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

BEST cafe EVER! lovely staff, amazing food & great prices. lots of choice for food. Highly recommended & will be revisiting whenever im in the area

We eat here at least once a month, perfect breakfast at reasonable prices, 8/10. For a no frills café it's one of the best in Southend.

Pong was a place that was a spontaneous thing one evening, now is a must do anytime me and my friends go out. The activities there are brilliant from a regular game of ping pong to an extremely entertaining game of beer pong, with some variations with other spirits. The atmosphere of the place is always lively and jubilant, never has there been a time of boredom. The staff are the most down to earth and spectacular hosts, with Nes, Greg, Mark and Tadi always ready to greet you with the kindest smiles, no matter the occasion. I can only wish that everyone, whether living in Southend or just visiting, have the opportunity to go to this amazing place as it truly is one of the best places for all to visit. If I were to have one last night out at any establishment, it would unequivocally have to be Pong. Thank you Pong for treating me and my friends as if we had know you all for years. We all thank you.

Great place , such a shame they have been closed for months. I hope they are not gone for good. I think they were last open in march or April . But seem to be gone without as much as a word of goodbye. Very strange

In my opinion, best fish and chip shop takeaway I’ve ever been to always cook it with light batter and fresh for Mum and I superb five star 😊

I attended a wake at Woofers. Friendly, obliging staff. EXCELLENT sandwiches. FABULOUS cakes. Can't wait to return for more cake, thank you x

We visited this restaurant because we love eating different cuisine. Unfortunately it was only open for drinks as it was 2nd January. We decided to have a drink while we looked for another place to eat. We got talking to the owner and he very kindly offered to make us a meal for two. It was a fish dish with rice and a beef dish with rice with a plate of grilled plantain. Was absolutely delicious, 10/10 meal. We were very grateful for the kindness and thoughtfulness of the owner. Definitely recommend this restaurant.

Always a good fast eats place after a few beers - nice service and good tasting food all round, thanks guys!

Doesn’t look much from the outside, same for the decor, but food was amazing!! So much nicer than the curry house we’ve been using for years! Will definitely return!!

Popped in whilst passing and had possibly the best salt beef beigel of my life. Cute and quirky place with a lot of choice on the menu. Will definitely be back.

Very nice food, fresh juice that is refreshing ,really good customer service . would recommend coming here .

Great food, good service... A little one the pricy side for a take away but very good!

Visited for a spontaneous lunch with my husband, 2 year old son and 8 week old daughter. It was lovely and warm inside with space for our large double buggy. Our son has food allergies and the kitchen prepped an off menu meal for him to ensure no exposure or cross contamination took place. Staff were really welcoming and the food was great. Would thoroughly recommend this place!

Excellent food, great service. Also serves meat

We came here using a Groupon voucher purchased. Our waitress was absolutely lovely and attentive, professional and polite. The food was absolutely delicious, arrived quickly. A couple of issues that this restaurant needs to improve on. Firstly, we asked for still water on our table to accompany our alcoholic drinks. This was given to us as chargeable bottled water, which we found a tad cheeky but we could get past this, nothing major. However, we asked for some mayo to come with our food and we were charged £3- yes £3 for 3 tiny little pots of mayo which is absolutely ridiculous. Had this been communicated to us, I'm not sure we'd have had this, but it wasn't. In my 30 something years of being on this planet, i have never ever been charged for a small pot of mayo at any restaurant I've eaten at. When i challenged this at the end with the boss/manager/owner, she shrugged her shoulders and gave me £3 back out the till and wasnt particularly nice about it. It left a bad taste in our mouths (so to speak) upon leaving. Id recommend this place based on the food and service which was great(just check carefully all the hidden and cheeky extras costs they sneakily add on, for things like water and sauces etc).