The Meadowlark in Southend-on-Sea

I booked a private area for 30 people for our football team's Xmas 'do'. I liaised with Katie who was absolutely amazing throughout the process. We emailed back and forth so many times and she was extremely patient in answering my questions. We decided to preorder our meals so I sent these over to Katie a week before. On the day some of our party were not available and I called in the morning and these meals were able to be cancelled from our order. On arrival the area was well set out and Katie said we can put more chairs in if we needed to. Nothing was too much bother. Considering there were 30 of us, the meals came out fairly close together. At the end of the day it's near on impossible to get that many plated up at once so we were expecting a bit of a delay but they came out fairly quickly and piping hot. Thank you so much to the Meadowlark for starting our festive celebrations so well! We will be back!

There were six of us and we enjoyed a lovely lunch, food was great, as was the service and very well priced.

Came to have a Christmas meal with a big group 50 of us, I have never been before and I have to say the food was cold, no one ate together, the burgers were burnt you could taste the charcoal the chips were cold the Brussels were cooked to death. Booked for 12 started came 1 hour 20mins later, then mains was about another 45 minutes, one person on my table has sat while everyone else eats with no meal, I would never book to come here for food again, the only good thing was the company of the others I was with, one female staff member had such a terrible attitude everything seemed to much trouble Do not bother booking

The service was excellent, the staff were friendly, and the atmosphere was inviting; the food was delicious.

Excellent food and good service

Great for families, staff friendly & food good, especially the burgers and chips

Lovely pub, friendly staff, food brill

Great food, great value, great quiz!

Waited 75 minutes after ordering for food to be served despite booking a time in advance. Food was not pleasant

The staff are great especially Wendy she makes your visit so much fun and personal. The food is fantastic cooked and presented so nice. The atmosphere is pleasantl and friendly. What can you do to improve be this good next year

A restaurant and bar- interesting vibes. Found near the local Asda, the Meadowlark is the place if you want to grab dinner after your big shop. Reasonable waiting times, especially considering the quality of the food. Also, a restaurant having a bar has it's perks.

Good food and the staff are exceptional.

We spent a very nice time recently celebrating my brothers and sister in laws renewal of vows reception and had a buffet lunch, we needed vegan and gluten free as well as normal food and was not disappointed as food and staff were extremely helpful, we left decorations to the staff who also did not disappoint so all in all a very satisfying and enjoyable time was had by all Thank you

Great atmosphere staff are friendly and welcoming. Food is lovely.

Friendly staff, family orientated Well worth another visit . In my opinion. . Thank you

Had an amazing time celebrating my husband’s Birthday all staff were very friendly and attentive food was delicious

Had a lovely meal at the Meadowlark, was served by Katie, her service was brilliant, she was friendly & put us all at ease Food was lovely & service was quick.

A young lady called jackie was very polite whilst running food constantly on her feet hard worker. Pub was very clean. The cuttelry was shining the plates had no stains on was just amazing as said a thank you to jackie made my visit welcomr

Lovely meal and great friendly staff Katy always goes above and beyond with service, I come here as a community carer with a client and they make her day

I edited my last review on experience yesterday. The roast dinner was not good, the service was slow but we were told. But the meal was cold. We had large roasts. We swopped one and got a small roast. We did tell waitress Wendy who got us a dessert for one person. The carrots cold, potatoes horrible. Can't understand why is changed.

Valued Meadowlark five star because 2023 placed Best food 100% on Trust Pilot and again in February 2024

Very noisy. Bar staff didn't recieve my order from the app. Waited 40 mins. No attempt to apologise or attempt to quieten down the ruckus.

Ok but I don’t like ordering on the app, I prefer to be greeted and my order taken by a member of staff. Service was a bit slow, especially with our drinks and I had to chase them up. Food was ok, nothing special.

The staff are very nice 👍 and the food is delicious 😋 and they are also Dog 🐶 friendly in the Bar area.

Absolutely love this place and the stuff always helpful and friendly especially Wendy always smiling and so so so kind one of the best

Served by katie great service friendly and bubbly great food and great atmosphere

Very Welcoming friendly good fast service..

Came to meadowlark for lunch with friends was served by Katie who was very happy to help service given was 5 star food was lovely Katie made our afternoon very joyful great atmosphere definitely recommend

We've visited here 3 times since moving to Shoeburyness. The first time in May was good with no issues, that was on a weekday lunch. But the following two visits have been on the weekend. We had a Sunday roast in June and lunch yesterday (Saturday). Unfortunately, both times despite not being very busy in the pub the food service has been incredibly slow. I assume this is due to a skeleton staff. The roast was nothing to write home about but OK. However, lunch yesterday with our friends was poor. The main problem being the food being tough and overcooked. One of my sons had pasta which was fine, but the others sausage was clearly blackened & burnt. My fries were very tough and the other child who was with us, had very overcooked nuggets and waffles. Someone needs to ease off the frying /cooking times. Nachos and burger was OK but pies were dry and tough also. We should have complained but we'd waited so long we were running behind schedule and kids were restless. So we've just decided not to return given the Weatherspoons nearby or old Garrison offer better value, service times, food quality and consistency. Its a real shame as it's a nice sized and well decorated pub. Also the ball machines at back ate my child's money, we told staff behind the bar but nothing was offered or done about it.

food came quickly even with less staff and wendy done great putting up with our large family, great food i enjoyed it all thank u

Very nice restaurant with a beer garden to watch all sporting events. Food is very nice but was let down with watery cocktails and not much alcohol could be tasted. One of the servers wasn’t very pleasant ignoring requests and not the most accommodating.

Lovely experience tonight - great food, good service and friendly staff! Frankie especially ;)

We have been coming to the Meadowlark for a while now. Whenever we visit Shoebury it is always our first choice to stop for a meal or evening entainment. It has plenty of parking and an outside play area for the grandkids. The food has always been on point, the staff friendly and helpful.

I booked here for a tea party themed party for my 3 year old son’s birthday and was so pleased with how it turned out. On arrival everything I had asked for was set up and decorated beautifully ready for the party. The buffet food was lovely and plentiful, I was also offered cakes and scones suit the event, they were beautiful and exceeded my expectations. A huge thank you to Hayden and his team for all of their efforts in ensuring our party went to plan and for also making us feel like nothing was too much trouble.

Staff were Great, Starter was overcooked, main meal was fine apart from the very small portion of peas

Great pub for lunch when the computers work. Sometimes misleading as the two meals for the price of one is not clearly presented which makes the pub look expensive.

As always service was great, all staff seem happy in their work, they go above and beyond to make sure you have a good experience especially Wendy. Food always presented well, hot and large portions, definitely good value for money. Restaurant always clean and tidy.

Typical chain pub. Did the job.

Great place with a lovely atmosphere

Great food, great atmosphere and lovely staff. They have a section for families and are happy for the kids to run free and play. The outdoor park is great and the service is excellent. Quiz night is brilliant & the food is lovely. Definitely recommend.

Came in for grill night, food was absolutely lovely! Great service from the staff who were very friendly and helpful. Had a great atmosphere for a Thursday evening too. Will definitely be returning!

Had a great experience at the Meadowlark, staff were super friendly and very efficient on a busy Sunday. Food was fantastic and excellent value for money. Great atmosphere for the Man Utd v Liverpool game. Will definitely be returning very soon!

The staff here are amazing. Honestly, they talk to you like they have known you for years and make everyone feel so welcome. Food is great, lovely portions and well worth the money. Thank you Meadowlark!

Wonderful team, great atmosphere fantastic experience

Stopped in for Sunday lunch and the food was really tasty, also great value for money. The staff were super friendly and efficient, it was very busy but they still made us feel extremely welcome. Will definitely be returning soon.

Great food, lovely atmosphere, wide variety of food and drinks to select from and most importantly very polite staff members and managers who make everyone feel welcomed. Definitely recommend coming here that's for sure.

Fantastic place, lovely friendly smiley staff! Food is tasty fantastic all around. Definitely recommend to others 😊

Been here a couple with the environment being friendly and the food served there is to die for. Come here if you want for time well spend.

Absolutely fantastic! Friendly team and wonderful atmosphere 10/10 would definitely recommend to everyone. Clean and very professional

finally had a chance to revisit and am so glad it's as good as I remember. The team are always amazing, the food is hot and good portions. What more can you ask for. Awesome pub, team and grub.

Came in for lunch with some friends, couldn't say a bad word about the place. Staff were amazing, great service and very friendly. Food was great too, was a good quality meal all at a very reasonable price. Will definitely be returning!

Nice standard pub grub Nice staff Plenty of parking Good price How can you go wrong

The meadowlark will always get a 10/10 for me, you’re greeted with a lovely beer garden that you can watch the football outside on the screen! They have a wide verity of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, a food menu that caters to anybody even the fussiest of eaters! This pub is extremely friendly and very family orientated, it caters for children’s needs also. Very accessible for disabilities both visible and non. I don’t think you’ll find a more close knit team, they work very hard and strive to make our visits the best everytime. I highly recommend this pub for anybody

Excellent food and pizza was outstanding freshly made. Atmosphere was welcoming and service very good

Visited this week and it was fantastic, the staff were all friendly with great customer service and all with a smile.

The Meadowlark is in easy reach for my group of friends either by walking/car, bus etc Staff alays welcome us with a cheery smile and a "hello nice to see you" etc, always very helpful in seating us together and our requirements. We especially love Steak & Curry Nights (and indeed the quiz) My favourite is Hunters Chicken and the Rocky Road (without the Rocky bits- this always causes a smile) So a B I G Thank you from us

Great night out, thanks to Hayden and his team

We came in for our daughters 18th birthday, we all had the best time..the staff were amazing..the guy that was on shift really didn't want to sing happy birthday when he walked the cake over...but despite this he sang it..absolutely brilliant...thankyou so much xx

Looking for somewhere to have a meal. Medowlark fitted the bill. A lovely young lady member of staff really made us feel welcome and helpfully provide details from where was a good place to sit for comfort to explaining about the meal choices. She really made our vist something special. The food that we order was really tasty - hunter chicken with rocket, chips, a couple of onion rings and sausages with mash. (The chips were so lovely, that I wanted to ordered some more on their own) The desserts - Rocky mountain sundae and sticky pudding with ice cream went down well and rounded off the meal. Best bit for me was they served Guinness. Medowlark do specials on certain days- Wednesday was for curry as well as its quiz night. The atmosphere was lovely, pleasant, and relaxing with people either playing darts in a corner or just meeting up for an evening. It's well worth a visit for a great time out. Thank you Meadowlark for making a memorable time. Big cheers thank you to your staff for a pleasant experience.

The experience was really good... the 2 staff members liam and Katie were brilliant having to deal with our table of 17 plus others that came in to eat go quite consistant. The food was lovely are the staff were incredible and I have nothing to fault.... friendly and welcoming and deffently will be revisiting... (the wings and cheese bites were incredible) Thank you for a brilliant time

Went this evening (Saturday) for the first time in years because the Barn had a fire alarm evacuation. Lovely calm atmosphere. 30% more expensive than the Barn, but good value. The steak and ale pie was fantastic. We will definitely be back.

Over all a good dining experience. Good food reasonably priced. Friendly welcoming staff

Used to go fairly often but not been here fornsome time. It will be a long time before I go again. Staff were very friendly, welcoming and attentive. Well .. most, the chef/cook clearly wasn't paying attention. Two of our party had steak. Mine should have been medium/well, the other should have been medium rare. Mine was so burnt to a crisp, that is not an exaggeration, it was black in places and rock solid. Tried to force a fork in and it cracked. The other was very well done and tough. To give credit when I brought to the staff attention they took it away and re did the whole meal. The second ones were also over cooked. Both were well done. Also by then the rest of our party had finished thier meal. One had fish and chips, the batter was also burned/over cooked. To make things worse it was freezing cold in the pub as the air con was set to blow freezing air. We moved to a table where two of our party had some sun on thoer back. My wife went to tje car to get a coat as she was shivering. As soon as we finished eating we went outside to finish pur drinks and warm up. It was much warmer outside.

Everything okay service and food

Love coming here, the bar staff are super friendly and immediately felt comfortable. Jenna was extra helpful, sorted out the pool table and is quick to take orders. Would definitely recommend this place

Very good, the live music was a bit too loud. Eating our meal, people were going outside to drink because it was a bit too loud. It needed to go down and not to because it was echoing in the restaurant part of the bar part from that enjoyable.

Order food at the bar, find your own table.

Amazing food, amazing service. Dog friendly.

I booked myself a table a day prier to our visit.on entering the pub i was escorted to my table by a very polite young man who took my order. Our food was on our table within 15 mts. All our food was first class & cooked to perfection. We had a two hour slot to complete our meal. We was never rushed to complete our meal. & completed our meal within the 2 hours. More than enough relaxed time to enjoy our meal. Thank you so much for our plesent visit.

Food was good and well priced. The service was excellent, staff very friendly and attentive. We were just passing through but I'd definitely like to come back here.

It was the first time we have eaten at meadowlark & had gone there to celebrate our son-in-laws 50th birthday. Great choice of food. Served up hot & on hot plates. The steaks were tender & delicious. Great place & we will definitely eat there again.

Fabulous meal here (unfortunately, no photos). We had a discount voucher but will definitely go back.

First time visit to The Meadowlark while on visit to family in Shoeburyness STAFF Bar staff very friendly and welcoming FOOD/DRINK Reasonably priced ,recommend the Fish Finger Sandwich,well prepared and flavourful. ATMOSPHERE I visited mid afternoon on a Wednesday,a lovely peaceful place to unwind and relax at that time,nice view of the outdoor space Inside was clean and tidy and well maintained Highly Recommended.

I started, but couldn't finish. Sunday Roast, Excellent, Quiet although busy.

I always have a lovely time in here the staff are amazing full of smiles and giggles and so helpful always make me so welcome xx

Yummy and quick service. Very good value.

Great atmosphere, food was lovely! The staff on that shift were amazing! I believe their names were Roxie, Frankie and Jenna. They were all very welcoming and just so friendly! Highly recommend coming here even if it’s just for drinks!

Highly recommended. Always made to feel welcome. Staff are always polite and caring. My husband is wheelchair-bound, and when booking a table, they go out of their way to ensure a good table and easy access through the pub. There is never a bad atmosphere; everyone is laughing and enjoying the warmth that the Meadowlark brings. Last weekend, we celebrated my mum's 84th birthday there. I brought a cake, and the staff put candles in it, singing Happy Birthday when bringing it to our table. It was wonderful. Thank you to everyone who made our day at The Meadowlark!

This place is so friendly and the quality of food and service is beyond the value for money. Number one quality is a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and this venue has this in abundance for everyone, no prejudice. Staff are professional and everything you would expect from someone working in the service industry. Thank you for a great experience every time.! We will be back, highly recommended:))

I think how empty it was on a saturday night (yesterday) really tells how poor the food is. From overcooked fish for one, overdone steak and peas for two to under cooked pizza for another. Plates left the table with plenty left over. Spoketo server who said she would get the manager. We said we have paid now but they should know. She said she would talk to the chef. I said if you had a proper chef he would not have produced that food. Buyer beware.

Great food and atmosphere 👌 well worth a visit 😀

Jenna and Roxie are great bar staff, best in the area, nothing is too much for them they always go above and beyond for every customer, could not recommend this place any more🙌

Great service from Wendy and Jenna. Liam and Katie helpful behind the bar putting on the sports on different channels as the day progressed. Great atmosphere considering some places can be heated during football and just relaxed with the golf at the end of the evening

Where do I start. The staff were so friendly and welcoming made us feel right at home. They cleared our tables, constantly checked on us and made sure we was ok. Couldn’t have done more thankyou Ben and Roxie! The food was delicious, cowboy burger and a couple steak meals. Very nice indeed and good value I feel. The atmosphere was brilliant and even had a quiz on which just topped off the night. All round an enjoyable experience had by all and we will be back. What a credit your staff members are! Thankyou meadowlark and see you soon.

Visited this evening was served by a young lady called francie she was so upbeat and bubbly was so refreshing the food was amazing my steak was cooked to perfection Lovely pub great staff gorgeous food!! Not to be missed

Great food and brilliant service! We were served by Wendy who was amazing and couldn’t do enough for us! Highly recommend :)

The food was lovely and hot,there should be a note on the table telling people it's bar service not table service ie ordering food

Food was lovely but took a long time to come. Ordered starters and mains. From time of ordering to receiving mains it was 1hr5mins

I visited the meadowlark yesterday early evening, for a meal and drinks with friends and the welcome that I received from the young blonde lady was absolutely brilliant it was very welcoming and friendly, I believe her name was Katie, she had a warm smile on her face and nothing was too much trouble for her. The food came out promptly and was hot and delicious. The manager in the shirt was attentive to all his staff and was making sure everything was running like clockwork. I will be retuning in the very near future. I hope to be served by Katie again. Thanks again team meadowlark.

Regularly come to meadowlark with friends the staff are very welcoming especially Katie always happy to see you very well mannered and gives you great service. When bringing our food to table Katie always checks everything is okay and asks if anything else is needed nothing is too much trouble to her. Great lady who does a great job would recommend meadowlark a lovely friendly happy place to be.

I’m a regular customer of the meadowlark I come in here to see my friends most days and I can't fault the service the staff are so friendly, kind and helpful make us feel like we are part of a family Katie and Wendy are amazing so happy and efficient always chatty and having a giggle and as I work in Customer Service myself it’s great to see this thank you x

We came as a party of 5 for dinner and to join in the Quiz. The food was good and served hot and we all received our meals at the same time. The quiz was very good and we all had a very enjoyable evening and will be returning.

Today we came to the pub to find one of the staff members off duty serving her OWN friends giving them what we can only say very generous discounts in my eyes it takes the mick the so called assistant manager just letting it slide like nothing was out of the normal her attitude was just outright appalling name and shame Katie disgusting sort it out please

Wendy was so lovely to us, great service

Served by Wendy very efficient and bubbly food come quickly overall good service and pleasant. Nice to have such a good pub/restaurant so local to home

Great lunch menu. Staff are attentive and friendly. Great local family pub. Food is delicious and did not have a long wait.

had a lovely meal ranks to francie,

Again the food was hot and lovely jackie was so polite and friendly she got our whole order correct, and waz very helpful in helping us decide on what to have as well so that was nice of her so thank you jackie

Great food, must have been a little short staffed, as the service was rather slow. In all a great place to visit.

Staff are great and very attentive Highly recommended