THE WAVE – MORNING MENU
Served Daily Until 11am
LIGHT BITES
Toast (2 slices) — £2.95
With butter & jam.
Toasted Teacake — £2.95
With butter & jam.
Porridge — £4.50
With honey or jam.
Greek Yoghurt & Berry Granola — £5.50
Greek yoghurt with berry granola & honey.
BREAKFAST SANDWICHES
Choice of white or granary bread. Sourdough +50p.
Egg — £4.95
Bacon — £5.95
Cumberland Sausage — £5.95
Sausage & Bacon — £6.95
Sausage & Egg — £6.50
Bacon & Egg — £6.50
THE CLASSICS
Beans on Toast — £4.95
Fried Eggs on Toast — £5.95
Poached Eggs on Toast — £5.95
Scrambled Eggs on Toast — £5.95
Avocado on Toast — £7.95
With sliced tomatoes, olive oil & black pepper.
AMERICAN PANCAKES
Nutella & Banana — £8.95
American-style pancakes with Nutella, fresh banana and icing sugar.
Smoked Bacon & Maple Syrup — £8.95
American-style pancakes with smoked bacon and maple syrup.
YOUR BREAKFAST, YOUR CHOICE
Choose Any 3 Items — £7.25
Choose Any 5 Items — £9.95
Includes 1 slice of white or granary toast.
Sourdough +50p.
ADD TO YOUR BREAKFAST
Cumberland Sausage (1) — £2.25
Back Bacon (2 rashers) — £2.25
Eggs (2) — £2.00
Hash Browns (2) — £2.00
Baked Beans — £2.00
Grilled Tomato — £2.00
Mushrooms — £2.25
Vegetarian Sausage (1) — £2.25
Avocado — £2.25
Black Pudding (2 slices) — £2.00
Bubble & Squeak (2 pieces) — £2.25
Extra Slice of Toast — £1.00
Sourdough instead of White/Granary — +50p per slice
OMELETTES
Plain Omelette — £5.95
Two eggs, served with toast.
Cheese Omelette — £6.95
Two eggs with cheese, served with toast.
Ham Omelette — £6.95
Two eggs with ham, served with toast.
White or granary included. Sourdough +50p.
BRUNCH FAVOURITES
Avocado & Poached Eggs — £8.95
On toasted sourdough with sliced tomatoes, olive oil & black pepper.
Eggs Benedict — £9.95
Poached eggs, back bacon and Hollandaise sauce on toasted sourdough.
HOT DRINKS
English Breakfast Tea — £2.75
Herbal / Fruit Tea — £2.90
Espresso — £2.50
Double Espresso — £2.95
Americano — £2.95
Cappuccino — £2.95
Latte — £2.95
Flat White — £2.95
Mocha — £2.95
Hot Chocolate — £2.95
Babyccino — £1.75
Oat Milk +50p
Vanilla, Caramel or Hazelnut Syrup +30p
SOFT DRINKS
Coca-Cola (330ml) — £2.95
Diet Coke (330ml) — £2.95
Coke Zero (330ml) — £2.95
Lemonade (330ml) — £2.95
Orange Juice — £2.50
Apple Juice — £2.50
Cranberry Juice — £2.50
MINERAL WATER
San Pellegrino Sparkling (50cl) — £3.95
Acqua Panna Still (50cl) — £3.95
THE WAVE MENU
BREAKFAST
Served Monday–Sunday, 9am–3pm
Small Full English Breakfast — £9.95
One Cumberland sausage, one smoked bacon, one hash brown, one poached egg, Heinz baked beans & a whole grain toast.
Scrambled Eggs — £9.95
Made with 3 eggs and served with a whole grain toast.
Menemen — £9.95
Scrambled eggs folded into rich tomato, pepper & onion, finished with olive oil, served with a whole grain toast.
Plain Omelette — £8.95
Made with three eggs served with a slice of whole grain toast.
Cheese & Ham Omelette — £10.95
Made with three eggs and served with a slice of whole grain toast.
Banana Pancakes (V) — £9.95
American style buttermilk pancakes with Banana & Nutella.
Bacon Pancakes — £9.95
American style buttermilk pancakes with smoked bacon & maple syrup.
Shakshuka (V) — £10.95
Roasted tomatoes, onions & peppers, gently spiced with paprika, cumin & chilli, topped with poached eggs and served with a whole grain toast.
Crushed Avocado (V) — £10.95
Crushed avocado on a whole grain toast with poached eggs & grilled tomato.
Eggs Benedict — £12.95
Poached eggs and cut ham on a lightly toasted muffin with creamy Hollandaise sauce.
Bubble Benedict — £12.95
Poached eggs, slice of ham on homemade bubble & squeak with creamy Hollandaise sauce.
Eggs Royale — £12.95
Poached eggs & Scottish smoked salmon on a lightly toasted muffin with creamy Hollandaise sauce.
Fresh Fillet of Salmon — £15.95
Poached salmon with two poached eggs served with Hollandaise sauce and a slice of whole grain toast.
Vegan Breakfast (VE) — £13.95
Two vegetarian sausages, two hash browns, avocado, grilled tomato, Heinz baked beans, mushrooms & a slice of whole grain toast.
Large Full English Breakfast — £13.95
Two Cumberland sausages, two smoked bacon, Heinz baked beans & grilled tomato, poached egg, two hash browns, mushrooms & a whole grain toast.
Vegetarian Breakfast (V) — £13.95
Two vegetarian sausages, poached egg, two hash browns, grilled tomato, Heinz baked beans, mushrooms and a slice of whole grain toast.
The Wave Surf & Turf — £16.95
5 king prawns in garlic butter, 2 Cumberland sausages, 2 poached eggs, sautéed peppers & onions, grilled tomato, served with whole grain toast.
Luxury Steak Breakfast — £25.95
28-day aged 8oz sirloin steak, fried egg, two hash browns, mushrooms, grilled tomato, Heinz baked beans & a slice of toast.
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ALL DAY BREAKFAST
Served Monday–Sunday, 12pm–5pm
All Day Full English Breakfast — £15.95
Two Cumberland sausages, two smoked bacon, fried egg, grilled tomato, Heinz baked beans, two hash browns, mushrooms & a slice of whole grain toast.
All Day Vegan Breakfast (VE) — £15.95
Two vegetarian sausages, two hash browns, avocado, grilled tomato, Heinz baked beans, mushrooms & a slice of whole grain toast with dairy-free butter.
All Day Vegetarian Breakfast (V) — £15.95
Two vegetarian sausages, fried egg, two hash browns, grilled tomato, Heinz baked beans, mushrooms & a slice of whole grain toast.
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BREADS & SNACKS
Served from 12pm
Garlic Ciabatta — £3.95
Garlic Ciabatta with Cheese — £4.45
Garlic Ciabatta with Tomato — £4.45
Ciabatta with Olive Oil & Balsamic Dip — £3.95
Marinated Green Olives — £3.45
STARTERS
Creamy Tomato Soup — £5.95
Slow-simmered tomatoes blended with cream, finished with a touch of herbs and topped with croutons.
Halloumi (V) — £6.45
Grilled sheep’s cheese with fresh tomato and drizzled with olive oil.
Goat’s Cheese (V) — £6.95
Baked, served over thyme-marinated beetroot.
Mozzarella (V) — £6.45
Golden fried mozzarella coated with breadcrumbs and herbs, served on tomato sauce.
Portobello (V) — £6.45
A breaded portobello mushroom served on leaf salad with garlic mayonnaise & parsley dip.
Avocado & Prawns — £7.95
Traditional style with Marie Rose sauce and lettuce.
Fresh Mussels — £8.95
Steam cooked with garlic, wine and herbs.
Beef Meatballs — £6.45
Cooked in tomato sauce and grilled with cheese & served with salad garnish.
Calamari — £6.95
Fried battered fresh squid rings served with a sweet chilli dip.
King Prawns — £7.95
Garlic, olive oil, chilli and tomato sauce.
Whitebait — £6.95
Breaded and golden fried, served with pink mayonnaise. TheWave_Menu_2026(2).pdf
BATTERED FISH & CHIPS
Freshly battered and deep-fried, served with chips and mushy peas.
Fillet of Cod — £14.95
Fillet of Plaice — £15.95
Whole Skate — £17.95
Breaded Scampi (10) — £14.95
Breaded Whitebait — £13.95
PAN-COOKED FISH
Served with chips and green beans
Skate Black Butter — £17.95
Steam-cooked with capers and black butter sauce.
Cod Fillet alla Pizzaiola — £15.95
Pan-seared cod fillet gently simmered in a rich tomato sauce with garlic, oregano, capers and olives.
King Prawns — £17.95
Cooked in garlic butter and parsley.
Salmon — £16.95
Fillet of salmon with Hollandaise sauce.
Sea Bass — £16.95
Filleted and pan-fried with lemon butter and parsley sauce.
CHARGRILLED SKEWERS
Freshly marinated and chargrilled to order, served on warm flatbread with rice, salad garnish & chilli dip.
Chicken Thighs Skewer — £15.95
Lamb Skewer — £16.95
Salmon Skewer — £15.95
POULTRY
Served with sautéed potatoes and green beans, except Pollo Milanese
Pollo Valdostana — £15.95
Pan-fried chicken breast with ham and cheese, served on tomato sauce.
Pollo alla Crema — £15.95
Pan-fried chicken breast with garlic, onion, mushrooms, cream, white wine and tarragon.
Pollo Milanese — £15.95
Pan-fried breaded chicken breast served with tagliatelle in tomato sauce & salad garnish.
Cherry Duck — £16.95
Slow-cooked half duck in cherry marmalade sauce and gravy.
Honey Duck — £16.95
Slow-cooked half duck in star anise, cinnamon, gravy and honey.
STEAKS & MEATS
Served with sautéed potatoes and green beans
8oz Sirloin Steak — £25.95
28-day aged 8oz sirloin steak cooked to your liking, served with green peppercorn or garlic butter sauce.
Fillet Steak — £27.95
28-day aged 8oz fillet steak cooked to your liking, served with garlic butter or green peppercorn sauce.
14oz T-Bone Steak — £29.95
28-day aged 14oz grilled T-bone steak served with garlic butter or green peppercorn sauce.
Lamb Shank — £17.95
Slow-cooked lamb shank in minted gravy.
Cumberland Sausages — £12.95
Pan-seared and oven-roasted Cumberland sausages in red onion and red wine gravy.
Pork Belly — £16.95
Slow-cooked pork belly roulade with red cabbage, red wine and balsamic sauce.
Whole Rack of Ribs — £16.45
Slow-cooked pork ribs in barbecue sauce.
PASTA
Gluten-free penne available.
Linguine Pomodoro (V/VE) — £12.95
Onion, garlic and rich homemade tomato sauce.
Linguine Polpette — £13.95
Beef meatballs in garlic and tomato sauce.
Linguine Pescatore — £15.95
Cooked with mussel meat, calamari, prawns and a touch of tomato sauce.
Linguine Funghi (V) — £12.95
White wine, mushrooms, a touch of cream, garlic and parsley sauce.
Linguine Salmone — £14.95
With salmon, onion, garlic, wine, cream and a touch of tomato sauce.
Lasagne — £13.95
Prime minced beef ragu, béchamel, layers of egg pasta and baked with mozzarella.
Linguine Carbonara — £12.95
Pan-fried with smoked bacon & fresh cream.
RICE
Seafood Paella — £16.95
Spanish rice dish cooked with mussels, calamari, prawns, chicken, chorizo and saffron.
Vegetarian Paella (V) — £12.95
Rice cooked with pan-fried onion, garlic, mixed vegetables, herbs and saffron.
SALADS
Fresh mixed leaves with new potatoes, green beans, red onion, cherry tomatoes & herb croutons.
Goat’s Cheese & Beetroot (V) — £11.95
Tuna Mayonnaise — £10.95
Cajun Chicken — £11.95
Prawn Cocktail — £12.95
Halloumi & Green Pesto (V) — £11.95
PIES
Steak & Kidney Pie — £12.95
Steak and kidney in gravy, wrapped in shortcrust pastry, served with garden peas and fries.
Steak & Ale Pie — £12.95
Steak and mushrooms in a Guinness gravy, wrapped in shortcrust pastry.
Chicken & Mushroom Pie — £10.95
Slow-cooked chicken and mushrooms in a rich creamy sauce, topped with golden puff pastry and baked to perfection.
BURGERS
Aberdeen Angus Burger — £12.95
In a brioche bun with pickle, gherkin, tomato, lettuce and burger sauce, served with fries & leaves.
Chicken Burger — £12.95
Battered breast of chicken in a brioche bun with mayonnaise, served with leaf salad & fries.
Portobello Burger — £11.95
Breaded portobello, beetroot, goat’s cheese & garlic mayonnaise, served with salad leaves and fries.
Fish Burger — £12.95
Battered fish fillet in a brioche bun with tartar sauce and gherkin, served with mixed leaves and fries.
SIDE DISHES
Can only be purchased alongside main dishes
Garden Peas — £4.95
Mushy Peas — £4.95
Mashed Potatoes — £4.95
Sautéed Potatoes — £4.95
Dressed Tomato & Onion Salad — £4.95
Plain Chips — £4.95
Cajun-Spiced Chips — £4.95
Plain Rice — £4.95
Spiced Rice — £4.95
Green Beans — £4.95
Dressed Mixed Salad — £4.95
KIDS BREAKFAST
8 years old & under • Served 9am–12pm
Kids Breakfast — £6.95
One Cumberland sausage, one smoked bacon, fried egg and Heinz baked beans.
Kids Vegetarian Breakfast — £6.95
One vegetarian sausage, one hash brown, fried egg and Heinz baked beans.
Ham, Egg & Chips — £6.95
Scrambled Eggs & Beans on Toast — £6.95
American Style Pancakes — £6.95
Choice of Banana & Nutella or smoked bacon & maple syrup.
KIDS MAINS
8 years old & under • Served from 12pm
Chicken Nuggets & Chips — £6.95 – Served with beans.
Fish Fingers & Chips — £6.95 – Served with beans.
Two Sausages & Chips — £6.95 – Served with beans.
Scampi & Chips — £6.95 – Served with beans.
Linguine Pomodoro — £6.95
CIABATTAS
Served Monday–Sunday, 12pm–3pm
All served with salad garnish and homemade chips.
Pork Belly Ciabatta — £12.95
Slow-cooked roulade, smoked barbecue sauce & sour red cabbage.
Cajun Chicken Ciabatta — £11.95
Lettuce and mayonnaise.
Prawns Ciabatta — £13.95
Lettuce, avocado and Marie Rose sauce.
Smoked Salmon Ciabatta — £13.95
Avocado, gherkin, lettuce and Marie Rose sauce.
Halloumi Ciabatta — £11.95
Tomatoes and green pesto.
Duck Ciabatta — £12.95
Sliced cooked duck, cherry marmalade & sour red cabbage.
Tuna Ciabatta — £10.95
Lettuce and mayonnaise, served with new potatoes, salad and leaves.
PRE-CHRISTMAS GROUP MENU
2 Courses – £18.95 per person
3 Courses – £24.95 per person
Minimum 4 people
Advance booking only.
Please specify the Pre-Christmas Group Menu when booking.
STARTERS
Creamy Tomato Soup (V)
Finished with cream, herb oil and croutons.
Avocado & Prawns
Marie Rose sauce, lettuce and lemon.
Calamari
Lightly fried squid, garlic aioli and lemon.
Goat’s Cheese & Beetroot (V)
Baked beetroot, goat’s cheese, walnuts, mixed leaves and balsamic glaze.
King Prawns
Garlic, chilli and tomato sauce.
MAINS
All other main courses are served with sautéed potatoes & green beans, except turkey and pasta.
Traditional Roast Turkey
Sliced turkey breast, chipolata sausage, streaky bacon, Brussels sprouts, sage & onion stuffing, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Served with cranberry sauce and gravy.
Cherry Duck
Slow cooked duck in a rich cherry glaze, red cabbage and orange sauce.
Salmon
Pan-fried salmon with hollandaise sauce.
Sea Bass
Pan-fried sea bass, lemon butter and parsley sauce.
Lamb Shank
Slow-cooked lamb shank in a rich rosemary and red wine gravy.
Pollo alla Crema
Chicken breast in a creamy mushroom and white wine sauce.
Linguine con Salsiccia Vegetariana (V)
Linguine with vegetarian sausage in our homemade tomato sauce, with garlic and fresh basil.
DESSERTS
Traditional Christmas Pudding
Warm Christmas pudding served with brandy sauce.
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Served with vanilla ice cream.
Honeycomb Cheesecake
Chocolate honeycomb on a crunchy biscuit base.
Lemon Meringue
Shortcrust pastry case with tangy lemon filling topped with meringue.
CHRISTMAS DAY MENU 2026
3 Courses – £59.95 per person
Celebrate Christmas Day by the sea with family and friends.
STARTERS
Creamy Tomato Soup (V)
Slow-simmered tomato soup finished with cream, herbs and croutons.
Prawn Cocktail
Prawns served with crisp lettuce, Marie Rose sauce and lemon.
Caprino al Forno (V)
Baked goat’s cheese served with marinated beetroot and thyme vinaigrette.
Calamari
Lightly fried squid served with garlic aioli and lemon.
King Prawns
King prawns cooked with garlic, chilli and tomato sauce.
Polpette Marinara
Beef meatballs in a rich tomato sauce, finished with mozzarella.
Pâté
Duck and pork liver pâté served with toasted bread and caramelised red onion.
MAIN COURSES
Traditional Roast Turkey
Sliced roast turkey breast with chipolata sausage, streaky bacon, Brussels sprouts, sage & onion stuffing, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables, served with cranberry sauce and gravy.
Salmone
Fresh salmon with prawns in a white wine, garlic and tarragon cream sauce.
Sea Bass
Pan-fried sea bass with lemon butter and parsley sauce.
Cherry Duck
Slow-cooked half duck with cherry marmalade sauce and gravy.
Slow-Cooked Lamb Shank
Slow-cooked lamb shank in a rich minted gravy.
Pollo Valdostana
Pan-fried chicken breast with ham and mozzarella, served on a light tomato sauce.
8oz Sirloin Steak
28-day aged sirloin steak cooked to your liking, served with green peppercorn sauce or garlic butter.
Cannelloni (V)
Pasta filled with ricotta and spinach, baked with tomato sauce and béchamel.
All main courses except the Traditional Roast Turkey and Cannelloni are served with sautéed potatoes, carrots & broccoli.
DESSERTS
Traditional Christmas Pudding
Warm Christmas pudding served with rich brandy sauce.
Tiramisù
Classic Italian tiramisù with coffee, mascarpone and liqueur.
Ricotta & Pistachio
Sponge cake layered with ricotta cream and pistachio.
Honeycomb Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake with chocolate honeycomb on a crunchy biscuit base.
Warm Apple Pie
Warm apple pie served with vanilla ice cream or warm custard.
Lemon Sorbet
Refreshing lemon sorbet.
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BOOKING INFORMATION
Advance Booking & Pre-Order Required
Pre-order of your meal is required in advance. Please place your order at least 2 weeks before Christmas Day.
£25 Deposit Required
£25 per person deposit required at the time of booking. Deposit is non-refundable.
Christmas Crackers Included
Christmas crackers included for every guest. Each cracker contains a prize.
THE WAVE RESTAURANT
12 Palmeria Parade, Western Esplanade
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7RR
Telephone: 01702 844603
Website: www.wavesouthend.co.uk
Make this Christmas Day one to remember by the sea.