Favourite Southend Pubs

[Reading Shrimper]

With an array of new trendy bars and pubs in Southend these days, which are the ones that are making the grade with SZoners?
Personally, I have a new found love for the Slug & Lettuce. Great selection of continental beers (particularly Heineken, Peeterman Artois and Amstel) and a usually two or three Real Ales (an essential component in any good pub). Possibly the worst for drinks selection has got to be Varsity.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Strictly not Southend, but when the weather is good I'll go for a few beers at The C*ck Inn, just off the Tesco's bypass, or I think it's called The Anchor in Hullbridge just by the River.

 

[Yer Blues]

the mews or the sunrooms

 

[SUFC_Al]

I sometimes to go the Slug & Lettuce for a lunchtime pint but I'm yet to go their for a night out as it's so blooming expensive. I don't fancy getting a loan or a credit card to pay some of their prices.

I've frequented the Townhouse a bit more regularly, nice, smooth, clean ales and not particularly busy. The even play some heavy music in there occasionally.

Agree with you about Varisty, although it's food makes up for its lack of drink choice.

 

[Pubey]

Cork and Cheese is a good little pub in southend, and although a typical chain, O'Neills is pretty reasonable. Southend is strange in that it has some really good clubs but the local pubs and bars are pretty poor in comparison to most other places. For a pub session I tend to stick to Leigh

 

[SUFC_Al]

Cork and Cheese is a good little pub in southend, and although a typical chain, O'Neills is pretty reasonable. Southend is strange in that it has some really good clubs but the local pubs and bars are pretty poor in comparison to most other places. For a pub session I tend to stick to Leigh

The Cork and Cheese is no more!

Tend to go to Old Leigh on a Friday or Saturday night these days, don't like the nightlife in Southend and never have really.

 

[Pubey]

I sometimes to go the Slug & Lettuce for a lunchtime pint but I'm yet to go their for a night out as it's so blooming expensive. I don't fancy getting a loan or a credit card to pay some of their prices.

I've frequented the Townhouse a bit more regularly, nice, smooth, clean ales and not particularly busy. The even play some heavy music in their occasionally.

Agree with you about Varisty, although it's food makes up for its lack of drink choice.

Townhouse is a great shout

 

[Napster]

Cork and Cheese is a good little pub in southend

was...........

 

[Pubey]

The Cork and Cheese is no more!

:'(

i assume with the new victoria plaza... you can tell it's been a while since i've been to southend high street!!!

 

[J]

The Slug or Last Post.

 

[SUFC_Al]

:'(

i assume with the new victoria plaza... you can tell it's been a while since i've been to southend high street!!!

yes but it also suffered terribly after the smoking ban

 

[SUFC_Al]

The Slug or Last Post.

I wish they got some bar staff with some intelligence in the Last Post.

 

[Napster]

The Mews is OK.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Surely the Slug & Lettuce isn't a Southend pub? Its a bland chain bar that can be found in almost every town.

Having said that, I don't think I've been to the Southend one. Where is it?

 

[SUFC_Al]

Surely the Slug & Lettuce isn't a Southend pub? Its a bland chain bar that can be found in almost every town.

Having said that, I don't think I've been to the Southend one. Where is it?

It replaced The Hogshead on Southchurch Road.

 

[Pubey]

Surely the Slug & Lettuce isn't a Southend pub? Its a bland chain bar that can be found in almost every town.

Having said that, I don't think I've been to the Southend one. Where is it?

where the hogshead was. i kind of agree that it's fairly bland, but has a good range of beers and wine (although quite overpriced)

 

[Napster]

It replaced The Hogshead on Southchurch Road.

I used to love the Hogs about 10 years ago when it had the bar in the middle, decent beers and seats all around the edges.

 

[Mr. Benedict]

I wish they got some bar staff with some intelligence in the Last Post.

I wish they'd get some bar staff full stop. The queues in there can get awful if it gets even remotely busy...

 

[SUFC_Al]

I used to love the Hogs about 10 years ago when it had the bar in the middle, decent beers and seats all around the edges.

Yeah I quite liked the Hogs too

I think the general state of pubs around the High Street is very poor.

 

[SUFC_Al]

I wish they'd get some bar staff full stop. The queues in there can get awful if it gets even remotely busy...

I did send that email to Mr Wetherspoon commenting on the bar staff's performance, or rather lack of it!