7 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"We've been dining at Alvaros since they opened 38 years ago and I've never had a disappointing meal. The choice is amazing. Their vegetables are..."
Gillian Ann Smith
"Wonderful! As a restaurant should be, excellent service & very friendly & polite staff. Still has the trolley for filleting & flambaying by your..."
Trudy Baxter
"Best restaurant in town for old fashioned service (i.e. Very courteous and attentive) and delicious food. Many of the dishes are served with..."
Kevin Leigh
"Just celebrated my son's 18th birthday at Alvaro's. He absolutely loved it. The food was amazing.. plenty of choice, even from the set menu and..."
Rachel Andrews
"I first went to Alvaros in the late seventies and thought what a superb restaurant,I have been going ever since and it just gets better every..."
Doug Drake
"Fresh, tasty, food cooked with passion and aim to serve the best. Good wines. Courteous and helpful staff. Lovely ambience to the..."
Nidhi Gayner
"The best restaurant by a long shot. Been going to Alvaros for 15+ years and always consistently fantastic. Food excellent, service excellent, staff..."
Sarah Leech
"I come to this amazing restaurant quite a lot, usually with family for birthdays and other family celebrations, we love it, we've never been..."
Caroline Say
"Love the old fashioned service and excellent food downside was I found the service slow and staff not very welcoming we were up in a corner and..."
Terry Norris
"very good menu very friendly staff excellent food service just like the old..."
Malcolm Santen
"Went for my Dad's 81st birthday, but all the family enjoyed the old fashioned service, taking coats, pulling chairs out etc. Attentive service and..."
Karen Regan
"Wonderful place & food as always. Highly recommend to try this lovely restaurant if you've never been..."
Leanda Robinson
"Doesn’t matter how long between visits, I’ve never been disappointed! Can not fault the environment, service or quality! Just amazing! Can’t..."
Sian Laidlaw
"Wonderful food and excellent service. I have been going to Alvaro's for 25 years and I am pleased to say the food and service have always been..."
Natasha Thomas
"Charming
Excellent choice at the bar
Beautiful food
The staff are attentive and adorable
Impeccable venue
I love this quaint Portuguese..."
Helen Darlington
"Such a lovely restaurant, fantastic food, lovely staff, great atmosphere, certainly would..."
Kelly Andrews
"Great choice of freshly cooked main course, good variety of starters, the best desserts in town -best quality really! Very professional staff who..."
Reda Dab
"Our favourite restaurant, we have never been to this restaurant and not received fantastic service, fantastic food and also made to feel like a..."
Beverley Bloom
"Good old fashioned service, friendly staff. Freshly cooked dishes. Had a taste of my fellow diner's meal. Each one was delicious...."
Linda Nixon
"All I can say is wow !! I took my parents and wife to your restaurant this evening, I drove down from Orpington in Kent, I am well and truly..."
"The best restaurant I've ever been to. Been going years and the food and staff are..."
Kerry Dibrani
"Great service and excellent food. Would definitely..."
David Bamber
"My favourite all time restaurant. Have been going over 20 years. Never disappoints. Staff and food impeccable. Thank you. Had a superb meal again..."
Lynne Cunningham
"Brilliant! Fantastic staff so friendly. Great food. Definitely go..."
Phillippa Shine
"Fantastic food and very good service will be back there soon thank you to all the staff at..."
Ray Sartin
"Went to the Alvaros Restaurant today with my Partner, and really enjoyed the food, great service with a smile, would highly recommend to my Family..."
Maggie Gomes
"Excellent food and atmosphere and friendly staff..."
Christopher McGuinness
"one of the best restaurants in the Southend area, a little pricey but great food. Have used a few times and never been disappointed. keep up the..."
Alan Leipper
"Went to Alvaros to celebrate my friend's 50th Birthday. We had a wonderful evening. As my friend said, 'Everything was perfect '. This restaurant is..."
Virginia Spring
"My parents have been regulars since Alvaro's opened and introduced me many years ago.
I've brought back several people for their first experience in..."
Stuart Oram
"How amazingly consistent and brilliant this restaurant is, so considerate when our pre-booked taxi let us down. As ever, fantastic service and..."
Ian Rayner
"Couldn’t be better, warm welcome, relaxed service, made to feel at home, everything..."
Jade Appleton
"Loved this place, a little jewel, staff very friendly and efficient, food absolutely great, can't wait for our next..."
Tina Ruan
"Just first class, as it has forever been - a real and genuine restaurant, which shows up over-priced "gastro pubs" and national chain outlets as the..."
William Timothy Farrell
"Only the best ingredients excellently cooked into the most delicious meals. Magical and memorable!..."
Julie Gude
"Great environment and even better food. Fantastic wine..."
Jay Whiting
"What can I say, this is one of very few restaurants where service is still done properly. Felt welcome from start to finish. Plenty to choose from..."
Steve R
"Love this place! Authentic and truly Portuguese. What an outstanding level of service :) Our waiter was so, so friendly; not only him, all his..."
Shireen Da Conceição
"Went as a party of a large amount but great service and lovely..."
Holly Dolly
"Had a wonderful meal here yesterday. Was like stepping back in time with an excellent and varied menu. Staff were very attentive and didn't make us..."
Brendan Warner
"We stayed in the apartment. Very clean and overall quality happy with our stay. We just stayed for the weekend, but if you was staying longer the..."
Paula Cornwell
"As always service was great and the diner was spotless. We took our neice and her husband and they are going to book a meal there themselves they..."
Vivienne Mccord
"Excellent food, awesome service in a friendly atmosphere! High quality..."
Luis Carvalho
"We have been dining at Alvaros for over 30 years and we can honestly say this is our number one restaurant we absolutely love eating here. It is run..."
Wendy
"Lovely food and even better service with warm, friendly and funny staff. Great selection of..."
"Our go to Thai Restaurant in town, we always have an amazing dining experience at Sopa Thai! The staff’s incredibly friendly and attentive, making..."
Precious Rubio
"Very clean restaurant and all dishes were well presented. I’m not usually a fan of Thai food but this restaurant is now one of my favourites to..."
Natalie
"Great authentic thai food. Better than the rest. Always welcoming staff and very attentive.
Had a beautiful tofu massaman curry and pad Thai...."
Kizzy Quick
"Very good quality Thai food. Great ingredients and well cooked.
They also do classes which I suspect will be very good if the food here is anything..."
Jamie Last Osteopathy
"Beautiful establishment with kind and friendly staff! The food tastes incredibly good! I highly reccomend the Roast Duck and Mango Salad and Mango..."
Emma JK
"Just moved to Southend and this was the first restaurant me and my boyfriend have tried. Glad we decided to visit here as the food and service was..."
Jade Tame
"I been here so many time food good alway good staff so lovely service is perfect will be back here again for sure so happy..."
Jenny channel79
"We’ve came here so many times and the foods are always amazing. Highly recommend this lovely restaurant..."
Nhung Tran
"Just came here with friends. The restaurant is very nice clean and well looked after. There is a nice choice of food..see included menu images. I had..."
Peter Crowhurst
"Best Thai restaurant in the area! Visited on Sunday for a lovely dinner. Real Thai authentic food, the closest we have had to when we were in..."
"Walked in without a reservation as somewhere to eat before going to the theatre. 5 stars for Food, Service and Atmosphere. If I lived closer, I'd..."
James Ladly
"Really great spot for a meal before a show at the Palace Theatre. The staff were all very friendly and helpful, and they easily handled the rush of..."
Emma Holliday
"Very nice restaurant with very friendly staff.
Situated on the busy Londond road Westcliff, Park down the side roads without a problem. The food is..."
Joseph Hartley
"Very nice and friendly restaurant. Not too busy, cramped or loud which is a bonus for me. The food is delicious and they have a good selection of..."
Evie Bea Twenty
"Fantastic restaurant, the staff are friendly and knowledgeable, the food is delicious and the atmosphere is great and nicely themed. Highly..."
Knux Veeone
"So welcoming and yet left alone to enjoy the most exquisite meal that we have had in a long while, staff very pleasant,atmosphere very..."
paul Newberry
"We visit here every so often. Every time we go we have lovely food, great service and it's good value. Worth a visit for..."
Caroline Butler
"Amazing quality freshly cooked food. Service excellent. Price of set menu good value for money £14.95 for two..."
Dawnydoo
"We dined here right before a show at the Palace Theatre. We were given the choice of a set 2-3 course menu, which was great value, or the a la carte,..."
Stuart Walker
"The place is lovely and looks very posh with music gently playing on the background to have a proper conversation. The pizza is very good, thin..."
Alex B
"Great food with very friendly staff.
Quick service and good choice on the menu at reasonable..."
steve czuba
"Popular and busy restaurant serving classic Italian dishes. Service is friendly and very Italian, plus the atmosphere is fun and lively due to your..."
David
"Always a warm welcome. Food is great especially washed down with a bottle of house..."
Glenys Palmer
"I ate here for the first time recently ahead of a show at the Palace Theatre. I had a fabulous pizza with cold beer and a glass of wine. Food,..."
"Must try the Salt & Pepper Squid and satay chicken. Very nice food.
Very friendly staff, was recommended by a friend. Can’t go wrong with the..."
Havana
"Lovely, tasty food all cooked from scratch to order. Amazing value for the low prices. Staff are great, both friendly and efficient. Quirky low-cost..."
Jennie Martin
"This is the first time in 37 years of living in this town that I have tried this place, OMG have I been missing out. The food was sensational and..."
Sarah Lovell
"It is one of our favourite places to go as a treat or family occasion. The food is lovely and has a huge variety and the staff are very polite and..."
Zoe Taylor
"No frills restaurant, but you will not be disappointed. Amazing food , friendly, helpful staff
Buffet style menu is all cooked fresh to..."
H Steele
"First time at champagnes'. Liked their buffet/table service, delivered
quickly. Friendly staff and reasonable price, and fairly..."
Peter Morley
"Lovely food, great service. Thank..."
Debbie Middleton
"Booked here for our daughters 40th birthday 8 adults 4 children lovely food/service enjoyed our..."
Annette Beesley
"Love this place, lovely people, lovely food, shame we will be losing..."
Caroline Butler
"Great food, great..."
Brendan McAlpine
"Really enjoyed the food, fresh and tasty all the time, will visit again soon. Thanks for your..."
Fionfuihan Chong
"We go couple times a month lovely freshly cooked food 👌🏼
Only improvement I would suggest is better lighting in the establishment as very dark..."
Morgan Merritt
"Brilliant food, Nice waiters and was quick for when they brought food to our table. would recommend the chicken chow mien(quite filling).
great..."
dazfle
"Decor dated but the food OMG the food, superb. Four adults, four teenages all the food went. £21 per head eat as much as you like. All freshly..."
John O'Brien
"Friendly staff and food is always top..."
Jessica Stevenson
"Absolutely lovely food along side very attentive a little..."
nickky warmisham
"Me & my friends went for dinner & was amazing food , we found it good value for money & staff were really lovely &..."
Dark Chocolate Marquise Blood Orange Sorbet and Citrus Zest
Sunday lunch
Sea Bass
Foie gras
Fried
Rosehip Tea
Beef
Prawn cocktail
Venison
Prawns
Monkfish
Steak and Ale Pie with Triple Cooked Chips
Sea Bass
Prawn Cocktail
Tiramisú
seafood platter
Foie Gras
Lobster
Lamb Shank
Roast Beef
Fish and Chips
Pasta
Oysters
Tiramisu
Crème Brûlée
Salad
Bass
Roast Beef
Crab
Rice Pudding
Scallops
Chocolate Brownie
Rice pudding
Puddings
Duck
Fish & chips
Cakes
Cake
Oyster
Lamb
Soup
Salmon
Pesto
Panna cotta
Nut roast
Fish
Brie
Soup of the Day
Pork
Sorbet
Fish & Chips
Jalapeno Poppers
Fish and chips
Pork Belly
Cod
Whitebait
Seabass with Saffron
Sit down
British
European
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Private Dining
Street Parking
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"We had a fantastic meal today. Lots to choose from on the menu, I had mussels, roast chicken and white chocolate, Bailey panacotta, all were..."
Brigitte Launay
"It was a pleasure to eat out here. I have many allergies and eating out is not normally an enjoyable experience. I said what my allergies were and..."
Yolly Kaye
"Absolutely love this restaurant. Lovely food, friendly staff, great setting. Highly..."
Debbie Holness Was Brett
"A good selection to choose from in a lovely, comforting environment and served by friendly staff. Will..."
Lesley Undrill
"Thank you Stephan and your team. Your been so easy to work with in the run up to the wedding, your made everything so smooth and relaxed. Nothing was..."
Cassie Wiggins
"Everything about this restaurant is first class, food, staff and ambience, highly recommended..."
Eddie Jenkins
"Excellent meal, friendly staff, highly..."
Marie Darrah
"Toulouse provided the catering and staff for our wedding at the old parish rooms last week and I can not Thankyou all enough! The food was absolutely..."
Lottie Levine
"Excellent food and service. This is my favourite restaurant in the Westcliff and Southend..."
Kerry Berri
"The food was fantastic. We ordered the seafood platter and it was huge and delicious. The oysters were fresh as were the king prawns, prawn cocktail..."
Stephanie Nash
"Really good in here. Have come a few times but forgot to review. Came again with a party of 4, and our dog. It was flawless from start to finish...."
Lewis Groombridge
"Went for the first time as was recommended. It was a fantastic restaurant. Staff are friendly and attentive and the food delicious. Definitely..."
Susan Sammut
"Welcomed warmly and made to feel at ease. Every effort was made by staff. The food (seafood platter for 2) and wine were excellent and well presented..."
Dave Oakley
"Roxy had that best dog friendly dinning experience 🐶. All the staff were extremely welcoming, they even gave her a little bowl of treats for being..."
haley christou
"Went for mum's birthday meal. Everything about it was..."
Lindsay Randall
"Wow!! The chief has complied an excellent menu. Each course we had was beautifully presented and tasted exquisite. The staff were all so friendly and..."
Sharon Findlay
"Nice place on the front, prices are high but the quality is reflected in that, they do a early bird menu which is cheaper and I would recommend. ..."
Luke Taylor
"Great staff, very attentive and friendly. The food is absolutely top rate - delicious and very well presented. It was a bit noisy at Sunday lunch..."
Andy Becalick
"My wife & I had lunch there for the 1st time, the food was excellent! The service was even better. Yes ,it was a bit costly but for an 85th birthday..."
Tony Power
"Visited on a Sunday lunchtime in December. Restaurant was very busy, not an empty table. That being said, the service was exemplary. The staff were..."
Kevin Kay
"Delicious food, my partner had roast beef and said it was the best she'd ever eaten.
Superb service, friendly welcoming. I really enjoyed..."
Steve Ashley
"Went with friends for my Birthday.
The food and staff were both..."
"Absolutely loved this place!
We were driving past and spotted this little row of eateries and The Estuary drew us in with us modern decor and fab..."
Jen
"Booked last minute without any issues, we got a table right on the front in the sunshine which was lovely, friendly staff took drinks order very..."
Nick Munro
"We had a very good lunch for ten and one well behaved dog (This place is very dog friendly and immediately provided a water bowl). We all had..."
Richard Hair
"Excellent food and lovely place to view Southend Seafront, great staff and great..."
Matt Tyler
"We went to this restaurant on a Saturday afternoon for lunch without any booking. The staff managed to arrange a table for us. We ordered the fish..."
Vishnu Nair
"A great place to get lunch, very good prices and very filling. The portions are very generous which was great to see. The calamari is really good,..."
William Woodlain
"What an amazing little find. I can't believe I've lived locally and never tried this place. I've now been there twice in 2 weeks. The food is so..."
Dawn K
"Love to come here every summer for my cider mussels and chips. Great seaview..."
crissdanna
"First through the doors. The lad who served us was very pleasant.
Four breakfasts - incl 2 veggie - the food was good and filling.
With drinks, it..."
Dame Hyndman
"Nice variety of good food and drinks. Big..."
Amanda Squires
"Customer service here was great and the food was amazing. I had the vegetarian breakfast with a few added extras. I definitely did not need the..."
Lei D
"Popped in for a lunch meal. All very nice, I had the seafood Paella which was excellent. Staff were friendly and efficient. I would definitely go..."
Andrew Fields
"You can't beat this restaurant for a fantastic meal, whether lunch, dinner or a snack.
Quality is great, staff are friendly, helpful and know how to..."
Richard TC
"Our family visiting Southend at least 10 times a year and we took random shot to this restaurant and i was amazed. We took sweet chilli prawns for..."
Gintarė Kalinauskaitė
"Eaten here many times, a lovely setting. It's a shame you cannot book a table as that would make it more of a regular destination for me. Last visit..."
"Another wonderful family evening at Zen City. Lovely food and lots of it. Will definitely return..."
Karen Dodd
"Always love eating at Zen, great concept guys buffet brought to the table, no getting up and down to serve yourself. Always a great meal and a great..."
Patrick Twitchett
"Thank you Tony and your staff, for making our Golden Wedding celebration special. Made the evening go with a swing , lovely food and good hard..."
Colin Owen
"The food at Zen City is freshly cooked and always arrives at your table hot and well presented. The meals I have had there have been good value and..."
Julia Hannan
"So much food and it was absolutely lovely. Staff were very friendly. Highly..."
Emma Roberts
"Freshly cooked food. The waiting staff are helpful and..."
Marina Gunn
"Was my first visit here, hopefully not my last, food was lovely,, and shared with two lovely new friends!!! ..."
Kim Kimmee Elks
"zen city is the best excellent food and the staff there is excellent to..."
Dawn Johnson
"Fantastic as always. Lovely friendly staff, very reasonable drink prices. Food terrific, so tasty. Great selection. Highly..."
Geoff Grove
"We went as part of a large group and had the three course menu. The starters were very nice, the duck rolls were ok, but the main dishes were limited..."
Glynis Busby
"Had a really tasty meal in pleasant clean surroundings with friendly staff, a very nice evening out & I would recommend a..."
Gary Homer
"We had a meal here Saturday evening and found the food excellent good quality staff very friendly and very reasonably priced particularly enjoyed..."
Steven Brown
"Lovely presentation, good selection, quick service. Food tasted great and looked really fresh. We are definitely coming..."
MilloandMiri
"Had a wonderful dinner on Bank Holiday Sunday with my son who was on a visit from Dubai he was also very impressed, we didn't go for the buffet menu..."
Michaela S
"Wonderful place eat to you’re full the food just keeps coming. Good food at a good..."
John Woollard
"Food was very good and the place was very busy but the service was good . The only disappointment was I booked it three weeks before and said it’s..."
Valerie pentek
"Great place to go for an all-you-can-eat lunch or dinner!! Service is good, food is even better.. Would probably eat there again when I'm over..."
Dave Bench
"Very very busy which is good. Food was excellent but the service suffered only slightly because it was so busy but no..."
Gary Thorb
"Order everything, eat everything.
Never had a bad meal and would always recommend..."
adam delaney
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