The best restaurants in Brightlingsea Tendring East of England

First time visit to Brightlingsea ever, only live about 30 miles away. Anyway looked on my phone for somewhere to have lunch choose the lido cafe glad we did. Home made cakes and everything prepared fresh, and staff who knew how to look after customers plus no rip off prices SUPERB would deffo recommend.

We had a takeaway from Golden Wok this evening and it was tasty, hot, fresh vegetables, it was perfect. The girls who answers the phones are polite and the orders are always correct and the takeaway for 6 people was ready to collect in 15 minutes We have never had a bad meal from here. I highly recommend Golden Wok

Love the fire!!!! Fantastic & amazing...Love it!

Stopped at The Rosebud for a late lunch on a day out in Brightlingsea, what a find! Good food, generous portions and friendly staff. Will be back.

Been several times during the year and it never disappoints. The Tuna is to die for, that it’s best I’ve ever had, beats the Spanish any day. I’ve also had the Ham, Egg and Chips, beautifully flavoured home baked ham, so full of flavour. Service is great, place is away packed. My son goes for the burgers and my husband the fish pie. Keep up the good work !

They have amazing management, the staff are friendly, polite and attentive. Amazing atmosphere, exquisite food. Would definitely recommend and visit again. 10/10

Delicious food, lovely atmosphere, great staff and a yummy New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at great prices. We recommend it.

Great always… been eating fish and chips here for 10+ years. Shannon is always a joy polite and very welcoming. Great variety with plenty of Fresh fish

We visited brightlingsea today. On arrival we went straight to get lunch. Food was a good price and delicious. We had loaded fries and panini and my son had sausage and chips. We later returned and brought buckets and spades, bait for crabbing, more drinks and ice creams throughout the day. After regularly using them throughout day for refreshments we asked if we could have some boiled water to fill a flask for my 5 week old baby for his bottle and they charged us for boiled water! This I feel is disgusting. The café was heaving all day and they must of made a killing but to charge for boiled water has angered me and truly made me think twice about using this café again as I think that is greedy.

Perfect location for a cocktail in the sun. Service was exceptional and friendly. Cocktail was to die for. Enjoyed our drinks we booked the next day for breakfast. Food was hot, fresh & tasty. Again superb service from another team of staff. Such a happy place to be.

Fantastic restaurant, perfect ambience. Lovely welcoming staff , could not be more helpful. The food was absolutely outstanding and will be returning very soon .

First time to Brightlingsea, decided to come here for a drink and possibly stay for food. I stood at the bar and waited while the bar maid was showing a group of men something on her phone, she looked at me and then carried on with her phone! There were only a handful of people in there, obviously regulars so I was of no interest to the bar maid. This was on September 2nd at approximately 5pm. So unfortunately I walked back outside to my friend and we left. Will not be returning. Never felt so uncomfortable in my life.

I wanted a cooked breakfast but have to eat gluten free because of coeliac disease. Initially it looked like the only option was a cold sandwich, then the chef came to speak to me and offered to cook my food separately on foil under the grill. It was delicious and I'm really grateful for her efforts to accommodate me.

A unique place to sit because of the location alongside the steam trains, but if you like good coffee you will be very disappointed.

Hay muy pocas cosas de la sala de espera, no lo es. Hay un espacio para los turistas, donde la gente puede hacer alfarería, carpintería, metalistería, foto, desarrollo, letterpressing screenprinting, artes y artesanías, hay un co-op comida separada, tenis de mesa, un gran bar con un rotativo local barriles de cervezas ale y lager. Hay el espacio principal utilizada para ambos conjuntos de dj y bandas en vivo, que tiende a cubrir las cosas realmente alternativa que a menudo es ignorada. Metal, todo dayers, mermeladas folk, bandas de metro internacional, comedia, predicadores religiosos/rappers locales. Voy a echar de menos este lugar cuando se cierra. Ah, también tiene el mejor pescado y patatas fritas en la ciudad, cuando es ese día del mes.