Reviews in Colchester

Have had lunchtime meals here with friends, afternoon tea and coffee and cake. Always been amazing quality food, nice seasonal choice and really good service (rare nowadays in many places) Sunday 14 th I booked four adults, myself Mum and two dear neighbours from Hertfordshire who we have known for many years. We all had roast Pork, two were small portions for the 85 year olds, and two normal portions. Great to have that choice for people, we were all more than satisfied. Nice variety of veg, fab gravy, all hot and promptly served but pleasant engaging staff. We finished with Pavlova, which also was full of flavour and looked very festive. Our visitors were thrilled with our choice of venue and very appreciative of our choice of The Barn. Thankyou all for making four people very happy. Merry Christmas

Great food and service. We always enjoy our experiences here.

Matt & Dan (locally sourced and in no particular order) the dream team. Everything just works at this venue, the service is always spot on and much better than most these days. Food fab, beer great, wine even better, entertainment always a winner, no pretense, old skool vibe where clients come first, always fun place to visit...keep it up team!

Went to The Barn for breakfast and it was delicious! The garden center was beautiful to look around after. Service was great and prices reasonable.

Very nice meal- usual excellent service & good atmosphere Only issue was one of the poached eggs was covered in Hollandaise sauce which I do not like and I didn’t notice it on menu as it was quite small writing - maybe should be made more obvious but otherwise no complaints

Beautiful setting, warm atmosphere, service excellent. Food superb with a lot of choice.

The Salmon en croute was tasty but the veg too few and over salted. Fish and Chips very good. The service was rather slow on this occasion with it taking 50 mins for dinner to arrive. It’s quite hard to get the staffs attention but when you do they are very pleasant. We’ve been a few times and I’m sure will return. I love the Bhudda Bowl dish but fancied a change today

I have been here a few times before but unfortunately yesterday was not the best experience. We ordered 2 open sandwiches, although they tasted very nice for £15 each we found it just to small. 1 slice of bread with salmon on it, no side salad or a handful of crisps nothing, we left feeling hungry. For a cafe, I think these prices are high and insufficient amount of food, unfortunately we shall not be returning

Really pleasant food and surroundings. Service was very good. Always enjoy a visit

I love this venue at anytime of year, just visited on a cold rainy winters day where the cafe was cosy, the food was tasty & the staff friendly & welcoming. If you want a great place to meet up & have a bite to eat & a chat with friends or family its the perfect place

Haven't been for a long time due to time slots and time limits etc but it was beautifully decorated as usual. We had cakes and drinks. Cheesecake was lovely. Bit chilly - they could do with having some additional heating. Some of the waiting staff were very pleasant, one a little brusque.

We had the roast dinner which was really delicious. However a couple of minor issues. Next time I visit I shall ask for the food to be served on a warm plate, especially on a cold day and the gravy served in a separate jug, our food came swimming in gravy

My family and I visited the restaurant for a birthday breakfast and, upon arrival, I mentioned that we had a reservation but asked whether it would be possible to add two additional guests or, alternatively, be seated at two nearby tables. The restaurant was not busy at the time, so I did not expect this to be an issue. However, the staff member who greeted us responded in a very rude manner, stating that we should have called in advance. Unfortunately, this is not the first time I have encountered unprofessional behaviour from the same individual. On several occasions, she has been consistently discourteous, unfriendly, and visibly unpleasant in her demeanour. Her conduct, including an apparent smell of smoke, reflects poorly on the overall standard of the restaurant. It is disappointing that such behaviour detracts from what would otherwise be an enjoyable dining experience.

A lovely place and great atmosphere. Had a lunch. Food was tasty but for the price of the lunch I felt the portions were rather small.

5 star!

Fantastic breakfast as usual BUT lady serving them had the worst cough ever maybe not a good idea to have her serving food and drinks unable to put her hand over her mouth because of tray carrying. A better idea would have been send her home or give her a mask to wear. Dreadful she coughed into our coffees and breakfast which is totally disgusting did not want to cause a scene so paid and left. Expensive empty tummy’s but such a shame as we love your breakfast but having a chest infection for Christmas is not an option for us thankyou.

Service was excellent. The food delicious and generally goid value for money. The atmosphere is so much better, you can hear each other now. Chairs are a bit hard.

Have met friends here many times over the last few years but we were all disappointed with the lunch menu this time. Expensive and poor choice