I can say without a doubt that this has been my favorite restaurant meal since arriving in the UK!…read moreI know my experience of British food is fairly limited, but I've eaten at a fair share of restaurants between London and Colchester. My breakfast at Timbers surpassed every meal I've had here. I had the Big Breakfast which was more like HUGE breakfast! The sausage, bacon and mushrooms were super flavorful and the eggs were cooked perfectly! I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone visiting or living in Colchester. Will definitely be back to try their lunch and dinner.

- gorgeous 400 year old, timber framed cafe/restaurant in the historic town of Colchester…read more- the family run restaurant offers a comprehensive, value for money menu with many traditional favourites - service is very friendly - attention: opening hours: not opened in the evenings!! - cottage pie (5.85 GBP) and pie of the day (with chicken and a yummy puff pastry top hat; 5.95 GBP) all very tasty; real good home made English food Conclusion: If you visit Colchester go to Timers for breakfast (we did not try) or real good traditional English food.

Cool, cute brand new coffee shop in Colchester town Center. Right by Castle Park with amazing,…read moresingle origin coffee pulled from a Black Eagle (!!!). Great selection of cakes and the awesome, friendly owner stopped by the table to chat and told us all about the chef starting next week, when they'll be offering brunch and a full menu. Great for pre-work coffee fix, Saturday afternoon pick me up and the slick, minimal design makes it cool enough for a date.

Very nice and comfortable décor, very relaxing and chilled. Plenty of vegan options available, had…read morethe vegan panini as the jacket potato wasn't available, very tasty and at a reasonable price. Really good customer service, and fast for the food to arrive. Overall would recommend for a decent lunch with plenty of vegan options.

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.

So, it's hard to give just one star when your friends like a place, and when The Brit is willing to…read moreeat there after a significant amount of time has passed since his last visit. Perhaps there is something that I am missing (though I highly doubt it). Seat yourself, menus are on the table and prices are cheap. The food is not good in my opinion. I only ordered scrambled eggs, toast and a side of sausage as nothing else on the menu seemed appetizing. The eggs were fine, the sausage terrible and the toast, that cheap crap you get that barely passes for bread. The Brit ordered the "Gut Buster" and ate pretty much the whole thing, only stating that the "chip steak" wasn't good at all. What is a chip steak anyway? I tried a bite of beans and a bite of a chip and found them both to be pretty bleh. This is typical crap diner food I try to avoid in the States. The place was quite busy, but then again, they were the only ones open on a holiday weekend which might explain it. Breakfast for 4 ~ 24 pounds.

Used to be a nice little cafe but not great now. Typical greasy spoon cafe which uses low quality…read morefood for their menu!

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.

The gallery restaurant/cafe @ First Site. Amazingly varied menu, served by enthusiastic helpful…read morestaff and all at very reasonable prices. The dishes are complex (means I can't remember the full titles!) but all cooked beautifully and served in a fresh, light environment. Open for breakfast, lunch (every day) and dinner Thurs-Sat; will be going back very soon. One and only drawback: Parking. You have been warned