Food & Drink

The Cricketers Spring Lane, Fordham Heath Bar meals or Restaurant 01206 240666
Ye Olde Marquis North Hill Built in 1520, Bar Meals available 01206 577630
Wig and Pen High Street Bar Meals available 01206 769995
Act One Bar Queen Street Bar & Live Music venue 01206 545561
Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen High Street Bar Meals available 01206 367320
Quilters Middleborough Schooldays Theme Bar & Restaurant next to the river Colne. 01206 368369
Trotters Wine Bar Middleborough 01206 369997
The Yew Tree The Causeway, Great Horkesley, Colchester Country pub with restaurant & bar meals 01206 271747
The Oliver Twist (AKA The Twist) Military Road Local live music venue 01206 562453
Cambridge Arms Military Road Local live music venue 01206 506506
The Lion Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester Country pub with restaurant 15 minutes from town 01206 263434
The Kings Head East Bergholt, Colchester Country pub with restaurant 01206 298190
The Bugle Horn Barrack Street, Colchester Large beer garden at back of pub 01206 512045 E-mail thebuglehorn@yahoo.co.uk
The Malsters Haven Road, Colchester Restaurant, Live music weekly 01206 861944
Restaurants
Yeung's Chinese Restaurant North Station Road Varied Chinese menu. 01206 761143
Warehouse Brasserie Chapel Street North Award winning local restaurant. 01206 765656
Franco's Italian Restaurant Balkerne Passage Not just pizza, a full traditional Italian menu. 01206 549080
Clown's High Street Varied menu, big helpings. 01206 578631
Thai Dragon East Hill Thai Restaurant. 01206 863414
Ruan Thai East Hill Thai Restaurant. 01206 870770
Na-Ree Thai North Hill Thai Restaurant. 01206 560633
Sloppy Joe's High Street American & Mexican style food. 01206 577229 Click here to E-Mail
Nineteen Head Street Bar and Restaurant. 01206 564977
China Blue Head Street Modern Styled Chinese restaurant. 01206 761876
Cafe Rouge High Street French style cuisine. 01206 541839
Costa Med High Street Mediterranean style cuisine. Take away service available. 01206 367800
Ancient House Brasserie Colchester Road, Ardleigh Mediterranean style cuisine in traditional old English surroundings. 01206 231459
North Hill Noodle Bar North Hill 01206 541111
Ask Restaurant North Hill 01206 366379
Mirchi Rasoi Indian Restaurant North Station Road 01206 576496
La Tasca Spanish Tapas Bar and Restaurant North Hill 01206 768060
Strada Italian Restaurant North Hill 01206 542854
Nandos Restaurant Head Street Chicken cooked Portuguese style 01206 760344
Copacabana Bar & Grill High Street Churrasco style Brazilian BBQ 01206 369922
Prezzo Culver Street East Italian style restaurant 01206 573388
Temptations Chinese Buffet Balkerne Hill Pay once and eat as much as you want 01206 572266
Fai's Noodle Bar St Botolph's Street Chinese & Japanese restaurant 01206 762288
QUBE Bar and Grill Crouch Street Live Music and watch while your food is prepared in the restaurant 01206 578800
Cafes
Old Court Coffee House Church Street (Near Jumbo Watertower) Tea, Coffee, light snacks 01206 766700
Sweet Pea's Tea Room Sir Isaac's Walk Tea, Coffee, light snacks 01206 562381
Poppy's Trinity Street Tea, Coffee, light snacks 01206 765805
Compuccino Priory Walk Internet Cafe 01206 519090
Vagabonds Coffee & Bagel House St John's Street Tea, Coffee, light snacks 01206 764944
Cafe Tukkan St Botolph's Street Tea, Coffee, light snacks 01206 367572
Red Lion Coffee Shop Red Lion Yard Tea, Coffee, light snacks
Jackpots Red Lion Yard Tea, Coffee, light snacks, Baked Potatoes 01206 549990
Life Cafe Culver Street West A unique combination of Tea, Coffee, light snacks & Art Gallery 01206 574777
All Fired Up High Street Tea, Coffee, light snacks & make your own ceramics while you're there! 01206 364666
Pulse Cafe St John's Street Internet cafe & gaming 01206 570577
Nightclubs
Colchester Hippodrome High Street 01206 762555
Escape Nightclub (formerly King's) London Road, Copford 01206 210531
Club Valentino St Helens Lane 01206 574253
Roberts Club Vineyard Street 01206 570670
Minx Nightclub High Street Over 25s, Members Only 01206 547573