The Three Shells

Western Esplanade, SS1 1EE - Southend-on-Sea
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🌳 Outdoor seating 🥡 Takeout 🍽️ Dine-in 🚚 Delivery Wheelchair accessible 😊 Casual 👥 Good for groups

💬 What people say

Beach 28 Donuts 27 Fish and chips 25 Cafe 15 Clean 14 Ice cream 14 Lunch 13 Toilet 7

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📞 Phone: +44 1702 443422
📍 Address: Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea

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Bee

★★★★☆ 4/5
Really nice ice-cream and donuts. Only critique is that it’s so expensive!!
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Rava Na

★★★★★ 5/5
Great place to go for a walk at the beach. Friendly atmosphere and the staffs are also really friendly. Food is pretty good and for their prices it’s 100% worth it. I would highly recommend this place.
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John Witchell

★★★★☆ 4/5
l wanted 3 ice cream cones with flakes, and that's what I got....no nonsense, efficiently served, cones handled with paper napkin, flake popped in with tongs. Server washed her hands beforehand too. Good ice cream too.
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Dr Zarah Hussain

★★★★★ 5/5
Thank you Georgia and Harris, lovely friendly staff and excellent service! Lovely experience! Highly recommend this place.
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debbie delaney

★★★★☆ 4/5
Lovely food, friendly staff and very clean especially the toilet. Didn't have any of the sundaes but they looked immense and other people were certainly enjoying them.
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Heli Gray

★★★★★ 5/5
This place!!! The staff members serving us (young girl and boy), were really polite and professional! And the young man preparing the ice cream took extra care when it came to hygiene. Never touched anything with his bare hands, used napkins and tongs all the way and presented the cone to us with friendly smile. Really refreshing seeing someone who actually have some care and decency.
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Minhaj Zia

★★★★☆ 4/5
Good place to grab some fish n chips. Service was friendly and didn't take too long despite being busy. The prices were fair enough for me - I'm used to paying criminal prices here in central London, so just under £10 for fish and chips at the beach was reasonable. I was a bit surprised however that you have to pay 30p for sauce! Usually, you should get at least one or two free, but not here. Overall though, a good experience.
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Colleen Coyle

★★★★★ 5/5
Dog friendly, lovely fish n chips and and cream tea. Very well priced x
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Cheryl Sinnott

★★★★☆ 4/5
We enjoyed a stop at this seafront cafe. For me, the outstanding feature of this cafe were the polite and friendly staff. I encountered three different staff members and each one was helpful and attentive. I can reassure vegan customers that the issue of dairy free milk has now been addressed and we were able to help ourselves to free condiments also!! I had anticipated a problem with regard to disabled access but was pleasantly surprised to find a decent ramp for disabled access to the rear of the restaurant, which also boasts a same level disabled toilet ( key was offered and brought swiftly by staff member before we had had a chance to ask). The food isn't haute cuisine, but perfectly satisfactory for this kind of establishment and although the prices were a little steep, this little eatery commands a prime location along the seafront and there will always be a premium for this. We would eat here again.
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Terry Jones

★★★★☆ 4/5
Great for families and kids as they have a Lagoon just outside. There's seating on outside on decking, plenty of indoor seating too. Food is.. rather average - CHECK the prices though as the menu doesn't make financial sense (2 for the price of 4 on children's meals - possible miss print) :)
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