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I last ate here about a year ago and promised then never to come back. However time heals and I persuaded myself to eat here again - after all how bad can it still be. The answer? just as bad if not worse. From the indifferent attitude of the staff to the most offensive unhygenic chef I've ever met, ...

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We had a special family meal here and after reading the other reviews on this site we were wondering if it was a good move? The result was a thoroughly fantastic meal,accompanied by great service. The food was tasty and hot,the kids ate the whole plate!!!Would recommend anyone to go,and would defina ...

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13 Oct 09: Arrived in early evening; nice atmosphere, clean premises, view of the estuary; reviewed entire menu.

Ordered medium done sirloin steak with Diane sauce and a side order of home made garlic bread, followed by fudge chocolate cake and a hot liqueur drink.

Steak was chewy (bordering on t ...

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Seated at 7.30 in the halfway house, southend on sea, starter at 8.15, main 9.15, reason - everyone ordering from menu not carvery. 2 asked for medium rare steaks, received over well done, returned, 2nd try was carved from cow to plate - from one extreme to another! Service was friendly but kitchen ...

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awful. as previous review there was not a good choice of meats, vegetables were disgusting with a crustlike film over them. everything was lukewarm and the chef did not seem to give two hoots - it felt like 'take it or leave it'. the Halfway House service was very good and we did feel for the waitr ...

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Seven of us visited the Halfway House, Southend-on-Sea today at 1.45, we appreciate the fact it was bank holiday and therefore was busy, but to wait 40 minutes for 4 prawn cocktails and two garlic breads was not on, when the starters arrived we all enjoyed them. Two of us went for the Carvery, bi ...

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I took my family to the Halfway house on Saturday 2nd May, and I discovered they had a new menu. I tried the Pan-fried Chicken and my wife had the Jumbo Pepper, which was quite litterally, huge. I expected to see a pepper, but not one as big as the plate! . One of my kids had a Kids Lasagne and my o ...

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I went to Halfway House, Southend-on-Sea with my family yesterday for my birthday what a suprise a new menu and staff that wanted to serve us.I got a birthday card from the management and staff.plus a birthday cake THANK YOU

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The Halfway House, Southend-on-Sea, looked nice! The service was very poor, we seemed to be forgotten many times, waited 30 minutes for our drinks which we had to order twice. Food was very poor. My partner had the carvery which I believed consisted of out of the packet veg and frozen potatoes, n ...

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my partner and i have eaten at Halfway House twice, the last time we ate there my partner ordered the lamb shank and i got the sirlion. My steak was a little tired but was overall it was fine, my partners was very good, service was excellent, we both got dessert, i got the eton crumble i think it wa ...