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.

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...

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.

A nice, friendly pub close to the station that's a welcome site for thirsty travellers. Both quaint…read moreand modern, and not too expensive either with a good selection of beers and friendly staff. It's a testament to this place that we were planning on getting an earlier train but decided to hold off so we could have another pint in this place.

A very friendly little pub with a nice selection of drinks, close to the train station, reasonably…read morepriced and the staff were very friendly. In particular one barman from near Newcastle (Jarrow) really stood out and made our evening.

We're in the UK on a metal detecting trip. We picked this pub for dinner as it was close, and are…read morewe glad we did! Seven of us had the special 20 oz. T-bone. Ordered mine medium rare with a couple of Birra Moretti, and had the Sticky Toffee for dessert - all was oh so good. Our waiter, tall man with dark hair and beard, took care of us in a most excellent manner. Thank you!

Expected so much better…read more I paid almost £30 for a 10oz steak that was tiny and over cooked (like leather). When I questioned the steaks size, the server just said 'yeah it's definitely 10oz'... it defiantly wasn't. My girlfriend had half a duck which was nice and we had some garlic bread and Camembert bites which were also nice. Still largely over priced. £73 for that and one drink each. I expected it to be amazing and it was below average. Very disappointed, save your money and go elsewhere

Good size portions and good value deals for a midweek meal including free soft drink refills and…read moreunlimited triple cooked chips. Plenty of space to park and located close to the station

Good standard Beefeater attached to a Premier Inn . Good layout with plenty of table allocation for…read morewhatever size of party . Decor is good and service excellant . Not a great place to take kiddies , thank heavens :) . Food good range of pub food but a lack of good ale .