Harvester Cricketers Croydon Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The atmosphere warm and welcoming."
• "The interior of the restaurant is beautifully decorated."
• "The staff, the restaurant, the ambience and noise levels, the cleanliness (including the toilets) were all excellent."
• "The restaurant is set in an idyllic surrounding within the local community."
• "All in all though very nice, comfortable and clean."
• "The restaurant was spotlessly clean, cheerful and cosy."
• "The place looks amazing."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately we were sitting next to a radiator that didn't appear to have seen a cleaner for months."
• "It wasn’t particularly clean inside."
• "Outside all run down men's and ladies toilets stink and dirty."
• "Oh, and the whole place was filthy. I will never return. Disgusting place with no good points."
• "The table and chair were all sticky."
• "The decor is looking a bit rundown."
• "The chairs and tables were greasy and sticky."

Service

Pros:

• "Never felt rushed at all."
• "Just want to say that the experience we have had booking our work Christmas meal was brilliant."
• "Lovely staff which accommodate any needs and delicious food served in under 30 minutes."
• "Service was very good and friendly at the tables."
• "We were served by Mel and her customer service was exceptional."
• "Staff are always friendly and helpful!"
• "Our server today was totally amazing."

Cons:

• "Had to wait at the when we arrived for around 10-15 minutes before someone came over."
• "Disappointing, very quiet, yet no service. Ignored by at least 3 members of staff whilst we waited by the entrance waiting to be seated."
• "Service is very poor. Was waiting for 30 minutes for our dessert order to be taken."
• "Service was poor."
• "At the end no one to take payment."
• "Service was extremely slow, sat waiting 15minutes at the table before any service."
• "We had to wait ages to be seated, the seating area we were told to wait, the table had not been cleared."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "No surprises on food quality, great as usual."
• "The food arrived on time, was really tasty and well presented."
• "The steaks were cooked perfectly and would recommend anyone to come and try."
• "The fish and chips that I had was actually probably the best I have had in a long time."
• "Food was beautiful."
• "The food was delicious when it arrived, Piping hot and cooked perfectly."
• "Food was amazing. Every time I come here the burgers are amazing!"

Cons:

• "The meat served was only warm."
• "The food was awful. I ordered Cajun chicken salad and the quinoa and butters quash was sour and clearly been in the fridge for days and days before usage."
• "One meal was missing some of its described content, the other had cold, undercooked and overcooked items."
• "The salad didn't taste very fresh."
• "When our food arrived the meat was all dry."
• "The bread rolls seemed a bit stale, like they had been delivered in sacks of 300 two days before and kept in the freezer rather than being freshly baked on the day."
• "The food wasn't hot."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great food, great drinks and great company. Good value for money, staff are friendly and willing to help."
• "Meals bigger than I thought but that's good as tasted perfect and cheap!"
• "Amazing value for money. Really delicious."
• "Never walk away hungry and food is always to an excellent standard."
• "Consistently excellent portion sizes."
• "Awesome food plus large portion."
• "Excellent food and excellent service at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "You’ll spend £15 minimum, that’s not ‘cheap’ and not that delicious, but it’s certainly ‘ok’."
• "And even though we had voucher for 50% of mains, I find Harvester prices have risen quite sharply."
• "The chicken skewers had minimal meat and vegetarian Camembert and cherry tomato tart fairly tasteless."
• "Very busy, staff whererushed off their feet."
• "Considering the prices the portion sizes were on the small side."
• "Food is rubbery and basic.i had the Classic Burger."
• "Why does the restaurant only use frozen roast potatoes, it’s like everything comes out of the freezer and not done from scratch, cheap and nasty."