Reviews in Essex

Had a lovely christmas meal at The Owl. It was easy to pre order over the phone. The atmosphere was very festive. Food came very quickly. Food portions were huge! We couldn’t finish the mains and dessert and felt it was a little wasteful. Would come back again.

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

Great venue, great service. Food was lovely, great choice of drinks. Really enjoyed the Colchester Buskers. Top night. Thank you

I have eaten from breakfast menu for a number of times and the odd lunch meal with no problem. However my friend and I booked for a lunch meal Monday this week which I was extremely disappointed with. I ordered beer battered fish and chips which arrived lukewarm and very quickly got cold. The chips were disgraceful. My meal appeared to have been heated by microwave (not fresh) hence got cold quickly. The four drinks we ordered were also substandard as above. I am sad to give this negative review but trust it will improve your services.

Excellent food.

Food was OK. Nothing special but then you wouldn't expect it for the price. All a bit bland and tasteless. Desserts were very disappointing. Wouldn't go again.

The best place!

Our Christmas meal, fantastic!!! Our club the VJMC, Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club, all 9 of us that had a meal on the 17th of December 2025 really enjoyed the food, excellent!!!, great service & an excellent atmosphere. We discussed about where we would have our Christmas club meal next year, some where cheaper, the unanimous response was no, we come back here, so there is your answer, The Baker’s Arms is the place to go if you want a fantastic meal. Mark Wilson

I am new to the village and have eaten here a few times now both with the family and friends. Lovely staff and great food and always very well presented. Staff always make you feel very welcome.

We didn't eat here as we had booked but on arriving we discovered there was only 2 veggy options ie a cold sandwich and a cold salad There was no hot vegetarian option (bar soup). It was disappointing so we left. One of the staff was helpful saying the menu was changing in the new year to offer more veggy options, of course this didn't help us today. The tart of the day had salmon in too. The place is lovely and staff friendly but poor in food options for vegetarian even more so if your vegan!

Five stars for the food and drinks, staff are very friendly and helpful. There was a pleasant festive atmosphere and lunch was excellent we had the turkey club sandwich which was delicious and very filling. It’s becoming a regular venue for us coffees and cake as well as lunches . Happy new year to everyone.

Lovely meal with friends, and a great atmosphere

My partner and I have eaten at The Barn many times for full meals as well as the quick coffee and cake stop. The food quality, taste and execution is consistently high. The staff are always welcoming and friendly even under the pressure of a full on service. We recently had the the turkey roast and it was impressive and great value. (Well done chefs). I highly recommend The Barn to everyone I know. Looking forward to our breakfast in the next few days. Thank you guys, keep it up!

First visit to Spoon before going to Towngate for Christmas Panto. All the family loved it and will definitely visit again.

4.8

Faye

Been coming to Stoked/Prairie for 5 years, amazing vegan food, American style which is right up our street! Will be sad to see it go as it was so unique and owner Billy is friendly and welcoming. Hopefully it may come back in another form!

Had a lovely meal. Service was great. Staff really friendly. Lovely atmosphere

Our 3rd or 4th Visit to the Bakers arms and as usual did not disappoint. Wide variety of Specials on offer as well as the usual Fare. Service as always with a smile and very efficient Great time and cannot wait to go back

Lovely Sunday dinner and great service, would definitely recommend, will be booking again very soon!