Kings Arms

When planning an overnight stay between jobs I found this little gem of a place on booking dot com. Firstly the room, i stayed in no.7, part of the new building. It was decorated and furnished to an amazingly high standard, and was so comfortable. One of the reasons I chose this place was for the desk, I had 2 hours work at my laptop to complete before morning. I had dinner at the restaurant, amazing pub food, fresh and homemade. The Adnams beer was kept well too. Breakfast was equally as good as the dinner, and it arrived pretty quick after ordering. Overall I hope to go back if work ever comes in over in the East.

I’ve been to the kings arms a couple times now both for drinks and also for food. The staff are very welcoming and always take the time to recommend different drinks and dishes when I’ve been unsure what to order. The food itself is great and Is always leaving me wanting to come back.

We popped in for a late lunch and were not disappointed. We had veggie chicken wings, Korean burger and hunter's chicken. All very tasty, happy with our meal.

Recently moved to the area so just trying out new places. Staff here were lovely to be fair and I can imagine it could be nice enough to grab a drink. But no heating on so we were absolutely freezing the whole meal. As it was a Sunday we opted for their roast except were told they were all out of potatoes and yorkshire puddings at 12.45... and the place was empty? Tried ordering other options off the menu, also not available. Food took nearly 90 minutes to arrive despite again the place having few other customers. Food was very poor standard. Mostly cold, meat was cheap and over cooked and none of it was how it was described on the menu. All in all would not recommend and won't be back.

Lovely pub. Was there for the quiz which was done using your mobiles by downloading an app. Wasn't keen on the format. But good service, friendly staff nice atmosphere.

One of the best places to eat and drink in Colly. Taking the pub classics to next level. Always have tasty meals, clean pub and it's facilities and professional and friendly staff.

Had a reservation on a Bank Holiday Monday. Upon arrival, we were notified that we only had 2 hours, and that there was, get this... a 45min wait for DRINKS! We questioned this and was told it was then about 20min. It still took over 30min. The menu was widely unavailable. It was only 1500. 1st set of food arrived without cutlery. It was underwhelming and undercooked. They literally brought out loaded chips in a foil bag. The 2nd order of food arrived 20min later, at which point we were no longer interested in remaining. The manager had the nerve to tell us that the food is brought in pre-cooked. This being true, doesn't allow them the excuse for the delay. His response was Covid restrictions only allowed him 2 people behind the bar, and 2 people in the kitchen. I don't believe this to be true. Asked for a refund that was promptly given. Didn't eat the 2nd food order. I've eaten at several Greene King pubs since the easing of lockdown. This was by far the worst. I've posted some of the menu screenshots. I do have more. This was really not a good experience or a good 1st impression

Can thoroughly recommend The Kings Arms. Visiting Colchester for the day and wanted a proper Sunday roast dinner. Wasn't disappointed! Great home cooked food and a friendly warm welcome from the staff. Made our day out perfect!