Harvester Beehive Ilford Reviews Summary

Category: Family restaurant

Address: 147 Beehive Ln, Ilford, IG4 5DR, United Kingdom

Phone: +442085503361

Rating: 4.1
based on 222 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was great. The manager on shift was warm, welcoming, patient, and an awesome host."
  • "Staff were friendly and helpful."
  • "Staff are very nice and friendly, ready to help."
  • "The employees are welcoming and friendly."
  • "We had the same server twice at this restaurant and she was polite and attentive always had a smile on her face and nothing was too much trouble."
  • "Foyzul provided excellent, prompt and courteous service."
  • "The staff here are very friendly and courteous."

Cons:

  • "You wait ages to get served then you don't get your food then they try to say you had it as it was sent out."
  • "Awful service, went to the restaurant today despite being sat at a table for 10 minutes or more and asking 5 times to be served so we can order food and drinks."
  • "The service was very poor and slow and we were the only ones there."
  • "Took a while to get the servers attention each time."
  • "Then got a teapot with a dirty cup."
  • "Beware they served my two-year-old daughter with cows milk allergy, cows milk!"
  • "Service was slow and restaurant was full."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food was good overall grilled meat."
  • "The unlimited salad went down a treat with a lot of variety."
  • "Really can't recommend this restaurant enough! Sorry no photos as the food was too good to wait."
  • "Food was great."
  • "The steak was surprisingly good. Not too much fat and having asked for a medium, I got just that."
  • "The food is amazing and always cooked perfectly and the prices are fantastic."
  • "The food was 10/10 would recommend to everyone to give this place a try."

Cons:

  • "Katsu was pretty bad, sauce wasn't really a katsu sauce and the rice was stodgy."
  • "BBQ ribs flavourless no Hint of bbq sauce."
  • "Massively disappointed with the children's food, broccoli was well.... Hardly broccoli."
  • "Our child got a corn flour macoroni and cheese and it was horrible."
  • "Then the waitress took my debit card from my hand and presented it to the card terminal, I didn't even have time to check on the amount she'd input."
  • "The food was just ok. Not cooked to my liking (rare) despite me stating my preference for the steak being well done."
  • "The potatoes felt like I was eating cardboard, the veg were overcooked and the chicken was dry."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

  • "Had Santa breakfast on Sunday 22nd December 5 adults 5 grandchildren the atmosphere was superb."
  • "It has a great atmosphere and very close to the Gants Hill station and the area is very safe, we usually leave there around 10pm and have never had any issues."
  • "A really well decorated Harvester with good service."
  • "Seems to have had a face lift...all looks very nice and staff very good."
  • "Decor fresh and clean."
  • "The decor is in good order and feels clean and there is plenty of space for large groups."
  • "The atmosphere was calm and homely."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant is tired looking inside."
  • "Not impressed...found two hairs in my salad bowl, then two hairs in my main..."
  • "The only downside was that the lighting was quite dull and the layout a little odd as we had to maneuver through other tables to get to the drinks and salad area."
  • "A bit run down and don't expect high levels of comfort."
  • "The table was wet, wasn't sure if that was greasy as well."
  • "Quite frankly a very dirty place."
  • "The restaurant dirty when we arrived."

Accessibility & Convenience

Pros:

  • "The restaurant is easy to find, has ample parking on site which is free once registering your reg in the terminal."
  • "Wheelchair accessible with disabled bays and an accessible bathroom on site."
  • "Next to the Travel lodge and a couple of blocks from the Central line tube."
  • "Parking free on Sundays and Monday to Saturday you can claim the ticket off your bill."
  • "Free parking is also a plus but don't forget registering your car at the entrance."
  • "Lovely setting, free car park when you input the registration on entry to the restaurant."
  • "The car park is pay and display, but Harvester lets you put that towards the bill so in the end it's free parking no matter how much you put in the meter."

Cons:

  • "Car parking is misleading as looks like customers must pay with big warnings signs and very easy to miss the bit saying customers don't actually have to pay."
  • "The only downside as far as I can see is the smaller car park, but this is only a minor issue."
  • "Parking can be a bit difficult to find though."
  • "They need to update the opening times and perhaps remove the car with a flat tyre that looks dumped outside."
  • "There is a car park. But you will need to register your car details inside the pub on a consul on bar otherwise you will get a ticket!!!!!"
  • "We're thankful for the free parking."
  • "Ran out of salad bowls only for them to bring out 4 that were all FILTHY eventually."

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