The Warehouse Bar & Kitchen

Located on Chapel Street North in Colchester’s town centre, The Warehouse Bar & Kitchen is a loft-style restaurant serving up steaks, grills and sharing platters, as well as a number of classic British dishes. By day, The Warehouse Bar & Kitchen provides a cosy place for coffee, cake and lunch, and by night, this stylish bar and restaurant turns into one of Colchester’s go-to destinations for a special night out with its buzzing atmosphere and lengthy list of cocktails shaken up by the team of mixologists. To guarantee a table at The Warehouse Bar & Kitchen, making a reservation in advance is advised.

Situated inside a historic building on Chapel Street North in the town centre, originally used as a Sunday school, The Warehouse Bar & Kitchen has been tastefully restored, still retaining some of the building’s original features like the church pews, repurposed for dining. With its stylish yet laidback vibe, this family-run bar and steakhouse is the ideal Colchester setting for a number of different occasions, equally as popular for some coffee and cake in the morning as it is for a spot of lunch, dinner or some cocktails in the evening. From juicy steaks and grills to sharing platters, main courses and plenty of vegetarian and vegan options, the menu at The Warehouse Bar & Kitchen offers something for everyone.

Start off with some soft-shell crab with citrus mayo and a sweet chilli sauce or some chunky tomato and basil soup before chowing down on a succulent steak, the beef and ‘trendy’ ale pie or the pan-fried cod served with roasted peppers, tomatoes, crushed new potatoes and caper butter. From the stuffed eggplant steak to the chickpea, sweet potato, spinach and coconut curry, and the portobello mushroom and halloumi burger, the vegetarian and vegan options extend way beyond the usual mushroom risotto, making it a favourite among the town’s vegan and veggie crowd, and an ideal choice for when dining as a big group. After your meal, head through to the bar area and sink back some cocktails like the Smokey Bramble, a dark rum-infused drink with scotch whisky, brown sugar and cherry brandy, served with fresh lemon. Whether its for dinner or drinks, The Warehouse Bar & Kitchen is one of Colchester town centre’s most frequented haunts, so book ahead to be sure of snagging a table!