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This diner opened in February 2010, so we quickly tried it out, keen to find a local diner. The restaurant has been fitted out really nicely, with booths and a great pink colour scheme and the waitresses have cute 1950’s uniforms, so it is in keeping with the theme. There [...]

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This diner opened in February 2010, so we quickly tried it out, keen to find a local diner. The restaurant has been fitted out really nicely, with booths and a great pink colour scheme and the waitresses have cute 1950’s uniforms, so it is in keeping with the theme. There is also some memorabilia dotted about and question and answer cards on each table about different celebrities from the 50’s.

The menu is typical diner style and we ordered a hotdog, plain burger, chips and jalapenos, but I have to say that it was disappointing. Maybe we have been spoilt with gourmet burgers, but the hotdog was pretty average and the burger bland. The chips looked good, but were undercooked a little, so we only ate about half our meal. The star of the meal was my banana malted milkshake, which was made with fresh banana (as are all of their milkshakes) and it was absolutely lovely!

I am not sure if we will be back, but if we do, perhaps we would try the ribs or chicken….

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Restaurant name

Bobby Jo’s American Diner

Date of visit

February 2010

Restaurant E-mail

Address

Eastern Esplanade, Southend on sea, Essex

Service Charge included?

No

Average price per person for 3 course meal, excluding drinks

inexpensive (under £20)

How many dined?

2

Value for money rating?

5/10

Atmosphere Quality rating?

8/10

Service Quality rating?

7/10

Food Quality rating

5/10

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frankie and bennys pizza lasagne and meatball spaghetti september 2008

 I like Frankie and Bennys and have been to Basildon and Southend on Sea, and I must say, this southend on sea branch is much better.    This was a weekday evening.  I had the mussels starter and it was rich with perfectly cooked mussels.  I [...]

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frankie and bennys pizza lasagne and meatball spaghetti september 2008

 I like Frankie and Bennys and have been to Basildon and Southend on Sea, and I must say, this southend on sea branch is much better. 
 
This was a weekday evening.  I had the mussels starter and it was rich with perfectly cooked mussels.  I was rather surprised how good it was for a chain restaurant. 
 
 The main, we shared two dishes  and a garlic pizza bread.  Everything was great, apart from the lasagne which was rather sloppy. 
 
 However, the garlic bread was lovely and the meatball spaghetti delightful.
 
 
The wine list is limited, but we found a couple of decent ones on the list – good value!

 

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Restaurant name

Frankie and Bennys

Restaurant address

18/20 Southchurch Road, Southend On Sea, Essex SS1 2NE

Restaurant telephone

01702 460 732

Website address

www.frankieandbennys.com

Date of visit

September 2008 (we went back in 2010 and had some uncooked chicken but the manager sorted it out, so I would still go here in 2011)

How many dined?

2

Average price per person for 3 course meal, excluding drinks

inexpensive (under £20)

 

Service Charge included?

No

Value for money rating?

8/10

Atmosphere Quality rating?

8/10

Service Quality rating?

8/10

Food Quality rating

8/10

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