Halikarna's Kebabs - Southend-on-Sea

Well I have been going to Halikarnas for years and over the years was always the best, would always go miles out the way to go there and didn’t mind paying that little bit more because it was always very good but now moved around the corner from there and it’s just got worse and worse, tonight was the last straw for us and I will not be ordering anything from Halikarnas again! We ordered our food and it took over 2 hours and 40 minutes to get to us! When phoned up to ask where it is we got the same old story, “it’s on its way? Just left” which was a lie! when it did come to us the food was cold and some of the order was missing, £45 wasted! Didn’t even get a drink for a £45 order First thing! If you get the order wrong do something about it! Don’t just keep saying okay! We will give you free chips and kebab next time! I paid for it? And it was missing? So it’s not free is it? Put it this way if I walked into haliarnas ordering chips and a kebab then said I’m not paying they wouldn’t have it? So why should I have to pay for something that I didn’t have? If theirs going to be hours and hours wait then tell people the truth! Don’t keep saying 50 minutes! I am a builder and if I done a half arse job I wouldn’t get paid? So why do Haliarnas think they should! It all went in the bin in the end! Thanks for putting me right off! Never again! I don’t know what’s gone so so wrong!

Decided to stay in and order a take out, apart from a quick delivery service is quite bad. Ordered the food through JustEat who were quite good with the situation. Had a mixed lamb and chicken kebab with salad, kids cheeseburger, and hummus with pita bread. Kebab and salad was served separately; kebab had about 5 pieces of chicken and rest was lamb; salad was all onion and nothing else. Cheeseburger was very dry as if it’s been left on the grill for too long. Hummus with pita wasn’t for me, but that seemed to be the only decent thing from the order. If you are looking to order from this place I would suggest to do it in the actual shop because otherwise you will pretty much have to put all the food together yourself once you get it. Tried to call the restaurant to resolve the issues but had no answer when calling so had to contact JustEat. They contacted the restaurant and advised of the situation letting them know I wasn’t happy and would like a refund which was rejected.

What a shame.... Used to be one of the best but this is the last time I will use them. Two pizzas burnt to a crisp.

We often pop in for late night snacks and the staff are so helpfull and also having a laugh. The food is a great price and plenty off it always.

Food here is good and reasonably priced . The staff are generally warm and friendly . However the guy that cooks the pizzas is a little over friendly to the point that my wife will no longer go there unless I go with her, that doesn't seem to stop him, he seems to behave better when his wife is there though .