Harvester Oakmere Potters Bar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The bar man Adam is fantastic, friendly and chatty, really accommodating."
• "Visited Harvester for my birthday, excellent food and service."
• "The waitress was really friendly and chatty."
• "Archie was fantastic and attentive to ensure I was topped up, fed and comfortable."
• "Our waitress Catherine was really helpful and gave great recommendations of what to choose from the menu."
• "Our waiter Owen was wonderful and very lovely and polite."
• "Thanks to our server Owen. He was very attentive without being intrusive."

Cons:

• "Severely lacking in staff for a Friday night and explains the delays."
• "We had a long wait for drinks and salad bowls."
• "The service was very poor, with them all standing around chatting instead of servicing at a non busy time."
• "However, the staff and the atmosphere in the place was horrendous!"
• "When I asked for allergen information at the salad bar, one of the bar staff came out and asked 'what's the allergy?' as if it was such a huge inconvenience."
• "The service was dreadful, we had to wait ages for everything."
• "Waited for 20 mins to be seated and during this time the barman kept looking at me."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is good and tasty.. beautiful surroundings.. fairly quiet for the time of day."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Had an excellently cooked breakfast for a Very pleasing price."
• "The kids steak and chips was good food and good value."
• "The food was great - salad bar was fresh and fully stocked and my burger was delicious."
• "Food came quickly and was delicious."
• "The food was tasty, well-prepared and presented, and everything in the salad bar was fresh and of decent quality."

Cons:

• "3 out of 7 of us ended up with vomiting and diarrhoea, 2 meals had to go back one a burger which smelt off and a chicken that was still pink!"
• "Main dinner came which was classic chicken burger and chips. Food was so cold and was not enjoyable at all."
• "The food was tasteless."
• "When our food eventually came it was cold, and the jacket potato tasted uncooked."
• "The salad bar which is free although it's prone to germs and needs better protection."
• "The food got cold quickly and so did we."
• "NO CHICKEN AT ALL..Saturday night!!!"

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "The restaurant is near to a park with a lake which we walked. Which made the day out more memorable. 👍"
• "A really lovely looking pub in a beautiful park. The food (burger and chips) was delicious."
• "Great location specially if you sit outside."
• "I loved the atmosphere and lay out of the restaurant."
• "The restaurant itself is immaculate and set in expansive grounds which include a pond."
• "Good temperature in the building and the toilets were nice and clean."
• "Plus it's next to a nice park for an after meal walk."

Cons:

• "The conservatory section was not only cold, but had blinds drawn to keep out the warning sun, plus air-conditioning cooling it further."
• "To me this venue seemed a cold, soulless place. No warmth or atmosphere."
• "It was very cold, sat with our coats on."
• "Sat in the dog area, filthy!!...no tables were cleared, food all over the floor & the table we had to sit on."
• "The car park smells foul with filthy coloured fluids accumulating behind the kitchen & toilets where the soap dispensers are broken & empty!"
• "The food portions were ample, but the restaurant was cold."
• "The toilets were clean but tired."