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Recommended Restaurants in Essex for October

The best restaurants in Essex

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Updated in October 2026

Toby Carvery Southend

4/5
Great
21 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$
Currently closed (Tomorrow8:00-22:00)
Reservation available
1.9 km from downtown
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Pieno Lleno

5/5
Amazing
102 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-22:30)
2.2 km from downtown

Balti House

4.5/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Southeast Asian cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow17:00-23:00)
1 km from downtown

Alvaro's Restaurant

4.4/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow17:30-22:00)
1.5 km from downtown

Il Palazzo

4.4/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-22:30)
1.7 km from downtown

Bobby Jo's Diner

4.1/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow09:00-21:30)
2.5 km from downtown

Parsons’ Barn - JD Wetherspoon

4.1/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$
Closing soon (08:00-Next day00:00)
8.3 km from downtown

The Shagor restaurant

4.1/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Southeast Asian cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow17:30-22:00)
1.7 km from downtown

Talbooth Restaurant

4.7/5
Amazing
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-14:30, 18:30-21:00)
11.5 km from downtown

The Old Siege House Bar & Brasserie

4.4/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Bars/bistros
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-14:30, 18:00-21:00)
2.7 km from downtown

ASK Italian - Colchester

4.4/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow11:30-22:00)
720m from downtown

Samphire Restaurant @ The County Hotel

4.1/5
Great
8 reviews
󱵁Asian cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow8:00-21:00)
Reservation available
606m from downtown
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Moon & Starfish - JD Wetherspoon

4/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$
Open (08:00-Next day01:00)
248m from downtown

Toby Carvery Clacton-on-Sea

4.2/5
Great
5 reviews
󱵁Bars/bistros
$
Currently closed (Tomorrow08:00-23:00)
Reservation available
1.4 km from downtown
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Saracens Head - Great Dunmow

4.1/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Bars/bistros
$$-$$$
Opening soon (Tomorrow00:00-21:30)
Stansted Airport & Nearby71m from downtown

Ruam Thai Restaurant

4.5/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Asian cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-14:30, 17:30-22:30)
484m from downtown

The Barge Inn

4.1/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Bars/bistros
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow10:00-20:00)
45m from downtown

The Barnyard Cafe

4.4/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Coffee shop
$
Currently closed (Tomorrow08:30-16:30)
2.5 km from downtown

The Merchant Brentwood

4.4/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-17:00, 17:00-21:00, 11:00-12:00)
966m from downtown

The Swan

4.3/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow08:30-23:00)
956m from downtown

May Chinese

4/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Asian cuisine
$$-$$$
Open (17:00-23:30)
589m from downtown

Indian Chefs

4.5/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Asian cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:30)
1.7 km from downtown

The Shed Cafe

4.7/5
Amazing
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$
Currently closed
13 km from downtown

Turkish Kitchen Brentwood

4.3/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Halal
$
Currently closed (Tomorrow11:30-23:00)
970m from downtown

The White Hart

4.5/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Bars/bistros
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow12:00-22:00)
227m from downtown

The Woodbine

4.6/5
Amazing
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$
Currently closed (Tomorrow11:30-22:00)
4.5 km from downtown

Zizzi - Brentwood

4.1/5
Great
7 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow11:30-23:00)
720m from downtown

PizzaExpress

4.3/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow11:30-22:30)
224m from downtown

The Greyhound

4.3/5
Great
14 reviews
󱵁Western cuisine
$$-$$$
Closing soon (11:00-Next day0:00)
2.4 km from downtown

Manor

4/5
Great
6 reviews
󱵁Seafood
$$-$$$
Currently closed (Tomorrow11:30-14:00, 16:15-22:30)
1.8 km from downtown