Walkabout Chelmsford in Maldon

Walkabout always has a decent atmosphere of a weekend evening and yesterday was no exception with Karaoke - it was brilliant. Myself and a friend stepped outside to smoke and I was refused entry on the way back in for “having had too much”… I was yet to purchase a drink at Walkabout, and had 2 pints in another establishment, so suffice to say I was not drunk. I do, however, have an existing injury to my leg from some time ago which occasionally causes slight instability when walking and/or limping. This is the only explanation I can give for having been refused entry on this occasion, as my legs had flared up.. My friend politely asked for some further explanation from the doorman who made the call, which he refused to give. So either he didn’t like the look of us, or refused re-entry because it was 2 guys. Strange. As mentioned, I’d not purchased a drink in Walkabout so was no different compared to when I was first granted initial entry. It’s a shame because it’s a nice venue - but, perhaps they ought to consider the training of their security partners - as the 20-something year old security guard clearly requires some additional training.

Came to walkabout on a few times for the Euros , sadly couldn’t make the final but was there for the semis and the atmosphere was electric. I have never been to a venue where you feel like you’re at the stadium. Would 100% recommend to anyone! Just a shame England didn’t win the tournament.

Go to the bar for one biggest boxing events in history 5v5 matchroom v Queensbury and they say they not showing it I thought it was a major sports bar???? Went home felt very let down by a decent venue

Krissy served me like no other barmaid has done before, she took care of me, made me feel safe, and most importantly, she served me in good fashion, thanks for a brilliant night

Fantastic night out with friends for a birthday celebration! Quick drinks and great music! Had a great time x

Lovely place to a few drinks and watch the footy amazing atmosphere. For sure returning. Food was good and very quick service.

We had a great time here Saturday night! Food and drinks was really good, the staff were so friendly and super helpful. We can’t wait to come back!

Had a fab time with mates last weekend. Saturday was banging and bar fairly priced. Would defo come again 😊

Had a brilliant night out at Walkabout. The staff were great, drinks reasonable. Will be back next time we’re in Chelmsford

Well, I never thought I’d ever experience racism first hand. 12 of us on a night out. First 11 walk in with no problems at all. Last one of my friends walk in and was denied, skin colour was the real reason. They said he “walked into a barrier” this did not happen, we asked to see cctv they refused because it didn’t happen. They then radioed in to every bar in Chelmsford and we was turned down from every place. Friend was in tears due to this discrimination so we had to go home. These 2 are Rude, horrible, racists who continued to laugh about it all after as you can see from the picture taken seconds after Pathetic excuses of humans Deleting my post from Facebook now😂 pathetic the lot of them

We went last night to watch the Liverpool game. . It’s 100% the the best venue to watch football in Chelmsford. There’s a great selection of drinks, the atmosphere was great and the staff and manager, Connor, couldn’t do enough to make our night an excellent one. Will certainly be back very soon.

Reasonable prices. Friendless staff. Me and 3 friends went here on a mid-afternoon Saturday and we managed to get a booth. Our booth had a TV installed which was a nice touch. Nothing to exactly write home about with this bar but was a pleasant experience none the less but doesn’t stand out from any competition. Great for a bar crawl. Prices were reasonable

Was here recently thought the service was excellent staff all friendly and food on the table in good time, would like to mention the waitress Laura was superb through out are time there excellent service whilst we were there just really adding to the wonderful experience and are all around lovely day out, would highly recommended if in the area or passing by.

Everyone was really nice. DJ was great and manager was lovely. Good offer on pitchers and manager was really nice

Great place for a catch up with friends and family. Special mention for one of the bartenders called Laura. Friendly, approachable, full of character and a pleasure to be served by!

Never heard of this place until recently and was surprised at the varied amount of food options considering I thought it was mainly a bar. The only place that I've come across that allows you to really customize your burger, having the option of up to 4 burgers in a bun! (not that I can see myself having that many but still). Was served by Laura, who was friendly and efficient. I would eat here again.

Went in for a casual few drinks with friends and our bartender Laura was very bubbly and attentive. Thank you for a nice evening.

Went here for random after work drinks last night and had best night out ive had in ages Laura made my night thanks for being the best bartender ever!!!!

As a bunch or work colleges we regular like a beer and a burger for lunch, we have been here lots of times before but recently there is always big items missing from the menu (chicken today). We don't expect much for the price we are paying but the service is very slow and the waiters barely crack a smile. The baguette today was rock solid where it had been left in the microwave to long and I thought my colleague was playing we will rock you when he was tapping it on the plate to prove his point. Its simple food and should be quicker and of better quality. This used to be amazing value for the money but now even at £8.00 its terrible value. Please sort this out as its a good place to lunch and watch some sport.

Went to walkabout last night and had Laura serve us. She was very friendly and was the best bartender I have experienced at walkabout

Visited with friends for a well-needed night out. Great venue, handy for where we all work. Staff are great, Laura was really friendly and made our night a lot of fun.

Recently dropped in for after work drinks with friends. Had a great night as there was a good vibe to the place. We found the staff to be friendly, especially Laura who tended most of our drinks. She was warm and friendly each time she served us, checked in on us to see if we needed more drinks and recommended a few different things for us to try. We’ll be going back again as we really enjoyed the night.

Been here before for drinks and it was OK so went back for a meal, not a great time as the football was on although the punters were respectful. What let our day down was the lousy food. The service from the staff was pleasant but the food was abysmal and the soda is so watered down the only flavour is the sterilising solution they clean the glasses with. I will not be returning for a second chance.

Had the best time at walkabout! 10/10 night! Mikala was an absolute babe! For a Monday I couldn’t of picked a better place to go and better service from such a hun! G Pay rise needed!

Went for some casual drinks Monday night Mikala served us all night she was amazing so friendly really helpful me and my friend loved her!! Best night! X x x

Amazing atmosphere and great selection of drinks - cheap too! Lovely staff, especially Erena who sorted us out. Will definitely be coming back, especially for the football!

Really Nice place to eat and have a drink. Amazing service, Kayla was there to help with anything we needed.

Mikala and Kaitlyn took care of us and I couldn’t be more happy with their service! Drinks are very cheap and loved the atmosphere :) Burgers are amazing I will be visiting again soon!

Such friendly and helpful staff, cheap drinks and amazing DJS on Friday & Saturday night. Karaoke night on Wednesdays are amazing, with £5 cocktail pitchers! Mikala and Connor had amazing service host

I organised a staff party with Shelly and Connor for a group of 30 of us and team walkabout made sure that all our needs were catered for. From organising a private bar and drinks deals, to making sure we were topped up with food throughout the night too! Very attentive and kind staff, thank you shelly, connor, caitlin, michaela and jack who made our organising our staff party very easy and enjoyable :)

Libby was really helpful and friendly. Food was good too. I would recommend this to anyone one. The music is good to and songs I know.

Amazing drinks selection, good music, and friendly, helpful staff, especially Erena. Looking forward to coming here again!

Visited at a busy time when they had football showing. Great atmosphere, staff kept checking we were OK for drinks. We ordered a beer tower and meant we could pour our own points and lasted a while. Great for showing sport. Friendly staff and overall happy with my visit

Came here Saturday watched the football and had dinner.Booked before coming and was given a prime seat in front of a tv, was perfect, seating was comfy and service was very good.Staff were friendly and efficient and toilets are decent upstairs. Had food, order wasn’t exactly what we order but was fine, food was tasty.

Thursday night, we both ordered a double/triple burger and added the bacon and an extra chicken breast. The food came out with no chicken breast and no bacon added on to the burger with no explanation. Also the bottom of the bun was that wet and mushy I wasnt even able to pick it up!! We told the waitress and she came back shortly after to tell us they were going to cook us up a fresh chicken burger. We requested some vinegar but this waitress then walked off, took off her pinny behind the bar and walked out of the restaurant looking at us straight as she passed the window!! 25 minutes later we had ate what we could expecting a chicken burger which we were then told they had none and for the previous 25 minutes nobody decided it was a good idea to tell us!!The first fosters we had when we arrived had bits in the glass so following that we ordered a Heineken which unfortunately had the same. Apart from the bits in the glass before i’d noticed, the beer was good, the chips onion rings and garlic bread did the job, and the waitress who sorted out the problems at the end was very helpful. It’s a shame the manager would not show his face following this and instructed his waitress on what to do via a walkie talkie. And for the girl who got up and walked out during serving us she knew what she had done by the time she had left as she saw us through the window but instead had something more important to attend clearly.Had some good nights in walkabout across the country but never tried the food, certainly never will again.

Any wonder that chain bars and restaurants are struggling. Apart from the large video screen showing a nice 5 minute circular clip of Australian scenes there is nothing much to reccommend this bar. Sticky carpets, rubbish food and unkempt toilets. Avoid.

Whilst doing a little Christmas shopping we thought we’d give the walkabout a try. I’ve never been to any of their venues before so I thought I may be in for a reasonable experience. We sat down by a window which was very cold so had to move, both old and new table were extremely wobbly but nothing a folded beer mat doesn’t solve.We browsed over the menu, made our choices and up to the bar I went. I placed our order, very straight forward and the bar tender was polite. The drinks came and I sat down and we began to wait. We waited, we waited some more and then two people behind us who had ordered their food much after us received theirs. Finally our food turned up and my partner had ordered a steak wrap cooked medium, it turned up in a baguette. I was met by a breakfast that had sat under a heat lamp for so long that the tomato and mushrooms had shrivelled up and the butter had melted into a pale juice. They both were sent back, the steak wrap came back as a wrap but now well done instead of medium, very chewy at that and my breakfast, now cooked fresh was much better apart from my toast that was basically warm bread with a couple of charred lines.Needless to say it was a pretty poor experience so I can say with some confidence that we will not be returning.

Didn't even have wine glasses. Really rough pub, unfriendly atmosphere. Can't believe how rude the bar staff were

Went for karaoke and it barely happened. If you're going to run a normal night then don't advertise karaoke. Waited two hours to sing then left, massive disappointment.

We chose walkabout to meet up with friends on 18/05. We were given menus but on placing our order at the bar were told that the kitchen was out of steak for myself and I therefore swapped to a bbq chicken sandwich and chips. My friends opted for a meat platter only to be told most of the contents were out of stock. Again, they chose another two separate dishes only to be told that items were missing. On the third attempt and having made 4 meal changes between 3 of the diners we returned to our table only for the server to then come over to inform us that the burger would have no egg in it. Now, to save time and embarrassment they could have told us what our limited options were at the beginning rather than having us change our minds such a ludicrous amount of times. The Male server was somewhat apologetic and explained there was a menu and ingredients change but this should have been made clear on arrival so we could decide whether or not to stay. When our meals did finally arrive there was disappointment all round. The katsu dish (my friends 3rd choice of meal) was cold and my bbq chicken sandwich literally had three 1cmx3cm rubbery chicken strips in the entire sandwich which had more condiment than any other ingredient. The bread was so stale I actually could have used it as a loofah! The server actually seemed embarrassed at the whole debacle. When we asked politely to speak with the manager a woman approached and corrected us that she was a “duty manager”, sorry but it’s the same thing and she must take responsibility to ensure customers are happy. I was then offered a drink OR a desert OR a refund. Being put off of eating anything else and concerned that I’d be stuck with some stale pudding left on the menu, I opted for a refund only to have the exact £6 and change that the sandwich cost (not the cost of the accompanying cold chips) begrudgingly put next to me without so much as an apology. We used to frequent walkabout often, but after this I’m not sure I’d bother to return.

I regularly go to Walkabout with friends for sporting events and for that you can’t fault it. Today me, my wife and baby thought be nice to have a chilled lunch with a couple of friends and have a bite to eat. However a bite to eat became very complicated. Out of 4 orders, 3 could not be served initially. They had no steak and no bbq sharing platter. 2nd time round, 3 orders in, 1 could not even serve a Parmi with avocado and salsa. 3rd choice for my wife could be made. I chose a burger that came with an egg, only half way through waiting for the burger was I told there were no eggs and would I like a substitute. Bacon it was. We were told this was due to a menu change happening in 3 days time. however there appeared to be no sign or anything to state, limited food menu - please check before ordering? When food finally came, 3 orders were great, 1 which was a basic chicken sandwich with salad. Come with 2 small pieces or chicken on semi stale bread. When complained the staff member was apologetic and duty manager eventually come over. We were offered a refund, replacement or free desert. Sorry, but offer all 3. It’s a chicken sandwich, how can anyone get that wrong. When requested a refund plus a free drink, it was as though we had massively inconvenienced her and she put the drink down, didn’t make eye contact or apologised for the issues. Just come out on with the drink down and left as quickly as physically possible. Customer service score = 0 for the duty manager.

Been a while since I've visited this establishment, as there's so many other places to visit this end of town, and thought I'd pop in for a quick burger and a pint for a cheeky lunch.Girl behind the bar was an absolute delight, Leah, I think her name was, absolutely charming and very witty. Pint was clean crisp and cold and very satisfying. Burger was delivered but the very friendly and bubbly Imogen and was cooked to absolute perfection. Michelin chefs hiding in that kitchen?Your staff on the day are a great asset to your business, and keep serving top quality food and I'll keep coming back.

Another great night in walkabout on Easter Thursday! No place better to be on a Thursday than walkabout with Karaoke! The young girl behind the bar called Sarah was very helpful, making great cocktails and always smiling!

Walkabout has friendly staff and boasts a great atmosphere on weekdays and evenings. Cheap drinks and lovely food, no complaints:) Alicia was particularly very helpful and ensured we had a great time throughout the night

Great food, excellent service. Staff are really friendly, especially Yasmin and Imogen who were really helpful and polite!

Attended with my family during half term - have to say fab, friendly service! Place had a lovely chilled vibe. More than affordable food especially the kids burger (turned up the same size as the adults!) staff did more than they needed to and food was yummy! Will for sure be back with friends. :)

I was in walkabout with a few friends having drinks before we went out for dinner. And I heard a male doorman who I found out is the Head doorman on the phone threatening to smash someone's head in if they come near the venue again or if he see's him around. This made us fill uneasy and on edge we have never experienced this is any other venue. And we are shocked how these doorman here act at this venue towards someone who isn't even at the venue. So we dread to think how they actually treat there customers in the bar. We will never becoming back here again.

Went to walkabout Friday night for the school disco themed night! Great drinks deals, great atmosphere and music. Staff were very friendly and served me and my friends quickly. Will be back very soon. Can’t beat £1.50 vodkas and a good old school boogie!

Absolutely great night out. Cheap drinks during the week and great Friday night deals for the school disco theme! Food is also a great bargain for £5 burger and beer! Great day at Walkabout

Sophie begins the bar was amazing, friendly, helpful and made great porn star martinis every time! thank you for the great service doll you made our night! loved the music and friendly bouncers X

I was taken to Walkabout with my office. We went upstairs and sat on long tables with paper tablecloths. There was NO CUTLERY, PLATES or NAPKINS. I last time I ate like this, I was a toddler. We dined on sandwiches which we had to take apart to see what was in them, as I am a vegetarian. There were potato wedges and salad - all had to be eaten OFF THE TABLE - I kid you not, with out hands. Colleagues who ate chicken wings had to lick their fingers clean as there were no napkins. Ugh. NEVER AGAIN.

Nice spacious setting near Chelmer river quick service ,could be more choice of beers shame they don't do Stella Artois

Came here on a Friday night. Was fairly quiet to start off with but picked up around 11pm ish. Nice atmosphere and good DJ. The bar staff serve as quick as they can and seemed quite nice and polite. Great place to start the night and have a few drinks/dance to get in the mood. Not the cheapest bar but nowhere is anymore unless you go to a Wetherspoons. I'd come back next time I'm in the area

Great place to enjoy the World Cup, great atmosphere, plenty of screens and good staff.

A combined leaving do and chance to watch England in our own area. Was an excellent idea, we preordered and even though I had wanted Vodka the staff were fantastic looking after our ever need!!

Came in for lunch with my friends. Wonderful staff gave suggestions on what to eat and I wasn’t disappointed! They have a really good lunch deal as well as daily drinks deals which is a huge plus. 100% would come back due to the great service given the staff.

Stay well clear of this place, the staff are so damn rude and unprofessional I have never experienced anything like it.

Came here today for family meal, was told when ordering that there was no steak??!! 3 of our family members had eaten before the other 3, the starters came out the same time as the mains, as apparently that's there policy?? All the food was hard cold and tasteless.my halloumi was so under cooked it was not eadable. The starter called bruschetta was garlic bread with salsa???? Needless to say we will never return for food which is a shame

Booked a table for the Royal Wedding and another one for the FA cup with a very helpful lady called Victoria R. Had a great seat with a great view of the big screen. An equally helpful person called Brett told us what table would be ours. He was very friendly and enquired a few times to see if we were enjoying ourselves and even brought our drinks over for us!....we were. I would highly recommend the Pacific IPA on tap...absolutely gorgeous. Food was also very nice and reasonably priced. I like the quirky Oz theme on the menu.

Recently I visited Walkabout with a group of friends for an evening of drinks to celebrate a birthday. A few hours into the evening I ordered a drink from the bar, after paying and receiving the drink I drank some before leaving the bar, straight away I realised that I had been served a different drink than I had ordered. It's an easy mistake to make no big deal, I politely explained to the next person that served me who stuck a straw in the drink and tasted it then said to me "Nah its definitely the right drink" I then re explained that I had just brought the drink and it wasn't what I had ordered. To then be told "Well it is the right drink" I further explained how I had just brought the drink, it was still a full glass and I hadn't even walked away from the bar since I had ordered it. Why would I be making it up, could I please just have the drink re made. The rude response I got was "Why am I going to replace a drink that's already right" Not being happy about this I asked to speak to the on duty manager, I got an imitated reply "Your're speaking to her" I continued to explain the situation, but consistently received rude responses and the so called on duty manager was reluctant to be of an help whatsoever. Over such a simple thing, I mean I wasn't really asking for much!

Thought this was going to be great as the place looks amazing.. sat next to a table that were the staff that work here. Bartender didn't have a clue to make the cocktail pitcher we ordered and had to look at menu to make it, no specs or measurements on that menu.. surprise.. the cocktail just tasted like soda, because the lemonade has gone and hardly any spirits in it, shouting over the bar to her group of colleagues that were sitting behind us watching her struggle. Won't be back or won't recommend. Second time around the pitcher had even less alcohol than the first one... bar staff not interested, all chatty in the corner on their phones!! Terrible service!

We had lunch here, great friendly staff, especially Claire the lady on the bar, lovely food and great restaurant

Just saw one of the bouncers throw a young woman much smaller than him to the ground, don’t know the context but absolutely ridiculous treatment of a customer no matter what, she was very upset and confused afterwards

Absolutely horrible rude obnoxious staff, felt like everything was a huge inconvenience for them! Walked out before I even completed my order

Went there last night and after 5 minutes of no staff went round back and shouted where 3 staff just stood talking.they came out to serve but still continued talking to their friends while showing minimal attention whilst serving me.I gave her a £20 and she only gave me change for £10.I told her and she went to till to get my missing £10 and was still talking to her friend whilst doing that.no tip for her.

Went to this venue on a Thursday night recently. Door staff were awful, very rude. The venue was advertised as being open until 2am, however we were asked to leave at 1am as they had decided to close early! Staff were also rude and the whole atmosphere was awful. Will not go there again for drinks or food. They also need to check the ages of the customers as I saw quite a lot of underage teenagers in there.

We go hear quite regularly and its usually very enjoyable. The staff are friendly and they have a good selection of drinks. The food is quite good but the dishes all come out at different times today my friend had long finished by the time my food arrived. The only thing that really puts me off the place is the toilet attendant. He is very overbearing, tuts and scowls when you don't put money in his bowl. I had no change the other day so i gave him 5 quid and told him to give me back 4 but he gave me a ton of small change thinking that i cant add up to £3, i havent given him any change since and just had to put up with his uncomfortable looks although it is very off putting. If not for this i think this could be a great place.

A night out with friends ruined by bouncers and there clients. My friend said something after constant racism to the toilet staff, and others. This caused them to start on me and my mates. Apparently the bouncers could not do anything because ‘they were management’ ‘and above them’. So us, standing up to racism got kicked out. The bouncers had nothing to say to the racist yobs. Awful place to go with friends, and will not go back. This should get dealt with, and isn’t the first time I’ve seen trouble here. If I’m honest it is a dump compared to all other walkabouts I have been too, and would not recommend. Racist Management, bullies, and a awful place to go on a night out. Do not go. Plenty of other bars to go to in Chelmsford that are much nicer!!!

Just come out after having a meal with friends I ordered the fish and chips after waiting About 30minutes it arrived and it looked like it had come out of a incinerator broke it open to see what fish there was inside which was very little and dry complained to the waiter who agreed with me and took it away for a replacement 10 minutes later New dish arrived a little better but not much my wife who had ordered steak and ale pie when served it looked like something a cow had dropped in a field won't be going back anytime soon

Where better to watch the first couple of hours of the 2017 Ashes, than the local Walkabout. 20 odd screens and open until 2 am. Here's where it started to go wrong. It was on one small screen. OK, not the end of the world. Then, a group of students come in, one of whom could barely walk. The staff serve them all shots and one performed what looked like a Heimlich manoeuvre on the drunk lad making him puke all over the floor at the bar and then twice more on the way to the toilet. This sick was then left there for the remainder of the night. I asked why there were no door staff (as it's student night). Girl behind bar said they didn't think it would be busy so there's only 2 of us in the entire bar tonight (first night of Ashes). In fairness, there was only 30 odd people in there. Next annoyance (other than the smell of sick) - the bar, advertised everywhere as open until 2am shut suddenly at 1am. When we asked why, the girl said "because we want to close". Just staggering but I see from the reviews that this happens quite frequently. Luckily in Chelmsford, there is a vast choice of places to go. Now, there is one less however.

Advertises on google open till 2 on a Tuesday kicked out at 11:45pm yet never told us that straight about us buying our drinks then being told straight after we have to be out in 5 minutes

Had the halloumi & avocado wrap which was lovely but i had finished & with another 8 minutes before my friend ( who’d ordered the same time) lunch came out. Staff apologetic but besides the point!

I went there with my cousin for a couple of drinks, lovely staff! the food is "fine," nice atmosphere. If you're not into sports then pass for one drink and leave.

7 minutes to get a drink on a quiet Tuesday. Then the wrong glasses for the lager.

Had main food but waited about 30-40 minutes for shake. Very slow service but ok for for drinks

Pleasant surroundings and staff with plenty of space during a weekday lunch.

We came here as a family for lunch on a Saturday. Was very quiet when we came in and staff where all friendly and helpful.

When it took over wetherspoons I was gutted,,,,,but to be honest love it great food great cocktails ,,,staff are great happy fast and quick service,,,good vibe all ages

This was the first time to this restaurant and the last.

Came here Saturday daytime, was packed with the rugby on. Service was good, lot of left over glasses on the bar, needs cleaning and collecting more frequently.

Went around 6pm. New, modern bar, relaxed vibe. Great pint of Little Creatures pale ale from Melbourne. We are pretty sure it'll get rammed and dirty later in the evening, most walkabout bars do, but we were impressed with our experience at this one.

8 of us went here for an office lunch and after ordering all our food at the bar at the same time, we had to wait for over 50 minutes for 7 of the meals to arrive, and then 1 meal came 70 minutes after ordering it! They got our order wrong, and a jacked potato arrive way under cooked with no attempt to apologize. We had to ask for a refund for the very late meal as 7 of us had finished and 1 diner was eating alone. Won't be returning.

Good bar for Watching the rugby we reserved a table and this was we organised and staff were really helpful. We have eaten here before and burgers are tasty.

My boyfriend ordered a kangaroo steak medium rare... It was way over cooked it was burnt and chewy and we also ordered cheesy garlic bread that was very uncooked.. The place is nice to look at but not to eat in. Although my Burger was lovely but the Wait was over 45 minute's will not be going there ever again!

Have visited twice for lunch. They have good screens for watching sport and a good menu choice. We've tried a variety of dishes and each have been well cooked no good value. They have some nice touches on the lunch menu as well, such as sharers sandwiches and I loved the Mediterranean chicken and chorizo with sweet pepper.

Very friendly staff and very modern sports bar. Great value food and drink between 5 & 7. Half price.

My friend and l went today for lunch on a Groupon deal - we had the sharing platter and two cocktails. The food and staff were faultless. Will certainly go again