Crispy, golden-fried onion petals, served with a zesty dipping sauce for a flavorful appetizer.
Steak • Coffee • English • Burgers
"we spontaneously decided to come to dinner on Saturday morning, as it has been visited for more than two years since last. Previously we visited the burg marina filiale until it was sadly closed, so we traveled a little further to wilford, as this is the only harvester in nottingham. we came and greeted from a server that seems to be standing at the doorstep to welcome the guests and show them to the table. frankly, she looked stiff when we came in and I wouldn't call her enthusiastic when she brought us on our table. I saw her from my table for the rest of the night and spent more time to dance around and chat with colleagues than anything else. I understand it's a little quiet, but could she not help wait tables? we were waiting for a nice girl, but not her names. I found it a little frustrating that she wanted to take our commands, but we just put our weights down! we had to ask them to come back a few times during the ordering process. I hope it's just because it's very quiet and she's super eager. the environment felt a bit lustering, maybe it's the location of the harvester, but there were not too many guests for a Saturday night not quite the hectic and trubel I remember when I visited, but I can't mistake the business for it. I guess it only shows how the pandemic and the rising cost of living have influenced this business. we both ordered the original combo and some softdrinks. server asked if we would use the salatbar (of course and said to follow it to the bar. I found this quite confusing as we knew where the salatable was when we came to get to the table, but politely followed. as it turned out, the salatable is no longer independent. I found this very disappointing. the company reacted to a further review here to note that this is a company-wide change, not a temporary covidence measure. there were a few people waiting for the salatbar to be served, and it was just a bit unpleasant to be asked what I wanted. proportions of every article I asked were not on my taste, but I do not blame the server, poor girl only does her job. smaller but, she put my broth roll on the salat and put a lurpak in the salat. it left me with sticky hands, just like my main thing came. it is a smaller thing, but surely one down on the meal that this would not have happened if we were in the grasp, to serve ourselves, as harvester has done for years! to the happiness the original combo was good, quite as much as we remembered. personally I find the sage and onion-coated chips a bit too salty, but the other loves them. server asked if I wanted additional sauces that I have requested and committed them. we ordered a sundae best to share as dessert, which essentially soft serve ice served with a generous squeeze of chocolate sauce with an ice sugar cone. personally I really enjoyed that, as I love soft serve and it was less kalorific than the other options. harvester was known for her decent grill as rotisserie huhn and her unlimited salatable. I ate with my family on harvester. but my recent visit had disappointed me most of the experience because of the salatable, but partly sad with the decline with what was formerly a busy restaurant chain. we will not die to get out of the way with the situation and the salatable no longer serve themselves."
Cafés • Kebab • Seafood • Fast Food
"Family of 3 visited harvester. Nice welcome, it took me many attempts to book this restaurant including online and phoning the restaurant, and both telling me it’s full, however, one final look online there were slots all times, so was able to book. When arriving the restaurant was half empty so not sure why they are filling the restaurant. Friendly staff, ordered food fine, the problem was when it felt like a convey belt of food, we barely started our salad before starters arrived then barely finished the starters before mains arrived. My daughter’s starter didn’t arrive and they assumed it was a side?! When I clearly told them it was a starter. She has additional needs so waiting is not something she can process which caused upset. That got quickly resolved as they went to find it. Food was nice, cooked right temp. Staff was on the low down so was hard to order pudding and then took 20 mins for someone to appear for the bill when we found her chatting at the bar, and again my daughter does not wait so had to physically go and find a waitress. Wasn’t the best experience and felt very rushed and couldn’t breathe between courses."
Kebab • Cafés • Steak • Fast Food
"Dirty bowls on salad bar. when your out for a meal with friends I don't think it's a good idea to serve half the group there food while the other half..."
Pizza • Kebab • Cafés • Fast Food
"The waitress Carmen was extremely friendly and helpful. She was very accommodating and nothing was too much trouble for her. She was a lovely lady. The service was excellent, with a rating of 5 out of 5. We had a dine-in meal for lunch, with prices averaging between £10-£20 per person. The food was delicious, receiving a rating of 5 out of 5. The atmosphere of the restaurant was also great, with a rating of 5 out of 5."
Pub • Cafés • Salad • Seafood
"Nice, friendly restaurant. Clean tables, lovely professional staff and delicious food!! Wasn't expecting much as this appears to be the only Harvester near Cornwall, but my chicken skewers were beautifully cooked and succulent. Everything was hot and tasty. The only slight con was that due to covid we couldn't fetch our own salad, but a lovely member of staff was on hand to fetch exactly what we wanted. I think the salad choices were less than usual too. But this did not detract from a great meal."
Cafés • Pizza • Mexican • Fast Food
"Have just returned from a lovely family meal. The main course meals were lovely there was a choice of 2 vegan options and I had the tagine which was full of flavour. The desserts were also great, the vegan rice pudding was delicious. The atmosphere was good and the staff were all polite and pleasant, but special thanks to Emma who paid great attention to detail and was particularly lovely. I said to my children on the way home that if they ever go into the service industry then that is the standard they should aim for!! She definitely deserves an extra serving of chocolate fudge cake :"
Pizza • Steak • British • Breakfast
"My wife, 16 year old son and I popped in here for a drink on a Saturday evening. It was not very busy but still took about 10 minutes to get served at the bar. The first drinks were ok but when I got the next round I noticed it was considerably more than the previous one for a very similar round.It took five minutes to get acknowledged by the bar staff, including the girl who had just served me. Thankfully, I had paid by card and kept my receipt, although it didn 't show the actual drinks ordered. The manager offered to take it upstairs to the office to check it out by said there was no need as all I needed to know was the price of the drinks I had been charged for.Eventually it transpired that I had been charged £2.90 for a small glass of lemonade for my son, almost as much as I had been charged for a pint of beer. I told the manager that I considered that to be a rip off but she explained that the glass could be refilled free of charge. This wasn 't made clear to my wife who had bought the first round. The manager apologised but said I had been charged correctly. I was still fuming and gave her every opportunity to rectify the situation but she stuck rigidly to the rule book. When I told here that it was her choice but to expect to see the review on social media, she said that was unfair as I had been correctly charged.I object to this practice as it would appear to be ripping off families but worse still, it is encouraging children to drink vast quantities of sweet sugary drinks with long term health implications.Looking at the reviews on here, it appears that I am not the only one who thinks this place is awful. I cannot recall having visited an establishment that has more Terrible reviews than any other category."
Vegan • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian
"we had a nice family dinner in the harvester this afternoon. sheila our waitress was fantastic and gave us a fantastic experience for our family meal before Christmas. the food was great and enjoyed the festive menu, the great value with great staff and would like to thank fraser also for his service to the table for our drinks. they have a great christmas and new year and see them in 2022 for more great service ps the pudding a baileys ice cream sundae was yum!"
Full • Steak • British • Pub Kitchen
"Arrived for our booked table at 18:00, greeted 5 minutes later by someone who looked disinterested took us to a table with crumbs on it and a half eaten corn on the floor by my chair (lovely). Ordered chicken skewers (finally) at 18:20, food came around 30 minutes later and the chicken was over cooked and the peepers were black. Asked for the bill at 19:15, server delivered deserts after 10 minutes to opposite table and I finally was presented with my bill at 19:30, he had asked if it was cash or card prior to getting the bill so assumed he would bring this with the card machine, however he didn’t he then went off and did something else then appeared with the card reader but went and took the order of the table behind us then asked if I minded waiting until he processed their order in the till, I said no I have somewhere to be, he then said he had to put the order in before he could take my payment I asked he hurried up as I needed to leave, he appeared eventually at 19:42 put the card reader on the table and said nothing, (he was pleasant up until this point) I taped to pay and left! 1 hour 45 minutes for burnt chicken and a bill is unacceptable, will not be visiting here again! It’s not like it’s cheap either I expected better and wished I read some more recent reviews on here before I booked!"
Seafood • Asiatic • European • Fast Food
"Although it was a Saturday and Easter weekend, at 3pm the restaurant was not very busy. Despite this, our table was reserved downstairs near a family with 3 or 4 children who were being very loud. Additionally, even though it was warmer than expected, the air conditioning was turned on right next to us without asking for our preference. In my opinion, there should be a designated family area and customers should be consulted before major changes like the air conditioning being turned on."
Bbq • Fish • Pasta • Salad
"We have been to the Harvester on other occasions and on this occasion was left feeling unsatisfied. The menu was rather boring. The salad bar was free but supervised which meant certain selections gave more than just a taster. The hot choices for both diners arrived well before the salad had been finished consequently sitting on the table an unnecessarily long time. I fully understand the covid protocols played some part in the ambience but nevertheless it did affect our experience. At this point in time we are looking at alternatives"
Pizza • Sushi • Asiatic • Seafood
"Fantastic service from Sarah, very happy to glass bottled Coke was available, and the unlimited salad as lovely as always. I tried The Purist vegan burger I can 't digest beef and seem to live in chicken and fish! This was easily the best non-beef burger I have ever tried, succulent and cooked perfectly. The vegan cheese substitute in it was good too, making most vegan cheese look awful in comparison. The chips were great as always and the vegan burger sauce was good enough to dunk the chips in! Skipped the starter and pudding on this occasion. Couple of things not offered I would like to see in future: lactose free milk, and lactose free cheese I have the lactose free mature Cathedral city cheddar at home . Tea and cheese with crackers would have been a perfect end to this meal, but very satisfied with the meal as was. Thank you to all the staff on duty for a very good experience."
Steak • Fusion • British • European
"I recently went to The Mallard with a group of people from home. Unfortunately I suffered with very bad food poisoning after having scampi and chips. Nobody else had this, so this just proves it was the cause"
Pub • Steak • British • Chicken
"We visited here 2 evenings during our stay at the Premier Inn. Food was really nice. Staff were nice however Chloe really stood out. We were served by Chloe on the first evening and she was lovely, she is a natural waiting on tables. When we complimented her she explained that she usually works at the bar she is completely wasted at the bar, she is by far the best table server in the place and she should be recognised for that."
Pizza • Kebab • European • Fast Food
"I have tried aylesbury harvester with friends who have suggested their eating is great. well, they have definitiw some great options for carnivores, but if they are a vegan, they try to go elsewhere. they have a very limited option for vegans eating, and if they choose to have gluten-free good, they can not order here only if they order their burger without the rolls. their salatable is also very limited because they have a good amount of vegetables, but 90% of their dressings are milk-based."
Cafés • Asiatic • European • Fast Food
"What a lovely evening, I haven’t been to the Harvester for years and this evening was just what we needed after a very hot day ! Not only was the food great thanks to Anhar and Steve, the air con was spot on making it a pleasure to be out. Food was hot not cold like a lot of places these days..our Server, waitress was Annabel , nothing was too much for her and she was flat out as the place grew busier, always smiled … well done keep it up as this kind of service is rare nowadays , it was a great atmosphere too, very relaxing, cannot wait to return . Nice to see staff cleaning tables even the manager helping and very pleasant, see you all again very soon!!!"
Salad • Steak • Vegan • Salads
"We decided to dine at this restaurant for its convenient location near where we were staying. I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of vegan options available. I ordered the vegan bean burger and a vegan raspberry mousse, and while they were satisfying, they didn't necessarily blow me away. The waitress was also vegetarian, which sparked an interesting conversation about the differences between vegetarian and vegan diets. It seems like it always comes down to cheese! I would consider returning if in the area, but I wouldn't go out of my way to dine here again."
Wine • Beer • Steak • British
"We decided to go out for an evening meal. Pre booked for 7pm. We ordered our drinks I had a latte (which had spilt on to the serviette as she brought it to the table), no real problem as it happens quite a lot. My...partner asked for a pot of tea, she was told quite abruptly that they don't do pots of tea, so my partner asked for a refillable cold drink instead. A few moments later the server returned with no word of apology saying that she could have a pot of tea as she found some teapots. We ordered our food which arrived about half an hour later, the restaurant was not busy at all. We were asked if we wanted to go to the salad bar, if we did we couldn't serve ourselves, they had to go with you and fill your bowl up with what you choose. My partner has been several times in recent weeks and has been allowed to serve herself at the salad bar, we declined. We finished our meal and was undecided if we wanted a dessert or if we had time to have a dessert. My partner had to pick her son up from work at 9pm. The server assumed we had finished as she promptly said I will get your bill without asking if we wanted a dessert or another drink, considering the time we waited for our meal we wouldn't have had time to eat it anyway. But not to be asked is not the way to go in my opinion. She brought the bill over asked if we were paying by card or cash then walked off. She did this several times. I asked if they accepted the Defence Discount Card, she wasn't sure so off she to find out came back said that they don't and promptly walked off again without waiting for payment. We sat for a few minutes, then decided to leave the correct money on the table and leave as the server was obviously too busy to take payment. My partner has been several times at lunchtime with friends, the service has been far superior even when it has been busy, the food was on the table within 10 minutes of ordering."
Full • Steak • Lunch • Brunch
"I have to say that the service we received from one of your staff members, Sam, was exceptional and far beyond the level of attentiveness, grace and skill I have come to know and expect at a Harvester or similar. We arrived early for our table booking and Sam offered us both the lunch and dinner menu explaining that the lunch menu would end soon but we could still place an order before 5pm. This in itself is honest, thoughtful and shows a willingness to make an effort to act with integrity. Sam's timings to approach our table, clear away, etc, was spot on. He was very polite, friendly and graceful. Even the way he placed the menus neatly on the table at a right angle to the table edge and the neatness of placing our dessert cutlery didn't go un noticed. These are the little details that others could learn from Sam. I can also genuinely say it is the first time in a Harvester that food has been delivered to our table and laid in front of the person who ordered it without us being asked whose dish is whose. It can be frustrating to be asked this when you've only just ordered it with the same member of staff who has brought the food to the table. It is this attention to detail that goes a long way it makes the customer feel valued and acknowledged. As I had to note his name badge so to contact Harvester, I also noted he was smart in his appearance and that any conversation we overheard between Sam and other staff members was work related, which is so refreshing in this day and age. He sets a fine example of high quality attentive customer service, which is hard to find. Had I owned a restaurant myself or in fact any business that was customer facing in Ipswich, I would have approached Sam and offered him a position right under your noses. I hope he is in a managerial position and if he isn't then he needs to be because staff like Sam in restaurants such as Harvester are gold dust. He's selling himself short working at Harvester if he isn't being recognised for what he brings! Please do pass on my compliments to Sam and share it amongst the team. Excellent work should always be recognised!"
Ribs • Meat • Steak • Salads
"Not been to the harvester in Falconwood before.. Visited today. The food was great and reasonable priced. The manager was very helpful. The only criticism I have is that we were not told about the salad bar. That you cannot help yourself. When food was ordered the waitress did not tell us, nor did the managers when we enquired about ordering food. Whilst we were at the salad bar a member of staff came over and said the we cannot help ourselves to the salad bar. She was talking quite loudly. This upset my daughter as she felt she had done something wrong. The only thing I would suggest is that when customer are greeted at the front of house that they are made aware about the salad bar or there is clear signage to inform customer on the precautions for the salad bar."