Very nice restaurant & varied menu. The staff very friendly & were happy to modify a dish from the menu to my friend's preference.
Good portion sizes. My only grumble was the food arrived at the table luke warm and as we had waited a little while for the order to arrive we went with it.
We went on a Wednesday evening and it was quiet with only 4 other busy tables.
Overall though I would recommend & would return.
Amazing food and service. The staff was very friendly and helpful and the prices were normal. The only thing was that they didn't play music. I think they should in the future as it will bring into the whole restaurant vibe.
Will definitely revisit!
Fantastic food, lovely attentive service and great to eat overlooking the castle. Would recommend the garlic bread and a calazone
The restaurant is situated close to the museum. On entering, I was welcomed by the most pleasant waiters I have ever met with lovely Italian songs playing in the background, the interior is nicely decorated with rare exotic pieces and a pleasant aroma, and the temperature was warm despite the harsh cold outside making it cozy and homely, it is an amazing spot for a romantic candle dinner. On Saturdays, they have a saxophonist play all through the evening. Meals are very tasty and it is worth every penny spent. You can have your birthday party, child christening, and even a wedding reception as the ground floor can seat about 45 to 60 people. It is the best Italian restaurant in Colchester and its environs, a visit will convince you.
This is a lovely restaurant situated by the gates of Colchester Castle. I've walked past this place many times and it's often quite busy, particularly on a warm afternoon / evening when you can sit out in the garden area.
The food is mainly traditional Italian, pasta, meat, fish and pizza with regular specials.
My wife and I finally visited a couple of weeks ago and had an amazing meal. I had a seafood risotto which was really tasty and packed with squid and she'll fish. My wife had lobster lingerie, which came dressed with half a lobster on top. There is a good selection of wine, which is quite expensive but I guess average for restaurant wine.
I would recommend a meal here.
Checked out the Special Lunchtime Menu today, outstanding value for money.
We enjoyed all three generous sized courses, delicious.
Will definitely return to check out Evening Menu, my partner was complimentary about her cocktail as well.
Had a lovely meal for my dad's birthday with friends and family. Lovely service, friendly staff, great food. Couldn't ask for more! Decent drink options and a few of us had cocktails that were very nice.
Side note, I could not recommend the calamari starter enough!!!
Great value for money and tasted amazing. Worth the money 100%.
A big thank you to the staff that surprised us with a birthday dessert for my dad too.
Delicious fresh food, and lovely atmosphere. Staff were really accommodating. We visited for my birthday and the resteraunt came out with the most authentic piece of tiramasu signing happy birthday, really lovely of them! Can't wait to go back and try their pizza
Service was slow had to ask twice for jug of water and bill which I had to go up for as was just longing the night out, we also found that the cocktails were tapped which wasn’t stated in the cocktail menu (drinks menu which was the black one on the table) £8.50 for a cocktail which wasn’t even drinkable was a bit much. Food was nice, did ask for crispy pizza and didn’t come out like that, wouldn’t return in a rush as was pricey for what it was. Very awkward atmosphere as only 2 couples in there and we were seated so close and the music kept going off as they have normal Spotify so we struggled when the music stopped.
This is an excellent italian family restaurant right next to the castle. It's reasonable priced and the food is of good quality, authentic and ample portion sizes. A favourite for all of our family and clean plates from the kids is a thumbs up!
I love this place we've eaten here twice now and both times we have enjoyed ourselves the food is great and the the staff hard working and friendly the entertainment they have is good too ....this my top Italian in Colchester sofar and would highly recommend it to anyone
Overall experience was present. Good atmosphere with good service and freshly made food. The food was tasty and as per menu. Advice to book in advance as very busy. The choices for Vegetarian are limited and non for Vegans. The place is located centrally and attracts a trendy crowd. The place was moderately expensive. Choices for desserts are limited especially if you are a veg/ vegan.
Food was good and served fast. We were alone in the restaurant.
Highly recommended.
Lovely restaurant, the vibes were chilled. The food was delicious and the staff were very nice. Reasonable prices for the quality of the food too.
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Arrived to be greeted and shown out to the outdoor seating as the warm weather would likely have made sitting in the comfy and cosy looking interior a little hot around the collar. Outside seating is right beside Colchester Castle, there was background music that was just the right volume as to not disturb the meal but add some ambience.
The food is absolutely gorgeous, we had bruschetta clasica as an appetiser to share which was full of flavour and plentiful as well as Bufala Caprese which again was very tasty. For mains we wanted to try a pizza each and all pizza can be made into a calzone which we both went for. Thankfully I took a photo to go alongside this review otherwise I wouldn't have suitably described how large the calzone is. It was the best one I have had, not greasy or full of oil just full of what tasted like fresh ingredients perfectly presented. We had two beers each during the meal and the overall price was an absolute steal for such a gorgeous tasting meal. Highly recommend this little slice of Italy tucked beside a castle and it's stunning grounds.
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