Crown - Colchester

I can't believe I had to set this up as a business on Yelp, hey ho, it was worth it. I've frequented this place more times than I care to remember and it's

My wife and myself ate here on two occasions during a local stay. On each occasin the food was excellent. Of good quality and well cooked. If we had found the place sooner we would have eaten here more often. The staff were without exception friendly and helpful. Very comfortable surroundings and the background music is, unusually, in the background. It is necessary to register ones car in the car park and the staff ensure that customers are aware of this. We rally enjoyed our visits to this place.

Great food. Steak and fish and chips were delicious. Previously had the liver and roasts and they are also lovely. Staff are always friendly and service is good. They are also dog friendly both outside and in areas within the restaurant. Always a welcoming and lovely meal when we come here

Giving this a 3 but it was purely the delay and apparent chaos in the kitchen. It appeared that they had misjudged the impact of COVID and the eat out to help out scheme. The food when it came was delicious but there was confusion over what items were still in the menu- they ran out of a number of things. But at all times we were kept informed and apologies were numerous . Think it was just bad timing and that once the current COVID climate settles down that this will revert to being a 5 review. Garden was lovely to sit in and eat in- well spaced out tables inside

We stayed on July 16th for two nights the the safety measures in the hotel were tip top.we dined in the restaurant on both nights. The food was top quality as usual. And the stay safe measures were brilliant,.