Reviews in Colchester

Great venue, great service. Food was lovely, great choice of drinks. Really enjoyed the Colchester Buskers. Top night. Thank you

I have eaten from breakfast menu for a number of times and the odd lunch meal with no problem. However my friend and I booked for a lunch meal Monday this week which I was extremely disappointed with. I ordered beer battered fish and chips which arrived lukewarm and very quickly got cold. The chips were disgraceful. My meal appeared to have been heated by microwave (not fresh) hence got cold quickly. The four drinks we ordered were also substandard as above. I am sad to give this negative review but trust it will improve your services.

Excellent food.

We didn't eat here as we had booked but on arriving we discovered there was only 2 veggy options ie a cold sandwich and a cold salad There was no hot vegetarian option (bar soup). It was disappointing so we left. One of the staff was helpful saying the menu was changing in the new year to offer more veggy options, of course this didn't help us today. The tart of the day had salmon in too. The place is lovely and staff friendly but poor in food options for vegetarian even more so if your vegan!

Five stars for the food and drinks, staff are very friendly and helpful. There was a pleasant festive atmosphere and lunch was excellent we had the turkey club sandwich which was delicious and very filling. It’s becoming a regular venue for us coffees and cake as well as lunches . Happy new year to everyone.

My partner and I have eaten at The Barn many times for full meals as well as the quick coffee and cake stop. The food quality, taste and execution is consistently high. The staff are always welcoming and friendly even under the pressure of a full on service. We recently had the the turkey roast and it was impressive and great value. (Well done chefs). I highly recommend The Barn to everyone I know. Looking forward to our breakfast in the next few days. Thank you guys, keep it up!

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