The best restaurants in Tendring East of England

Horrendous check-in. Never had this before! Doors all locked. It was pouring with rain. I banged on the doors, called thru letter slot. Was totally ignored. Pathetic effort to tape paper on main door saying to ring. I did. No one answered. Was soaked. 20 minutes later, I tried ringing again. (I had taken shelter in the local shop. He was a very helpful man). Eventually, I got let in. I chose this hotel for its proximity to the train and ferry. Folks, pay the extra, walk the extra, and stay elsewhere. Faulty Towers!

This is the worst Chinese I have ever had. Chicken balls burnt and dry. Singapore noodles were like elastic bands and somehow they made a dry duck fried rice and the ribs had no meat on them. I was unable to eat this food and I really am not that fussy. This place truly is awful, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

Took over 2 hours to arrive. Wrong items and food barely warm

Best fish & chips around lovely people.

Found chewing gum half way through my fries. The worker pulled a face said sorry and just replaced them….rotten stuff

Great shop with great staff who are friendly and knowledgeable. Good prices easy parking. In-store cafe.

Best for kebabs. Hygienic, friendly and good food.

I’m having a large break and a water coming in at £10.75 including drink Comes with 2 sausages 2 bacon 2 hash brown egg beans and toast I have asked for bacon to be well done And brought a bottle of water Staff are friendly and polite Bacon cooked to perfection looks good It’s good

We visited prior to booking to check that the menu was suitable for our dietary needs and tastes. As it is a busy holiday area and the weather was good we made a reservation for Friday 26th July. On arrival we were taken aback that the restaurant area was not set up. Just tables in disarray on a filthy dirty carpet. The bar server was pleasant and swiftly got our drinks. After that everything went downhill. We ordered Lamb chops but were told they were out of stock. Therefore the second choice of mixed grill was also not available.we then tried Chicken and Leek pie - none. In exasperation we said OK Fish and Chips - sorry none! How can a pub with food not have stock of basics at the start of probably one of the weekends that would be the busiest, especially as we had booked? We asked twice for the manager "Kim" to come and talk to us and said we were prepared to wait but twice she refused. Absolutely disgraceful way to treat customers and terrible to leave her staff to deal with her inadequacy. Never ever will we go again.

Very well stocked found what I needed

Such a shame that the Toby have stopped peeling the potatoes. They are jacket spuds in gravy not roast spuds! Everything else is lovely but the most important part of a good roast is the spuds. You may be lucky and get the odd one that has been peeled and they are lovely. It’s the same every time. Such a lazy thing to do. A bit like all these restaurants at the moment not bothering to peel their chips and calling it rustic skin on chips! No you just have skipped peeling them! You cannot get away with whole potatoes though as the Toby now is. Totally does not taste like a roast spud. The thing is I don’t even think they can say oh it’s how we do them because there is the odd one that is peeled! Please sort this out. Every one around us was saying the same thing. All lovely apart from the weird pretend roast spuds. Staff as always are great. Its was not a one off thing either its been the same the last three visits. I had a carvery back in November and they were all peeled then. I just think I was very lucky.

Poor customer service, a long wait for food, no napkins, no knives and forks given, food for table came out at different times.Some of it was dry and overcooked. Lighting very strong for evening and not very relaxing.

Table table at Bowling Green is simply convenient. Sadly it lacks appeal in many respects. Their prices are reasonable but most definitely match the bland presentation and poor service. We chose to pop in as it was getting late following a hospital appointment. The service was painfully slow and may have been caused by understaffing. The meal, as mentioned was adequate, but totally lacked any presentation skill. Finally the decor and general ambience of the place remains tired and lacking in general upkeep. The decor is badly in need of TLC and the carpets are threadbare and sticky underfoot.

Typical KFC. Usual fast food takeaway and restaurant.

My friend and I each had the "lighter breakfast" option. It was well cooked and delicious