The Lock Wilkins Tea Room

I visited this seafront cafe today with my family after a nice walk around the bay. We had a superb lunch and I can't fault it. The food was excellent, the service was great, and the location was lovely. I highly recommend this place.

Just had breakfast at lock tea rooms in Heybridge great service brilliant system in place for social distancing we were served by Diana and then the manager both were extremely helpful thankyou for cheering us up in these dreary times

This is a beautiful spot to enjoy a cup of tea after a stroll along the Blackwater estuary, whether it's raining or sunny. The staff here are friendly and provide quick service. While it may not be the most budget-friendly option, the prices are reasonable and the stunning views make it worth it.

When its a nice sunny day, go to the Heybridge Basin Lock, sit out on the deck and watch the Thames barges sail by and numerous smaller craft coming in and out of the sea lock from the marina in the canal. Whilst sipping a cup of tea and eating a scone (or two) with of course Tiptree Jam no better way to spend the afternoon in the sun

Thank you to all of the staff working hard here to keep us safe and for being so organised. Social distancing has been thought out, you can choose to sit outside or inside- there is a one way system in place and sanitiser available at multiple points. There’s a range of sandwiches and toasties/ jacket potatoes to choose from. I am gluten free and was pleasantly surprised when I could have a sandwich- no problems and the waitress knew mine was gluten free when delivering to the table so no mix ups! Service was friendly and our order was taken quickly given how busy it was.

Visited here today for lunch whilst out on a walk. Bearing in mind the current regulations due to Covid this establishment has gone to a lot of trouble to ensure its customers and staff are safe whilst still maintaining a lovely atmosphere. We had to wait a short while for a table as there was restricted seating due to social distancing which was fine. Tables were sanitized between customers and the waitress (who was working like a Trojan) took your order and was very pleasant. We had a very lovely lunch whilst admiring the views across the estuary. Would highly recommend a visit.

Today, I visited Heybridge and parked in the free car park before walking along the towpath for about 5 minutes to reach the restaurant. There was a short wait for an outdoor table, but once seated, the waitress quickly took our order and our drinks arrived within 5 minutes. Our lunch followed shortly after - my wife had the quiche salad and I had the sausage baguette, both of which were delicious. However, the only downside was that it was a hot day at 28 degrees and only 2 big umbrellas were covering 3 tables, leaving the rest of the tables exposed to the sun. Despite this, the meal and drinks were reasonably priced.

Firstly, it took us at least 10 minutes to be acknowledged by a member of staff to be sat down. At least two tables were available but had dirty plates that had not been cleared. We had to ask for our order to be taken (which was a further 20 minutes), and we were not informed until this point that food orders were now to take an hour! We’d already invested approx 30 minutes so agreed to all stay. We should have left then. Our drinks took a further 20 minutes to arrive and arrived on a filthy dirty tray with jam smeared and coffee spilt. Unhygienic to say the least! Other tables around us were complaining for waiting too long for food, waiting too long to pay the bill and waiting too long fo...

My Ploughmans Lunch consisted of 1, oblong piece of compressed turkey breast. 1, piece of compressed ham. 1, piece of unripe brie (4cm X 2cm. 1, piece of cheddar cheese, 4, cocktail onions. 1, Roll. ..... Salad, 2 slabs of 2 cm thick cheap tasteless tomato. A few chunks of cucumber. Lettuce. Tiptree Onion Relish (which was the best part of the effort . Cost £12.95. They even charged me an extra 50p for French Dressing (on a tiny dish, in case I took too much from the bottle ?? Usually its free with condiments from any restaurant that I frequent. Everything was edible, but the quality of this lunch, for a company that holds The Royal Warrant, was appalling. I accept that its a nice venue and...