The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in Chalkwell Southend-on-Sea East of England

Party of 12 mature friends visited here on Saturday afternoon/evening. Were having a lovely time, great atmosphere, waitresses brilliant, spent a small fortune as this place isn't cheap. Then we had to deal with the owner's aggressive, rude behaviour, who decided it was time for us to leave as we weren't ordering drinks quickly enough. He has since had the audacity to accuse us of drug taking due to receiving a poor review. Benidict you should be ashamed of this accusation and should take a long look at you customer relations. We won't be coming back.

Very busy so be prepared to queue but worth the wait and the staff are very pleasant and kind. Clean place too. All different types of food and drinks, plus ice creams. Sells buckets/spades/crabbing lines and jewellery too.

Great value for money. The coffees are superb. The breakfasts are great made with local products. First class service Now called Leigh Road Cafe. New owner!

Portion size poor for the price. I'd expect a proper French stick baguette, not one of those skinny part baked ones like you'd get from Greggs

We first visited Surf last January, when after a delicious meal, I left a 5 star review. We subsequently made other visits during which the food was just as enjoyable. However, our last visit was very disappointing. The 3 dishes with hollandaise sauce, which I felt were a real highlight, are no longer on the menu. The poached eggs we ordered were very overcooked. A new branch of Surf has opened on the Rayleigh Road, and I noted that the 3 previously mentioned dishes are on the menu at the new location. I can only assume that the Chef is now working at the new location, leaving someone with less culinary skills to manage the less ambitious menu at the Chalkwell Beach location. It would be a terrible shame if standards at this wonderfully situated location are going to suffer.