Travellers' Joy in Rochford

Went to the travellers joy for dinner and would definitely recommend it. I was served by a lady called Wendy and she made me feel really welcome.

Enjoyed a nice evening out at the travellers joy, my food was really nice and the atmosphere was great. My server tonight, Wendy, made me feel so at ease. She seemed really lovely and has made me want to visit again

Had offer,but the drinks was not included, and as such,it was put through the till,and had to pay,despite not wanting to pay extra,no decaf,no hot chocolate, no frozen yogurt, all in all won't be going back

Had a great meal and service was fantastic, parking easy just register at the bar . Can’t wait to go back Thankyou Wendy for your help this evening

Went on my birthday and 3 people ordered the rump steak. The steak was very chewy and was inedible.

Food was lovely and so was trish enjoyed the meal and service

Trish was charming, great service. Food as always great value for money.

Always good food. Service excellent.

The food is very good and an excellent choice and excellent value for money. The staff are great especially Trish

Adam was a fantastic host always smiling and nothing seemed to much for him a credit to your company

Lovely experience, friendly staff and great value food.

My family and I regularly come down to the Travellers Joy for a meal and catch up as life is so busy. When we do the food is always delicious and the staff are warm, welcoming and friendly. One staff member in particular is Kate who is always so attentive and lovely to us! The Travellers Joy is our local and never disappoints, when you’ve got a place this good on your doorstep, why look elsewhere! I’m sure we’ll still be coming here for years to come 😊

Been there few times.they do very good breakfast.Adam allways top service with a smiling face.definitely be back

The menu was varied and the food tasty but found it over priced compared to other local chains that offer better service: £6 glass of wine served in a glass full of stains,get your own cutlery and dirty toilets.Was not overly impressed but the alaska trifle was worth it.

Had a meal for 2 . Terrific food great value fr the money fast service. Great service staff very helpful toilets very clean free parking would highly recommend

Great food and great service, we went for mother's day with a large group and it was perfect.

This restaurant is always our go to, my children love going here always good food the staff are great. Whenever we go for breakfast, lunch or dinner food is always hot and delicious well done to the staff and manager it’s a little gem in Rayleigh!

Very nice food for a good price. (Edit) Been here a few times now and thought I would add to this review. I stand by what I have previously said but just small things that have annoyed me. Receiving a drink that is not fully filled after asking for no ice, in my mind just seems petty and penny pinching. The landlord does seem to be miserable on most occasions, don't get me wrong his courteous and polite. Other than those 2 things a nice place to go.

Came down for a meal with family was very happy with the service and especially the quality off beers and the variety of choice they had. Food was spot on my son loved his pasta and his strawberry ice cream definitely will go back as staff where friendly

Great staff amazing prices paige couldn’t be more helpful with my large booking

Fabulous service for our Mother’s Day lunch, was very busy when we were there but this didn’t affect the service, for the drinks or the food, and staff were all very friendly

Great Venue with good food options and affordable drinks. The service is good despite it always being busy. I will be returning soon.

Had a lovely meal here for Mother's day. Food and dessert were fantastic

Over long wait for food looked like it was thrown on a plate. peas like bullets two chicken orders both for the same one come out on plate one in bowl. Canceled pudding as 30 minutes wait for ice cream

Got the But one get one free Friday burgers, and definitely recommend the Quadzilla...

Popped in for lunch with the family. Great food, staff was extremely friendly and customer service was amazing. definitely recommend

Recently Hired the Right hand side for a private Surprise Party for my brother, we had a DJ, Food and it went exceptional. Adam and his team were superb! Thanks ever so much. Would highly recommended.

Just had my 40th birthday party here. Adam the manager was so helpful and the staff were really attentive. Food was great and the night was also great. Love how the bar area can hold so many people

The food was good and we had a fabulous evening at the quiz with quizmaster Adam, he is so nice and makes the evening enjoyable

Food was great prices cheap Staff friendly definitely go there again

Pros: Nice little pub that's easy to get to and some friendly staff. Cons: unfortunately you could be waiting a while for food to come out, possibly around 40 mins - 1 hour. Can't play pool as the 1 cue stick is broken, the TV was so loud couldn't hear what the bar staff were saying and last Thursday (quiz night) it started late and the quiz host didn't let us know when it started nor did he apologise for the mix up.

Rushed as not being told that we only had 2.5 hours for our birthday meal.

Highly recommend. Fantastic food and very good value, too! Excellent service with a friendly personable team where nothing is a problem. We will be returning!

Great food , excellent service on time and exceptional value for money.. Staff were so attentive and welcoming .The steak sizzler is a must ,quality steak with all the trimmings and the fudge cake is to die for [big portions]. Tbh not the 1st time we have eaten here and certainly not the last ..

Three of us all had different meals and we all had a perfectly cooked one. My friend had a beef lasagne which she said tasted lovely. I had a mini mixed grill which was cooked so well the chicken fillet fell apart as I cut it and the taste of the entire meal was delicious. My partner had the full monty mixed grill and he agreed with me and especially loved the rump steak which was cooked to perfection.

5 of us came here for lunch and all of the food was terrible. Jerk chicken was just plain chicken and the sauce that came with it should never be served to anyone again. The mac and cheese was bland and not at all what it was described. Korean chicken burger was cold and the sauce wasn’t nice either which came with salt and pepper chips which was cold and had curry powder on it. Chicken skewers and halloumi fries were overcooked in the fryer and really hard to eat. Overall experience was poor we won’t be coming again

Had breakfast with my family on thursday morning, brilliant service, and really good sized portions for the food, will definitely be back

Sharon made our evening brilliant. Thanks to all of the team again. Quiz night is great fun on a Thursday but must empathize that Sharon mafe it for us. Will be back

Went in to specifically watch a football match at 19:30 and was told I'd have to wait until 20:00 because the TVs sync up. The TVs don't sync up, they're just incompetent and I'm not a man.

If you book a table you can choose what match you’re watching, but don’t bother because first of all staff will say that hey have to put on what the majority want and that the tv’s are synced (they aren’t). Then they’ll tell you they’ll put it on after kick off (they won’t) but the second a man rather than a woman asks for the same match to be put on, it’ll be done immediately. Then you can pop to the loo that has a camera in it, which I thought was illegal, but it turns out of the premises has a big enough safety concern they can do it. All in all, best avoided.

Lovely food at a lovely price! Great atmosphere and was seen to within seconds of arriving, brilliant arrive with very attentive staff

The pub was short staffed but they did a wonderful job in serving as quick as they could. The food was excellent in taste and value for money. We will be back..

Great experience. We had a last minute celebration meal for a large group of 20 people staff were extremely helpful and couldn’t do enough for us. Massive shout out to the chefs aswell food came out within 20 mins was piping hot and delicious we all really enjoyed ourselves. Always our go to for large celebrations. Thank you again !!

Great experience. We had a last minute celebration meal for a large group of 20 people staff were extremely helpful and couldn’t do enough for us. Massive shout out to the chefs aswell food came out within 20 mins was piping hot and delicious we all really enjoyed ourselves. Always our go to for large celebrations. Thank you again !!

Always enjoy the food here, nice relaxed pub with the grub to go with it.

Great value food, staff were unexpectedly helpful and polite

Had breakfast sunday 2nd Feb 2 members of staff were amazing however breakfast was awful !! served warm not hot ,toast on breakfast plate couldnt even be bothered to put on a seperate plate,scrambled egg was not even yellow it looked like a mashed up hard boiled egg warmed in microwave and put onto toast would not recommend

Very accommodating as there was two more that joined for our booking of 8. The food was a bit average with my roast beef being a bit fatty and veg very processed and atmosphere quite until we got there with our 10 + two more later

Bar staff are lovely, great food!

A big pub with lots of seating areas

My family and I booked in for the festive menu on New Year’s Day. We were very well looked after by Kai, the food was lovely, plenty of choice, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Would recommend and will try the festive menu again next year.

Tasty meal, family friendly and quick service

Noisy, bustling, cheap and cheerful. Go in expecting a bustling and vibrant pub with people having a good time. Food is good but not spectacular. Prices are fair. Service was great!

Excellent value for money and great that you can book. Had many enjoyable visits. Staff excellent and friendly.

17 of us for Christmas Dinner but also my daughters 40th Birthday, we have a fantastic time, the food was amazing and all the staff were very friendly and helpful and attentive throughout the whole time. A big credit to the pub and staff.

Was a great venue a year ago, but has really gone downhill now, the food is ok, but much smaller portions, suppose that's the cost of living...so, foods ok service ok, but it's not as it was, no wonder it was so quiet, it used to be very busy

It's the nuts punters are magic

An enjoyable Sunday morning brunch.

The app was not updated as wanted to order Christmas dinner but App said they had sold out yet others were ordering this at the bar. Starters chicken stripes were nice but nacho were cold, I ordered the mix grill aked for my steak to be medium rare it was overcooked that I couldn't get my folk through it and the gravy was stone cold, which when i poured this over my dinner it made my whole dinner it made my whole dinner stone called, my son ordered a burger but tasted of chemicals to the point we all tried it and had to spit it out. The only upside to this that we will never eat here again

24 people for team and arents bonding, cooked breakfast at the Travllers Joy, great experience, brilliant time had by all, food amd service was superb and a great atmospehere allround, will be doing again! 👍 Dan

Great food great service highly recommend

I went to the travellers joy for lunch. We stood at the door and there was not anyone to seat us. I then asked the staff if we could sit and a man told us we was to wait for someone to come over. Once we were seated I then ordered food however the staff member was extremely blunt and rude towards me. I then overheard them talking to eachother about a group of customers who were waiting to be seated. They said “they’ll have to wait. They will not get seated any quicker if they are asking to be seated”. Some of the staff are very nice however some of them are very rude and blunt. The pie I had was cold. There was no point asking someone to change it becuase the staff do not care about there customers. I was severed tea with no milk. I would not recommend this place at all! Do not come here! The staff are discrete about customers, they stand there at the bar talking about everyone!

Poor service take ages to get served. Ended up walking out as 3 people that work there walked past me didn't even acknowledge me at the bar. Told me had to sit bar side for food yet people after us got seated restaurant !! Don't like the attitude of staff and no acknowledgement

Cheap and cheerful okay for the money

Hungry Horse/Green King pub. Big menu with lots of special offers.

Friendly and welcoming atmosphere

A great pub, food and service was excellent.

Great pub with good food at really decent pub prices. Very friendly staff and a good atmosphere all round!

Great pub good food great staff all round perfect and its got the best landlord in RAYLEIGH ( would just like to say needs a bit of a refurb to enhance the pub)

Great value for money and really welcoming staff. Really great venue to watch all of the football too! Will definitely be back.

Had a lovely meal with a friend tonight. We both did the curry wednesday. I had keema lamb & friend had chic pea & sweet potatoe. If i'm honest, it was luke warm but the flavours were intense, so we were both happy. The staff ŵere lovely and we also had the wine wednesday deal so all in all, a great night. Ty to all the staff including kitchen staff.

Food selection was good and when the football was on the atmosphere was buzzing. Nice friendly crowd all having a laugh. The staff Adam the manager is a decent guy runs the pub like it should be. The bar staff were quick and poured a good pint. Will return

After visiting this establishment a few times now I thought it's time for a review. The menu has a wide selection of dishes available to suit everyone's needs. The staff especially Adam the manage he makes our visit very nice. Friendly good conversation and keep the pub in tip top condition green king should realise the hard work he puts in. The younger staff are good at there job and they all work as a team. Definitely be returning

Been plenty of times ,always good food .

Great food, lovely service by our waitress Trish and excellent value for money (we had the Thursday special with £1 desserts 😋)

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Travellers Joy. The food was good and very reasonably priced.

Good morning I am sorry to bother you but I am looking to cone to your pub for breakfast .on Saturday could you let me know what time you do them from .as had a lovely meal on Monday this week .

Superb pub, great staff and made to feel very welcome. Will definitely be coming back when I’m next visiting friends who live nearby!

Was at the pub for the weekly quiz and to celebrate a birthday. A few more people than originally planned were able to attend that meant we needed another table to fit everyone. Ruby and her team couldn't do more to fir us all onto 2 tables (pushed together) so we could all enjoy the evening together. Service throughout the night was excellent. We used the Greene King APP to order food and drinks. The food arrived promptly and piping hot. Drinks were brought to our table within minutes of ordering on the APP. Everything delivered with a smile in a friendly manner. Food was tasty and decent value (imho). There was a quiz on the night we were there (8 of us) which the majority of the customers took part in. Great quiz suitable for all ages. Had a fantastic evening. Friends, good food, great beers, quiz, European Footy on the TV and awesome staff. What's there not to like!!!! Great evening celebrating a birthday.

Fabulous food, with great service and very friendly staff, will be back again soon

Good food at a great price. Nice Temparanillo for £5 a bottle on Wednesdays. Prosecco reasonably priced too.

The landlord is a titan of the hospitality industry 👏

Came to watch the football on Sunday with my kids and friends. What a great atmosphere and great time had by all. Massive shout out to all the staff who all worked so incredibly hard. Well done an thank you

Food was lovely service was very good good range of drinks staff was very friendly

Good food good drinks and good service

Food was awful. Had a so called Sunday roast beef. Three tiny roast potatoes rubberised yorkshire pudding inedible beef and stringy beans. Tasted like it had been cooked in morning and microwaved a few times. Staff were indifferent and woman who greeted us just told us how much time we had to eat!! I understand they were busy, but have been to hungry horse pubs before and have to say this one was the worst I have visited. Won't be going back anytime soon.

I’ve been a couple of times, and it’s been so good but today it was just so terrible. The service was extremely slow, and none of the staff were helpful at all. The fryer had broken, so most of the food wasn’t available. The food I ordered was disgusting, the chicken was hard and I couldn’t even chew it. My friend sent hers back, and I didn’t eat mine. My partners roast dinner was cold in places, but piping hot in others (clearly been warmed up in the microwave) and the dessert we had ordered (apple crumble) and waited ages and ages for, came out and how they even served it up like that was beyond me. I only got half a refund, when I should have got a full refund. I will never ever go back, it was terrible. The pub wasn’t full as most people left due to the fact the fryer wasn’t working and they didn’t have anything really on the menu, so they had no excuse for terrible food. It was worst food I’ve ever ate.

Wasn't too busy, midweek visit, which was nice so we could have a family catch up. Unfortunately I ordered the mushroom and ale pie and received steak and ale, the pastry was lovely, but not alot of meat inside and couldn't find any staff at time to challenge. I push the couple of pieces to the side and ate on. Others had chinese banquet (banquet is over describing it though), new yorker chicken breast (yum), child's chicken nuggets. Strange that the child's meal had steak chips but the adult meals had fries, all got eaten so not a problem at all.

Nice pub with a good selection of beers and wine, excellent food also, custom car night is on every Wednesday evening 🚗

Always lovely friendly staff, food is great and very reasonably priced

After a previous visit we were passing again yesterday and decided to pop in. We had another lovely afternoon. It was a different menu from last time but you know what you are going to get from Hungry Horse. Saying that the food couldn’t have been any better. All 4 of us really enjoyed the food served up. The staff were as friendly and welcoming as before and it was great to see Adam is still running the show. I will definitely be returning.

We had a lovely dinner and our waitress, Trish, was amazing. She couldn’t do enough for us and even arranged for us to move table when we requested it. We will definitely be returning.

Great venue for reasonably priced food and excellent service whether for large groups or just a couple of you. We visit regularly with family, friends and the neighbours

Food was good. Service was fairly quick. There was a group sat behind us in the eating area that were absolutely more suited to the bar area and were very loud. Was hard to hear people sat opposite. Not moaning just maybe could have been placed better. Staff as always were very friendly and quick to tidy away etc.

Excellent customer service and very friendly staff and excellent price range for food and drink.

A fantastic place to eat with good atmosphere friendly staff and tasty food everything we ordered came out in good time. the portion sizes are pretty large apart from the chips that come with the burger, however the burger more than made up for it and everything tasted fresh, also a good selection of sauces and clean cutlery

Fantastic food With good service. Thank you to Owen for going out of his way for us. We will definitely be back again soon.

Great food and fantastic atmosphere always welcomed with a big smile from Wendy , love the banter . Great to see the decking full of customers after it being shut for so long . Can’t wait for another sunny evening for a nice drink and food out there .

Had a great get together with family in July. Food and drinks were excellent and the prices are very good. Had a great waitress Lucy. She was very helpful. Would highly recommend

Some of our food was poor we had 2 portions of the impossible nuggets and what arrived was nothing like the picture on the menu, we had hot sauce and we was lucky if there was a drip of sauce on each nugget and 3 had no sauce at all, when we asked the staff if we could possibly have some extra sauce as food was dry and the food looked nothing Like the menu we was told we can pay extra for more sauce. Sold as chicken deal waste of money.