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Mehalah's At Oysters & Ale
95/100 (451 ratings)
Restaurants
British
Seafood
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
Dinner
Lunch
Sticky Chillie Prawns
Cod
Lobster
Scallops and Chorizo Salad
Prawns
Pancakes
Salmon Fish Cakes
Toasts
Seared Scallops On
Bass
Pasta
Focaccia
Salad
Skate Wing
Cakes
Crab
Lamb
Scallops
Pesto
Oyster
Fish
Mussels
Seafood linguine
Salmon
Antipasto Misto
Mixed Seafood Platter
Grilled Mersea Oysters
Chowder
Crab Pata
Seafood Platters
"Without a doubt a great find. What amazing food and service. A true hidden gem. We had the seafood platter, it was astounding ,we eat seafood all..."
Susan Lane
"Came across mehalahs this afternoon,what a hidden treasure,best ever seafood platter,washed down with some local mersea ale,definitely be..."
Dava Leak
"OMG! This has to be one of the best places I have ever eaten, the shellfish is just beautiful and the local wine and beer complement the food..."
Dean Frederick
"Myself and five friends have just returned from our first of what will be many visits to you. Excellent food, both hot and cold. Good selection and..."
Lindsay Smith
"Amazing food and loved the ambience I would definitely return we have always loved the company shed but this was less busy with more of a menu to..."
Jacqueline Johnstone
"Loads of oysters to start then a great seafood platter washed down with a bottle of Mersea wine. Simple..."
Steve Barham
"Great place :-) 5 of us turned up including 2 young children. Local Oysters were divine and the lobster was probably the best I have ever had. Tom..."
Mark Fowler
"Our first time and wonā€™t be the last ......superb, great food ,friendly and just loved the decor..."
Angela Marsh
"Went there for the first time ever tonight. Absolutely loved it. Food was fantastic, staff were very friendly and attentive, loved the..."
Daz Hope
"Fab food , excellent service. Will definitely return again..."
Nick Reeves
"Amazing food ,highly recommend mehalahs . If you love fish and lovely food you must go to mehalahs..."
Alice Bellingham
"There was 9 of us toady and what a lovely meal we all had. Sea Bass was yummy.. Thank you, will definitely visit again ... ..."
Lynda Finlay
"So good! The oysters, the muscles their local wine! Top notch!! My new favourite "hidden"..."
Sian Jordan
"Great food, great service, turned up and got a table straight away! Food was brilliant and perfect for a light lunch (we shared platters) but would..."
Boo Edwards
"Fantastic service, very yummy food and lovely atmosphere I will definitely be returning..."
Sarah-Jane O'Brien
"Excellent food good service a great out of the way type of restaurant ! so quiet and peaceful..."
Nicola Lane
"Fantastic! Went there today for anniversary meal. Great food, great service, great..."
Rudi Smith
"Amazing food, great friendly service and a cool place to spend lunch breakfast dinner or just tea and..."
Bertha Harris
"Fantastic food and great value for money, will go back..."
Keith Allan
"The food is fab, locally produced and presented beautifully. Rustic charm and a family business. My kind of place! We'll be..."
Kate Palmer
"Can't wait to go back that should say it..."
Gary Wheaton
"Couldn't fault it, wonderful fresh food, friendly relaxed atmosphere and don't forget to save room for the home-made cakes, yum..."
Alice Hopper
"Lovely service, very friendly atmosphere, home-like food and cosy decor. The fish we had for lunch was freshly caught in the morning. Wonderful gem,..."
Gosia Trynka
"Incredible place and amazing food. Worth the drive out. Would highly recommend to anyone who loves..."
Jean-Marc d'Estree
"Excellent value. Lovely people a perfect lunch on a very rainy..."
Sharon Scott
"The sea food platters are absolutely delicious, in fact the food in general is superb. We feel that its a worthwhile journey from Leigh on sea to..."
michael black
"this place was fabulous! cheap and good quality. food was great and all fish was local and smoked in-house. The lady that owns the restaurant is such..."
Wilson Costa Campos
"This a superb small lunchtime only restaurant serving a great seafood menu with local produce, craft beers and friendly, accommodating staff. A..."
Justin Green
"Great place, food is fantastic as are the staff , very helpful and friendly. The other customers are amazing too ( big thank you to the lady who jump..."
Alison Knight
"Beautiful local seafood restaurant. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. It feels a bit like you are in a family home for dinner. Food tastes great and..."
Zach Thornton
"Excellent seafood lovely atmosphere and reasonable..."
John Lau
"Really quirky and special, beautifully fresh fish and seafood in a run down old building in the middle of nowhere! We had platters and the local..."
Kirsty Nevillo
The Company Shed
90/100 (3903 ratings)
Restaurants
Healthy
British
Seafood
Seafood
Healthy
British
Gluten Free Options
Gluten Free Options
Drinks
Lunch
Mersea Craft Beer
Local Sea Bass
Salad
Fish & chips
Baguette
Roe
Crab
Razor Clams
Scallops
Cakes
Clams
Oysters Rockefeller
Cockle
Oyster
Muscles
Fish
Mussels
Mixed Seafood Platter
Dressed crab
Shellfish
Green Lip Mussels
Prawn cocktail
Salmon
Grilled Oysters
Salt and pepper squid
Tuna Burger
Fresh Oysters from West Mersea
Crab Cake
Salty Grilled Tiger Prawns
Native Oysters
Fish & Chips
Salad and Dressing
Shrimp
Seafood Platters
Salt & Pepper Chilli Squid
Lobster
Prawns
Sit down
Seafood
British
Healthy
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
BYOB
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Seating
Lunch
Drinks
Mid-range
"What a great unpretentious restaurant, itā€™s hard to imagine, plastic tablecloths in a hut and a real muck in feel to the place, wipe your hands on..."
Paul Wenderling
"Used the online booking for delivery. We were staying at the Seaview Park (behind the beach huts) and booked the final delivery slot and to meet at..."
Jackie Ford
"Vary busy but the staff had it under control from the cod to the platter food was really good..."
Cherie Carolynne
"Having visited The Company Shed on numerous occasions in the past, we called in yesterday. Once again the crab platter was deliciously fresh. The..."
Carol Donegan
"Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yummy..."
Shirley McLeod
"If your into your sea-food this is the best Very basic tables and seating but the food is 1st class You canā€™t book a table itā€™s a case of just..."
Dean Hazell
"Thank you so much for a wonderful dining experience at lunch-time today. The food, ambience and cheerful staff certainly helped to lighten a grey and..."
Carolyn Mathers
"Been going there for over 20 years it was lovely food then and still is now the staff are all friendly we all really enjoyed it..."
Su Berisha-Mead
"Amazing seafood. Bring your own bread (-thereā€™s a bakers close by) and your own alcoholic drinks. Have been here a few times now and it always..."
Michael Temple
"Utterly fabulous - food so fresh and delicious - staff very friendly and helpful - always a queue so book..."
Nid Osman
"A great place if you love seafood. You canā€™t book just turn up Itā€™s worth the..."
Karen Hawker
"Staff and food amazing absolutely wonderful and the atmosphere spot on . Have been many times and every time people on other tables cannot help but..."
Janine Stephens
"Fantastic seafood, great atmosphere and extremely friendly helpful staff..."
Diane Richardson
"Good value. Seafood was fresh and cheap. Good excuse for a drive out that..."
Decentfeed
"The booking, ordering crabs and oysters ahead of time was easy and handled well. Itā€™s VERY tiny and has one stove with an open window to vent and..."
Gary Wise
"Simply - truly fantastic seafood. For info, they now sell beer and wine but you can still BYO. More importantly, they now require BOOKINGS. Without..."
andrew walledge
"So simple, great seafood done really well! BYOB (and bring some nice bread! They have rolls but they're not great)... Check high tide times before..."
Daniela Prina
"Always a special fish foodie place to go. The addition of braaied King prawns to the menu was my favourite. Had that nice smoky char..."
Judy Veal
"Popped in for cockles and anchovy fillets to takeaway and was looked after by an extremely friendly and engaging lady who went out of her way to..."
Lawrance Devon
"Very much a spit and sawdust fish restaurant. Amazing staff, who are friendly and welcoming, plus helpful when choosing from the menu or specials. An..."
David Wilkinson
"AMAZING! Unreal food - Cant wait to come back! Fresh food, great value for money, local oysters and wine! Lola was lovely, welcoming and funny..."
Vikki Abols
"Excellent bubblu service with a smile, authentic experience and top notch seafood with quick service. It is extremely rustic, so wear warm clothes in..."
Catherine Charles
"Went for breakfast today, hands down the best seafood I've ever had, the sea salt and garlic mayo is amazing and the prawns so easy to peel. The..."
Emma
"We drove there from Clacton not too far No parking spaces at all but not the fault of the place itself as itā€™s very busy there We got some oysters..."
Lee Pirate
"Wow! We visited The Company Shed on a recommendation and we were very impressed. We had the Crab platter, garlic grilled lobster, tiger prawns,..."
Cass Kalogirou
"The seafood was fab! Fresh & delicious. We had pre booked over a week in advance. Unfortunately, we were seated on an outside table, right on the..."
Jane H
"Visiting Mersea for the weekend and was real excited to try the Company Shed. Happy to say that everything we'd read is true, the food is amazing...."
Ella Jeffreys
"Rode to The Company Shed from London just to try the seafood as they have excellent reviews. Pleased to say they 100% deserve 5star rating as..."
Joe
West Mersea Oyster Bar
87/100 (4312 ratings)
Restaurants
British
Seafood
Seafood
Gluten Free Options
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
Drinks
Breakfast
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
Haddock
Seafood Platters
Pasta
Cod
Salad
Prawns
Chili
Cobb Salad
Crab
Skate Wing
Scallops
Cockle
Oyster
Mussels
Pesto
Shellfish
Fish
Salmon
Chowder
Lobster
Fish & Chips
Sit down
Seafood
British
Serves Alcohol
Reservations
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Accepts Credit Cards
Seating
Delivery
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Waterfront
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Breakfast
Dinner
After-hours
Drinks
Brunch
Lunch
Mid-range
"Best place in Essex seafood platter was delicious ļæ½ a must for anyone also best fish and chips in Essex..."
Vikki J Light
"Booked a table via Facebook msg, for Motherā€™s Day,from start to finish I can not fault this place. 10/10 for service, food,atmosphere, everything...."
Angela Barker
"Amazing food fantastic staff 5ā­ļøšŸŒŸāœØthe sea food platter and the scampi mouth..."
Louise Larney
"Love this place . I like to enjoy a beautiful fresh juicy lobster & oysters on my birthday . The quality is always excellent and well worth a 45 mile..."
Emma Curtis
"First time here yesterday. Wow loved it. Spoilt for choice with the menu so as a family we had a bit of everything. The lobster was to die for. I..."
Abigail Rawlinson
"Amazing food amazing friendly staff, have been several times and has always been spot on, such a wonderful choice of fresh..."
Mark Guest
"Just had lunch at the Oyster Bar, was by far the best fish and chips Iā€™ve tasted in a long time served by very friendly..."
Wendy Keel
"Perfect place to enjoy some seafood whilst watching the sunset, service very quick and the food is..."
Jenna Griffiths
"Absolutely great food and very polite staff, highly..."
John Bussell
"Food is delicious. This extremely popular fish restaurant is basic in style. top of the class in everything that matters - food, staff, service etc...."
Andy Clark
"I think itā€™s the best Restaurant on Mersea, Thanks Sel and..."
David Rollinson
"The food is amazing would highly recommend it. Staff are really efficient and..."
Debbie Saville-Richardson
"Love love love this place have been many times you wonā€™t get better seafood..."
Susan Tuttlebee
"Very nice restaurant! Excellent food and view of seashore, sunset! The oyster is very fresh. It's my first time eating fresh oyster without any..."
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"We went late October and it was a beautiful day so we had a wait a while for a table outside (we also had our dog with us so outside was the only..."
Ondi Arisera Tongchaitanawutti
"Super fresh, generous portions, great value and unpretentious. Canā€™t ask for anything more! My girlfriend and I came here on a day trip from..."
Marty Smith
"Nice location on a sunny day. Service was quick and friendly. We choose from the specials. I had a crayfish and salmon salad which was well presented..."
John Martin
"The best oyster and seafood in Mersea and Colchester.. Eating it fresh and and sitting by the beach and enjoy the view.. what a COMBO! Staff and..."
Lois Eunike
"Been there Sunday July 17th, 22. Good waiting time to be seated, good and fast service. The food was amazing, everything was fresh and the prices..."
Mihai Boghiu
"What a treasure! We had a fantastic lunch here. The oysters were superb, fish platter fresh and plentiful and staff friendly. Red velvet cheesecake..."
Karen Law
"They need to have a bigger restaurant and car park as it can be crowded at times esp summer.Apart from that food was awesome šŸ˜šŸ‘Œ.Great host and..."
Ani Masivou
"Had to wait (about 30 mins) for our orders and it wasn't that busy. The seafood platter is still worth the trip every now and then. The parking can..."
rbb
"Lovely food, very busy, people were lining up to sit outside!! Nice staff as well. Look forward to them opening the out door seating area so we can..."
Nikki Roy
"Lovely little no frills eatery. Enjoyed a late lunch of Colchester Native Oyster & fish and chips, washed down with a nice bottle of Shiraz. Sat at..."
Salsa
"1st visit with Essex friend who's been going for decades. You look at the photos & decide. Fab food, prices, service, location & vibe. Do..."
Jay Dave
"Sosososo fresh seafood that they provide here!!! You can have the finest quality of multiple options of seafood here, the oyster is outstanding,..."
RTK
"This place is brilliant. Excellent food, wonderful staff & it's value for money. If you love seafood then you have to visit this place. Visit this..."
Mark Yee
"Came here during May bank holiday. Glad it was great sunny weather. Queued about 10 minutes before managed to get a seat by the terrace outdoor area...."
Felix Gan
"One of Our family's favourite place to visit to eat out when in West Mersea. Lovely place polite waiting personnel. The freshest fish šŸŸ ever..."
Judit T
"Had the sharing platter for Ā£17.50. It was pretty good, wait wasnā€™t too long and staff were very friendly. Restaurant overall was a bit..."
Emily Kapllani
"a nice rough and ready place down on the sea front. Rougham and ready is not a bad term! you get a good wooden table and chairs, there's no ice for..."
Elmsy
White Hart
87/100 (1341 ratings)
Restaurants
Pub
Bar
Vegan Options
Pub
British
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Bar
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
Dinner
Lunch
Fish & chips
Beef
Baguette
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Sirloin Steak
Steak & Chips
Lamb
Scampi & Chips
Pesto
Lamb Steak
Pasta
Fish
Prawn Green Thai Curry
Salad
Pork
Scampi Chips & Fresh Crisp Salad
Calamari
Fish and chips
Cheese and Ham
Calamares
Cod and chips
Blue Cheese and Mushrooms
Beer
Jambalaya with a Tart
Chicken and chips
Guinness and Savignon Blanc
Fish & Chips
Burger
Penne
Double Choc Cheese Cake
Seafood Platters
Fish platter
Cod
sunday roast dinner
Curry
Sit down
Bar
Pub
British
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Dog Friendly
Reservations
Outdoor Seating
Accepts Visa
Playgrounds
Seating
Table Service
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"Welcoming staff. Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The pub is dog friendly. The food we had tasted great and definitely value for money. Would..."
C McDougall
"Beautiful lunch in the sun on a Sunday. Roasts looked wonderful and fulfilling, I opted for a different vegetarian option. Service easy going and..."
Green Air
"The staff was super friendly and the pub had a cozy atmosphere. I had the fish and chips with peas. It was tasty and the portion was really big. The..."
Tal Paca
"Absolutely superb place. Staff are all amazing, regulars are a great laugh, food excellent. Just can't fault it. If I'm ever in the area, I'll be..."
Dean Scott
"Lovely cozy pub with a playground. Special mention to the staff, they are fantastic! Went above and beyond to find us when left our new phone there,..."
Sammy
"Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food. I had a lasagna and for desert I had this absolutely gorgeous cheese..."
Gracey Newman
"Absolutely lovely setting. Turned up without a reservation on a Sunday and they managed to fit us in, 2 adults and 2 toddlers. The food was very..."
The Taster
"Love this pub. Good friendly atmosphere and the food is amazing. Staff are very friendly and attentive. Donna is my favourite. Always willing to go..."
Carl Wakefield
"Lovely pub. Food was fantastic. Plenty of choice on the menu. Staff were friendly. Will definitely go..."
Ann Marie Day
"I'm giving 5 stars because my steak was cooked perfectly. Not easy to get these days (in my experience anyway.....!) Go and give them a..."
Ian Clarke
"Just been for a last minute evening meal. Really pleased with everything, food is spot on. Price, portion, and quality all perfect. For me..."
Jamie Heath
"Good value specials on the day - had ham, egg and chips for Ā£7 with a generous portion followed by a dessert for Ā£3. Thatā€™s a good deal to me and..."
Nigel M
"Lovely pub! Staff are so friendly and helpful. Food is really good and generous portions. Everything is so reasonably priced! Would highly..."
Will Banister
"Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and really good..."
Marian De Jesus
"Our first visit to the White Hart and we were super impressed. All staff we came across were efficient and very friendly. They had all Covid measures..."
Sophie Verhoeven
"Very helpful and friendly staff, served quickly with hot food. It was delicious and I'd be happy to..."
Martin Ace
"What a fantastic place, we are visiting West Bergholt and the White Hart is just around the corner we thought we'd nip in and sample the menu. Over..."
Adam Berry
"Brilliant food, great beer and friendly staff & owner. Also dog friendly (not Sundays) and has a garden with a large tent. What more could you want?..."
Mark North
"Great food. Fantastic service. Wonderful..."
Richard Ford
The Coast Inn
80/100 (6799 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Seafood
Gluten Free Options
Pub
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Seafood
British
Bar
Pub
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
After-hours
Brunch
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Seafood chowder
Skate Wing
Chocolate cake
Cakes
Peroni
Chowder
Beef
Scampi and chips
Beef Sunday Roast
Cheesecake
Belly pork
Fish
Mixed Platter
Fish & Chips
Fish platter
Pimms
Haddock
Lobster
Cider
Seafood Platters
Cod
Prawns
Salad
Crab
Oyster
Pork
Roast Beef
Calamari
Pint of Prawns
Burger
Fish and chips
Cheesecakes
Mussels
Food Beer
Sunday lunch
Lasagne
Calamares
Sweet Parsnip Soup of the Day
Sea Bass
Tempura
Fish & chips
Salmon
Coastal Platter
Sit down
Bar
Pub
Seafood
British
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Waterfront
Validated Parking
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Lunch
Drinks
After-hours
Brunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"Although a frequent visitor to Mersea Island, never been in The Coast Inn before, just wandered past. Such a lovely little place to eat and watch..."
Deborah Elaine May Galvin-Law
"Visited today for father day so it was very busy and was impressed by the excellent service on such a busy day. Staff were friendly especially a..."
Clare Beckett
"Been going here for years but don't think i've ever left a review (please forgive me!) THE best food. The fish and chips is a total classic but..."
Chloe Lee
"The Coast Inn is a Great pub with good beer great food and wonderful staff all very friendly Great pub to spend a day..."
Roger Manser
"Great venue, food was fantastic pity some of the items on the menu had been sold out. Very good service. Friendly..."
Sandro De Nadai
"Could not fault the sharing seafood platter, didn't share much! Lovely be back for..."
Mhairi Bromwich
"Great location, lovely food, giant fish and chips and an awesome pan fried plaice. Really reasonable price...."
Jackie Leeming
"Great to be able to sit outside by the sea on a lovely sunny day & enjoy lovely fresh fish, & good, friendly service. Definitely..."
Beverley Wood
"It is a lovely place staff are really nice I enjoyed my scampi immensely good view at the front too liv shirl..."
Shirley Hamilton
"This place never lets me down. Food, staff, price , location. Win win. Don't ever change your..."
Jonathan Haslip
"Brilliant gem Staff very friendly and found us a table even though busy and we just took a chance on getting in.Lovely food and..."
Jenny Searle
"What a beautiful setting for really fabulous food! We could watch the sunset as we ate. It gets very busy and we were lucky to get a table but staff..."
Adam Bevan
"We had a baby shower here recently where we hired out the whole top floor and the staff were fantastic as well as the wonderful space. It was a..."
Alice B
"Amazing staff! We came last second without a reservation as our original choice of restaurant had the wrong hours listed. They took us in and..."
Nicole Goff
"Had a lovely first ever meal here, food was great!! And the atmosphere was relaxed and friendly. Sat upstairs on the balcony, had a great view. Staff..."
Zoe Stamp
"Visited the Coast Inn today for an early dinner by the sea. The location is great sitting either out front look out at the boat yard or inside, and..."
Grant
"Lovely lunch in the sun, lots of outdoor seating good quality food for very reasonable..."
chris harding
"Very welcoming with varied menu. The staff are attentive, helpful and knowledgeable. Food is generous and delicious. Atmosphere is cosy. Kids..."
Andy Moss CISSP
"Mid week lunch. We sat upstairs and out on the balcony. It was sunny and sheltered. The food was good and the waiting time..."
steve czuba
"Delicious seafood and lovely staff. Really good vibes too. Definitely recommend this for a nice meal with family or friends..."
Ban
"Really nice coffee and two of us had a light breakfast and I had toast and marmite. Very helpful staff. Sat outside with a lovely view. Picnic..."
darron welch