The Purple Dog - Menu

Best burgers I've ever had! They also do really good expresso Martini. Great service! Highly recommended:

One of the best places for food. Staff 100% for customers. I recommend this Pub to everyone. You will not be disappointed. See you soon Purple Dog

great menu with delicious food and friendly staff. good selection of beer and also decent outside area with heating and it is beautiful in the middle of the city.

The food at this restaurant was very good, especially the chicken wrap which was excellent. The atmosphere was lovely. However, they did not accept my proof of age card as valid identification.

Visited this pub before in the summer and was good in the garden. Visited in November and the BIRRA MORETTI tasted off and the barman did not believe me, disappointed that this good location, good pub would be happy to sell off beer.

I went here for lunch this past Sunday and had a jacket potato with tuna and salad and then apple crumble for dessert. The food was just okay, nothing to shout about. Didn't think any more of it until I got home an hour or so later and noticed I felt sick. Then I was sick four times together with other symptoms as well, I couldn't even keep water in my body and an ambulance got called for me after a few hours. I wasn't sure if it was food poisoning or not since what I ate didn't seem particularly risky but after seeing some of the other reviews on here I'm starting to think it was. So obviously won't ever be eating here again.

Went here for the first time recently on a Friday night. Music playing a variety on songs from different genres and decades which was a fun playlist to listen to. I believe you can order from their website however I only ordered from the bar on this evening. Staff were very polite, made eye contact and were very smiley. 10/10 service. Wasn’t very busy in the pub on this occasion, half tables were filled and a few people at the bar but it was a nice amount. Prices for bottles of wine could be slightly revised as the cheapest bottle is £20. Although not extortionate, Rosé White Zinf was £20 and definitely could be revised to be slightly more budget friendly. There was a mix of different ages a...

Poor review due to poor management on the day. This is possible the most easy going pub in colchester, usually no agro no drama and a good atmosphere. Dog friendly shouldn't mean that dogs are allowed to sit at the table and eat of of the table. When mentioned to the manager he said he will look at the CCTV, the whole pub could see the dog sitting at the table, it even had a knitted waistcoat on. After a heated discussion and an alcohol fuelled point of view from me, and a poorly trained customer service manager the security made everything worse. Honesty points to take from this, 1. dont drink for hrs in the same place 2. Dont have an opinion about anything 3. Dont spend alot of money eatin...

Stopped here for lunch with my son between college sessions. It was a hot day but we sat by a window and the pub was very airy. It has a nice atmosphere and there is a mix of families, groups and singles having a pint with their paper. The staff are very friendly. It 's a nice place to sit and people (and dog) watch, if you are so inclined. We were told food would take poss. 45 mins which was just about doable, it came in 30 which was good, at the time... My son (ASD) asked for a burger with cheese and with NOTHING else. It arrived very pink, with lukewarm bacon on, which I quickly removed and disposed of and the cheese was only half melted so easy to restore to the burger. There should have...