Reviews in Colchester

Lovely home cooked food

Had a lovely lunch at Barn Plants. The food was fresh, well presented, and full of flavour, with generous portions. The setting is beautiful and relaxing, surrounded by plants, which makes it a really enjoyable place to spend time. Staff were friendly and attentive without being intrusive. A perfect spot for a relaxed lunch — we’ll definitely be back.

Already done a review yesterday , very disappointed .

Menu very limited and pretentious. Used to do lovely paninis but now I struggled to find anything ‘normal’ so ordered sausage roll. It came out so full of different herbs it was inedible. The two people I was with tried it and didn’t like it either. Service was great. Lovely staff. Coffee was delicious. Will go elsewhere for food though.

This was my second visit. Not as good as the first time unfortunately. While the staff were very pleasant and helpful service was a little slow and we had to ask chase our drinks post meal. Vegetarian options were limited.

I was a little disappointed on this occasion The chicken was not available yesterday nor was the Rose Prosecco We eat here regularly and enjoy the good service the atmosphere etc My husband had roast beef it looked good My pork belly did not come up to expectations We would go again

Delightful surroundings with lovely staff and delicious food. We shall be back - Thank you

Lovely fresh food with a good choice of food. Staff very helpful and friendly. Only downside is the. Coffee,just tastes awful. Please change your brand as it's too bitter. This has been like this every time.

I’ve eaten here a few times over the last year or so. The food was tasty but the service was disappointing. We were told it would be a 40min wait for food when we ordered but the waitress wrote our table down incorrectly so we ended up waiting a lot longer. After a complaint the food arrived quickly!

Eaten here many times over the last 2 years or so and recommended it often to others. I have been disappointed with my last 2 visits. I recommended it for the 2nd year running as a Christmas meet up with 9 friends, we booked, we selected our food well I advance but once seated we waited for well over an hour for our food. It was busy and we were offered free hot drinks in recompense. Fine, good service resumed. Yesterday I ordered an open chicken sandwich, the chicken was disgustingly rubbery, I left almost the entire meal as delivered to table. I was once again offered a hot drink in exchange for a poor meal. It didn't wash this time. My friends reported her quiche was delicious. Time for new venue.

Excellent food and service from the lady who seated us and the lady who took the order. Abit let down by the lady small with long dark hair who bought the food. She disappeared without asking if we required sauces etc to the point I had to go and find some and she did not return to see if we wanted extra drinks etc even though she did appear at the end after we had paid to clear our table. Needs to learn that good service should mean returning sooner not just plonking food down and moving on

Yet another amazing brunch was enjoyed. It has been such a joy to watch “Skylark” grow into such a fantastic business while never losing its charm or enthusiasm. A truly lovely place that I love visiting whenever I can. Such a great place for eating, socialising or even to just to grab a takeaway, go and discover it for yourself, it will not disappoint ⭐️

It was a busy day for the Barn, 40 odd minutes for the soup. We were warned on this but it was not hot. I mentioned this to the staff, who are always good. A one off I’m sure

Booked in advance. Greeted with a friendly smile. Was seated and orders taken efficiently. Food fresh, hot and more important tasty. Atmosphere was perfect. Will be back for sure

Lovely atmosphere. Service was friendly but somewhat slow even though it was not particularly busy. Had to grab a persons attention on more than one occasion. Cake, this time, wasn't great. Seemes like it had been frozen over the festive period and didn't taste particularly nice. Lunch however was delicious and the Sunday roast look delicious.

We have had several breakfasts and lunches at The Barn. Yesterday's breakfast was, as usual, delicious. Highly recommended and definitely worth a visit.

Enjoyed our lunch immensely. The food was great and the service was really good, nice friendly staff. Definitely recommended.

Absolutely love it at the barn, great staff and great food … would highly recommend