Harvester Yeoman West Byfleet Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Always great service and good food."
• "Very friendly service, reasonably priced."
• "George, our server, greeted us with a smile and was pleasantly attentive throughout our stay."
• "The staff were friendly and quick and took our order!"
• "The young waitress was extremely wonderful."
• "The staff were friendly and efficient."
• "Friendly and attentive waitress."

Cons:

• "The salad bar was empty and when I asked a member of staff if the items that were empty were going to be replaced she was very abrupt and short with her 'when I get a chance' reply."
• "Took ages for us to be seated and once we were even longer to be server."
• "Hardly any staff, nobody had answered the phone when we called ahead."
• "Sticky and dirty tables is a massive turn off in any pub or restaurant for me especially when staff are all standing about on their phones or chatting."
• "Very slow service due to lack of staff but the staff that were there were very lovely and friendly."
• "Not once did anyone come over and ask if we wanted more drinks or if everything was ok."
• "Very, very slow. I was collecting a meal and in the end had to go and find somebody to help."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had salads, served for us which were fresh and tasty."
• "Love the blackcurrant mousse desert."
• "Food was cooked fantastic and kids loved their special build your own puddings!!"
• "The food was excellent and even though it was quite late we had a very good experience at the Byfleet restaurant."
• "The delectable cuisine served here adds a delightful touch to the overall experience, making it truly enjoyable."
• "The food was very good and the portions a decent size."
• "The food was very tasty!"

Cons:

• "The kids meal burger was very dry so she ate the bun and left the burger."
• "The food was so over cooked it could have been anything! Went cold quickly too!"
• "The corn was watery as was the Mediterranean vegetables."
• "Quality of steak: poor (very fatty)."
• "The rack of ribs were more like baby ribs and the chicken skewers were unbelievably dry."
• "Unfortunately my food was extremely disappointing.. I ordered the chicken skewers expecting chunks of chicken breast only to discover that it was chicken thigh with soggy skin on."
• "The food took a long time and was not enjoyable when it arrived, the burger was over cooked and tough and the chips were chewy?"

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "The restaurant was decorated beautifully for Christmas."
• "The restaurant itself was lovely. the staff were super friendly and inviting."
• "Nice and chilled atmosphere, not too noisy which is how we like it."
• "It was a great atmosphere too, very relaxing, cannot wait to return."
• "Lovely seating area outside."
• "Great food cozy environment at very reasonable prices."
• "The staff at this establishment is incredibly friendly, contributing to the warm and welcoming atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The salad cart looked messy and tired. Lots of pots needed topping up."
• "Didn't even eat the place was empty at 1pm on a Sunday lunchtime but refused to let us sit in the restaurant he said there were bookings!"
• "The traffic noise is excessive."
• "Visited on 14th Dec which was advertised as BIG party night but couldn't even hear any music."
• "But even though not many people it took a long time before they noticed we were waiting to be seated."

Value

Pros:

• "Back here tonight for my wife's birthday dinner with family and again it's brilliant."
• "Food as expected and still quite cheap. Pretty empty but filled up once we were there. Good salad bar here."
• "Always friendly atmosphere staff very welcoming reasonable prices."
• "Food is reasonable for what it is, fast pub restaurant food. It's great on a budget, there's a daytime menu where mains are £7.49 and include unlimited salad."
• "Very good value for money and the food was tasty."
• "Great food for great value."
• "Food all round was wonderful, go there for most celebrations lol."

Cons:

• "£18 for a second rate burger! We left never to return."
• "Ordered pudding all came and then once I eat mine my daughter did not get her ice cream with it..and the bad thing is they charged me for it."
• "Worst meal I have had out. Will not be returning to harvester."
• "Seriously dont bother. Used to go here a lot but been turned away the last 3 times due to not booking and lack of staff."
• "First weekend for many of the summer holidays and an extremely hot day and there was just 2 members of staff, leading to a very long wait for food and drink."
• "Paid extra on the mixed grill for an 8oz steak, received a tiny steak 4oz max."
• "My daughters BBQ chicken was had on the edges so she couldn't eat it, the cheese on our chicken wasn't even melted the food was so cold."