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The Barn Garden Centre Cafe

British • Colchester
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4.2/5
(01206) 211312 Turkey Cock Lane, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8ND (01206)2…Show
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Light and airy garden centre café with inside and al fresco dining at Stanway, near Colchester.
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About The Barn Garden Centre Cafe

The Barn Garden Centre Café at Stanway, west of Colchester, is open every day for breakfast and lunch serving a café/bistro-style menu. It’s a light and airy space and there’s also al fresco dining on the terrace, which is partially covered. The menus are regularly updated and sit alongside daily seasonal specials. Traditional breakfasts and luxuries including Smoked Salmon and Eggs Benedict. On-trend lunches and lighter bites include Buddha Bowls, House Salads and favourites such as Fish & Chips. All food is locally sourced and cooked fresh to order. Bakery lines and cakes are made in-house daily and desserts vary from homemade Lemon Meringue Pie to warm Bakewell Tart. The Barn Garden Centre Café is fully licensed too and offers a range of beers, wines and spirits.

Sugarvine
4.2
Food 4.5/5
Service 4.1/5
Atmosphere 4.1/5
Value for Money 3.9/5
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Opening Times
Mon 09:00 - 14:30 —
Tue 09:00 - 14:30 —
Wed 09:00 - 14:30 —
Thu 09:00 - 14:30 —
Fri 09:00 - 14:30 —
Sat 09:00 - 14:30 —
Sun 09:30 - 14:30 —
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The Barn Garden Centre Cafe Offers

British
Colchester

Sunday Roast

Available
  • Sun

Roast Sirloin of Beef or Lamb Rump (£21.95), Roast Loin of Pork (£18.95), Nut Roast (£15.95) with all the trimmings.

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Afternoon Tea

Available
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri

Afternoon Tea can be booked Tuesday – Friday from 2.30pm. A minimum of 48 hours is required plus a £10 per person deposit. To book please call us on 01206 211312.

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Wendy Wright
Enjoyed our lunch immensely. The food was great and the service was really good, nice friendly staff. Definitely recommended.
5.0
Sandra Johnson
Absolutely love it at the barn, great staff and great food … would highly recommend
Barbara
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.
Sue harris
Excellent food.
Moira
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!
Joan Radford
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.
Arran Cundy
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!
Annette Currie
Have had lunchtime meals here with friends, afternoon tea and coffee and cake. Always been amazing quality food, nice seasonal choice and really good service (rare nowadays in many places) Sunday 14 th I booked four adults, myself Mum and two dear neighbours from Hertfordshire who we have known for many years. We all had roast Pork, two were small portions for the 85 year olds, and two normal portions. Great to have that choice for people, we were all more than satisfied. Nice variety of veg, fab gravy, all hot and promptly served but pleasant engaging staff. We finished with Pavlova, which also was full of flavour and looked very festive. Our visitors were thrilled with our choice of venue and very appreciative of our choice of The Barn. Thankyou all for making four people very happy. Merry Christmas
5.0
Laurie Southwell
Great food and service. We always enjoy our experiences here.
Madeleine
Went to The Barn for breakfast and it was delicious! The garden center was beautiful to look around after. Service was great and prices reasonable.
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The Barn Garden Centre Cafe File

Fact File

Main dining room capacity 58
Booking policy Reservations preferred
Best seat The outside terrace when weather permits
Max group booking size 16
Outside dining space Yes
Outside dining spaces 64
House wine price £22.50
Wines available 6
Alcohol license Fully licensed

Special Dietary Requirements

Vegetarian catering Some vegetarian main course options
Vegan catering Vegan Main Course Options on Menu
Halal catering No Halal Food
Wheat/Gluten catering Wheat / Gluten Free options on menu

Family Friendly

Children's menu Yes
Children's menu details Children's portions available off the main menu
Baby changing Yes
High chairs Yes

Disabled Facilities

Wheelchair access throughout facility Yes
Dedicated disabled toilets Yes
Dedicated disabled parking Yes

Additional Information

Wifi Free
Payment by credit card Yes
Payment by debit card Yes
Drink without food Yes
Takeaway services Yes