The best restaurants in Dedham and Langham Colchester East of England

An INCREDIBLE family run cafe definitely worth stopping off at. Food was delicious, service was impeccable. My biggest compliments to Phil, friendliest cafe server I’ve had for a very long time! He deserves a raise!

Beautiful decorated hotel.lovely couple that run it.the breakfast was great..Will be back..beautiful village.

Booked a room to spend a night with my wife to celebrate our wedding anniversary. It was amazing, as soon as we arrived we were served welcome drinks, room was incredible. The attention to detail in the service really is like nothing I have experienced before. The spa facilities are tranquil, everywhere was spotless and the Christmas Dec's magical. Thank you for making it such a special night. We will definitely return.

Had lunch here and then came back for the evening BBQ summer event. The lunch and BBQ were very well done. The service at both were good. Having lunch by the river was nice.

I had the special lunch of Turkey sandwich. I wasn't told at the time of taking my order how much it would cost. It was more like a stuffing sandwich with very soggy salad inside. When I looked at my receipt at home it cost me £12.50 (for a sandwich). It was a joint payment with my daughters lunch so I didn't realise. I am so annoyed, I feel like I've been totally ripped off. I wouldn't have minded so much if it had been enjoyable.

Had a work Christmas meal here, lovely food and impeccable service

This was a lovely pretty tea room overlooking the high street. The staff were friendly and pleasant. The lunch menu was very varied and the food we ordered was of a very good standard.

This is welcome spot to refuel if you’re on the Constable walk. The service was prompt and friendly, the cafe was spotlessly clean and very pleasant to sit in, but sadly the food was pretty poor. A sweet potato and spinach slice was limp (possibly microwaved) and the salad although very fresh came with no trace nor offer of dressing. A little thought on how to improve the food would go a long way. I didn’t have any cake, but they did look really good.

Lovely atmosphere, we was given a lovely booth which felt really cosy with the added cushions. Roast dinner was lovely & serves quickly. Service was amazing, staff were so polite & friendly. 100% recommend

Atmosphärisches altes Fachwerk Haus. Leckeres Essen. Gute Bierauswahl. Wir waren über die Jahre schon ein paar mal da.

This is the second time we have stayed here this year. We stayed in Butchers room which is just lovely. The bed is very comfortable & the pillows are amazing. We dined in the restaurant both times & the choice & quality of the food is great. Breakfast was very good, the offer continental as well as a fresh cooked selection. The bar area is nice with an open fire & cosy sofas. Plenty of parking. I can’t say enough good about this place. Well worth a visit if you like a relaxing break.

A great venue with good private rooms for meals and functions. We used The Library but did find it quite warm, even in January. Decor in toilets is flagging a bit. Food was exceptional as was the service. Highly recommend.

Great pub, good food. 4 friends ate here after golf. I had an excellent burger with bacon and cheese, one of my friends had the steak. Both were cooked really well and were very tasty. Can’t remember what the other 2 had but i know they loved it. Great service, the young lad that waited on us was friendly and efficient. The owner/boss was doing a sterling job operating as chef. Lots of beers, 3 real ales on draught to choose from. The wainwrights bitter was delicious. Price wise, typical pub prices, no problem there. Thanks very much to Sally and her team for looking after us so well.

Only lasted 20 mins as manager was rude to us and then got a parking fine for waiting! Appealed decision and it got rejected. Seems to be going downhill.

Lovely staff, very polite and helpful, but wrong meal arrived, my husband had finished his by the time the correct meal arrived. The hot meal was served on a cold plate and the food was not thoroughly heated. Not an enjoyable meal or experience. We were offered 1 x complimentary drink to compensate. :(