Ah, Harvester. Really, what can you say?
This Harvester used to be worse, quite grimy with sticky tables and children everywhere. It has newer tables now so I've not left half my arm behind, so that's an improvement. The menu has been updated since I last went a couple of years ago.
On this visit, we arrived just before noon on a Sunday. There was only one other table dining (but in 20 minutes it was getting busier). We had to wait to be seated as the staff ignored us. This was probably preferable though to our insufferably fake cheery waitress who was just SO LOUD and constantly trying to upsell everything (and then proceeded to be a crap waitress because she was too busy talking to other members of staff - even when we couldn't see her we could hear her!)
Salad bar was good, fresh and clean (being so early!) and the bread was still a bit warm. They have a fancy fountain drink tablet thing that mixes what you want; we both had Cherry Pepsi and agreed there wasn't really any cherry flavour. There's also only one drink point with 1 spout, so be prepared to wait. Ice is crushed but no straws given (I saw others with straws when we left, thanks waitress) so bear that in mind.
They have a new sauce station with 6 or so different sauces for your main; I went and got 2 but there was nothing to put the sauce in to so I used 2 salad bowls, which was awkward. We had the JD sauce and the garlic mayo. JD sauce was molasses-like but we enjoyed it. Garlic was a bit strong but bland - not terrible, but I wouldn't get it again.
I had a chicken sandwich and my chicken was really overcooked and dry. I should have sent it back but eh, it's a Harvester. Husband had a chicken breast with toppings and his was apparently much more moist.
We spent about £25 on 2 mains and 2 fountain drinks. read more