Reviews in Colchester

Nice atmosphere, ambience and the staff were lovely and attentive. The table did not have a table cloth, and was not the most stylish of table tops in its own right to not need something else. I had the bread and olive oil / balsamic vingar which was simple but well executed, but the pasta main meal was over cooked and over seasoned with garlic. I am sure this was just not the Blue Anchors 'a' game, so from me its a verdict of room for improvement.

Great service and breakfast was very good worth booking ahead

It was great. No waiting. Table ready when arrived. Friendly anr polite staff

Good food and service as usual.

Our lunch yesterday was lovely. Great place to eat and they are not bothered how long you stay. Good for a catch up with friends.

Lovely to be back after the refurb. Meal tasty as ever and the chef was particularly accommodating and pleasant. Would like to see more front of house staff so those who had booked tables could be seated more quickly. Maybe also consider a loyalty scheme to reward returning customers.

Nice atmosphere fair prices staff very polite and engaging overall good experience will be going back to check out the summer garden area for drinks and a meal.

The service and atmosphere were great when we had lunch yesterday. However, we didn’t enjoy the Budda Bowlas much as we had in the past. The new dish is less colourful - pretty much all green! We also preferred the mix of flavours in the previous dish. There was no dressing drizzled over the top which gave the previous dish a more appetising appearance. My friend much preferred the feta cheese offered before rather than the mozzarella. Please bring the old dish back.

I have been twice to the Barn, and have found that both meals were tastey. The service was good and the atmosphere really pleasant. The tables are well spaced, so no knockiing into other chairs etc and plenty of room to walk around. menu has just the right mixture. I would higly recommend this as a venue for a lunch out, and then a browse the in the lovely shop next door.

Lovely food and excellent service. Would have liked a vegetarian sausage with my vegetarian cooked breakfast. Sadly I’ll be visiting less often as very expensive.

Lovely breakfast as usual - pancakes delicious. Great setting with a fab buzz about it. Staff lovely, food lovely, setting lovely...what more can I say.

Great place, and friendly service. Love your scones and cakes. I would love to have a choice of your home made soups that you used to offer. Not sure about your main meals. Had the platter this week, but was very messy to eat. Your Sunday lunch is the best ever. Keep up the good work x

Excellent as usual . Our favourite place for breakfast . Lunches are also very good , especially Sunday lunch .

Food was very nice. When being served it was always friendly and polite but it was slow at times.

Our favourite local restaurant. Great location and staff. Always busy and buzzy but what about the food ? The menu shrinks on each visit. Bring back the wonderful salads and omelette's . A soup in the winter. Choice is extremely limited !

l am a very regular visitor! But the new menu was disappointing, rather generic, no dishes of the day, very bread oriented. l had the Buddha bowl, my favourite, but sadly not as good as previously!! The staff, as always, are delightful. If the menu remains the same, l don’t think I’ll be visiting as regularly, which will be a huge shame, as The Barn is my go to place!

We visited on 28th January. Our drinks came quickly, but our food did not arrive. Our daughter asked about it, & on checking, it had not been done. Without us asking, we were told that all our drinks would not be charged for, and offered more. when our food came it was lovely, and it was appreciated about our free drinks. Thank you. We have been before, & will visit again.

Breakfast on Sunday 28.1.24. first visit of 2024. Been here too many times to mention. Always greeted with a smile, food excellent every time. Would definitely recommend.