Reviews in Essex

We came here for a birthday meal Compared to the one in Ipswich, the food here was very average Also, the toilets upstairs were disgusting. There was a light broken and they were very outdated and filthy.

Been before but not for a long time. Booking on line was straightforward and we arrived on time and were welcomed and showed to our table by a very pleasant young lady. Food was very good as were the drinks. Only downside was that several items on the menu weren’t available, but we were all happy with our choices. Altogether a very good experience with great food and friendly service. I will come again.

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.

Excellent service. Super efficient. Beef baguette was the best ever.

Excellent food , I had shepherds pie , delicious! Services always good here . Helpful & professional. Highly recommend

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

Excellent service and food on Boxing Day. A really lovely pub!

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

Great service and food again

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