Reviews in Colchester

The barn cafe is my go to place for lunch with friends, food is fab, staff always cheery and of course a great garden centre to add to the experience

Enjoyable breakfast as usual with plenty of choices . Restaurant very crowded yesterday but staff ran around efficiently as usual .

Breakfast was very good , but the staff were very unfriendly, delayed taking orders and serving the food . I felt that the staff were all stressed and does not how to handle large groups!

Lovely breakfast as always! If you are vegan you are a bit limited to what you can have, but none the less the vegan breakfast is my favourite and a great take on a classic! Always love coming here!

Had the braised pork shoulder with papparadelle pasta in a lemon and herb sauce. The meat was tasty and tender, the sauce had a nice hint of citrus and the portion size was ideal for a lunchtime treat. Our waitress was attentive. All in all a very pleasant lunchtime.

Yet another delicious lunch , we all had the Asian salad, two of us with chicken one with smoked salmon - we all really enjoyed our meals and would not hesitate to recommend the Barn cafe.

Had a lovely breakfast here with a friend. Eggs Benedict was very nice. Lovely atmosphere, wasn't too busy at 9.30am. Service was a little slow when ordering a second round of drinks but that was the only negative. Staff friendly. Nice shop to mooch around in afterwards.

Food is was incredible. By far the best roast I’ve ever had! The ultimate cauliflower cheese as well was lovely.

Amazing food as always, fresh, well presented and great atmosphere and service

Lovely meal in pretty surroundings. Excellent food and service as always.Thank you.

We had a lovely lunch on Saturday. We went with the protein and salad option and they were both packed with flavour. The service was quick and friendly.

My first visit to The Barn, but would visit again, really enjoyed the food especially the dessert!!!

Excellent, as always. Promptly seated outside. Drinks and then food arrived within acceptable time frame. Only issue, shortage of an ingredient for one of the Mocktails but alternative was delicious.

Always a pleasure to dine at The Barn . Fresh ingredients thoughtfully put together to provide a taste sensation. I had their salad option which was delicious and filling . Staff helpful and friendly.

Yet another lovely experience visiting The Barn restaurant.Always welcoming,delicious food and prompt service. Certainly will be returning.Thank you.

We arrived for lunch and staff were lovely. The meal was outstanding. Perhaps lacking in choice for vegetarians and on the day we came there was no choice for a vegan diner for a main course. It wasn’t clear on the day menu which salads were vegan. We could have asked so it’s not a problem just a little feedback to make an amazing place even better if that’s possible. Well done and thank you

Beautiful food, well presented, with lovely staff. My favourite go to place.

Overall was fantastic! My only issue was we sat outside and was very sunny, busy staff were amazing, the food also and I love this garden centre