The Cricketers in Southend-on-Sea

Awesome pub now since Annie has taken over

Thank you for amazing service see you agean soon

Tasty food, service was quick and friendly and the atmosphere was good throughout the bar/restaurant. I would definitely go again and recommend to anyone wanting good food and a pleasant meal out with family or friends 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Huge pub . Great band Monkies wedding . Shame pub didn't have the crowd it deserves. Beer a bit pricey!

Great service, friendly, efficient & lovely meals.all very good value and good.

The reviews are correct Didn’t take a b4 photo but wow !!! Had the gammon which was the best I’ve had In ages Accompanied my change of parsnips with extra carrots and the gravy was delicious Will be back Thank you

Small but good venue, esp 4 bands

Always a good night especially with the bands

Uncomfortable wooden chairs nearly £5 for pint of carlsberg pale shadow of the pub it use to be

Bought 2 drinks on arrival and charged £14.00 then bought the same round again and then charged £10.50, I asked the bartender why did you charge me £14.00 last time, he said you must have had a double, which I didn’t. He just walked away and ignored me.

Stopped off on my way to the shop. Had a small soda and lime; reasonably priced. They are in the process of upgrading the place in a piecemeal way. I think it's going to be a nice place in the summer. Hopefully a rock venue like it was when I was younger. I hope you can get a license for outdoor music as they would be a nice addition.

One of the worst places I have ever been in this area. The person Running this bar is from a failed venue in southend and unfortunately she is ruining this venue too. Manager has No people skills, dreadfully run bar by her also. filthy toilets & doesn't pay her entertainment or other staff properly or on time either. I will never support a bar that treats others this way.

We've just had Sunday lunch at the newly refurbished Cricketers pub. It was a really nice experience ☺️. The pub itself is squeaky clean, bright and fresh. Nice chilled music, friendly and smiling staff ( this alone is hard to find around here!). The food was like a home cooked roast. Carvery so you choose you're meat and yorkies and help yourself to roast potatoes and loads of veg, fresh gravy and sauces. All cooked really well and very reasonably priced. Annie the landlady was charming and very attentive. They also have great live music, Fridays and Saturdays and a singer on Sundays I believe. If you're looking for a decent friendly pub for a full on session or like us a chilled lunch I highly recommend The Cricketers.

Food was lovely 10/10 - highly recommend this place, great atmosphere / staff are friendly, service is FAB they treat ya like family without the backchat from kids LOL

Nice pub, looked recently refurbished. Efficient staff Very clean, everything smelt of bleach.

Food wasn't great at all raw chicken some food went back and that was from the other table also and beef wasn't cooked hard parsnips and just a waste of money no stuffing and not a lot of veg choice. I don't expect to take food back for them to cook to standards should be cooked especially chicken on the bone. We won't be returning

Mother's day food was absolutely shocking raw food not a very nice experience for mothers day food wasn't good at all carvery was absolutely awful such a shame

Wont be eating here again wow the food the carvery wasn't good we also had other food that wasn't great Shame really we was treating elderly parents for mothering Sunday very disappointing no stuffing on the carvery no pigs in blankets no mash not a good selection of vegetables shame

Fabulous Sunday carvery! The whole family enjoyed a wonderful feast. Food was amazing and fantastic value! Highly recommend.

New management! Buts the service still poor!!

Not bad, not particularly good... E.g many of the chairs are tatty, and some of them have unwholesome stains on them... But the staff are lovely. Update: the place is now closed.

The pub is fine I just don't gel well with other life forms I like triangles

Great bar staff.. will be coming back

Wow turned up at 1pm 2 b told they don't open until one and it was one but all she could say is give me ten minutes and shut the door unbelievable rude need 2 learn customer service.... just wanna add the lady did not say 2 mins she said ten so plz don't make me out 2 b a liar....

Went on a Friday night with a few friends when live music was on. A good night out was had by all, the atmosphere was lively but still very friendly, the beer was good and at a reasonable price. Has a huge selection of gins to chose from too. Has a large outside smoking area. Would recommend this pub for a lively night out.

Friendly, reasonable priced drinks and a good live music venue.

Monday night quiz is long running ,well organised & enjoyable.we never stop learning. Recommended! Long time quiz master Les is not currently involved as caring for family matters, but each team take it in turns to host the quiz, using the same format. A couple of breaks between rounds allows time to recharge your glass with your favourite tipple, or make room for some more. And perhaps treat yourself to some crisps or nuts to accompany your drink 😊

Lovely pub and great music. We always stop off here when in the area... well worth a visit

Friendly staff, lovely live band , Dr zero and the hot heads

Great friendly place plus some fab music

Friendly staff great service can get hectic when bands are on 🤙

Came here to see Billy Liar play. Great atmosphere couple of local brews available. Beer garden to the side of the pub. 25/02/2023 Here to see Billy Liar again pub no different. Driving today so on the alcohol free beer, shame there is only one available.

Neutral review. Not open 30/1/23. Come to think about it ive not seen this pub open in last 3-4 attempted visits but there are recent reviews on this site indicating pub is open. At least the pub down the road says not open Mondays so you know.

Well priced drinks and nice atmosphere

Feelgood Band excellent....but whilst standing at bar waiting for my drinks was disgusted to hear two of your bar staff refuse to give a guy a glass of tap water, their remark was "I'm here to make money not give away water" unbelievable should be ashamed of yourselves

I'd not been in here for years. It has improved so much, good beer and worth a visit

Nice friendly pub. Toilets not to great

Visited Cricketers before heading into The Venue. Nice pub with comfortable seats and great live music. Service was quick, lack of on site parking though....but plenty nearby.

Great place to go for a meal, or to listen to live music. Freindly atmosphere, helpful staff, reasonable prices, what's not to like.

Hedgehogs were good rock band . Singer was good especially on black Betty song

Fantastic food great polite barstaff Brilliant music venue . Couldn't be better

Friendly pub, regular live music. Sunday afternoons they have blues bands. If you like live music it's well worth a visit.

Love sitting outside but inside big comfy sofas

Great pub. Good food, first choice for live music these days. Sunday sessions are great.

We went here last weekend to see "Oasis only" the Cricketers always get great bands, free entry, friendly atmosphere and service

Nice restaurant nice food what more can I say

Best pub. No bellends or trouble.

We visited on a Sunday afternoon and they had live music for free from 5pm .excellent!.good local beer (there was only one though ).food is great and all at a reasonable price .

Good beer ,afternoon drink fair price

Brilliant pub.. And they always put up with my Dad dancing extreme 🤣🤣

Such a lovely relaxing and friendly atmosphere

Great food and Italian lager on tap

Great bands, nice food, friendly service

Terrible, popped in on way home and had my shopping confiscated before I could have a drink due to my shopping containing a bottle of wine, won't be popping in there again felt completely unwelcome

Had so much fun there was great music

Classic pub. Great live music venue.

Lovely fresh lunch of lobster baguette, craved it for ages and wasn't disappointed, great friendly service, fantastic selection of ales, beers and drinks in general.

Love this pub/restaurant the staff are great

Spot on food and beer. Lovely lunch.

Good local pub - great for live music

Attended a pub quiz night here. Sound on mike kept cutting out and it would have more pleasant if the heating had been on. Staff were very pleasant.

Christmas day lunch great value, food perfectly cooked.

Good , I always enjoy it.The beer, has some real ales which are affordable too.Spacious.

Friendly crowd. Great live band when i was there.

A group of us went for our Christmas meal at lunch time. The food was delicious and cooked perfectly. There was so much of it too! The service was second to none and the staff were lovely. Very reasonable prices too. Not been before but will certainly be going again!

Friendly staff, good food, clean and garden

Nice pub and live bands are great

Great friendly pub and wonderful music 👍☺️

Got some great real ale and staff are great

Good food send service and ambiance. Live bands too.

Would love to review the food, couldn't find a sign that said to wait to be seated, so we found our own table. There was no app to order from or any menus at all, nobody came over to us in 10 minutes of waiting for any service or acknowledgement.

Went there Friday night about 5.30 for dinner before the theatre and it was a lovely meal fantastic fish soup and the steak was cooked to perfectly the staff were very friendly and helpful definitely best G&t I’ve had in a long time

Lovely venue for a pint, secret garden thats a sun trap on a 🌞 day.

Great pub great staff. Always a good night

Let my puppy in which was lovely. Had meal which was surprisingly very delicious. menu was good. Staff very nice. Define go back

Great night out, music by The Mint superb

Great live music and well.priced drinks

Great pub for live music. Friendly crowd and lovely atmosphere.

Very relaxed and great entertainment

This was my first visit, and it was a really nice experience, I would recommend this estlishment to anyone..

Lovely staff and quite friendly atmosphere, good selection of beers and wines to choose from

Great place for good food and live music.

Decent pub with friendly service. Only had one draft bitter on which was disappointing. Seats well spaced out and Covid practices adhered to

A clean and pleasant place to drop in for a beer. A little noisy due to the hard surfaces but the beer was good, staff were friendly, the wandering dog beautiful and Covid precautions taken seriously. I'd recommend for occasional stops but it wouldn't become my local.

Great food, great beer and live music, no need to say anything else

It was good to go back to an old watering hole with my mate that we used to frequent many years ago.

You will be bowled over with the food

Great pub friendly staff covid safe nice beer garden

Very good evening watching live music at the venue. Staff were excellent following covid regulations.

It's easy friendly clean and still reasonably priced thankyou 👦

Wonderful pub, great food and service, one of the best pubs in Southend.

I love their Abbot ale . . It is first class everytime. Great food, most recommended.

Good selection of real ales. Seating is sofas and tables. Food is excellent.

Friendly and cheap pub. Food also very good.

Lovely food, lovely staff and great value. Definitely a favourite place to go. It is always a pleasure.

Relaxed atmosphere. Staff are really friendly. They remember you and even our drinks order on 3rd visit .

The food was good and the portions were big. Nice atmosphere sitting out in the garden

Great value.Synday dinner was faultless,really impressed

Lovely staff Good range of ales Excellent beer garden

Fantastic 3 course Sunday dinner, lot's of choice to pick from. 9.25 per head. Had the beef my self, absolutely loved it. Definitely recommend it.