The Royal Hotel Restaurant

Great spot with very nice food. Thoroughly enjoyed the coq au vin and sticky lamb dishes, and the cod goujons from the kids was very good and great value. My daughter also loved the Bumbleberry juice! The only negative on the food front was the chips with the kids meal were so over salted it could've killed an adult hippo. I had to wipe the salt off literally each chip with a napkin before giving them to my 4 year old. Service was a bit slow when we got there, I think it was a shift changeover, so I had to get my own menus, find someone to take my order, but it got better after that and they were very attentive.

We have just had a celebration of life service and wake in the ballroom of the royal hotel and I can’t praise them enough. From the initial enquiry with them and every interaction since they have been amazing and Sidonie the organiser has been fantastic. They couldn’t do enough for us and have supported every request we made. The venue was perfect in every way and so adaptable to any set up you want. The bar staff were great and the food delicious and plentiful. Every one of our guests were blown away and whilst the occasion was sad and emotional, they helped us achieve the best event possible. Thank you to Sidonie and all the other staff that made this special and unique.

A quiet, elegant dining room, helpful staff and terrific choice of music from 1960's through to early 1980's while we were there. A lovely meal and attentive but not intrusive service. The only downside was access, impossible for a wheelchair. A very pleasant experience and the best part of our day in Southend.