The Boardroom in Colchester

They gave me Ligma. Which made me go erm what the sigma.

Sadly I have to leave a negative review. I had been here before and it had been good so I recommended it for our friends pre-Christmas get together. We booked ages ago, paid £10 deposit each and pre-booked our menu choices several weeks ago too. The starters took over 45 minutes to arrive, the mains took a while after that, leaving those who did not have starters without food for well over an hour. People who seemed to walk in and order next to us had their starters and mains well before we did. The food was ok, but the vegetables were just luke warm. The veggie choice had two brussel sprouts with it as well as a very small portion of what looked like shredded cabbage but tasted of fennel and a few tiny dots of beetroot. One friend had a starter of mackerel pate on what she described as an untoasted crumpet. They didn't have "the right cream" for an Irish coffee. It was quite embarrassing as we had recommended it. All in all not good this time round.

Had a very delicious traditional Christmas lunch with a friend. The staff are always very friendly and even accommodated my strange request for 'no gravy'! It lovely place to eat.

Popped in after a visit to the dentists, hoping to grab some breakfast, but I was too late as it was 12pm. However, the lovely staff member did me a strong black coffee (very tasty, strong without being too bitter), offered me some toast and tried to cater to my gluten free diet, and later on returned with a packet of GF crisps as they had finished breakfast time. Very thoughtful service, and the sofas at the front of the shop are extremely comfortable, I did not want to leave.