The best restaurants serving American food in Pier Tendring East of England

We had a lovely meal at the Black Rock on Friday, the food was excellent quality we all really enjoyed it, lovely cocktails the staff are so friendly, I would recommend to anyone to try this restaurant

My sister booked for her birthday as she had never been. We were a table of 13 an the table had been set with a happy birthday banner which was a nice touch. Took a while for us all to arrive however equally it took as long to have our drinks order taken. Cocktails although well priced they were lacking the taste of a nice cocktail. The server had spilt the table up into five different tables which meant the ordering cod be paid for individually which along with the banners is why I gave it a 3 star. The food however was lacking in care and attention. My surf and turf priced at 27.50 was a let down for the price. My very small prawns were undercooked when it arrived so sent both sets back to be rectified. My steak was cooked OK but the fat on the sirloin had not been rendered down, and along with the minimal amount of chips was very sad on such a large oval plate. The two very dismal looking deep fried button mushrooms were just greasy and the half grilled tomato was still hard and not cooked out, the instant pepper corn sauce was very over powerdery and was the last and only thing I could taste for many hours after. My partners chicken burger looked equally sad on portion size of chips etc. All in all for the price and the oddly lack laster atmosphere I would not return in a hurry. I do believe the breakfast is good, so I may review that in the distant future. The server was great, however in general the speed of drinks dispensed was very slow.

Some friends recommended Killicks to us, we were not disappointed! 4 adults and 5 rowdy kids but the staff were great and looked after all of us. The food kept the kids quiet and all were happy. Adults meals were great, Nachos to start was brilliant, between us we had Ribs, Chicken Burger and a beef Burger and all were spot on! Thank you we will definitely be back