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Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Mad Dogs & Englishmen

4.8
4.8
2829 Reviews
£26 to £40
Afternoon Tea

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2 people
19:00
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Great for creative cocktails
Here at Mad Dogs & Englishmen we have become renowned for our themed Afternoon Tea’s and wonderful cocktails. Enjoy the eclectic surroundings of this unique venue. We offer an immersive experience, a feast for the eyes and the taste buds!
The Parlour Tea Room at Mad Dogs and Englishmen provides a vintage setting to enjoy Afternoon tea. We’ve become renowned for our themed teas which offer an unforgettable experience.
The Botanical Rooms is upstairs and hosts our cocktail bar and also hosts our themed afternoon teas.

EVENTS

THE PARLOUR TEAROOM seatings at 12, 2.30 & 5 pm

Running till 5/1/25 - THE NUTCRACKER
17/1/25 - 28/3/2025 - DIAMOND OF THE SEASON

THE BOTANICAL ROOMS (upstairs) seatings at 12.30 & 3pm

Running till 5/1/25 - A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS
17/1/25 - 28/3/2025 - SNOW WHITE

Please ensure you select the correct time, venue and event when booking.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Afternoon Tea, Cocktail Bar, English
  • Hours of Operation
    Afternoon Tea Wed–Sun 12:00 pm–6:30 pm
  • Phone number
    01702 714766
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual

Experiences

  • The Nutcracker - Weekends £55pp (£15pp deposit)

    £15.00 per person

    Prepaid

    9 Nov 2024 - 5 Jan 2025
    Our Christmas spectacular, The Parlour Tea Room will be transformed into a snowy Kingdom of Sweets adorned with dancing snowflakes and beautiful flowers.. An exquisite afternoon tea with festive treats and fancies chosen by the Sugar Plum Fairy herself. Don’t miss out on this exclusive Winter Wonderland tea. A True Christmas treat. Menu to be announced Weekdays £50.00pp plus service charge. Weekends £55.00pp plus service charge. A £15pp deposit is required to secure this booking The balance is due on the day and the service charge will be added to your bill. T’s & C’s apply
    The Nutcracker - Weekends £55pp (£15pp deposit) photo
  • VIP The Nutcracker Weekdays £55pp (£15pp deposit)

    £15.00 per person

    Prepaid

    9 Nov 2024 - 5 Jan 2025
    VIP UPGRADE TO THE SPECIAL TABLE for 2 guests or 3-4 guests. You will receive a VIP treat to take away. Our Christmas spectacular, The Parlour Tea Room will be transformed into a snowy Kingdom of Sweets adorned with dancing snowflakes and beautiful flowers.. An exquisite afternoon tea with festive treats and fancies chosen by the Sugar Plum Fairy herself. Don’t miss out on this exclusive Winter Wonderland tea. A True Christmas treat. Menu to be announced Weekdays £55.00pp plus service charge. Weekends £60.00pp plus service charge. A £15pp deposit is required to secure this booking The balance is due on the day and the service charge will be added to your bill. T’s & C’s apply
    VIP The Nutcracker Weekdays £55pp (£15pp deposit) photo
  • The Nutcracker - Weekdays £50pp (£15pp deposit)

    £15.00 per person

    Prepaid

    9 Nov 2024 - 5 Jan 2025
    Our Christmas spectacular, The Parlour Tea Room will be transformed into a snowy Kingdom of Sweets adorned with dancing snowflakes and beautiful flowers.. An exquisite afternoon tea with festive treats and fancies chosen by the Sugar Plum Fairy herself. Don’t miss out on this exclusive Winter Wonderland tea. A True Christmas treat. Menu to be announced Weekdays £50.00pp plus service charge. Weekends £55.00pp plus service charge. A £15pp deposit is required to secure this booking The balance is due on the day and the service charge will be added to your bill. T’s & C’s apply
    The Nutcracker - Weekdays £50pp (£15pp deposit) photo

What 2,829 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseEnergetic

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Essex

    Best Overall

  • Essex

    Best Service

  • Essex

    Best Ambience

  • Essex

    Great for brunch

  • Essex

    Innovative

  • Essex

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Essex

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Essex

    Good for special occasions

  • Essex

    Lively

  • Essex

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Mad Dogs & Englishmen offers a unique afternoon tea experience with imaginative themes and "amazing" attention to detail. Guests rave about the "delicious" food, "impeccable" service, and "wonderful" atmosphere. While some note limited parking and a slightly rushed pace, the overall experience is "highly recommended" for special occasions.

2,829 Reviews
  1. Lisa

    Essex

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We absolutely love this quirky and quaint restaurant/bar/themed, venue. It's not cheap but not over priced either, the quality of food is good, the ambience is excellent ,service is always good. I have been to cheaper cream teas,but I think you get what you pay for when it comes to a cream tea. Definitely recommend it, there's something about this restaurant that works

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  2. Emma

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    An amazing experience! The food was gorgeous and the decor was insane! What a fabulous way to begin the festive celebrations. The Sugar Plum Fairy would have approved! Best food was the Stilton and Cranberry muffin followed by the Raspberry Ripple mousse. No way we were going to have room for it all but the carry home box was exquisite in itself. Thank you for a truly unforgettable afternoon. We will be back for the Regency in January!

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  3. Katie

    Essex

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This place is amazing I cannot fault it at all. The food,the decor ,the staff and cocktails are out of this world and well worth the money you will not regret going.

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  4. Joanna

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Nutcracker afternoon tea was beautiful, the food, service and decoration was 1st class, had a lovely afternoon, would highly recommend.

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  5. Vicki

    Essex

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Much prefer the downstairs restaurant as we couldn’t see anything where we sat

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  6. Sue Emma

    Essex

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing experience as always. The whole experience from start to finish was incredible. Beautiful food and just lovely staff so helpful and love that they were dressed up too. Thank you! X

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  7. Sharon

    VIP

    Kent

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    What a fabulous experience. Courteous friendly staff from the moment you arrive, spectacular setting and delicious food and lots of it. They provide beautiful boxes to take away any food that you can’t eat. Will definitely be visiting again 😊

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  8. Jane

    Essex

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The Nutcracker afternoon was nice, very pretty and gorgeous decor however didn’t get to see hardly any of it as got sat on the first table by the door so felt a bit cheated that after waiting all this time to come we were quite out of the way. Totally shocked by the overall price and don’t think it’s necessary to charge that much, £55 a head for a pretty average afternoon tea and then to add on a huge service charge for bring over two pots of tea and a cake stand is crazy. Sadly I wouldn’t be able to afford to revisit nor would I want to after that extra service charge,I expected something spectacular for that kind of money!

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  9. christine

    Essex

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    was a beautiful sight going in decs superb our waitress was lovely 🥰 the cakes are decorated beautifully sandwiches was good will be booking again xxx

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    For £55pp this is wildly overpriced. First impressions of a wrinkled tablecloth and paper napkins was not good. The sandwiches were not fingers but just normal bread cut in half with the crusts removed (some still had bit of crust). The cheese in the cheese and chutney was the pre-grated cheap stuff, Parsnip soup was closer to cold than warm and the Stilton muffin was not flavoursome. Our scones were not warmed and prob not baked on the day either. The selection of cakes were good and only remark on these was that the cheesecake base was soggy. They catered for my dairy free and gluten free wife very well. Staff were friendly and informative. Would not visit again at this price point.

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FAQs

Mad Dogs & Englishmen is rated 4.8 stars by 2829 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
19:00
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Mad Dogs & Englishmen

1349-1353 London Rd, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2AB

Additional information

  • Area
    Leigh-On-Sea
  • Hours of Operation
    Afternoon Tea Wed–Sun 12:00 pm–6:30 pm
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Afternoon Tea, Cocktail Bar, English
  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Vegan
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