Coffee Hog — Restaurant in Colchester

Food was great but service appalling at the pretty gate branch. Half the tables were empty but we were told we could only sit on the sofas to eat breakfast. 3 people in the party, I am 30 weeks pregnant and my partner is currently on crutches. So understandably tricky to lean and eat on a low down sofa.. Asked if we could use a table to eat which we were told no as they were booked which was fine - to the sofas it was. We were then asked to move to a 2 people high up table with stalls to eat for 3 of us when we were clearly mid convo sipping our coffees.. and they sat 2 young girls on the sofas instead! The high up table I couldn’t even reach the floor and being 30 weeks pregnant was not sturdy on a stall - my boyfriend on crutches had even more of a task. The entire time we were there none of the empty tables were used! Lady who asked us to move was very rude too. Will be sticking with the William Harris way shop in future and avoiding pretty gate...

I went here with my daughter, the place has a good feel about it. There was a small area for the little people to play and plenty of kids options on the menu. Some items were a little more expensive than others and whilst it was not cheap, it was reasonable in the most part. The young 'un decided on a cheese sandwich lunch which came with some crisps, a banana and a drink for five pounds. I went with the full english breakfast option which was thirteen pounds. The breakfast was very nice, although I ended up having to share it as the young 'un decided that it looked better than the sandwich! The only bit of feedback was that I had scrambled egg and it was a bit peppery. We finished our trip by buying some cakes to takeaway. They went perfectly at home with a beer in...

Stopped off for a full English around 11am on a weekday. The food was excellent, couldn’t fault the fry up, sausages and bacon were good quality, mushrooms fried in butter not oil, thick toast, fried eggs spot on. Service was friendly and quick. The only issue I had was it was packed with mums meeting each other and letting the kids run noisily around despite there being a dedicated play area, two toddlers came up to me while their mums chatted away oblivious and I witnessed two accidents, one of which was a sickening thud I’d head on floor. I appreciate that mums might be the target customer. Come here for the quality food, Just don’t expect a quiet...