http://www.essexrestaurants.com/ 218-1348 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/210-bc-thurrock-essex.html Was really looking forward to going to this restaurant. As I walked in the door I was most impressed with the decor, but when seated I was most disappointed from then on. The menu just didn't grab me.I ordered a starter and main course, which lacked flavour. The chicken satay starter was very dry & chewy. The service was mixed: one waiter was very helpful, the other was surly. Overall, a well presented restaurant, but lacking in service and quality of food. Won't be coming back. ]]> Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:13:44 +0000 355-1335 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:17:12 +0000 347-1334 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/wagamama-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside-essex.html Food is always fresh and tasty. Good speedy service. Waiting staff attentive and very helpful. ]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:13:58 +0000 656-1333 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/miller-and-carter.html Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:10:53 +0000 218-1300 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/210-bc-thurrock-essex.html If you like your Chinese food to taste sickly, fatty and deep fried and also be overpriced, then this is the restaurant for you. My wife and I and a group of friends visited 210bc recently and for starters we all decided to go for the combo platter to share. This consisted of the usual mix of nibbles such as spare ribs, sesame prawn toast, tempura style vegetables and squid. My wife and I knew what to expect with a Chinese starter like this, as it can be a bit on the fried and fatty side, so when ordering we decided for our mains we would both have a fish dish, thinking that this would be lighter and fresher. We decided to go for one of the Monk fish dishes on offer; I went for the - as described ‘wok seared Monk fish in yellow bean sauce’ and she chose the Monk fish cooked in champagne and honey. On the starter combo the vegetables and rubbery squid were covered in a soft, thick batter, the toast was a thick slice of deep fried baguette with a prawn in it and the spare ribs, although tasty, were rather fatty. Not a great starter we thought, but when our Monk fish dishes came up, what a disappointment! Mine was sort of Monk fish goujons in yet more deep fried batter and topped with a rather salty, rich yellow bean sauce. After the first piece, I just thought yuk and I had to just try and pick out the small amount of fish from the remaining batter parcels. My wife’s was just the Monk fish in thick chunks, but it oddly tasted of a sort of cheesy flavour, with a hint of a white wine after taste - presumably the champagne coming through. But where were the flavours of the honey? Nothing there. For an accompaniment, I ordered some noodles and this tasted like your average fried up, greasy take-way effort. One of our friends had the scallops main dish, again these were rubbery and tasted fried and fatty. Another accompaniment we had was a vegetables and mushrooms dish. This too was fried and greasy. The actual restaurant itself and the service were all fine, but overall the quality of the food we had and the cooking was really disappointing and pricey for what it is. We left 210bc both feeling rather queasy and to top it all my wife was actually sick later on. ]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:23:47 +0000 215-1254 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/whitmore-arms-orsett-essex.html The food itself was good, if a little expensive. However we were made to feel unwelcome due to the fact that we had 2 children in our party. Everything was fine until we finished our meal and tried to get a drink in the gardens. Needless to say, we all left without a drink and vowed never to return. ]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:29:48 +0100 218-1198 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/210-bc-thurrock-essex.html My wife and I finally got round to visiting 210BC after years of meaning to, with reports ranging from 'expensive' or 'great menu' we thought as a treat we'd give it a go. We are by no means foody snobs but maybe our recent vist to Thailand and our love of Thai food spoiled it for us. The restaurant (a bland, squarish, modern affair which looked more like a classroom than a restaurant) was pretty full and we had to book so obviously things are going quite well. As usual with me I picked out everything that said 'hot' (i.e. two chilis next to the dish). May be it was because we ordered Thai in a Chinese restaurant but the Tom Yum soup was just salty and not (chili) hot or sweet or sour. Possibly made with a paste, of which I have a jar at home, with no additional flavour added. My wife's Thai beef salad was an odd mix of tough beef , sticky sauce and sweet papaya, not what we were expecting. I would then go as far to say that my 'very hot' main course 'seared chickem in a thai sauce' was just some bland looking cubed chicken in gravy, not a hint of chili. I even went as far as to complain which is unheard of for me.It was met with a response something like 'it may say hot but its not cos we don't think you can handle it'. It went back to the kitchen where a half hearted attempt to spice it up with some dried chilis pretty much made no difference. £70 for two, which I will pay for quality but not very poor bland chinese food, not as good as our local takeaway but 3 times as expensive. Another disppointing local meal. ]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:10:31 +0100 357-1069 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/old-orleans-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Fri, 13 May 2011 10:42:51 +0100 357-1025 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/old-orleans-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Sun, 08 May 2011 11:40:15 +0100 215-838 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/whitmore-arms-orsett-essex.html This pub is an excellent and affordable place in the heart of Thurrock and well deserved of the awards it has collected along the way!
The food is excellent and very affordable, the service is great and the atmosphere is very pleasant.
Try it...you will not be disappointed!
Having been there 5 ou 6 times now, i have seen consistency and dedication from all the staff and the food served.
I will be back and will be reccomending it! ]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 13:41:06 +0100 308-831 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/thurrock-hotel-restaurant.html Plenty of Roast Meats & Fresh Vegetables, a Glass of wine and no washing up.
You get what you pay for at £9.99 for a Sunday Roast.
Value for money. ]]> Sat, 01 May 2010 20:44:58 +0100 350-757 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/giraffe-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Yeah This Is One Of The Best, Meals I Have Ever Had.
Very Tasty. Service Is Brillant And Overall Was Fantastic :) ]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:37:04 +0000 355-688 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:51:34 +0000 357-610 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/old-orleans-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:48:40 +0100 357-585 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/old-orleans-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html
Avoid at all costs. There are far better restaurants at Lakeside, actually they're all better. ]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:03:13 +0100 352-579 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/la-tasca-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Beware they allow smoking outside so you can;t sit out and look at the lake in the summer without getting flithy smoke in you lungs.
Service is slow because if you look out the back the staff are all smoking in the road. Why don't these places have real management? ]]> Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:35:46 +0100 349-562 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/gourmet-burger-kitchen-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Nothing 'gourmet' about the burgers. Mediocre food at inflated prices. Avoid. ]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:23:37 +0100 355-500 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Fri, 08 May 2009 18:23:04 +0100 347-488 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/wagamama-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside-essex.html If you like noodles then you will love this place. Very friendly, great service, watch your meal being cooked. Good value for money. ]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:08:22 +0100 215-477 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/whitmore-arms-orsett-essex.html wonderfull food. Great friendly and helpfull staff.
All my family go to the Whitmore, knowing they will have wonderfull service and wonderfull food. Good portions and freshly cooked. I have recommended the Whitmore to many of my friends, and they all have come away very satisfied. ]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:39:00 +0100 215-474 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/whitmore-arms-orsett-essex.html Nothing to say other than that the evening was perfect in almost every way. Fantastic food and the service was second to none. The owners made us feel extremely welcome, taking time to ask what we were celebrating. Can't wait for my next visit and would recommend to anyone. Shame about the poor review before that brought the rating of the pub down. ]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:11:38 +0100 355-471 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:49:41 +0100 349-447 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/gourmet-burger-kitchen-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html My husband and I settled on this restaurant as it had a few vegetarian options for me.
Well, first off, there is NO ambiance to speak of. It's decor and layout was a lot like a canteen. We sat ourselves down after waiting to be seated for ten minutes (there were loads of free tables), and were promptly chastened by the waitress for doing so.

We placed our order, and received our milkshakes (the only decent thing in the place) and waited 55 minutes for our burgers. People seated after us were served first?!?! The orders came and they were wrong AND cold. Another 15 minutes before they came back. They were tasteless, and the chips tasted like oven chips from the supermarket.

I complained, to be offered 10% discount voucher for our return visit (as if we would go back). I declined, and spoke to the manager, and told her we had been in so long, we had missed the start of the movie we had tickets for. I got a full refund.

A very unsatisfactory experience all in all ]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:24:51 +0000 354-445 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/bella-italia-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:08:10 +0000 355-440 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:57:15 +0000 215-431 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/whitmore-arms-orsett-essex.html What a fantastic pub and restaurant, the quaility of food and service is impeccable,the wine list consists of a nice selection, while the beers are well cared for. This restaurant is a much hidden jewel nestling in a lovely award winning village of essex.
The restaurant is a credit to both management and staff and is well worth a visit for which you will not be dissapointed! ]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:08:08 +0000 356-417 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/nandos-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Really good service very fast. Food is always at a high standard. ]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:22:45 +0000 357-356 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/old-orleans-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:46:32 +0000 354-350 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/bella-italia-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:21:56 +0000 218-306 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/210-bc-thurrock-essex.html A very enjoyable evening where we were made to feel very welcome. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was good, our starter of salt and pepper quid and jasmine tea ribs was fabulous. Mains were also good, the Kung Po Chicken had a good kick to it. Would go back. ]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:32:39 +0100 351-299 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/strada-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Ate here in late August with my husband on a 2 for 1 voucher from The Observer; one main course from menu, one free main. Got the SEABASS and honestly it was excellent; i cook all the time so I think I know what's good or not....Husband got lamb shanks; all fresh tomato ingredients and nice portion (*although Waitrose own Lamb Shanks have the slight edge). Turns out we really lucked out here; we like it. The place is quiet and no table entertainment or dancing but who cares; we wanted to eat. This isn't LA, it's Lakeside. Try it. ]]> Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:37:22 +0100 218-290 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/210-bc-thurrock-essex.html Fantastic food well served, great Tea ribs, although chinese offers unusual dishes all worth a try, they really make you feel welcomed. ]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:27:51 +0100 348-283 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/hannah-banana-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html
I would say that its a great place to come with your children. When we went to someone elses party on a weekday there we had to have our hand stamped and so did the children. When leaving we had to put our hands under the ultra voilet light to see that the invisible to the naked eye stamps were the same.

Very reassuring for all parents as the place can get very busy. ]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:32:09 +0100 355-252 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:14:28 +0100 355-246 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:39:06 +0100 355-240 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Mon, 26 May 2008 17:39:45 +0100 357-189 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/old-orleans-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Our waitress was brilliant and very friendly and helpful, the food was much better than we thought it would be. The little kids were restless and running round a bit at the end of the meal and the staff were fine about it.
All in all a great place to eat - we'll be back. ]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:54:26 +0100 355-185 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:19:10 +0100 347-166 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/wagamama-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside-essex.html Fresh tasty food. The Pavlova and the sorbet are amazing! ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:33:11 +0100 218-120 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/210-bc-thurrock-essex.html Very smart restaurant, good service, and the most delicious chinese food i've had for a very long time, top quality. ]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:31:58 +0000 351-67 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/strada-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html The food here is lovely like all strada but when it comes to pay the bill beware. Their attitudes change especially if you want to use a discount card they give out. And watch out for your 'optional tip' it's all ready taken from your card...not too optional then. having said that it generally been lovely and we return almost weekly so it can't be that bad ]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:45:20 +0000 355-44 http://www.essexrestaurants.com/thurrock-venues/thurrock-restaurants/spur-at-the-boardwalk-lakeside.html
If you have any experience of the South African Spur chain - this is nothing like that in anyu form.

I had a Tri-Combo with chips. The chicken was insipid looking and bland tasting, the ribs were gastly and the chips were poor and soggy. the steak was OK by comparison, although by partner's was overcooked.

All in all poor value and poor quality we will not return here. we were not greeted at the door either, and had to seek out a waitress to show us to a free seat. Ambience is not good - more like a Wimpy than a supposed steakhouse. My recommendation ? go to Nandos'. ]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:28:06 +0000