Bakeoffee in Colchester

visited BakeOffe last week, hoping for a fresh start after having avoided it due to past experiences with declining food quality. Sadly, it was even worse than before. When I walked in, I overheard a young staff member mentioning she was struggling, only for the owner to dismiss her in a shockingly cold way, saying, “Put your issues in a box and leave it outside the door!” I was appalled by the lack of empathy and respect towards an employee who was clearly doing her best. To top it off, the owner refused to let the young staff member serve me, stepping in herself with an unfriendly attitude. I ordered a coffee and a muffin, but by the time I reached my car, my disappointment only grew. The muffin was wrapped in layers of clingfilm, and when I finally got to taste it, it had a terrible plastic-like flavor. This isn’t a one-time issue either—I’ve heard from friends that the muffins always have this plastic taste, likely from being wrapped in clingfilm too soon after baking. BakeOffe used to be fantastic, but it’s astonishingly disappointing now. The lack of care in both food quality and treatment of staff is really upsetting. This was once a place I enjoyed, but with the current management, I won’t be returning.

Super home bakes, both sweet and savoury. Excellent coffee and all very reasonably priced. Great place for lunch or a snack.

So welcoming, and accommodating. Visited with my partner, child and very nervous dog. Every staff member made a fuss of our dog, and made him very at ease. The food was very nice too, we had a cooked breakfast and all of it was of good quality. Will visit again.

a great place to relax and have a quick drink and nibble. the staff were ever so friendly. the cakes were fantastic i must say

We were 13 miles into our cycle ride from Mersea when we discovered this little gem when we stopped at the traffic lights. Struggling to find somewhere to put our two bikes and dog trailer, a great guy came to our aid and moved the tables around to accommodate us. Once settled, we enjoyed a flat white with a delicious slice of Victoria Sandwich and a toasted buttered tea cake - just what we needed and helped us to take on the remaining 20 miles of our journey!

Fantastic to have this on our doorstep. A great local cafe. Takeaway only due to C19, but brilliant smoothies and delicious sausage rolls. Great prices- makes a change from the over inflated costs of Colchester town centre! Such value for quality. Will be back regularly!

I was surprised to find such good coffee in such an unlikely spot. It's by a roundabout and if coming by car you have to park down the road a piece. But the coffee is excellent, the food is a varied selection of breakfast and lunchtime dishes, plus sandwiches on home-made bread. I haven't eaten there much, but can certainly recommend the bacon sandwiches. The atmosphere is comfortable, the service good and the wifi fast and free.

Lovely cafe. All the food is cooked in it's own fat no extra used. Nice bacon and sausages "essential" great bread too. If you want a quality breakfast you can't go far wrong at Bakeoffee for a great standard breakfast