Services & amenities
4501
Service options
- Outdoor seating
- Yes
- Takeout
- Yes
- Dine-in
- Yes
- Delivery
- No
02
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Yes
- Beer
- Yes
- Coffee
- Yes
- Hard liquor
- Yes
- Healthy options
- Yes
- Small plates
- Yes
- Wine
- Yes
03
Dining options
- Lunch
- Yes
- Dinner
- Yes
- Catering
- Yes
- Dessert
- Yes
- Seating
- Yes
- Table service
- Yes
04
Highlights
- Great beer selection
- Yes
- Great coffee
- Yes
- Great dessert
- Yes
- Great wine list
- Yes
05
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Yes
06
Payments
- Credit cards
- Yes
- Debit cards
- Yes
- NFC mobile payments
- Yes
07
Parking
- Free parking lot
- Yes
- Usually plenty of parking
- Yes
08
Crowd
- Groups
- Yes
- Tourists
- Yes
09
Children
- High chairs
- Yes
- Kids’ menu
- Yes
10
Planning
- Lunch reservations recommended
- Yes
- Reservations required
- Yes
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Yes
- Accepts reservations
- Yes
11
Amenities
- Restroom
- Yes
12
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Yes
- Cozy
- Yes
- Trendy
- Yes
13
Popular for
- Lunch
- Yes
- Dinner
- Yes
- Solo dining
- Yes
Gallery
1Customer reviews
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Review topics
- oysters 31
- seafood platter 21
- wine 15
- loaded fries 11
- prawns 11
- scallops and chorizo 8
- island 8
- great value 7
- tapas 7
- fish pie 5
Available reviews: 15
We arrived without a reservation, however the staff made us very welcome. The portions are generous, cost was also very reasonable. If you like scallops, this place is scallop heaven. Special mention to Georgia who hosted us, but all the staff were really great and attentive. This restaurant comes highly recommended. Ensure you have a reservation, it will be busy.
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 4
A must-eat seafood restaurant, and I take no prisoners for this statement. Fresh, just caught seafood, famous local oysters, and surprisingly tasty local wines make it an absolute pearl of Essex for eating out (pun intended, he he). Do book ahead as the place is very popular. It's also very pretty, with unobtrusive seaside decor. And staff is absolutely lovely!!
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Group size
- 3-4 people
- Price per person
- £30–40
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Fantastic restaurant! Friendly service from the waiter and waitress that served us, very warm and accommodating without being intrusive. The food was exceptional and incredibly affordable! We were shocked at the generously sized "perfect platter", which was more than enough to feed my wife and I for only £18! All of the seafood was fresh and deliciously prepared. We'll certainly be returning!
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Special events
- No special event
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
More reviews+12
What a lovely place. Had lunch here after a walk round some of the Island. Taste was great. Portions generous. Enjoyed hot & sticky prawns, chorizo & scallops, seafood loaded chips and bread basket with a nice bottle of Muscadet.
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Noise level
- Moderate noise
- Price per person
- £30–40
- Recommended dishes
- Scallops and Chorizo
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 4
- Atmosphere
- 4
Great selection of food and drinks. Service was good too. Went for the seafood platter and it ticks all the boxes so highly recommended. Parking is available outside. Depending on when you are going, weekend for example, I would advise booking. Recommended.
This is an amazing seafood restaurant where we had a wonderful lunch on holiday. Their oysters were just £6 for 6 and really fresh and the whole meal was great value for money. The lady who served us was really friendly and had a great knowledge of the menu. I'm looking forward to another visit with my family
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
This was the best seafood I’ve had in the UK. Large portion sizes, fresh seafood and excellent pricing. The service was also great and everyone was very friendly. Will be coming back whenever in Mersea next! Would recommend booking though because they do get fully booked quickly.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Price per person
- £20–30
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Absolutely fantastic seafood here, had lovely seafood platter, the best prawn cocktail I’ve ever had ( I thought I made a decent prawn cocktail, wait till you try this!), scallops, loaded fries and 2 glasses of wine..came to just over £50! can’t wait to visit again..great value 😊
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Group size
- Not sure
- Parking space
- Plenty of parking
- Price per person
- £20–30
- Recommended dishes
- Sea Food Platter
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
If you love local seafood here's the place to relax and enjoy the local fare. I particularly enjoyed the Mersea Oysters and pickled herring but they offer so much more. The serves are generous and mouthwatering fresh. And the staff are attentive helpful and quick.
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Noise level
- Moderate noise
- Price per person
- £30–40
- Recommended dishes
- Sea Food Platter
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Good portions, food perfection! Highly recommend! The staff are so friendly, informative and happy to help choose! We couldn't believe the price! Excellent value for money!
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Only discovered this place at the end of June and been 3 times in the last 5 weeks? Fantastic fresh seafood, great staff and amazing value for money.
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Price per person
- £30–40
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
The best meal I’ve ever had, 😍 staff were so lovely and such a beautiful place, will be coming back again
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Group size
- Suitable for all group sizes
- Reservation
- Varies by time / day
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Just back from a fabulous lunchtime meal at Seafood at Dawn on Mersea Island. Paige, Jack and team were great and Ted was treated to prawns 🍤 & cucumber 🥒 unsuccessfully until cheese 🧀 was a winner!!
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Wait time
- No wait
- Group size
- Not sure
- Price per person
- £20–30
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
What a lovely place - delicious food, such friendly service and located just near the coastal walk. We had the perfect platter, oysters and calamari - all were fantastic and a feast for 2 people!
- Price per person
- £20–30
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Loved everything about this place. Fresh, high quality, great service and overall excellent value for money.
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Reservation
- Reservations recommended
- Price per person
- £20–30
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 12:00–17:00
- Wednesday
- 12:00–17:00
- Thursday
- 12:00–17:00
- Friday
- 12:00–19:00
- Saturday
- 12:00–19:00
- Sunday
- 12:00–17:00
Find us
Colchester
Coast Rd, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LS, United KingdomSeafood at dawnColchesterGet directions
Questions & answers
101Will you be open wed 9th march?
yes we will be open 12pm-4pm
Customer updates
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Location details
- neighborhood
- West Mersea
- street
- Coast Rd
- postalCode
- CO5 8LS
- plusCode
- QWG2+M5 Colchester, United Kingdom