The Olde Trout Freehouse and Restaurant in Southend-on-Sea

Friendly "local" ,with nice food. Bar staff really nice. A bit small and now they accept card payments can be busy at weekends.

Great landlady and atmosphere, love their quiz nights.

Fantastic pub, really well run, great landlady and excellent staff. 10 out of 10

A friendly pub where good conversation is easy to come by. Decent cask ales and cider which are not the run of the mill brands

Michelle the bar staff is rude I went to go in for a drink and got abused calling me a skank would not recommend ………………………..

Great little pub. Super helpful and friendly staff.

first time in this pub, very unusual, staff so pleasant even the regular sitting at the bar joined in the conversation, every table was reserved for a later time for a pub quiz, clearly very popular and deserved from the reception we had. Certainly a go back to place

Great place for a drink and do live music.

Such a lovely pub with a very friendly attitude and some seriously great cask ales. Price wise more than competitive and to be honest no fault to be found. Plus the kitchen is open a couple hours a day. Very happy to recommend

Always a treat. The only real beer venue in the town centre and one of the few decent ones in the whole town. Staff are welcoming, know about beers and look after their customers well

Had a nice pint in here. Staff were very friendly

Excellent friendly Pub, Great quiz on Wednesdays

Meet up with old colleagues we spent from midday till 5.30 in there, yhe staff could not be more accommodating the food was excellent and the prices were ok too. Great vibe, even for a Thursday. I was surprised at how busy it was, but I guess it's the new Friday

It's a bit of a dive and could do with a lick of paint and some atmosphere

Pros: - Good range of beer - Beer is kept well - Friendly staff Cons; The stairs to get out are annoying to navigate after a few drinks - consider getting a lift please

Good selection of well kept cask ales at the bar. Friendly staff

The best pub in Southend by an absolute mile.

This is a nice place for a beer or some food. Friendly and welcoming

Staff professional and polite. Great range of Ales

Lovely pub! I have been coming here for about 2 years. So welcoming, friendly staff, and amazing bar atmosphere. Whether alone or with company, you will always feel welcome

This place is awesome if you want to be alone and to get some peace of mind.

Really nice ales, great price, great people.

Always have a pint of Guinness for me. 😉 Lovely bunch of people 🤙🏼 😁

Good place for lunch (huge ploughman's!). Also a poke-stop. Update: they don't seem to be doing the huge ploughman's any more. What a shame... Still a decent place though, and friendly staff.

Small menu- but very good quality and value. Friendly staff

Always a small but good selection of real ale, friendly bar staff and customers

Brilliant pub. Well worth a visit. We didn't eat, but good beer and good service.

Superb real ale pub, friendly atmosphere too

Great local pub.... much cheaper than the soulless establishments you'll find in town

Lovely staff , food looked great will try next time! Friendly welcoming relaxed atmosphere.nice wine and good drink variety. very clean and cleanest loos I've seen in a long time! Will be back soon . Maybe for the karaoke!.🙂

I found out about the realest ale festival on social media. Having promised at work that I would spend the day in a pub, I decided that this would be worth checking out. So glad I did. The venue is fabulous and the staff very helpful and attentive. As for the ales, all in really good condition. The locals are also friendly so if you are into your real ale, this is as good a place as many.

First time visit for me meeting friends, very busy and popular, excellent drinks choice, good atmosphere and friendly and helpful bar staff. Well worth a visit.

Differently good place to go carryoky great friendly staff

I enjoyed the olde trout on my previous visit, pre covid, but it's even better now. Pete & his staff are very friendly & welcoming, & there's a good selection of beer, wine & food 😊

The Olde Trout is an outstanding pub. Peter and Claire, the owners, have created a really special place to drink. Fantastic beer, in a warm friendly environment and the best service in Southend. The Ale is especially notable as the pubs own ale is brewed under arrangement with Wantsum Brewery and is always spot on. At only £3.50 a pint I'd wager it's the best valued pint of quality premium beer in Southend. Lunchtime daily food special is always worth sampling too. All round this pub is a little gem and a great credit to the owners.

The Olde Trout is an outstanding pub. Fantastic real ale, the 'Olde Trout Special Ale' is brewed under arrangement with Wantsum Brewery and is always excellent and tremendous value for money. The place is a real credit to Peter and Claire the owners and I couldn't recommend the place highly enough. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

Great company and even better real ale

Excellent venue for a few drinks with friends. Selection of regular and guest real ales on tap.

Wonderful little pub, bit of a hidden gem. Doesn't have all of the bar/eatery bells and whistles, but is super friendly. Go and hide in the whilst trying to escape the shopping trip to the High Street..

Like real ale. You'll love the trout

We have done a couple of acoustic sets and their open mic nights on a Thursday. Always great fun. Staff and punters all really nice. Beer is good too. 100% would recommend.

We had a great night they made us feel welcome They had blues brothers act on it was brilliant

Went for a leaving 'do' . Never been before. Had a great time, good atmosphere. Friendly locals

A decent pint of beer at a decent price

Friendly staff, and a good selection of real ale, right opposite Sainsburys, so makes the thirsty work of popping to the supermarket a pleasure. 😉👍

Great food and lovely staff. I have been drinking here once a week (I'm diabetic so go easy on booze) for over 10 years and have never been disappointed by the beer, the food or atmosphere. Busy in evenings but quietish at lunchtime which makes it ideal for a group lunch or session.

Good choice of beers. Pleasant customers heading to game.

An old boozer with lots of charm. Welcomes away fans travelling to Roots Hall on a matchday as well.

Great place to meet friends for a drink and a chat, the staff are friendly and always remember your name and your drink. Clare the owner and her husband are great hosts, it is always a pleasure to visit The Old Trout. Drinks selection is extensive and well priced unfortunately I have not eaten here as yet to rate the food but I am told by friends that the food is very good and reasonably priced. Look forward to my next visit. Keep up the good work Clare.

I love this bar always friendly beers are excellent staff excellent food excellent what more is there to say 😃

Lovely, a bit quaint 'local'. The interior as eclectic as it can be - and an interesting take on rainbow trout throughout the place 😄

Great experience with a lovely manager

Nice little bar with friendly bar staff and new owner .

Excellent service good atmosphere.

Nice place but not enough choice of real ales on a thursday night, other than that all good.

Had a great time. Very friendly. Great atmosphere and food excellent

nice friendly pub. own real ale on tap.

Very friendly place made you feel wanted

Lovely warm friendly place, can not find a fault with it..

Lovely off town centre pub with a good crowd and top bar staff. Always a pleasant welcome in here, love to go back.

We were in this lovely little pub on Saturday and will definitely be back, such lovely service....friendly staff and clean loos !! Thank you

All the staff are friendly nice place to go and have a couple of pints

A bit disappointing not a good choice of ale don't like beer pulled flat

Great little cask ale venue. Friendly staff. Great for a drink before or after the football ⚽️. Friendly locals.

Well kept craft beers, pleasant staff. Covid safe.

Great little pub, friendly staff, nice and clean

Great independent real ale type pub. Always friendly atmosphere very reasonably priced.

This used to be our "post cinema" venue of choice but it seems very run down this year. And no card payment? Not sure if this was a one off, but likely explained the clientel, namely old boys in their sixties sipping farty ales in each corner. It's a nice pub but seems to be turning itself a bit niche and alienating the majority of humans who haven't got cash on them.

Real Ale can be tried before drinking

Lovely staff. Food delicious and great value. Drinks good price. Proper pub. Relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Good beers and very welcoming and nice staff.

Friendly pub (staff and customers) with decent beer, handily placed between football ground and centre of town

Quite surprised by the positive reviews so maybe it’s changed but I visited here a while ago and it didn’t even feel like a pub. No one was in there and it lacked any sort of atmosphere. Also the decor at the time felt a bit clinical, hence it not really feeling like a pub.

Wonderful bar with great staff and an impressive selection of drinks. Best hand dryer in Southend :-)

Love this game pace so Interesting

Decent pub with with really good prices on drinks

We were visiting Southend for a few days and stumbled across this pub on trip advisor, we popped in for a drink and the landlady Christine was very welcoming and chatty, we went back another couple of times and also had a bite to eat which was very good, really nice staff & good value for money, will be back if we are in the area again

Nice pub. Reasonable prices good home made food

Visited on a Sunday evening for a quick drink whilst visiting family. The quiz was on but I was able to sit at the bar and have a friendly conversation with the locals. Great beer and a great pub.

Very friendly staff and customers

An oasis in the town of Southend

I have visited a few times but mainly late afternoon when it has not been very busy .The beers on offer are very good with local breweries well respresented .The food is very good prices .

Nice pub nice staff nice landlord and landlady

I made this mistake of not visiting here for a long time. The reason simply because it is by the town centre and I generally avoid pubs there. How wrong I was. Good reviews popped up of the place in my phone so gave it a go. A proper pub. Stone floor, nice bar, good beer. More importantly a friendly landlady and a huddle of regulars at the bar 'chewing the fat' and who also were friendly. Gave the place a nice feel. Will now be in my list and making it a regular stop for a pint.

Nice clean drinking house-staff all very friendly.

Lovely little pub, nice decor Landlady a bit distant, didn't really try to interact with me. I'd definitely go back & maybe she'd be more warm when I'm no longer a 'stranger' in town..lol

Nice pub with a good atmosphere

Always pleasant staff, beer ok, what more do you need.

Really enjoyed another meal at the Trout. Food was very tasty and the service was swift and polite. Would definitely recommend a visi

We were looking for a pub with real ales, close to the Ilfracombe Hotel. Looked on-line and this seemed the best bet. Things to note, they don't run tabs and are cash only. Unfortunately, they only had two real ales available, both amber and not very strong. Food prices were very good and although we only had sandwiches plus one baked potatoe, very tasty. The lady serving was great and very good humoured.

Strange place but a decent pint

Nice place, very cosy. Just missing the ability to pay by card!

Great service all round love the place

Lovely ale on tap... Clean, crisp and tasty

Great pub.. lovely staff .. great beer.. yummy food at great prices..

Food very good also the beer verywell priced

Very friendly bar staff great Chrissy and John Lovely xx

Nice friendly atmosphere and good reasonably priced beer.

I have been to this pub several times and the food has never varied - it's always good and home cooked. We run a social networking club and are due to start our regular meet ups there and know that we will be made welcome by John the owner and Chrissie his wife.

Quite pub, nice to sit and have chat with my mate