The Castle Inn in Colchester

Went with our daughter and her fiancé for Sunday roast. Quite simply the best roast beef dinner I've had in quite some time. Fantastic atmosphere and the staff were spot on. Excellent beer recommendation from the barman....and all at a very reasonable price. Will definitely return on our next visit.

Best chips I've had with a meal! Chicken tenders were amazing as well. Really friendly service. Will definitely go back.

Good Service great atmosphere and lovely food. The Fish and Chips are the best portions are good and I love the Fresh Orange Juice there!!

thought we would give it a try as heard a few good things , also thinking of hiring function room for daughters 30th so thought id have a peak , excellent service food was really good , and being that its very close to town thd atmosphere was really nice , i will definitely be returning 🥰

Absolute fantastic pub, excellent staff, great food, will definitely be going back.

Always enjoy our visits to The Castle. A wide selection of ales, spirits, low and non alcohol drinks.

Friendly staff.good selection of beers and good location.

Made very welcome, food was excellent... South American latina was good for banter too

Relaxed atmosphere. Really good food and reasonably priced. Unintrusive service. Would definitely recommend.

Nice pub, good outdoor seating.

Really good choice of beer. Shame the decor isn't the best, feels like a lot of alcohol has been drank and spilled over the years. Didn't try the food.

Great Sunday roast - really nice staff, really good prices and great beer! Sunday afternoon so a little quiet but perfect for a nice Sunday lunch.

Great place for a drink or several.

Great pub with very nice service 😀

Lovely pub, really friendly staff. Good food as well, plenty of choice. We had jacket potatoes with chilli and a salad - the chef clearly takes care as it was perfectly seasoned and well presented.

Great service friendly staff. Good vfm

It is a great traditional pub stand right next to Colchester Castle. Staff are helpful and friendly.

Lovely transformation bringing a public house into the 21st century but keeping the feel of a spit and sawdust pub....

Really tasty freshly cooked food. Welcomed us and our dog. Staff are helpful and friendly.

Excellent food and drink. Very clean and comfortable seating. Great customer service

Came across this place it was lovely friendly and welcoming the food was amazing hopefully I’ll get to come back again soon

Had a tasty lunch here, with big portions and extras. Dog friendly - even had a dog menu!

Dog-friendly place! Service was good. The portion is big!

Nice , clean and friendly forr this quiet ti.e of the day...

Great food, great beer and great service. Granddaughter absolutely loved the fish fingers

Had a lovely Sunday Roast with friends, very friendly hostess, great food. They are very dog friendly and had a really good dog roast as well, which our pup enjoyed a lot. Will be returning again!!!

Haven't tried their food yet but their beer is always fresh and they serve you quickly and professionally! If you've visited the Castle (the actual one) and fancy a pint after - definitely come here.

Warm friendly place really good food We played uno in the beer garden

Nice pub right next to Colchester Castle. Really wish it had a better garden for the summer months. The rarely-see-it-used extension blocks the view of the actual castle which is a shame, but maybe its restricted given how close it is..? Food is good with good drink selection. Doggo friendly too. Overall a nice place.

Didn’t eat but the food looks fantastic. Was at a scooter meet. Service was fast even though it was busy!! Well done to the team.

Been a few times now for a roast on a sunday. And I must say it's the best roast dinner iv had outside of home. All quality fresh produce 👌

One of my favourite pub in Colchester town, i love their seafood plater, with the reasonable price 👍

Great place to go lovely drink and food 😋 nice staff

Omg what amazing place. Food just so delicious and doggy menu just fabulous. Staff so hallsome. Well worth visit.

It's a pub, nice as any other I suppose, but then the quality of pubs in the UK is rapidly deteriorating and I think it's necessary to hold them to account. £6 for a pint is a London price, and it may be acceptable if the rest of the experience was worth it, but you still have to order at the bar, and the food is decent but nothing to write home about, again, especially for the price. Colchester is a tourism hub and I'd expect to see better quality at this price point right next to the castle, either that or a reduction in price. Aside from this, the staff were very friendly, the place was clean, and the furniture comfortable. + pet friendly 👌🏼

Had our wedding here in March and the experience was perfect! Staff were so friendly and helpful, every guest said the food was amazing (and generous portions). Will definitely be visiting regularly.

Welcoming, friendly, efficient staff. Good food - hot food served hot. Likely to return.

Nice place for a decent Sunday lunch.

Delicious food and good prices. Excellent pub.

I haven't been here in years and was pleasantly surprised to find it has been completely revamped with a light and clean decor. It was a lovely space to spend time catching up with friends. Great selection of drinks. Dog friendly Menu with plenty of choice

A great place for a drink and food

Pretty pleased with our dinner at the Castle Inn . Most places were closed on Monday so it was a pleasant find. Came in for the burger and bottle special. Good deal. The food was good. Service was also good. Would return.

Super schöne Location. Ich hatte kein Essen, nur regionales Bier. War gut und werde wieder einkehren.

There is a very cute curly hair man served me cheeky smile and very warming and charming... atmosphere was relaxing and delightful as a chef my self I am very fussy and normally find fault in most things but the reason behind my review is I am speechless with the skill of the chef who made my food and they deserve some credit as it was made to professional level and amazing flavours served hot and I really couldn't fault a thing mouth watering thank you so much I am one happy customer for sure ..the level of food here is outstanding and they have definitely gone the extra mile and paid attention to detail well done guys

Nice old pub with very friendly and helpful staff. Great range of beers and ciders. Good wine too, I'm told.

I visited this pub in Collchester on Monday, 18th April 2022 This pub served a good range of hand pumped ales from national breweries Pub had a large, clean drinking room And for a town centre pub it had an excelent outside drinking area,which I sat in. Great helpfull staff on my visit a tad expensive but in pre covid days """such is life"". Friday 12th January 2024 I've come to this pub today since my last visit. The quality of real ale is still the same, but my god, the cost has gone up to well over 5 pound.50 a 30% rise in cost this is disgusting I will not use it again sadly

Management are absolutely fantastic , makes you feel welcome and recommended a new lager for me to try with a sample, the area outside is excellent and well maintained to a high standard. The actual bar area is beautifully finished with a modern / rustic charm. Brilliant selection of beers and spirits including Japanese whiskies.

Ducked in out of a snowstorm. Nice bit of lunch, and Patricia was really welcoming.

Had xmas day lunch here. Lovely meal. Attentive staff ,very friendly too.

Very nice food and they have a dog menu. They are truly dog friendly.

When we stepped inside, pub was smelled like toillet.. food was nothing special and aperol spritz was like no alcoholic..

Nice decor. Nice situation. Nice beer. Nice toilets. It failed on the prices.

Good full English breakfast, but sufficient for a full meal.

Didn't eat here. Visited on a Saturday night pretty empty and the place was freezing cold.

Nice pub with lovely staff, the only drawbacks were the prices were a tad high for what you got, and my calamari was a little overcooked.

Nice dog friendly pub just outside the castle grounds, dogs are welcome both inside and out. The food and beer were both excellent, A really nice pub with great staff made both us and our dog very welcome.

Patricia and her loyal staff have one thing in common, they will go out of their way to give the customer the service, friendliness, cleanliness,and respect that they deserve, the beer and food are incredible, altogether making you visit a trip to remember for a very long time. Excellent.

Lovely to sit outside and people watch! Very friendly staff.

Beautiful settings inside reasonably priced drinks Brilliant service food looked and smelt Beautiful Dog friendly amazing garden area and smoking area family orientated

Beautiful settling nice priced drinks

Lovely food even do a doggies menu

Lovely dog friendly pub. Even doggy has a menu.

This place absolutely love it friendly on the day I went fabulous place definitely going back.

Amazing pub great staff so dog friendly bought our dogs treats dog friendly inside and out would highly recommend a must

Still a nice atmosphere as its always been I would recommend all day long.

Lovely place, simply a perfect pub in the centre of Colchester. Tasty and plentiful food, great beer choices with no less than three Timothy Taylor's ales! The barmaid was very friendly and had great advice on local tourist attractions. The pub looks proper, and even has a wonderful terrace with a view overlooking the main street and Castle Park. Will come back, for sure!

Called in for a drink great service and a good choice of beers

Lovely restaurant. The manager is such a lovely person. The food never misses, and whilst eating, you get an amazing selection of songs. I almost slept off whilst eating.😂

Was going to give it a 4 star but couldn't fault it staff were nice food was prompt and very nice it was to sit in the sunshine having a pint and a sandwich

Change of management since last visit. Lovely and clean but atmosphere now is plain and boring

Good pub food. Very friendly staff, good place near the park. Not expensive. Will go again.

Service is great. it gets busy so if you are wanting to sit at a table I suggest getting there early.

A pleasant pub with decent beer and good staff.

For the price the food was beyond good. Seriously, it was worth much more than we paid. Service was great although they asked my 30 year old daughter for ID. 😉. Kidding. Well worth a visit.

Great welcome, lovely establishment, delicious food and generous portions. Staff are friendly. Definitely recommend.

Very quiet at the time of our visit !. It looked like a DJ was getting ready for later though !. Ours was a flying visit only stopping for the one pint ! . We were happy that they had a choice of two ales !.

Had an amazing lunch here today. One of the best pub lunches I’ve had recently. Warm and welcoming atmosphere as well. Will defo be back.

Great high Street pub with outdoor seats and cold beer booooom

Fantastic pub staff are super friendly and helpful food was amazing great for family's too pets also welcome

Lovely friendly place, great selection of drinks , food was excellent and plentiful and all very reasonably priced, Staff friendly, helpful and a relaxed atmosphere, sit in or out , well worth a visit.... Hi

Great host. Lovely food. Very friendly

Very rude owner. As a new landlady is to far up her own arse overpriced for a pub. Very bad customer service with their suppliers too. Dont recommend at all.

New manager was great and will be there for my birthday in a couple of days. One of the few decent pubs in the city

Welcoming and comfortable atmosphere, absolutely amazing staff, cold beer and a perfect location. The food is delicious, well sourced and reasonably priced. I couldn't think of any way to show off Colchester without stopping by The Castle Inn at some point.

We had a very nice evening, the food was great, and the staff were very friendly 😀

Great pub in a great surrounding. Great atmosphere. 👍

decent sun trap beer garden, next to a Norman Keep so good location. Marked lower for not very interesting choice of beers

Took my Scottish mate in there Saturday night. Was empty. Loads of table and chairs. Right up my street. Got a couple of beers and a sausage roll. That was proper nice as well. Showed my mate the castle in the dark an aw. Very underrated boozer.

Great selection of beers including lots of different beaverton and good tasty vegan options ,outside seating, friendly helpful staff ,prices a it more for the area but worth it for the experience and location .

Lovely breakfast. Willing swapped items round to take our preferences

Great pub and you can take you dogs in and even get them some dinner love it

A relaxed pub that attracts customers of all ages. Even better in the summer when the outdoor seating can be used. Good selection of drinks that are well priced. A chilled glass corresponding to the selected drinks is typically offered. The bar is well staffed so getting served is always quick. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Haven't ever tried the food options but always looks good when viewed on other tables Fully recommend.

Nice food and very friendly staff

Had a nice meal with family good food and good service

Went in for breakfast, welcoming staff, nice selection of beers, the eggs bennie was fantastic

One of the Friendliest Pubs In Colchester 🖤🙌🏻

Really lovely gluten free food, amazing atmosphere and chess on Saturdays

Just stopped 9ff for a quick pint but this could be my new "go to" Colchester pub. Loved it.

Food/breakfast is a little more expensive than other places but 100% is worth the extra due to the quality of the food and the service is top tier. The quote " you get what you pay for" is definitely applicable to this establishment. ☺️😋

Bit pricey, especially the wine Food was really good Staff lovely Clean and recently refurbished