Reviews in Colchester

Service and atmosphere was as good as always. My friend and I normally have a breakfast. I have the vegetarian breakfast but this time I didn't enjoy the mushrooms that are normally my favourite. The sauce on them was very strong and the spinach was to peppery. Eggs were perfectly cooked.

My friend and I met for a breakfast, as we do fairly regularly . As always, the food was delicious, well presented and freshly prepared. Staff were friendly, helpful and efficient and the whole dining experience was relaxed & enjoyable. Love the place and would recommend it any time.

Fabulous Fabulous Had the slowed cooked lamb that was cooked by the chef. Have got to say that this was one of the best meals we had tasted in a long long time. The quality and tenderness of the lamb cutlets was absolutely delicious. This quality of food is rarely matched and this meal would not have gone out of place in such eating establishments such as the Ivy and Le Caprice Restaurants

Sunday lunch was generally good a bit short on meat. Two fairly small slices of beef seemed a bit mean. Good veg and roast potatoes.

Wonderful Sunday lunch, and although the usual delicious 'roasts' were on the menu, my husband and I opted for the Chef's Special- Tuna Tartare. It was sublime and beautifully presented. As always, the staff were welcoming, warm & friendly which all made for a lovely relaxing atmosphere, and we really enjoyed the whole dining experience.

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.