Lakeside Theatre Café

Lakeside Theatre Café is Square 5’s catering outlet, offering wonderful parkland views of our Colchester Campus.

Lakeside Theatre Café is a great place to pick up a Change Please coffee and pastry en route to campus. Through the day, this stylish café situated in the Lakeside Theatre foyer, offers hot and cold drinks, pastries, sandwiches, cakes and snacks.

From 6.00pm on show nights, the Lakeside Café becomes a bar run by the theatre, serving alcoholic drinks, soft drinks and bar snacks. 

Opening hours

Until Friday 13 December 2024

  • 8.00am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday

Between Saturday 14 December 2024 and Sunday 12 January 2025

  • Closed for winter break

Get more than just a cup of coffee

We're now serving Change Please coffee in Lakeside Theatre Café. 100% of the profits from the coffee that Essex Food purchases from Change Please go into giving people experiencing homelessness a living wage job, housing, training, onwards opportunities, and a fresh shot.

Cashless payments only

Essex Food are no longer accepting cash payments. Please pay by card or contactless payment method. Alternatively, download the Essex Food Rewards app to pay and save at the same time! Buy 5 hot drinks and the 6th is FREE. Don't forget to use your reusable cup and save 25p. 

Students relaxing at the Lakeside Theatre Cafe
Students relaxing at the Lakeside Theatre Cafe
Students at the Lakeside Theatre
Students at the Lakeside Theatre
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Get in touch
Lakeside Theatre Café
Telephone: 01206 873288