The best restaurants in Chalkwell Southend-on-Sea East of England

Lovely, tasty food. Service was excellent. Would highly recommend. So nice to go out for a meal where I can eat everything on the menu!

Just had a lovely brunch on a Sunday morning. Delicious food and coffee, friendly and accommodating staff, lovely decor. You can tell they’ve sent lots of time and effort to make it look nice. Very floral! Will be returning when we’re next in Westcliff

Great bakery with delicious range of hot food, pastries, hot drinks. The cheese steak bake in wholemeal bread was delicious with the jalapenos peppers too. Smooth coffee. Flaky creamy sweet pastel de natas. Outdoor seating too. Thank you!

Tonight was fantastic! what wonderful staff and service, definitely worth every penny. My kids tried the lamb souvla, their weekend special. I had the stifado which was tender with a lot of unique flavours. This restaurant should be on your to do list if in Westcliff. The family run environment is a lovely atmosphere to be in 🙂

I've visited this restaurant a few times with my sister for lunch, going for the 12.99 menu of starter and main. The service is excellent as is the food. Would recommend you give it a try.

Finally found the place where it is proper Italian pizza!!! Been disappointed in so many other restaurants recently. Amazing taste! Can’t wait to try other options

We love Ricardos. A very special place. Lovely food - generous portions - at reasonable prices. Friendly staff & great atmosphere. Will be there again this month! Thoroughly recommend.

Party of 12 mature friends visited here on Saturday afternoon/evening. Were having a lovely time, great atmosphere, waitresses brilliant, spent a small fortune as this place isn't cheap. Then we had to deal with the owner's aggressive, rude behaviour, who decided it was time for us to leave as we weren't ordering drinks quickly enough. He has since had the audacity to accuse us of drug taking due to receiving a poor review. Benidict you should be ashamed of this accusation and should take a long look at you customer relations. We won't be coming back.

We chose La Sirena having been before, for a pre Christmas family meal. The food was a bit slow coming but hey plenty of time to catch up with family over drinks. When it did arrive the food as always, superb and plentiful. The staff were very pleasant and accomodating. I would recommend this eaterie for lunch and dinner.

In the area and fancied a bit of fish and chips so after a walk along the front I chose to pop in here. Found a table near the back and chose what I was going to have before heading down to place my order. Two members of staff on and the younger of the two served me, firstly apologising as it was table service and she didn’t realise I was ready to order. To be fair to her I’d only been sat less than a minute. She was really happy in her work, not false happy, really pleasant and welcoming. She was also very chatty when she brought over my food. She’s a credit to this business. The food was good, a decent price and I left full and happy. What more do ya need on a cold Tuesday night in November?

Very busy so be prepared to queue but worth the wait and the staff are very pleasant and kind. Clean place too. All different types of food and drinks, plus ice creams. Sells buckets/spades/crabbing lines and jewellery too.

Great value for money. The coffees are superb. The breakfasts are great made with local products. First class service Now called Leigh Road Cafe. New owner!

This is a little gem of an Italian restaurant. I cannot speak highly enough about the amazing food & superb service. Would definitely recommend it as the atmosphere is perfect for couples or groups.