Riviera in Southend-on-Sea

£10 min charge and missed out the extras and baguettes overpriced won’t use again

The new owner is very rude, I’ve been going here for years staff was so lovely, well not anymore they aren’t. Will never go again

had a nice walk on the seafront and had a coffee on the way back, nicely set out with screens, sanitiser before you go in

We took our two little granddaughters there couple of weeks ago and we had homemade steak pie and chips, gravy and peas. First time I have eaten a whole meal out, it was perfect. Our granddaughters ordered chicken nuggets and chips. The nicest nuggets we have seen anywhere. My youngest granddaughter is very picky wither her food, but she was eating non stop. I asked if they were nice, her reply in a loud voice,” they not nice Nana they are DE LIC OUS. Couldn’t ask for more than that.

Good fish and chips, great location, pleasant service

We both had medium sized fish and chips/fish and salad and it was an ideal lunchtime size. Good pot of tea and thick bread and butter. Only disappointment was no pickled onions! All served with a smile! Great to sit under the outside canopy on a nice warm day, overlooking the estuary. One of the more traditional cafes along here and I like it.

Shout out to the chef💪💪👌👌 Best bubble i ever had

We had a lovely breakfast, I asked for the veggie with extras. It Is reasonable in price too.

Nice place but when it is hot it gets very busy.

Food service price all exceptional value been going there 9 years and never been disappointed

One of our favourite places to eat in Southend, great location, sea views & plenty of parking in easy walking distance. We like to have fish & chips but they have plenty of other choices on the menu including vegitarian. My brother in law always has the home made steak pie. For desert you can't go far wrong with pancakes, maple syrup & ice cream. They are not licenced but are happy for to bring your own wine. Personally we prefer a lot of tea!We've always found the staff very friendly & helpful.

Went in to the riviera as my usual arches venue was not open yet.Had a full breakfast. The food had grease coming out of it into the plate and the bacon and sausage had been deep fried not grilled.Average place and won’t be back

A really unpleasant experience. Food OK but got our order wrong. It was not busy but the staff could not have been any ruder. Clearly did not want us to be there. We are never going back and will take our custom to one of the more friendly cafes nearby.

Had southern fried burger and chips roll was cold like had been defrosted and chicken burger was really cold in the middle not great told them about it no apology or discount will not be returning.

Fantastic staff, polite and really helpful. Nice food too

Visit this seaside restuarant/cafe regularly have yet to have a bad meal good service reasonable prices

We booked the restaurant for 6.30 on 12th June for 9 people to celebrate my son’s and grandson’s birthdays. When we arrived they were shut. They had taken a phone number so no excuse for not letting us know. After taking a booking they should have honoured it anyway. Will not use them again as they ruined our evening!!!

Do this is not the most modern or the most welcoming looking but hey ho the food makes up for that. Fish chips a nice salad garnish and pot of tea less than £10. Great view and friendly helpful staff. We were served quickly and just one check to make sure everything was ok A great place highly recommended

Nice service. food (salmon and shrimp) ready-made products from the store. Good localization reasonable prices

We had a lovely vegetarian full english here today and it was gorgeous. The bubble and squeak gave it the edge over other breakfasts we have had. The staff were very friendly and the service was quick. It was very busy in Southend today but they did not rush us to leave. Very impressed. Many thanks.

If I've found the right restaurant then this one is near Southend Pier. Well, we were hungry so went for a bite to eat. Um, food was delicious. But I managed to extract EIGHT BONES from the fish we were having. The others weren't liking the findings either. The bill for the eight of us and lots of bones? £89.70. Yes, that much. Oh, do I have a few bones to pick. Literally. Tad overpriced. Miscellaneous stuff? Motorbikes roared past us for ages. Idiotic bikers. Elsewhere staff were helpful and food came within a few minutes. Come here by all means, but you won't be choking on the price, but the food. In a good way. Ish

I visited here with my friends when we wasn’t sure what we fancied to eat, the large menu catered for all of us and was glad to hear that they accepted card. The service was great and glasses were provided promptly when we brought our own alcohol. Was a lovely experience and will definitely be returning.

We eat here often as it is one of the places that allow dogs in and supply them with water. We have always found the staff to be really friendly and pleasant, always helpful and they even remember our drink order. The added bonus is the food is really good. We have tried the Skate and Chips, Breakfast, Omelette and Lasagna and have never been disappointed. Well worth a visit

We stopped here for lunch and this place didn’t disappoint.we went for breakfast and large cod served chips and salad,very delicious .

My husband and I eat at the Riviera often and the food is always of good quality and delicious. We wouldn’t go anywhere else in the area. The staff are really lovely and attentive, would highly recommend.

A lovely find at the seafront. Both my partner, myself and our two children enjoyed our visit and we will definitely return. The place is clean, and the service is friendly and attentive. The menu is vast, and food was served quickly, piping hot and delicious. The kids were entertained which is always a bonus. Started our seaside walk off well!!!

Lovely fish and chips and steak pie. Massive menu, definitely something for everyone. Friendly serving staff and welcoming atmosphere.

Been here a few times now and can now give an honest opinion. Not the most attractive cafe in the "Arches" but the service has always been fantastic, the food has always been excellent. Its nice to get a pot of tea for two and a jug of boiling water to add later, we had at least 5 cups between us. The portion sizes have been great and they always welcome our dog. Give it a try.

Great food x lovely place to eat x reasonable prices x comfortable x

Been here lots of times and tried a wide range of dishes, the fish and chips are a classic, personally I recommend anything with chicken or steak as it is always cooked to perfection! Portion sizes are great and overall good value for money. Really recommend.

Just enjoyed a huge jacket potato for lunch at the Riviera Cafe on Southend sea front. My wife had coronation chicken filling and I had chicken and bacon mayonnaise. Massive fillings, tasty potato and really fresh salad garnish. All for £8.95 each.Just right after an appetising winter walk along the sea front and we certainly won't need anything else to eat today.

Lovely restaurant to stop by and have a hearty breakfast in, great value for money and good service.

The Riviera isn't the most appealing or trendy looking eating place in the Arches, but the service is very friendly...

Lo mejor en un bonito día soleado de pescado y patatas fritas en el mar. Sin duda la Riviera entregado a este respecto con caliente cod precario blanco en una masa encantador sirve por un camarero amable. Otros miembros de mi familia había pastel de...

Desayuno tardío en este "Café arcos".

Yo trabajo para una casa de reposo y tomó varios de nuestros residentes del paseo marítimo para el almuerzo. Elegimos la Riviera, ya que era accesible para las sillas de ruedas. El personal era muy servicial, nada era demasiada molestia y la comida era fabulosa. Gracias por su apoyo para ayudar a nuestros clientes disfrutar de su excursión. Sin duda volveremos.

Un excelente desayuno con la familia tratamos y vienen aquí cada semana por nuestro desayuno y nunca tuvimos una mala comida o un mal servicio. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente.

Fuimos un lunes tranquilo cuando nuestro 'frío habitual de café estaba cerrado y estamos muy contentos de haberlo hecho. El servicio era amable y rápido y la comida era deliciosa y parecía en gran medida casera. Mi lasaña vegetal era abundante y delicioso, los niños disfrutaron de su gran porción de patatas fritas, nuggets de pollo en pasta y pan casero de ajo. La adolescente con una acabada y tortitas recién preparado que mejor que mi padre y pidió una visita de regreso más tarde esa semana. Aunque no es el más barato el café los arcos fue sin duda una buena relación calidad-precio y nos dieron el pancake en la casa! Sin duda volveremos!

9 de nosotros comimos allí y todos disfrutamos de la comida. Buen tamaño de las porciones, la comida llegó al mismo tiempo. La camarera era precioso, y el precio muy razonable. Para pescado y patatas fritas en el mar por un costo razonable, no te puedes equivocar.

I don't often choose to visit any of the 'arches' cafes because you can get better food for a cheaper price away from the seafront but sometimes it's nice to sit at the arches and watch the world go by. if I do, I always go to Riviera. This place has good quality homemade food, good portions and good service. My favourite of all the arches cafes!.

Visited loads of times and have yet to have a bad meal.Quite a popular restaurant and very reasonable prices Furnishing are what you would expect from a seaside cafe/restaurant but the meals are very good as is the service .my son always settles for the swordfish but the normal fish and chips are excellent. Would also recommend the Sunday roast and their bacon/mushroom omelettes are 2nd to none

This is an unpretentious establishment set within a group of eateries. We were amazed how difficult it was to get this standard seaside treat (later discovered some places a little inland in Southend). The service was obliging, the food good (nice chuncky chips and well-cooked fish) and we saw a couple of enormous tiramisus being taken outside to diners. Noted that you had to bring your own wine, butt the Riviera now takes credit cards.

The Arches restaurants at Westcliff, all of them overlooking the water, are an institution and popular with locals as well as tourists. When all is said and done, they are mostly pretty similar and it's hard to choose which one when all the menus are much the same.You won't go wrong with any of them, but this is not the best of them, and some things here are pretty old-fashioned by now. Mass-produced coleslaw, , milkshakes made with decent ice cream but dreadful acidy syrups instead of fruit are not really good enough any more - and certainly not at these prices. Friendly service, but pass along the arches and you can do better.

enjoyed the food i had cod chips and salad £6.95 was cooked just how i like it, fresh skate salad and chips £12.95 service was good

Delicious fish and chips - a tasty piece of skate served with yummy chips, coleslaw and salad. I had the small portion which was more than plenty. It was nicely presented on an oval platter and thoroughly enjoyable.On the seafront at Westcliff. Thoroughly recommended.Definitely going back!

Four of us went one evening. Two had grilled salmon, two had haddock, one fried one grilled. The salmon dishes with a baked potato and salad were excellent. But both haddock dishes were disappointing. The fried haddock flesh was hard in places. Whether the fish had been frozen and quickly defrosted I don't know. I should have said something at the time. Service was fine and the food well presented. Can't rate it more than 3 stars because of the haddock.

We went here for lunch as a family friendly staff and nice location overlooking the mouth of the Thames. It is a dog friendly cafe/restaurant which is handy. However the service was not great and the food wasn't that nice. I found a hair in my food which was revolting the omlet was lukewarm however chips were ok you can't really go wrong with chips though! Didn't eat salad as it looked unappetising will go somewhere else next time.

I'll give it four stars because of the location, overlooking the Thames Estuary on a sunny day; because we were in good company and because the service was friendly, jolly and unhurried. On the other hand the batter on both the whitebait and the calamari could have been a little thinner and the 'home made' chicken and steak pies a bit more..... well, more like homemade! Nice prawn cocktail, though. Overall, not bad, and I'll probably go again.

The Arches are a bit of a thing, breakfasts for locals, lunches for trippers. Given the choice the Riviera is the best of a good bunch

The first thing to say is don't be deceived by the the look from the outside, because looks are very deceiving. More important is the service received and prices. As we entered this establishment the staff were very welcoming and served us with a smile and greeted us warmly. We said that there were 7 adults and we also had a dog with us, the owner said dogs can go in. In not time at all, a table was quickly put together and the dog allowed in. Various different lunches were ordered all cooked superbly, tasted very nice and the prices very competitive. Whilst waiting for our food and as our drinks were served the waitress even got the dog a bowl of water (excellent). Will no doubt visit again when in the area.