Priory Park Cafe in Southend-on-Sea

It the space of two days I had two very different experiences from two local park cafes. This one was the worst of the two and I and my partner will never go again. The coffee here is dreadful and the service was so rude. On the more sunnier of days I can see why a queue had not formed outside of this particular cafe, where as the previous day the South church park cafe had major queues all day. That should have told me enough. But I paid the price and took the hit of horrendous coffee, over priced tin of drink and a cake that was inedible. So I now know which place to take my walks in. I also have to agree with a few of the other reviews that it does look run down and needs a bit of attention.

WOW what horrendous service, very unfriendly, in welcoming, rude staff. Terrible selection of goods and very late opening, would not recommend or use again.

One thing I missed from London is Korean chicken until discovering Priory Park Cafe which does the most amazing Korean chicken and I will definitely be going back again. Well worth a try if you haven’t sampled Korean food before.

Whilst taking a walk around priory park and feeling a little chilly we popped into the cafe for a nice hot cup of coffee and obviously a cake or 2 . Great little cafe open all year very good selection of hot / cold food and plenty of drinks choice . Very good service

Quite literally the worst coffee I have ever tasted in my life! A group of us were in the park on an outing. We had cappuccinos and lattes and they tasted like warmed up evaporated milk with salt, three sips and straight to the bin.

A pleasant and efficient staff. Limited facilities but ideal for its purpose. suitable for families on a day trip.

They've done a good job on the inside. The tea and hot cross bun was good. Will definitely be going back :)

We visited the Priory park cafe with some friends, on the 23rd December, for the Carols in the Park Christmas event.The park was busy and the cafe coped well with the amount of people it had to serve. Having being recently refurbished, it felt modern, airy, light and very comfortable with a cosy and pleasant atmosphere with many families getting their teas, coffees and food.We had prime seats at the counter, by the window, where you could see and hear the Christmas Carols. To start off, we had some sweet Korean tea which was deliciously fragrant and then ordered a variety of Korean food, having being told they excelled in this speciality. The spicy chicken was divine (probably my favourite), crisp and very tasty. The dumplings were delicious and the beef Bibimbap, (a Korean dish of rice, beef strips, vegetables, a fried egg, kimchi and some chilli sauce), was fabulous! To finish, we had the Korean pancake, served with honey and whipped cream (for those with a very sweet tooth). All in all, a very positive and pleasant surprise. This affordable wonderful family run cafe has got, apart from the cafe/snack bar everyday menu, the best Korean food in Southend!! We will be back sometime soon for some more Korean culinary delights. Highly recommended!

This place is fairly small, about 20 seats, hot food available, basic sausage and chips sort of menu, ice creams too. Pricing is a bit high as I suppose the owners know that people have to either like or lump it!

I have been to the Priory Park cafe on many occasions because of the lovely food but found the building a bit dated, however it has been completely renovated into a simple Scandi style Korean cafe that is now a pleasant place to while away some time whatever the weather. Well worth a visit.

음식도 괜찮고 분위기도 좋아요. 동선이 맞으면 들려보시길 추천합니다. 메뉴도 생각보다 다양하구요 주변이 조용해서 솔로 여행객들에게도 안성맞춤이에요

If your in priory park then the cafe is a must for a cuppa/ coffee and cake . They have a good selection of cakes biscuits , sandwiches and lots of ice creams for the children . You can sit inside or outside in the table / chairs throughout the summer months there is a bandstand right outside the cafe where you can listen to live music and there’s no charge for this so an added bonus with your cake

I experienced an incredibly rude staff member, to the point of being abusive. Also the facilities were very poor and when I asked the staff member if she could fill up the dogs water bowl I was told “im too busy”, even though there was only one other customer present who had already been served.

Although one can sit outside and enjoy the lovely ambience of Priory Park, the interior of the cafe and the presentation could do with improvement.

Opposite the bandstand this place looks very average indeed. Besieged by kids in the hols, the tables and chairs are a bit on the Spartan side and well battered by use. No toilets. Just a park cafe or is it? It holds a secret which it would pay you well to check out.

Very handy to have but don't think this is all singing and dancing. Could be a bit more reasonable on the prices Nice variety of food and drink though

Bonito hamburguesas y patatas fritas, pero por amor de Dios. Limpia EL LUGAR! Es asquerosamente sucia, las mesas deben ser limpiada y cubiertos en realidad, sacan algunas esteriles manejable, no más sal ollas llenas de arroz podrido? ! Un poco de música suave de fondo, mejorará el ambiente relajado cuando toma un bocado.

Good cafe with a very full menu. Well cooked food and very nicely presented. Lovely to sit outside in good weather on a Sunday afternoon in the summer and listen to music from the bandstand adjacent to the cafe.

Aleksia! Good place for rlxing peace ofmind!!! I lll visit it again and again!!! See you next weekend!!

Cafe is okay for a light lunch, The staff should pay more attention to the cleanliness. The tables and chairs need to be deep clean occasionally.

Priory park cafe is a very handy place for a nice cuppa and cake or if you prefer they do some meals. It's open every day of the week in season also very handy for ice cream if you have children with you .

Ordered lunch which was a bacon sandwich. Sat outside as no table and chairs were inside, only a table with condiments and cutlery. Waited a while as it was busy then out came my bacon sandwich. Cheapest white bread used and bacon had a lot...

Este café está bien situado, en el centro del parque, junto al quiosco que tiene conciertos gratuitos en/sol tardes sábado. Es una inusual restaurante que tiene aparte de lo habitual refrescos en ofrecer, ha debido a la selección de personal un recién hecho coreano y...