Afternoon Tea at The Barn

4.3

23 Reviews

£25 and under

British

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Good for groups

Welcome to the award-winning Barn Brasserie. Our stunningly-restored 500 year-old Grade Two listed restaurant has a reputation for excellent food, fantastic service and amazing value. Tucked away in the picturesque rolling north Essex countryside, and yet just five minutes from the main A12 close to Colchester, the Barn is open seven days a week serving light lunches and dinner. We also offer a Private Dining facility, and seminar room.

Our extensive yet carefully selected menus are designed to match the beautiful and stylish surroundings. Food is cooked to order and to your individual taste and requirements by our expert and experienced team of chefs. Fresh meat, fish and vegetables, sourced from the very best suppliers are used to create a range of dining experiences catering for every taste. Whatever the occasion, the Barn Brasserie team promises to make your visit with us not just an enjoyable one, but a memorable one

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, Afternoon Tea
Hours of operation
Wednesday to Sunday until 5pm (served from 2pm on Sundays)
Phone number
01206 212345
Website
http://www.thebarnbrasserie.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JE
Neighborhood
Colchester
Parking details
We offer free ample on site parking.

What 23 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.2Service
4.4Ambience
4.4Value

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23 Reviews

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Chris
Hertfordshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 6, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, great atmosphere. Good for families too. Would recommend.
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LynF
Essex
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on April 3, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
A very enjoyable afternoon tea in this beautiful barn restaurant.
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OpenTable Diner
Essex
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 20, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Had afternoon tea at The Barn with a friend , we both had a lovely afternoon and great value for money. Will defiantly be going again .
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AnnieB
Essex
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
A friend bought a Champagne afternoon tea for my husband and I for our joint birthday. Having booked at a time that was offered to us, it was very disappointing to have to wait at least 10 minutes for them to find us a table and set it up for us. The setting is lovely and the champagne was delicious.
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SuzetteB
London
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
We are regulars at The Barn but this our first time having afternoon tea which was underwhelming. Waitress didn't identify what the sandwiches were (or cakes for that matter) extra charge for coffee, had to ask for bill then when no one came to collect payment went to pay at desk. Sandwiches dry & tasteless, cakes okay, nothing special and very small serving but ok for price I guess. Not up to the usual standard.
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Cakesat3
Essex
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 12, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Even though this is a large venue there’s a lovely ambiance, with a cosy feel. The service was fantastic, with regular refills for our afternoon tea. Will definitely be back again soon
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OpenTable Diner
Essex
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 20, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a very enjoyable afternoon cream tea, which was a retirement gift from our daughter and her partner. The service and the food was excellent and our waiter (think he might've been the head waiter?) made sure that we were enjoying our food and that we had enough tea to drink. This isn't our first time here as my sister-in-law had her 60th birthday celebration meal here. Would definitely come again.
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OpenTable Diner
Essex
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 3, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Very good tea, would like a choice of sandwiches, very good ambience,not very busy, only people for tea.
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Chloe
London
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on July 22, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
I took my friend for Afternoon Tea last weekend here for her birthday and was very disappointed. We had both visited previously for dinner and had a lovely meal and experience so was very disappointed to find the complete opposite when we visited for dinner - even more so that it was for a special occasion. We arrived and was seated straight away but no-one then come to see us for approx twenty minutes. We then got offered our drinks, which arrived with our afternoon Tea about fifteen minutes after. We stayed for nearly two hours and never saw another employee. No-one checked that our food was okay, or offfered us another drink, or an alternative. We didn't get a top up of tea and the afternoon Tea selection was awful. The smallest Afternoon Tea I've ever had and was not worth the price I paid. I'm so disappointed as loved coming here for dinner but would not recommend for afternoon Tea. Not what I expected for a high class restaurant.
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OpenTable Diner
Essex
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 7, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent would recommend to all food is excellent
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Brook Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JE

Additional information

Neighborhood
Colchester
Hours of operation
Wednesday to Sunday until 5pm (served from 2pm on Sundays)
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, Afternoon Tea
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
We offer free ample on site parking.
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa

Website
http://www.thebarnbrasserie.co.uk/
Phone number
01206 212345

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