Reviews in Colchester

Lovely meal and coffees as always

Food excellent as always especially the pecan pie with caramel sauce and clotted cream what's not to love, fish very good too. Staff very attentive even when very busy.

I’m sorry to say that we were disappointed with our breakfast meal. The coffee was weak and tasteless, the bacon was overcooked and we had to snap it rather than cut it. The black pudding was also overcooked, solid and difficult to eat. However the service was very good and the surroundings were very pleasant.

Came with friends as we find the venue and food consistently fabulous. The beverages took a long time to come- a very long time! However staff communicated this with us when we started to get twitchy explaining it was backed up. It was also a very busy session. We tried a new breakfast dish Turkish flat bread with poached eggs, walnuts and other bits. Flatbread was a bit too salty - an interesting choice but not for me.

Delicious food and original. Incredible cakes. New favourite place to eat. Not cheap but so good.

Excellent food. Comfortable and Happy environment. First class service. Really customer friendly and focused.

Excellent menu choices, quality food, and service. Very enjoyable lunch in a busy environment.

Slow service! My favourite meal was the Buddha Bowl but it wasn’t on the menu - please bring it back!! Not the best today but I’ll try again another day

Lovely food and staff but obviously short staffed as no one came over to ask if we wanted desert or another drink after our main meal was cleared away, had to go up to counter and ask for coffees about half hour later. Will definitely return though as such a nice place and good food and I’m sure staff situation will be rectified soon.

This is by far the best roast I’ve had anywhere, will definitely be returning

The quality of breakfast was absolutely excellent, as always. The only slight moan was that I had to "flag down" a waitress twice to get our order taken. Luckily, we weren't in a hurry, as we're retired. However, asking once is understandable but twice seems a bit lax

The food was very good but the service was very poor. We waited 20 minutes for our order to be taken, half an hour to receive our drinks of water, coffee and bottle of fruit juice and 45 minutes for our food. I wanted to order a dessert but thought it would take too long,

We had breakfast at the Barn on Saturday 11th October 2025. As usual all staff were very welcoming and cheery. Our food as always was amazing! Such great flavours and well presented. There is always plenty to choose from and I think it’s great value for what you get.

One of our favourite places for breakfast, the food is always amazing , staff are friendly and attentive.

Lovely as always! Great staff, nice decor. My Mother-in-law and I had the Swedish Hot Salmon open sandwich and the Harissa chicken with lentils and grains salad. The salad was so good, I am trying to figure out how to replicate it. Only grumble was that the drinks arrived late, and we had already started eating. Food was served quickly. Tiffin was delicious- huge portion.

Fabulous food, always our go to place. Promote friendly service.

I visit The Barn Garden Centre at least twice a week to meet friends, and I'm never disappointed. There is always a warm welcome, friendly, attentive service and excellent quality food. This visit was a breakfast visit and was as pleasant as I'd expected it to be. Good value for money in a relaxing environment, and good choice of food on menus.

Absolutely the best roast I've had in a long time service was really good and a nice garden centre to walk round after the very generous roast and the ultimate cauliflower cheese is a must will definitely recommend too family and friends