The Boardwalk Bar & Grill

Let me start off by saying that of course you’re not going to find fine dining here, but we had a really nice spontaneous lunch here whilst walking our dog. For 12.99 for 2 courses their lunch deal is pretty strong, and we enjoyed the fish and chips main with some ice cream afterwards. The service was friendly and the portion sizes quite large - neither of us managed to finish them. Honestly, at this price point I really don’t know where to fault them, except the noise from the gas space heater close to our table, we had a surprisingly good lunch and would come back!

Went to the music event on the pier yesterday, great event but the pub was 'unprepared' with their bar staff. The staff were very polite and very friendly, but god they were slow! There were two queues snaking from the bar round and out the door, yet the staff (3 serving per line) all very orderley and people waited patiently, but sometimes the staff would stand and chat amongst themselves, when clearly there were people waiting to be served, and it appeared one staff member was being trained (not the best time to be learning), so 2 staff dealing with one customer and it was taking at least 30 minutes minimum to get a drink. 2 queues, 6 staff in total, but sometimes only one was serving per line (maybe the other two were changing a barrel? or taking a break?) it was VERY understaffed. On a sunny day in Clacton, for the number of people that were there, all day, they needed at least 10 people behind the bar. It was painful to watch and more painful to queue. If they had more staff they would have doubled the speed and the takings easily. Other than that it was a very good show.

Had a wonderful time at this place. The prices were fair, Staff were friendly And the pool table overlooked the sea creating quite the vibe. Staff are very very freindly and had nice chats with all of my family members which came with me. It's a shame not many people know of this place, a true hidden gem! Please if you haven't already, try this place out! It's just behind the bowling alley to the right side of the right lane. Thanks again for such a lovely time!

Nachos Grande Vile for 10 quid! I mean seriously, the Spoons is far better than this and theirs is just about palatable. It was advertised with a cheese sauce. Granted that was what we got but the fluorescent orange colour guarantees no cheese what so ever, in fact I dropped some on the floor wiped it up and the floor was clean underneath! It was cold, served with salsa on the side not over nachos as advertised. Guac and sour cream all squished out of bottles. Nothing fresh, for 10 pounds I would expect more. Shame on you @BoardwalkClactonPier. @garyeats I invite you to review. I feel I need to advertise to the wider public. UPDATE Look! they appear as if they are as just as fresh from 2 hours ago!! (Pic2)

Popped in randomly and the place was very quiet, shocking as it’s so lovely in there! We played darts for an hour at £10, was very enjoyable. The lady behind the bar showed us how to work it as we had never done it before was super helpful and came over to check on us. Such friendly service, even the security were jolly and friendly! Thank you for a lovely evening. If we were local to this area this place would defo be our local!

The burgers are the best option, plenty of fries. We had the Hot and Smokey burger. The chicken wrap was a bit light on the amount of chicken. The soft drinks came in bottles with straws, no glasses? No doubt saving on washing up for the environment. Ordering was via a QR code link, the were quick, efficient, and friendly. They also had an interesting Interactive Darts setup.

We had lunch here, the food arrived quickly and was nice enough. I had a Dr Pepper however it had no flavour and so my partner took it back to the bar suggesting the syrup had ran out (as he has experience working in bars and kitchens). They gave him another small glass to try and he told them it tasted the same so they said they would check and bring another. After 5 minutes they returned with another glass, told us the syrup was fine and that it was the ice. I tasted it whilst they awkwardly stared at me and it was gross, I get anxious so told them it was fine and to be honest I had had enough by then. I just shared my partners drink so I could eat my food before it went cold. Then we played AR darts. This was extremely enjoyable and only £10 for an hour which is cheaper than many other places by a large amount. We had such a good time and each ‘lane’ was closed off enough to feel private and enjoyable. I’m the type of person that doesn’t want to feel watched - especially doing something i’m not very good at😂