The Jolly Friar in Basildon

We had my sister's wake there yesterday. The staff were wonderful with warming food and being friendly. Just fantastic. Our section was cordoned off. Everyone was respectful. I recommend having small events at this pub. (It's actually part of our childhood era). It was made special

Two bottles of Newcastle brown ale.

Good food and a good atmosphere in a covid safe environment

A great menu, the outside looked a little grubby but the staff were very friendly, I would recommend going for lunch around 1

Food is good and lots of entertainment

The best pub in town with everything 10/10

One of the worse experiences in ages. The staff served locals first and just kept you waiting. No easy access into the pub, for the disabled. Toilets were disgusting, woth poo round the pan and food was luke warm and revolting. Not a place to return to.

Friendly staff nice outside space great pub

Popped into the Jolly Friar ..what a lovely friendly place would like to say a big thank you to the Manageress I think her name was Lacey..for her time listening to my husband reminiscing as the last time he was there was 62 years ago..

Love this family run pub, amazing owners and staff are fantastic, entertainment is superb, always something going on for guests to be entertained. DJs or live bands every week, recommend to everyone

Absolutely worst place to visit wont be going again to much stuff outside the pub

Good food friendly staff clean and tidy has live music DJs and lots of quiz activities and things for children

The pace is really good for Sport lovers. It has pool, dart and a lot of sports action

Nice bunch of people. Good night

Friendly efficient staff, constantly working to serve their customers to a high degree.

Smashing pub great service and friendly staff and customers will be returning for sure

The Jolly, what's not to like about the pub?

Good friendly quick service. Nice pub grub at average prices

We got Chuck out of our seats tonight plus someone got really upset because they wanted to do poker playing cards. I'm sad as well I've had to come home I couldn't have a extra couple of drinks because of the card game. I thought when you go to the pub you are exposed to be happy. I think this is wrong I'm so disappointed 😞

Went for their famous Sunday roast, o.m.g.!!! So good and reasonably priced, family friendly too. Great for a boogie and drink Friday night as well!

Great food, great quality and very good atmosphere!!

The food was very nice and the staff where very friendly made you feel at home

Right on my doorstep. Disabled access is good for entering the pub however you have to go right around the back to get onto the pub grounds as there is steps at the front. Great music, great staff. Excellent for children to play too.

Great service. Delicious food. Good value and a huge beer garden with a play park for children too. Lots of events held here too

Really good atmosphere and live music.

Went to a funeral wake and the food was just average for what we were told they had paid beer was good though

Arrived at lunch time, left at 11pm that night, great afternoon with relatives, very friendly atmosphere.

Pool is good and they have darts really good vibes

Surprisingly better than I recall from my late teens much better

Love our local, afternoon or evening it's great to be there. Lovely staff and landlord, always friendly and they are a great team 🍷🍺🍷🍺🍷🍺

Had the best desperado chilli none carne nachos .Well deserved the 5 star rating.

Lovely staff and regulars. Welcoming place to go, with good food and music

Quite cheap friendly barstaff would definitely recommend for a nice meal

First time here and it the food was lovely and plenty of it. Staff very friendly will definitely go again

A good pub with good bands and friendly locals!

I've been here every now and then. A good place for a drink and very friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Great atmosphere here. The owner has great taste in live bands as he booked us! We had a great time, everyone was really friendly. We set up from 7:30pm and it had a really nice community feel about the place. There were various teams when we arrived; (football and cyclists) who chose to meet here with their families and it was a really pleasant atmosphere. Then when we started around 9pm, the evening crowd appeared and they were equally pleasant.

This is my local and it is really family friendly. I would recommend this pub to all my friends, you can bring your kids, your dog, your fat cat and even your Mrs haha! The owners are fantastic and they always put events on for the community!

Was a function happening and was lively

Excellent meals and service as usual

Unfortunately no food, as the kitchen closed at 18:15. Place seemed nice

Great pub great staff always have good time

Excellent friendly staff loads of space clean comfortable fantastic band big screen footy had a great time with two brothers XXX can't wait for jubilee 🎊🎁🎇🧁☀️

Friendly bar staff ,great atmosphere

Great venue. Amazing entertainment, brilliant atmosphere

Lively place on a Thursday football I was on I think. Served right away.

Love this place friendly bar staff😁

Very welcomed service was great prices reasonable would recommend john b

Was a good night was some characters there 😃

What a great night recomend any tome

Very busy and happening environment. You will love it.

One of the Best Pubs in the Basildon Area Would recommend it too anyone. Food is nice aswell

We held a wake at this venue and it was fantastic. The staff could do no more for us and the food was great!!

Really enjoyed going to the pub extremely nice staff x really enjoyed the out door tent so I could vent . Mr dom great job of returning a nice decent pub back to Whitmore way !!! Much respect orange man lol tim ...thank you ...

Polite staff, food was tidy and delicious.

Good lively pub has pretty much everything you could want, kids area, live music, food, app ordering and at the bar

The bar staff and bouncers are so rude

We only came to meet friends for an afternoon coffee but it wa so nice and the staff were lovely

Lovely staff, nice and quiet. Great prices and food was lovely, big portions too.

Nice. good service. especially with app. I always get a seat and they love dogs. even offer water for them.

My local. Great food and drink choices, wonderful and friendly staff. I love it there. Weather its a quick pint at lunch, a meal with my kids, or a nice drink with friends, it's perfect for my needs 😍

Good food and ive got to say a big well done all waitresses and manageress they are fantastic and sooo attentive x

Great atmosphere but not enough staff or an adequate system for ordering drinks. App is temperamental

Most enjoyable evening staff very efficient and pleasant

Great service, food is good but menu is very limited, I aware its just a pub but have seen better

Really nice atmosphere now and the food is great , plenty of outdoor seating .

W ogóle nie zostałem obsłużony menedżer powiedział że proszę ich obsłużyć a czekaliśmy 40 minut i nikt nic nie zrobił

Good atmosphere, only problem is they need more premium beer/lager on draught

At this present time it is a pub you can go to as it has ample outdoor space but do not expect to get served very quickly. Especially if it is busy. We waited 40 mins to get a drink, after being ignored by the disorganised servers we left. The food was not great value either and the system to go into the toilets was non existent. A free for all with no cleaning. Will not be going back anytime soon. Which is a shame

Food was absolute flith. Burgers was swimming in grease. Man who collected the full plates knew not to ask how it was because he could see the grease running from side to side on the tray.

Great pub, great staff, good times

Great friendly accommodating venue for families and friends. Good selection on the food menu and print service.

Welcoming, friendly, efficient & lovely roast

Excellent service and outside television for football catering for the current covid conditions

Lovely pub, bar staff are amazing and funny and always willing to help. There are hundreds of TVs if your there for any sports! Decor is clean and modern with lovely outside spaces! Child friendly. They do food or you can just have a beer. Plenty of parking disabled access 10/10 great place! Just wish it was nearer to my house 😥

Staff were clear about the rules, also friendly. Food was good, however, 1 item we had on the table was over priced we felt. (3 x chicken goujons for £4.99). I had fish and chips, suggested by our waitress, and i was not disappointed.

Very friendly good atmosphere and was well impressed of sticking to the covid-19 rules

Last of it’s kind in this area great wee pub

An all round good pub, nice food, good beer, great staff and plenty of outside seating, plus a good children's play area.

Great food. Great staff. Great atmosphere

First time in there for years. The band #tag,whoah. Great night.

Good atmosphere and the landlord was very welcoming as was all the staff.

First time in here. Nice little boozer. Pool tables and music at the weekend. Beers not overpriced. What more do you want?

Really accommodating and friendly staff. Didn't give 5 stars simply because i haven't sampled the food yet :)

This is going to be my new local. Fantastic food. Music sport and very friendly staff.

Looks great after the re-fit. Pool, darts and lots of large screens for the footy. Great. Staff are always lovely too

Fantastic pub with good food and very friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Christmas day drinks with family b4 dinner lovely.

Lovely little pub. Popped in for a cappuccino.

Very nice since its been renovated, good place for a casual drink and they also serve nice food here for reasonable prices

Had a dinner there had lamb shank very tasty, not to pricey. Staff friendly and the decor very nice and clean.

Tried and tested. One of the best pubs in basildon.

best pub in Basildon... give it a go

Yeah the pub has been redecorated and looks pleasant. Prices for the drinks are reasonable. Nice clean toilets.. Think if you not been there in a long time it would be worth a visit.. I'd definitely go back.

Great atmosphere. Friendly family pub, showing sports and serving food.

What a difference a refurb does.. looks amazing.. great beer and coffee.. lovely bit of Sunday football.. sorted 👏

Good night at the Motow. 80s night

Very bad experience waited 1 hour for my food worst experience ever me and my family and kids was so stressed of waiting

Very friendly! Would definitely recommend

the staff are so amazing and nice I had a child once and they were passing out free shots my child wanted one but they said she couldn't have one but she went up to the bar with money and asked for a coke-cola they said have ot for free that's your shot