The Bonnie Blue in Colchester

We have eaten breakfast, BBQ and lunch here before but we booked for Sunday lunch and certainly weren’t disappointed! We enjoyed starters (plenty of variety) and a fantastic mixed roast with all the trimmings. Meat was cooked to perfection and homemade gravy a real treat. Food and drinks are very reasonably priced and the pub is welcoming and lively. We will be back 😊

perfect roast great amount and good quality

Lovely service and good facilities! Nice garden 👌

We like it here, and visit regularly. The only quibble we have is the portion size. Food is tasty. Staff are friendly and approachable. Food area always clean. Would recommend 👌

Ordered two roast dinners. Absolutely delicious! Huge portions. Hot. Quality meat!!

Sunday roast without any of the hassle thank you

The best roast ever. Absolutely delicious xx

The best roast ever. Absolutely delicious xx

We had a very tasty roast from The Bonnie Blue Oak today. Plenty of food, for a reasonable price.

Sunday lunch was great - plenty of food, couldn’t manage desert !! Bar area very very noisy but restaurant ok. Will definitely go again.

A little pricey for the quality of food if you're not getting their lunch deal. Kids meal was OK but fish fingers weren't that nice. Calamari was nice but pricey for 2 rings.

Traditional country pub, owners are very helpful. Food is fantastic and not overly priced.

Love the food here and the Sunday roast is the best ❤️

Always on time, always good food

Nice food and a chilled place to visit

This is a pleasant place for a drink. Ki d service with good beers 🍻 👌

This was our first visit here and we weren't disappointed. The food was excellent, varied menu, at keen prices.We we're looked after by those serving us, and we wanted for nothing. I'd recommend it, and would definitely go again.

Food was very good quality But missed some side sauces plus less roasted potatoes than before.

A great roast with all the trimmings, would throughly recommend

The food is absolutely gorgeous! Highly recommend!

Amazing Roast Dinner, Piping hot, tasted just as it would of had eaten at the venue beaut! , Generous portions which beat us, but the dogs also enjoyed Lovely delivery driver with a smile faultless! If your doing Christmas day I’m sold 🥰 x

Absolutely lovely food! Would 100% recommend and get again!

Amazing roast dinner so hot on delivery definitely be ordering again!!

Absolutely amazing. Great food, it was hot and so tasty. Thank you so much for a lovely roast 5*

Although we are led to believe that the food is really good, except for the delicious roast potatoes and gravy that are often on the bar on a sunday, we haven't yet eaten here. However, when we go in for a drink on a weekend it is a very friendly and family orientated pub, and we enjoy sitting in the sun trap of a beer garden without a care in the world

Phoned this pub to see if they could accommodate about 40 people for brunch the day after my daughter’s wedding. Everyone wanted to watch the women’s World Cup semi final match with England playing. What an amazing find this pub was. Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. There were lots of televisions and even a great garden for my two grandsons. Can’t praise this pub enough.

Had my mums 70th birthday party there. Was faultless. Great day and evening. Food was great. Staff were fantastic. Bouncy castle laid on for the kids just brilliant all round.

It wasn’t so Bonnie. Offered food outside on signs went in got told by one staff member they had no staff we walked out and took our business elsewhere

Only accepted cash. Menu looked fine and had no bread. We can all have a bad day. Very polite staff.

Great breakfast, never been there after 1pm though. They have made some changes recently and it looks great. One of my regular places to got for breakfast. 10/10

Great food,and a great place to take the family in the beer garden. Very friendly and welcoming.

I had the most delicious breakfast today. Really enjoyed the all day breakfast. Cooked to perfection, lovely staff. Great chef! 100% recommend!

Had a lovely Sunday roast with family, lots of choice on the menu the roast was very tasty and plenty of it. The staff were charming and couldn't do enough for you. The desserts were delicious also!!! ☺

Not a bad pub quite small locals nd staff were very friendly

Great food, lovley staff, will definitely return.

Best Roast we have had out in a long time 👌

I was invited to a family breakfast at the Bonnie Blue Oak this morning. The table was booked for 10.15am. We did not get served until well after 11am and then the food we ordered was not what we got and it was cold. It seems the only excuse was they were busy. It was pathetic.If I had been paying the bill I simply would not have paid. This pub should not advertise itself as a place to get food. When asked why the food was not what we all ordered, ''a full English'',the exuse was they were busy. When told the food was delivered cold they answer was 'sorry'. Avoid this eatery if you want good food,served well and on time. Paul F

Very nice local pub . Lovely garden and staff ... on a visit in area with family and went for a swift pint . 😎

Fantastic roast dinner served by attentive and lovely staff. Ohhhhh Sunday here I come!!!

Epic take away Roast. Every time is perfect, always have the mixed meat. Top meat, roasties and gravy. Keep up the good work Kelv!

Went there yesterday had a lovely Sunday roast Would really recommend it

Lovely pub and the food was great and very dog- friendly 😁

I recommend this friendly place, dogs are welcome too, the food is amazing.

Unfortunately there was some do on when we went to The Bonnie Blue Oak hence it being very noisy. Maybe give it a go another time - will be able to write a new version then,with photos. Off to The Ship 🛳 now...

Great pub, the breakfast was fantastic and amazing value for money. Will come again.

Brilliant service and excellent food for eight gentlemen. Three courses plus coffee and mince pies. We agreed it was the best Christmas meal we had eaten this season. We have eaten breakfast and dinner here and always had a good meal and at a good price.

Visited last night for the Christmas set menu, the food was absolutely lovely & there was so much of it. Every member of staff we met were super friendly and really went the extra mile to ensure we had a lovely time. Really could not recommend highly enough. Please just visit, you will not be disappointed. Thanks for a great evening, see you again soon!

Huge tasty breakfast , very friendly & dog friendly !

Cracking pub staff very helpful and drinks are very reasonable 👍🏻 would recomend for events

I would really recommend the roast dinner it was amazing. All the staff are friendly and very helpful. Will definitely be coming back for another roast.

I’ve attended two events/functions at The Bonnie Blue Oak now and both times the staff have been so welcoming, accommodating and friendly. Especially the man behind the bar, he’s a right laugh and made sure everyone was okay at all times(I’m guessing he’s the owner). This place has a great atmosphere to it, it’s very good value for money too. Would definitely recommend it for events/functions or for a drink on a Saturday night with your friends. Great place, will be coming back to try their food soon :)

Amazing date night meal. The food was amazing, and the service was brilliant. Our waiter was very attentive . Great value 4 money tasty home cooked food with friendly staff. Would highly recommend.

A hidden gem and we'll worth a visit. One of the best Sunday lunches I have had with a choice of beef, pork, lamb,chicken, mixed meat, salmon or a nut roast. I went for the beef and my wife the pork. Both cooked to perfection and served on a plate with a Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and roast potatoes Vegetables and gravy were plentiful and served separately along with any required sauces and everything was piping hot. We will most definitely be going back.

Went in for a coffee. Nice little cafe and pub with sports! Polite hosts.

Went for breakfast, really impressed.

Nice meal, garden at back has children's play area

Lovely roast. Nice friendly staff.

Found this gem of a pub whilst looking at Layer Marney tower. Popped in for Sunday lunch after visiting the tower and wow what a lovely surprise. My wife and I both thoroughly enjoyed our roast lunch and dessert and the price was very reasonable. The staff were very friendly and welcoming and we left feeling very full and happy that we had found such a lovely place to eat. We will definitely be visiting again soon, even though it's over 30 miles away. A big thank you to the team and chef for the warm welcome and lovely food.

Always friendly and good beer at a reasonable price , great food has well 10 out of 10

We popped in for some food on a Saturday night whilst down for the weekend working and were more than happy with the overall experience. The sausage and mash was spot on, very reasonably priced, lovely people and wonderful service. Will definitely be back if we're ever in the area again. Bonus that it's also dog friendly :)

Excellent all round, excellent service, excellent food, excellent value for money. I'll definitely go again.

Proper traditional pie and mash. Memories of childhood in London. Quickly delivered and thoroughly enjoyed..

We stopped off here for lunch, having read the other reviews. When we walked in the fronty door I thought WOW how clean and nice, and then we were greeted by the most freindly and helpful young lady who served us very effieciently and carefully. We were given nice clean place mats for the table, and when our food came is was very well presented and cooked just right. The price was very reasonable also. All in all a very good experience.

My partner and I both enjoyed a first class lunch here today. I chose to have the roast beef and he went for the pork, both meats were very tender and flavoursome and were accompanied by roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, a good variety of vegetables, horseradish/ applesauce and a boat of delicious gravy. Although there was plenty of it we couldn't resist a dessert. I enjoyed the apple and cherry crumble served with custard and my partner went for the biscoff cheesecake and cream. Both were most enjoyable. This reasonably priced meal was served in a clean newly refurbished area, by staff that were very welcoming & had a "nothing is to much trouble attitude ". We will definitely be revisiting.

Had a great Sunday roast with the family. Nice atmosphere. Had the large mixed meat roast. Can't wait to back already! The only point I would make is the wine range could do with a little updating.

we had a delicious Sunday lunch here today food was hot good variety and plentiful, desserts were yummy highly recommend biscoff cheesecake 😍 staff were friendly welcoming and attentive really enjoyed thankyou very much all staff.

I often meet up with friends for breakfast. The staff are all very friendly. Service is excellent. The food is very good. The menu has alot of verity 😃. Definitely recommend 👌

Food always amazing.service great super local business

Nice pub limited beers but lots of larger and cider but nice friendly staff would recommend a pint there

Lovely pub with extremely friendly and helpful staff. Had a roast today which was very nice and reasonably priced. Would definitely eat there again

Lovely friendly pub with a large dog friendly garden. Food was excellent well worth finding, having being turned away from the Blue Anchor as not dog friendly and empty,it was nice to find a warm welcome at the Bonnie Blue Oak and food! We stayed, all evening and will be back when next time in the area.

Lovely friendly atmosphere, dogs made very welcome. Great food highly recommend a visit

Found this lovely gem of of a " proper pub" in my quest for a Sunday roast while staying n Mark's Tey.Superb tender meat, fabulous roast potatoes, gravy yummy, perfectly cooked veg, cauliflower cheese and a Biscoff cheesecake to finish.A real home cooked feel to the food.Well kept pint, nice wine, a massive shout out to the owners and staff, Lauren in particular, who despite being ran off her feet was polite, courteous and happy to help.If I lived locally, this would be my local!Superb!!

We had a family reunion lunch here on Tuesday, after being separated from our loved ones for more than a year by the pandemic. I'm so pleased that we chose this place. The food was heavenly, and the warm welcome made our day extra special. We are already planning our next visit. A big thank you to all at The Bonnie Blue Oak. x

Good little pub was made very welcome

Perfect spot to break the lockdown. Particularly delicious puddings!

Fantastic takeaway Sunday Lunch superlative .Enough to feed an army Thanks Kelvin Highly recommended

Friendly staff great outside space

A lovely friendly pub,. good food, lovely staff attended a small wedding reception the attention to detail and being looked after was second to none.

Lovely beer, great landlord and atmosphere

Really lovely service & food. Highly recommend for family. Great play area outside too.

Had a meal here last night. Food was fantastic and very friendly staff. Will definitely be visiting again

brilliant food served by the lovely natalia great food deffelnty recommended roast dinner excellent service

Lovely atmosphere, food was amazing and staff lovely. Amazing escape during the week to have such a tasty lunch. It was my first visit for food in here but really happy.

Lovely setting, fantastic service and great food. definitely recommend and very cheap too. Had breakfast of a ham and cheese omelette which included unlimited coffee came to £5.60

Kelvin and his team have been supplying my 93 year old Mother in Tiptree, a fantastic cooked meal every Sat & Sunday, during lockdown, delivered piping hot to her door every week. I think when this lockdown is over, she will still keep this take away service up! I with two business colleagues on Tuesday this week met here for a business breakfast, wow, food was fantastic, service from the waitress excellent, and with the restaurant, very compliant for social distancing, great value, well done Kelvin, keep it up!!

Amazing roast dinners, delivered to me at home. They do not skimp on the food.so tasty.i definately recommend.

We have twice tried the take away roast dinners, Both times the food was brilliant,hot and fresh.. The staff are very friendly and helpful during these weird times (covid19)

Huge thanks to the Bonnie Blue Oak pub in Tiptree for delivering a lovely Sunday roast to my vulnerable Mum, and they even took the trouble to phone up afterwards to see if she was happy with it and if she wanted breakfasts doing as well! Can highly recommend them.

Keeping open during curfew! Shame on you!

This pub stayed open during covig19 lockdown. They were closed down right away but obviously dont give a monkeys about anyones health. Stay away from here

Our family had breakfast here. Good food in pleasant surroundings at a very reasonable price. Lovely friendly lady serving and looking after us too. Well worth a visit.

Lovely staff and food. Thank you.

We had an amazing roast, generous portion and great value. The desserts were delicious too. The waitress that served us was really friendly and attentive to our needs.

Excellent breakfast, great value, good produce and well cooked.

Friendly pub quite small dining area food was excellent but not much of it

Excellent food and service, now doing breakfasts as well

Found this lovely little gem of a place online this morning rang them and got a table no problem for three of us. What an excellent roast dinner we had here one of the best we have had in a long time all came out piping hot and plenty of it and excellent value too. Megan our waitress was absolutely brilliant, very friendly, chatty and efficient a lovely girl. We shall definitely be back with more members of the family and will definitely be recommending it to family and friends.

Lovely home cooked food. Very friendly staff. Very good prices. Clean. What more could want .

Great little hidden gem of a pub. Its outside the village centre and often gets overlooked but does great food most days of the week and has a nice small pub atmosphere with a good size beer garden too