Reviews in Colchester

My mum & I went for a Monday lunch here for a Mother’s Day treat for my mum, I chose a Monday as I was thinking it’ll be quiet. It was quiet but this made no difference to the staff being very unaware of us waiting 25 mins to be asked what we would like to drink let alone what we would like for our lunch. As by this time I went up to the til to then ask if we could order & mentioned myself & another table which I noticed had also been waiting 25 or so minutes. Food took a very long time to then come out & I had no apologies from the waitress about waiting or having to go up to the til to ask to order our food. This is the second time I have eaten here both times have been very slow & staff are not friendly. It’s a real shame as myself & my mum love to shop here but won’t be coming back for lunch.

Service, food and atmosphere all very good. I would say it’s on the expensive side though.

Food was amazing- Buddha bowl is lovely, however we were left 15mins to choose our food, then we noticed people who’d arrived after us were giving their orders . I’d just got up to ask , when they came and took our order. But will return ..

We had a meal here on Mother's Day and the food was really good. We have a vegetarian in our group and there was plenty of choice for him. I expected the tables to be closer together but was really surprised when the tables were really nicely spaced out.

My family took me for a meal on Mother’s Day. We all very much enjoyed our time. The meal was hot tasty and delicious. Servers were very friendly and helpful and made us welcome. A gift for the mothers was a thoughtful gift. Beautiful restaurant. Definitely 5 stars.

My happy place and my father’s very happy place! We just love it - the moment you walk through the doors, the beautiful displays, scented air and fabulous cafe. Never disappointed, super food, wonderful staff and fabulous setting.

Lovely food’ Lovely atmosphere Great first experience Would definitely recommend

I’ve been to the barn a few times now from coffee and cake to a Mother’s Day lunch. Lovely environment, good food and smiling service - will continue to go back.

Excellent Saturday night meal, good atmosphere and great service from Isla. Definitely recommend this place. Give it a try

Lovely food, good atmosphere and tasty coffee.

The Barn is like a hidden Jem and the food is amazing and the staff are so attentive and professional. Fantastic and there are delights to suit anyone's budget. Keep doing what your doing as it is totally ticks every box, thankyou.

We had a lovely breakfast on the Saturday before Mothers Day. The food was delicious and nothing was too much trouble for the waitress as we required lots of different breakfasts! Atrmosphere is lovely and I would recommend to anyone! Will definitely be back and two of my guests were from Leicestetr so hopefully will book to stay next time.

Lovely meal yesterday. Service very good. One thing to say though. Please consider updating the menu on your website. Menu is from 4 years ago and not the same as now. We were disappointed we couldn't have what we thought we would. Meal was lovely though so it wont stop us from coming again.

We had breakfast which was delicious but could have been hotter!

Not great value for money and limited choice for a lunch time menu. Had to send my friends tart of the day back because the middle was uncooked. My sandwich was very small for the price charged. I've had better food at the barn. Service was good and my friends meal was free but not up to your usual standard. Disappointed

Came for lunch with a friend. When we were shown to our table we were told it was very busy and there maybe a wait. We were given menus, but then had to ask if we could order some drinks and placed order for our meal. We were reminded it was busy. We received our meals without our drinks, I said we were still waiting for our drinks the response was I’m sure they’ll be here soon. We asked another member of staff who promptly brought our drinks. When we received our meals we were not offered sauce's. I then had to ask another member of staff. The food and environment were lovely, but the experience was spoilt. I felt sorry for the staff who were rushing around. The restaurant should either make sure there are an adequate number of staff to provide a good service or accept less bookings.

Was really busy but everything was brilliant. Ambience and food top notch. Definitely coming back AGAIN!!!!

All Lovely but very busy and very hot.