August 2025 by Judith
Lovely lunch today. No bookings, just a walk-in service. They kindly took my number and phoned me when a table became available. The food and service were fantastic. I wish we had room for the desserts, which looked fab but we didn?t get to try.
July 2025 by Tim Wells
Lovely food and really friendly and welcoming staff
July 2025 by Helen Belcher
I like the size of this store but cannot access many of the aisles on my mobile scooter due to cages ,displays and rubbish in boxes so I am looking g for a range that can offer stress free shopping
July 2025 by Steven Gurney
An amazing little spot. The staff are always super friendly and the home cooked food is fantastic.
July 2025 by Trevor Manning
Good food and a nice spot to stop and take life in
July 2025 by Martin Bumpsteed
Great find. Such lovely people
July 2025 by Charlotte Haslam
I ordered the smoked fish and poached eggs with extra sausage and my partner ordered the poached eggs on toast. My food was delicious but his eggs were a bit overdone. Shocked that is was an extra £3 for one sausage. It's a cute little cafe restaurant but emphasis on the 'little' part. It's very small and could almost be claustrophobic. Nice view over the sea. Amazing to see how fast it comes in. Great service from the staff and they was happy to accommodate considering we was cutting it fine for their breakfast serving hours. Overall a pleasant experience.
July 2025 by shirley gibeon
Excellent all round. Staff, food choice...what more can you ask..
July 2025 by saabena anwar
the fish was nice but very poor service even thought the restaurant was almost empty, they forgot to serve us the souse for fish and chips we need to call up for every little thing a big restaurant should be generous in serving portions but here uff ? will definitely not go there again!
June 2025 by Chloe Jackson
We waited fifteen minutes for our take away order to be taken despite being greeted and asked to wait at the door. Other customers were seen to whilst we waited; we were told 'just wait a minute I'm coming' - even though we could see the staff inside doing nothing. However once we finally had our order, the food was delicious.
June 2025 by Andrew Redley
Quite a few of us arrived unexpectedly, so a lot of food and drinks to order . The staff were amazing and took it all in their stride . The fish & chips were the best I've had in a long time , and the homemade tartar sauce was just amazing ! ? Food was brought out hot and very quickly considering the amount of us .
I can highly recommend Oliver's on the Beach and will definitely be going there again.
June 2025 by Curly Hair
Always packaged beautifully, the batter is crispy and light. The chips are to die for. I always thoroughly enjoy my takeaway from olivers. Its so clean inside, and the service is always impeccable.
June 2025 by Claire Ajoje
We had just arrived in Southend-on-Sea and so happened to park up near Oliver on the beach. So glad we did, we had takeaway and sat on the little seats outside. The chips were amazing (toddler approved too) and the burger the best we?ve had in a long time. Hot drinks perfect and all the staff very friendly. Lovely little bit to sit and watch the sea while enjoying great food, couldn?t recommend enough.
June 2025 by MissShannonMarieC1
We where regular customers at Olivers but we have recently been massively let down but the service of one particular waitress.
1. As the food portions are massive, usually I cannot finish my meal so I always ask for the remaining food to be put in a box to take home. After some time had passed we asked where the box of left over food was. The waitress who collected the plates and initially told to box the plate asked us who took the plate. Once we explained she was the waitress that took my food she told us it had been thrown away and blamed it on how busy she was. The venue has about 6 tables inside with two waitresses, so to say you was too busy to box 1/3 of the uneaten food left on the plate and throw the food away is unacceptable.
2. When ordering desserts the waitress offered options of ice cream or squirty cream on the side. I chose squirty cream, but then she returned quickly and explained it was not squirty cream but a different type of cream so I then asked to change the option to ice cream. She immediately rolled her eyes in front of us. Instead of apologising for offering an option that wasn?t described correctly and rectifying her mistake she chose to roll her eyes.
3. When the final bill arrived was when we had learned that my box of left overs had been thrown away. This was because we questioned its whereabouts during desserts as it had been some time since the request. We weren?t offered a discount, an extra dessert or similar for her negligence. To add salt to the wound, she left 2 mints with the receipt for a party of 3. We asked for an extra mint but was met with questioning on whether we had already taken one.
It is a shame that the service from one individual was appalling as the food quality and portion is always great! We get along with the chefs and are known my face and name. The brunette waitress is always lovely and attentive but the other waitress needs some more training, in particular customer service training.
Sadly this recent experience has left us no choice but to not return as service, food and experiences come hand in hand.
June 2025 by Martin Parsons
Exelent service. And they like dogs.
