The Three Shells in Southend-on-Sea

Stood waiting for my coffee, saw them practicing making ice creams by pouring onto the bottom of a cup, then when done, chucking it back into the machine. Disgusting, especially given little kids are getting ice creams from there.

We returned here after a nice meal last visit & were disappointed to find the restaurant closed so we tried a takeaway & were very disappointed.The service was terrible, we had a long wait to be served, rather than take several orders at once they seemed to take one persons order, serve them, then deal with the next person. It wasn’t a busy day but 1/2 hour for 3 portions of chips is poor even if they are cooked to order.We certainly won’t be returning here!

I have never tasted chips so bad, Purchased 2 small portions of chips and 1 coke, most of the chips were undercooked, no taste even though plenty of salt & vinegar was applied. The coke was not great either, more than half saw the bin, £9 wasted.

Friendly staff and delicious fresh hot doughnuts on a cold day 😋

This place!!! The staff members serving us (young girl and boy), were really polite and professional!And the young man preparing the ice cream took extra care when it came to hygiene. Never touched anything with his bare hands, used napkins and tongs all the way and presented the cone to us with friendly smile.Really refreshing seeing someone who actually have some care and decency.

Good place to grab some fish n chips. Service was friendly and didn't take too long despite being busy. The prices were fair enough for me - I'm used to paying criminal prices here in central London, so just under £10 for fish and chips at the beach was reasonable. I was a bit surprised however that you have to pay 30p for sauce! Usually, you should get at least one or two free, but not here. Overall though, a good experience.

So what does £6.50 get you. Well a thin sliver of fish only just bigger than an iPhone 5s. Batter was slimey and the fish was tasteless then they had the audacity to charge for sauces.Hygiene is poor aswel, as I managed to find a brown/red eyelash(might be ginger) along side my fish. I have pitch black hair.Wasn't too busy and waiting time was still 20 minuets from point of orderingThere are many other restaurants on the strip that offer better quality food for the same price plus they don't squeeze you for the sauces, you're a busy establishment.

A lovely spot to enjoy a cup of tea or a meal. We sat on the new terrace for the first time. Helpful staff. Access ramp from the beach, but only steps up from the promenade. Disabled toilet with direct access from the café.

Dog friendly, lovely fish n chips and and cream tea. Very well priced x

The epitome of no-frills seaside dining.Feels like a canteen inside, very noisy and not the cleanest.The fish and chips were ok. The fish is a overly battered and very greasy. Tried the burger which was also passable - again, it's no frills but I would say slightly pricey. Nearly £9 for fish and chips.Also the doughnuts were very heavy, and were flat, not exactly puffy or airy at all, and greasy.I did appreciate that the staff were very polite though and did their best with some really rowdy customers, and accomdated a table of 6 of us.