Reviews in Essex

Overall an excellent place to meet friends for food and chat.

Nice place, food was nice, but for nearly £10 for a ciabatta, with a small green garnish (no salad, crisps, coleslaw) so did seem a bit pricy. We spent nearly £90 for 4 people for lunch. Shame, was nice, but too plain and basic food for the price. Due to this unfortunately won't be returning!

A lovely light brunch, when meting with a friend for lunch.

Had another lovely lunch and will be back again the next time I’m over Colchester way.

Monday lunch - quieter than usual so service swift and food delicious.

A great restaurant! Lovely atmosphere, attentive staff and tasty food. Vegan or not, it's worth checking out.

I’d heard lovely things about this cafe. Unfortunately we didn’t have a great visit, staff were incredibly rude and unwelcoming. We waited for 20 minutes for someone to take our order and were then told we couldn’t have breakfast and had to wait 30 minutes for lunch. Wrong coffee order and food was poor, small portions and expensive. Such a shame as the venue is lovely.

My wife and I went for a breakfast yesterday and were blown away by the standard of food and the amount. Absolutely amazing plus the staff were pleasant without being overbearing. A completely fantastic experience and would 120% recommend this establishment. 11/10.

A lovely place to meet and eat. I’ve been coming here for ages and the staff are friendly and food’s always good. Brontë always gets me my favourite table too!

Great experience with nice surroundings, good service and good food.

Great lunch. Yummy food and helpful, friendly staff. They were really good with accommodating a high chair and pram. There’s baby changing facilities.

Saturday Evening. Very busy and advised food could take 45mins. Drinks arrived promptly and starter soon after. main course was 30mins waiting so better than advised. Food as expected. Portions large and we couldn't all clear our plates. Deserts and milkshakes excellent.

Went with my son for mothers day, excellent lunch, beef beautiful and fresh veg. Calorie laden dessert, diet tomorrow! Been before, never disappointed.

Great breakfast and lovely atmosphere, great discovery, just have to remember to book!

Always worth a visit...best cakes and friendly welcoming atmosphere

The food was delicious shame we had to wait 45 minutes for it but they were busy and always kept us informed when it will arrive

Another great breakfast with great service. Have been going to the Barn for the last 5 years and is consistently very very good