Robins Pie & Mash in Southend-on-Sea

I’m over 60 and used to eat pie and mash twice weekly in East Ham in the 60’s and 70’s at Robins in East Ham High St or at Nathan’s on the Barking Rd at the Boleyn. Today the Pies were hot, fresh and tasty. Mash was mash. Disappointed with stewed eels (unpleasant texture and no flavour - reconstituted frozen maybe- not the unctuousness of days gone by). The liquor tastes if nothing any more. Nice try but average.

First time in a while & left feeling disappointed, ordered 2 x 2 pies & mash with two cans of drink that came to £23 but the size of the pies seem to be getting smaller and the mash portions was so small that you could have fitted all on a saucer instead of being on a massive oval plate that looked ridiculous.

Best place I visited for a long time , atmosphere was great, the staff went above and beyond, big shout out to Alfie, Sabrina and Jodie who made my lunch with my family a wonderful experience x

Best family run place and good food hot and great customer service , staff was so polite and made sure if I liked it or not and gave a free few extra pies, which is a change in this day and age very good experience and great for the money

Ridiculously small portions of single pie and mash. A TOTAL RIP OFF!!!! We eat pie and mash in London regularly but this place was the WORST PIE & MASH WE HAVE EVER HAD IN 30 YEARS OF EATING PIE & MASH AS LONDONERS!!! The pies were very small, the mash had lots of bits and ‘black eyes’ in it from the potato. It was ‘grainy’ where there was a lack of seasoning or butter etc. The liquor was like water and didn’t look anything like liquor. We had to purchase double pies & double mash each to get a proper size portion as the single pie and mash was a joke! Even my 6 year old was still hungry after. In addition the place was dirty with tables empty with dirty plates and rubbish. We had to ask staff to clear the table. ROBINS SOUTHEND ON SEA YOU NEED TO STEP IT UP! It was Halloween Parade day and this place was half empty on a Saturday afternoon so clearly something is very wrong here. We WOULD DEFINITELU NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE, PORTIONS ARE RIDICULOYSLY TINY AND IT TASTED BLAND WITH LIQUOR THAT WAS LIKE DIRTY WATER. How embarrassing serving this to customers. £4.50 for a tiny pie & liquor and £9.00 FOR DOUBLE DOUBLE! A COMPLETE RIP OFF. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE!

I popped into Southend and was not aware of Robins Pie and Mash as they are in a side street. I remember Robins from the 70's when I use to live in East Ham. On entry the shop is super clean, the young lady was constantly cleaning down surfaces. The ambience was that of a typical pie and mash shop, wooden benches, Formica tables, it evoked many memories. The staff were incredibly friendly and a special mention to Alfie who was a top fella. Sorry I didn’t know the young ladies name but she was an asset to the shop. I ordered 2 pies and one mash with gravy and a can of coke. It all came to £8 which was not out of the way for a decent dinner. The pies and mash was served up and I was not disappointed. The pastry was crisp and light, the filling was quality mince and the gravy was plentiful. It was all so tasty I even ordered a takeaway after my meal to take home to the wife with a portion of Liquor. I will definitely return when I am in Southend, this should not be missed.

Beautiful pie & mash always clean too.Myself and family have been eating at Robins way back too the East Ham days.I’ll always remember the late legendary EAST END QUEEN JUNE ROBINS Definitely recommend this place you won’t be disappointed

Was having their shop front replaced, So bit loud but our choice and didn't deserve our meal.Was our second time all the staff went out their way to help us with needs.

Such friendly staff and great service. The food is great too and priced well. Will visit again soon. Thank you

Stop of lunch. Got a take out was de lish. Will definitely order again from here. Got to support local businesses. Will order again soon

Came across this pie and mash shop by accident, but what a lovely find . Very friendly welcome by the staff, nice and clean and wonderful food. Look Robin's up if you are in the area I definitely will

First time of trying pie and mash and absolutely loved it! The staff are amazing and so friendly. Love to see places like this and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Drove all the way to Southend on a Wednesday at 15:45 to eat here as the website says open, paid to Park and got there to find the shop CLOSED, grrrh!!!

I went there today to get pie and mash to take away very disappointed the pies where over cooked and under filled will not be going back there agian as a londonner i think i know what pie and mash should taste like. Mabe thay just had a bad day i dont know.

I really like Robins. Everyone who works there is welcoming in an easy, natural way. It’s always spotless. Like many others, my roots are in East London and eating here brings back great memories. I loved Pie n’ Mash growing up but am now vegan. So the fact that they do vegan pies is fabulous for me and lets me relive a bit of my past. Thank you Robins! There’s a good poem on the wall too....

We have had two takeaways from here in the last few months - excellent quality and quantity. And staff who are friendly as well, thanks so much.

robins pie "n" mash shop is tucked away down a side street off of the main high street which leads down to the sea front. the layout of the shop reminded us of the pie"n" mash shops that we visited in the east end of london over 60 years ago -- and most importantlly , the pie, mash and liquer was just as delicious.

Double double ( if you know you know ). Great after lockdown, always brings back memories of my nan and childhood in East Ham. Traditional and proper just as it should be.

I'm 63. And have visited a lot of pie and mash shops. With my love of jellied eels. I have been a regular visitor all over the country. So please tell me what was in their pies it tasted close to Ransed.... the mash was like the lumpy mash potato that you had at school. Very lumpy. The only ok part was the liquor. I also had a portion of jellied eels. They were ok. I have never given a bad review before. But really. Only 3 ingredients. It's not to much to ask for a proper pie. Not the ones you get from the supermarket. It should have minced meat. And not much else. Very very disappointed.!!!

Great friendly business who helped to support local key workers today. Tasty food and friendly staff. Treat yourself to an authentic experience of the East End!

I headed in with my meat eating husband ready to eat just mash n liquor, only to discover they serve Vegan Pies! Perfect! Delicious 😋 Very clean premises and happy welcoming staff, will definitely visit again soon 🤩

Went in last sunday about 1 food was great and girl behind counter was beautiful recomend it to anyone and hope girl calls me also it was very clean and friendly

On visiting the Adventure Park & Amusements all around Southend we went in to sample the pie n mash & being bought up in Deptford & New Cross had high hopes .......... which were satisfied!!! Lovely the place was packed so that spoke for itself.We’ll definitely go back when we’re shaking the 2p machines. Perfect

Pie n mash from a pie n mash shop is the same the Eastend over....and this is no exception its a typical Eastend pie shop pie which is amazing, mash, well mash and liquor again hitting the mark......obviously not to everyones taste but as an Eastender myself, Whitecapel originally, now living in Southend, its an absolute treat thank you

I know Pie and Mash isn't everyones thing. Its just good basic, no frills, hot & tasty food. Robins always takes me back to when we'd go to a pie and mash shop in Tooting. This is the best, most authentic, that I've had in the subsequent @40 years.

Very tasty pies at a reasonable price. Lovely staff. Very filling, wish we had them up north! New for me having the liquor!

Great place, popped in Sunday for lunch. Fast quick service. Reasonably priced and easy to use menu.

Great Scottish beef ingredients in the pies. Good service for just over £5!! Will definitely be back. Try the chilli vinegar.

Just Yum! An old East Ham YUM!! Robins of East Ham in Southend (and Basildon) absolutely fabulous and a favourite of me & my mum while our shopping 😋

An old Sothend delicacy and choice of eels, herring and many other traditional recipies of the area. Great service friendly people often sharing their opinions and their jokes with hearty banter - a great experience.

I always go there when I am in Southend at lunch time great pie and mash just how I want it. I have taken my daughter who has the veg pie and she has said it was lovely

My dear friend Rupert and I attended Eton together as children. Rupert now owns one of Southends leading art galleries and he considers himself a bit of a "geezer".

This caters purely for pie and mash and if you like this ,you will not be disappointed . generous portions at reasonable prices and presented exactly as you would want .we will return . believe take aways available as well .

I come from London’s east end so have sat in more than my fare share of pie and mash shops. This one does not disappoint. Along with traditional pie and mash there are many other choices. Prices are good, staff friendly and it was spot less.

Nice food , only fault I had was the mash was a bit watery, nice staff but they need to work with each other a bit more chef was rude & shouting at lady serving the food in front of customers , would come back again when visiting Southend

Tradition pie and mash - best around just excellent - the pies and mash with lashings of liquor and pepper and vinegar - you can take away too

Whenever I visit a town that has a Pie Mash shop I always try to pop in and see what the quality of the food is like.

Good traditional Pie & Mash in a traditional style Pie & Mash shop with marble tables and cheery quick service.

I know the pie and mash is good there, but there's nothing advising that they are not open on Mondays. Went there this Monday with friends from Germany to find a locked door. No sign of an hours of business sign. Web inferred they were open. Review only based on lack of correct information and not the food.

Have been here a few times,service not bad but have to wait for your hot drinks then they call you back up to the jump when there ready.

This pie shop serves good traditional pie & mash, simple, tasty, no fuss. Only downside is that the benches for the seating is very uncomfortable & small.

We went here a while back and a lady was serving and it was great so made another visit......the man serving acted like it was all too much trouble. The restaurant had 4 tables being used and yet we had a long wait for food and had finished our food before getting our cup of tea. Gravy was runny and my husband said that there was not enough liquor.

Decided to have a east end lunch last week. Cafe is basic but very nice inside clean and staff are great. The pie was ok but I felt liquor was not strong enough to in flavour. But overall it's a great cheap lunch.

I grew up eating pie mash in Bethnal Green every lunchtime as a school boy, Kellys.

Down visiting family from Portsmouth originally from essex if you want some proper pie and mash go no further than here you will not regret it

coming as i do from the east end ..hackney...where there were pie shops everywhere ...this place would not last very long ....

Took my mum here for her first ever pie n mash experience.

Only decent pie and mash around this area that I know of. Parking can be a problem but usuall find somewhere nearby

I can't understand why people criticise this pie and mash shop. Great food at a good price. It is off the main road, so perhaps that is why it's not always so busy as their other shops. Give it a try but remember its is a pie and mash shop, not a 5 star diner!!

Love a visit to Southend so I can get my teeth into a Robins pie and mash. I usually go to the one in Wanstead on the way to football but this one is just as good and the girl serving was friendly and helpful (my missus wanted the liquor separate).

This place should be called Robins Pie and Pie shop!!! I was so looking forward to this visit but we got there and found out it had NO MASH!! WTF? How long does it take to boil a few spuds? The shop doesn't shut until 4pm (45 minutes time). Somebody had apparently made a telephone order and ordered ALL of the mashed potato???? What a joke! I won't be visiting again.

After reading some good reviews, popped in to Robins to try the Pie & Mash. I usually visit the Restaurant round the corner for Pie & Mash which isn't bad, so was hoping this time to try something better...... if it lived up to Manzies..... yea !!!!!!However it didn't. I had 2 Pies & Liquor and decided to take 3 Pies back with Liquor for the family.I wish I had eaten the Pie & Mash first.I noticed the Pies were a little well done, but it just wasn't the Pastry, the Mince inside tasted Burnt, very strange.Must say, when I got home same opinion.I miss a really good Pie & Mash in Southend, sadly Robins for me was not a great experience and one I would return too.

Visited Southend on Monday and saw robins pie and mash, looked like the real thing. Tiled walls, bench seats and limited menu. We were told pies were made there so we tried them. Pie, mash and liquor. They also sell eels . Best pies we have had for ages, nice thin, crisp pastry that melts in your mouth. Where we live it's not possible to buy and we often travel into London to have this meal. Can recommend its the authentic taste and the service is swift and friendly.

My wife and I had the pleasure of my mother-in-law's company yesterday and spent a few hours in Southend. As an east end lass she was brought up on the traditional pie & mash shops of that area in the post war decades. I had never experienced a proper pie & mash shop but was more than happy to give it a go being a lover of anything that involves pastry. The seating and tables were traditional with narrow, double sided benches between the rectangular tables. The décor was clean with framed photographs of the East End characters and Robin's history. It was counter service and the staff were very friendly. We all went for double pie, mash & liquor(a kind of parsley gravy) and it was even more enjoyable than I would have hoped. The pies were filled with minced beef and the pastry was surprisingly thin, which made it light and very moreish. The mash was filling, smooth & delicious. Although I'd normally associate parsley sauce with fish the parsley liquor complimented the pie and mash beautifully. I would heartily recommend Robins and look forward to my next visit. They also do eels but I wasn't brave enough to try those!

i so look forward to my pie mash and liquor, only get to visit once a year on a coach trip to southend. roll on 18th august, its excellent food here and will be taking lots of pies and liquor home with me.

Reminds me of childhood with my East End family roots.Too many of the current "pretenders" struggle to re create the mixture of food,atmosphere,and service quality of the historic London Pie & Mash Shops but Robins appear to have succeeded on all counts. I haven't visited their other locations/shops but assume that this is consistent throughout.Had "double pie and mash" and pies were tasty with the liquor an excellent consistency.Restaurant was clean and service good and the lack of knives in the cutlery tray a clear indicator that this was a "proper" Pie & Mash Shop.Highly recommended for day trippers to Southend and locals alike, close to sea front and High Street.

Great little Pie & Mash shop. Well worth a visit when coming to Southend. Very quick Service and great Pies.

Heard of this place from my nan who's an East Londoner and said the pie & mash here is very good. We went here one lunch time and was pretty busy and the food looked delicious, we ordered and sat at our table. Food came over pretty quick and was really tasty a proper East London run pie & mash shop in Southend. Will be returning

My type of food and really a great meal .I have one pie and two mad with liquor then put vining around and pepper on . Just handsome

Great pie & mash, reasonably priced. Have used this on a number of occasions and it's always come up to our expectations. Also get some to take away to relive the experience at home later in the week!

Always visit when in Southend.....good portion of eels and all is as it should be.will be in again soon on my next trip to Essex.

Served so quick hardly had time to get comfy ,filled a hole average meal at a very cheap price ! tables cleaned quick seemed very popular with locals nice cup of tea as well.

Pie and Mash - food of the gods! Really well cooked, nice staff and a friendly atmosphere. What's not to like?

Its just like the east end in southend with lovely friendly staff all cooked fresh and hot very clean

really impressed with food and service, young lady was great with entering with wheelchair,service just marvellous, well worth the visit, scrumpteous! try the special deal..great!

I have been visiting Robins other branches , So on saturday me and my son headed out to Robbins ' Southend' And boy was it worth the drive, Clean and friendly staff, The pies seem to come from the back, Oven area , Most other pie shops have a stock of pies behind counter, But when the came out , Hot and filled with lots of meat , I've been told a new one has just opened in chingford , So we will be there very soon

This shop provides the best pie, mash and liquer Ive had in Southend. Genuine staff in a clean and friendly environment.

Excellent pie and mash, friendly and attentive staff very clean, food was cooked just right, very filling.

Lovely pie and mash with liquor at lunch. The portion sizes are extremely generous and the price is reasonable.My only gripe would be that you have to go to the counter to get your food and drinks, maybe this is traditional, but there are plenty of waitresses around who could serve at the tables.All in all not an issue and would go back.

tried robins for first time. while visiting family.. checked reviews online.. and they were spot onchose pie and mash take away, travelled well back to blackpool.. heated up the next day.. partner who was brought up on pie and mash. ..states perfect!even took a portion back for a friend who as not tried pie and mash and was impressed.

Best pie and mash in southend Always hot good price, the only thing which lets it down sometimes you do not get enough mash, The People who run it are really nice and friendly.

One of the best Traditional Pie and Mash that I have ever had and I have had many. I will definitely be coming back!

If you like a taste of Essex traditional food then make your way to Robins Pie & Mash, where you can savour their very tasty pie & mash with liquor & other old favourites. The staff there are nice & friendly, the food is good & all at a very reasonable price.

My Partner and myself were over the moon to find a Robins pie and mash shop was located in Southend. We had a day booked off so decided to go along. But was disappointed to see the shop closed with a sign saying closed due to staffing issues. It put a damper on an otherwise good day. Whilst I understand this is unavoidable some information on the website would be the way forward.

Great Food & Lovely staff, nothing like there pie n mash yum yum welcoming and clean didn't have to wait too long for the food which was served by pleasant and helpful staff, would recommend a visit here.

The pie n mash was excellent the best pie n mash I've had in a long time. Great food at a good price. The service is quick and everything was just spot on. Good place for families as even the kids love it. I would recommend it any day and it beats all the regular seaside fish n chips as it's not swimming in cooking fat. Can't wait to go again when we are next in town

Go into town for a pie and mash every saturday you can not beat the pie and mash from here always hot and lovely. the only thing is that they should put a little bit more mash, apart from that it is a great pie and mash.

Being fussy about our pie n mash we were both very happy with the pie mash on offer here, the place looked clean smelt clean, very friendly woman who served us. Next time in Southend we will be sure to nip in again.. Thumbs up

I came across this place by accident initially, walking down side streets in Southend. I am pleased I did because since that accidental find I try to go here whenever I am in Southend around lunchtime. Food is tasty, hot and plentiful and delivered fast by excellent staff. especially great with a mug of their tea. Pie, Mash, Liquor and a Mug of Tea - Bliss!

I used to go to Robins in East Ham and loved it - their venture to Southend is just as good. It's a proper old school pie and mash shop with bench seats, just as they should be! Great pies and liquor - even their mash is ok and I'm a bit dubious usually. Definitely the best of its type in the area and very good value for money.