The Compasses is situated in Great Totham beside the B1022 Colchester to Maldon road.It has a large carpark,restaurant,TV bar and garden.A good selection of beers and lagers were available including 4 different real ales.The food menu was quite comprehensive and reasonably priced.However at the time of my visit I was told that as the day before had been Fathers Day they had experienced a large demand for food and as a result a large proportion of the menu was unavailable.Also advertised was an offer of two meals for £10 all day Mondays and Tuesdays and this was unavailable for the same reason despite it being a Monday.We finally managed to order something they did have but sadly two of the four meals served were tepid rather than hot.However the food was reasonably presented and the service was prompt.As a first time visitor to this pub I was left with the feeling that as good as the beer was the food left room for improvement.As I visited at 6pm I could not understand why they could not have obtained emergency supplies sometime during the day to have at least been able to offer the more popular dishes on the menu.In the interests of fair play I shall revisit in the not too distant future to see if my first experience was just an unfortunate blip or the norm........Only time will tell. read more