The Foresters Arms

05/06/2026

Happy Weekend everyone. Tonight we have Fish Fridays (5-8pm). Please see the menu attached. We still have some tables available 5-7pm. Please message us on here and we’ll get it booked in. (Booking system on the website should be coming soon. Plus phone number. Please bear with us.)

30/05/2026

We still have availability for Sunday roasts tomorrow. Please message me and I shall get it booked in.
(We are still working on getting a booking system on the website updated, please bear with us. Should hopefully be next week.)

Today we have our Gourmet Bar Food snack available till 6pm.

The suns out. The parasols are up. The flowers are in bloom and it’s a gorgeous day. Come grab a cold one and watch the world go by while eating a homemade Scotch Egg and a Bowl of Chips. Life couldn’t be any better. ❤️

22/05/2026

Pretty much what the signs says tbh.
However more info -
We have live music from the band Corbeau on Saturday night, more info can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/tomhardy.1062/posts/27920733217527243

Fish Fridays - 3 types of fish:
Pan fried salmon with creamed leeks. Kale and new potatoes.
As well as the usual deep-fried haddock and cod, plus a vegan option of battered sausages. All dishes apart from the salmon come with homemade chunky chips. And three types of peas (garden, mushy, minted). Serving from
4:30pm till 8 pm.
Plus a selection of starters and desserts.
To book, please come in and let us know, (still working on the telephone line and the booking system on our website. Should be next week.)

Saturday Snack Out: Gourmet bar snacks, including home-made sausage rolls and scotch eggs. As well as ham egg and chips, and we will be trialling our new dish. The “Flammkeche” (flam-a-KOOk-en). All the way from Alsace. Thin crispy dough with crème fraîche, onions and bacon. Plus our delicious bowl of homemade chips and French Mayo.

And our lovely hearty Sunday Roasts. You know the deal: Lamb, Beef, Pork and Chicken. Plus a vegan option of Lentil and seeded loaf. And all the trimmings. Again starters and desserts are available. Please come in to book. Some slots are left.

Then Sunday entertainment from around 5:30pm onwards. One half of the FatBack DJ’s, yours truly Johnny Nowhere will be mixing it up help those beers go down a little easier.
Come join the fun. Fun House.

And finally - Monday Chill: kickback and relax in the heat Wave, (or try to.) We’ve got homemade burgers and ice lollies in. Solaro’s, Feasts and Twisters!

It’s going to be good!

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All produce sourced from local businesses. Meat from Charlie. Veg from J. Burgess. And fish from Young’s.

*I’m not the best at responding on here, so please come in if you can. Any messages I will try and get back to you.*

08/05/2026

New parasols! New glassware!
Plumber has come to fix the water issues! It’s all going off today!
And, of course we are blessed with the sun! ☀️ 🙏

Come grab a cold one and have a seat outside . We have loads on offer. Plus bowls of home-made thick skin on chips and home-made French mayo going for £4.50. The perfect combination.🫶

Then later from 5pm we have Fish Friday! Three choices of fish, three choices of peas, and those lovely home-made chips. Plus vegan option of battered sausage. And we might even sneak in some battered Mars and snicker bars! 

Again no phone number so please come in to book. Walk ins welcome. Dog friendly too.

05/05/2026

We’re in the Paper!

John Livingstone, 43, and his wife have taken on The Foresters Arms in Castle Road after its previous tenants retired from the Admiral Taverns pub…

03/05/2026

A busy day, and almost out of our delicious Roasts!
Thanks to our wonderful team it was a success.
Plus we did a couple of Dog Roasts.
Happy Sunday people! 🙏

02/05/2026

It’s our second official day of opening!
Come check it out. It’s bank holiday and the sun is shining (for now!)
Get yourself a cold one. (new selection on tap - Cruzcampo, Hoegaarden, Becks and cheap Amstel! Proper Job and London Pride. Plus a great selection of new wines. And a large selection of Zero beers and ales)
Sit outside and watch the entertainment of Grey Friars car park kick off.

*Also while you’re here - Sunday roasts are back!*
But unfortunately we haven’t got a phone number yet. So if you’d like to book a slot you’ll have to come in, we are looking into putting a booking system on the website soon so please bear with us.

We’ve just had our first delivery from master butchers Martin and sons, and we have our chef Lou back and she’ll be cooking up a storm. Beef, chicken, and pork. Plus vegan option of a lental seeded loaf.
You’re gonna love it.

27/04/2026

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18/03/2026

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15/03/2026

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day from The Foresters Arms, Colchester! 🌸

Today we celebrate all the amazing mums, grandmothers, step-mums, and mother figures who make life so special. 💖

Join us this Mother’s Day and treat Mum to something a little bubbly…

🍹 2 FOR 1 COCKTAILS
🥂 Special deals on bubbly
Great drinks, and a relaxed family atmosphere

Make it a day she’ll truly enjoy – because she deserves it!