The Crown Colchester

Unfortunately, the restaurant was extremely busy and service was very slow. It took an hour for our desserts to arrive.

We have visited this restaurant several times and always found the quality to be excellent. The staff were attentive. My only complaint is regarding the portions of the Sunday roast. For £21.50, we received just one slice of beef, four small potatoes, half a parsnip, and one Yorkshire pudding. Typically, the portions are more generous, and I believe adding some fresh vegetables would really enhance the presentation of the plate.

The atmosphere is fantastic. The menu has a great variety. The service is friendly and the food is fresh and delicious.

Arrived to find car park fairly empty but several cars arrived just after which was a good sign! Restaurant fairly empty too which was odd as we hadn’t been able to amend our booking so just assumed it was full? Seen soon after arrival and seated. Not the best table as by the toilets and the service entrance/exit but ok. Took a while for waitress to arrive so when she did we ordered drinks and mains. Drinks took a while to arrive which was painful as could see them on the counter! Food didn’t take too long and it was lovely. I had seabass and my partner has the pie. Pie wasn’t full which was a shame but tasty all the same. We decided to have dessert which was cheesecake and sticky toffee pudding. Cheesecake was a bit stingey in size but lovely. We both downloaded a free pudding voucher. Thought my drink was expensive £3:05 for a Diet Coke when two glasses of wine were £7:10? Waitress was lovely. She engaged with us and we had some banter which is rare these days. All in all a lovely meal

Received a very warm and friendly welcome from the Manager The level of service was excellent they were very attentive and nothing was to much trouble for them We will definitely be returning and will recommend the venue to others