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The staff however were so helpful at every turn advising of what is available and what is not. The great thing at Cloisters is everything on the main course is or can with a little magic be made Gluten free. To show even more how attentive the staff and service is, before the gluten free bread arrived a seperate butter dish arrived to prevent any cross contamination. Most definitely going back as so much more on the menu that has to be tried. 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Highly recommend.","rating":{"food":5,"service":5,"ambience":5,"value":5,"noise":"DO_NOT_RECALL","overall":5,"__typename":"ReviewRating"},"user":{"numOfApprovedReviews":8,"nickname":"LuluBubbles","metro":{"metroId":3125,"displayName":"Essex","__typename":"Metro"},"initials":"LB","isVip":null,"isLoggedInUser":false,"profileColor":"MUSTARD","profilePhoto":{"photoBySize":null,"__typename":"PublicDinerProfilePhoto"},"__typename":"ReviewUser"},"helpfulness":{"up":0,"down":0,"score":0,"__typename":"ReviewHelpfulness"},"publicRestaurantReply":null,"submittedDateTime":"2017-07-06T08:41:11Z","dinedDateTime":"2017-06-27T12:30:00+01:00","type":"OPENTABLEVERIFIED","fromPreviousConcept":false,"highlight":null,"photos":[],"__typename":"ReviewSearchResult"},{"reviewId":"OT-108786-2088776851","text":"Sunday evening out, quiet in restaurant but service & food first class","rating":{"food":5,"service":5,"ambience":5,"value":5,"noise":"DO_NOT_RECALL","overall":5,"__typename":"ReviewRating"},"user":{"numOfApprovedReviews":4,"nickname":"DawnB","metro":{"metroId":3125,"displayName":"Essex","__typename":"Metro"},"initials":"DB","isVip":null,"isLoggedInUser":false,"profileColor":"ICECREAM","profilePhoto":{"photoBySize":null,"__typename":"PublicDinerProfilePhoto"},"__typename":"ReviewUser"},"helpfulness":{"up":0,"down":0,"score":0,"__typename":"ReviewHelpfulness"},"publicRestaurantReply":null,"submittedDateTime":"2017-07-04T15:07:21Z","dinedDateTime":"2017-06-25T18:00:00+01:00","type":"OPENTABLEVERIFIED","fromPreviousConcept":false,"highlight":null,"photos":[],"__typename":"ReviewSearchResult"},{"reviewId":"OT-108786-1627403313","text":"Positives: great food, great service. Negatives: a little pricey, small portions.","rating":{"food":4,"service":5,"ambience":4,"value":3,"noise":"DO_NOT_RECALL","overall":4,"__typename":"ReviewRating"},"user":{"numOfApprovedReviews":0,"nickname":null,"metro":null,"initials":null,"isVip":null,"isLoggedInUser":false,"profileColor":"RANDOM","profilePhoto":{"photoBySize":null,"__typename":"PublicDinerProfilePhoto"},"__typename":"ReviewUser"},"helpfulness":{"up":0,"down":0,"score":0,"__typename":"ReviewHelpfulness"},"publicRestaurantReply":null,"submittedDateTime":"2017-06-21T11:05:29Z","dinedDateTime":"2017-06-18T19:45:00+01:00","type":"OPENTABLEVERIFIED","fromPreviousConcept":false,"highlight":null,"photos":[],"__typename":"ReviewSearchResult"},{"reviewId":"OT-108786-1375744956","text":"We dined in Cloisters on my partner's birthday which also happened to be Father's day. The restaurant had several empty tables so was not fully booked. The meal was very enjoyable however the service was particularly slow. The waiters and waitresses were all very polite and it was not poor service, just ridiculously slow. 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Cloisters, GreyFriars is rated 4.6 stars by 54 OpenTable diners.
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High Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1UG