Love the Camelia, an absolute gem, lovely delicious meals at reasonable prices, all the staff are so warm, friendly, and efficient. The only place I'll go to eat out at the moment, as everywhere else the service is pretty poor with a dose of "I can't be bothered attitude"
Well done Camelia 👏 keep up the great service!
Lovely restaurant in a pleasant setting. Our waitresses were very friendly and attentive throughout.
Food was very nice indeed as were the drinks. Perhaps a little pricey, particularly the drinks, but overall very nice.
Would recommend to others and return ourselves after a while.
Lovely food and a really warm service from the staff. New restaurant layout feels intimate and modern. Will definately come back soon.
We had Sunday roast lunch - set menu.
It was very busy I recommend to reserve the table.
The food was ok - the Yorkshire was nice. But potatoes weren’t crispy. the veg was on the undercooked side for a couple of us. The portion size was plenty. The dessert were on the large side and good.
Service was good and accommodating.
For the 4 of us with drinks (5) it was £120ish.
Food was first class.
Service was excellent.
Lovely food. Great service, lovely people
Regular here. Faces seafront good food not too expensive delicious drinks.
The food is superb. Never had nothing bad in there
We first went on a Saturday evening for a meal which was really nice and will definitely be going again the food was delicious, very helpful staff and a good choice on the menu, and a specials board.
We then went a few weeks later for afternoon tea which was a bit disappointing the sandwiches were very uninteresting, but they were okay, the cakes were very nice though,, what disapointed us most was that we only had enough tea for one cup each and they only had full fat milk☹. So we would definitely recommend evenings, but we won't rush back for the afternoon tea. Sorry.
First time visit and it won't be the last. We shared 3 small plates for lunch plus a bowl of chips and all the food was excellent. Lovely presentation and it was delicious. Staff were very friendly and prices reasonable. The baguettes, served with chips which passed our table on the way to other customers looked more like a meal in itself. We had a table outside overlooking the sea and it was lovely. Luckily we live within walking distance so will be going back soon.
Nice decor and service, the menu we felt was a bit pricey but good portions.
The starters were lovely and generous, but the mains were a bit hit and miss, never tried desserts we were just too full .!
Drinks were reasonable and a good selection.
Arrived in Southend on Sunday to attend a family funeral yesterday (Monday),
Whilst strolling we stopped at the Camelia for a coffee on the terrace, this expanded to a snack three small plates ( thai fish cakes , tempura prawns and chicken in buttermilk batter) all were generous portions of excellent quality.
We returned for breakfast in the morning on the terrace again a very good experience
It was therefore an easy decision for us to return to the restaurant after the funeral for drinks , with a few relatives and friends after this 5 of us stayed for dinner; we were not disappointed
All 5 diners had excellent meals and were unanimous in their praise for the quality of food , the cooking and the friendly efficient front of house service .
I am very happy to recommend the Camelia restaurant , should I find myself in Southend again in the future I will be sure to book a table
Love Camelia Hotel. Staff are wonderful and food is lovely. Afternoon teas are well worth trying. Me and 3 friends go for coffee every Saturday and Monday morning. They know exactly what we want without asking. It is place to visit. 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
Lovely lunch, staff very friendly & attentive ..would definitely recommend
We sat on the sun terrace and had a "tapas" style lunch. Food was very nice, served quickly and good sized portions. Staff were attentive and we had an enjoyable afternoon. Prices were reasonable.
Made very welcome and well looked after, recommend this venue for any event. We were celebrating a life of a wonderful man.
Lovely overnight stay, had my own room which was perfect, clean, comfortable and very friendly staff. Ate breakfast which was more than ample and great service. Located in lovely part of Southend so recommend
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