The Queen Victoria Pub in Maldon

For me this is a good regular Essex lunching pub. This visit was to meet up with a group of old friends. All reported an excellent meal, friendly staff and good atmosphere. We were not pressed to leave after the lunch, so were left to reminisce at out leisure.

We had 12 members of our family there for my mums 80th birthday. They don’t normally cater for groups of more than 8 but they made an exception for mum as she has eaten there for years. Staff were superb as always, plus the food was excellent. They catered for all ages and allowed us to bring our own cake. The food and service are so much better than you should ever expect from a pub. Eat here and you won’t be disappointed.

Members of our familky had just returned from Cornwall to live in Maldon. The Queen Victoria is their local pub. Lucky them and lucky us as they were able to book a table for the Sunday Roast. What a roast the beef was fantastic. Large well cooked slices and fresh veg and hot gravy. Had to thing twice if I had room for a dessert. But I had thank goodness. I don't think you would get the same service and meal in The Queen Vic in the Eastend!! Well done Emma and Team for making our evening. We will be back.

Just had a fantastic meal at the Queen Vic Maldon celebrating our mums 85th birthday. The food was amazing very good portion and all presented really well and lots of choice. We had great service All the staff were really warm and welcoming especially the lady who served our table, sorry didn’t get her name. If your looking for somewhere with great food great service at very reasonable prices and a lovely atmosphere then this is the place to go

This is a delightful pub. Staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Food was delicious, the atmosphere great. Well worth a visit if you’re looking for a great place to eat. Do book a table though as we were there at opening time and luckily got the last place, it’s very popular with locals.

Food, service great......re booked next month

Lovely place , great food. Would recommend

Popped in for a pint of Moretti this afternoon and was greeted by a very friendly and happy landlady. Outside at the rear, they’ve used the space really well with both non-smoking and smoking areas in a nice secluded area. Will definitely return the next time I’m in Maldon.

I don't think i've ever been made to feel more welcome in a pub before - absolutely excellent. Food, drinks & atmosphere are just perfect.

As usual fantastic meal. Had a laugh with the waitresses we knocked a drink over and it was no bother

Lovely food, friendly efficient staff. There were 10 of us and all our meals came out together.

We had been told this was a friendly pub doing great food and local ales. We booked for 5pm as there was a quiz night which was very popular. The meals we had we excelent the staff very friendly. I finished with the chesse board - and was in for a surprise.........I had asked what the cheeses were - expecting to be told 3 or 4. Not here out came an information sheet and told I could pick 3 or 4 from the list. The cheese were a delight We did eat on a Sunday and some menu options were not available on a Sunday. So this means that another trip will be arranged because I want to try the seafood platter (amongst other things). Beers and wines very reasonably priced.

Good professional staff , very busy but staff was calm and productive. Food was good .Views was beautiful a lovely day was had sitting outside with friends eating and drinking.

Went for lunch and got a friendly welcome as soon as we walked in. Food delicious, I had the salmon with crab and prawn sauce and my husband had sweet chilli sticky beef with egg fried rice . My husband enjoyed the Southwold Bitter. Small car park but easily got parked in the street. Would highly recommend.

Fantastic! Independent and home cooked food. We will come back

I had dinner with a large group of friends on a Monday evening. It was the first time the chef on duty ‘Amber’ had cooked dinner for such a large group but coped wonderfully. The food was excellent and delicious as always. I have coeliacs but can always rely on the team to look after my requirements. The mushroom meatballs were extremely tasty and well presented. Everyone on our table received their main course around the same time which must have taken some careful planning. I treated myself to the gluten free crumble for dessert and had dairy free ice cream. I returned later in the week for an impromptu lunch with visiting relatives. We were all made welcome, including our 4 year old granddaughter who was given a colouring sheet and pencils. We sat in the tastefully finished outdoor area. I had a gluten free baguette with tuna mayonnaise. It came with salad and a small bowl of chips (granddaughter enjoyed them). The team at the Queen Victoria are always friendly and welcoming and the food never fails to impress.

The food (and beer) is always lovely. Thse menu is extensive with plenty of styles of food. Great staff, great value. We will be back... also for the quiz night.

Great pub and the atmosphere is always good! Food is top notch!

Such a lovely friendly atmosphere here. The place is always busy, the staff are friendly and helpful, the beer is good. I come here regularly and always receive the warmest welcome. Parking can be difficult during the day, but you can park on the road in the evenings.

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff always made to feel welcome

This is the place in Maldon to go for food! The menu is very well laid out, with all food allergies listed. We booked a table for a Sunday roast and it did not disappoint. Huge portions, very very well cooked and presented. The staff and owners were very welcoming (felt as if we had known them for years) Looking forward to going back when we're back down in Maldon at the end of August

There is nothing not to like! Very attentive and friendly hosts, staff are wonderful and the food is first class! Will definitely be returning!💙

Warm welcome. Great food. Thoroughly recommend. Need to book though.

First visit to this pub tonight. I couldn't fault it. A real gem x

Sunday roast had so much meat on it with all the veg I could not eat it all and that is a first

Wonderful friendly and personalised service and a great roast dinner. Loved the chocolate pot dessert with the little gingerbread man!

Lovely old fashion pub great service lovely food

Our second visit. This was another wonderful visit. Their menu is excellent, staff are so kind and ensure you have a great time. Highly recommended. Aways book.

We visit often and love the warm welcome, great atmosphere and fantastic food. Very highly recommended. 💜

An absolute gem of a pub, staff were very friendly and food was top notch, a proper pub with some cracking Ales also. Highly recommended 👏🏻👏🏻👍

Very friendly welcoming pub with lovely helpful staff a warm atmosphere and very tasty food

Superb, from entrance to exit felt like we had known staff for years, food was excellent, especially the cheesecake dessert 😋 deserves the great reviews, parking is slightly restrictive but space in local roads

Amazing Mother’s Day dinner. What a great find. Brilliant food, service and pub. Will definitely be going back. Loved it

Written by J aged 8 It was amazing We went for mothers day dinner. The food was excellent and the Biscoff cheesecake was the best in my opinion - 10/10

We went to celebrate a birthday. We were greeted by a smiling Emma who totally ensured we had a beautiful, well presented by chef meal, brilliant wine and nothing was too much trouble. This pub/restaurant is run by 32 members of staff who are a 'family' and that comes across. This makes for an excellent, calm and happy atmosphere. Thank you very much we had a great time. I highly recommend The Queen Victoria but do remember to book!!

Great experience A great pub with good food. Staff very welcoming and showing real personality. Nice food served well. We both enjoyed our food

We’ve eaten many times at the Queen Vic and the food and service never fail, always extremely good. Today at the start of National Pie Week we went along for lunch on a Monday, unusual for us, but needs must! Both our pies were amazing, mine was the Pheasant and Haggis while hers was the shoulder of lamb. Mine was probably the best pie I’ve eaten there, and we are pretty much regulars. Lots of meat, a generous portion of veg, and lots of gravy! Yum! I followed my main course pie with another for dessert, apple and blackberry, with custard. All in all an excellent meal! If only we could “borrow” the chef!

A great pub with good food. Staff very welcoming and showing real personality. Nice food served well. We both enjoyed our food

Excellent for lunch/dinner and evening meal. The fantastic food is freshly cooked and well presented by lovely staff. Always best to book as it always busy, which is great testament to the food.

Went to visit friends who have moved nearby. From the moment you arrive you are welcomed and the staff are attentive, polite and professional. Excellent customer service, you can see they really value that aspect of their role and provided great service throughout our visit. Food was lovely too of course

There is nothing we can fault at the Queen Vic. It is just great in all respects, the staff both those front of house but in the kitchen too. Service and courtesy was excellent and the food was equally as good and served in good portions. In Maldon area the Queen Vic would be hard to beat. 👍😊

Managed to get the last table on a Sunday, this was our second visit and I can honestly say it will not be our last. Prices are, compared to other venues, very good. Sunday lunch is excellent and the pies and puddings are among the best. Booking is a must as it’s a very popular pub, they also stock an excellent range of ales.

Sunday Lunch. Excellent all round and in this day of crazy inflation, tremendous value. Enjoyed the pate of the day between us and both had the Sunday roast option. Pork and Chicken combo was perfectly executed and service by all front of house faultless.Would make a tiny observation,Because of the very large portions the plate did look a bit overcrowded and if possible , I would prefer some of the veg in a side dish, but as i said, more an observation than a gripe. Have managed a booking in a months time as it gets fully . booked quickly, which comes as no surprise.we lookl forward to our next booking.

Very friendly attentive service. I enjoyed the Sunday Roast Chicken dinner. The dessert was heaven! I chose the fruit crème brûlée and loved it.

Very nice pub. Lot's is real ale choices.

Came here for a Sunday roast as staying nearby in a holiday park. Lovely home cooked roast with all the trimmings! Staff were very hospitable and there was an abundance of drinks available! Small car park but lots of places to park in surrounding roads. Reasonably priced and lots of food served for the price paid!

Lovely . friendly staff great atmosphere beautiful beach like garden to sit in

Excellent food and service warm friendly welcome from the staff. Highly recommended this lovely pub and restaurant. Book early.

Great meal out for my birthday.

Lovely local with a brilliant atmosphere and welcome. Nothing is ever to much trouble whether jyst for a drink dinner or event

Excellent pub lovely to see it was nice and busy midweek and I can understand why given the good choice of beer, tasty food (also a great choice) and friendly atmosphere. The 'small plate' option is also brilliant. Highly recommend.

Great experience all round! Cosy and welcoming environment. Service was very good and staff were extremely friendly. Food was tasty and well priced. We had a great lunch and would definitely return on our next visit to Maldon.

Amazing service and very tasty food, thank you for making my mums birthday special.

Really excellent food and service so you need to book in advance. We had the Sunday roast dinner and there was plenty of it. The menu was great and there was something for everyone. The staff were really helpful and polite. The food was excellent value and the atmosphere was friendly. A great place to meet friends and catch up.

Pre ordered Christmas lunch. Starter and desert lovely but main disappointing in comparison.

Lovely family meal ,great food good selection of beers 🍻

This is our 3rd visit to this lovely pub for our yearly Christmas get together with friends. I really like it. The food's good, the staff are lovely and the customers are friendly. Will be back for our Christmas 2024 get together and hopefully we won't miss the Carol singers next time. 😊

I can't stress enough my pleasure at having our walking groups Christmas Dinner at this pub. The staff, Becks and the other waiter, and the owner couldn't be more welcoming. Becks met us personally as of we were old friends being welcomed into her own home. This is an exceptional pub. Clean, warm and friendly serving excellent food. Thank you.

Our first visit on a recommendation from a friend, Superb, from entrance to exit, Felt like we had known staff for years, food was excellent especially the four cheesecakes(white chocolate & salted caramel) Deserves the great reviews, Parking is slightly restricted but spaces in local roads.

Nice pub and good staff gets very busy but staff remain nice. Good food and good beers what's not to like. Keep up the good work 👏

1st time there. Went with the wife. Food was outstanding. Cooked to perfection. Staff were great. Sociable and friendly. Cant wait to return. Fantastic. Gary and Tracey

What a fabulous pub. Food was delicious and plenty of it. Lovely cozy atmosphere on a cold wintery day.

A good selection of real ale’s with very good food. The bar staff and waitresses were good and very helpful. I would suggest booking a table in advance, as it can be very busy. I highly recommend.

Fabulous Sunday roast. Celebrating friend’s 60th bday. Starters the French onion soup, olives and prawn and smoked salmon cocktail. Beautiful. Sunday roast for 3 of us and the vegetarian suet pudding. Sorbets, brioche bread and butter pudding and coffees. Yummy ❤️. Definitely recommend. Can’t wait...

Beaujolais nouveau dinner...James and his team certainly know how to put on an event. Excellent evening..food, service, atmosphere and of course the Beaujolais!

What a find! Lovely friendly place with great food. The staff were brilliant- attentive but not over keen. Very impressed with the whole experience Thank you very much

The Queen Victoria never fails to please always warm and cosy the minute you walk in the door. Staff are excellent acknowledging you the minute you walk in. And the food is always excellent. You just can't fault the place, weve probably been ten times...

Real fires on a wet November day and cheerful staff made for a very inviting experience. Food was excellent, I had chicken curry and my wife had salmon in a delicious sauce, with cheesecake and bread and butter pudding to follow. As a testament to...

Always receive a warm and friendly welcome. The landlord James is such a great character. Lots of choices on the menu, plus daily specials. Every visit has been five star. Thank you!

Lovely meal here with friends recently. A refreshing change to find a different and thoughtful menu for vegetarians - the roasted vegetable and pesto suet pudding was wonderful. Thank you team - will definitely visit again when in Maldon.

Sunday lunch was excellent apart from original roast spuds were cold but they soon replaced with hots ones. Gave us free coffees to apologise!

Really had a nice meal but we were lucky to get a table as really busy so call and book

An excellent lunch served by a very helpful and friendly staff team. Good range of choice from the menu and some delicious looking specials. Thoroughly recommended for just a lunch or a special occasion.

First time visiting, food was great, no complaints at all, nice home cooked feel. Reasonably priced as much as any are these days.

Decent pub great pint of local real ale 🍺

Lovely welcome, great food and a friendly atmosphere. Definitely coming back!

Absolutely faultless meal. Every time we visit, the food is amazing; the atmosphere is welcoming and staff so friendly. You won’t find a better roast anywhere!

Just got home from an amazing meal. Food was genuinely the best pub food I’ve ever had. Everyone in my family can’t stop talking about their meals. Staff were so friendly and accommodating. Lovely little pub, will be back!

What a pleasure it was to have our lunch at this lovely pub. I am a vegetarian and have not had a savoury steamed pudding in years because of them containing beef suet. Well, go there folks if you want a perfect vegetarian steam pudding...

What can I say when everything’s just perfect. From the food, whether it be Sunday roast which is absolutely amazing to light bites. The staff go above and beyond even when calling in on the off chance they do their upmost to accommodate you with...

We go to the Queen Vic every Friday for dinner and a laugh. Although Sunday roast is to die for also. There are a wide range of meals and specials to choose from along with cheerful and smiley staff which is half the battle. Can...

I love this place. Food is superb, staff know the meaning of customer service and cherry on the top for me, their attention to my Coeliac allergen which was such a treat. From the minute I sat down I knew I was in good hands....

We had soft drinks, mains, dessert and coffee. I personally had the Lasagne which was lovely and meaty, the best I've ever had outside of making it myself. And the base on the Cheesecake, which I had plain as not a fruit fan, was the best ever. As for the staff, absolutely fantastic. Well done everyone ❤️

Great service, everyone really friendly. Parking was a bit of a task. My mother in law had the chicken and in the same evening started vomiting and it continued until 5am Saturday morning and likely was food poisoning from undercooked chicken as she didn't eat anything in the evening. Unfortunately it's put us off going back there again

Nice little pub with a very friendly atmosphere - staff were very good and attentive and the drinks crisp and cold. We both had starters which were nice and both went for the Sunday Roast (Chicken / 2 meats) and whilst there was really good...

First visit to the Queen Victotia, lovely pub , good selection of food + a specials board, food was lovely beautifuly cooked, nice selection of wines, the staff were very friendly and welcoming all in all a very pleasant evening

I lived in Maldon for years why have I never been here? fabulous I had tandoori chicken sizzler, with drunken peaces in prosecco for dessert! my Auntie had Salmon with lobster and prawn sauce, and our friends had the liver suet pud, Hendricks was served...

wow I lived in Maldon for years, how did I not go here? fantastic food and hospitality perfect, I had tandoori chicken sizzler with drunken fruit for pud my Auntie had Salmon with lobster and prawn sauce new pots and veg , our friends had liver& bacon suet pud with mash and veg , we will definitely be back thanks for a fab experience 🥰

A good English pub serving local and traditional food. Service was quick and friendly and it was good value for money.

Attended a friend's wake very welcoming A lovely buffet was arranged with plenty to eat the platers were kept full all the time Very well presented

Checked we could pop over for dinner (quite busy even on Wednesdays), superb food - good range of specials, great beers and as always, quick, courteous and friendly service. Thanks James Paul and team

excellent experience. Very friendly staff and excellent food. So popular car park a bit tight but free parking nearby. a little gem.

The food is out of this world delicious (especially the steak and ale pie), the service is exceptional and friendly, the setting and atmosphere is superb. And all for a very reasonable price. Highly recommended.

Lovely food, wonderful atmosphere and friendly staff what more could you want

Lovely pub, fab garden, great food and friendly staff. Will definitely be returning.

Ate at this lovely pub restaurant for the first time last night as a belated birthday treat for my son. There were 6 of us so we prebooked. Very impressed with the extensive menu, with loads of Gluten Free choices/options for my daughter and I,...

Having had a recommendation from a neighbour we booked to celebrate a family birthday and we were not disappointed. From the moment we walked in the service was excellent and the food was both tasty and plentiful. A thoroughly enjoyable evening and we will certainly...

Went for lunch today for Emma's birthday just fantastic food ,ambience and great service.. Really recommend it's fantastic

Very nice food excellent service good selection of ales and wines Lovely little spot

Not the most picturesque area of Essex BUT fantastic secluded cosy beach scene in this small garden pub. The welcome from front of house and waiters/waitresses was so warm, friendly and genuine that we’d go back just for that. Was so serene and pretty with...