Berechurch Arms in Colchester

Excellent food and atmosphere. Great welcoming staff

Pub was empty when we visited for a lunchtime drink. Stood at the bar for 10 minutes only to be completely ignored by staff. Presence not acknowledged in any way, no sorry I will be with you in a minute for example. We left......

I've never ordered a drink here so I can't say I've even seen the bar BUT that's because I usually stand guard with the children outside and magically a drink is delivered into my hand by my husband. I absolutely love this place because of the grass and play equipment. Nappy changing facilities in the toilet. Large open plan space inside for people to eat. The front would be good for adult meet ups and sun bathing with a drink. Out in the back is just great though. Parents could easily have a play date here when the weather is great. My toddler gets to mix with other kids and go off getting worn out having the time of his life. My older teen wasn't even shy and went on with him and might have cracked a smile but probably not. Large car park too.

Nice friendly pub. Good beers and food. Great for free pool on certain days.

Have been here several times as close to home, staff are very friendly as are the locals in here. Children are permitted with an adult until 8pm, there are 2 beer gardens 1 to the rear which is more family friendly and other is at the front which is located just off Shrub end road. Prices are reasonable and there's a wide range of food, drinks & snacks available. There is also a pool table.

An absolute wonderful experience we had a range of foods from rodeo burger fish and chips and 2 kids meals of goujons. Everything came out hot infact steaming hot. We all enjoyed everything. The fish was crispy to the last bite and that was after vinegar and tar tar sauce... I was going to leave with justvthisbjust was tempted by the home made apple crumble and an amazing price. I can't eat sweet stuff normally even though I want too. Anyway we will be back to try the chilli jacket potatoes..... Alsooooo there is a wonderful kids play area with a bouncy castle IV found few and far between places that cater for children. Take your time to come and u won't feel like ubhqve spent more than it's worth

Good service lovely staff tasty food highly recommended

Food is only served up to around 3pm unfortunately. Was hoping to get something to eat in there around 5pm but ended up having to go elsewhere

Private function handled very professionally by the team in the berechurch Arms.

I had my 50th birthday party here the staff were friendly and helpful. They also did the catering and the food was amazing. We would definitely use again if needed. Thank you for helping to make my birthday special.

Only been there once,but seems like a good family pub,friendly atmosphere and good service.

Monthly Veterans Breakfast venue

Quiet night in the pub but those there were friendly locals. Good atmosphere arrived 8pm food wasn't available but recommend as good standard. Summertime has large garden rear and front. Nice place when weather warmer

Lovely atmosphere to watch TV and enjoy with your friends

We had a small family birthday party today with a buffet. They reserved the lounge area for us which was perfect. The buffet was lovely, the sandwiches were particularly delicious. The staff were friendly and super helpful. The atmosphere was so relaxed and we never felt rushed. We ended up staying there for 7 hours! Would highly recommended for any occasion. Thanks Jim, Jan, Curtis and staff.

Had a lovely meal today with family. Freshly cooked roasts and the veggie tart was excellent. Plenty of fresh vegetables and our server couldn't have done more for us. Great value for money, comfortably accommodating large parties, with a lively friendly bar staff and customers. I'd happily eat there again.

We always have our meetings here, they are so friendly and accomdating, serve lovely food.

Had my husbands wake here, cannot fault it at all. Amazing in every way

OK but not somewhere I would go again. Need to change sofas and maybe change seating so more people can sit down.

just want to say thank you for yesterday,bar staff were lovely,the boss was very cooperative also what a nice pub pool table, jukebox and sport on the TV thank you again jason

Lovely friendly pub with pool table and darts. Food great value for money. Would have given 5 stars but 2 out of 4 items on the menu were unavailable.

Great pub for a pint, friendly staff!

Plenty of parking. Good coffee. Food tasty and nicely served.

Went for Sunday lunch today it was lovely waitresses very friendly well done

Another excellent meal with a group of friends. The food is really really good and the staff are very attentive. Jim the chef/owner is a case! Highly recommended.

Had a lovely day at this pub with a great lunch had the breakfast was very nice. Brilliant young man on bar with a good humour 🤪

Great family pub Lovely food and atmosphere.

Lovely pub,. Very big,. Went to a party there,. Only thing I would say is the chairs are so uncomfortable,. All the stuffing has gone from middle of seat and was very hard and uncomfortable, definitely need new chairs, , staff were friendly n pleasant, .

Excellent food, had Mother’s Day here, we had such a nice lunch here, the food was delicious and lots of it. The staff were very friendly, helpful and welcoming. Would definitely recommend.

Had Mother’s Day here, food was delicious and lots of it. Staff where very nice and welcoming. Definitely recommend.

Lovely little pub very friendly and welcoming also smoking and non smoking garden area dog friendly too

Excellent buffet served to celebrate the life of a dearly departed...

Had my dear ol mum wake here, would highly recommend, Jim and his staff were fantastic and the food was excellent

Great pub. Very lovely staff. Good landlords.

I can highly recommend this pub, arrange my mums wake here, food was great, staff brilliant, thank you beerchurch for making a difficult day, a celebration of life.

Havnt been for years like what they did with the place, drink was wet, seats were dry

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone at Berechurch Arms. Held a small gathering after my aunt’s funeral today. The staff are amazing, the food was delicious and everything was organised perfectly. Would highly recommend. Thank you all.

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone at Berechurch Arms. Held a small gathering after my aunt’s funeral today. The staff are amazing, the food was delicious and everything was organised perfectly. Would highly recommend. Thank you all. Debbie.

Great local pub, with friendly staff and lots of space

Jim did us proud on Monday providing a beautiful range of food and excellent facilities for our Mum’s wake. He catered for a range of dietary needs and provided a brilliant spread for everyone which was amazing value for money. He told us not to worry about a thing and he was right! We would definitely recommend the Berechurch Arms. Thank you so much Jim and staff.

Absolutely love this place. The food and staff are excellent! Highly recommended! Good Choice of food young waitresses very attentive and quick. Jim the owner/chef and his partner Jan are really lovely

Had our football team Christmas meal there the meal was excellent and the service friendly and efficient. Would definitely go again.

Nice quiet drinks lunchtime not to busy

We went for Sunday dinner yesterday and it was lovely, service was good, warm and friendly staff. The food was nice, and well priced as well. And a good atmosphere. A nice pub to come and relax, a good outdoor park for the little ones as well.

We popped for lunch on a Saturday and the pub is huge. There is a restaurant section, pool table, large tvs everything. The menu was what you would expect for a pub with the usual items, which was fine. However when we came to order they had run out of a few things so we had to order our second choices. The food was fine and it came quickly, the service was really good! I feel that they also had a lot of new staff as it took a while to get a coffee and it wasn't great. If I could just review the service it would be 5 stars but lack of menu items and new staff had an impact. If you are thinking of going please give it a go as overall it wasn't bad at all and the prices are very reasonable.

I was in briefly and didn't even get to have a beer but the staff with so friendly and helpful.

Lovely pub really good prices lovely owners staff very attentive .

Great Sunday lunch but turned up for breakfast only to be told rudely you do realise we're closed ,we've stopped breakfast sign showing breakfasts

Absolutely fantastic. 10/10 to Jim and his team. Fab food and great service. All home cooked too. We’ve booked again. Highly recommend. Thank you!

Lovely and friendly customer service, well prepared drinks, clean and great atmosphere

Friendly pub n great play area for kids

Absolutely disgusting have been told from close friends how rude and abrupt the customer service is by the manager Jane deflating the bouncy castle whilst there child was on it find that unacceptable as I have been there before and found her rude so will not be going ever again

Lovely pub with garden.staff really friendly, service great. Went to jamaican independance day.

Got to say best Sunday lunch food was amazing large portions meat tender excellent 👌 only thing missing was no mint sauce for lamb would highly recommend staff lovely great place to have food 🥘

Enjoyed a lovely meal here as it was also our Mum's Birthday. The meal was lovely and hot and very enjoyable. This place has certainly got better - the staff were very attentive. Thank you Berechurch Arms.

Great friendly staff nice thankyou

We travelled from Manchester to go and visit my dads grave for fathers day and stopped off for something to eat before heading back. Food was delicious, excellent value for money and best of all served with a smile . Keep up the good work 👏

A huge thank you to all staff for your amazing hospitality today!! We hired a section of the lovely garden which includes children toys and play area and was able to arrange as we wanted for our special occasion!! The day was absolutely perfect.. great service, good food and lovely location!! Highly recommend!!

Very good value for money, had the sunday roast (4 meat) came piled high with sharer veg on the side, needless to say we opted out for dessert. First time here as we were passing through.

Good food and service nice out door area

Another fab night at berechurch excellent service great food friendly bar staff lovely and clean highly recommend

We were there for a wake, and what a lovely spread was laid out very nice, nice staff too

Great local family friendly pub

The Brotherhood when you know you KNOW 😉

Oh my days .. this has just got to be the best home cooked Sunday lunch in Colchester .. huge plate of mixed meat stuffing Yorkshires mash roast parsnips then separate broccoli green beans carrots … then separate cauliflower cheese…gravy boat sauces …. Your have to excuse pictures we had steamed in and eaten most of it .. but if you want a dinner with no frozen rubbish and cooked to perfection you need to come here … Jim amazing dinner today as always Coleen and family xxx

Lovely atmosphere and grate staff very helpful

after feeling bored of the local sandwich thought i would try ham egg and chips couldn't be faulted as they i must of thought i was scooby doo what a feast thank you again

Lovely friendly pub, nice atmosphere

Best place ever and super friendly staff 10/10

Such a lovely place to go the food is amazing and such good quality and value for money !! They have a large garden and play are for children including a bouncy castle in the summer large car park on site pool table in separate area and a lovely cosy seating area with a fire place plus the restaurant amazing place for families

We held a wake here for our beloved Mum and we couldn’t be more pleased with the efforts that Jim and his team put into it! Right from our first visit to see what was on offer, we felt like we were in safe hands. The buffet was fantastic with plenty of food for everyone and great value for money! We paid for 60 people, around 80 came, people took food home in the boxes provided and there was still food over. The venue is spacious, clean and comfy! To conclude, we were able to remember Mum with a fantastic wake that she would have enjoyed, had she still been with us.

Superb staff..very very welcoming.

Microwave food and extortionate rates with flat beer in dirty glasses, the staff didn't know how to make Basic cocktails

Plenty of food provided and everything went smoothly, even in the setting up of the bar tab. Doggy bags were supplied without any prompting, which was a nice touch. Ideal venue for a large gathering.

Hospital pub with good beer and food

Food excellent staff amazing would recommend to anyone, large car park lovely atmosphere you catered for 70 but 120 turn up and we still took home doggy bags

One star is too much microwave food at it’s worst kids pizza meal charge 7:95 for a microwave kids pizza inedible burger sent back no refund offered won’t be eating here again

Thank you from myself and all of my friends. After the long period of not being able to go anywhere during lockdown I arranged for a group of friends (21) to have a night out at this fantastic pub. The food was above and beyond excellent and the service was first rate!! Thank you to the staff who served us and the chef for excellent food......Highly recommended Sue Young

I had a family funeral at Colchester and the wake was held at Berechurch Arms . Having never visited before I was very impressed. Very attentive and accommodating staff and the buffet was five star .

Had breakfast great value for money

Good music 🎶 good beer an good company food was excellent 👌 what more could you want from a pub

It was very friendly and a mixture young and old, very good,

Fantastic food at private function, friendly and helpful staff and very reasonable prices! Amazing!

Visited today, for a private function. Food amazing, plenty of food,choice and very reasonable price (don't know how they did it). Lovely surroundings. Just perfect. Thank you

Roomy locals pub with an extensive, predictable, beer selection. They hosted our Grandson's post-christening gathering - and I have to say that the quality and selection of food provided for the spread was outstanding. Thank you very much.

Great pub , great atmosphere very nice people made very welcome

Very helpful n welcoming... Didn't have cooked breakfast on the menu that day but still sorted it out...Outstanding n recommended.....

Good ole pub. Pints are reasonable too. I paid £3.30 for a shandy, the place the week before was £4.50 for the same. So go here for decent, affordable pints.

Had my wedding party here. It was fantastic and the food was lovely

Great staff and excellent place for a band to gig.

What an amazing place I just took my football team for a Sunday dinner after there match at very short notice we were accommodated There was 40 of us and we were all served the most amazing food Staff were very friendly and the atmosphere in the pub was awesome 💯 we will be holding all our future team meals and parties here Best roast dinner in Colchester by far not to mention ridiculously cheap 👍👍👍👍👍

The staff are fantastic definitely worth going too I will be returning

Very polite and welcoming staff

Prompt service. We sat outside on a bench in an area which had been converted from the car park. Wooden planters had been constructed and filled with plants, in order to make the place more attractive. As an ale drinker it was not really a pub for me, but I can see that the satellite sport fan would be really at home.

Visited with my partner and two children for lunch, the play area is nice, the two waiting staff are lovely...however, the owner is rude. I am exempt from Wearing a face covering, and was given a folder and asked to write in it my details and reason for exemption..bizarre. She is overboard behaves like a suspicious policewoman and her staff seem scared of her. I feel like perhaps she needs a few goes down the slide in the play area to lighten her up. Absolutely ruins the vibe of the place

Always have a good time, friendly staff

Food not to great, but very good price.

Great food great servers friendly, great prices

My husband and I just had a lovely anniversary meal here. We were very satisfied with the lovely, friendly service and delicious food. Thank you for making our celebration meal special.

Great Place to relax staff very helpful in the present circumstances.