The best restaurants in Colchester East of England

Have discovered this recently, highly recommended, the food is so authentic and fresh, and fantastic value - absolutely top quality street food - every Wednesday and Friday on Culver Street market, look forward to returning regularly for a Friday lunchtime treat.

Just recently moved to Tiptree and called in for a coffee and Bakewell tart. Both were delicious. Friendly staff & good service.

It was a warm day and after the Rock Choir gig in Culver Square both my partner and I deserved a quenching drink...Juicy Bar Vitality hit the spot big time...Lemons, Apples and Soda...fantastic...the very best Juicy drink ever....

Love enny's grill ready to eat ata dindin, goes with so many dishes. I even made jollof rice with it. great home taste to it as well. Totally recommend.

Arrived without a booking on a busy Saturday evening and they found us a table within a short time. The food was good and the service was second to none. We were attended to by a number of waiting staff, all of whom were personable and engaging and who were a credit to the Crown.

I thought we'd lost him! Imagine my delight when I recently discovered he was still there, every morning from about 8am until 3pm or so, just around the corner from where he used to be, tucked in between Paragon Stainless & Howdens Joinery, itself next to Go Bananas and opposite Jump Street.Order the Girly Stick and get what amounts to a full English - er - Scotish(!) - breakfast in a half baguette, with a cup of tea (free refills!) - all for £2.50! And it's great food! He has a wider choice of sauces than anywhere I know. I always go for mustard and hot chilli.Go as much for the camaraderie and conversation as for the actual food itself. Joe's is a local institution. All the local tradespeople go there. Catch this iconic local venue while you are here - you will be glad you found it!

This is a good option if you don't want to cook and if you really like Italian style 😉 The staff are really nice people and hardworking

As a group of walkers we felt lucky to have found this new stop on on of our favourite walks. The drinks and cake were just right and we had a very friendly welcome. Spotlessly clean, especially the toilet.

The former Poppy’s tea room, The Secret Garden is a really cosy little nook in Trinity Street, decorated to look like an indoor garden. The food is lovely and inexpensive and the staff are great, especially Skye, who is so friendly and cheerful, a real delight! Definitely going to be a regular visitor.

El personal es muy amable. parecía El pescado y las patatas fritas siempre sabor increíble, tanta variedad. Servicio rápido. Yo diría que mejor fish and chips en todas Essex. No puedo calificar este lugar lo suficiente!

such delicious food and super kind staff Make you feel so welcome and food is so tasty!!Defo coming again and bringing more people!! highly recommend

We miss your food we hope to find new space quickly The food is number 1 in Colchester

A small but comfortable place with amazing service and amazing food. Probably the best ramen in colchester, would highly recommend.

Hadn't been here for some while, so decided to take advantage of their 3 courses for the price of 2 set lunch deal. I started with the duck spring rolls and the wife had a very nice soup. We followed with very tasty mains and rounded off with tiramisu and coffees to close. All very nicely prepared and tasty, as always. The students are just learning their respective roles in hospitality, so they do need to be brushing up on their serving skills and customer service etiquette but that's what they are there for! The food is always good and the choices give the chefs a wide range of preparation experience and we've always found they come up to the mark. Well done all!