Dedham Boathouse - Colchester

Breakfast is served until 1130. Lunch is from 1200 We queued up at 1120, got to the front of the queue at 1140 and were told we were too late for breakfast but too early for lunch. But they wouldn’t take the lunch order and put it to one side until 1200, so we joined the back of the queue and started again. Luckily getting to the front very close to 12

We visited the Boatyard for lunch after a couple of hours rowing! We were able to walk in and find an outside table. We visited on a sunny Monday lunchtime during the summer holidays. There were plenty of tables available inside (although, some reserved) but it was quite busy outside. We found a table with a great view of the river and people having fun playing in the water! We ordered the croque monsieur, the burger and quiche and salad. We didn’t have to wait too long for the food to be served and what we received were really nice big portions and a lovely meal. Overall a lovely meal and we would happily return!

We popped in for a cuppa… decided everyone looked so good we ordered brunch… absolutely superb food and wonderful staff.

Extremely disappointing, went for lunch, restaurant appeared to be staffed by youngsters with not a lot of idea how to co-ordinate things, there were 4 of us on one table, but we ordered per couple, the couple who ordered first waited last for their meals, and when it came it wasnt correct. The ploughmans lunch was really poor, fatty ham, fatty sausage roll, tasteless homemade piccalilli and hugely overpriced, would not recommend

Beautiful location but unfortunately they have a very poor understanding of how to provide gluten free food so I would advise coeliacs to stay away. I had to explain twice that chips cooked in the same oil as batter were not gluten free (despite them using that legally protected term on their menu). Despite that intervention and a lot more questions and clarifications, I must have still been given gluten in the dishes I ordered as I had a really bad reaction after dining there.