The best restaurants serving British food in Southend-on-Sea East of England

Gorgeous meal at Fish & Wish. Four of us went ( my sister and brother-in-law visiting from Australia). My sister and I both have coeliac so we ordered a gluten free cod and chips. The owner was so knowledgable and explained they use a separate fryer. He even brought out gluten free vinegar. It’s really hard to have fish and chips when you can’t have gluten as nowhere does it gluten free so this was great for us. Photo is of the gluten free cod and chips. My husband and brother-in-law had normal cod and chips. The servings were really big and the owner was so friendly. Even though we live in London I’ll definitely go back. My sister definitely wants to visit again during her holiday! So impressed

Went for breakfast with a friend, we had no8 on the menu, everything came out of a tin, the sausage is processed rubbish, tomatoes out of a tin , little mushrooms out of a big tin , the whole breakfast is cheap rubbish

A lovely cosy restaurant on the sea front, amazing service and food. The owner Dino is extremely helpful and gave our two dogs sausages. We cannot wait to return in the summer. Highly recommend.

We regularly visit Natural Bite for lunch and we’ve never been disappointed. The food is top notch with great variety and the staff are super friendly. The owners even remember our order :-) We highly recommend.

I treated my daughters and their friend to ice cream and cookies, and they loved it. The ice cream was amazing- especially the mint aero, chosen by 2 of the girls. The guy serving us was friendly and chatty, and very patient while my daughter nipped to the loo mid order. He also made sure the table was clean before we sat down. Great experience.

Need to bake more white sandwich tins, always sold out before I can get there. Need to sell unseeded bread sandwiches. Far too many rules to take part in this review Why why why why why why

This is the best cafe in Town...food is 'clean' and delicious.. bread pudding is banging! Staff are top notch, always so attentive...

Visiting today we loved seeing all the cats, its a nice little trip out & a happy bright place for the cats to be kept. I think they get overstimulated having people in there all day maybe a break between visitors would be nice for them instead of a constant flow. Food & drink a little over priced on top of the £6 entrance fee & maybe for teenage visitors(would like to see under 16s half price) Worth a visit, would recommend 7/10

We were taken to this lovely cafe for Mother’s Day brunch. What a great place. The staff were so friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The food was delicious and fresh. We will be going back!

Excellent planned party for my Partner's 65th birthday. We reserved the raised area. Staff could not have been any more attentive. Food was excellent, everyone commented. Such a good night.

Superb breakfast. Food was hot and the plate wasn’t swimming in grease like some other places I’ve been to. Friendly staff and quick service.

Maybe I caught them on an off day, beans cold tinned tomato cold plate cold egg hard cheap sausage chips not served as a side as requested.an english

Visited this morning with my family before we set off back to London after a short break. Food was extremely tasty and the service was excellent. If I'm ever back in Southend I'll definitely be visiting this cafe again.

Lovely child friendly cafe making it easy to relax and enjoy lunch or a coffee and cake with your babies and children in tow. Service is friendly and welcoming and food is nice and very reasonably priced. I’ve been twice now since being on maternity leave and will definitely be visiting many more times

Food was superb, service really pleasant. Just an absolute pleasure to have been there. I visited with my elderly parents and they loved that it brought back some lovely memories of East London where my mum grew up in the 40s and 50s.