Based on 174 opinions finded in 3 websites
Based on 174 opinions finded in 3 websites
Nº 264 in 553 in Colchester
Nº 58 of 112 Other cuisines in Colchester
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Excellent place very welcoming, clearly they know their regular customers. I wasn't but was still looked after perfectly with a well cooked hot breakfast. Great service thankyou
Ian Perkins . 2024-10-16
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On my way home fancied a jacket and salad..popped in and ordered with cheese and beans..had extra coleslaw..and a side salad garnish.. The plate came out with a good sized portion of everything..(compared to other cafes)..I struggled to eat it all..very tasty homemade coleslaw..and the potato was not dry (compared to others elsewhere)..would highly recommend..very clean place..staff very friendly and I felt very relaxed and enjoyed my visit..will go there again..value for money..and a good selection of choices.. Thankyou to the owners.
Annii Xxx . 2024-07-27
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Traditional cafe and a good one. Excellent friendly service. Good choice of food which can be ordered in any number of combinations and sensibly priced.
Juliette B . 2024-05-04
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3rd time of coming here , Food is lovely like home cooked , friendly staff which will cater to your needs as best possible ...absolutely love this little Gem 💎...
Lorna Moslin . 2024-04-27
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I've visited Vinny's twice in the last few days. The first time I was really impressed with both the quality of the food and, perhaps even more so, it's presentation I don't think I've ever seen such well presented food in this kind of place So today I noticed there was a different chef and a different waiter and wondered whether it would be the same. Perhaps it just been a one of but no, it was incredible again; beautiful food really well presented! I cannot recommend this restaurant enough.
Simon Lane . 2024-04-01
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Simply excellent! I have eaten here twice in the last few days. Each time everything was perfect. Today I noticed that both the chef and waiter were different and wondered whether I would notice a difference but, again, perfect. The ingredients very high quality. For example, Im a fan of black pudding so opted for it as an extra each time. Some of the best I've had anywhere. Most notable I'd say is the presentation of the food. I must have eaten in hundreds if not thousands of cafés serving similar renditions English breakfast and the like but if I don't think I've ever seen a place that presents the food so perfectly before. Different chef today but presentation equally perfect as my visit of a few days ago. Please visit this restaurant, especially if you are a tourist from abroad. English food often has a bad reputation but come here and help us set the record straight for you!
Simon Lane CISSP . 2024-04-01
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Great local business, exceptionally tasty all day breakfast options and reasonably priced! - 10/10
Steven . 2024-03-09
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People there great but when I got my shepherds pie it was a microwave meal they gave I eat didn’t say nothing last time I went there selling cheap food for more money go to Jenkins well worth the money in my opinion not buying cheap food
Kash Ali (XAgEXxOFxXKrYpTX) . 2024-02-17
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Monday 18th April 2022 This morning, I visited this cafe/restaurant Great owner friendly staff and clientelle I had the Megga breakfast, which cost 8 pounds 50 This is a really pleasent place to eat good valued food When in collchester I will use this place again Saturday 14th January 2024 Today, i came back to this cafe As of my last experians here, i could not complain it was de ja veux of my last experience Well done all The megga breakfast cost£ 9.99
Darren Slingsby . 2024-01-13
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Good honest food nice little cafe
Frances Downes . 2023-12-18
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Good Breakfast as usual. Only fault was very cold in the café m
David Smith . 2023-11-27
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Go in there every two weeks for a cup of coffee before business meeting
John . 2023-11-18
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Friendly and attentive staff, delicious omlette with cheese, onion and mushroom...best in town I reckon...and lovely cappuccino. Love it here 🤩
michelle burrows . 2023-11-04
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Very good and delicious food and excellent prices people come here from an hour away just to come to the best cafe in Colchester food is cooked fresh on the spot don’t go no where else because I’ve been to every cafe in Colchester and vinnys beat them all in quality and prices
ZAiN ALi . 2023-10-30
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First time at vinnys cafe as I wanted to find a cafe that was reasonable priced as fed up with paying £7 for a sandwich in other cafes !! Best & cheapest egg sandwich I have bought in Colchester , fresh bread and my eggs were very well done as asked for 😊 perfect lunch & drink just under £4.50 !! Will be returning again . Very happy customer
Megan Crowley . 2023-10-09
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I had a great breakfast there and the staff were very friendly. good options and good value too. instead of a tea included i got a can of fizzy pop. certainly a good cafe fry up!
JAMES K . 2023-09-11
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9.99 for a poor quality breakfast and cup of tea. There is surely better elsewhere. Mushrooms were actually the best thing about it Sausage was something you would feed a dog providing your dog isn't fussy. My dog would have bit me if I tried to feed him it probably though
fleming140 . 2023-09-06
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It was nice and amazing service
Edna Gates . 2023-08-23
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Lovely full English. No complaints at all
Francesca . 2023-08-05
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Handy for Head Street bus stops. Order any combination of breakfast items or as I did, just toast. Clean, friendly service. Good value.
J Brown . 2023-07-01
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Had a lovely lunch at vinnys food was good the price was fair, will deffo be returning 😋
James Day . 2023-05-17
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The double breakfast was just what I needed after my night shift and the fried bread was on point!
mark . 2023-04-15
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Great place good staff good food
Terry Thompson . 2023-04-05
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Lovely fresh full English breakfast from a traditional cafe.
Lionheart . 2023-03-17
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This is a great cafe with a menu full of classic meals such as an all day breakfast, jacket potatoes and nuggets and chips for the children. The food was served quickly and the staff also made sure we were comfortable with checking if we needed a high chair or not. Vinnys is the place to go if you want a quick meal, which is value for money and not a chain.
Nikki Bedford . 2023-03-12
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Lovely little cafe in the middle of Colchester. Lovely food, welcoming and quiet. Nice place to have a cuppa with a bit of lunch. They have a varies selection of menu items and deals on food. Childrens menu is also great with many family favourites.
Paul R (Paulie) . 2023-01-23
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Friendly staff. Proper cafe. Haven't tried a huge selection of the menu but the breakfast is delicious with really nice mushrooms.
J Pad . 2023-01-21
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Lovely and hot bacon, wasn't soggy as got a BLT. Spot on
Bernadette . 2023-01-17
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Great value for Students. Food great. Customer service friendly.
Rikki Rikki . 2023-01-06
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If you want a five star restaurant, then you are in the wrong place. The food is good though, and the service is prompt. I have never been there when it has been overcrowded, so I can't comment on the atmosphere. The staff have always been polite and helpful. It is okay. I particularly like their cottage pie. Comes with a good portion of veg as well.
Conrad Browne . 2022-12-31
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Good decent food had a fry up breakfast nice thick rashers of bacon good quality sausage egg beens mushrooms bread all nice products you would eat in your home excellent price,no wonder they have been a part of head street for well over 20yrs best cafe in town for food and price Try them
John john . 2022-10-26
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Very tasty, missed the fried bread though.
mr . 2022-10-18
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Was okay but I didn’t receive the extras that I paid for
Billy . 2022-09-24
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Discovered this little gem when craving a cooked breakfast. The staff here are amazing, very friendly and really lovely to talk to. I have eaten out in similar café environments or the more expensive restaurants but this is the only place I have really felt like the staff care about the customers and I can't praise them highly enough. The food was gorgeous too, my cooked breakfast was extremely hot, not at all greasy, very tasty and the portion size was perfect, lots of it! Great cup of tea to accompany it too. I am not ashamed to admit I came back the following two days and wouldn't choose anywhere else for a similar meal in Colchester. Fantastic place, clean and tidy, prices are very reasonable and extremely welcoming and friendly staff.
Joe Tribe . 2022-08-29
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I use to love this place certainly not the same
Sandy Fullbrook . 2022-08-13
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Chips taste dry and old. Not fresh at all. Took nearly an hour to complete my order from when it was first processed and accepted. 15 minutes late with no update. Best to eat in.
Beth . 2022-07-30
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I had a great breakfast and it was cooked perfectly….highly recommend these guys if you want decent food (without the excessive grease).
Jamie . 2022-07-29
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Vinny’s is by far the best cafe in Colchester. The breakfasts are always amazing and never disappoint!!!
Connel . 2022-07-29
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Nice waitress, sausage was cheap, did it come out the can? Nice
Leon . 2022-07-26
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amazing food and great friendly staff
Katie James . 2022-07-23
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If you love all day breakfast this is the place to go. You can mix and match alot of different food to create your own meal
Rylo Ken . 2022-06-11
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Just popped in with the children after walking by for many years and was pleasantly surprised. Delicious breakfast and generous portions. The staff were polite, welcoming and really helpful. Will definitely return here over any chain establishment. 🥓☕
mummabyf . 2022-05-30
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Great prices staff friendly and it's clean .
annie woodley . 2022-05-24
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Nice and clean friendly staff. Food delicious
Anne Oxley . 2022-05-22
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Sausage and onion baguette yum!!
Lauren . 2022-05-02
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Proper tasty breakfast. Fresh,clean grill,well packaged with beans and Toms seperate. Fried eggs perfectly cooked!!not hard or rubbery atall. Will definitely use again . Thank you! 😊 Highly recommend 👌 👍
Samantha . 2022-04-26
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Great food great customer service I would recommend this place to everyone
Richard Mcnaughton . 2022-04-10
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I haven't eaten at Vinny's in years. Was the first time I took my daughter there. The food was lovely and the 'Gutbuster' (plus hashbrowns) defeated my boyfriend haha. Decent amount of food on your plate and the salad with my scampi with fresh and crisp. Was lovely. Would eat there again.
Naomi Clark . 2022-04-03
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absolutly my favourite place to eat excellent thankyou.
wendy . 2022-03-10
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hi sorry some of my items were missing from my meal .
wendy . 2022-03-02
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First time I’ve ordered from here for home delivery and it was totally worth it piping hot food
Jason . 2022-03-01
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Food was longer than said it would be and is cold!
Stewart . 2022-02-28
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Great food and very friendly service.
Daniel Beech . 2022-02-27
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WOW ABSOLUTLEY EXCELLENT. THANKYOU.
wendy . 2022-02-25
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Spot on delivery. Lovely food. Thank you.
Emma . 2022-02-17
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Items arrived and the hot chocolate had leaked over the rest of the food.
Thomas . 2022-02-17
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Vinnys can be found on the outskirts of town. It's clean which for a Greasy Spoon is a start. Pretty good service and the food was alright. It's a bit on the expensive side. Maybe cus we are from the North I thought until you go into the town centre and find all other places doing all day breakfast are a tad cheaper. Decent anyway.
Drunken Duck Promotions . 2022-02-17
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Fantastic food and lovely staff xx
Ashlee Harker . 2022-02-11
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Arrived early and restaurant cooked food there and then
Sebastian . 2022-02-09
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Always try to visit here when I'm in town as prices are reasonable and staff friendly. In fact, I've been been coming here for years!!
Jacqueline Blackburn . 2022-02-09
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Came in today with my friend and my children my eldest of which has adhd of which I explained and apologised for his behaviour it wasn't exceptable and I was trying my hardest to calm him down whilst apologising to the other customers which were in their what I found completely disrespectful humiliating and out of order is your server saying to me under his breath that I need to control my child better when questioned to repeat himself he replied with it doesn't matter I am left shaken humiated to the point I was in tears with anger as I left. If I could give 0 stars I would
Rebecca Cain . 2022-01-22
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A decent cafe, great prices and the owner was super friendly
Mark North . 2022-01-18
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Nice food large portions. Service was quick and very friendly.
Paul Prendergast . 2021-12-16
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Food is amazing. Staff are friendly.
Debbie Wood . 2021-12-04
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First class food clean tidy and polite friendly price is good best place for full English and more
Ross Jamieson Frame . 2021-11-22
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Good value good food can't go wrong 👌🏼
Dan Shelley . 2021-10-24
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Quite often eat at Vinny's, lovely people who run it, alway very friendly and cheerful, very surprised that more people don't go there, very reasonably priced, food always good. One of my favourite places to eat.
Brenda McKinley . 2021-10-20
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Vinny's has been there for 40yrs & deservedly so. Good food, good prices.
Polite Sociopath . 2021-05-14
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Love our Saturday treat of breakfast in Vinny's, clean, great service and very tasty good, hubby won't go anywhere else, & my hubby loves his food 😋
Debbie Fudge . 2020-11-06
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The food was lovely, the restaurant was clean, the staff were really nice and you got a lot for your money!
Ashleigh C . 2020-08-16
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THE BEST BREAKFAST IN COLCHESTER!!
josh last . 2020-08-01
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Really lovely food and friendly atmosphere. Its always a pleasure. Toasted sandwich was fresh with salad. Thank you!
Alfie James . 2020-07-30
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After being away for many years, we stopped into Vinny's for some lunch. The place was clean, light and airy & the food was hot and delicious! Staff were friendly & helpful. We won't leave it so long next time.
R9740IMtimb . 2020-01-17
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Friendly and brilliant service,.
Rebecca Fox . 2020-01-16
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Great service. Our waitress was lovely. Upbeat and helpful. Food is good and it's very reasonably priced. Recommended.
Shaun Keegan . 2019-12-21
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Basic cafe serves good food sesible price
Dave Cooper . 2019-12-20
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Cheap and cheerful with nice staff and a good plate full.
Ross Harrington . 2019-12-20
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Lovely friendly staff and it nice food come out hot
Marjorie Armson . 2019-12-16
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Service was ok but the food has gone down hill it used to have a really good breakfast.
Leon Halsey . 2019-12-04
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Lovely food and service, coffee mmmmmmmmm 😀
Kevin James . 2019-12-04
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Just an average cafe at the cheaper end of things. Service was good, food was edible, and pleasant if not basic surroundings in which to eat it. Prices were slightly too high IMHO, but not excessive. I'd go here again.
Megan Thomas . 2019-12-01
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A standard café, clean and reasonable prices. Food is good.
doug scrimshaw . 2019-11-27
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Great food, excellent service, reasonably priced
Steve Chawner . 2019-11-23
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Proper greasy spoon in the heart of Colchester. Does excellent value for money fry ups. Biggest breakfast and a HUGE mug of tea for just over a £5. Great place will go again.
Stanley Charleston . 2019-11-20
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Lovely food, friendly staff and even cooked me something that wasn't on the menu 😁
Maureen Kirby . 2019-11-12
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Great Cafe! I visited two days this week and the breakfasts were cooked to perfection, the best I've had in any cafe for years. The staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is nice and chilled. I would thoroughly recommend it.
Nod Ellis . 2019-10-10
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Great fresh food good service too
Martin Lacey . 2019-08-11
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Vinnys is a great place to take the weight off your feet and sit down for a meal or a cuppa. The prices are really good here too
Alison Tupper . 2019-08-10
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Enjoyed my breakfast and service very good.
Kenneth Jackson . 2019-07-27
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Just had the veggie mega breakfast. With in a few minutes was served. Enjoyed everything. The staff was amazing
Deejay gill . 2019-07-09
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Went there, had breakfast with a friend and his kids. Nice polite staff, clean & well presented. Will be going again
Jj Esterling . 2019-05-07
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I've always liked Vinny's. You can guarantee good food and friendly service that won't break the bank.
Christopher Fryer . 2019-04-16
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Anything fried in this place is revolting. Whether it the oil used or over used. Shame as many years ago the last owner served good food.
Jason . 2019-04-05
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Lovely place to eat a wide seltoin of home made food friendly staff
virginia knight . 2019-02-24
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Nice place to.eat seltion of food friendly staff, fish ,& chips mushsy peas
MARK FREEMAN . 2019-02-23
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Good basic food breakfast style with other choices available. Good quick service.
Simon Pearce . 2019-02-21
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Staff are very helpful and the food is good
David Howarth . 2019-02-02
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Not bad food reasonable prices.
Terry Mason . 2019-01-02
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Needs some renevating, all looks quite old and dingy in there may need to buy some new chairs. But staff is nice, especially the young girl that works only weekends.
Elliemiller11 . 2018-12-29
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Lovely food & great customer service & lovely staff
Taz Franklin . 2018-12-22
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456 Opinions
A few days ago I visited this cafe on my visit to Mersea Island... and was a bit disappointed! The location in the town center was (strategically) good because it was right at an intersection with a lot of people, but it was also a bit "noisy" due to the cars and two-wheelers constantly driving past. But that was completely ok for me! Ordering a simple sandwich or two pieces of toast with a fried egg turned out to be a bit difficult for the serving staff... and although I was attested to have first-class knowledge of English... it was impossible for the ladies to do something like that for me (simple and by the way typically English) to serve!? I then had to make do with a baguette with roasted bacon, which wasn't really a problem for me at first. But: The bread was toasted "rock hard" and was barely "biteable" and the bacon was also completely burnt and therefore hard as the sole of a shoe. When exactly what I actually wanted to order was served at the next table - but (apparently) wasn't "feasible", I was quite irritated... If I (after a long wait!) hadn't explicitly asked again after serving the baguette about the coffee that was still missing... who knows when I would have gotten it (ever or at all)?! Meanwhile, some of the other guests (who came after me) had already received their orders! Unfortunately, the totally overpriced and absolutely "watery" coffee couldn't console me for my wait. For a professional coffee machine of Italian proportions, I was hoping for something much better with an "Americano"! There were (at least) 6 visible ladies working in the cafe at the time and, according to my observations, they were totally "overwhelmed" and were more busy with their private things and conversations/discussions than taking care of the guests and their orders - just sad ! 3 experienced operators who understand their job would have been completely sufficient here... At least my table was dirty and totally sticky, but nobody cared about that...!? I could list a few more unpleasant observations...but this should be enough to underline my assessment of this place: NEVER go to this place again!
210 Opinions
I have been to this on many occasions for a quiet dug with friends. I have also been in quiz night and a sat where there are a few more people in the bar. It has a small beer garden and a great selection of ales. It is close to the town centre and the owners are brilliant. Highly recommend this place.
774 Opinions
Incredible food for our anniversary. My wife has a lot of special needs with her orders which I know can be difficult. The staff and chef were both fantastic and the food was exceptional. Been to quite a few restaurants and pubs this year and they have seemed slightly lacking. This on the other hand is the exception. Well done to all at the Crown.
682 Opinions
Had a booking for 7 people on Saturday ,when we got there the gate was shut and there appeared to be a wedding . The waiter looked at us angrily and waved to us to leave !! There were two people pouring some prosceco and neither came and told us what was going on. This behaviour is so rude and so unprofessional !!
268 Opinions
Very pleasant lunch. Friendly staff, generous portions of good food. Reasonably priced.