I have only recently discovered the Lemon Tree and definately wont forget it in a hurry - it was so…read moregood i went back again the next day! The atmosphere is warm as soon as you arrive and you feel like you are really welcome to be there - as opposed to an interuption or inconvenience as some places unfortunately make you feel like! The staff were very attentive throughout and were more than willing to answer our questions and offer a little of their own expert advice. The menu has good choice and seems to cater for most peoples tastes, six of us on the table and six different main courses shows that i guess. Although i have not yet been , i am looking forward to the next theme night to see just how well this fantastic restaurant carries it off... keep up the good work1

Very nice small restuarant. Wide menu which is always changing. They often do special Jazz nights…read morewhich are woth going to. They have a small cavern which is very cosy, if it's a special occasion it's worth asking if you can have a table in there.

My aunt who lives nearby had requested this restaurant for her birthday celebration. We had 24…read moreguests and great planning and communication with the management. When we arrived, we were offered the choice and picked outside, its a very beautiful view from shady tables next to the river. We were excellently looked after and served by competent, friendly staff, and the food was great. A very memorable occasion which all the family and friends enjoyed! I would love to go back again for a quieter meal with my partner, it's a very lovely setting.

Good for a Sunday Roast! We had the Pork Roast, really nice, comes with lots of sides and gravy…read more Really a good portion! They also have many beers and ales on tap to choose from and the service is very attentive. Very good experience!

Our Works Christmas Meal 27 people sat at the back in a private room, however it didn't feel like…read morewe were secluded in any way. The food was received by all as exceptional. Great service but not overbearing the team got it just right, well done. The courtyard was an amazing space to meet up prior to sitting down and have a few welcome drinks and a catch up. I would like to thank the Green Room and I would highly recommend this restaurant. Special thanks to the chef and his team.

This is the restaurant in the former "Peverel Hotel" on North Hill and it comes highly recommended…read moreby me and others. My family have been wowed by the place for sometime and I now see why they rate it so highly. Beautifully decorated, spacious and airy with an area outside (non-smoking) for al fresco dining. Very carefully prepared and well presented, the food is first rate and the service equally as impressive. Colchester has long needed a good restaurant serving traditional English dishes and we now have one here. Don't miss the experience of dining in a "one off" restaurant, away from the awful chain eating houses nearby.

What a friendly awesome breakfast place! The eggs Benedict was the best ever and then came back…read morethe next day for scrambled eggs on toast w juicy bacon... gotta try the bacon! Joe our waiter is full of info and local tips!

Cute little place. Had the two course lunch special for £9.95. Tomatoe gazpacho soup with avocado…read moreand the salmon fish cake. Both really good. Just not a huge fan of the tomato and avacodo salad in the caper dressing... a bit too salty for my taste. Want to try the fish pie next time. Adding this. Got the fish pie on my second visit. Really good but super filling. This place is a chain but feels unique and staff is friendly.

Great British pub food is what you'll find here! I've been here a few time for family meals and…read morethey appear to have changed their menu recently (they've stripped it down) I have to say that this has been a great move. Previously I'd say that they were a 'proper pub grub' place by which I mean well cooked but basically thrown into a plate. Now however they seem to have got their presentation down - I was really happy with the food, it tasted great (I had the half BBQ glazed chicken and it fell off the bone). If you need somewhere in Colchester with amazing pub food then look no further!

Traditional British pub fare, some of the menu developed with James Martin. Been here several…read moretimes, food is ok but not great. Last visit had one of the speciality pies which was nice, but the veg and sweet potato that came with it were not great, veg micro'd to death and the sweet potato was under cooked. Small portions too for the veg and potato. On the plus side they serve Adnams bitter...

This pub has been around for generations at whilst it's changed into a girka focus food…read moreestablishment, and very nice it is two; it's main selling point is it's on the way to the Mersea scooter really every year. It's now the 193 Mersea scooter really this year with John Betts and the committee setting this really up in the late days of the British Raj with events like the Beer & Banana race originally done on Pigmies and then later transferred to Vespa's & Lambretta's as part of modernisation program of the British Expeditionary Force. This was a trend that seem to gone down well with locals and northerners alike, and continues to modern times. Queen Victoria is said to have seen an early form of this activity and remarked on the sights of some of the participants. Later the rules were marginally changed to do away with the queens shilling as it was felt that to trick a law abiding Scooterist in military service was not only unjust,but the Pigmies were needed at home in Paper New Ginues harvest season :) Mersea island has now firmly established itself as a crowd pleaser and has upwards of 2,500 attendees on a yearly basis; making the Britannia pub a tourist hotspot! But remember, the Brit is open all year around not just on Mersea weekend (1~3 September) so, we would encourage you to try one of their delicous set menu meals and sup on one of the fine Colchester Brewery beers on offer to boot:) The Risk :) Stay classy Colchester!

The Britannia is a large pub with two separate bars, one of which is available for private…read morefunctions and holds 120 people comfortably. A good, friendly atmosphere and anybody is made welcome. The Brit has numerous darts and pool teams but the more the merrier. Large car park to the rear and beer garden. Cheers! From Colchester town centre, St. Botolphs roundabout, take Mersea Road exit, then take second right into Berechurch Road, pub is 100 yards on left.

Yesterday I had booked for 4 of the girls to go to Mimosa like we have many times. There's been a…read morechange in management since we last went. We arrived and the female manager with brown hair and glasses who we assumed to be the manager had a very condescending attitude. This was intimidating my friends and I are in the age range of 25-28 and she spoke to us like children. We ordered simple things 1 x fish and chips 2 x Burgers & a Ribeye steak and a few side's from ordering our food to arriving at our table took an hour and 15 minutes, the restaurant was not even a quarter full. Our food was cold and half of the sides we had asked for were missing, I went to talk to the manager who completely dismissed the fact that we had waited so long and the food was cold with missing items ordered, she didn't try to rectify this by any means or offer any solution. I must say the cocktails served by the Bar team were amazing and made with care Again this was my birthday meal, I was wearing a birthday badge and my friend had given them my Birthday cake to bring out. I went back to the table and waited another 5 minutes for the food we had missed to come. It didn't I gave the waiter my food at this point as it was freezing, the girls had finished their meal (most of the food had been left bar the ribeye) and told the waiter I no longer wanted it. The waiter was lovely, I can't remember his name but he was a young guy with black hair and glasses. I had tears in my eyes and just wanted to get out of the restaurant to make the most of the rest of my birthday night, we had asked for the bill 3 times & repeatedly had to ask for the service charge and burger I gave back to be taken off. The food was being served without the hot pass on, (we could see into the kitchen where we were sat) guests were complaining about their food on the table behind us, The difference was the manager went over to them I can only assume this is because they were older ladies. She gave them the respect all of the customers deserve regardless of age and status. I worked in Mimosa previously when under Diego as director and Catalin and James as managers. I'm an avid fan of the owner's venues in and around Colchester I.E pavilion, Hudson. We usually get the Tomahawk and I'm so glad we didn't pay £90 for food that seemed like it was made hours ago and left out to go cold. At this point, my friend asked for my birthday cake back as we were going to go somewhere else to get food. The manager laughed at her, gave her the cake & rolled her eyes. I have never experienced such disrespect, disregard and Ageism on my birthday from my favourite restaurant !! I will not be returning. The service and the whole night was horrible, no one should cry at a restaurant on their birthday. I hope the owner reads this and thinks about who he trusts being the face of his business. I would come to Mimosa for all occasions and talk about this restaurant with such high regard I am so upset that I can no longer do this.

T-bone steak was decent: good-quality meat, but unevenly cooked. Chips were edible, but appeared to…read morehave been made from frozen. Parsnip soup okay. Arancini starter was bitter, greasy and overcooked. The 'salad' that came with the steak was merely a couple of wilted leaves. 'Apple, pear and blackberry crumble' consisted of broken-up M&S-bought cookies over a bed of warmed tinned fruit. Overpriced and unprofessional.