The best restaurants serving British food in Wivenhoe Cross Colchester East of England

We came for a pre booked afternoon tea for my mum’s birthday. We were sat for 50 minutes before the food came out, with no apology or explanation for the delay - you could understand if it were a cooked meal that was ordered on arrival but an afternoon tea that had been prebooked so they knew what we would be eating to have that much delay seemed unreasonable. The food was reasonable, though disappointing that the one (slightly dry) scone each was plain and not fruit as described on the menu. We had to ask for more tea as were not offered any more. The food would have been ok if it were accompanied by great service but by the time it arrived we were all a bit fed up and ready to leave.

This fish & chip shop came highly recommended. So was disappointed on Saturday evening receiving totally tasteless halloumi in a wrap & dry chicken as another part of the order. We most likely won’t be returning which is a real shame