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This is a great town centre bar that serves delicious food. I have used this bar for quite some time and it never disappoints - whether visiting during the day, for some food, or meeting friends in the evening for a drink.
During a recent visit, we enjoyed the food that we ate: fish and chips and the stuffed cheese burger. The burger was excellent because the beef was good quality and it was cooked very slightly pink. It also had a chilli jam relish that accompanied the rest of the burger very well.
What was noticeable was how happy the staff looked and the service couldn't be faulted. The bar is dog friendly and even when our clumsy labrador knocked over his water bowl, clearing things up was not an issue.
The Purple Dog caters for visitors from all walks of life and the atmosphere is also friendly and relaxed. In the evening, they have security staff but I have never seen any trouble.
It is one of the few Colchester town centre pubs that serve Ghost Ship which is also an added bonus.
I would highly recommend this bar.
Nice pub serves a range of beers both on tap and hand pull. We didn't have any food but what I saw looked good. The chairs were a bit uncomfortable for me. The beer was excellent.
I had a enjoyable Sunday roast there with dessert,a empty plate is the best review,and it is family friendly
Nice and friendly. Decent Sunday Roast dinner. Dog and family friendly
Good in the daytime for pints and a burger, good place in the evening for a couple vodka tonics. Good beer selection, good burgers. Colchester classic gaff been going here years.
Great pub with a good selection of ales served by friendly and helpful staff.
Good food at reasonable prices.
Can get very busy and recently very noisy in the beer garden as this pub becomes more popular.
All in all an excellent watering hole shame about the overbearing volume of some of customers in the beer garden.
Great menu with tasty food and friendly staff. Good selection of beers and also decent outside area with heaters and it's located nicely in the middle of town.
Brilliant amazing atmosphere amazing staff friendly polite lots of space dog friendly great place to go with family for lunch or dinner Sunday roast looked amazing!!
We usually pop in the Dog for lunch if we go shopping in Colchester. Food is typical pub fare and prices are about average in my experience. I've always enjoyed my meals there and the food is usually served up quite quickly. There are a good selection of beers including Woodforde's Wherry, London Pride and Adnams ales. I have only given 3 stars for ambience but I have never visited in the evening when it may have more atmosphere. It's a town centre pub with no parking so you will need to park at one of the various car parks around town. The doors are standard old pub doors so may be a bit tight for wheelchair access but I am not really qualified to comment with any accuracy on that. The Dog delivers everything I want in a pub and I have no hesitation in recommending it to all.
Great pub for a drink. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere!
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