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The off-licence there was the one we'd frequent as mid-teens despite them claiming to only serve over-21. we'd stroll down from Noak Bridge (which is where I grew up) on the way to the town centre, I'd buy as much cheap lager as I could afford that was on special offer and a bottle of md-2020 orange. I'd then down the whole bottle of md-2020 as soon as we got round the corner to get a buzz going and then drink the lager sat outside basildon bowl or on top of the car park behind by the police station.
the laindon station chinese was going to be my second choice for ridiculous service, always seemed like a coin flip of whether they'd actually make your order or make you wait for 2 hours and then pretend you never placed an order.
my family were always huge fans of "wing soon" in pitsea on corner of clay hill road and timberlog lane by the (long gone) powerhouse. it was pretty mid tbh but you always got what you ordered.
HatBeard-
I am surprised we didn't know each other BITD, police station car park was a regular Friday night hang out.
Roundacre roundabout, get stoned with the grungers, hang out in the car park with some beers.
Always went to the off license in Kingswood by the Owl and Cat as I could always get served as a 15yo spotty kid.
Stupidly would go in my lunch break, school uniform on, for crisps.
Used to blag it that was my little brother when I went in on a Friday night for booze and Camel lights.Halcyon days!
DethBeard
Ballards Wok, for the pun mainly.
(It's on Ballards Walk next the plough and tractor, a pub I only drank in when I was bunking off school as a 14yo)
During lockdown we ordered to collect, turned up and had to wait for a delivery driver to bring it from the one at Laindon Station, very odd.