The best restaurants in Colchester East of England

Friendly staff,lovely seafood restaurant we ordered crab,mussels, prawns and oyster,fresh salads.definately worth a visit if your on the island

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 home made food friendly happy staff warming lovely atmosphere we will most definitely return ! Scoobidy doobidy doo!!

We had a lovely meal here on 04/01 and everything was perfect. Tony and Alina are perfect hosts. They were totally engaging explained the food in detail. The Tiramisu is to die for. You need to pre-book as place is not very big.

Customer service matches the exceptional treats on offer. Only downside its not being able to sample everything on the menu! amazing stuff

Best pub in Wivenhoe by miles. Friendly, accessible and great drinks and events - it might not be near the river but it’s the place to head to

Very cosy and local pub Would highly recommend Very good Guinness In the heart of Newtown in Colchester city very today and comfortable local pub A1

This place is a hidden little gem tucked away in the cemetery grounds on mersea road (located near to the exit). The staff are always welcoming and happy to see you. (Many are volunteering so makes it that even more special). I have attended two wakes here and both times was so impressed. I also have had afternoon tea which was amazing and sometimes pop in for a lovely coffee and slice of cake. Can’t recommend this place enough.

Absolutely lovely different place for tea and coffee yummy yummy bakes such wonderful staff and so polite and friendly a lovely place to relax and refresh after picking fresh fruit at the farm will definitely be going again

This chip shop is a gem, burgers, fish and chips all very good but the southern fried chicken is just awesome, nice big tasty pieces. Worth buying a large portion and save a piece for the next day. Batter and skin all crisped up so no wobbly skin like other well known places, top quality chicken too.

Superb breakfast, the 125, wished I’d had the 600 but all the ingredients were excellent. Very friendly staff in a very smart space. Would like to visit again if I find myself in the area

What a lovely little find. Visiting Colchester from Ipswich with my daughter and wanted a hot drink and a snack. We were wandering around and found this little gem. Small cafe. On sitting down we glanced at other tables and their food and we were tempted to rather than buy a sandwich or toastie we both had cheesy chilli jacket potatoes served with a little bowl of dressed salad and coleslaw. The service was both quick and friendly. The place had a nice relaxing atmosphere and some of the customers seemed to know the staff so it seems like they have returning customers. They also did a nice pot of tea.

What can I say... The food was great, and great value too; the coffee was superb; the service was most excellent; and the ambience, well with it's quirky lay out this is a place you need to visit. I had a Cappuccino and the Bacon and Chicken Salad, and I had more than enough to eat. I can thoroughly recommend this place!

lovely meal and good service, had the sticky beef and noodles followed by the brazilian seafood stew which was fantastic. others had steak, all dishes were first class. hopefully everyone will now know you are open as a great addition to Mersea.

Really lovely take away large tasty fish and crispy fluffy chips was served by a lovely friendly gentleman excellent choice of menu