First time we have been. Great food and great atmosphere. Kids loved it.
Grumpys Diner – Southend
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First time we have been. Great food and great atmosphere. Kids loved it.
Grumpys Diner – SouthendGreat food, great drinks, great music and insane value for money. Portion sizes were more than enough and the staff were very accomdating and friendly. Whether you're vegan or not, you need to go here. I'm coming back soon for the wing challenge!
Stoked Vegan BBQ – SouthendBrilliant service and food as always
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterEasy to book, great place and atmosphere, first time trying a vegan restaurant and food was lovely, the waitress was super friendly and made us feel welcome, great food, great beer, will definitely be going again!
Stoked Vegan BBQ – SouthendFish and chips - best I've ever had Buddha bowl is gorgeous and the Nicoise salad was great
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterGreat food, good service pleasant surroundings.
The Blue Anchor – ColchesterCelebrated our 40th Wedding Anniversary there and had a wonderful dinner with great service.
The Blue Anchor – ColchesterGreat meal and good service, Very friendly pub Staff are very attentive
The Hare and Hounds – ColchesterAlways a pleasure to eat here. Staff are very friendly and obliging. Food is beautifully prepared and presented. Plenty of space between tables so we don't feel crammed in. Would highly recommend.
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterHad a lovely evening at the Hare & Hounds, really good food and great service.
The Hare and Hounds – ColchesterService was good, my husband had ribeye steak but it was pretty small and not worth the money they charged, he wasn't full up , I had pasta with chicken which was OK , plate more pasta than chicken so quite disappointed on pur qst visit
The Blue Anchor – ColchesterMet with some friends for lunch and we all enjoyed the experience. Staff friendly and welcoming, food well prepared and tasty.. well worth visiting
The Blue Anchor – ColchesterHad a lovely Eggs royal today for breakfast. Food lovely as usual. It was busy and the food and drink took a long time to arrive. We wanted a refill of coffee to go with the food, but that only arrived after we had finished eating. All in all we still enjoyed our breakfast though and will come again.
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterI often come here for breakfast - I had a vegetarian breakfast which was delicious.
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterI visited Spoons for the second time. Food was delicious, if I had 1 complaint it would be that the man cooking the steak didn't know what he was doing. He asked me how I liked it cooked, I told him "medium rare" it didn't matter what I or anyone else said as we all got our steaks cooked the same. "Well done".
Spoon World Buffet and Bar – BasildonLovely setting , good food and good service
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterAbsolutely love eating and drinking here, always friendly welcoming staff and excellent food.
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterLovely food, great service but so loud we couldn’t hear each other speak unfortunately.
The Barn Garden Centre Cafe – ColchesterBuy one main course and get the second one for a quid. Offer available all day Monday-Friday from 5 January 2026.
Get a glass of Prosecco for £3 every Friday between 5pm and 7pm.