Crazy Chef
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About Crazy Chef
Crazy Chef is a restaurant in Colchester at 81 The Cmns, where food is cooked fresh in front of you while you wait. Customers waiting on an order are handed a free bag of chips with special seasoning to eat as the kitchen works. The menu includes Turkish dishes alongside kebabs and burgers, with chips on the side. Fish and chips is on the list too, made with cod, and hummus can be ordered to have with the chips. The restaurant is walk-in only. Pizzas round out the menu, with a midweek offer on one of them.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kebabs, fish and chips, free seasoned chips and pizzas.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kebabs, fish and chips, free seasoned chips and pizzas.
Customer Review Summary
Fish and chips draw the most praise, with one reviewer calling the cod banging and another noting the kitchen cooked a brilliant portion even though they turned up late. Close behind are the kebabs and kebab shop burgers, where reviewers repeatedly mention good quality meat, along with the pizzas, the Turkish dishes, and hummus ordered with the chips. Food is described as cooked fresh in front of the customer, piping hot, and still hot after a half hour drive home. Reviewers also single out friendly, polite, helpful staff, and one regular says the team has come to know their partner's name. Portion sizes are called good. Several close on the free chips with special seasoning handed over while the order cooks.
Customer Review Summary
Fish and chips draw the most praise, with one reviewer calling the cod banging and another noting the kitchen cooked a brilliant portion even though they turned up late. Close behind are the kebabs and kebab shop burgers, where reviewers repeatedly mention good quality meat, along with the pizzas, the Turkish dishes, and hummus ordered with the chips. Food is described as cooked fresh in front of the customer, piping hot, and still hot after a half hour drive home. Reviewers also single out friendly, polite, helpful staff, and one regular says the team has come to know their partner's name. Portion sizes are called good. Several close on the free chips with special seasoning handed over while the order cooks.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Love the pizzas - at £11 fantastic value but midweek you get 1 half price too! Nice people and you get some free chips while you wait, which is a great idea.”
- Google user
“Brilliant place. We turned up late and they still cooked us a brilliant fish and chips. Great banter and conversation too. It's a shame we have only just discovered it!”
- Google user
“Lovely food and lovely people here most importantly really they appreciate the community dont forget them when your too hungry to wait. Cod is banging”
- Google user
“We regularly get kebabs and burgers from here, they are always tasty and the meat is good quality. I love a kebab shop burger, the chips are always lovely. Quite often get their hummus to have with the chips. I think Ive tried most of the menu. The staff are all really nice, we must go there to often because they know my partners name lol”
- Google user
“I can’t recommend Crazy Chef enough! From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Even while you’re waiting for your order, they go the extra mile by offering a bag of chips with their special seasoning and it’s absolutely phenomenal. It’s such a small touch, but it really shows how much they care about their customers. The food quality is outstanding. It’s one of the few chippies around that consistently delivers proper, high-quality food, and their Turkish dishes are especially amazing. Everything I’ve tried has been fresh, flavourful, and cooked perfectly. The customer service is just as impressive. The whole team is friendly, but the boss, Nejo, always stands out. He’s constantly welcoming people with a smile and makes everyone feel valued and appreciated. Great atmosphere, fantastic food, and genuinely lovely people running the place. If you haven’t tried Crazy Chef yet, you’re missing out!”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 1
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Location
Restaurants near Crazy Chef
- Church Street Tavern4.57781.4 mi£20–50Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessible
sunday roast, complimentary bottle of water, amaretto sours
- Nando's Colchester - Head Street4.21,4571.4 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
speaking french to nan, amazing customer service, food forgotten and lukewarm
- 1.4 mi£20–50Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
vegan and vegetarian options, tandoor chicken, chana
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy ChefWheelchair accessible | 4.8276 | — | — | kebabs, fish and chips, free seasoned chips |
| Church Street TavernOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible | 4.5778 | 1.4 mi | £20–50 | sunday roast, complimentary bottle of water, amaretto sours |
| Nando's Colchester - Head StreetOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.21,457 | 1.4 mi | £10–20 | speaking french to nan, amazing customer service, food forgotten and lukewarm |
| Kaveri - Modern Indian kitchen and barOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.71,260 | 1.4 mi | £20–50 | vegan and vegetarian options, tandoor chicken, chana |
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