The Oak Tree Vegan Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Vegan restaurant

Address: 75 Leigh Rd, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1JN, United Kingdom

Phone: +441702471435

Rating: 4.6
based on 201 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food was lovely."
  • "The menu is varied, the food flavoursome and the staff both knowledgeable and welcoming."
  • "So delicious! They had a Xmas menu and I got the Vegan ‘Chicken’ Katsu Curry."
  • "All the dishes were tasty and well cooked."
  • "The hotdog is really nice."
  • "Ordered the battered sausage and the chicken and bacon burger which were both fantastic!"
  • "The food was delicious, I had the vegan chicken burger, my friend's had the quarter ponder, veg chilli and veg tart - we were all very happy with our orders."

Cons:

  • "Also the staff were so miserable, I had to ask for my own knife and fork."
  • "I head the satay curry with sticky rice which was bland and very dry, I left half of it."
  • "The food was cold, very small potions and my paratha was completely burned."
  • "The burger which was so bland, literally np flavour to it."
  • "The flaffel was so dry we couldn't finish them."
  • "The Thai curry was completely flavourless. I left my plate full."
  • "The ribs... the texture was like sponge cake."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were ever so friendly specially Olivia, she made us comfortable and thorough with the menu."
  • "Our waitress was friendly, polite and professional and made very good recommendations based on our questions."
  • "Really good food and service."
  • "Staff are brilliant."
  • "The staff were very welcoming."
  • "The service was friendly."
  • "The wonderful staff were incredibly accommodating."

Cons:

  • "The food was good here, however the service was some of the worst I've experienced."
  • "Service was quite slow."
  • "Also chilly, yes it was December but obviously didn’t have adequate heating."
  • "The waitresses never glanced at us and in the end I asked my husband to flag someone down as our children were getting bored."
  • "Once our mains were served it seemed like we had been forgotten."
  • "We ordered tap water numerous times and either turned up ridiculously late or not at all."
  • "Someone else mentioned in their review that the staff isn't coming by the tables enough."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Nice background music."
  • "The atmosphere is always welcoming and cosy."
  • "A lovely restaurant with beautiful decor, nice, friendly staff, great atmosphere and superb vegan food."
  • "Dog friendly and nice interior decor."
  • "Live music evening is great (not too loud but background music) and themed evening menus are incredible."
  • "The service from the moment we stepped into this beautifully decorated place was fantastic."
  • "Absolutely stunning restaurant! Travelled over an hour to try this place and it was well worth it."

Cons:

  • "Also chilly, yes it was December but obviously didn’t have adequate heating."
  • "The place desperately needs some sound dampening."
  • "The drinks were lukewarm, as well as the whole restaurant feeling like a sauna."
  • "A little cold (Jan). Very loud when full."
  • "The room we sat in had background coldness that we could not shake off the entire time we were there."
  • "The place is very loud and echoes throughout and cold due to wooden interior."
  • "Found it very noisy, no background music, wooden floor & basic set up didn’t help."

Value

Pros:

  • "Very good food (very reasonably priced)."
  • "Good value for money too."
  • "Very reasonably priced."
  • "The food was delivered quickly and was hot."
  • "On Wednesdays they do 2 for 1 on mains which is good value."
  • "Always chilled and relaxed atmosphere."
  • "All reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "Great food and love having vegan food on my doorstep, but the service is a massive let down!!!"
  • "So we basically paid £50 for the worst meal ever."
  • "Food is ok but nothing special."
  • "OK food. Expensive for what it is."
  • "The prices are a bit on the high side, so get prepared to spend a bit more than a regular eat out."
  • "Quite expensive."
  • "A little on the steep side price."

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