Harvester in Bridgend

Just going to shut for refit Nothing on menue, run down , smelly toilets .

Friendly service. Heard it was shutting down to become something else. I really wouldnt be surprised cause it is being run into the ground. The food was terrible. I had a mixed grill, steak i couldnt chew so grissly, gammon had a funny tang to it, chicken was awful, sausages awful. My wife had Steak, really tough. Salad ok but with they would do cherry tomatoes again. Will not come back here again. Kitchen had faulty equipment, toilets faulty, walkway in faulty, paint peeling off and wood rotting on frames. Waitresses are good though, feel sorry for them.

My friend wasn't impressed with the jacket potato or pastry on the tart but other than that the meal was good

Waited to be served with 5 staff walking past without so much as a smile. even though we had a booking their table service side was full so we had to go into the bar I ordeeed the bird, surf and turf. Everything was cold save the chips. I left more than half and then as we were leaving there was only one member of staff to be found and she was dealing with another cold chicken complaint. We just left

Lack of available foods and limited discounts which were advertised.

Service was slow. Felt like the service you would expect in a packed restaurant but there were only 3 other tables in use. One of the meals was delivered with the wrong sauce, even though that was a specially ordered meal due to allergies. The self service drinks machines were taken out of service well before closing time.

Brilliant service, friendly and welcoming staff, food is always perfect and it is 5* every time we visit.

Lovely, warming welcome from the deputy manager Shauna. Everything explained perfectly. Our server was great and efficient. Food was delicious.

Amazing visit the hosts were great Shauna and Clive making the visit memorable. Would recommend.

A typical harvester but unfortunately falling apart, inside and out.It does need a deep clean.. a little off putting.

This restaurant was until tonight one of our regular goto places. However tonight things were quite different. The food was substandard. The baked potato looked like a fossilized dinosaur egg. The usually very well stocked salad bar was lacking several items. The salad that was available was very tired .The bread was stale and there was no crunchy bits. The dessert was very poor. We shared a berry burst which was delivered to our table in a messy sorry state. Lacking in any real fruit. A very poor service too from very in experienced staff who took an age to do anything. I do not like writing poor reviews but suffice to say we were not alone in our unhappiness other folk were also complaining. Come on Harvester you can and have done much much better than this!! .

POV of my experience: Staff: sorry we don't have any free tables Me: goes on website 10 seconds later and books tables Me: umm I have a reservation. Staff: here's your table If there were no free tables then how was I able to reserve on online right on the spot

We came here for lunch and had a pleasant experience. Our waitress was lovely, attentive and always making sure everything was okay with our food. The food was good and came quickly. Salad bar extensive and full of choice. Would come again!

Run down dire need of a refurb. Seats had duck tape and carpet thread bare and filthy. Toilets stank. Food took more than an hour to arrive but to be fair the main food was fine. Service non existent but manager on duty was pleasant

Not eaten here for a few years but used to enjoy the Harvesters I was told they were really busy and would have to wait 20/30 mins for a table, there was only 4 occupied tables and only 2 people came in after us. We had a lovely waitress called Hollie who was very helpful and efficient. Went to the salad bar which was very sparse, then to the sauces which were not existent asked for at least the sauces to be replenished, I managed to have the thousand island sauce eventually... We had chicken mine was fine but my wife's was very dry...... won't be back any time soon Not very well managed

The chicken ordered was overcooked and the mash was insufficient. In short, very average value for money. Very expensive drink

Deliveroo delivery - missing half the meals, this is not the first time this has happened last time I had to go to the restaurant to collect the missing food, this time I refused delivery! Spent over £60 for 3 meals only to receive 1! This is poor service from both Deliveroo and Harvester! Drivers should be able to check that they have all the order before leaving!

Service from entrance greeting was excellent

This harvester should be refurbished,it without doubt is the scruffiest restaurant I have been in,it looked like a worn out shoe

the steak on surf and turf was tuf at one end and very rare more to bleu, although we ordered med-rare. One star only for this reason. we never complain but would like food to be the best at all times at Harvester, although they other 3 of the party were good. We won't be having surf and turf again as this is not the first time

I got the pork ribs which was amazing!

The staff were very friendly, but overly understaffed, the food was nice and friendly, but they were understaffed on the day, but the staff didn't let get to them.

On Friday 31st May we had travelled for over 4 hours from near London to stay at the Premier Inn. We decided to grab a quick drink before turning in so called into the Harvester. There was quite a lot of noise from the kitchen (sounded like staff laughing and joking) and the bar was unsupervised. We waited and nobody came. 2 - 3 staff came out of the kitchen, seemingly noticed us and then went back into the kitchen again. Nobody bothered to check if we were OK, offer to get someone to serve us, explain that someone would be along shortly, explain that service had stopped etc despite the pub having very few customers at the time. We left and purchased drinks from Sainsburys to have in our room. Very unprofessional and extremely unimpressed.

Lovely food. Waitress was great and attentive. Great atmosphere. When we arrived we thought the outside looked very run down but inside was lovely

Slow service and when food arrived it was cold the rotisserie chicken ok and hot. Granddaughter not impressed steak over cooked.

Food was awful. Steaks under cooked. Had to return to kitchen. They did cook again but family had finished eating before mine returned. No discount offered just a few extra fries! Staff lovely though. Shame.

We was served by Nikayla and Rhidian we all thought they was amazing and very hardworking. It was so busy yet they kept up there professionalism and always had a smile on their faces. We are from England and work in the same industry and we both said we would hire them in a split second.

half our items missing from both meals onion rings and chips disgusting wouldn't give them to my dogs. no salad waste of £45 never eating here again don't waste your money food is rank

The food waa great but the environment was awful. So hot. No air conditioning on. Your poor staff were sweating so much it was through their shirts. Everyone couldnt enjoy their meal as they would want as the heat was unbearable. No windows or doors to open for a draught

Took ages to be seated due to a birthday cake being prepared then an age to get a drink. Half the menu not available no icecream not a good experience at all.

Ordered a delivery, missing our starters and side salads and sides when called to complain they said nothing they could do absolutely ridiculous. I understand they’re busy but missing that much food is awful.

Our starters and sides were missing the food that did make it was cold and 30 minutes late disgusting

Leona and chantay were amazing!! Service was amazing, really fast Food was hot and tasty Couldn't have asked for better The manger was friendly Think her name was Courtney And kaitlyn was friendly and served our drinks very fast And the runner was fast and polite

Went in at 8pm and the kitchen was closed. 22nd May. Was in the Premier next door. Food says til 10pm. Young staff behind the bar arguing. Looks like not got a clue.

I asked for 4 dish tapas portions and a sweet. The breaded mushrooms were missing. The garlic bread was hardly tasty of garlic and very dry. Requested a refund from Just Eat

Took ages to be seated even though the restaurant was empty, table wasn’t clean, overall cleanliness and aesthetics of the restaurant was shocking

Staff very polite and courteous and didn’t have to wait

Went in for dinner by myself and it was a lovely experience & the place seemed very family friendly. My server Hollie was excellent, she was kind and professional. The salad bar was continually topped up and the meal was great - really recommend the sage and onion chips. Would visit again.

Charlotte was lovely and very attentive.

Our experience at The Harvester was excellent 👌 Charlotte who served us, was 1st class, and I'd recommend the Haddock which was prepared and cooked by Jack, well done sir on an oustsnding battered fish, best ive tasted for a long while, fresh and delicious.👌👍

Food was lovely and the staff were exceptional. We were guided to our seats by the assistant manager with a smile and our waitress Charlotte was very welcoming. After a couple of minutes ordering I realised I forgot to mention that I didn't want a certain sauce in my food and Charlotte promptly told the chef. Food came and everything was cooked to perfection. We left with a smile and a full stomach.

There was a power cut at McArthur Glen and the staff were extremely busy. But Shauna the Assistant Manager was Excellent, and ensured that at all customers received the best service and were aware of the small wait for the table. Charlotte our server was polite, helpful and provided Excellent Customer Service.

Food was lovely but service from Charlotte in particular was fab!! Really pleasant and attentive hostess, with humour, manners and fair play to her she didn’t stop all evening & I was dinning past 9pm the evening! Thank you Charlotte

Our server's Kayleigh? Were lovely & Pleasant.. Seated 9 ppl we all had a lovely evening. The salad bar was full & Fresh Thank you

Great service. Staff welcoming, cheery, helpful, and accommodating to our requests. We would particularly like to mention Sonia, who served us our breakfast/lunch. It was an excellent experience, and we would not hesitate to revisit when we are next in the area. Thumbs up 👍

This Harvester looked great to visit but unfortunately the staffs behaviour caused me to leave in frustration after having to go up to pay the bill because the new member of staff was absent for 30 minutes, as was all the staff. I found them all at the bar in the end. The excuse given was they were busy with a bigger table near us so I wish they refused our custom and we went elsewhere. Food was cold, we were given small portions and we had to chase for correct items as order was messed up. I would avoid this restaurant if visiting on a Friday night unless you are a big group as they don’t like serving a table of two. Staff should get a job in Karen’s diner!

Worst food I've had for a long time.

Very poor service, very rude and food wasn't great due to no salad bar being kept up when it was running low. Wasn't even asked how was I'll meal and waiting over 10mins for plates to be clear as we was going to have dessert but didn't bother due to bad servers and I had to go up and pay

I haven't had my cans of larger

Always friendly staff and service. Salad bar was full, efficient service, helpful, delicious food. 1 very happy customer 😋

Harvester has so go downhill, I'm amazed they are staying in business when it's such a competitive environment and this one is just so bad. The outside looks grubby and neglected. Last time we went, sat us on an awful tiny table, like in the walk way. The place was empty, literally 2 or 3 other diners, asked to be moved to a better table, jobs worth waitress said they didn't really have any other tables??? Really, it's empty. Begrudgingly gave us a bigger table, but we just ended up leaving! Big mistake Harvester, lost a valuable customer, we eat out a lot but will never go back there, I'll go and get a £3.50 meal deal first!

Staff very friendly. Disappointed that their salmon was unavailable and the dirty fries were cold but overall a good meal.

Was nice to go back to the harvester stuff were great food was good 👍 😋

Missing items. 2 has browns missing. 2 bacon rashers missing. Food itself was tasty. Sausages were particularly good. Bacon was mixed quality.

Terrible food , strange attitude waitress , trans flag lanyards...like why? and over priced, you'd have thought after the community as a whole complain about this place there'd be improvements

Came for a birthday meal and I loved the food apart from some slight gristle on my steak

Didn't get what I asked for people Can't follow simple instructions you can come back and get this and I'll never order from yourselfs again very disappointing if you can't get the order right you shouldn't be doing it mugs

Booked table in advance as I thought it would be busy for a Saturday teatime, I was wrong. Had to wait quite a while to get seated to our table. A young lady called Annie took our order, she was brilliant. The food arrived shortly after and it was tasty and fresh. The salad bar was well stocked for a majority of it. The Male toilet was clean but had a horrible stench of wee as soon as I walked in.

Fab food! We ordered the chicken skewers either flatbreads and added a second skewer thinking the portions would be on the small side. That was a mistake, as we had eaten some of the free salad so we couldn’t finish our mains there was so much! And there was me hoping to have dessert! 😂 The waitress was really nice and friendly, just the restaurant was a wee bit tired. Can’t fault the overall experience.

Food cold, chicken with sauces were separate not cooked in sauce. Poor value for money.

Beautiful breakfast service was excellent and a special big shout out to the staff Leila, Rachel and Cerry thank you ladies 👌🥰

Second rate food. Gammon steak was cold, chips also cold. Came with two over cooked onion rings which again seved cold ! A pittyful amount of peas that looked as if they'd been left to simmer for hours. The salad bar was under stocked. It had been a while since I'd visited a Harvester I certainly will not be returning any time soon.

Firstly, we were ignored when we arrived, and then a lady behind the bar huffed and came over, showed us to our table, we made our order, the starters showed up before our drinks and they were luke warm at best, went uo to the salad bar to be met by empty bowls and these wernt refilled the entire time we were there. The table behind us was given the wrong food to which was then given to our table. Very poor customer skills, table was sticky walls were caked in grime, the picture frame by our table had a chewed up wet tissue ball on it, no salad, not toppings ( bacon bits, onion ect ). Staff were all congregating around the bar when everyone was sat at the other end of the restaurant.

Good experience, Charlotte was an amazing server couldn’t recommend enough :))

Lovely quiet meal with a friend, had to change the reservation at short notice which was done with ease, very good communication too. Had the scampi and chips that was delicious with the salad bar

The place was short staffed and it was advertised everywhere in the facility that they were only taking booking only. And that didn't change the service. The greeter was polite and friendly. And the waitress Leona was amazing. She was still quite new and getting used to everything but she was extremely friendly and made our visit more enjoyable. We have had mixed reviews on the food before but this visit the food was on point. Delicious hot and very tasty. It's a shame it's closing.

Food was lovely though one portion of chips was missing.

Ordered the bird, surf and turf. Prawns were overcooked and tiny, the steak was very tough and the coleslaw warm and wilted. The chicken was nice but the chips were stone cold. My daughter’s mash was hard around the edges where it was kept in the microwave for too long. It was like it had all been cooked but left under the hot light for too long. We left almost everything. We were also the only ones in the restaurant when we arrived (bar 2 other tables already eating), and we ordered our food pretty quickly. Other customers arrived soon after. Yet, 4 other tables were served their food before us. Usually love Harvester's, our local Harvester is amazing. Very disappointed with this one.

Lovely food, good service with a table of 9 of us

Table service wasn’t great, lots of menu items unavailable. Very slow to clear tables and take order for coffees/deserts I can’t say there was a lot of good points as it was quite poor all round including the quality of food

These guys were incredibly understaffed today, but even despite this they were very accommodating and kind. Will come again if I'm doing another training course over this way.

Guide food and service. Toilets were a bit worse for wear

Probably the best food I’ve ever had from harvester Bridgend. The chips and burger were in one box and enough cheese sauce for a change. Please keep tonight’s chef in charge because the others have no clue. 5* tonight

Terrible food. Salad cart was half empty and needed a clean. Chips were over cooked, beans were dry and the chicken was also dry and over cooked. Plates weren't taken away between courses so we still had starters and main course plates on the table when eating our dessert. Very poor experience unfortunately

Very poor service, dirty toilets, £18 for a 2 small southern fried chickens and chips slapped on a plate no presentation, salad bar - not regular stocked up, lettuce limp and dry, potato salad jus pots of sauce. Staff didn't even check on us after spending £45 at this place very very disappointed 😞

The half chicken was that small it must have been chick 🐥 the day before

The service was good for us but the 2 ladies sat next to us were fed up of waiting for someone to take their order so got up and left. The salad bar was lacking no peppers, carrots and no crispy onions. Then came to order and was told no mash no jacket potatoes and no rotisserie chicken for 20mins. 🙁

Really disappointed with my first visit to this harvester having previous great experience in Gowerton Swansea. The food was not even lukewarm even the chips were cold. The bar area was quite chilly as well. I ordered a coffee to warm myself up and even that wasn’t hot. Overall it doesn’t encourage me to return.

Location and wait staff were great; I arrived with my 89 year old mother, and my 94 year old aunt, and we were given a table that was up a few stairs, and right across the whole restaurant - a long way from either the toilets or the salad bar. I ended up getting my aunt's bread roll and salad bowl so she didn't need to walk all the way back. My mum and aunt both ordered fish & chips, which were good and they were both happy. I ordered a dish that wasn't available, so then I substituted with the burger. It was absolutely terrible, and under other circumstances I would have sent it back. It had no flavor, and was over cooked, with a texture like rubber. Really bad.

Food cold ,salad bar had very little left

Had good meals there but its hit n miss. Went last week and had to send food back as was only warmish not hot. I enjoyed my meal when it later came back but just inconvenient and not what you want or expect from this popular family restaurant. Unfortunately it wasn't only us who had this problem either as people seated near to us also had to do the same. Update: Visited this restaurant again last week & sorry to see that nothing has improved. I ordered steak & although I like it well done, what I received was not very pleasing to the eyes or palate for that matter. Also it just tasted like it was warmed up. My friend who ordered something entirely different, also felt the same. I can't believe that this was once a favourite restaurant.

Garlic mushrooms were uneatable hard and tough chicken was Luke warm and waited over a hour for main course

Just had food here and it was great, service was a bit slow, but that was down to the girl who was rushed off her feet and not her fault. Very friendly and like I said the food was great, the 12oz ribeye was done perfectly. Could do with more waiting staff on in the evenings though. I would gladly return here.

Entrance to the place was dangerous given the state of the path. We felt rushed ordering We felt rushed to pay and leave We wouldn’t have minded so much if it was busy but it was very quiet

Not great… Went for food in the evening service not great from our waitress. Wasn’t very welcoming and took for ever to come and ask if we wanted a drink but walked past us multiple times. She finally came to ask if we wanted to order food we ordered then came the food it was very bland and underwhelming no check back from the waitress she didn’t even speak to us once after she took our order I had to ask another employee for our bill as we just couldn’t wait to leave as we felt that we had been forgotten about. Also wanted to have a dessert but didn’t bother so just paid and left.

We have not called here to eat for a while. On approach lots of flagstones uneven and marked for attention. The salad bar was 3/4 empty with poor choices, the chicken meal Kebab was terrible 4 chicken chunks on a skewer not good value for money and will avoid in future and must be so expensive if you take the children too

There was one gentleman who was brilliant. The rest of the staff need desperate training. When we entered the restaurant there was a sign asking us to wait before being seated. There were at least 4 employees that walked past us without acknowledging us or letting us know if someone would be with us soon. Then when we sat down we weren't told of the food that they didn't have, such as specific desserts or main meals, which ended us having to miss on the set 3 course mothers day menu, we paid for 3 course, only received 2 as they'd run out at 1pm! The main was inedible, I completely left my burger. The hashbrown must have been deep fried about 7 times there was no potato left inside. The chicken was over cooked and hard on the outside. The salad bar was absolutely stinking, there wasn't even any butter for the bread. Out of the 3 salad bowls we had, we only filled 2. We weren't asked if our meal was okay or given the opportunity for feedback. 3 people sat down after us and got served before us. There was only myself, my husband, our 5 year old daughter and 6 month old baby to serve! My daughter was upset that they didn't have her desert and it pretty much ruined Mother's Day. Will not be returning and absolutely will not recommend. The place feels as though it is run by 12 year olds except for that one gentleman at the front. Shocking disaster.

The restaurant is run down and in need of refurbishment. Toilet facilities are appalling. Standard of food isn’t great and staff are over worked

Extremely poor from start to finish! Waited to be seated and even longer to have our order taken, staff we unaware on the protocol for food allergy order. Food arrived but mostly over cooked and burnt, requested steak knife for meat dish and was told sorry we have none, and we have none in the pot washer. The whole environment from outside in , is tired and dirty. The toilets and floors and wall are all dirty

Meal out with friends - really enjoyed my meal. Very nice, friendly waitress. All the staff were lovely.

Poir service, cold food, ordered a bottle of prosecco only to be given an already opened bottle! Overpriced!

Food was amazing and lovely staff

Nice place food was good, with a good selection, but the servings could be more, staff was friendly and polite and good selection of drinks would definitely go back...

Meal delivered without advertised sauces otherwise good

the delivery itself was great, nice and quick! the actual food though wasn't. there was an item missing from the breakfast, the bacon was black it was that burnt and the beans were tasteless. wouldn't order again. very disappointed.

An hour and a half late and missing the black pudding

Food portions have shrunk and not much choice on the salad bar. However what we did have was very nice. Not enough staff to cover each section, our waitress was lovely but clearly had too many customers for one person.

Lovely lunch. Eira was fantastic and the service and food were great.

All was great lovely food and great service thanks

Great service excellent food as always