Harvester Spyglass Inn Weymouth Reviews Summary

Category: Family restaurant Weymouth

Address: Bowleaze Coveway, Weymouth, DT3 6PN, United Kingdom

Phone: +441305833141

Rating: 3.8
based on 569 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Our server, Lee, was friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable about the menu."
  • "Thank you Lee for a lovely welcome and Johnty as our waiter."
  • "Amazing service from the young gent with the glasses."
  • "Our server, Molly, was fab from start to finish. Friendly, professional and nothing was too much trouble."
  • "The 2 lads that served us were great and showed brilliant customer service skills they are a credit to the harvester brand."
  • "The service was brilliant and the waiter was really nice."
  • "Our waiter was amazing! He was attentive, brilliant with the children joining in on the classic joke of them having to work to pay the bill."

Cons:

  • "Manager & waiting staff incredibly rude & unapologetic."
  • "Terrible, we were waiting 1.5 hours for the delivery and they couldn’t even be bothered to contact us to say why they cancelled the order."
  • "The manager was very unprofessional & repeatedly used foul language in front of myself, my guests and in the presence of young children."
  • "Terrible, as soon as me and my partner walked in they were rude and said oh we've stopped serving."
  • "Very slow on service booked for a 50th we had to clear our own tables and go and get our own drinks."
  • "Service was appalling, waiting nearly ten minutes at the check in desk."
  • "Unpleasant customer service."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was good, service was quick."
  • "Two scampis and a chicken burger were quickly dispatched. Delicious!"
  • "All the food was cooked perfectly and was very tasty."
  • "The food was delicious and value for money."
  • "The food was served piping hot and tasty."
  • "Had the Kilo of ribs OMG man vs meat."
  • "The gammon was tasty and not too salty."

Cons:

  • "Raw chicken (addressed at the time) Illness in at least one third of the party."
  • "The steak was the size of a fish finger, the chips came in a separate tin cup, and there was only x2 button mushrooms."
  • "Food wasn't bad but slightly colder than expected."
  • "Food was then cold and over cooked."
  • "When the food did arrive it can only be described as mediocre, my rice looked and tasted like an uncle bens microwave pack!"
  • "Unfortunately food isn't cheap (although free salad bar is huge) and our main meals were awful."
  • "The chicken was rubber and tasted like u was chewing on charcoal."

Location & Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Lovely location at top of the hill / cliff with views down to the sea."
  • "Beautiful location. The staff were very nice, friendly and helpful."
  • "It has an incredible view of Weymouth bay!"
  • "Lovely view of the sea from the gardens and the grass hill."
  • "Spacious inside with beautiful views of the sea."
  • "The location is beautiful, we sat in a 'beach hut' outside overlooking the sea."
  • "Good location and lovely garden overlooking Weymouth bay."

Cons:

  • "The Spyglass decor is looking tired and shabby."
  • "The place itself is starting to age and lack of housekeeping or maintenance."
  • "Although the exterior was a little tired."
  • "The place was empty run down went into waymouth it’s self for a food."
  • "The whole place is in dire need of a refit."
  • "Everything outside is worn tired dirty and potentially a liability for a toddler: uneven steps unguarded walls."
  • "The floor by the toilets had been ripped up and left looking awful with bits of tape holding things down."

Management & Staff

Pros:

  • "The staff are great and very polite, they are very knowledgeable of the area."
  • "Staff are very welcoming and twice now we have been served my the Manager Lee what a truly genuine nice person took time to chat and make shaw we had a great meal."
  • "The staff were friendly and welcoming."
  • "Staff so lovely and friendly here."
  • "All the gents working at the restaurant Were really friendly."
  • "The staff are absolutely brilliant, the moment you enter you're made to feel you're the only people in there."
  • "Member of Staff Lee was a delight, and not just to us; he was providing top care and assistance to everyone he interacted with."

Cons:

  • "The place clearly needs a good manager and training for the staff."
  • "The manager was even able to get a table for 20 of us."
  • "I am under the impression that this restaurant is severely understaffed as Terry was waiting on mostly all the tables with help from a couple of young lads."
  • "Lee, was very rude and lacking any customer skills."
  • "Dirty, a lot of chairs were ripped, the staff were abrupt and rude."
  • "Poor service, staff just chatting to themselves."
  • "Obviously very under staffed. No real customer service."

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