The Nourish Co in Colchester

This place doesn't exist anymore

The Nourish Co. is amazing! The smoked aubergine and cashew cream cheese sandwich is absolutely delicious. Their sweet treats are to die for. Amazing rich gooey brownies, chocolate fudge cake, and the soft chewy cookies are incredible. The white chocolate and pistachio is my favourite cookie, the flavours are so well balanced. Everyone who works there is so friendly, they make you feel so welcome. I highly recommend The Nourish Co. to everyone, vegan or not, their food is amazing.

Beautiful vegan food. Will definitely be back. Definitely recommend the turmeric oat latte

Best coffee around, great food and really friendly staff. My favourite cafe :)

The perfect little lunchtime oasis: good music, healthy and hearty food, innovative drinks and friendly service. We'll be back again and again.

Visited today for the first time and was so pleased! I tried the hot chocolate, Golden dhal with roti bread, and the star of the show, the biscoff brownie!! The food here is brilliant and the staff are super lovely; will definitely be visiting again when I'm in colchester

During my english studies in Colchester, i had lunch almost everyday in this small and warm restaurant. All the dishes were tasty, including the cakes (the oreo one is amazing) and the two vegan girls are very kind. I'm vegan, but all my non-vegan collegues appreciated the food. They are also close to the enviromental problems, everything is compostable and they serve the water for free in glass bottles. Honest prices. A++

Cosy surroundings, amazing food, great coffee, and the friendliest staff ☕

I have visited the cafe a couple times and had a lovely experience but during the covid-19 lockdown I have used them more than ever before! They have been so accommodating with our early deliveries due to my Mum's barrett's oesophagus where she can't eat late in the evening! Not to mention, the food is delivered hot and tastes so fresh and scrumptious 😋. Will continue to use them throughout the lockdown and will definitely visit the cafe once life is back to normal! Thanks girlies!

Fantastic vegan cafe. The quality of the food is outstanding.

Very Tasty food and nice coffee would definitely go again. Nice friendly staff create an all around great experience

Amazing restaurant, the food is amazing, you can come here having a meal creating zero waste and the service is just excellent🌻 I strongly recommend you try it when you're near

Amazing food, amazing drinks, wonderful staff. Would absolutely recommend the sausage rolls and the double chocolate orange cookies 😍😍😍

Beautifully made sourdough bagels dishes...

Is a very great place if your a vegan I really love going to nourish some good vegan food love all their sweet thing mmmmmm and really lovely people

Cozy and friendly place and 100% vegan <3. Had an avocado vegan cream cheese bagel, so good and filling and well seasoned. The best vegan cream cheese I have ever tried (I dont like a strong cheese flavor). Also tried their warm meal once, potato wedges and black beans, guacamole etc, also very nice with a home cooked feel. Only drawback is that all cutlery and plates are single-use, even though they are biodegradable I would have wished for reusable dishes.

Awesome food and great service. Will go again for sure.

We went here for a late, late breakfast and so ordered a range of food to suit our mood. My husband had a curry off the lunch menu, my daughter had a bagel and I had the toast with avocado and garlic mushrooms. The food was delicious and we appreciated the fact that they are plastic-free as well. If I lived in Colchester, I'd go here often.

Friendly,very helpful staff, simple,nourishing, healthy and tasty food and fairly priced too!! Im glad to have found u!! 😁

Delicious bagel with cream cheese and avocado- simple yet so tasty I’m not vegan or vegetarian but fully enjoyed this tiny little cafe in town.

Nice and friendly and good fresh food. Would be good if they made burritos and sweet potatoe falafels.

Very good vegan food reasonably priced, nice people, nice surroundings.

An awesome meal here today. And accommodating to fussy eaters like me. Vegans rock 💚

I ate here today. The two young ladies behind the counter were lovely. Sadly ALL the tasty-sounding specials were sold out so I got a standard menu item, the sourdough bagel with roasted aubergine, cashew cream cheese and avo. The result was very tasty but I was disappointed at the very thin amount of sliced aubergine and how small the bagel is for £5. As a native New Yorker it was kind of offensive haha. But the desserts are EXCELLENT. I got two protein balls, a brownie and a chocolate oat cookie. All were quite tasty without being overtly sweet.

I ate here today. The two young ladies behind the counter were lovely. Sadly ALL the tasty-sounding specials were sold out so I got a standard menu item, the sourdough bagel with roasted aubergine, cashew cream cheese and avo. The result was very tasty but I was disappointed at the very thin amount of sliced aubergine and how small the bagel is for £5. As a native New Yorker it was kind of offensive haha. But the desserts are EXCELLENT. I got two protein balls, a brownie and a chocolate oat cookie. All were quite tasty without being overtly sweet.

I really like to go to this place with my laptop and work from there for a couple of hours. The atmosphere is very very nice, the staff is friendly and the food is always good. My favorite combination is a turmeric latte and a chocolate biscuit :)

This place is a gem. Highly recommended. I had their Christmas vegan nut roast last year too and will now get one every year.

Quaint and cozy little independent vegan eatery. Super friendly staff and delicious homemade comfort food, whether you want a cookie and a coffee, or filling mash potato and veg, you won't be disappointed! Quite possibly (definitely) my favourite vegan eatery in the entire county of Essex!

Great place, warm, very friendly, calm atmosphere, an asset to the street. Good - Lots of plants. Wide variety of food selection of savoury and sweet. Fair prices for vegan food. Home made food. Amazing vegan coffee. The vegan sausage rolls are better than the Greggs vegan one. Bad - Only small amount of seating, wooden bench shared with another table is uneven and a little uncomfortable, still a fantastic place.

I don't think I've been in there before if I have it was ages ago!

Amazing wholefood cafe offering wide variety of freshly prepared vegan food, great drinks and nice coffee. If you are after a healthy treat, be sure to visit this place.

I was really looking forward to visiting this cafe today. I had heard good reviews. I was sorely disappointed :( As we arrived the small cafe was dark and appeared closed, but on closer inspection we could see a few people sat on the couple of tables so we went in. There is a large food preparation area and counter and a very few tables, there were about 5 people in the cafe and no one at the counter as we walked in and only one member of staff. We approached the counter and looked at the menu. The server didn’t even look at us. They were busy preparing some food At the back of the kitchen, their back to the counter... two more groups joined the queue behind us. Still the server did not so much as look up or over at us. We were not acknowledged at all... After an awkward few minutes, we decided to leave and eat elsewhere. Perhaps I’ll try on another day when there is more than one staff member working.

Look I aint gonna front. I aint never eaten here but my wife has and she says its excellent. Ive been in here with her an must say the staff are very friendly and welcoming. So really this should/would be a 5star if Im honest but and its a big but BUT You cant find the place. Even before it moved location when it was wedge in next to the music shop like platform 9 3/4 it was difficult but its a bigger shop better location and the signage lets it down. I actually heard a lady come in after me to meet her friend say she walked past this place like 3times. So im glad its not just me who had trouble finding the place. I want this place to be sucsesful for my wifes sake but if people looking for it cant find it then it must be missing quite a bit o business on potential passing trade. Just saying🙄

Visiting Colchester looking for an independent cafe serving vegan food for brunch and came across this hidden gem. Well worth seeking out. They have what looks to be a small regular menu and then a couple of daily specials as well as a range of delicious looking cakes. A good selection of hot and cold drinks. Very friendly welcoming staff.

The best spot in town, hands down! Super fresh, nutritious ridiculously delicious food in a cute and calm setting. I'd honestly move in if I could, but daily sos roll and coffee drop ins will have to do. Can't recommend highly enough!

Small friendly town with highlights like this !!!

Fantastic vegan food!! If you're feeling a bit run down, this is the perfect place to refill your batteries♥💚♥

Visited for the first time today and had a lovely delicious fresh lunch! We thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely return. I had the sushi salad which was very tasty, my auntie had the avacado on toast which was nice however difficult to eat due to the toast being extremely hard!- think it was because it was sourdough bread so that was a bit of a shame. We really liked how it was decorated inside with all the plants. They were very friendly there too! Would be great to see more things on the menu and more cakes but was lovely! Thank you

I come to this café regularly to have lunch, the girls are really friendly and the environment is really cosy. The dishes are rotated regularly which I love as I always know that I will be getting something fresh and homemade. The cakes are absolutely gorgeous (the favourite of mine so far being some sort of sticky toffee/almond one). The prices are OK, maybe a little bit steep for the amount given (the salads, in particular), however I personally think it is worth it knowing that it is fresh and 'nourishing'! Matcha latte is one of the best I have had (if not THE best) and the sausage rolls are a lovely treat too. I would recommend this café to people if they are looking for a quick and nutritious vegan lunch, for a warm drink and cake, or a catch up with friends. Hope they'll expand in the future as I believe this place will become even more popular as veganism spreads. Very authentic, need more vegan places like this in Colchester!

This is a really lovely cafe. I'm not vegan but the coffee and croissants are delicious. Their sos rolls are so tasty. And all their interesting salads and warming bowls are excellent. I work around the corner and the welcome is warm, the staff are friendly and efficient, I highly recommend a visit ...

After doing my re-search about ‘vegan in Colchester’, I stumbled across ‘The Nourish Co’ and so basically forced my mum (non-vegan by the way) to go there with me while we stayed in Colchester. We went there for lunch. On arrival the very friendly lady at the till (not sure what you call it in a restaurant! -Waitress? Anyway...) explained about the menu. They have a permanent menu and then a selection of a few dishes which they rotate why one they are serving that day. I hadn’t known this prior to going but luckily for me they were serving exactly the one I had planned on going for that day (I should mention thought that I would have gladly taken any of those dishes, or ones from the permanent menu- everything sounded amazing!). I ordered, as said, the ‘special’ dish for r that day: the Thai peanut salad along with a kombucha, and my mum ordered a cashew cream cheese bagel along with their ‘living smoothie’ I think it was called. The food didn’t take long to come, and after having also tried some of both of the things my mum ordered I can tell you safely that everything we had was amazing! My mum interestingly mentioned something I think is very true, which is that for a smaller place like ‘The Nourish Co’, it’s a very clever idea to have a ‘special dish for the day’, because that way, for those dishes that require a little more preparation, you can get them really right (as they did!!!!). Both my mum and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would definitely return again!

First time I have been to Nourish. Great little place. Friendly staff and very tasty food. I had the satay salad. Really tasty and filling. The energy ball is so so moorish. I'll definitely be returning.

Absolutely delicious food & drink. Welcoming atmosphere. The staff are always willing to help and did I mention the food & drinks are delicious.

Delicious sophisticated plant-based café - perfect for Saturday brunch. Lovely staff and relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Non-disposable crockery/cutlery would be good, but otherwise perfect!

I have been coming to Nourish regularly since it opened at its new location in April. The food is delicious, healthy and filling and I love April and Cleo - they are so friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere is brilliant - I love how they are bringing the community together and stocking nearly all locally created produce. Their croissants and pain au chocolate are amazing!! My son loves their sos rolls and cookies. There’s definitely something for everything! I wish there were more places like this in Essex. I recommend it to anyone!

Ive been visiting Nourish for a long time and every visit I am greeted by the friendliest staff and brilliant food ! With the new location there are some new things on the menu which are sooo delicious, the bagel is the best thing I’ve ever eaten along with sos rolls and cookies !! The coffee is great and it’s so refreshing to see a cafe doing somthing alternative to the very common lunch menus that fill Colchester, it’s all freshly made with the best ingredients! Although I am not vegan I always enjoy the food the flavours are fantastic, the premises is beautiful and the vibes are always positive!

I loved nourish in their old premises, but the new location has completely stepped it up to a new level. Not only is the new menu inventive and delicious, they have created such a beautiful, welcoming and positive space. The decor is filled with plants and paintings and local businesses produce, and there's a great variety of seating options from stalls, to window seats and a little floor cushion window nook to tuck yourself away. The girls are always so friendly and give such a personal service. It's my favourite spot and a definite must visit in Colchester for their famous sos rolls and the best coffee/cookies I've ever had 🙌

A mid morning break - Can recommend the chocolate cookies and vegan to boot! Limited seating but worth the visit

On several occasions I have bought a bagel for lunch and whilst I thought it was pricey at £6 I felt it was acceptable as it tasted good and I enjoyed it. Today, for a change I went for the kale and avocado salad at £7. As a previous reviewer commented, a half filled container with shredded kale and lettuce, some tiny bits of avocado barely discernible to the eye, the odd shred of aubergine, some nuts and a dressing. I came away feeling that they feel they can charge what they like under the cover of 'healthy, plant based, etc etc'. I wont be returning.

Nourish followed in the shoes of the excellent vegan Den. It falls short of their standards.

Lovely fresh food that makes you feel good eating it. Friendly and welcoming. So nice to be able to go into a place and know that the food has no animal ingredients.

Pretty new to a plant-based diet so delighted to find this small and cute lunch spot in Colchester.

Oh my, the food here is amazing! I just wanted a quick snack as I walked home from town and it was perfect. I had a sos roll and a cookie and I think I could have eaten 10 of each they were so tasty. The staff were really friendly and the place had a really cosy atmosphere, I would definitely recommend for a tasty treat.

I popped in here to grab a snack on my way home from town and I wasn't disappointed. The food is delicious and all vegan so I can eat everything without having to worry. The staff are so friendly, really welcoming and it's a really good value, I would definitely recommend.

Fantastic range of food (peanut soup wonderful), very pleasant and helpful staff, will be visiting more often from now on.

I love this cute little place. Great homemade dish of the day, green juices in a jar and some yummy chocolate balls. Definately a special place.

I've been hanging here since the cafe opened back in October 2014 & since then I must have eaten about 200 'sos rolls', 100 plus smoked aubergine BLT sandwiches and far too many hot pots of Golden Dahl.

Small vegan café with sandwiches, hot drinks, raw cakes and a changing lunch menu. All delicious. Would be nice to see alternatives to the plastic packaging they use.

Having recently cut dairy from my diet i was very excited to try something yummy from here however I was very disappointed the cakes looked as though they had been left out for weeks and the premises was utterly filthy. Staff were egotistical and the type that gives vegans a bad name. Would not recommend.

Delicious dal and bean chilli, often served hot from the slow cooker. Great place to get lunch on the go in a short lunch break. Any excuse to also nibble on their famous 'sausage' rolls before they sell out (always warm in the mornings fresh out of the oven!)

I have eaten here twice now and enjoyed it both times. It is very small inside, but there is room for a few people to sit, probably about 4/5 people at the most. The first time I had their aubergine, tomato and lettuce sandwich, it was delicious. Today I had their Spinach and Lentil Dal, that was heaven in a bowl, absolutely yummy and just the right portion for lunch time. My non-vegan friend was with me today and she had one of their vegan sausage rolls and said it was absolutely delicious "better than a meat sausage roll".

A tiny cafe but great cakes , salad boxes and takeaway. Friendly and inviting. Good to have a raw choice.

This little vegan cafe is incredible. The variety of food and drinks is amazing for such a small place. There is a great variety of vegan produce on sale and the smell of the food cooking is just incredible.

Their chili is great! So are the "sausage" rolls and sandwiches. I also recommend trying their raw vegan desserts.

Super cute, super friendly, and (perhaps surprisingly) super tasty. You could easily miss this tiny vegan café, tucked under the Music Warehouse signwriting, but that would be a mistake. I’ve been in twice now, both times met with true warmth and conviviality - testament itself that their food does good things to people. On both occasions I had their faux sausage roll (the second time I was fortunate enough that it was still warm, yum) – which made a satisfying alternative to its meaty counterpart and the pastry certainly did not suffer from a lack of butter – delicious! On the second occasion I also had a chocolate cookie which, although an unusual consistency and perhaps ever so slightly oversweet, tasted surprisingly indulgent and left me feeling virtuous rather than guilty. I love the fact that you can see the racks of guitars through the mini kitchen – a truly unique hidden gem.

Great little stop in Colchester serving fresh and homemade vegan food and tasty treats and deserts!

Being opposite a multi story car park, this very cute, very little cafe is in a perfect location for town centre shoppers.

great lunches - different specials every day - good price, £3 to £4 - friendly staff - great ethos: Be kind to the planet, Be kind to animals ...

If you're vegan and looking for a quick bite to eat and grab a coffee, you must try this place, will not disappoint!

I'm not normally the type to go straight online to write a review of a place I've just visited but couldn't resist when it came to Colchester's "The Noirish Co". People tend to use the term "hidden gem" all to often but in this case there is no truer example of just that. Still within the town's busy centre on St Johns street, near the new bus station and within the old Music Warehouse shop is a delightful little cafe offering a range of vegetarian and vegan snacks, drinks and deserts. (It's worth mentioning that I am neither vegetarian or vegan myself). Given that the cafe had only just opened its doors for the first time the day before my visit, I was surprised by the choice on offer. Curries, Mexican chilli and meat free sausage rolls, all homemade, and a range of different hot and cold drinks you won't find anywhere else in town. AND SO MANY TEAS!!! This place is a fantastic alternative to your Starbucks and Costas. Owned and run by a small team who really care about where your food comes from and the impact they have on the environment right down to the packaging they use. I look forward to my next visit although there will likely be a queue out the door as word spreads about Colchester's new cool place to eat.

As I entered the Cafe I was instantly in love with it's rustic vibe. A mixture of great decor, beautiful aromas and friendly staff made it an instant hit with me.