Old Leigh never fails in providing pubs that provide atmosphere both outside and inside, but to me mainly outside. This small, and I mean small fishing port that specialises in shellfish cockles, whelks etc. This community dates right back and has a rich defined lineage, a name that jumps out regularly is Osborne an original fishmongers that exist within the Peter Boat car park and supplement those seeking beer with allsorts of seafood, in some cases when intoxicated being the only time you would eat some of the creatures on offer. The pub itself is fine and provides a full menu, but its beauty lies outside in my view, midst a sunset, or a warm summer’s evening with friends. or joining in the celebrations of Leigh Folk Festival, something the Guardian recently called 'the one festival to be visited this year’. Enjoy the Peter Boat, and a similar description will be provided for the other Old Leigh pubs, who no doubt are in competition but invariably compliment each other really well. When visiting Southend and you ask where to go, always within the top three suggestions will be Old Leigh; try walking it from Chalkwell along the Cinder Path, or take the train, Leigh station is just over the road. In fact anyone taking the C2C line from Fenchurch Street into Southend will catch a brief glimpse of Old Leigh and the pubs on the right hand side towards the water.

Always an okay place to grab a drink at the Folk Festival or the Art Trail. Service usually good, toilets (ladies) usually awful, but perhaps that’s because I only tend to visit when it’s busy.
Nice beer garden and it doesn’t smell too fishy!!
Haven’t eaten here for years but the food was always pretty average.

This is a great pub for sunny summer days and evenings, thanks to the huge patio area on the seafront. Sorry, estuary front.

It’s in Old Leigh which is a quaint little fishing village and well worth a stroll through.

It gets busy during the week with day-trippers and local workers and busy at the weekend with everyone else. Last time we visited, we placed our food order at the bar only to be told that it would be at least 1 hour. This was said very matter of factly and the implication was that if we didn’t like it we could go somewhere else. I guess they didn’t have to care too much about losing 2 customer for lunch when there were another 20 or so lined up behind us.

Maybe have your food somewhere else and visit The Peter Boat for a drink only.