Amesbury Archer Harvester Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "Staff were lovely and friendly, service was efficient."
• "Was served by Callum who was very polite and asked us if we had any dietary requirements."
• "The waitress Mimi was very helpful and friendly with a good sense of humour."
• "Our server was an absolute delight she was warm, Friendly and funny making our experience even more enjoyable."
• "Our waitresses were so friendly and helpful. Always had a smile."
• "Service was impeccable friendly helpful, the food was good."
• "Zoe our server was brilliant and really made the evening."

Cons:

• "Very busy and understaffed. Very hot in the restaurant, drinks took ages and service was very slow."
• "However they still have COVID restrictions so you need to wait to be escorted by a server to select the salad for you and they forgot about us..."
• "The gammon was overcooked and chewy, the chicken was inedible and somehow they'd even managed to makes peas go crunchy."
• "Then came the food, we ordered two unlimited breakfasts with individual items that me and my partner wanted, when the food came out the orders were mixed and I had to remove items from her plate that she dislikes…. Also the bacon was cold…"
• "Food was ok but took 72mins from when we sat down to when the food came out."
• "Did not have a pleasant experience. We ordered drinks before our dinner. They didn't come for 30 minutes."
• "The staff seemed far to busy and our food obviously sat for a while on the hot plate until I reminded the waitress and it then appeared a few minutes later."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and came out quite quickly."
• "Food was really nice and close to motorway."
• "Very nice tasty food and the staff were excellent."
• "the ribs was perfectly grilled and the roasted chicken is tender and delicious."
• "Monday lunchtime visit to take advantage of the eat out to help out scheme so the prices were very good."
• "Food didn't take long and we cleared our plates, apart from one in our group but we was able to take it away and they supplied a plastic box with lid."
• "Very well cooked fresh cooked breakfast with bottomless filtered coffee which for a chain restaurant was surprisingly well made and strong 👍."

Cons:

• "Food was mediocre, sweetcorn was cold and Coleslaw was old, dry and revolting!!"
• "Carpet round and under our table left a lot to be desired."
• "If I could give this place 0 stars, I would."
• "The food was average, it was a little dry and overcooked to our liking."
• "The person serving us was quite rude and seemed annoyed that we didn't leave a tip."
• "Letdown was very bony chicken quarter, poor corn with v few kernels in my combo."
• "Sadly I've had a bad stomach all day today due to eating at the Harvester last night."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "Most importantly for us, this Harvester is dog friendly in the bar area, which is really helpful when on a long trip from London to Devon."
• "Parking can be somewhat difficult at peak times but everywhere is the same."
• "They made sure we had a table suitable for her wheelchair."
• "In the adjacent parking there is a charger for electric cars, only one car can charge at a time but it is suitable for lots of different cars."
• "Lovely atmosphere, lovely food, kind, friendly and helpful staff."
• "Great pub, plenty of space, large tables."
• "Salad was fresh and plentiful."

Cons:

• "Felt very cold and had to keep my jacket on."
• "Ended up paying for food we wouldn't ordinarily order. A very expensive lunch over £100 when it should have been less than £60."
• "Avoid this place like its covid."
• "As ever the toilet facilities let it down."
• "Was informed by staff that the air conditioning has broken and had been reported 8 months ago."
• "Only complaint is the heat! So hot it's uncomfortable and kids had to strip down as were feeling unwell."
• "However, the toilets were awful."