visit

The breakfast took over 30 mins to be served. Me and my partner got served 5 minutes apart which meant she had nearly finished by the time mine turned up, the toast took even longer. £2 for 1 slice of toast! the staff were only friendly to the regulars and would barely acknowledge we were there. The smallest sized breakfast i have ever seen. Even a child would still be hungry after eating it. To make the breakfast look bigger they dump virtually a whole can of beans on which floods the entire plate. Bacon was overcooked to the point it was so stiff i could have knocked someone out with it if throw at them. The egg was so oily i knew my bottom would pay for it later, and i was right! The table was still sticky like it hadn't been cleaned, there was left over food on the floor from god knows how long.Unless you like spending £20 on 2 breakfasts and still being starving afterwards i would recommend staying well away.

Lovely cod and chips light batter pipping hot. One of our party followed their meal with pancakes delicious. Don't serve alcohol but you can take your own with you.

A short walk from Westcliffe train station, the Jolly Roger serves the best fish and chips in Southend. There were six of us in total, and after re arranging a few tables, we sat down to enjoy our lunch. Our cod was beautifully cooked, the children's portions were huge and the jacket potato was perfect. When we left, the place was full, so it is advisable to book. Great value, great service!

Five of us had lunch four had the cod and one had plaice and chips. Freshly cooked, light crisp batter and piping hot. Friendly service and reasonably priced. Would def go back again.

Busy holiday, and we were a large family group. They were very welcoming and rearranged the tables. Reasonably quick and tasty fish and chips. We'll go back

We popped in to grab some food pre lunch time and found the staff to be very friendly and accommodating.Food was nice, just wish there was a little more, but we food see the omelette being served and the portion looked huge. If we go again, I know what I'll be having.

Can't fault the food or the service , only had a breakfast but it was very good .. Only down side was toast wasn't included in the main breakfast and cost extra to add.

Кафе на самом приморском променаде. Обстановка весьма спартанская, блюда в основном стандартные британские (рыба с картошкой, пирог и т.д.), одни приготовлены лучше (рыба и картошка), другие хуже (лазанья). В солнечные выходные много постетителей, как и в других подобных кафе.

We stopped here for a quick lunch as we had time to kill before flying from Southend and what a lovely chance find . We were lucky with the weather so sat outside, 4 of us had fish and chips . Beautiful fresh fish in light crispy batter and lovely home cooked chips . All served with a smile , simple English food at its best.

We popped in for a quick lunch, we were the only customers in there, service was quick and friendly. We ordered scrambled eggs on toast and a roast beef sandwich. Food was nice, lovely to see a pot of tea served with extra hot water to top the pot up.

They fitted us in last min for NY Day booking and couldn't be more helpful on arrival. It was blowing a gale outside but the reception was warm - milky coffee and tea lovely. We had a mixture of brekkie and fish and chips and all were delicious and very reasonably priced. Service was good and very helpful as we had a little one with us who needed dinner quicker than the rest and they were very accommodating. One tiny thing just didn't know they didn't take cards until we got there....a small thing that's all.

Cannot for the life of me understand other review? Wonder if it was same place! We have been coming here for over 6 years and have tried all the other seafront cafes in this location and this place has THE BEST BREKKIE IN TOWN!!! and you can have brekkie at anytime of day! Great quality bacon with crisp fat and soft meat, herby sausages, proper fried bread, soft fried eggs or how you like them! Staff friendly and a fine strong cup of tea! What more do you want???? Have had other meals here and they are consistently good for price and location! The food is honest, wholesome and well cooked and very reasonably priced and you know it will always be so!

Would not come back as food was poor. Taking advantage of their location. Such a shame but thats life.