Reviews in Colchester

Food and welcome was lovely. Went for my dad’s birthday and enjoyed everything about it. The staff were attentive and always asking if everything was ok with our food. Can highly recommend this restaurant.

As always a very enjoyable experience.

For our Sunday lunch my friend and I had Pithivers with Parmesan sauce and vegetables, which was really delicious. We were able to congratulate the chef on his excellent menu and work. Very good and friendly service too.

We visited the pub for Sunday lunch it did not disappoint - it was amazing. We hadn’t been before so wasn’t sure what to expect but we will definitely go back. My husband had a cheese and ham ploughman’s - this had large chunks of different cheese and thick sliced ham.

Food was exceptional , service was very slow seemed to be waiting.may be have a few more waiting staff to cope

Delightful meal and lovely atmosphere - one of my favourite venues to meet and have lunch with my friends. The Buddha bowl is my current favourite meal, healthy and delicious all in one !

My friends and I often frequent The Barn (often 4-5+ times a month) and love the cafe for brunch, lunch or just coffee & cake. The food is usually wonderful and the majority of the staff are friendly, polite and very attentive. However, there is 1 particular gentleman Maître d, who quite frankly is miserable and often makes you feel like you are putting him out as he is too busy to deal with you. If only he welcomed you with a smile and a pleasant greeting, it would make all the difference. All the other staff are so nice, and however busy, make you feel welcome. Whoever deals with your staff training, please have a word and tell him to smile because it’s starting to put me off coming to the Barn. I can’t be the only one who thinks this.

Polite, friendly staff and fantastic food. Will definitely be back! Thanks

A lovely place to meet with friends for lunch. A great team from waiters to chefs.

This was my first visit to the Barn Garden Centre. My friend and I enjoyed the pulled pork and cheese panini and the Brie panini - both were delicious. The restaurant had a lovely friendly atmosphere and we will definitely be back!

We had a reservation at 6 o’clock under the name Harris I asked Chris for table 4 he gave me type of four as we do like that table everything was absolutely sensational excellent and Chris knew his bar class for cognac brandy and he served it very very well the food was ecstatic and we’ve booked again for the 18th of October Jane and Mill evening I want to thank the staff for a great evening and will be definitely back sooner than the October one thank you very much Yours Deborah & Tony

The food is lovely and allows for allergies, the atmosphere is light, airy and relaxed no matter where you sit, service is exceptional and it really is great value for money.... daughter and I had a lovely chat... please take cash though!

Very good food, well cooked and presented. The waiter was very good, bit of banter and on the ball. Very attentive .

Lovely food at a reasonable price. Clean and facilities. Service was quick and my friend and I chatted for ages and felt really relaxed.

Our group breakfast was ok - the scrambled egg was very overcooked and dry unfortunately Breakfast took ages to arrive despite my preorder

We’ve been here multiple times and have always had a good experience! However, on our recent visit we felt really let down with the service. Our food came before our hot drinks, my toast was cold and we had to wait a long time for our plates to be taken. We felt forgotten about. The staff as always were lovely and very polite, food was fantastic (apart from the cold toast), sadly the service let them down this time.

Lovely food and service, we will definitely be back.

Came with 3 friends for a catch-up. Food was excellent. We arrived at 12.15 and left at 4, not once did we get asked if we wanted anything else. We had to chase a waiter for coffee after the food - a missed opportunity to sell us more.