Reviews in Essex

Family breakfast here, food was lovely, staff attentive & good value for money. The barn cafe is aways very clean & very organised. Aways a good choice.

Fabulous as always, great atmosphere, wonderful helpful enthusiastic staff, and delicious food with a variety of choices and extras!

The staff were very efficient, friendly and attentive. The service was very quick and the food was excellent. Would recommend highly and will be returning.

The food was delicious but we had to wait an hour for it!!!!!!!

Have been eating here for years now, fron Bfast to Lunch and Sunday Dinner, plus coffee and cakes. Cannot fault the quality of the food and service. We took some guests there yesterday for lunch and most of us had the beer battered fish and chips. The batter was beautifully done and very thin and crispy. My only comment is that the fish was extremely greasy. Perhaps it could have been left to drain a bit longer! Apart from that, very tasty

Nice cakes and good coffee and family friendly.

Yummy breakfast as usual. On being greeted and seated, we were pre-warned there might be a slight delay due to a large party booking but service was excellent. Would definitely recommend ❤️

The place was great and the staff lovely , food was great the only thing I would loved to have 50s /60s music playing to make it completed , still would recommend

Venue, food and service excellent but PLEASE could we have a proper cup of tea - by that, I mean 2 teabags in each pot. The regular tea is weak but the decaff tea is like dishwater and, quite honestly, it's a bit of a rip-off. Also, before lockdown, people could bring their dogs to the cafe but I can find nothing on the web to indicate that this is no longer the case. I visited the cafe on Wednesday 23 June and 3 elderly ladies were turned away because one of them had brought her dog - understandably, they were all distressed because they knew that going elsewhere would be difficult without a booking. If policies are going to change, it would be helpful to make the changes clear on the web - especially the booking site; and telephone bookings need to be similarly informed.

Excellent food and service. Have been here quite a few times and have never been disappointed.

Another delicious lunch and as always the service was outstanding; prompt and friendly. The atmosphere is always very relaxed too,. My favourite cafe in Colchester.

Always greeted by friendly staff. The place is clean and bright. The service is faultless and the food consistently good. Would highly recommend a visit.

Fabulous as always . We had breakfast and the barn breakfast was very good as always .. The ladies are really lovely and nothing is too much trouble .. I am a regular visitor here ..

I was late in arriving,, but the staff were very forgiving. It was my first time at this venue, Covid 19 regulations are fully implemented, with good social distancing measures. My Buddha Bowl with Hot Smoked Salmon added was of a high standard, as was all the food, except for my companion’s Bread Pudding, which appeared to be way overdone. I liked the atmosphere in this venue, it was impressive and service is of a truly excellent standard.

Fantastic food... and friendly service well worth a visit.

Great food good service only think is the chairs are uncomfortable

Lovely relaxing setting to sit and eat with some lovely food! Which I was pleasantly surprised, service was very welcoming friendly and polite although slow at times but more than happy to return for the quality of the food

Beautifully laid out cafe are with indoor or outdoor options, the latter planted to set ambience. Staff friendly, courteous. Food- good quality ingredients and some great dishes offered, whether breakfast or lunch. This is a really superior experience in comparison to other garden centre food in Colchester. We always recommend to friends and friends recommended the Barn cafe to us.