Harvester Beaten Track Reviews Summary

Category: Family restaurant Shrewsbury

Address: Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury, SY3 7ET, United Kingdom

Phone: +441743233941

Rating: 4.1
based on 350 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "I went into the restaurant today to get some lunch and a lovely handsome young man called Scottie served me."
  • "We were shown to our table quickly and told which items were unavailable so we didn't have to change our order at the last minute."
  • "Friendly, polite and had great recommendations and advice when we asked questions he didn’t hesitate to answer, which showed he knew his stuff."
  • "Had a really enjoyable evening here, our servers Ebony, Katie and Rhi were all very friendly and looked after us brilliantly."
  • "Excellent management and organisation and tentative service from Miles, Katie, Elliot and Karris."
  • "Floor staff Rhi, Ebony and Tash made our visit welcoming and sorted everything we need."
  • "Thank you to Holly and the team."

Cons:

  • "I don't think the waitress really wanted to be there!"
  • "Whoever manages this restaurant seriously needs to get more staff in, rather than have them all running around like headless chickens."
  • "No customer service or even a smile."
  • "The experience was let down by... noisiness."
  • "We were made to feel like a total inconvenience."
  • "Manager said delivery had not happened which is an excuse used on previous occassions."
  • "At no point did we see a manager or floor supervisor to speak to in person or would have raised the issues in person. Overall, appalling service, dirty tables and surrounds and poor food."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Steak was much better than I expected as was the whole meal."
  • "Chicken bacon waffle stack was scrummy."
  • "Never had a bad meal here."
  • "Overall, good food and didn't have to wait long for it."
  • "Food was generally fine."
  • "Food was good although you're not allowed to get your own salad from the salad bar you have to be escorted."
  • "The food was also amazing, I had a ribeye it cooked exactly how I wanted it with the food being served very fast, which is always a bonus."

Cons:

  • "The price for the burgers are to steep too."
  • "Christmas festive lunch was rather tasteless."
  • "Whilst the food we had was very good and the service was ok, there were a significant number of items not available from the menu."
  • "The worst part of the whole evening is the fact the barmen ate food straight from the salad bar."
  • "Many items were unavailable, particularly on the dessert menu."
  • "Food portions were small - I've never seen such a small 1/2 chicken."
  • "The chips were dry and bland."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Always good service and a great atmosphere."
  • "Nice atmosphere. We just popped in on the off chance."
  • "Very nice meal, good service and nice atmosphere."
  • "Staff were great, friendly and very accommodating."
  • "Reasonable prices."
  • "Love it now, went down hill a few years back, definitely turned it around now, good menu choices nice portion sizes, salad bar better than ever."
  • "Clean throughout and immaculate toilets."

Cons:

  • "Biggest upset was that the salad cart was pretty much empty and no bowls left."
  • "First of all, the place has a weird smell as soon as you walk through the door...The bathrooms also smell."
  • "Picked up a bad vibe from lack of customers and attitudes of staff."
  • "Shabby seating and unkempt paving didn't look good."
  • "Salad bar was almost empty and what was there was not being re-plenished."
  • "Every time we go here recently the salad bar is pretty much empty and they don’t have the pasta or any butter for the rolls."
  • "Dirty floors,salad bar was virtually empty no bread rolls."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Groupon deal which was a 3 course meal, great value for money!"
  • "Lovely waitress, Salad bar is always good there, never messy, always full too."
  • "We have been a few times for breakfast... excellent value for money."
  • "Their dirty chips is everything, halloumi and nachos on point."
  • "Reasonable prices and family friendly."
  • "The salad bar is open but you go up with your waitress and they serve the salad for you....it makes it a lot cleaner and more appetising."
  • "Great vegan burger (seriously, try it) and salad bar well stocked."

Cons:

  • "The food is over priced. My lad had garlic bread that cost £4.99 so we were expecting a couple of pieces at least."
  • "Food was Delish- hot and fresh."
  • "The food quality has been dropping for months."
  • "Steak were tough and inedible, gammon very salty."
  • "However they were out of a lot of food, including gammon and even burger buns."
  • "Had to wait a long time for drinks even though there were staff standing at the bar."
  • "At nearly £60 for 3 of us, I felt high price for average food."

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