Cuckoo Dough in Colchester

Best Bread Ever!!! Great Food, lovely service, stuffed! 5*

Fantastic food, great atmosphere, delicious drinks. Would recommend!

Cocktails are the best in Colchester ❤️❤️ Food, atmosphere and staff are excellent 💯👍

Food came promptly and was good quality.

Lovely food, and cute environment. Staff very attentive and friendly, would come again.

The mac and cheese may be the best I have ever ate was delicious! Lovely ambiance! Price was cheap too!

Best place to dine with family , fresh pizza and amazing cocktails ,delicious desserts and wonderful service.

Reasonable price and friendly staff!

Stopped here as a family and had a very enjoyable lunch. Great food at fair prices, friendly and attentive service, nice vibe and decor.

great experience with lovely service and food, highly recommend

Very nice pizza and service, highly recommended!

Really enjoyed ourselves. Great food. Great dessert!

Fantastic breakfast, we will be back!

The price is so worthy for the meal, I event cannot finish it as portion size is big. The staffs are friendly and nice. Really enjoyed the experience here. Definitely will be back soon!

Great quality food, all very tasty and served quickly.

Amazing food and even better customer service! Very enjoyable experience

great quality food and lovely service and caring !

Pizza was fantastic but the customer service was dire! Staff members just hanging around the till area while customers are either waiting to order or pay their bill.they honestly couldn't care. We arrived before 5 so the place was empty...would not want to be there when it's busy. Could be a really great place but the staff let it down with lack of customer service from the very start of arrival. However management or lack of presence has a lot to do with this experience. Unfortunately I'll be going elsewhere with family/friends

Stopped here for quick lunch when visiting Colchester. Lovely Pizza, hot and tasty with fries to share between 2 of us. Would recommend reasonably priced to

Lovely pizza here in a great location with great service. Nice to see a few different choices on the menu too ! Will be back

It was an amazing experience to have food at Cuckoo. The quality and presentation of food were just too good.

Went for a brunch with my friends for her birthday. The restaurant was nice good music was playing. But disappointed as it was a “bottomless brunch” and we got our first drink 20 minutes into being there. The drinks were awfully strong could not enjoy them. We then ordered food and another round of drinks the next lot of drinks were also way too strong. I told the lady our waitress Sophie that it was too strong she said there was nothing she could do about it so I asked the nice girl who was bringing the drinks over to get me a new drink as it was impossible to drink. Food then came over wasn’t nice at all didn’t eat much of it. Overall we had 4 cocktails each in our bottomless brunch. Not happy at all. I then asked for the bill they added a £17 service charge I got that taken off as service was shocking and it wasn’t busy at all in there. Overall I complained about the food and drinks at the end to our server and said there was nothing she could do about it I asked to speak to the manager or a supervisor she told us they had gone home there was no one to speak to. I was not paying full price she then did a 10% off the bill as that’s all she could do apparently. Not happy won’t be returning again. All night I felt very sick and unwell after that.

Cuckoo dough is definitely my favourite restaurant in Colchester, never had a bad meal here. I always order Mario’s Favourite and I just looove it. Highly recommend trying here if you haven’t already been.

Went there a few days ago and boy was it nice! My friend and I did not know we needed to book but the staff (a girl in her early twenties with long brown hair and a (I believe) pisces tattoo on her neck and a middle-aged blonde lady with a bun) were so very helpful and sweet. We had a margherita pizza that tasted just like the authentic ones in Italy and the dough balls with nutella for dessert which were a delight. We even spoke with the owner at the end and he's also, not surprisingly, very sweet. This has to be the best italian restaurant in England. Visited again and I need to mention how great Terry was. Amazing host and waitress, loved her.

We had the Bottomless Brunch - food was lovely and the cocktails were varied and delicious.

The best brunch in Colchester no doubt

Very nice people respectful the food was very tasty the place looks very cozy and relaxing

Very delicious food, perfect service, you have lovely restaurant

Wow this pizza is amazing ! It’s so fresh , light and fluffy , my go to was a place up the road … but this will become my new regular ! Thanks everybody and hats off to the chefs ! Peace and love ☮️

This is the perfect place to eat if you have the appetite of a toddler. Pretty much empty club sandwich with little to no chicken, one piece of bacon, and ALOT of lettuce and leaves. We left feeling as hungry as when we walked through the doors, but now £17 down for a sad sandwich and some slack service.

Lovely restaurant, really nice fresh ingredients for brunch. Nicely decorated and friendly service.

It's a really lovely, unique place. And the gluten free pizza was the best I've found in Colchester. It was served cold and then when it was heated for me, the parma ham hadn't been removed, so it was sweaty and tasted weird! I hate complaining a second time, so I pulled a lot of it off

Great half term deal with the family. Staff were excellent and the pizza was delicious x

Really nice place and staff, the pizza choices are really special

Great evening at Cuckoo Dough, very relaxing atmosphere, fantastic staff and excellent food and cocktails, happy hour from 5.00pm till 6.30 pm, highly recommended

£116 is a little expensive for 2 two adults and 2 children's pizzas with a shared dessert, but it was a nice experience. Although, The back door had to stay open and the kids became cold to touch.

Great evening and service from Mirah. Would come again.

Really lovely food, fast service and massive portions!

food was cold, service was awful and rude, toilets were disgusting :( we expected so much better from a place that is so highly praised. took our cold food to go and had drinks elsewhere

Awesome food, lovely staff, great friendly atmosphere - highly recommend a visit and the breakfasts!

Really super meal, great pizza and fresh salad. Attentive staff. Thank you

I was in town for a business meeting. Did not stay here but visited this place for a lunch meeting. I had their sour dough pizza which was fresh and delicious. The service was on point. It's a quiet little restaurant with a peaceful/comfortable setting. Would recommend a visit to anyone if you are visiting Colchester and want to get lunch at a reasonable price + great service.

Wow 🤩 What a good . Mouth watering pasta and pizza . Best service we found . Nice place for kids and family Good to see sometime

Went for lunch in the week. Pizza was fantastic. Good, friendly service. All round positive experience. Looking forward to going back

I have come many times now, the staff are lovely and the food is delicious. I had the American Dream pancakes and would definitely recommend! :)

Attended for a meal. There were tables not cleared and been like it for a while, even though the place was not busy. Service very slow, cleared table before everyone had finished their meal and asked if dessert menus required when people still eating. Not able to provide change when paid cash and still added 10% service charge. Very poor and would not recommend even though food was very nice

I tried the Aunty Bella and Everyone’s favourite Pizza from Cuckoo Dough recently, they were absolutely amazing! Loved the texture of the dough and flavours of all toppings. Will definitely recommend 😋

Great food, great service. Brie and calamari starters were excellent 👌🏻

They are really nice and the food is amazing! Totally recommend!

Really nice food/cocktails and great service but let down slightly by the poor toilet. Would go again

Fantastic room. Very comfortable and clean. Amazing contact with the host. They have a restaurant below, which you receive a discount for. We already had a meal booked elsewhere, so I can't comment on the food, but it looked very nice when we saw other guest's orders coming out to them.

food took an hour to arrive on a dead saturday night, staff were not bothered at all. so sad it used to be fab here

Brunch was lovely. We don't often say it but it was really worth the price. Chefs know what they're doing! The rest of the staff also very nice. Point taken off for one of the toilets - lights go off a couple of minutes after going in and it's impossible to trigger them back on. Toilet roll miles from the toilet! The toilet seat way too small for the toilet size and not fastened to it at all - be prepared to slide on it all over the place. It was clean though.

Yummy food. The pizza dough / fresh bread is amazing 😋

I have been going to this restaurant for 1 year and never disappointed! The service is amazing and the food is perfect! I would highly recommend! 😍😍😍

Fantastic pizza restaurant, went for my sister's 22nd and the team went the extra mile. Delicious food (including vegan menu) and amazing cocktails. Chef showed my son how the pizza's were made, which made his day.

Previous visits to cuckoo dough have been amazing with great food and service however on this occasion I feel I have a lot to complain about. I was told certain items could not be ordered and then told they could be after ordering an alternative. A member of our party had a food intolerance and this wasn’t picked up on for any further dietary needs assistance despite ordering a meaty pizza with vegan cheese! Then when it came to paying the bill, I was overcharged and then bought change when I questioned this to replace what I had overpaid. I still paid the 10% service charge despite the shocking service. We weren’t at any point offered further drinks, we had to ask for a dessert menu and clean cutlery for our mains. Unfortunately this poor service overshadows the amazing food cuckoo dough is known for and for this reason we won’t be returning in a hurry. The two stars given are purely due to how nice the food was.

We were very imprssed by friendly helpful service, nice atmosphere, and very good value food - large tasty portions and modest prices. Will definitely go again.

Went for a friend’s birthday meal, fair prices and okay food. Didn’t blow me away, but was nice. Took a while for pizzas to come out so wasn’t a ‘quick meal’ but friendly staff.

Lovely place, we had the vegan menu and it was delicious. Our 4 year old had the vegan teddy bear pizza which she loved. Our waiter was especially very kind and helpful - and made some great cocktails too! Thank you!

Such a lovely pizza restaurant tucked away in a side street in Colchester. Really loved the choice of pizza toppings, they had some really unique toppings and the pizzas all had fun names! We tried the pistachios and pesto one after recommendation for our waiter and we loved it! The halloumi and calamari starters weee decent too ! Had a lovely person looking after very friendly and helpful and attentive.

Amazing food, ambience and service We wandered through Colchester and stumbled across this place, it’s amazing. The brunch we had breakfast on a pizza (amazing!) and the grandmas breakfast was huge and a lovely mix of fresh food with a delicious yoghurt that our daughter loved. Service was great and they were really accommodating. An Instagram ready swing which added a sense of fun to our daughters brunch and all round lovely atmosphere and hour spent there. A real gem and an asset to the town. Would come back to the town just for a brunch there!

Well what can i say, i had high hopes reading the reviews and i was quite disappointed by it all, the starters were really nice but the mains were not great me and my partner didn't enjoy our meals at all, the service was poor though out, didn’t get much interaction from waitresses in regards to asking if food was okay and if we needed anything throughout a meal, overall bit disappointing meal

An impromptu dinner at Cuckoo Dough. We had Calamari, garlic bread and a 12” Wild Forest Pizza. Everything was cooked beautifully and the service was lovely and friendly. I would definitely go back, highly recommend.

I love this place to eat. I have allergies, and my hubby is a little fussy. The staff cater to our every need and have even made us drinks that are not on the menu. The decore is so fun and refreshing. I have been 3 times and have yet to find something I don't like about the place. I would give more than 5 🌟 if I could.

What a great hidden pizza Jem in Colchester. The place and service was first class. The food was amazing. The pizzas were cooked to perfection. Check this place out.

We stopped for a late lunch and they were kind enough to stay open, the place is really fabulous inside, great decor and ambience! Lovely music playing! Waitress was really friendly and super efficient, we had a little hiccup with one of our meals and I have to say she was incredibly good at solving! The panini’s were incredible- best I’ve had! Mac and cheese delicious- will definitely come back! Thanks for a great meal ⭐️

What an amazing breakfast I had at Cuckoo Dough! The fresh bread with melting butter and the cheese are a great way to elevate a delicious full English! Well done

Cuckoo Dough can be a bit hit and miss, we have had some really enjoyable meals here and some not so. Most recently the service was good and the food was very nice but when our food was delivered I ordered a glass or orange juice which I asked for 4 times across about 30 mins. In the end it was never received and instead of an apology I was just told the bar staff were busy... eventually asked them to cancel the drink but when we went to pay it was still on the bill and the bar staff were chatting and laughing. There were also missing items on 2 out of the 3 dishes ordered which was disappointing. We will go again but fingers crossed it will be a better day.

My daughter always chooses Cuckoo Dough for her birthday lunch and we often have lunch here at weekends. The food was just as good as always, but this time they went above and beyond to make her feel special on her birthday and this was really appreciated. Love Cuckoo Dough!

Me and my boyfriend visit most weekends and absolutely love the food. I, have regularly visited the restaurant with family since opening and this has now become mine and my boyfriends new Saturday breakfast spot over the last year. The staff our super friendly and the food is beautiful. Only once have I had an issue with the food (pancakes on the breakfast/ brunch menu) when I addressed this to the waitress this was resolved without any issue or fuss from the waitress. We are always greeted in a positive and welcoming manner and customer service is always fantastic. We are always excited for our Saturday brunch at cuckoo dough and have become familiar faces to the staff as we continuously attend. Thanks so much to everyone who works here, we appreciate all your hard work and effort you put into making us have such a great experience every weekend!!

Superb pizza. Delicious crust and great value for money. We each made changes to our pizzas and these were easy to do. The service was lovely, with people very genuinely enjoying hearing about how much we loved the food. It was so good, we went back the next day. Just brilliant!

We really enjoyed our pizzas here, they were good quality, well made and very tasty. The garlic mayo was very garlicy which was great. This venue serves cocktails and the one we had was very enjoyable. The vibe of the restaurant is friendly and overall we had an enjoyable meal.

We absolutely love coming to Cuckoo dough. Saray the assistant manager is so attentive and friendly and always makes us feel so welcome!

Another fantastic Friday night at Cuckoo Dough, I like to get there for 5 to take advantage of the amazing 2 4 1 drinks offer My wife and I absolutely love the unbelievable cocktails which were made by I wish I could remember her name The food is great, the service is excellent and the music is perfect for a fantastic night out

This is a great restaurant, we visited Friday evening on the off chance we could get a table and they managed to fit us in. The pizzas are very good, probably the best we have eaten in Colchester. Starters were also very good, can recommend the king prawns. They went out of their way to make sure we enjoyed our food and had a good time, they were busy so service was a little slow at times but there was a nice atmosphere so we didn’t mind. Will definitely return.

Cosy and rustic restaurant came in for lunch had great service I had the Wild Forest pizza and truffle fries soo dam good the pizza was perfect nice little chew to it and truffle fries were amazing definitely recommend a visit

Seems menu has changed. Ordered king prawns which previously came in a gorgeous sauce. No sauce at all this time although says on menu they come in sauce. Much less toppings on pizza too than previous visits 😔

Love Cuckoo Dough. The restaurant is well styled. The service is always 10/10. The food is delish and the cocktails fresh! The food winner on NYE was the Baked Brie with Dessert Cherries OMG and the winning cocktail was the Strawberry Daiquiri with the Lychee one as second. Highly recommend for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Couples, friends, with the kiddies or office parties (which we have done!). Well done Cuckoo Dough!

What a lovely little place. We stumbled across the restaurant today and popped in for a pizza. Lovely food and really well decorated. The teddy bear pizza went down brilliantly with the little one. Good pricing and lovely service

Really lovely experience. Good value brunch and decent service

Gluten Free!! Visited here for lunch and chose pizzas. I called in advance to check if they could cater for coeliac dietary requirements and they were really helpful confirming the food was prepared in a separate part of the kitchen and that they cleaned the surfaces down beforehand. They didn’t disappoint! Very knowledgeable and confirmed again when we arrived: the pizza was huge and really tasty. (The other pizzas were delicious too) Thank you for your understanding!

Food arrived late, cold and squashed even though we had paid extra for premium delivery, ie not to arrive cold as we wanted it delivered directly. Very disappointed, food cold, unappealing and salty.

Five of us very much enjoyed takeaway delivery pizzas from here. Each one of us had a different pizza from the menu and we all thought they were good quality and tasty. We highly recommend Cuckoo Dough as a good option for pizza delivery.

Amazing food amazing cocktails and perfect service ! So lovely to see the cocktails being made fresh at the bar infront of us with big smiles and lovely service. Excellent choice of food, not too overwhelming but lots to choose from. Definitely worth the price and would recommend to anyone who loves a brunch

Absolutely phenomenal 80s/90s night! I speak on behalf of everyone I came with when I say we all had an amazing night. Big shout out to Mendy and Justina for making the whole night possible and pulling off a truly fantastic event with constant cocktails for 3 hours!!!! Thank you!

A simple yet flavour some menu! Glerys served us and he was so friendly, great service! I would definitely recommend the restaurant to families or for a catch up drink with a friend.

The staff here went above and beyond when I came here for a bottomless brunch for my bridesmaid proposal! Staff were attentive and really helped my proposal go off without a hitch! Special thanks to Will, Eve and Justine for helping out! :)

Will, couldn’t be more helpful. Makes the whole experience brilliant. The food is amazing, nothing processed, all fresh and delicious. This is my second visit for brunch and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Absolutely amazing. The food is all freshly made and you definitely get your money's worth. All the staff were wonderful and provided great service. I 100% would recommend it and definitely going back.

Came to Cuckoo Dough for dinner this week. The staff were really friendly and the atmosphere was really upbeat. The food came quickly and tasted amazing too. Would definitely recommend to others!

Arrived at 0930 excited for a cuckoo dough brunch after a previous good experience. Advised that although opening time was 9am we were too early and orders wouldn’t be taken for another 30mins. It appeared the chef was on his own with no other staff....

We had brunch here, one of us had the full on breakfast and the other the holiday plate. We really enjoyed our food and it was clear that the produce used was of a high quality. Service was friendly and efficient. We also thought it...

It was very strange yesterday, I have been here a few times and loved it, thought we’d go for my best friends birthday. She ordered cocktails and I ordered a coke, her cocktails came before my drink and I was sat there for a while...

We ordered three pizzas, garlic bread and a dip for delivery, all of which we thouroughly enjoyed. The ingredients used were clearly of high quality and the delivery arrived quite quickly so the food was nice and hot. We would recommend Cuckoo Dough for a...

We visited on Saturday the 28th at 11am for bottomless brunch as a party of 6, from the moment we arrived the atmosphere was friendly and the staff looking after us were phenomenal! It was for my birthday which they didn't know but due to...

i came here to celebrate my birthday with my grandparents and we couldn’t of had a better experience. the food was absolutely amazing and served hot, the staff were lovely and as it was my bday we were given a free round of mock tails...

I am absolutely fuming as I write this….. We were greeted by a lovely young man and he asked us if we had booked, we hadn’t but he said no problem and seated the three of us at a table. We didn’t have the pizza...

Had a lovely time with my son and his girlfriend, our waitress Grace was very helpful and considerate helping us choose our toppings, it can be tricky for me as I have an onion allergy and don't eat meat. She made us feel very comfortable...

Visited for a family meal having had takeaway in numerous occasions. The pizzas are were delicious as usual and knocks the socks of the usual chain pizza restaurants. The “almost healthy” is a delight even as a committed carnivore. Service was really friendly and relaxed.