The best restaurants serving British food in Rochford East of England

Our 2nd visit to this lovely cafe. The cheddar waffle topped with hot salt beef, poached eggs and hollandaise was delicious. We both opted for a white americano, such a good quality coffee. Staff friendly and attentive, we will most definitely be back soon.

Terrible arrived 11.45 for lunch not overly busy after being shocked at the price's went up too order as this is the new system 2 people in front lady came out from the kitchen saying to the server I need some help in here then turned to tell us all queuing there will be a 45 minute delay on top of the usual wait time I enquired what is your normal wait time was told 20 to 30 minutes so it will probably be over an hour I said there are lots of empty tables so how can it be so long she replied I don't know just do what I'm told, needless to say we walked out speaking to a gentleman on the table next to us who had eaten his food he said they had waited 45 minutes for 2 sandwiches and a coffee and had asked twice where there food was. We will not return again such a shame was a lovely friendly run restaurant before cannot see this lasting.

Staff were so accommodating. Food was plentiful & delicious. Would like more Vegetarian options . Can’t wait to return.

I often cycled past this little place & the coffee has always smelt nice & the food looked great so took my mum for a light lunch & what great friendly service & made to feel so welcome, we both had panini’s which were lovely with plenty of filling & crisps & a latte, very nice & will definitely be going back again so well done Gossip staff X

A lovely atmosphere. The owner must be a decent person. Apart from perhaps selling the false grass that we walk on the Bean Machine and play area can not make a fortune Thank you Mr Geoffrey.

I was looking to join the Rayleigh club as a member after relocating from Wales and had hoped to play on the South course. I explained that I was previously a member at the Vale Resort and had a certified handicap (WHS). When booking a tee off time, I was advised this was okay when I contacted over the phone. The South Course was closed today and I asked whether I could book the East course instead. When I went in to do so, the gentleman in the pro shop advised that I wouldn't have been able to play the South Course as 'they don't recognise the WHS handicap system.' He further said that 'there's no way he can know whether it is valid or whether I am pretending to be someone else.' Instead of insinuating that I am fraudulently trying to play on the South course, he could have contacted the Vale Resort directly who could have verified my previous membership and handicap, irrespective whether they recognise the WHS system. I had hoped to play the South Course and potentially become a member. My late Grandfather had his wake at the Rayleigh club in 2015 and it was a special day of commemoration and I was very grateful to the staff that day for being so attentive and welcoming. This is in stark contrast to my experience in the pro shop today. In my experience, questioning the validity of someone's registered handicap is not the best way to encourage new members so I'll look to join elsewhere.

£45 and every thing was cold and it was delivered by car. Not great when you have ordered Steak and jacket potato

The oldest (apparently) coffee shop in Rayleigh lived up to the claim, and we do recommend a visit in all earnest. A cosy room with comfortable seating and friendly people serving enjoyable food. The menu is quite extensive and can be a trifle confounding to come up with your preference, but yes, there's every option. The coffee (much acclaimed) didn't disappoint. Having seen the menu, we will be back to try out the afternoon tea.

We visited on a Tuesday evening, warmly greeted at the door and taken to our table promptly. Our waitress Sarah was very professional and attentive, the food was amazing, and the atmosphere felt relaxed and cosy.

This morning we went to Breakfast with Santa at The Cherry Tree in Stambridge. It was amazing! Breakfast was gorgeous and the entertainment was so good! All our family enjoyed it! The staff worked incredibly hard, they were so welcoming and it made the whole experience so fun! My boy wants to go again next year, and after this year, I am massively in agreement! Thank you The Cherry Tree! We will be back.

The Victory Inn was fantastic. We had geat food, its a lovely place with great service. We had burger and fish finger sandwich, nice fresh food.

Friendly helpful staff , nice food

Good value compared to some other pub restaurants in the area.

Very warm and welcoming entrance from deco to greeting from staff. No waiting around had booked and was seated quickly. Front of house staff super friendly and efficient with delivery of all courses and followed up with asking if we were happy with our meals.We had three course meals from the main menu. Arrived hot and very well presented. Food thoroughly enjoyed by myself and family. I have recommended to friends and family.

Chips under cooked, Curry sauce pot open in bag, sauce everywhere, they blamed driver instead or their second rate plastic containers. £2.49 service charge, what service? 99p delivery charge. Ordered and paid for two picked onions at £1.25 each, they only delivered one but charged for two. When we phoned to complain we were told they could not do anything about it now, you could tell they were not that interested. They said we could have 50% off the next order, what makes them think there will be another order. Paid by paypal so they could have offered a part refund, but they didn't want to do that. Going to try and get paypal to claw back the payment and then pay them an amount that better fits the food and service we received. Its sad when you are simply a number and the poor service you received means nothing to them, they just move on to the next customer. Not good enough, I serve the public and would never dream of leaving one of my customers unhappy...