Saxon King in Southend-on-Sea

Early Dinner with my husband. The new menu looks very good. I had something from the new Specials board, Maple glazed Pork Belly with Mash and Tenderstem Broccoli. It was delicious, cooked by Harley. I thoroughly recommend it. Hubby had Sausage and Mash and enjoyed every bit.

We went and celebrated a Birthday last night, Sarah was so lovely and made the evening. She couldn’t do enough for us and recommended some dishes off the menu when we couldn’t decide

Another great visit, food and service was top notch and I highly recommend a visit

Arranged a small gathering for a 40th birthday. Saxon is a lovely pub with fantastic staff. Particularly Zoe, who was extremely helpful during the planning and booking.

Service was quick. We both had the lamb and mini pie main course, which was delicious. I had a medium sized white wine spritzer…at £8.90 for this drink, I would say that was terrible value for money!

Friendly Staff, good quality food, nice clean place.

Nice food and great service from Vicky! Very quiet though.

It was a lovely meal, thou sold out of one of the dinners we choose, but saying that everything was delicious

Large pub with plenty of space and a beer garden with a playground. The only thing that is a pity when you sit outside is the traffic noise as it is right on the main road but apart from that everything else, food, drink and service top.

Sarah was absolutely lovely! She made us feel like we were the special customers, thank you 😁

Firstly, the ease of which I could book a table on the website was a breeze. Very welcoming staff on front staff. The service afterwards was very prompt and friendly and the food was lovely

We came for a quick family meal and rhe service was excellent all round. Lovely friendly waitress called Sarah, food came quickly and was delicious. Thank you

Came for my sons birthday, Meal was incredibly disappointing ordered pizza and steak,then told there was no pizza , changed to sausage and mash, to be told there was no mash! Steak was ordered rare came out well done, was sent back and I waited so long the rest of my party had finished eating, the steak was still not cooked properly. The desserts were nice and the servers friendly , slightly off putting having the windows cleaned around us ,especially as she was using a stainless steel food container to hold the soapy water.

Server was lovely and kind I had burger which was burnt and dry and chips were walm at best. Price point good

Hmm best pie ever? Was good and had the pleasure of bumping into Tom Shepherd in the gents, nice bloke but had a lot to say about the gravy dispensers

Millie was a lovely young lady very attentive polite and helpful.

Great Easter Monday at the Saxon king with all the family (well most of us) made even better by the great service from Vicky. She was very much on the ball as I'd already marked on the booking there was nut allergies on the table as well as gluten. Everything was made to suit the recipient. Food was hot and tasty. Atmosphere and surroundings were lovely.

Amazing place, as soon as I walked in I felt welcome 😊We came here on a whim for my mums birthday meal, Vicky walked us to our table, she was very friendly and professional. Reece made our drinks and they were absolutely lovely, very tasty! The service was amazing and the food was delicious. Highly recommend this place and special thanks to Reece and Vicky for making my mums birthday very special 😊

First visit to the Saxon King for an early dinner. Food was good but special praise should go to our server Millie who was attentive, polite and all with a smile.

Always enjoyed a nice meal with helpful and friendly service

The food was lovely, service was good. Very busy on a Saturday night. Be prepared to wait & you won't be disappointed.

Reasonably priced, good food and service. Would visit again 🙂

Vicky was brilliant, very friendly and quick service. Lovely food

We had the pleasure of being served by Vicky at The Saxon King, and she made our visit truly exceptional. From the moment we arrived, she greeted us with a warm smile and friendly demeanor, instantly making us feel welcome. Her attentiveness throughout our meal was outstanding—she made sure we had everything we needed without being intrusive. Vicky's knowledge of the menu and recommendations were spot on, and her cheerful attitude added to the overall great atmosphere of the evening. Thank you, Vicky, for such excellent service! We’ll definitely be back."

We where very happy with our wonderful waitress Vicky 💜

This was my first time at The Saxon King and I was impressed. Vicky our server was lovely and very attentive and the food was tasty and well cooked. The only things to note were my friends and I thought the food on the lunchtime menu was slightly lacking in variety, the amount of custard provided with my friends’ crumble was rather miserly and they had run out of any kind of dairy free milk advertised so I couldn’t have a coffee. These are all minor points though and all three of us said we would definitely come back again.

Great service from Vicay and food superb as always

Only one chef on and no mains available just lunch time menu.

Very happy with service and food was very nice. Perfect Sunday dinner

We've had a lovely experience and meal out today at The Saxon King. Our waiting staff Sarah was so lovely, friendly and excellent. Will definitely come again soon.

Thank you to Sarah for your lovely hospitality

A family party of 8. Friendly, efficient and attentive, but not over-bearing, service, good food and pleasant atmosphere in the bar and restaurant area.

Excellent service Viccy and James were great you have a great team there they went extra mile

Our first time to the Saxon King and we will be back! customer service was second to none and the staff all very friendly. Food very nice not a huge menu but there is good choices. Megan our waitress was very good and was very attentive. Look forward to coming back to Saxon King very soon.

Sarah served us and was extremely bubbly and helpful and was on hand to take our order promptly.

Great value ,easy parking ,excellent staff ,good all round place to eat with friends and family we travelled 4 hrs to meet up with family cannot fault it to be honest ,staff excellent and great prices,we'll done to all and being patient after getting held up in traffic

We thought the place itself was very nice and it was very busy, the bar staff were helpful and we booked meals for 4 adults and a toddler under two. In terms of the food itself it was very good but the service to get the food to us was appalling. The server first brought out the one starter which the lady asked for it to be brought out with her main. We all then waited for about 30 mins. Then the same lady's main came out and no sign of the rest of the tables meals, by this time our toddler was getting restless. When we complained the server said he would sort it out and we didn't see him again for about another 30mins so by the time we finally got our mains the first lady of the group had eaten hers and then was left sitting watching us. Although it was a busy night the floor servers could have done more and didn't even say sorry. I do like this pub and would go again but will be keeping an eye on service.

We came here for mother's day and Sarah was our waiter, she was great! The service is quick and efficient, the food is amazing and the waiters are super friendly. We came with our dog and our baby and they were super accommodating when we needed extra space or other things.

We thought the place itself was very nice and it was very busy, the bar staff were helpful and we booked meals for 4 adults and a toddler under two. In terms of the food itself it was very good but the service to get the food to us was appalling. The server first brought out the one starter which the lady asked for it to be brought out with her main. We all then waited for about 30 mins. Then the same lady's main came out and no sign of the rest of the tables meals, by this time our toddler was getting restless. When we complained the server said he would sort it out and we didn't see him again for about another 30mins so by the time we finally got our mains the first lady of the group had eaten hers and then was left sitting watching us. Although it was a busy night the floor servers could have done more and didn't even say sorry. I do like this pub and would go again but will be keeping an eye on service.

Lovely friendly atmosphere, great staff and good food. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner 🤣

Amazing service! Sarah was very lovely and attentive! Will defintely come back again!!

A good meal in a modern pub Vicky was a good waitress

Vicky was absolutely amazing, made the whole group feel welcome and like VIP's . Definitely left the most amazing impression on us , will be back if she is there 😃😃😃😃

Great food, great service (from Vicky, she's fantastic, as are all the staff), great atmosphere. Its just a great place to go for food and a drink.

I go into the Saxon King every Monday evening as part of a group with Andy’s Man Club and each week I am served by Vicky. Her service is outstanding every week and she makes the most delicious hot drinks! On the rare occasion Vicky is not on shift it is hugely noticeable! She is part of the reason we come back here every week! Ross

Pleasantly surprised with the place considering where it’s situated, Vicky was a lovely server!

Served by Vicky, she was very nice. Great food, burger was lovely, absolutely delicious dessert. Just a genuinely amazing place to go.

The food was average but there was nowhere near enough staff, the poor girl behind the bar was also taking all our food orders and we were a table of 11, without everyone else in there. We were in there 2 hours and most of us only got one course so we paid and left, won't be going back

The waitress was very attentive, food was really nice, good experience

It was our first time visiting here, we had vicky as our waitress and she was lovely, made us feel welcome. She was happy to have a chat with us and didn't try to get away to do other things, she is a true gem to the saxon king

Lovely lunch while catching up with family

Just wanted to commend Sarah for her friendly service during our visit. Very pleasant and an asset to the team. The food was good and we shall certainly return in the future. If there’s a criticism, it’s for another diner who seemed to think we’d all enjoy listening to their private FaceTime conversation. Some people have no manners! Totally not the fault of the Saxon King or its staff - it’s just a shame that they can’t confiscate some guests phones to save them from themselves…

The Sunday roastvwas excellent, the potatoes, parsnips and yorkshire pudding anazing. Vicky was very attentive and friendly. Would have given 5 stars but the heatingvappeared to be off.

Sarah was very attentive, really good waitress, food was great

Thank you to Sarah.. very attentive but not over the top.. thank you for the brilliant service

Amazing food and amazing service, super friendly and attentive, atmosphere was great! Our host was Sarah, we highly recommend the Camembert which has just been added to the menu, it was bigger than the both of us put together!

Great evening out for my Mums birthday. Sarah was very attentive and friendly. Great service and good food.

lovely waitress, and manager very welcoming and lovely customer service sarah was so polite and we so wanna come back here for a family meal

Sarah was lovely. Welcoming energy and efficient with her service. Food was good

Fabulous food! Vicky looked after us very well - we will definitely be coming back! Thank you 🤩

Vicky was fantastic, made us welcome and was very attentive

Vicky served us, she was lovely and polite

Very lovely experience. Made us feel very welcome!

good food and excellent service.

Served by Viccy , most amazing person . Love the place 5*!

The place is lovely clean and very welcoming. Staff are very friendly helpful and accommodating. Nice food with a great atmosphere. Definately recommend.

Lovely lady serviced us tonight called Megan such a lovely girl so polite and helpful !

We came here on a Tuesday lunchtime because we had a voucher , the place was very busy but they managed to get us seated very quickly , our server mollie was very welcoming and helpful with my wife’s gluten allergy , we felt very at ease when ordering food . Service was very quick without feeling rushed. even seeing how busy it was that didn’t affect our experience , both left very happy will be returning soon

Was busy and bit slow with the food, but great food good price. Kids play area is great

Not somewhere we would return to. Real ale unavailable, meal was reasonably good but website advertised set menu which was not available. Staff were excellent especially Vicky.

The food is always lovely and not too expensive. You can hear yourself speak. And the service is great.

Very good food pub. Second time there and didn't feel out of place

Had a great experience this evening. Vicky & team were so helpful, friendly and amazing.

So lovely to come out with friends and family and enjoy good food a in such a relaxed atmosphere where Vicky and Holly's service was exemplary.

I really wish I could give the service 10 stars instead of five. Vicky and Holly really made our meal absolutely incredible! Their service was exemplary and they really made us feel welcome and looked after. Vicky even took this picture while standing on a chair to make sure everybody got in. I would come back here just to receive the same service when Vicky and Holly

I found this pub by accident whilst looking for somewhere to charge my car. What a result! Instead of sitting in the car on a service station forecourt i got to sit in a cracking pub, lots of space well looked after and furnished, great food and drinks and staff super friendly. Oh, and the car chargers are easy to use and fast charging. Will now be the only place I charge when im in Southend. What a find. 5 stars 🌟

Came in with friends, five of us. Had a variety of meals which were all nice. The service from molly was second to none, polite, friendly and attentive but not too intrusive. Will definitely be back!

Millie did an excellent job from the ordering of our food to paying the bill . She was very tentative and displayed excellent customer service. We’d love to have her serve us when we come back . Very nice young lady

Wonderful service from millie! Thank you for fitting us in short notice :)

Food was nice reasonably priced great service from Millie

Great lunch at Saxon King for mums birthday, Megan was great

Our server vicky was amazing Food was great (i had hunters chicken) and I liked the historical atmosphere

Lovely meal good atmosphere. Well done Megan

Disappointed that no 0% gins were available, as many places offer a choice. The guy who served us seemed as if he couldn’t be bothered. His reply when I asked what zero gin he had, was ‘Zero’. No “Sorry we don’t stock any” So I was disappointed twice , by the lack of zero gin plus his unwelcoming attitude 🙁

Always have a great time at the Saxon...Sarah has been a breath of fresh air...so welcoming and friendly with a big smile

Will never go back walked out 40 min wait for food.

Always have a great time at our local The Saxon King...Sarah is so personable and makes us feel so welcome...big cheers to Sarah

Amazing service very polite lady called Megan

Always hAve a nice meal here, friendly staff & good service

Great atmosphere, great food, great staff giving brilliant service

We came in a group of 3, didn’t have a booking, and was seated in the nice bar areas, we ordered are food and was lovely, ours servers, chefs Harley and Noah did a great job with the food and service would definitely come back

Servers/chefs Noah and rob Delivered and recommended our lovely food dishes would recommend, great service from those two

Came to the restaurant with my boyfriend, on a whim and thoroughly enjoyed myself. We were served by the lovely Vicky who was the extremely helpful and polite. the food was nice and the atmosphere was relaxing and welcoming.

Lovely food and brilliant service from Vicky!

Always great in the Saxon King And Vicky is the best

Our server julie was amazing she gave great recommendations to what food we were fancying

Sarah was brilliant looking forward to coming back😍great food

Always a warm welcome, been coming here since we moved back into the area.

Me and my partner were greeted by the lovely Megan, our food and service was great, definitely recommend 👌

Millie was our server at The Saxon King in Southend. She was so lovely and helpful. There were 8 of us and 2 babies. Thank you Millie!! You were wonderful.