Harvester Rising Sun Dartford Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Waiting staff were happy & VERY HELPFUL."
• "The head of house, Stacy was absolutely fantastic and really made us welcome."
• "Service was excellent."
• "Had a table for 10 and the waitress was suburb, well informed."
• "The Spanish lady who served us was super busy as she had her section full at all time but she took care of us so well."
• "Had a very good time at the harvester for my friends birthday Lee my waiter was very polite."
• "Service overall was great. Constant updates on what we wanted and if we were all right."

Cons:

• "The service wasn’t great to be fair. Met with glum waitress and she didn’t seem pleased that I complained about the temperature of the food."
• "Absolutely shocking. Waited ages before we go serviced."
• "Service was slow and disjointed."
• "Rude staff, rolled eyes at us, didn’t put order through."
• "Absolutely appalling service. Barmaid had a stinking attitude."
• "Service was good booked a table ok however we both ordered steak and was told there was no peppercorn sauce."
• "Service slow. Food over or undercooked."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything was perfect - the food was great and the service was excellent."
• "The food here is amazing and is pretty cheap."
• "The steak was soft and cooked really good. The chicken was moist."
• "Had a lovely value for money 2 course turkey dinner. It was very tasty and would have it again."
• "The food was excellent, we had skewers which were cooked to perfection."
• "OMG, that was a fabulous 'dirty' burger. So juicy and flavoursome, topped with a very tasty fried onion 'nest' and a crunchy hash brown."
• "The food was lovely !!!No fault there."

Cons:

• "The main reason for the 2 star review is the toilets."
• "Was quite unimpressed. Salad bar had only a small selection, and was overall tasteless."
• "The chips are atrocious. The only word I can associate with them is dead."
• "The food was expensive £9.99 for a mini burger is a lot."
• "Chicken overcooked, beans and rice hard and dry too."
• "Food was terrible. Salad was disgusting and stale."
• "The food was just horrible not hot enough, pork belly was just slabbed on a lump of cold mash."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "It was a lovely evening, the atmosphere was perfect, the decor is beautiful."
• "The Harvester in Dartford has had a refurbishment months ago and it's looking good with vibrant colours."
• "Chatty nice family atmosphere."
• "The decor is fun, cosy, and modern."
• "The atmosphere at this old style restaurant is always happy and cheery."
• "Great food with a pleasant atmosphere."
• "The restaurant and outdoor area looked really nice and has been refurbished to a high standard."

Cons:

• "Extremely annoyed - my Christmas Dinner was cancelled by the restaurant with a very inadequate explanation."
• "If anyone wants my advice ....avoid this place like the plague. Awful service."
• "Seats are ripped and dirty, tables are worn and tired, not a clean and friendly atmosphere."
• "The whole place has a dirty feel and the chairs are cracked and torn."
• "This place is FILTHY dirty (tables, chairs, floor, salad cart, bar area and toilets - just to name a few)."
• "Dirty in general. There were chewing gum wrappers in the radiator next to me."
• "Although not nice to see so much food on floor and toilets doors broken."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Also at just over £100 for 2 adults and 3 teenagers it was for good value for money."
• "The price that I paid was also good and lower than expected."
• "Very good value for money with the meals and the desserts."
• "For £50 for a family of five you can't really complain but do lower expectations accordingly."
• "Good value for money you get what you pay for whether in the bar or the restaurant."
• "The value for money was great and the salad bar was well maintained and fully stocked."
• "We had the 3 course Easter special which was very good value."

Cons:

• "The food was expensive £9.99 for a mini burger is a lot."
• "Very expensive for what tastes very cheap produce, will definitely not be going back."
• "Food is served in tiny, dried up portions at hiked prices."
• "We pay £70 and It's not worth paying lot of money."
• "The food was over cooked and completely bland."
• "Both meals were lukewarm, chips were cold, my partner's steak was just gristle."
• "A total waste of money... never again will I step foot on this place."