The best restaurants in Basildon East of England

accepted the order, took the money but never delivered the food.

Very nice and comfortable area. Food is fresh and customer service is very satisfying. I go regularly.

Great fish n chips friendly chatty staff

There is no doubt that Tesco is one of the largest of its kind. To be frank, as a family, we do not usually prefer to do our shopping there, but from time to time, we do. We also occasionally go there to dine in at their café, though not very often. It's obvious we've known this place for years, and we have seen the changes and improvements they have made over time. Recently, we went there for breakfast, assuming that things would be the same as they had been for years. However, things had changed. Their café, which used to be located upstairs, has now been moved downstairs, and unfortunately, it has lost much of its charm in the process. The previous café upstairs had a much warmer, quieter atmosphere, and it truly felt like a cozy café. Now, the café has been relocated to the worst possible spot—right by the entrance, where there's constant foot traffic and noise. Although they have built a glass wall to separate the seating area, with blurred glass panels to offer some privacy, it still feels awkward due to its location near the entrance and exit. The new décor doesn't have the classic café feel; instead, it resembles the inside of an airport. It's noisy and uncomfortable, and I doubt anyone can truly relax while dining there. There is an updated ordering system, with self-ordering screens now available, but again, the location of these screens is at the café entrance, which doesn't seem ideal. Maybe it's just me, but it feels poorly thought out. The seating area itself is quite basic—ordinary chairs and tables like any generic café would have. I must point out, however, that they do have some L-shaped, leather-like seats with soft cushioning, which seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately, the noise level in the area is so high that even the glass panels behind the seats don't help, making it impossible to ignore the commotion. This makes you just want to eat quickly and leave. The food itself was quite disappointing. We had a very basic toasted bread with poorly cooked eggs, and the avocado was spread over the toast like butter. It was neither tasty nor visually appealing. Honestly, I believe anyone without much culinary experience could make a better egg and avocado on toast. There isn't much to say about the hot drinks either. The tea was served in a standard teapot, just like any other café, nothing special. Overall, it was not a good experience for us, and we definitely will not be visiting the café again unless they decide to relocate it back to its previous upstairs location. I really hope the upstairs section is just being redecorated and hasn't been completely demolished.

Now i know it's quite hard to mess up a egg and bacon roll but you'd be surprised how many cafes make a terrible one. The one i had from tasty bite was sheer perfection! Bacon was cooked just how i like it with no floppy white fat, the egg was really runny and golden and the roll was straight out of oven fresh. Only taking 1 star away because the price is a little high but it's a trend with most cafes since the cost of living crisis.

Standard dominos however this branch seems to operate like a well oiled machine. Fast and efficient not had a bad one yet.

Food is nice , sadly it does vary depending on the day but you can’t beat the price , I always get the chicken Donna wrap and for the price it’s very nice and filling

I didn’t enjoy the egg, would have more enjoyable if I were able to actually create my own or being able to remove ingredients

Ordered large cod and chips. Fish was OK size, but the chips, OMG, literally got about 15 chips. Could not believe it when I got it home. Disgusting considering the cost. Many others have complained about the same thing on local groups. Sort it out!

This place has gone further downhill, everyone seems to have to wait for their food after ordering at the drive through we waited for 35 minutes last time and the waiting cars just clog up the car park up as there is nowhere else to go. Food is ALWAYS missing whether it’s a burger or fries in the happy meal so annoying when you get home and realise someone hasn’t got their dinner. Happened a lot of times. Going elsewhere from now on

We used to use this takeaway regularly as the food was superb. We haven’t been there for a while, ordered a twkeaway tonight, the food was probably the worst Chinese we’ve ever had. The ribs were small chunks of gristle, everything else tasted bland. What’s happened to this place. Will not be going back.

No hygiene at this cafe when dogs are allowed to eat of tables . would not eat here again . didn't realise you could take dogs in to Tesco cafes .

Booked and paid £200 deposit for my grandsons 7th birthday which they have cancelled and not returned the deposit absolutely disgusting

Huuuge disappointment with this store. I recently moved to Basildon and this was my first ever order from this store and shock of all shocks, when it was time to deliver, the delivery person calls me and says they can’t deliver to my flat and I have to meet them at reception- why? I asked and she said they don’t have insurance so if they have an accident coming up to my flat, they don’t get paid. I was flabbergasted. I have lived in different parts of the UK and Domino’s has always been my go to pizza place , never have I ever had such a bizarre excuse for not delivering to my door. Every single Domino’s in every other part of the UK that I lived delivered direct to my door , I don’t have to make a trip down to the lobby to “collect” something I paid to have delivered to my door for convince . To make matters even more annoying, I happen to have a mobility disability so when I think of what I have to do to get down to the lobby to collect a large order comprising several boxes from this Domino’s Basildon Pitea delivery, I figure as much as I love Domino’s, it’s not worth the stress and pain. So thanks Domino’s Basildon Pitsea, you’ve lost a very lucrative customer . Hopefully one day they catch up with the rest of their competitors who actually deliver direct to door and do not stop at lobby

Just moved back to UK. My little kids are from Cambodia and they are fussy. We've eaten numerous takeaways here and my kids ask for this chicken all the time. Quality!