Very good value especially the set meals. Cheap and quality meals. Would definitely. become a…read moreregular if I stayed in Colchester. Quite near the castle for tourists wanting a nice affordable meal.

Very friendly servers, our server Rebecca was fantastic and the food she recommended was so good!…read moreThe macaroni burger was our favourite but next time we may try the meat sharing platter we looked at. Very nice food, great service, we'll be going next date night again!!

Really good experience, the food was good and the service was outstanding…read more My only negative would be the music can be too loud but other than that I can't fault it.

I ordered my meal and it has taken over 25 minutes to make I was in a rush this was not what I…read moreneeded today it's called fast food because it's meant to be fast not take hours to prepare my food

The town centre branch of McDonald's is the nicest of the three in the area, as it has recently…read morebeen refurbished. Bright green and orange seating gives the 'restaurant' the feel of a café, without the café-like pricing. However, as it is in a central location, the so-called 'Essex boys' tend to frequent this branch. My son, who goes to the local grammar school, has found it to be somewhat risky entering the 'restaurant' wearing a bright purple blazer and tie. In all, the same good value, tasty food you would find with any McDonald's, but the clientele bring the score down a star.

The service was abysmal. The menu didn't cater at all for vegetarians. The wooden booth seating…read morewas so hard that I literally bruised my sits bones (my ass, I bruised my ass). After consuming an entire large glass of wine whilst waiting for my food, I was good and drunk by the time my 'entree' salad arrived: a plate containing iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, and a couple croutons. After I drank another glass of wine with the veritable plate of rabbit food Sloppy Joe's served up, someone had to virtually carry me out of the place.

This is a fun restaurant to eat at, and they have some great dishes. I always get the same things,…read moreusually Mexican inspired food, and it's some of the best I've found in the UK. Huge portions too.

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.

Leftover Regrets: The Horror of a Bad Takeout Order. Even our dog refused it... Go to Unique around…read morethe corner instead! I recently ordered from the Mersea Island Fish Bar and was left thoroughly disappointed by the wait time. What was promised as an hour delivery turned into a grueling 1-hour and 50-minute ordeal. I could have prepared a gourmet meal in that time! Not to mention but when we called multiple times and the phone had no answer and we were left waiting. When my food finally arrived, the delivery driver saw we were upset and asked how long we were waiting. We proceeded to tell him and he didn't look surprised at all. In fact he was trying to apologise for their mistakes which was upsetting as it's not his fault. When we opened the bag of food it was extremely unappetising and there was something wrong with every meal. The plain burger was completely burnt! The other burger was dry and missing the condiments we asked for and the onions, were raw. The chicken burger was missing the lettuce. The cod looked completely limp, it was oily and tasteless. Finally the chips, well, they don't take a genius to cook. Not only that but they were slightly burnt and clear left on the hot plate for too long! They should have been thrown out after that long... if it wasn't on the hot plate the oil would have been old due to the colouration of the chips! Everything was so oily and greasy... even our dog refused to eat any of the food. I understand that things can get busy from working in the industry myself, but poor communication and excessive delays really ruin the experience for customers and other staff members... it's completely the owners fault and responsibility as he's on the line too. Such a disappointment to the old owners who used to own the fish bar as now it's taking a nosedive under this new management. I won't be returning ever again! Go to Unique around the corner instead!

From the owner: Fresh fish & chips, seafood eat in or take awayread more

Old style Little Chef... The menu may be new but the slow, poor service and tired interior hasn't…read morechanged from what I remember 20 years ago. The food,when it arrived, was pretty decent and hot. James raved about his half-pound burger, but my chicken fillet burger was dry and too small for the giant bun. Only stop here if u want a dose of nostalgia. Heston who???