Reviews in Colchester

After so many months of no treats visited the Barn cafe for breakfast on July 22nd with my daughter and 1year old granddaughter. The staff were so welcoming , friendly and helpful and the food was superb. I had a barn breakfast , my daughter had a veggie breakfast and , after ordering an extra portion of beans for my granddaughter, they offered the choice of a small portion of beans on toast, which my granddaughter loved. Altogether a lovely experience.

Great food at a reasonable price, great friendly staff and service

Lovely breakfast - friendly staff. Food quality fab. Coffee superb. Great comfy, clean, welcoming place to meet up with friends & prices reasonable

The food was delicious (Buddha bowl with hot salmon) but the service was very slow. We were seated and hour and a half and only had a main course. Our plates were not cleared and we were going to have a dessert but was not asked in that time so left

Food was delicious and good value for money although we did have to remind the server about our drinks order before receiving them. The server didn’t seem very happy, I got the impression she was a bit stressed. This has been the case a few times since being able to come back here. I do adore the shop after too!! I want everything in there.

Had a most enjoyable breakfast with two of my friends. Very good meals and very impressed by the staff

Excellent food and nice venue. Worth the long drive.

Excellent quality, good service. We will be back

Excellent food with a very interesting menu. It was always good to eat there and now we're allowed back it's even better. The newly refurbished restaurant is very pleasant, much more roomy than before and furnished very well. Service was exceptional.

Excellent cafe, perfect place for lunch, breakfast for just coffee and cakes, always good quality and very good service, the best Garden Centre cafe around.

Lunch at the Barn on Friday was lovely. Great setting, great food and great staff. I would thoroughly recommend it

Lovely venue, delicious food and the staff are always friendly.

Another lovely lunch. Great outside seating area, undercover. Good food, choice and service. Super cakes. Garden centre plants are also superb and I love looking around the gift shop area too. Thank you to all the lovely, friendly staff that make this place a hidden gem. Will be back again soon!

I have never had a bad meal here. The staff are very helpful and friendly at all times and the food is delicious. I always feel like I am eating a healthy meal every time, and not being a meat eater too. The food always looks appetizing and well presented. They have great chefs. The place is clean and airy and you can choose whether to sit inside or out. In fact I cannot fault this cafe at all so come and try it. You will not regret it. It is comfortable, a great place to meet your friends and family. Plenty to buy in the shop and a great garden centre too. What's not to like?!

a really lovely roast dinner on a Sunday, and plenty of it!

Delicious food beautifully presented and value for money. Staff friendly, accommodating and very helpful. Lovely to look around the garden centre and gift area as well. Thank you

Friendly service and covid safe. The poached eggs were just right with smashed avocado. Everything was clean and cleaned.

We had a lovely breakfast & the staff were really friendly & helpful.