Rovers Tye in Colchester

Arrived at the pub at 5pm. No Moretti or Madri due to apparently running the stock down. Then went to sit at a table in the restaurant only to be told all the tables were booked and I needed to go to the other side. Sat down with no menus. Asked for a menu at the bar and waited 5 mins to be served however a regular who came up to the bar after me got served before me. Decided then not to bother with the steak meal I was going to order and left. Attitude of staff absolutely dreadful. I’ve been to the Rovers Tye on a few occasions and always enjoyed it. Perhaps it was due to being a Sunday so I will return.

Had an enjoyable meal here.spending quality time with family after my grandsons graduation! Very prompt service,food was good and hot! Would definitely come here again when next time down in Colchester

Shannon was great she came over a few times to check we were all happy and pleased with our dinner. The food was hot and served quickly. New menu looks good.

Great food and friendly service!

Fast and friendly service by Abbie. Food was hot and tasty. They were really busy too. Thanks Rivers Tye

Service is great food is out of this world the burgers 🍔 ohh my i had two burgers very nice and on Thursdays 2 burgers for the price of one yiu can't beat this place on price 😋

Our waitress Shannon was amazing, I look forward to my next visit.

Amazing place 🤩 foods and staff very good 😍

For the value you pay its great.. Service was good too! My only quibble is that the tables are a tiny bit close together.

Booked the table for me and my friend,ordered drinks and meal each.When we finished our main meal waitress asked us for the dessert but we didnt want any so we decided to carry on drinking what we ordered.We decided to have another drink and asked the waitress to have it but she said she is busy serving another clients and never came back to us!Another waitress then brought our bill so we started to wonder-do they ask us to go out?surely not…about 10 min later another waitress come to our table and said we have to leave because another people are waiting for our table???it was no one there waiting as we checked so she lied to us and none of them actually asked if we want another drink???so rude!!!!I really liked this pub but after todays visit-never again!!!Staff who work there ages-would you like me to point who that was?so unprofessional!!!!literally shocking experience!!!!

Lovely atmosphere, had a drink at the bar whilst waiting for a table for food to be ready. Bar staff were very friendly and smiley then we sat for food and were served by the lovely Abby who made us feel so welcome and got everything we needed. Food was also 10/10.

Great meal and lovely staff, had a nice evening. 😊😊

A x service lovely evening and birthday

Food good, althe place is lovely changed a lot over years but it has the great rustic feel tho looking newish, was a shame they don't have a oap or lighter menu of any kinds and the waitress that suggested having a kids meal was just an odd thing but over all good little on the top end of price

Update since last post there are now a few vegetarian options still great service cost is still very reasonable food still good not great yesterday something was missing not enough flavour but that may be down to my choice of food still lovely food . Great restaurant no issues at all been here a few times now will always go back good list of options very friendly staff only issue was there are no vegetarian options there only vegan options and now it looks like they're taking over a lot of the menu my koo partner is vegetarian not vegan and loves cheese etc just doesn't like meat and hates it when the dish she likes has been turned vegan and she can no longer have it. prices are very reasonable.

Good pub pub - but food ok and service with a smile !

Good food, nice staff and reasonably priced, we use our AA discount also here

Nice and simple place where you can enjoy the sun shining in England. Very friendly staff and a good atmosphere. I also had a Spanish beer.

Wow, First class meal, perfectly cooked and presented, all delightfully served by Maxine who was exemplary at her care and attention to her customers, (thanks for taking our photo Maxi it's fab).. will defo be back , a most enjoyable experience... Many thanks all ..

The chicken and rib combo meal was incredible! Would definitely have it again 😋

This is a very old place full of character with a good atmosphere. The staff are all exemplary. Polite, kind, helpful and friendly. I cannot fault them or the service. The food is generally, technically OK but my otherwise well presented "XL Mixed grill" was good except for the supposed "star of the show", the steak. I had ordered medium but it was well done, only a minor issue, but the cut was the toughest, most sinew and tough gristle laden 8oz of steak I think I've ever had. A few bites were literally unchewable and I was forced to spit them out... a bit embarrassing in a public dining area. It's a shame and may have been a freak occurrence. I wouldn't avoid the place... unless it happens next time too. UPDATE: I have visited twice since and the food has not had any sign of the same issue so I must assume it was in fact a fluke and I have updated my review score accordingly.

The service from Shannon was amazing! Very attentive and the food was top notch

A really great experience everytime, fresh hot food served by people who care

Lovely exposed beams make for a nice old feel. Staff are friendly and accommodating. Food was nicely presented and tasted great

We had a great experience! Shanon was looking after us and she was more than polite and patient! Great service!!!! ❤️ very family friendly!!

Fantastic cosy pub with reasonable priced good food. The many staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. The characterful wooden beams might cause a few headaches as your likely to bump your head if you don't watch where you're going. Only 1 downside I found was the mens toilets.... they are in desperate need of a revamp. Plus there was no soap, or even a soap dispenser.... this is unacceptable in a restaurant. Needs to be sorted now.

Lovely helpful and friendly staff. Great olde world building.

Went on Saturday , had a lovely time , bar staff and waitress were lovely and the food was lovely, the bar toilets needs sorting out smell disgusting and broken sink wobbly taps , needs a revamp , restaurant ones are better , sort them and it’s a great pub

When to Rovers Tye today no post mix and then no milk to have a coffee. Absolutely ridiculous when they are surrounded by shops not good management

Lovely food and lovely staff. Come often and always a pleasure

Food was excellent,highly recommend it .Toilet was disgusting.

Absolutely amazing meal! Food was delicious our server Ellie Was awesome and made sure all our food was correct & was super lovely! Would recommend and definitely be lucky to have that server! Did us an awesome table for 21 of us!

Amazing service from the incredible Shannon this evening. Thank You.

The staff are warm and welcoming. Our waitress was absolutely lovely. A real credit to you. Spoilt for choice food wise. Only suggestion is that the pub is looking a little tired or in need of a refit.

Ladies were lovely and polite My dad loved being called sweetheart You may be losing Sharon to move to Spain

Amazing dinner out with the family, food was incredible and the waitress Abbie was so kind and very helpful!

Food was excellent, we was served by Abbie who was superb; very polite and friendly, someone else brought out the wrong food which Abbie noticed immediately and took it away and rectified the mistake and was very apologetic even though it was not her mistake. Lovely lass thank you Abbie :)

Abbie gave amazing service. She was very polite and friendly, she is a great asset to the team. She was very quick to rectify a mistake that was made by someone else and she was very apologetic about the situation. She also made sure everything was okay and checked in with us. Can not fault her at all.

Food was great, service was friendly and fast. The bathroom had no soap but other than that, really happy with our experience! Thank you to the whole team.

Sadly was very understaffed, I felt sorry for the 3 members of staff that were literally! Running around. It wasn't enough though my food was cold and my chicken was worse than my own cooking 😆.

Excellent food for the price you pay. The staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. Food is cheap and steak is always well cooked. Would recommend the slow and low short rib.

Family went out today to eat rovers tye we 2 mixed grills 1XL steak and ale pie and a chicken burger all was nice apart from the mash it was hard and looked like instant mash not like fluffy no butter and it was like smash shame

First experience was of the toilets which were very poor, poor decoration, poor cleanliness and very old. The restaurant is very tired, carpet warm, tables have lost varnish. All in need of fully refurbishing….Badly. Seemed to stand for a while to be served. Once at the table we ordered from the app and the drinks and food arrived promptly. The food was really nice, portions a lot less than several years ago but very tasty.

Great food and very friendly service!

Tried to have a nice birthday meal out for a partner but only to find out that the attitude of the server stank from the very beginning. Server spoke to the manager behind the bar at the time to check but they didn't want to know. And that we couldn't use Greene King own staff discount nor the friends and family staff discount code on valentine's day and on the email that was sent out, there's nothing mentioned there about it. but it got spoilt by the rudeness and stinking attitude. They just didn't want to know. Rude attitude issues and rudeness directness in an unprofessional manner. Won't be going there again. Avoid it like the plague.

I hadn’t been to Rovers Tye for a while and was hoping to see some improvements, but unfortunately, things seem to have gone downhill. The garlic mushroom starter was far too oily, which made it quite unappetizing. Additionally, I was disappointed to find that there was no soap in the men’s toilet by the front door. In my opinion, in a restaurant, basic hygiene should be a priority. Overall, it feels like the quality and attention to detail have slipped. Hopefully, these issues will be addressed soon.

I visited Rovers Tye this evening for a nice, relaxed dinner and I was absolutely provided with one! Our waitress, Shannon, was brilliant! She has such a friendly and welcoming attitude towards everyone, she lit up the room! The customer service provided was amazing, I would 101% recommend your next meal to be here!

Excellent food for the price you pay. The staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. Food is cheap and steak is always well cooked. Would recommend the slow and low short rib.

Really good Shannon was very helpful x

Really enjoyed our evening - excellent customer service - really friendly staff. Couldn’t be better

Food is always hot and the staff are always polite!

Lovely food promt service always friendly staff great atmosphere.Will certainly be returning to this pub for the lovely food they serve

Came with friends for food before our night out was such a lovely atmosphere brilliant food and set us up perfectly for our evening out

This was a lovely experience for my boyfriend and I tonight, friendly staff and Shannon was very attentive and helpful. It was a lovely, clean environment. Food was lovely and just a great experience overall. We’ll be back soon!

Wow what an amazing place to eat. Come from lowestoft and it's well worth travelling for will definitely be back. Food was 10 out of 10. Service was great even though it was packed only down point was I was to full for dessert. Thank you all so much

Great service, Shannon at rovers tye was so lovely, we went out for my daughters 3rd birthday and she played with her and my other daughter to with the presents, the food was hot and Shannon made our experience fun, thank you ☺️

Fantastic evening 25/1/25 Booked for 13 of us for our son and nephews 17th birthdays. Food was amazing and came out quickly and hot. Service was brilliant by all staff especially Abbie. Thank you so much, we'll be back soon!

Food was good and reasonably priced

Great place to go for a meal, with friends, family or by yourself. Staff are kind, courtesy & always see if there's anything else that you want

Absolutely amazing friendly staff best pub I have ever been into

Came for birthday meal for 8 of us, food perfect atmosphere good and Shannon was 10/10 service. Lovely girl

The service was great, no complaints at all, definitely coming back , thanks to our server shannon

The staff at Rovers Tye are always polite and accommodating, especially when my mother requested a different table due to my SEN daughter continuously running out of the restaurant. They are fantastic when it comes to allergies as well which is why it’s our go to as we have 2 children with allergies and can always count on Rovers to make her feel included! And a huge bonus is the food is always fantastic, especially the low and slow beef rib which has been a great addition to the menu.

Best gammon I have ever had so have it on every visit

If you fancy a nice treat go to the rovers tye in Colchester the food is great the range of drinks is very good and the staff are friendly and polite you will really enjoy your visit.

Our server Shannon was an absolute pleasure. So friendly, warm, welcoming and went out of her way! Will definitely be back ☺️

Shannon was our server, and she was great, definitely coming back!

The meal was Amazing,but nothing will ever replace my pride and joy the chicken platter I beg I will sell my soul for the chicken platter

normally serves good food but this time served stale tasting food that left me sick to my stomach.

Nice easy experience. Family friendly. Steak was a bit tough and chewy so may want to stick to chicken but we enjoyed ourselves :)

Maja was amazing great service!

We always get good food at amazing value. The service is always extremely good and accommodating - food allergies considered and pet friendly when needed.

food was amazing, service was very polite.

Festive Dinner with friends. Some had ordered off the festive menu and the rest chose to order off the standard menu. Even though it was very busy our orders were taken very quickly and the food served in good time. All had a great time with the staff being very helpful.

Reasonable pub grub. If you like steak, avoid busy times, the standard tends to drop. Update, most recent visit: Bar was busy, not many serving staff were working. Food took over an hour to arrive, mine was cold, though my wife's was warm. The drinks were nice though.

Good pub food and a good evening was had by all !

We've been coming here for years but gone down hill lately and won't now return. Some grumpy and rude staff mainly the problem with bad attitudes. Mainly the one who addresses everyone as "my lovelies". Poor quality steak and beef too. Portions reduced in size. Shame but we'll find somewhere else

Met up with friends for lunch, we go on average fortnightly. Had a good meal, desert and drinks. Service was quick, the staff doing a great job of looking after us. It was busy but enjoyable.

The bar was very busy which was only to be expected at this time of year. My wife and I ordered a mixed grill, and a steak flatbread with side order of chips and onion rings. It took over an hour to come out of the kitchen. My flatbread was cold, as were my sides. My wife's mixd grill was hot. The drinks were ok, and served quickly enough.

Used to be one of mine and my family's favourite places to eat we would have every birthday meal, works meal etc here but last few times we have been its been awful, the menus are sticky the staff (apart from 1 waitress) don't look like they want to be there I stood in dog poo in the beer garden while having a vape we was trying to eat and a dog kept whimpering and wineing (I'm a dog lover but when I'm trying to eat....its not really want I want to hear) 2 of the toilets didn't have toilet roll when i asked all i got was theres other toilets over there, only good think was the food....it was genuinely the worst experience we've had here. Don't think we'll be bak.

Go to place for the family eat out meal. Food has improved recently and not too expensive either.

Considering this pub serves food I was disgusted by the loos writing all over the walls and to kick it off no soap to wash your hands

Excellent food Excellent service and the atmosphere was just as good will definitely be going back.

We sat in one of the booths, and the seats were filthy. There were flies crawling over them. We had the christmas dinner and the brocolli was very hard. The turkey was one of those Bernard Matthews round joints.( yuck). My friend had christmas pudding with brandy sauce, but the girl who served us didn't know if brandy sauce was supposed to be hot or cold! We had to tell her ourselves! We were also kept waiting for our drinks, when we ordered them. The girl who waited on us was very pleasent though. One good thing though, the hot chicken strips were very nice! Xx

We had our Christmas Meal here last night and it was very disappointing,The prawn cocktail had hardly any sauce on and the lettuce looked horrible,Our Turkey roast dinner was very disappointing,The Turkey slices were round like it came from a Bernard Matthews joint???The broccoli 🥦 was very had and the runner beans ,Roast potatoes were mushy and Yorkshire pudding didn't looked cooked properly,Deserts were just as bad

We sat in one of the booths, and the seats were filthy. There were flies crawling over them. We had the christmas dinner. And the brocolli was very hard. The turkey was one of those Bernard Matthews round joints. ( yuck). My friend had christmas pudding with brandy sauce, but the girl who served us didn't know if brandy sauce was supposed to be hot or cold! We had to tell her ourselves! We were also kept waiting for our drinks, when we ordered them. The girl who waited on us was very pleasent though..

Our waitress Abbie was absolutely amazing and perfect, so professional yet also incredibly friendly, absoloustly brilliant night

Shannon was so lovely and food was very tasty

Maxi was amazing, such a credit to the team. The food was lovely.

Shannon was such a lovely waitress, very attentive, helpfull and quick food service.

Very nice food and quick service

Good food and excellent service, as ever.

Very good service, I had forgotten to mention one of our party was in a wheelchair and they were able to change our table accordingly. Attentive staff and speedy service. Thank you!

Pub with a friendly atmosphere, in a great location for Colchester with lots of parking.

Food was OK although we were made to feel unwelcome as soon as we finished eating. Apologies for the inconvenience we caused by showing a blue light card when we suddenly had the bill put in front of us

Our server was outstanding and went above and beyond to make our 4yr old son’s birthday lunch as special as possible.

Had a lovely meal me and my partner was served by Abbey and she was amazing. Told use about all the offers that you had on and also persuaded use to get double gins instead of singles. Food was amazing good price 100% be back. Highly recommended

good food and good prices great service.New menu now lots of new things to choose from and all tastes great for a brilliant price. Need to spend some money on the toilets as they are a discrace painted over tiles scratched through, leeking toilet or urinal water all over the floor, realy lets the place down, Its a shame

Visiting a friend for the weekend and decided to go here for food , we couldn't have picked a nicer place. Lovely atmosphere, very friendly staff and delicious food . Thank you

The meals were in the £13.95p for two Mion-Fri. Would definately reccomend. The puddings were also awesome, but purchased separately.