Maison Mollie - Colchester

An unusual combination of gift shop and café located on a corner plot in this pleasant riverside town, we bought a couple of bits in the gift shop and then went for an ice cream in the café. I was planning on taking it away, but the friendly guy serving showed us to a table while it was dished up and in retrospect I’m glad he did as I think it might have been quite difficult to walk and eat it at the same time. I went for two scoops, and it was absolutely massive, definitely as much as you could possibly fit atop a cone and it felt very top heavy and unstable! Fortunately I managed to get through without any mishaps.

Called in for coffees on a weekday, half a dozen other customers. The guy serving was friendly and after taking our order brought the drinks to our table. The drinks were fine, and we relaxed on the sofa in a calm and welcoming atmosphere.

Easily spotted on Wivenhoe High Street, on the corner of the road down to the railway station, i called in here for a coffee on a free Friday afternoon.

I live in Wivenhoe and try to go to this cafe when I get a chance. It's a lovely local place with delicious coffees (great varity) and sandwiches, great place to meet friends or family or even an informal business meeting. Many people bring their laptops along to do some work with their lunch. It's very relaxed and the staff are always very chatty and fun, especially Bob and the owner of the cafe, Crawford.

Visit this place regularly. Always get great coffee, haven't eaten there yet. Staff friendly, proper village cafe. People moaning about slow service ? It's a coffee shop, not McDonalds.