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Harvester - Faulty Towers comes to mind - We were greeted by a lady with no name badge, then as we had someone with a disability we pre-booked requesting a booth, which un-named lady told us we couldn't have one. On taking us to our table we walked past two empty booths when we asked un-named lady she said they were already pre - booked. The waitress then took our drinks order but left her tablet on our table which we thought was odd she didn't return for it, after 25 minutes of waiting we asked if we could have our drinks and salad bowls to a new waitress, she then advised us that the last waitress went on her break. When the waitress came back from her break she seemed to be quite nice, clearly there are some issues at this site with management, the salad even looked drained and dry. To add insult to a disability, the 2 booths out of 3 remained clear for the duration of our visit. This is the worst restaurant for service and our total visit was 2 hours 20 minutes. Food - the soured cream looked lumpy and yellow, when we returned it the "Chef" secretly disguised as a waitress advised this is how soured cream is meant to look, not that it had sat on the side for too long. This undercover individual later turned out to be none other than the manager called Gee ( not a surprise that the staff didn't want to smile ) The puddings we ordered 1 treacle pudding with custard which was tasty. 2 kids and 1 adult rocky horror sundaes, this was a horror experience, we each had the same tiny piece of brownie, which was over microwaved or just crusty with hardly any chocolate sauce in any of them maybe this is why it's called a horror pudding. When the poor waitress asked at the end of the meal, did you enjoy your meal, we replied not really and asked who the manager was, she shyed away from saying until I asked again and she advised it was someone called Gee and described her. The saving grace was the food was pretty standard and not terrible all in all which was good, although the service in general was the worst we have experienced at any Harvester we have visited, having to chase constantly to get our orders. No surprise we won't visit this Harvester again.
Matt DonaldsonMatt Donaldson
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Came on Christmas Day and I have to say I was really disappointed with the main meal. The roast potato was not roasted but instead raw, the cabbage and sprouts were overcooked mush, we’d had to wait almost an hour between the starter and main course and on highlighting the problems with the meal staff suddenly changed their very friendly attitude to being quite short with us despite assuring the waitress that our complaint was not aimed at her but at the person who had cooked the food. We were not offered our tea and coffee after the meal and the waitress would not leave the bill with us but instead waited over us while we arranged between us paying for the drinks, usually they give the bill and return a short while later. Felt like they couldn’t wait to get rid of us despite only raising the issue once and being quite nice about it despite paying almost £60 for a meal that was substandard.
Emma DobsonEmma Dobson
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Awful experience, the chicken skewers which I paid £20 for was dry as a bone, it literally stuck to my teeth as I was chewing it, the establishment probably won’t be bothered by this review as they probably think I’m a person who’s stopping by or travelled so wouldn’t possibly come here again but no we’re local to the area and won’t be coming here anymore, we also waited 30 mins for drinks and I had a pot of tea so when it arrived it was just warm water, I can appreciate the busy atmosphere but it’s not acceptable and the 2 other tables around me said they would not bother coming here again either after their service was unsatisfactory, it’s a shame because I don’t like to be the complainer but you pay a lot of money when you eat out, the waitress looked like she was about to burst into tears, maybe understaffed
Matt wsMatt ws
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I love all the harvester restaurants 😁 Friendly staff especially Michelle the manger she's so friendly and such a great service and 10/10 customer service 😀 Quality food always and I love the unlimited salad bar before the main meal as its free with any main meal 😋 Free parking all outside and such a clean and happy atmosphere, just dont forget to input your vehicle registration into the ipad when you arrive 😀 The unlimited breakfast for £9.49 is my favourite too 😍🤤 between 0900-1130 but only on a Friday Saturday and Sunday now unfortunately 😑 Thanks team harvester 🙏💙
James FernandesJames Fernandes
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1st time @ a harvester and it was very nice , definitely on the more expensive side for pub grub but you can see the chickens on the rotisserie and all your meats being cooked on the big griddles so you know it ain't all being microwaved , and tour obviously paying for the salad bar whether you use it or not , we did and it was lovely. Loved how the place was decorated, with plenty of tables not all bunched up. Staff were all great , unfortunately I've forgotten the girls name but she was very helpful- and patient with us . Sign up to there app for discounts
Jonathan BennettJonathan Bennett
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Had a very long wait, so long that the main course arrived before we had been taken to the salad bar. Vegetables were cold, the chicken was nice but the jacket potatoes were burnt black. We had to send the potatoes back, it looked liked they had been put in the microwave twice over, 2 more potatoes came, marginally better. Service was very slow, this wasn't the fault of the staff serving, they had far too much to do and were very apologetic. When you go out for a nice meal, this is very disappointing. I think they might be in need of Gordon Ramsey!
Claire GordonClaire Gordon
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Trentham Lakes, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 4TL, United Kingdom
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+44 1782 331234
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harvester.co.uk
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4.2
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Simple, child-friendly chain restaurant serving grilled meat, salads, pasta & seafood.
attractions: Burslem Park, restaurants: Locomotive Inn, Six Towns Bakery
