The best restaurants in Castle Colchester East of England

Normally it is u get what u pay for, which was average usually. Today had a large mixed grill and gourmet steak and both were spot on. Presume they have a new chef? More of a 4* food today than ur usual wetherspoons. Well done chef and staff and presumably new meat suppliers?

We have given it three tries, first, food was OK, short staffed, bad service, 2nd similar but food again was ok, tried again last night, 8pm booking, only us and a table of 4, another couple were then seated, table of 4 had finished. We ordered starters and mains, starters arrived, yes ok, having finished those they were cleared, we awaited our mains, we could see 4 main meals on the counter where the two chefs were as only us and the other couple, they had to be ours, after watching for ten minutes and still sitting there under the heat lamps, I spoke with the manager, he went to them but apparently not fully prepared, awaiting chips ? After about a further 10 minutes they were served to us, no cutlery so we had to take from the next table, the food was dry, mixed grill was awful eggs were now rubbery all meat was dry, salad was warm, the other meal was equally as bad, warm salad and small tomatoes, chicken dried out, sauce congealed. Neither edible, so mostly left. No we didn’t have to pay, but how can Two chefs not prepare 2 meals to come out fresh and hot, it’s wasn’t as if it was busy, total joke, maybe time to replace with a new restaurant team. I feel all there have become complacent. To be that empty on a Saturday evening, something is wrong.

A strange experience. When we arrived, we didn’t get shown to a table and were told to just sit anywhere. The waiter didn’t seem interested in taking anyone’s order and we had to get his attention numerous times to be served. There also seemed to be some staff meeting going on in the middle of the restaurant which made us feel like we weren’t supposed to be there. The food came quick enough once ordered but was cold unfortunately.

Beast of a place. Ask for Cory. He knows his stuff. He helped me with food and drinks. And really made my time the best. A good vibe and. A place to visit certainly in. Colchester.

Visited 30/10 Had Philly cheesesteak, fries and chicken tenders with a few beers. Food was great, and service was good. Really pleasant lunch 👍

Worst experience ever, we had to call an ambulance for my girlfriend in the early hours on Sunday morning. After suddenly passing out and violently vomiting and pooing uncontrollably. I had to call an ambulance. After several test they revealed this would be from the body rejecting this food which was described as “Poison”. A chicken wrap from hell!

We chose two bacon ciabatta rolls, a chicken focaccia, a coffee latte and a half white coffee. The bacon was dry and burnt on the edges and pretty tasteless. The focaccia was fine. The total bill came to just over £20. Which I certainly did not regard as value for money.

Tub and Cone were booked for a leavers party. Food was fantastic, great variety and reasonably priced. Made a lovely treat for the leavers. Thank you

Wanted to eat here for a while, tried calling to book table and number just cuts off. Sent them email to book table, they responded with one word CLOSED. If this is the way they treat their potential customer, then I am sure they will be closed permanently!!!

Good thing is the location we had a few drinks here and was a good atmosphere and fairly friendly as well

We visited twice: the first time we shared a toasted cheese and ham sandwich and a cream tea, with a fabulous hot chocolate. The second time we had lunch of a mixed ploughman’s and a sausage baguette with tea and fruit juices. All the food was excellent and service was also very good.

Festive sandwich with gravy but the gravy was £1 extra for half a pot which was hardly enough to dip your sandwich in. What a sad sorry place this has become with a long wait 2 of the ordering posts were out of order.

This little diner was okay, the staff were friendly but openly talking about their life story and I could smell cigarettes from them. The table and condiments wasn’t wiped down at all as I could feel it was really sticky. There was dead flies around the windows and spider webs. I ordered a breakfast but the potatoes were so stale and dry. Go at your own risk.

I had a very good experience with them. They listened to all my customization requirements and produced a fabulous cake loved by all my guests. Thank you!

first time ordered a delivery from this restaurant..it turned up early..which was great..when you are hungry..the food was hot..the portion was massive..meats great..salad and chips..pitta bread warm..side order of taramasater was lovely