Reviews in Colchester

The food was great and the atmosphere spot on but i must say the service let the whole experience down. It appeared that there was enough staff, however to wait over 30 minutes for some simple desserts following our meal, especially when, by that time it was not busy was surprising. It also took a long time for the staff to take our initial order. Staff could be a bit more friendly, detected a level of arrogance in their manner. In all we visited for a simple light lunch and in all spent 1hour 40minutes, bit much!

Excellent food - as always, friendly and attentive staff

Had lunch with my family, 4 hot drinks, 2 burgers, 2 sandwiches £80! Lovely place but I do feel it’s expensive.

Visited for Valentine's lunch. We both had pizza, which were fantastic and fresh from the oven. Also the best baked cheese that we have ever had, a local cheese much nicer than a camembert. And the crispiest side of seasoned fries. Paired a lovely glass of local rose and Suffolk spiced rum and cola. It was nice, cosy and quiet. I also have to say the most amazing music playlist that suited the setting and atmosphere perfectly. All round a great lunch trip

Super atmosphere, service and food! Despite the most rude, aggressive manner of the staff member checking the bookings! We arrived ten minutes early to be told in the rudest manner, that we were to “go away and look around, as I need these ten minutes”!! The cafe didn’t appear to be too busy. On return to check in with her, she didn’t even acknowledge we had tried to check in earlier! Sad, as all other staff extremely pleasant!

Great food, lovely decor, great service

I’ve been to Skylark many times and it’s always a great service with lovely food. It’s got a great vibe and it’s one of my favourite places.

Very good visit as usual, coffee excellent, as was rest of our meals. Would come again anytime I'm nearby, as dont live locally.

Prompt service and lovely food . Had emailed to say it was my friends birthday and she was gluten free ! No greeting to her or gluten sausages ? Extra bacon offered but still disappointing after advance information .

Lovely cafe, really buzzy for a Monday, food was fabulous and service was excellent - will I return? Definitely

Lovely lunch as always. Never disappointed lovely choices and cakes. Coffee is also good. Booked for next month. X

Visited for brunch on Sunday morning & was fantastic! The setting is gorgeous, service friendly & fantastic and above all the food was divine

Four Sunday lunches and four clean plates. Tasty, plentiful, hot and well presented. Followed by four delicious desserts. Happy customers who would definitely recommend- already have! We will return, thank you

Booked table for 8, 3 being children. Food was lovely and staff we friendly polite and helpful. Done large and small full English which was good. Only suggestion I would have is maybe do a child’s size as our kids aren’t big eaters. Beautiful place will dry return.

Food as good as always. Service improved with more staff waiting tables. Will remain a regular customer.

I have been coming to the restaurant for years - Breakfast and lunch. It just keeps getting better and better! Staff are always welcome and polite

Had lunch with a friend to celebrate her birthday. It was very busy and the service quick considering. I am very conscious of what I eat and I love that they offer very healthy options that taste delicious. Everyone is so friendly and helpful

Visited for the first time yesterday. The restaurant is so pretty with fairy lights and lovely lighting. It is quite noisy in the main restaurant but I didn’t mind that, though anyone with hearing difficulties may want to request the smaller section near the shop floor which was much quieter. We did have an hours wait for our food to arrive but it was very busy (1300 on a Saturday) and Simon who served us was very nice. Will definitely return and highly recommend.