The best restaurants serving British food in Fordham and Stour Colchester East of England

OMG! 😍 We ordered a tiramisu for our daughter’s 21st birthday, Pantry 61 did not disappoint. Penny was great, she made sure that all our requirements were met and was fantastic to deal with. The actual tiramisu tasted AMAZING and was excellent value for money. Thank you so much Penny and Beverley, you made our daughter’s birthday! 🙏❤️

Calm, comfortable, well catered, very enjoyable. We went here with friends while staying locally. We saw the pub had previously been awarded pub of the year and understood why. Unhurried, high quality food and wine in a delightful atmosphere.

Was cold in the restaurant as the heating wasn't on. Menu was pretty basic and things you could easily make at home. The plates weren't heated, mening the food cooled down a lot once served. Garlic bread had barely any garlic butter and was so hard it was like a giant crouton. Food was slow to come out. The cokes tasted strange and were half flat. Wouldn't recommend it, I would rather go to a whetherspoons as its cheaper, more menu choice and better quality.

First time coming here as a cafe/ tea room, from the outside lovely and inviting but once you enter that's when it starts to go wrong. Tables small all bunched up plastic table clothes (sticky) and general atmosphere of a jumble sale come village hall. Choice on menu was good but the food was lacking in quality. 4 of us had 1 soft drink each 1 had tuna of a hard uneatable jacket potato. 1 had a burger which was dry and hard aswell!! 1 had ham egg and chips which was OK And 4th person had a toasted sandwich which was lacklustre. And this really poor food and drink cost £65!!!! Disgusting will not be eating there again.

Excellent Sunday roast. Landlady very friendly. Good service and nice decor. This pub has certainly had its problems over the past couple of years but it is now certainly on the up.