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Vin­ny’s Café is based on Head Street, Colch­ester. Vin­ny’s have a wide selec­tion clas­sic British café food per­fect break­fast, lunch and dinner!

We are an inde­pen­dent bot­tle shop and craft beer bar focus­ing on pro­vid­ing Colch­ester with a curat­ed selec­tion of craft beer, cider, spir­its, cig­ars and coffee.

Pop in today to take a look at our selec­tion of beers, cof­fee, wine, spir­its and cigars!

The ASK Ital­ian restau­rant in Colch­ester is a bright, light space in a con­vert­ed house with a vault­ed ceil­ing. To the rear of the restau­rant is a ded­i­cat­ed gar­den for din­ing out­side. Not only is it a love­ly build­ing, it’s a handy place to eat before, inbe­tween or after see­ing Colch­ester’s well-known sites. 

The 12^th cen­tu­ry Colch­ester Cas­tle and Cas­tle Muse­um stand proud­ly in Cas­tle Park, just a few min­utes walk away and we strong­ly a vis­it! We’re also only a few min­utes from the Mer­cury The­atre and Odeon Cin­e­ma so why not join us for an evening meal before your night out?

We promise an Ital­ian eat­ing expe­ri­ence and a var­ied menu to suit all tastes. We’re also open all after­noon, so if you fan­cy a great cof­fee, some antipas­to, refresh­ing gelati or even a glass or two of pros­ec­co, you’ll find a warm wel­come at ASK Italian.

Sit­u­at­ed oppo­site the old­est stand­ing build­ing in the town cen­tre Café Med offers a great range of food from a light lunch to a Mediter­ranean feast. Their out­door seat­ing area is per­fect to sit back and relax in on a sum­mers day. 

Local, award win­ning sup­pli­ers bring us the best from the mar­kets dai­ly and we take great care turn­ing the ingre­di­ents into mouth­wa­ter­ing savoury & sweet delights for all.

Fresh­ly baked sweet and savoury waf­fles, smoked salmon and organ­ic farm fresh scram­bled eggs, fresh­ly baked scones dai­ly, banana & tof­fee por­ridge, eggs bene­dict and so much more all help to make up a fab­u­lous menu that changes with the seasons.

Addi­tion­al­ly, we have great cof­fees, a vast range of qual­i­ty teas from all around the world, local­ly pro­duced fruit juices, plus good wine from fur­ther afield. 

Pop in and try us — you’ll love us!!

Fam­i­ly run café where your com­fort is our pri­or­i­ty, serv­ing food, cof­fees, wines, spir­its & cocktails.

We are one of Colch­ester’s old­est pubs sit­u­at­ed in the mid­dle of Colch­ester town cen­tre. Serv­ing award win­ning ales, lagers and wines. We offer a wide range of food, cof­fee and drinks in the day and then turn into the top rock & indie venue at night. Friend­ly atmos­phere from both staff and customers.

Crepes, waf­fles, cakes, cof­fee, cook­ie dough, sun­daes and milk­shakes! Many dif­fer­ent flavours to try.

A warm and wel­com­ing Authen­tic Ital­ian Restau­rant, serv­ing amaz­ing cof­fee, cater­ing to indi­vid­u­als need, great stu­dent meals, fam­i­ly atmos­phere and dog friend­ly. Avail­able for par­ty book­ings. Spe­cial dietary require­ment catered for (celi­ac, veg­an, veg­e­tar­i­an). All fresh­ly pre­pared on site, noth­ing is too much trou­ble for our customers.

Romano Lounge is an infor­mal, neigh­bour­hood food led café/​bar locat­ed in Colch­ester — open all day every day!

An inde­pen­dent café locat­ed oppo­site Colch­ester Cas­tle. A great spot for brunch, cof­fee and an impres­sive view. 

Tra­di­tion­al fam­i­ly gro­cers with over 100 cheeses, cof­fee roast­ed on the premis­es, large range of loose teas and our own ​‘hand cooked gam­mon ham. Many local prod­ucts and gift ham­pers or bas­kets avail­able all year. Colch­ester’s venue for your Christ­mas fayre.