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Established Pub with good Beer snd Food.
Great Family run old style pub , many different beers and Ciders. Amazing Food ,Especially for the price. Sunday Roast is so popular your best to book first .Lovely Atmosphere and well worth a visit .Great Sun ☀️ trap garden in the Summer.I would Strongly recommend this Pub for a family visit or if on your own you will be welcomed. I myself Enjoy going to the Live and Let Live whenever I get the chance.Tuesday is only day there is No kitchen.Ps best Pub around Colchester because it’s a real pub with plenty of activities!! XDominic.
Great food, fantastic welcome, great selection of beer, gin and cider. Definitely go there again.
Highly recommend.Friendly staff. Clean and tidy. Food is amazing and great value for money.
Pete and Geraldine have done a great job with this place since they took over, quite a few years ago now. Extensive food menu, plenty of drinks on tap, as well as catering for some local brews, changed on a regular basis. Their beer and sausage or pie weekends are always a hit with locals and others from further afield. A la carte it's not but if you're after a good, honest and friendly local , give this a go.
Great place, fantastic beers friendly staff.
Brilliant friendly pub, we always try get down to the quiz nights 3rd Thursday of the month. Dog friendly aswell.
So delicious 🤤
Popped in with muddy dogs on a Sunday lunchtime, despite it being busy we were found a table quickly. The beer was well kept, food was tasty and generous portions, prices were reasonable. Best bit was the staff who were really friendly and accommodating. Lovely place.
Great little pub with friendly regulars. A proper character pub. Good selection of beers and ales. Highly recommend this pub!
Very friendly pub
I had a lovely Sunday roast lunch with my partner. Very tasty and excellent value.I often visit late on Friday afternoons, and there's always a buzzy, friendly atmosphere.
We came here for a Sunday carvery with quite high expectations as this pub was rated in the top 10 of pubs in Colchester for a Sunday roast, but we were a pretty disappointed to be honest, the portions were pretty good but was let down a bit by the standard, it wasn’t the worst roast I’ve had in a pub but certainly wasn’t the best, the gravy was watery, the cabbage was quite hard, meat was a little dry, potatoes were ok but could do with being a bit crispy, we were also disappointed with the deserts.. a couple of us ordered the meringue mountain.. expecting there to be a fair bit of meringue as the name suggests! Well it was hard to find meringue in it! It should have been called cream mountain, about half a meringue in it, bit of ice cream and strawberry and the rest squirty cream! Others had sticky toffee pudding.. all complained about it being salty, Safe to say won’t be returning
The food in this place….its like a man versus food challenge! I love how they change their menu every month and come up with creative creation every single time! Always delicious and massive portions! Whilst it’s a bit spit and sawdust inside, it’s such a welcoming friendly pub. Love it here.
I love The Live & Let Live. They serve j2o and have an outside area. Ive never had real food but im sure its lovely
A marvelous place to have lunch.
Best Sunday roast I've had
My first visit was yesterday and I have to say that the pub is really nice, the staff were excellent and the locals were great and so were all the little doggies that I met. I will definitely be going back and I might even try one of their roast dinners this Sunday.
Lovely staff, very local but still felt welcome. Even though I live in Stanway. Is still a very traditional pub and not many about any more
Came in for a drink, garden lovely, staff friendly.
This is a friendly local pub. It was great for a face to face meeting. I'm not sure about WiFi...
They are always helpful. Nice friendly atmosphere. A nice pub. Soft drinks as well.
Rated atmosphere low as went lunch time on Friday so was quite. How ever food and service was amazing. Great pub highly recommended
Haven't been in ages but pleasantly surprised. Good choice of drinks especially ciders and lunch menu good with really tasty food. Sat in enosed quirky pub garden.
Fantastic food at the quiz night tonight & there were 2 chefs in our group of 4 that were very impressed - we will definitely be back - great night 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A lovely, traditional pub with great drink and food choices, a pool table and darts. The staff are very friendly. There is also a cute garden with beach hut style table areas.
Me and my family had our first roast at the Live and Let Live today and the food was delicious. Proper home cooked and with all the roast trimmings! The pub was a bit quiet though and could have done with some background music, but everything else was perfect!
🙂We recently celebrated my husband's birthday with a Sunday roast at this local pub, surrounded by 12 family members. The staff outdid themselves, accommodating our large group with efficiency and kindness, ensuring that our celebration was nothing short of perfect.
The roast dinner, served with all the traditional trimmings, was perfect. It was clear that a great deal of care went into preparing our meals, which all of us greatly appreciated.
The staff were attentive without being intrusive, and their willingness to go above and beyond made us feel truly special. They managed our large and occasionally boisterous group brilliantly, making sure everyone's needs were met.
I cannot recommend this pub highly enough for anyone looking for delicious food and 5* service in a cosy, welcoming setting. Whether for a family birthday celebration or a casual meal out, this pub is sure to impress.
The roast dinner, served with all the traditional trimmings, was perfect. It was clear that a great deal of care went into preparing our meals, which all of us greatly appreciated.
The staff were attentive without being intrusive, and their willingness to go above and beyond made us feel truly special. They managed our large and occasionally boisterous group brilliantly, making sure everyone's needs were met.
I cannot recommend this pub highly enough for anyone looking for delicious food and 5* service in a cosy, welcoming setting. Whether for a family birthday celebration or a casual meal out, this pub is sure to impress.
Friendly, helpful and most of all a family pud with a great beer garden.
3 of us had afternoon tea as a little celebration of my daughter finishing school! Oh my god, it was amazing! Food was absolutely lovely and the service was fantastic!! Good price!I would highly recommend this especially if you fancy a treat!!!Thank you for making it a wonderful afternoon x
Sadly now living in Suffolk don’t visit the Live & Let Live that often. However being a Lexden fella used it for many years previously . Still today had a warm welcome from Pete & if anything the pub is the best I’ve seen it. Great beers, great food & friendly as always .
Well done all at the Live !! 👍
Well done all at the Live !! 👍
Amazing Sunday lunch n service!
Great selection of gins n beers plus doggy friendly what more do you need !
Great selection of gins n beers plus doggy friendly what more do you need !
This pub is tucked down a little lane, which to be honest unless you know it is there you probably wouldn't notice. Have popped in a couple of times a few years back, but not recently. Had noticed that they have a garden so decided to go again and sit outside. Whilst there we then decided to get some food.Food was well priced and good size, and tasted good too. They also have kids meals, but these were £5 which isn't quite as well priced as the adult meals...! They also have plenty of drinks choices, the wife particularly liked the gins. A few craft type beers and proper cider also available.The garden has some beach hut style areas to sit but also picnic benches. Fair bit of space outside. Staff were friendly and were able to recommend drinks which is always nice when your not sure...!
went here for lunch had cod and chip's with mushy peas was very nice and good service and lovely beer garden would definitely recommend 👌
L.T.P Duo had a fantastic time playing here as part of the jubilee celebrations! This is a beautiful, clean, well run pub with the most adorable beach hut style seating areas! 😍
Roast dinners are amazing
fantastic pub!So well organised!we were a large party and looked after fantastically from booking to leaving!great staff good value pub grub and love the beach huts!would highly recommend.
Our 2nd lunch here. Great food, great portions. Friendly staff and boss, nothing is too much trouble. Great value for money
Great family lunch for Father’s Day ,
Sunday roasts are so good !
Sunday roasts are so good !
Lovely local with friendly staff and customers, dog-friendly too.
Great atmosphere in the beach hut this afternoon. Staff were extremely attentive and happy - Mas was fantastic! Food was so good and great value for money. Will be a regular now thats for sure 😃
Great beach huts, attentive service- nice to be back😀
Absolutely delicious takeaway roast from The Live and Let Live.. week after week in lockdown!
Absolutely perfect Sunday roast delivered yesterday. A nut roast and a port roast, the food was amazing, loads of it and great value. We will definitely be ordering again and can see why it's sold out on a regular occurrence! Really good thank you :)
Lovely curry night...would def recommend.
Just ordered take away. 4 different meals. Cooked perfectly, generous portions and arrived piping hot. Best of all everything was lovely.
Will definitely order again 😊👌😋👍🏼
Will definitely order again 😊👌😋👍🏼
Great food, fab staff would definitely reccomend
love the food and staff r so good all of them . good evening out x
I’ve been here so many times over the years and can’t fault it! Food is spot on and great cosy atmosphere! Love this place ❤️
A proper pub that welcomes all ,serves great beers and great food.
please come and enjoy
please come and enjoy
I visited the live and let live pub a couple of weeks ago for a food tasting evening with a group of friends and it was fantastic. They have a great system in place for those concerned about COVID. The food was top notch and the staff were very hospitable to anything we required. Lovely evening!
the curry had 7 Tiny pieces of meat in it, naan bread stodgy, one fish and chips, the fish was grey not white.
waited a long time, and the staff were not very cheerful.!!? rhubarb crumble all crumble hardly any fruit, and the fruit was nearly black ??? WOULD NOT RECOMMEND , SORRY. could do a lot better especially with the situation these days.
waited a long time, and the staff were not very cheerful.!!? rhubarb crumble all crumble hardly any fruit, and the fruit was nearly black ??? WOULD NOT RECOMMEND , SORRY. could do a lot better especially with the situation these days.
They are a really friendly and great team and nothing is too much trouble.
The food is always good and the beer is good with a great selection of guest ales too.
The food is always good and the beer is good with a great selection of guest ales too.
A lovely Sunday afternoon. Brilliant service and completely safe. Looking forward to going back.
Great real ales, friendly & helpful staff, and a huge garden. Already looking forward to our next visit. 🍻
The service was decent 👍🏻 my new proper local :)
We ordered a take away meal today, as we had the children and went to sit at the park with it. Very enjoyable, very tasty, I ordered chips and bits and handy to be able to order from the pub and take ways to enjoy it With kids over park. Will definitely be doing this again.
Lovely lunch with my daughter, great beer and food. such a welcoming and friendly place to be. Thanks to you all.
First day of pubs open, very relaxed and enjoyable experience in these strange times, well organised with no dramas, all credit to Geraldine and Pete, glad to be back and good luck guys xx
Excellent food. The black pudding scotch egg was lovely, the chips with sausage cheese and bacon had proper sausages in them. definately recommend to treat yourself with
Lush!!!! The fully loaded chips were amazing!! My husband and son loved the black pudding scotch egg
We have just had a delicious take away roast. Food was hot and well cooked. Great price, well worth it!! Yorkshires were amazing!
Covid-19 Forces Take Away. Still the same quality And value. 100% recommended
Excellent food, and service. Plenty of food, which was properly cooked and served.
Just finished our sunday roasts. There was plenty of it, nicely cooked and very tasty. With the beer on the side being an excellent accompaniment. Jenny and Michael Murphy
Amazing pub with a great atmosphere and lovely staff 100% recommend
Great beer festival with good choice of beers
had a great selection of real ales and some very tasty sausages also the young lady singer was really good had a great night
Just a great little pub. Good beers, excellent festivals.
A great friendly little pub.Food was lovely, best Sunday roast I've had in a while. Will definitely be going back again very soon.
Friendly pub great food,and real ale.
Went down for Christmas Eve drinks, amazing atmosphere, all ages everyone so friendly, have also had Sunday lunch there cannot fault it in anyway but what makes this special is the management that put there heart & soul into this pub , likewise have brilliant happy friendly staff, so lucky that it is local for me.
We had the Christmas buffet and the food was amazing. It was great value for money and there was a large variety of different Gins. Would definitely recommend The Live and Let Live.
take away steak and chips ooh and the trimmings.. scrummy with a bottle of wine of two ! perfect thank you. keep up the good work . xx
great beer, cider and company
TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS
Great food - Had a lovely meal of steak and all the usual trimmings., including mushrooms and onion rings which you don't always get these days. The steak was superb and cooked just... read more
Vivienne J G 15/07/2023
Lovely pub - Lovely pub with fair prices. Tried out a comedy night there and the patrons were love and their food was delicious. Loved the curried chicken pies! Highly recommend.
Ashley_Edwards_11 29/01/2023
Definitely worth a visit - Separate menus for vegetarian and meat eaters, staff friendly and beautiful garden area. Would definitely come again and recommend as the food was delicious. They also have gluten free and... read more
GigiB66 12/08/2024
Good food and drink, dog friendly. - Been visiting here a couple of years now. Very good pub and reasonable priced. Nice garden, friendly staff.
Michelle B 04/12/2022
Traditional Real Ale Pub - Traditional real ale pub with a wide range of drinks and serving home cooked food. Regular events held throughout the year 😁
Geraldine M 26/01/2023
Colchester's hidden gem. - Excellent value and great service so will certainly go again. We all enjoyed our food choices and the portion sizes where generous.
jatar18127 11/08/2024
Quality wee place - Fantastic pub wee pub. Really good quality food and the staff where so polite and helpful, even put the scottish cup final on for the only one in the bar.... read more
Mark Gibson 03/06/2023
Awesome home cook food !!! - Took my partner for his birthday dinner here . I had booked table and pre ordered food . We were not disappointed , food was home cooked and amazing as... read more
Jules J 13/01/2024
