Rovers Tye in Colchester

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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..

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. One good thing though, the hot chicken strips were very nice! Xx

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

Very nice place to go for a meal, staff are very friendly & welcoming

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

Shannon was so lovely and food was very tasty

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!

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

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

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.

Absolutely best staff I’ve ever met … all helpful friendly and smiling .Duty manager Sian excellent customer service looking after her customers and staff

Excellent meal friendly service

I've given everything 5 star based on this visit. Tbh, I've never had a bad meal there and really enjoy it. The price is absolutely perfect for the style of food, £36 for 2 drinks and dinner is, ideal for a mid week treat.

Large party for a birthday. Food was great

Lovely atmosphere, all staff were very friendly and attentive. Enjoyed the food and would definitely go back again. Really quick service.

Just came back from having meal with my family and it was horrible, I had turkey roast and it was cold and un edible, the Yorkshire pudding was rubbery and had biscoff cheesecake and it was solid unlike a cheesecake, so not somewhere I would go back to to answer your question, we never got asked whether it was all OK, in fact because it was busy, we had to keep finding a waitress to order each time, if we was asked then I would have complained

Had the Sunday Roast today the rib eye beef it was so yummy The waitress was very friendly too I would recommend you all to try the Rovers Tye in Colchester Essex Was very impressed with our lunch & dessert & Lattes too

Great service as always!!! Prompt service! And good beer

A lovely off chance meal with my mum. Excellent service by Abbie. Be back again soon!

A table was booked by telephohne for seven people for a reunion and particularly asking about bringing a dog.When the couple with the dog arrived to sit down with the others already seated They were told they could not sit in this area. They mentioned they had driven from the south coast for two and a half hours and were told they had to sit in the confined dark bar area away from the other five or all seven could move to there - the table available seats four! The staff were uninterested dismissive and unhelpful. They were unaccommodating . When the meal was finished and all joined together in the confined bar area seven attempting to sit around a table for four and bring chairs to the table they were told not to move the chairs and get them from an area around the corner! The staff were not attentive or helpful in any way towards us.

We come every few months and always happy with the food and service :)

Was very pleased with the service from staff and was impressed with the food and will be coming again

Lovley food and brilliant service

Lovely food and great service!! The team were very accommodating as always!

Spot on, excellent in every aspect.

An absolute delight. 10/10 would smash it again.

Excellent service Excellent food thanks for the afternoon.

Staff very attentive, great place for a beer or two!

Lucy was so so nice and helpful, Sian also really friendly and helpful. Both are a credit to the establishment!!!!

Very friendly and convenient location

Lovely food, quick service and a nice calm and quiet atmosphere. Thank you!

service was fantastic such polite attentive staff

My friends recommended this place after coming before, personally I've never eaten here however I had such an incredible first time. The staff were absolutely lovely especially Abbie who took our orders and ensured we were accommodated to well, as well as Maxi who ran our food and was so so kind. Both staff members were so positive and full of joy which made my time here even better. Not only this, the service was brilliant and the food was absolutely delicious. 100% recommend this place for anyone wondering how good it is! (I'm also a uni student so i had a lovely time out with my new found friends)

We popped in Wednesday lunch and were welcomed by a warm friendly atmosphere and friendly staff Throughout our meal we were checked in but not too much and the staff couldn’t have been any friendlier or professional As the place filled with more guests they kept the same approach and attended to everyone Great food at a highly respectable price Thank you to all the staff both up front and behind the scenes

Great service, great food, at a great price. Strongly recommended.

A lovely place run by lovely people and a big thank you to Abbie for being a great hostess

Great experience, the server was really nice and ensured we had everything we needed

food was amazing and come quickly , staff was lovely and couldnt do any more for us deffo recommend.

Food good for price, arrived nice and hot, however steak was very grizzly, service slow, deffo need more staff

Amazing !!! Delicious food. Highly recommend. Staff are very nice and helpful.

I had dinner at this restaurant , I have been here a long time ago , I think it has improved way better, nice service, good food and very low prices , I'll be back again and 5 easy stars from me

Went out for lunch the menu has great offers and I still found something to eat being on a diet the kitchen accommodated the swaps I needed, Staff could smile once in a while and make more of an effort with their customer service but in all clean and tidy venue

Good party shame they turned the lights off to make us leave

Good food at affordable prices! Great staff who are very friendly and accommodating 👍🏼

Best food in Colchester, friendly atmosphere. Can’t fault the service at all!

Amazing meal with family! Good excellent, staff fantastic! Couldn’t do enough for us! Thank you Rovers Tye

Service the girl was very patronising my darling every other word quite rude. Food was gross how do you mess up chicken strips and chips? Not sure. Entrance to the car park is unclear . Toilets were like school toilets that had been messed up . Tables were sticky Would not recommend

Haven't been in the rovers tye for about 30 years, lovely food and warm efficient service, will definitely recommend and be back soon, thank you.

The food was really good and they had amazing service, they have the best seats, the best atmosphere and a good mini park - Henry B - 10 y/o

Great service we had Jamaican chicken curry and mushroom bake recommend both

Came for a late Sunday lunch/early dinner with Family. Wasn't too busy with customers at 5pm. The waiting staff were so lovely and really friendly despite seeming really busy themselves. I wouldn't recommend the roast dinners at this time of day as with with our meat/mushroom pie(v) we literally had peas, brocolli, a few underwhelming roast potatoes, one stuffing ball and gravy! It was ok but disappointing. Everyone else seemed to feel their food was acceptable but not great too. It's a shame as I really like this place as a venue but it's the second disappointing meal I've had here in the last year so will go elsewhere next time I visit my family.

Shared a platter, though we were hungry we didn't finish it Good pub food at sensible prices, original chips were not iing hot, they replaced them quickly without fuss.

Been here twice on the second occasion we were treated so poorly it was just unreal we opted for a buy one get one free burger only to be told that the deal was not on for the burgers we chose. When I ask the waitress why it wasn’t available they said it’s on the menu have a look I told them I’ve looked she/he looked but could not find it had to get a colleague. Nobody seem to know where it was to tell you certain burgers it took a few of them to find it very very poor.

Hadn't booked, but got a table in the bar, had their pie and mash. Service was very quick. Food piping hot. Thank you

Years ago it was good here, I’ve tried it a few times lately and today was the worst. I’ve had 4 steaks over a few visits and every rare steak I’ve asked for comes out well done . I’m sorry I don’t enjoy leaving bad reviews. The whole table didn’t enjoy their food, chicken burgers overcooked and hard. It’s a shame as we like the pub. I asked for chicken wings which never ever came and no apology when I asked for them to be removed from the bill. Then we were told to get off the table as it was booked out for one minutes time…..that was outright rude, we were early for our table and not advised we were on a time limit. So we went outside to finish our drinks…. Right next to the toilet drain that spilling into the garden….. when we left no one was sat at the table we got rushed off.all round it was pretty bad I’m afraid to say It was mother in laws birthday who was very disappointed

Omg. The burgers are wonderful. You know the proper sort 😋😋😋😋😋😋

Really enjoyable food and series. Would defo recommend and come back again

DO NOT VISIT THIS PUB ⚠️ The most rude appalling staff I have ever come across. My family and I have visited this pub many times and have never have service this appalling. We had ordered two cocktails on a Saturday night (when two for one cocktails are on) and paid full price for the cocktails without any mention of the offer on that night. With the football, on the pub was fairly busy meaning we could not see the signs at the bar detailing this offer. On our third round we asked if we could collect the free cocktail we were entitled to based on the buy one get one free deal and we were met with a rude belittling response from one of the bar staff named **Andy, who spoke down to us told us how it was our fault for not specifying that we wanted the deal earlier. After this we spoke to the manager, a blonde lady in a striped shirt, who was also incredibly rude and asked us if we could not read the signs which is incredibly offensive to family with a history of dyslexia. She made us out to be stupid claiming how the offer is shown all around the pub despite us only seeing one sign which was knee level at the bar. This rude manager was happy to miss out on any food or drink orders from a family trying to enjoy their night, instead of treating us with respect and serving us the drinks we had already payed for. Will NOT be revisiting any time soon. In response to your reply, I apologise for getting the names of your staff wrong. Aside from this, there is no so called “fiction” within my review, several comments had been made on wether we could read your apparently clear signs (which were barely visible) and no “hurtful comments” were made to your staff as we simply questioned the reasoning behind your policies. As well as this, we had seen the receipts and had not received the offer, hence why we had come to the bar to ask about it. It is fairly obvious that the only fiction lies within your response. This not the first review that has commented on the poor management of this pub and even in your response you are visibly condescending. It is only fair to warn other customers of the poor customer service shown this evening.

Very good food and staff excellent and very helpful

Service was great food was hot and cooked perfectly and got served straight away

Posted a 3* 6 years ago and thought I would try this place again. Wouldn't bother! Honestly, out of 3 staff members, only 1 actually gave service with a smile. The lady on the welcome desk is so miserable, no hello or how are you just 'have you got a booking'. Seriously, how hard is it to actually smile and say hello. The next one might be young or new but come on service the table! comes over, I've asked if we could have one plate boxed up to take home. She said 'yeah sure' then takes half the plates, comes back, and gives me a bag to put the food in. Now I dont know if this is a 'new' restaurant food standard, but with every place I've ever been too I've never been handed a bag to put food in! 20 minutes later, the plate is still here, and there is no service. By that time, we had enough and couldn't be to wait any longer! The food was OK. One thing that stood out for me was I had the chicken tikka tandoori hot plate. But I dont understand why give a sizzerling hot plate with chicken wings and thighs (which you normally eat with your fingers) on a hot plate? It's incredibly awkward to eat.

Came in today with 25 family members and couldn’t be f asked for better service. The waitress was polite and helpful and the food was spot on thank you to all the staff for making our family get together an enjoyable time

Woman who welcomed us in was very polite, and friendly. Food was great, on time. Highly recommend this pub/restaurant.

Amazing service from Lucy. Delicious burgers on a Thursday

This was my first visit and was amongst a large group, so I didn't have time for a good look around. The Sunday Roast was excellent value, although due to our delayed arrival, it was ordered via friends, so I didn't really know the choice available. The pub is certainly one the better Green King establishments, although they all do good value food. I liked the idea of the Waiter Station, which enabled the big group, I was with, to pay individually. This had been a concern as I had limited cash on me at the time. I am sure to be back again, so I'll keep you all updated.

Lovely local pub. Decent food and lovely atmosphere

Good pub lovely atmosphere staff are fantastic and kerry is world class highly recommended

Sunday Roast with frozen roast potatoes!!!!! Very disappointing to be honest. Not enough vegetables. The meat (rib of beef) was delicious but no offer of horseradish

Come here regularly and every time the food is great and the staff are friendly and welcoming and service is amazing

Lovely meal. Attentive service, very pleasant staff. Great value for Money.

Most welcoming, unhurried and pleasant. Food arrived promptly but no feeling of being rushed. Food was excellent and prices were keen.

Abbie was amazing! Her sense of humour and being really helpful was wonderful… she is a great employee.

Excellent food often visit with family and friends. No change 10.8.24