The Spread Eagle in Southend-on-Sea

The place to be before Southend United home games. Home fans only though. Nice burgers and hot dogs from the BBQ outside

Good place to have a pre football drink

Pub was a bit tired . Music way too loud, but that's a pub. Central and easy to get to.

Perfect for a pre-match beer and a burger!

On a short stay in Southend earlier this week and went to this pub on Monday night and Tuesday lunchtime. Monday I was too late for food, but they didn't mind me bringing in a takeaway and having a couple of pints there. It was relatively quiet at the time. Enjoyed putting a few tunes on the Jukebox and eating my supper and downing several ciders. Decided to drop in for lunch on Tuesday and had a fish finger wrap. My one or two ciders turned into four! Again, kept queueing up songs on the jukebox. Several parties of locals in, all very friendly and welcoming. Would happily drop in the next time I'm back in Southend, and were I ever to move to the area would be very happy for this to be my local.

Great pub very friendly regulars who made us feel very welcome and the staff were very friendly as well. Spent nearly 3 hours there thoroughly enjoying the atmosphere . Will definitely make this pub my new local.

Excellent place to be on a matchday/Saturday

Good pub, conveniently near the football ground for home supporters and at any other time.

Friendly just a pub popular with Southend supporters. No food at the moment but chippy opposite.

Nice pub friendly atmosphere

Two weeks ago I wanted to go to the Spread, I used to be a regular. I walked in to the bar and a woman said "sorry we're closed" I said "but it's only 7 o'clock and it's Saturday!" She said "well it's still closed" So I went to the Blue Boar. Welcoming and friendly. I will never to go to the Spread Eagle again. I wanted to give zero stars, but Google wouldn't let me.

Really nice place, made to feel welcome

Don't go there much but when I do always good friendly service and good safe atmosphere 👌

This has recently been taken over and I used to be a regular customer years ago and I walked in and was served in a pleasant manner and met some friends I hadn't seen in years. I will definitely go back

Absolutely love this pub. Dog friendly. And Katie is a wonderful landlady

One of many ideal watering holes to visit on game day for Southend Utd. Located within proximity of the ground, the pub offers a large public bar and outside space at the rear. Friendly and very efficient staff with the ability to serve you without much delay. The pub is dated throughout, but this should not put you off, as it is made up for by a friendly welcome and good pub management.

Staff are friendly enough but other than football home games when the pub is rammed and more staff always needed I am never sure when it's open? Tried to meet friends there a few weeks ago on a Friday night and it was closed so ended up in the Railway 🤷

Quick service, friendly staff proper old stool pub

Very friendly staff great landlady good place to have a drink!

Only ever gone on a match day, but friendly atmosphere and decent priced drinks are never a bad thing. This is a Southend United supporters pub though, so maybe don't go here on a match day if you're an Away fan.

Poor quality. Pub needs doing up

A proper pub with friendly locals in it. Good music, a welcoming atmosphere and a great barmaid. I would recommend.

great place and atmosphere made to feel very welcome as it was our first time in here, great live band could of stayed their all night so thanks to the bar staff !!!!

As a Chesterfield supporter I didn't know what to expect. Very busy after the game but spot on service. Made to feel most Welcombe

Was not open on attempted visit 30th sept '21. Not sure if still open?

Proper old school boozer, very friendly staff and customers alike

Great atmosphere beautiful staff

Family vibe, great welcome on my arrival. Not a big choice of ales. Happy hour bargain made the drop-in worthwhile - beat waiting for the bus outside hands down!

Decent pub, shows the footie, pints are okay, some of the regulars are... interesting

Lovely place to walk in and have a nice drink very polite welcoming staff and great people who run it.

Lovely family run pub.. fantastic people

Nice place for a glass of beer.

Lovely atmosphere, great service and drinks aren't half bad.

Fantastic staff and superb security 👍👍👍👍

Absolutely horrific level of service.

A regular .. should have more entertainment

very friendly pub with a good atmosphere

Had one drink but the place smelt like dirty toilets.

For two weeks they've only had one premium beer on tap.

Great atmosphere, good jukebox and beer garden

Place was heaving, trouble is Southend lost

Will only like to say the bar staff penny was helpful and pleasant

Nice old school pub for a drink. Good for a swift half and popular with Southend United fans.

Really great pub with a welcoming atmosphere.

Great pub , clean friendly and welcoming locals Nice function room for hire

Always a good pub to go after football, friendly service make feel welcome,

Spent New years eve at this pub watching a band not the greatest place but it was a good night .The wine was warm so didnt bother drinking more than 1 glass. Its very much a locals bar they like it so thats all good

Great place. Friendly atmosphere. Nice staff.

Good day stopped for a drink before football

Its where the Blue Army meet before matches, great atmosphere on match days and other times to

Absolutely wonderful, Alan and his wife Michelle were the absolute hosts, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Yvonne, you are a national treasure xx. 0

Service was quick considering it was pre match...Good stuff

Lovely pub very nice atmosphere only down side is karaoke only went on till 10pm would have been nice if we could have gone on till 11pm but other than that a really lovely night out highly recommend

Decent old-fashioned boozer with good range of beer and real ales

Amazing place to go for a drink.

A good pub friendly a good atmosphere

Fantastic staff and good selection of drinks

Been here quite a few times a Southend united home pub, good atmosphere, have a few bands every now & again.

Southend United fans pub with quick friendly staff and great atmosphere

Good friendly atmosphere bit busy before and after football but staff coped well .There was a bit of live music and singing on which added to enjoyment

Great pub . Staff are friendly . Great selection of beers .beer garden. Live music

Great pub near Southend United FC ground, used it before a game with my son.

Shocking owners. A lady spoken down to by the man & wife owners after a row they had and threatened to "chop my puppy's legs off" Disgusting. Stay away!!!!!

Great pub that caters for all. A regular meeting place for people visiting southend United football ground

A locals pub come meeting place for the football crowd. Okay for a round or two before moving on.

Fantastic thoroughly enjoyed pete casey there. Helpful staff friendly

Awesome staff and reasonable price drinks with a great atmosphere.. What else could you want from a sports bar.. Oh yes and live sports being shown

Friendly service, wide choice of beers, dog and children friendly, and lots of live events.

A good atmosphere, can bring food in

Great atmosphere come in and have a drink or two

Nice pub with friendly staff. Offers pool table and several TV screens with football shown on big screen. Sky and BT sport.

Visited early (6pm) on a Wednesday evening. Place was clean and tidy, beer was cheap and great and staff were lovely. However, atmosphere was flat as a pancake. Imagine would be a good place to watch sports/football as screens everywhere - even one outside! For other purposes not sure I'd return here though! Update: I revisited on a Sunday lunchtime for what I thought would be a busy football period (one of the london derbies) yet was still quiet with only a dozen or so customers and no atmosphere!

New look from when i was last there many years ago. Music was modern with a great upbeat atmosphere and great to see the younger generation appreciating it too. The staff were nice and chatty too. Great to see a fab pub getting better sooner than going down hill. X