The Boatyard Leigh on Sea Essex

Westcliff on Sea Restaurants Restaurants

Venue Details

Address: 8/13 High Street
Town/City: Leigh-on-Sea
County: Essex
Postcode: SS9 2EN
Tel No.: 01702 475 588
Website: http://www.theboatyardrestaurant.co.uk/
Opening Times: Wednesday - Sunday 12 - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday 6:30 - 11pm
Ave. Price per couple - excluding Wine (Ł): 45.00

The Boatyard combines the benefits of a modern purpose-built restaurant with the classic surroundings of the Old Leigh fishing village, not to mention the excellent food.

The Boatyard boasts a striking mezzanine floor with seating on two levels for up to two hundred guests. The bar follows a nautical theme and has a sperate Oyster bar. Customers can choose from the A La Carte Menu or opt for the great value fixed menu options with a three course meal from only £16.95.

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User reviews

Average user rating from: 2 user(s)


Overall rating		3.2
Overall		2.5
Food		3.0
Service		3.5
Ambience		5.5
Value		2.0
Toilets		3.5
Recommend		2.5

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Don't do it, Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Written by simon w


Overall rating		2.1
Overall		1.0
Food		1.0
Service		3.0
Ambience		4.0
Value		1.0
Toilets		4.0
Recommend		1.0

Had Sunday lunch on 16th March, this has to be the worst meal I have had for a considerable time. The food arrived almost immediately, this rang alarm bells as it could not possibly have been cooked fresh, the first disappointment was the satay chicken starter, the chicken was stone cold, I informed the waiter who had to check with the kitchen whether it should be served that way before replacing it with a warmer one. He needent have bothered as I think my napkin would have had more flavour, then as quick as a flash the main course arrived, we were three dining and had different meat dishes, all three were tasteless the accompanying vegetables were quite obviously frozen as were the roast potatoes. There were four different veg on the dish but if you closed your eyes it was impossible to tell them apart, they all just tasted of water. On informing the waiter that the food was appauling he informed me that he would not choose the boatyard himself for Sunday lunch, but Saturday nights are good, I asked if they only bought inferior cheap ingredients for Sunday, he could not answer. I have eaten in many excellent restaurants many with Michelin stars and I can assure anyone reading this that if a chef is prepared to open a packet of frozen veg on a sunday you can guarantee that he is doing the same every service. On the plus side we did enjoy a very passable bottle of Gevrey Chambertin. Life is too short to eat rubbish like this.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Shame, Wednesday, 16 January 2008

Written by Ryan A


Overall rating		4.3
Overall		4.0
Food		5.0
Service		4.0
Ambience		7.0
Value		3.0
Toilets		3.0
Recommend		4.0

This restaurant looks stunning and benefits from a great position in Leigh. However a meal last Saturday was full of disappointments. Firstly parking is an understandable problem in the area, so we tried to use the valet parking service to find that our Honda was not to their standards. After being told we would have to look elsewhere for parking we see a mercedes being parked for the owner who I'm pleased to say left no tip.

Then 20 minutes waiting at the bar past our reservation time, we were led to our table on the mezzanine floor. From there on we received very poor service from an obviously over stretched waitress, little in the way of manners, and very little help with the menu. The menu itself was to say the least confused and uninspiring, and in any case many of the items were unavailable. We opted for the prawn and crayfish cocktail which was served in a horrifically dated ice-cream glass, and was of a quality akin to that of your local Harvester. At Ł10 it was well below standard. My main course of fillet steak was well done despite asking for it rare, and the vegetables which are sold separately was the sorriest sight i have ever seen! At Ł21 and something like Ł4 for vegetables and Ł3 for potatoes it was extremely poor value. My girlfriend's pork dish was equally poor, the meat was very dry and almost tasteless.

Overall this restaurant was rather cliquey as if to provide a place for the staff to impress their friends, though it most definitely did not impress me! Trying to serve far too many covers as if to be an upmarket Macdonalds does not make for a pleasant dining experience.

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