March 2024 by Ruth Pettit
What a lovely cafe . The staff are really welcoming and kind and the food is delicious . We enjoyed their cheese n roast veg toasties which came with a really fresh and tasty salad and some crisps . The coffee was good too . We were sorry we didn?t have room for cake . The food being brought out to other customers looked lovely too .
February 2024 by Megan Westrope
Really great for allergens (gluten free) - such a reliable place and loads of options - really lovely
February 2024 by Ari Senthil
This cafe is by far the best one in town centre. The waiting times for a table aren't that long and I usually get served promptly. The staff are quite friendly and accommodating as well. The barista with the stretched septum makes lovely coffee! It has a wide range of vegan and gluten free options that cater to customers' dietary needs and preferences. I'd recommend the welsh rarebit and jacket potatoes with coronation chicken. The dessert menu is quite lush as well, especially the strawberry heaven waffles.
January 2024 by Rose Deery
Quite a nice little cafe staff was pleasant the vegan veggie section was quite good but it all had peepers in so could.nt have any of emVegetarian options: Quite good veggie /vegan options but I am allergic to sweet peppers and all dishes had them in so I landed up with jacket potato:(
January 2024 by Sheryl Freeman
Lovely experience at cafe 21. Staff were super friendly and helpful and we throughly enjoyed our full English.Tea and cappuccino also very good.Staff were excellent!!
December 2023 by Mahdi T
I've been visiting colchester for the last couple of weeks and have spent a fair amount of time in it's amazing independent cafes. Cafe 21 is definitely my favorite. The staff are super friendly and accommodating, the vibe is warm and relaxing and the food is excellent. Their menu is great regardless of whether you are there for breakfast, brunch or lunch. I tend to get a coffee and cake to start while I do a bit of work both of which are always top notch. The lunch options are plentiful and I haven't been let down at all by what I've ordered. If you're a tourist looking to stop by for a drink or place to eat, I can't recommend them more. If you are a local, definitely give them a visit and I'm sure you'll be frequenting them again soon! Lots of love to you guys at cafe 21! Thanks for being such great hosts! X
December 2023 by Kaye Riley
First time here and firstly a friendly welcome. We were sat by the window but the rear looked just as nice. Our coffees were good and we had a sandwich plus toasties both on granary bread. Now there is supermarket bread and lovely bread, which despite the good prices was the lovely bread. Really enjoyed my roasted veg toastie.
December 2023 by Wiebo Grobler
Been here a couple of times. In summer the back garden area is lovely. The staff is friendly and the food fresh and tasty. They always have some delicious quiches on offer. We sat inside this time round and had full English breakfast which was delicious and very filling. Coffee was also a decent size unlike some places. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Highly recommended.
November 2023 by Sue Anderson
Good, value for money food.Pleasant friendly staff.
November 2023 by G
Absolutely delicious breakfast with good quality ingredients.I generally leave the sausage if I eat at a cafe but this one was delicious and clearly not from the cheap frozen section.Coffee that came with was good and service spot on.Less than a tenner and you are onto a winner ?
October 2023 by Thaddeus Mac
Fantastic. Sat in the garden on this warm autumnal Saturday. Beautiful halloumi and mushrooms sandwich. The bread was so soft and thiccccc, the halloumi far from rubbery and the mushrooms, aplenty.Service is phenomenal. It flows perfectly.Hahaha, just seen Versionfilm's 1* review. Look at their account. They only leave negative reviews. Morons!
October 2023 by Annet Kachaenko
I ate homemade lasagna and salad with salmon. I drank a cappuccino without caffeine. I liked everything very much. Friendly and smiling waiters, food is prepared very quickly, which is a fundamentally important factor for me.
October 2023 by Caroline S
This cafe is excellent all round, the staff are friendly, accommodating and very informative regarding their extensive menu. I have a specific dietary requirements as I?m have many food intolerances and on a low fodmap diet. Gluten, onion and garlic are the main ones. Nothing was too much trouble, adjusting the menu to my needs and many choices for me to choose from. I can only congratulate them on the service I received. Thank you Caroline
September 2023 by Stories_of_5
Popped in for lunch and sat in the lovely garden, good menu and quick friendly service. My daughter had a Brie, bacon and cranberry sandwich, it was lovely thick bread. I had a prawn flatbread, both were delicious. We got a brownie to take away.
September 2023 by Charlie-Marrie Sumpter
Wanted to find a local cafe in town to go to and came across this place . First off the food was really nice but what was very confusing was we was told when asking for certain food such as chips that they may not be able to provide this as it had something to do with next door which was strange and slightly disappointing especially being a cafe . Also its important to know it is very very very small inside and our table was a table usually fit for one maybe 2 at a push and there was 3 of us including a child which made it abit stressful as we then would have to manoeuvre bits on/off the tiny table. I would revisit alone or with a friend as what we did have to eat was nice but would keep in mind what I now know
