Caffe Luigi
73 Reviews
- Friday9 AM–4 PM
- Saturday9 AM–5:30 PM
- Sunday9 AM–4 PM
- Monday9 AM–4 PM
- Tuesday9 AM–4 PM
- Wednesday9 AM–4 PM
- Thursday8:30 AM–5 PM
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+447581188326
UK, Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1EE
Hours
- Friday9 AM–4 PM
- Saturday9 AM–5:30 PM
- Sunday9 AM–4 PM
- Monday9 AM–4 PM
- Tuesday9 AM–4 PM
- Wednesday9 AM–4 PM
- Thursday8:30 AM–5 PM
Features
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Dine-in
- Takeaway
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Breakfast
- Dessert
- Seating
- Toilets
- Good for kids
- Kids' menu
- Lunch
- Casual
- Brunch
- Outdoor seating
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John Church
21.03.2024
Caffe Luigi
Great fish and chips. Batter best I've had for a while not greasy nice and light.
Terry Smith
25.02.2024
Caffe Luigi
This food was so bad the large cod smelt like piss tasted like piss and fish that's not how cod.should taste it was slimy and rank we also ordered a large place worse place I've ever tasted by far and the chips were rank. I wouldn't co.e back here if you paid me and to top it all off I actually feel sick 30mins after eating. If I could give minus stars I would
Jonathan Moynihan
16.01.2024
Caffe Luigi
Food was decent cafe food but I would not recommend this cafe.Firstly the staff were not quite ready to handle the amount of customers they had managed to get business for. It was a busy Bank Holiday with the sun out so the cafe was very busy. I found that the turn around time for the tables were not as fast as they could have been. We ended up sitting at a table with another group's half eaten meal in front of us before needing to specifically ask for the table to be cleaned up.Service at the cafe was slow too. Another table complained they had been waiting over an hour for their food with 4 adults and 3 kids. We were a group of 4 adults and we had been waiting almost 1 hr too for food. Not exactly a quick bite.As for the price of the food, it is in a very good location to the main attractions of Southend so its not exactly cheap. 1 decently big cooked breakfast, 2 coffees (separate from breakfast as not included with food) and a milkshake cost £14.50. For the price compared to the food quality and service, it's just not worth the price.I have been to many cafes that can still handle the same if not more customers in a timely manner albeit not as good location for a cheaper price (even in London) and manage to pull off a better job than this cafe did.
Havana
15.01.2024
Caffe Luigi
Very nice and fresh fish and chips.Chicken & Chips a little over priced.Friendly staff, always check on us if food and things are okay.Ignore the other poor reviews, you need to try.
Unknown Unknown
11.01.2024
Caffe Luigi
Service was beyond what we could ask for! Couldn’t fault it.We arrived with quite a few of us, including a toddler whose birthday it was, and a baby.Staff got a high chair for us, allowed us to bring the birthday cake for the toddler with candles and sing, they gave a free lollipop when the toddler was crying and helped cheer her up, and even accommodated us when she was sick. They were very kid friendly and understanding, even when we felt embarrassed.They also gave us extra drinks for free for her birthday.Food was tasty, nice portion size, and would highly recommend.We even stayed to chit chat to staff for a bit after we finished.Was a touching experience, and unexpected.We gave them some birthday cake and a tip, which was the least we could do! They deserved more.
Qaiyum Hoque
08.01.2024
Caffe Luigi
This is by far the WORST take away I’ve ever eaten. The atmosphere was not busy, there were drinks on the left side of the entrance stacked up on the floor. Me and my other half had travelled from far so like any couple the highlight of the trip shouldve been fish and chips. The service was moderate nothing over the top. However the food was unsalted, unseasoned but also made me and my other really poorly. We both had severely upset stomachs. The chips were pre cut frozen chips, the cheesy chips is just chips put into a microwave. For the price we paid it is astonishing they served us with this food. There was not one grain of enjoyment from this meal and it was meant to be the highlight of mine and my others day. I would avoid it at all costs.
Dharik Tailor
29.12.2023
Caffe Luigi
Worst fish and chips I've ever had. Should have read the reviews before coming in. Server outside said this was the best fish and chips. Far from it. Chips definitely frozen and you can make nicer ones at home. I ordered a large cod and chips. Fish had a thin greasy batter and itself was small and thin. Do not recommend. Place should be closed down not having fresh chips on seafront
Sevinç Bayram
23.12.2023
Caffe Luigi
It is a lovely cafe/restaurant. It looks like it is newly renovated. The walls have fresh blue paint and nice decoration. Although the tables close to each other, you feel it is very spacious.You have much more choice of food here as compared to chippies around it. The reason we went with this particular cafe was that they did grilled fish. The grilled trout was lovely. Unfortunately, Southend pier has this problem that it is filled with fish and chips shops and you can't get anything healthy. We were delighted to find grilled fish and different type of paninis to be honest.The only problem with the place is that they are slow and a bit disorganised between themselves. You have got the wait more than you would normally.The staff that we came across was lovely, all 4 of them that we got to interact was nice.I would go there again but I probably ask what they have before entering.
Julian Smith
22.12.2023
Caffe Luigi
We visited here last year and as we were back in Southend at the weekend decided to do so again . It was very busy in the early afternoon when we got there and so we went for a walk along the pier before going back later on and it was far less crowded. The fish was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. We also had a good laugh with the guys who work there and will certainly pop in again should we ever be back in the area.
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UK, Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1EE
Caffe Luigi