The best Lamb in Colchester | Sluurpy updated in April

"What a great experience, it started with helpful e mails from them. Arrived there and managed to park right outside. Went in and from the start the..."

Helen Davies

John Riley

"Great as always, nice to see they are upholding social distancing rules well, and it isn't encroaching on the experience. Only had tea and toast,..."

Sophie Barnett

"Lovely day here. Plenty of space for a picnic. Not crowded, free admission too. Great seeing the animals. Would thoroughly recommend a..."

Kim King

"Shop is good, bit of a pity the farm trail is..."

Tom Harris

Balkerne & Colne Restaurants

88/100 (1343 ratings)

Vegetarian English Breakfast

Chicken & Ribs Combo

Turkey Sunday Roast

Roast Beef

Trio of Lies Sorry Pies

Limoncello Trifle and Popcorn Sundae

Fish

Hunter's BBQ Chicken

Pork

Ribs and Smoky Paprika Chicken Tenders

Wheelchair Accessible

"Be arrived about 1:30 Saturday afternoon. Ordered coffee. Then we ordered some drinks and then we ordered food. Coffee came out then we ordered..."

harry farrow

"Nice food . Lovely atmosphere. Great music playing..."

Richard Ford

"Servicing the Premier Inn it is adjacent to, the Balkerne is a busy pub with lots of workers using the place. The menu reflects the changing times..."

Dave Jones

"Really lovely. Clean, welcoming great food and drinks at good prices. Staff friendly and helpful. Excellent thank..."

Lynn Ripley

"I popped into this pub for lunch whilst my car was being serviced at a nearby dealer. Excellent service from the staff, extremely attentive and well..."

Ashley Tapping

"brilliant roast turkey was a bit crewy though but it was..."

philip iron

"Overall nice meal, not busy for a Saturday and had about three different waitresses but they were nice enough. Had the mixed grill and steak was..."

Bradley McDowell

"Better than the Bowling Green at Weeley where the carpet is filthy. More wood at Balkerne Gate. Service a bit slow. Had to wait longer for one member..."

Gill Chinery

"Polite staff and a clean and comfortable dining experience. Food was nothing special - just the average 'pub grub' so have rated it 5 stars as wasn't..."

Aiden Walsh

"Food was lovely service and atmosphere good as well and not..."

Barry Ockendon

"I had a dinner here with family, looking for somewhere quiet and some choices. It's not especially special, but did provide some options for vegans...."

Andrew Austin

"Food was lovely, staff were very friendly and atmosphere was..."

Karam Amarshi

"Visited for tea whilst staying at the Premier Inn next door. Friendly welcome, quick service and piping hot food. Great price too. Would definitely..."

Sarah Walker

"We enjoyed a mid afternoon sharing platter this afternoon. Service a bit slower than usual, used plates needed clearing away, suggesting staff a bit..."

Ann Hutchings

The Spice

88/100 (2184 ratings)

Onion Bargees Chicken Sashleek Coconut Rice

Free off-street parking

Wheelchair Accessible

"Me and the wife want to hear for dinner i thought the food was excellent, and the atmosphere was good service was good with friendly staff my wife..."

anthony shores

"this place is amazing young lad who served us under a busy restaurant was amazing but the food took me to new levels from starter prawn puri..."

1971andymac

"Went yesterday for Dinner. Keeping in mind this was our first time. Must say we were Happy & satisfied with food & service. Good parking space. Thank..."

B E

"First time getting a takeaway from here and won't be the last. I had a kadai gosth which was very tasty, the lamb was the best meat I've had from an..."

Craig Giles

"I'm very particular when it comes to eating Indian food, this restaurant serves the cleanest and tastiest food I've ever had from an Indian..."

Gabby B

"Food excellent. Very good value for money Drinks nearly doubled our bill. Only two drinks..."

Stuart Rooke

"It was the first time we ate there, I must say we were very impressed we were found a table although we hadn't booked, the staff were very pleasant..."

Jack Whittle

"Went as a group of 6 for dinner and we all came away very satisfied. The restaurant wasn't busy when we were seated but soon filled up, which created..."

Jennifer Ann (LittleJuiceBox)

"We enjoyed a delicious family meal recently, the service itself was very quick and on point - one downside was Waiters who did not engage with the..."

Jason Moore

"Great food and good service from the staff. Will definitely return..."

Invokehazza

Rice 'n' Spice

88/100 (7304 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Rice n spice is the best Indian restaurant in Colchester The staff are friendly and helpful the food is amazing and tasty and there food is the best..."

Abigail Houghton

"Excellent fresh and tasty takeaway, delivered earlier than predicted, best..."

Bill Bowring

"Coconut Rice is amazing Aloo Gobi - cauliflower is great Dahl looks and tastes great Vegetable samosa mix is..."

Wellesley Ford

"Just ordered through Just Eats. Best curry I have had in a long..."

David Samms

"Fantastic! I order semi regularly and it's always exceptional. On this occasion (3rd Dec 22) they accidentally left off the onion bhaji. A quick..."

Thaddeus Mac

"I usually order in from the Rice and Spice because location wise it's pretty hard to get to. The food is always high quality and It's one of the..."

Chan Walrus

"Girlfriend convinced me to try the place out as i'm not a massive fan of Indian food. Either way, it was delicious. We even asked for a tester which..."

Robbie Goodman

"Best Indian in Colchester. Other Indian takeaways need to watch and learn. Exceptional food and reasonable..."

G B

"Just had a delicious dinner for Father's Day 😋 we will definitely order from them again, the food was scrumptious, the portions were generous and..."

Monika B

"First time we tried Rice 'n' Spice tonight! I can honestly say the food was brilliant, very fresh and full of flavour. I even tried something..."

Gavaanie Keen

"Best food I've ever had. Definitely recommend it if you want to eat original and legitimate Indian or Bengali food. The service is fantastic. The..."

Ahmed Chowdhury

"Rice and Spice restaurant is one of the best restaurant I've ever had. The food tastes awesome and the workers are really friendly and kind. If I..."

Tufayel Ahmed

"To begin with, the restaurant's environment is pretty chill. Service was warm and the attendant was pretty quick on his feet. The starters like Onion..."

Siddhesh Kotwal

Yak & Yeti

88/100 (2978 ratings)

Yak and Yeti Soda Water

Vegetable Biryani and Lamb Biryani

Wheelchair Accessible

"Absolutely recommend this place. The food was beautiful and the service was explemary. They had a full good Vegan menu. One of the most through I..."

barnetguy

"The food is consistently excellent and many people I know think it's the best Indian in Colchester. Unlike many curry houses the menu isn't pages..."

Bob Wailling

"Wonderful Indian food, seems like an underappreciated gem. Very good vegetarian and vegan options. Large menu with all the standards. Shouldn't be..."

Daniel Farrell

"I love this place! Their food was amazing, we tried so many different things. And the bread choices were phenomenal. Now I see why everyone raves..."

Julia Wald

"I am a frequent diner here and really love the restaurant so I organised a works night out here recently and we all had a fabulous evening. The food..."

Claire Cockell

"Nice food, not very spicy and with plenty of options for vegetarians and vegans. The banana lassi was very good..."

JR Suarez

"Went here with my employer, the food was good, although the service was a bit slow given that we were pretty much the only ones in there, still..."

Edward Fleming

"Clean, friendly restaurant. Good food but a limited menu. Drinks a tad expensive, but the discount compensated. Would go..."

Susan Tunstall

"Unlike other Indian restaurants in town. It’s clean and doesn’t smell 😅. Food experience and achaar was brilliant . Had the veggie samples and..."

R M

"Ordered a takeaway last night via deliveroo. Deliveroo what a good service, thanks to them and Jamie. Outstanding. The curry was beautiful, prawn..."

Paul Smith

"Great food full of flavour lovely packaging for their take away definitely ordering again..."

Amelia Dunnage

"Really like this place, great alternative to Indian with similarities being neighbours. And close British allies one feels truly comfortable. ..."

Arran Rolfe-Herbert

"I just came here 4 weeks ago and I was finding indian food and I checked on Google..so I ordered food and it's really amazing vegan food .I love the..."

Jeet kaur

"Brilliant restaurant serving both Indian and Nepalese food. Lots of choice for vegetarians. We visited very early in the evening and there were no..."

Kate Randall

"I could not rate the food highly enough, so tasty and reasonably priced, staff friendly, professional and helpful, I would have given 5 stars for..."

kathy Hutton

"4 of us had a really lovely meal here last night. I had the mixed grill , it was perfect. A wonderful taste experience . Would absolutely eat here..."

Michael Furniss

"Highly recommend. Great service good food a very pleasant place to..."

Jane Coster

Il Padrino

87/100 (1026 ratings)

"Fantastic restaurant! Food top notch, choice & variety of dishes uncountable, every dish cooked fresh, unique Italian flavours all at great value for..."

Dayle Glanvill

"Not the first visit here and as always never disappointed .The food atmosphere chefs and staff are fabulous ! Thank you had a great Friday night..."

Looby Lock

"What a gem of a place. Food was excellent, waitresses very friendly and attentive Highly..."

Joy Foyle

"Food is fantastic and portions are very generous. Duck was cooked perfectly and they didn't scrimp on the crab in the crab taglatelle. Highly..."

Wesley Bowen

"Myself and my husband turned up this evening without booking, however the friendly staff fit us in with no issues. Absolutely stunning food, and..."

Michelle Elle Kaye

"Amazing place- The staff are friendly and helpful and super attentive. The food was absolutely top class and prices competitive. Had a wonderful..."

Tanya Smeed

"Another great meal. I was brave and tried chicken liver starter and it was fantastic. Fillet foie gras was also excellent. We will be back..."

Jason Reavell

"Absolutely gorgeous food, great service, lovely wine, best restaurant in Colchester ⭐️..."

Anneica Azuike

"Amazing food and great service !! Higly recommend..."

Rebecca Dragos

"Been here several times (infrequently as I don't live very close), but it is always top notch food, nicely presented, top quality and the restaurant..."

Ian Blackmore

"Family owned. The chef is brilliant, he’s always there and everything is made under his supervision. Make sure you sit in the lower floor, best..."

Shamma Y

captainstarkiller

"I’m no expert in Italian food but this place definitely serves delicious, authentic Italian cuisine! Pasta is served in both small and big..."

Shannon Tan

"Superb food, make sure you book a table gets real busy and with good..."

Neel S

"Amazing, I took my fiancée here and she loved it, we both had the seafood pasta which was big and delicious! the staff is very friendly friendly and..."

Jose Paitamala

"There are two Il Padrino, both the same on the same road. Really good pizza as well as pasta, best Pizza in Colchester for me. No kids menu, but they..."

Duncan Cooper

"Fantastic food and atmosphere! Quality menu, surprisingly well-priced. The scallops in bacon starter is..."

Claira Cain

"Great restaurant and staff, seated us for a team night out and everyone cleared their plates, plenty of choice even if you don't like Italian food!..."

James Hurling

"Great Italian, I particularly like the choice of Fresh Fish available daily. They have a very good lunch menu or like me choose some fish from the..."

Dave Emeny

"Always Consistent, Fab Food, amazing choice of Specials and a Great Menu! Loved my Risotto, perfectly cooked followed by Crab Gratin which was very..."

Darron Welch

"Can't belive it me has taken me until yesterday to visit il Padrino for the first time. The food was absolutely delicious and felt authentically..."

Vin

"Fantastic great food good atmosphere very helpful and friendly..."

Stephen Soley

"Fantastic carbonara! Sorry, had to get that off my chest; it really was amazing! Staff were very friendly, accepting a 10 person table and serving us..."

Rich Harding

"The food really is excellent, authentically cooked. Salmon was very tender and Rich in flavours, perfectly cooked. Sadly for me, all the pasta is..."

Craig Bell

"Best Italian food. Great service. Great atmosphere. Highly recommend the veal escalope. Thank you..."

Arpit PATEL

"Went here for a wedding reception. The place had only been open for two days in its new location. The food was delicious and the service very good...."

medic7698

"Lovely restaurant, very friendly. Great food at a good..."

Tracie Pascoe

"Fantastic! Food was excellent, service too. Will definitely come here again...."

Simon Fella

"Muscles were amazing! Plump and tasty. The steak was out of this world. With the weather turning it was a little chilly downstairs when other..."

Sean Buckley

The Cricketers

87/100 (1413 ratings)

Sausage Baguette and Chips

Fish and chips

Ribs

Sunday Roast Turkey Breast

Duck breast

Prawns

Hunters Chicken with Skinny Fries

Fish fingers

Beer Battered Cod & Chips with Peas

Steak and Ale Pie with Vegetables Mashed Potatoes

Smoked Salmon with Hash Brown

Accepts American Express

Table Service

Accepts Discover

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Gift Cards Available

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

"Very good dining experience! Areas for improvement: -The pie crust was a little soggy, I would prefer it crusty. -We ordered a brownie, the kids..."

Nicholas “Nico” Farthing

"We had lunch at the Cricketers, we didn't book but they had some tables, although quite a few were reserved - within a few mins of being there it got..."

Andrew Cartwright

"I go to The Cricketers each time I stay in the area on business, never disappointed. Staff are amazing, friendly and welcoming. The food is always..."

Tony Ashford

"This is gonna hurt me to say but I found this place very nice.....for a green king chian pub clearly this place is run by someone who knows what they..."

anthony shores

"Fabulous meal. They made us gluten free onion rings which were really lovely and nicely presented as a starter on some salad. Very friendly and..."

Lynn Jerman-Webber

"I met some colleagues for dinner and overall it was good. We were ignored by the waitresses and had to ask to have our other taken. However the..."

Dave Bridges

"Absolutely perfect. Stuck in traffic and the manager said I could park up the night in his car park as I was running out of drive time. Had a meal..."

Kris Tomkinson

"A lovely pub, with a brilliant selection of gluten free and allergy accommodating food. The food was good, not 5 star, but absolutely nothing worth..."

NXT

"Our paty of 10 retired old men were handled efficientky and politely. We had to order in advance but were able to pay seperately which was good...."

Deek4 King

"Staying locally at a chain hotel. Walked here for a evening meal - really good. The pub is well laid out and roomy. The staff were very pleasant and..."

Stephen Newson

White Hart

87/100 (1341 ratings)

Scampi Chips & Fresh Crisp Salad

Blue Cheese and Mushrooms

Fish and chips

Calamares

Jambalaya with a Tart

Cod and chips

Guinness and Savignon Blanc

Beer

Double Choc Cheese Cake

Prawn Green Thai Curry

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Wine and Beer

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

"Welcoming staff. Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The pub is dog friendly. The food we had tasted great and definitely value for money. Would..."

C McDougall

"Beautiful lunch in the sun on a Sunday. Roasts looked wonderful and fulfilling, I opted for a different vegetarian option. Service easy going and..."

Green Air

"The staff was super friendly and the pub had a cozy atmosphere. I had the fish and chips with peas. It was tasty and the portion was really big. The..."

Tal Paca

"Absolutely superb place. Staff are all amazing, regulars are a great laugh, food excellent. Just can't fault it. If I'm ever in the area, I'll be..."

Dean Scott

"Lovely cozy pub with a playground. Special mention to the staff, they are fantastic! Went above and beyond to find us when left our new phone there,..."

Sammy

"Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food. I had a lasagna and for desert I had this absolutely gorgeous cheese..."

Gracey Newman

"Absolutely lovely setting. Turned up without a reservation on a Sunday and they managed to fit us in, 2 adults and 2 toddlers. The food was very..."

The Taster

"Love this pub. Good friendly atmosphere and the food is amazing. Staff are very friendly and attentive. Donna is my favourite. Always willing to go..."

Carl Wakefield

"Lovely pub. Food was fantastic. Plenty of choice on the menu. Staff were friendly. Will definitely go..."

Ann Marie Day

"I'm giving 5 stars because my steak was cooked perfectly. Not easy to get these days (in my experience anyway.....!) Go and give them a..."

Ian Clarke

"Just been for a last minute evening meal. Really pleased with everything, food is spot on. Price, portion, and quality all perfect. For me..."

Jamie Heath

"Good value specials on the day - had ham, egg and chips for £7 with a generous portion followed by a dessert for £3. That’s a good deal to me and..."

Nigel M

"Lovely pub! Staff are so friendly and helpful. Food is really good and generous portions. Everything is so reasonably priced! Would highly..."

Will Banister

"Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and really good..."

Marian De Jesus

"Our first visit to the White Hart and we were super impressed. All staff we came across were efficient and very friendly. They had all Covid measures..."

Sophie Verhoeven

"Very helpful and friendly staff, served quickly with hot food. It was delicious and I'd be happy to..."

Martin Ace

"What a fantastic place, we are visiting West Bergholt and the White Hart is just around the corner we thought we'd nip in and sample the menu. Over..."

Adam Berry

"Brilliant food, great beer and friendly staff & owner. Also dog friendly (not Sundays) and has a garden with a large tent. What more could you want?..."

Mark North

"Great food. Fantastic service. Wonderful..."

Richard Ford

Bella Pais

87/100 (3693 ratings)

Steak in Pepper Sauce

"Brilliant service! Excellent food that couldn't be faulted and 2 very happy adults! It was a perfect date night and we were looked after soo..."

Anon O mouse

"First time here after trying to get booked in with the family for a couple of months. Was it worth it? Hell yeah! The premises is small(hence the..."

Neil Belton

"Visited after years of hearing great things about this place. We were not disappointed. You must book in advance, sometimes two or three months in..."

Steven Smith

"A lovely little restaurant that does amazing steaks. Sides were very nice too and staff were very friendly. We knew the place was popular so booked..."

Phil Everett

"Best steaks we have had, really enjoyed the food..."

Ken Rowell

"We have never been before but rocked up at opening time (5pm) to see if we could get a table. We were lucky they could squeeze us in. Portions are..."

Jordan Samuels

"By far the best steak in town, I rate this restaurant over miller and carters by a country mile. The restaurant is very well priced and the steaks..."

DJ Samuel Hann

"We had a wonderful meal in this delightful little restaurant. We were warmly greeted by our server and shown to a candle light table near the..."

Constantine Vasilakis

"I have dined at Bella Pais twice now and I can't fault the food, service and atmosphere here. On both occasions, the food was absolutely delicious..."

Caroline Buist

"Best steak I've ever had, love the quirky interior design highly recommend for a celebration dinner..."

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