Victory at Mersea Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was great and so nice to sit by the sea with a couple of beers."
• "The food was excellent and at a great price."
• "Lovely food, reasonably priced, great service!"
• "The food was delicious and the staff were pleasant and couldn't do enough for us."
• "The food was excellent, the fish was clearly freshly cooked to order rather than being one of a batch being kept warm."
• "Perfectly cooked cod in a lovely crispy batter was what i was craving after a cycle ride across mersea and it didn't disappoint."
• "Really enjoyed our meals, fish and chips, not too greasy."

Cons:

• "Ordered Ciabata Chicken BLT - Chicken, Bacon and Chips were cold. Chips tasted like they were made from cold oil."
• "The food is disgusting, if you want good food steer clear from this place!"
• "The food was absolutely awful I can honestly say hand on heart it was worse than McDonald’s."
• "The chicken fingers were over cooked and a bit spicy, so kids haven't touch them."
• "Food was awful.I had a steak meal and my friend had salmon. Chips were like left over from another plate and fried a few times and then served."
• "The food can best be described as mediocre."
• "The fish and chips were bland too."

Service

Pros:

• "Helpful smiling staff."
• "Very friendly staff."
• "Estelle and Cris were really friendly, great pub by the seaside, beautiful views and full of information about the local amenities."
• "All staff I came across were really good. Very helpful, nothing seemed too much trouble."
• "We sat in the garden which felt very safe and the staff were attentive to our needs."
• "Service was very friendly."
• "The staff are very polite and helpful and the food and live entertainment was brilliant."

Cons:

• "Avoid at all costs (because it’ll cost you!!)"
• "Waited over an hour for our food and then our mains arrived before our starters."
• "Had to wait to complain to the manager as other customers were also complaining!"
• "Service terrible. Well meaning staff but disorganised and un-attentive and generally seemed about confused."
• "Service was slow, food took 35-40 minutes and It wasn't busy."
• "Very slow bad service wrong drinks brought twice no choice on meal sides even tho menu gave choices chicken bent the fork when trying to eat it was drier than the weather today which was very hot and humid."
• "Service poor, ran out of food on a Sunday afternoon."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely location and large beer garden which is dog friendly."
• "Live music was great."
• "Great location and spacious outside area overlooking the water."
• "Visited after a brisk and chilly walk along the beach. We were warmly welcomed by friendly and enthusiastic staff."
• "Lovely pub serving good beers and food in west mersea."
• "Lovely pub for a lunch or just a drink in the garden."
• "It's in a brilliant location with uninterrupted views onto the water."

Cons:

• "It's a shame it has a very nice park but it's all just a bit grim."
• "Menu looks good but the food that comes out doesnt match description and quite pricey."
• "Overpriced and overrated."
• "This looks a lovely pub, but it was chaotic inside with families and social distancing."
• "The garden rooms are also situated next to the bins, so if you have your windows open, you're woken by the glass bin being collected at 5.10am."
• "They have revamped the insides but ignored the toilets which are still grim."
• "The children's playground was a bit on the tired side."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Bedroom and bathroom both fantastic size and great views."
• "We had a wonderful stay and will definitely be both coming back and recommending to our friends."
• "Room 1 used to have a lovely nautical theme which tied in with what you saw out the window."
• "This hotel is beautifully clean, the room we were in was quite small but so very comfortable and the pillows and duvet were just right."
• "The family room was big and great value for money and very clean."
• "Lovely pub with sea facing rooms above and garden rooms behind."
• "Enjoyed our b&b experience over 3 nights. Room 1 was fantastic, highly recommend, especially if it's hot as there's a gorgeous through breeze."

Cons:

• "The shower room needs some TLC as floor is looking rusty and also tiles on walls and when you lay in bed at night there is a green light above door, which shines bright all night!!!"
• "I don't think I have ever stayed in a smaller double room, to say it was cramped would be an understatement."
• "Garden room had extra guests ...spiders!"
• "However the garden rooms are in the children's play area of the beer garden & so there is no privacy here."
• "The garden rooms are also situated next to the bins, so if you have your windows open, you're woken by the glass bin being collected at 5.10am."
• "All in all, a disappointing over-priced room."
• "I requested a bottle of champagne in the room for Sunday afternoon (we were celebrating our wedding anniversary) but disappointingly this did not arrive."