Banquet Chinese

Some of the best Chinese food I've eaten, all in a wonderful setting and with excellent service. Absolutely gorgeous set menu,with the chilli garlic prawns and seafood mixed platter also great. For dessert, the custard hedgehogs are delicious,imagine a custard filled fritter.

We had a lovely meal at Banquet, easily the best Chinese restaurant I’ve been to in Colchester. The Hong Kong set menu was well sized for two and didn’t leave lots left over at the end, the steamed charcoal lava buns were a nice treat to finish with. Booking is essential here, the waiters are attentive and the food is really authentic with nice décor surrounding you.

Everything about this restaurant is great. The restaurant facilities are very clean and maintained very well. The staff members are approachable and helpful.

This restaurant offers the best Chinese food. I highly recommend anyone to try the food here.

We had the set menu, which was too much food for us. However, the food was really delicious. We would recommend this place to anyone who likes Chinese food.

Another delicious meal No din sum as chef is on Holibobs but still beautiful cooked and all staff so friendly and helpful
Would recommend

Another delicious freshly cooked mixture
Honey roast pork prawn dumplings 🥟 Squid and more Chinese tea full of flavour
Would recommend to everyone
Staff all helpful and friendly

Haven't been to Banquet for a number of years but decided to go as it was my daughters birthday. I have to say it was one of the best Chinese meals we have ever had. The quality and flavour of the dishes were superb.

Service and atmosphere were also top-notch.

It is expensive, but as a treat, we didn't mind, especially for what we experienced.

There is a reasonable size car park at the rear with 2 disabled spaces. The restaurant is all on one level but there are stairs to the toilets. They have a platform lift for wheelchairs to lower them down to a reasonably sized accessible toilet.

I would highly recommend this restaurant if your budget allows.

We come to Banquet nearly every Sunday for Dim Sum and most definitely for any special occasion for over 7 years now. Food never disappoints, staff are super friendly, thoughtful & helpful, atmosphere is always incredible & our family HIGHLY recommends this gem of a restaurant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great Chinese restaurant hidden away in Colchester, the food quality was great and table service by team very fast and friendly. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to fill their belly with scrumptious food :)

Great dining chinese experience. Went here for coz I was craving for dim-sum . environment was lovely with a garden setting that is perfect in summer. Food wise was excellent specially the roast duck and deep fried squid. Hearty soup bursting with umami flavour! Great restaurant for family gathering and dates❤

If you are looking for a Chinese restaurant that does Cantonese Dim Sum outside of London in Essex, this is it!

Decent sized, quality dishes at a very reasonable prices. Factor in free parking, a comfortable relaxed environment and attentive staff - Definitely recommended!

Meal was amazing and service was reassuringly brusque. A very busy restaurant where we ate our weight in dim sum and a good vegan menu for my partner.

I was a little nervous after some less than favourable reviews but having taken a chance, I’ll definitely be back again for the delicious food!

This restaurant 😍 it's the best one that I found in 🇬🇧
Because for few years I was live in the house of a lovely Chinese lady. She used to cook authentic Chinese food, so I know Banquet restaurant team are doing an excellent job 👍 👌
I highly appreciate and recommend to everyone!
Many thanks to all of you ❤

Wonderful as always, you’ll be hard pushed to find a better Chinese this side of Chinatown. The “Mama” is wonderfully engaging and runs the operation attentively, Dim Sum lunch is impeccable. Service is super efficient, it runs like clockwork. Go treat yourself !

Outstanding Chinese, truly a hidden gem of Essex. One of the finest places for Peking Duck in the UK. Try the prawns in special fruity salad sauce - they’re a revelation! Everything is delicious and the staff are delightful. Fantastic value for money too.

After my previous entry of a disappointing dim sum place; my family found ourselves in Colchester with a recommendation to Banquet Chinese as a ‘must go.’

We arrived and was welcomed by friendly staff and a restaurant that was bright, airy and comfortable. After being seated, we chose all our favourites for dim sum and waited in anticipation. The food did not disappoint and it was hard to find fault anywhere! Each mouthful was delicious and were accompanied with happy head nods after each bite.

Check this out if you’re a dim sum fan! This would definitely become our regular Sunday eatery if we lived in the area!

It's not often that I feel truly excited about a restaurant, but the presentation and quality of the food, combined with the atmosphere and friendly staff hit all the right notes! So much so that we're inviting family to join us for another round next week!

Fantastic food, not cheap but definitely worth the price for the quality and portion size. Definitely advice getting the preset menu as getting to try some of a dozen dishes makes for an amazing food experience.

Great selection of options to choose from. Delicious food, great service. Would highly recommend a visit.

One of the Best Chinese restaurants we have been too. Excellent service and Food was 5 stars 🌟

The dim sum was amazing and the service great. Really impressed and I've been eating dim sum since I was born. Better than royal china