Sailor Boy Freehouse in Tendring

Didn't have food in pub but there's a great chippy round the corner service in pub was good most punters in the pub were locals good people 👍

nice pub by the sea but doesnt do meals outside of the summer season

Love the sailor boy, staff are always friendly,

Staff are excellent. Food was amazing. Really great atmosphere.

Great pub, especially at the weekends when the karaoke is outside

Nice friendly pub, good atmosphere. Kareoke outside on weekends during the summer.season

Used to go there over 20 years ago not really changed but it was nice walking in to familiar place didn't have food

We were walking along the seafront and we stopped off for a 🍺, also had some fish and chips and as it was a lovely day had another couple of lagers.. friendly staff and was nice atmosphere sitting in the 🌞

Very helpful staff brilliant service 👏

Nice pub !. Upon our visit they had an outside disco . They had a choice of two real ales at a good price . Inside was quite as it was a nice day There were more people outside, than in .

Nice pint of beer on the seafront

Don't think I will be going back

Great place for food and to take the kids

Great little put with entertainment

Coming back after 2 years being dissapointed that the prices went up and the Quality suffers 2 years ago i got large Chips for the price of a Medium one and now they actually taste like card Board and 4 £ for a mouthfiller of Chips is not selling its close to stealing 👎😔

Nice retro feel, decent pricing and friendly staff.

Have been coming to st osyth since I was a kid and I'm now bringing my kids. It's such a lovely family area to sit outside on the benches and eat fish and chips whilst having a pint and enjoying the cool sea breeze. Hope this place stays around to bring the grandkids too in another 20 years 😳

Great place to just have a beer and relax

Lovely place with good staff & normal prices , good for karaoke too.

Food was ok not the best quality and over priced but good service and quick and efficient.

Nice pub everyone is friendly. The prices are reasonable. Me and gf came here and then made tracks to the naturist beach to strip off. We went to the chip shop on another day and all the food was cooked to order and fresh.

Great entertainment on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Great place to bring family for meal,activities especially if u have the right weather

Visited for a drink and to get a stamp on the Tendring CAMRA pub passport. Had a pint of Cornish Best. Nice pub with great atmosphere and nice people. We had pie and chips next door.

me and my boyfriend went to sailor boy free house with friends for karaoke plenty of tables to sit down and drinks are what you pay for staff were OK too

Lovely pub, great atmosphere. Karaoke night with Jase the Face was brilliant, a very enjoyable evening. Welcoming staff and good service. If you're in the area make sure you visit!

Friendly staff. Lovely atmosphere. Dog friendly. Food is a bit on the expensive side,

Good food at a good price in a traditional pub restaurant setting at Donnas restaurant. Would highly recommend

I liked it because food was good. The manager was very friendly and the server knew how to play Pokemon GO. -Lily

Sailor boy is great. The fish and chips are the best we have ever had! The pub is a classic family pub and fairly prices. They also have a lovely amusements too. Best of all they are dog friendly too!

The atmosphere was nice in there we got there at 12 and they shut at 1. They said we can not get drinks or stay in there if your not in there by 11, so what’s when point on being open till 1 and not letting people in. Just loosing out on money

Disappointing used to be very lively

Always enjoy everything about the sailor boy food or entertainment 100% recommend.

Would like to know how they can charge £16.90 for a deep fried sausage in a roll (hot dog) with 15 overdone chips!!!!

Great fella serving......peter I think 🤔

Something for all the family. Had a great time

Excellent customer service. John Smiths served here x

Great pub,great staff,good prices

Had Sunday 3 course roast dinner the food was absolutely spot-on. Was served by Andy and Amanda who are very friendly and efficient. I’ll be definitely returning again.

Good value old British fry up. Not the vibe I was expecting by the coast on a Sunday morning haha. Yummy food !

Had breakfast after walking around the Sunday market....😋👍👍

Very nice atmosphere and the service is hood

Friendly pub. Staff are professional. Décor very dark. Sunday serves breakfast when the market is on.

Had evening meal here and breakfast in the morning was lovely and tasty

Great bar sunday roast amazing, staff n service brilliant xx

Always have great night , made to feel very welcome. Entertainment brilliant, food very good freshly prepared

Went to this chip shop had large cof and chips but the fish was full of bones for the second time wont go there again

Lovely pub and an amazing atmosphere

Easter Monday in the pouring rain is definitely off-season, but this was still nice and tasty as an experience. Not top notch, but well priced for what it was. And significantly better thanwalking dogs on the beach in horizontal rain

Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. A fun place to be.

Beautiful cook breakfast not greasy staff pleasent would recommed

Went for breakfast which was ok. Nothing special but an average 'greasy spoon'. What's most annoying is the noise, especially chairs being scraped across the floor. Would advise to eat outdoors if possible to avoid this.

Nice sea front pub.Entertainment at week ends outside and in..Well worth a visit with your family.

Top place ,friendly, good service good beer,

First time eating from here today. Was absolutely delicious. We had the cod,plaice,scampi and chips. Very generous portion size. Very friendly owner and staff..Very good prices..Next visit to Clacton and we will return..many thanks..

Not for real ale drinkers, but friendly service and we'll positioned next to a very good fish and chip shop.

The best roast dinner had for a while, home cooked, not frozen, vegetables cooked just right not slushy or too hard, meat tender n all in all was very nice.. Gets packed so recommend booking! Good service n hot food would def visit again.

Very friendly staff , very lovely food x

Good fish and chips had for dinner

Just had a lovely dinner, great food and lovely staff. Thank you.

Food was great, bit overpriced though. Very dated decor but will definitely go back again in the future.

Always a good bit of fish from here well recommended

Used to go there regularly in the past before lockdown. New owners have decorated the interior and looking fresh and clean. Old atmosphere has been lost though. Constant noisy moving of chairs reminding us of thunder. New mugs kept drinks hot and appreciated. Dinner for us came in batches and first person had finished eating before the other two meals arrived. Chips were the thin skinny ones not traditional chips. The saying goes something about not to repeat happy memories. So true

Considering the amount of people trying to get food at once when I went, the service is outstanding. The food is good, but not amazing vs other chippies. The curry sauce was warm, chips good, pie warm, sausage in batter was ok.

Beer prices are very high. Had breakfast it was OK for the money. Entertainment was a singer she was good. I do think the pubs take the hoilday makers for a ride!!

Very busy, but well worth the wait

Popped in for Sunday lunch(booking in advance is a must) food was absolutely lovely. Really good portions and great value for money. The staff were so friendly. Will defiantly be coming back!

Great pub really good atmosphere bar staff out of this world Donna and Pete Reck and Lawrence couldn't do enough for there customers very pleasant place to be.

Enjoyed a pint in the sunshine....Great service

Nice evening out friendly staff

Lovely food, friendly staff. Relax family atmosphere.

Great atmosphere, plenty of outside space.

Quality pint, service and atmosphere

Very nice to go and have a drink and something to eat

Coffee terrible cash only ,Abit rough looking.

The best barman ever, fantastic device & great guy..

Here there is a great fish n chip shop cafe

Good quality beers best bit is the chippy next door

Avoid!!! My partner and I went there last night, hoping to have a few drinks and something to eat for mu partners 50th birthday. We had children aged 13, 10 and 1, very well behaved. We walked in and sat at the table when the man behind the bar, told my partner the puschchair with my 1 year old sat in (which wasn't in anyones way), and its a small puschchair,couldnt be in the pub. So we had to sit outside in the cold for 1 drink as the baby was freezing. The man behind the bar was very rude, and you could tell by what he was saying he didnt want us in there and he may as well of just said f@@¥ off. Avoid at all costs, it seemed very clicky.

Great home cooked food for a good price with great service, well worth a visit

Was in the pub part back in 2019 before covid. Still the same. The fish and chip part fantastic, friendly staff, can have a laugh o and battered Mars bar as well as Creme egg brilliant!

Very clicky was drinking with family a regular kept "accidentally " splashing drink on a friends back no idea why, this happened 4 times nothing was done by staff. Also I sent my son to village for extra cash and he was not allowed back in I actually had a drink taken from my hands and was told "you ain't giving it to him" meaning my son who actually bought the drink before going to village for money that would have been spent on there premises... me and my son are now barred by the landlady.... am I bothered no but am annoyed because it was there regulars who were aggravating my family luckily they didn't stoop to there childish level. As for being barred did us both a favour.

Totally loved it ,old fashioned pack em in pub with light spacious restaurant, only had Sunday dinner so far but it was BANGING going again ,thanks Amanda and crew

Went on way back from arcade 2 large g and t 1 large vodka tonic and bottle coke £27! That's west end prices place is dark inside and not that friendly said goodbye and took glasses back and basically ignored last time for me!

Decent food but hasn’t changed in 25 years.

Great service good food came with our family and friends sorry didn't take pic was to hungry great price for the food

Clean and friendly cafe with plenty of seating .

Another fantastic night, we love the sailor boy. Martyn, june & the family

Great place for a cold beer, hot cuppa or a good range of freshly prepared dishes. Very handy location next to the beach and a carpark too. Seems as if they have had a change of staff and attitudes to customers all for the good! The counter areas are covid safe, staff polite and friendly and the chips, although you do seems to get more of the razor sharp crispy bits than most chippy serve up however that rest of the chips are either nice.

What a dump, dark,sticky bar,never again

Great atmosphere and great staff

Cheep and cheerful. Nice staff, clean place, next to beach, nothing fancy

Good place to have a drink on sunny days and a nice bar inside

We came here with the kids, 1st time in 8yrs, it aint changed a bit, good memories, but they don't have sky sports, hence the 3 star rating lol.

Locals are friendly and helpful. Kids played for hours on the trampoline, water ride, crazy golf, merry-go-round

Restaurant closed so no food but still advertising food not good

Loved this place as a kid still love it now great place to have a beer

First visit for a few years.Very scruffy decor! Don't think ,well I fact it hasn't been decorated since l last went? Which was about 10 years ago!!

Ordered 4 adult meals only got 3 after waiting 45 minutes

Good pub good cafe and good fish &chips great