Harvester Bell & Barge Rugby in Rugby

Had a nice Sunday afternoon meal here which was really tasty but my only issue is the prices have gone up a lot like a normal burger or fish and chips is £18 not a cheap place to eat out and I used to go fairly often. Me and the wife had a main each coffee and pepsi and cost £49.74

Have visited the Bell and barge on 3 occasions and the service is always spot on

We had a group of three adults and three children. We all had a nice meal in a relaxed atmosphere. What made the evening very enjoyable was the service provided by the waitress Joana. She was very friendly, engaging with the children making them feel important. The service she provided was very efficient. Certainly a credit to the restaurant. We have used this venue before but Joana made this visit the best we have had there.

Went for lunch at the Bell and Barge on Saturday with my family. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was relaxed and friendly. We had brilliant service from Louisa. The menu had a wide selection of options and the salad bar was excellent. We will certainly be returning. Lovely place to spend a Saturday afternoon. Thank you Harvester.

Service was great food nice and hot

More vegan options please. Breakfast is good. But pudding. There is no choice really. Ice cream or ice cream sundae(didn't really say on menu what was in it). When so many things can be veganised. Apple crumble or brownies for instance. I never go for vegan ice cream. I have a tub at home that cost £4.50. Why would I pay for yours. I dont mind paying though if its special. Like a cake.

We recently visited the Harvester Pub and had an absolutely fantastic time! As a group from the Doncaster Restraint Museum, we were thrilled by the warm and welcoming atmosphere. The staff were not only professional but also incredibly fun and engaging. They were open to playing around with handcuffs, which added a unique and entertaining twist to our visit. A special shoutout to Teagan, who provided amazing service throughout our time there. Her friendly demeanor and attention to detail made our experience even more enjoyable. We highly recommend the Harvester Pub for anyone looking for great food, excellent service, and a memorable time!

What a laugh we had! We had a get together as a bunch of handcuff collectors and escapologists. We were made to feel very welcome but one lady stood out as a superb host. Teagan is a credit to this team, she is friendly attentive and terrific fun it was a joy to be looked after by her! Xx

Always enjoy visiting here. Food is always consistent. Could do with a little bit of a better greeting though.... always seem to be stood waiting to check in / ask for a table with various staff passing and not even saying hello. The staff no doubt work incredibly hard, but if they are reading this, the tables and menus could also do with a better clean. Other than that, all good and a nice place to dine.

Signe was lovely and attentive with a great sense of humour. She made sure we were happy, and if we needed anything more. We had a lovely meal and dining experience. 4 stars for the food due to slightly soggy batter on fish and haloumi. Otherwise, very beautiful.

Your manager is so rude to people on Saturday I saw him call my waitress out the back when she returned she was very upset and I heard her say he said I’m the weakest link and she being bullied by him this is not the first time I have seen him being out of line with female staff if this is. Not addressed I will be taking this further

Great evening out with family. Thanks to Joanne for keeping the little ones entertained, the candle on the ice cream and the photo. Felt like VIP service. Food was standard, the camembert & cherry tomato tart was too camembert and not enough tomato. I'll stick to the classic pasta shells in the delicious sauce next time.

Very pleased with our visit, food was good and service excellent

Excellent service when I went for birthday lunch

Use this place every month, always good service, but on this occasion my sweet potato chips were burnt, but were replaced immediately!

I go here quite regularly and service is always excellent. Good selection for veggie/ vegans.

A decent place for both drinks only or food and drinks.. The decor of the place is quite new and gives a nice cosy wibe.. Service can be a little slow during busy times, but I guess it's pretty common everywhere.. Food and drinks are a bit on the high side, but they do a load of deals that one can take advantage of. The quality and quantity of the portion are brilliant and well done to the team

Lovely Harvester, food arrived promptly. Staff very friendly and approachable.

Good food loverly waitress (Tracey) loverly atmosphere will be back soon

Things you don't like on a dish.....I'm sure everyone at some point has looked at a full English and said I like it all but..... well that's what we did. On the breakfast was black pudding, not everyone likes it, not everyone can eat it. We asked if we could swap it and told no you can't swap or it messes up the stock take. Sorry but that a crap answer. You won't swap because you can't be bothered. Never ever have I been told I can't swap an item. All places in my experience will go the extra mile to help. I even heard them refuse children scrambled eggs because they were out of stock. Please don't be so silly, if you can do fried and porches you can scrambled. HOW DO YOU THINK THEY ARE MADE. I could go on and on. But....to top it off, we asked for the black pudding not to be served, but they still changed us for the full breakfast. You need to think about the customers and not your P&L. Time to rethink.

Generally OK, but disappointed with a sirloin steak that was almost as much fat at steak! Also asked for medium rare but was more medium. Maybe it's better to stick to chicken at a Harvester?

Oh wow. What a difference. Lots more salad items to choose from, portions are so much bigger! We've avoided Harvester for over a year due to this. I can hand on heart say this was the best Harvester meal I've ever had. I couldn't finish it unfortunately. The new corn bread was gorgeous. Staff friendly. Keep it up. We'll be back.

Another great meal in this restaurant. Got to be one of the nicest Harvesters I’ve been in. A special thanks to Joana our waitress who was friendly, welcoming and super quick with the service.

Had fish chips this lunch time it was over cooked very chewy did say but didn't have it replaced just left it but wasn't offered discount on the bill will think again about going for lunch there with friends

Called in for a breakfast after visiting family in Rugby. Have to say that the service was exceptional, Louisa was very attentive and helpful.

I visited on the off chance tonight for a table and was advised they were busy but take some menus and order in the bar. So we got a drink and found a table in bar and went order to be told not taking food orders at the bar as restaurant was too busy, we advised the bar staff we were advised to come to bar to order. A short while later bar member came back to say they would sort us a table in restaurant but would be a while for food. I get being busy but don’t say one thing and then say no. Not impressed 🤨. We did not eat as we drank our drink and left as we could not be served and staff did not seem to communicate with each other so it was easier to leave 🙁

Fantastic lunch joana was brilliant and fab service from her

Good meal. Recently refurbished, big improvement. Enjoyed my visit.

Great place food a bit pricey but otherwise worth a visit

I wanted to book somewhere to take my dog but the booking site implied no spaces left in the dog area in the bar. They did not explain, as the staff explained on my arrival that you do not book for the bar area. So I could have taken my dog. This was disappointing to me. Left me guessing that other restaurants must do the same. I tried to enquire about booking with my dog before going by telephone but their phone wasn't answered the 5 times I tried calling over two days.

Go elsewhere,do not waste your money as on the 9th/09/ 2024, l was here with close family/guest who were visiting me ,bearing in mind prior to my health issues l had visited previously a while back with others who were regular diners here & who initially introduced me to this place to visit, and were themselves spending over £100's a time here also .They have now also as a result of our negative and absolutely appalling experience/treatment boycotted this establishment in rugby completely and have vowed to never return and have decided to not only take their custom elsewhere, but have advised friends to do likewise & not to visit this particular harvester in rugby ever again or allow them to benefit from their further custom. l initially suggested this establishment 2 my guests visiting from out of the area as a special treat to celebrate a special occasion as they had travelled over 160 miles to see me and the subsequent visit here was meant to be a highlight to welcome them 2 the local area& enjoy a good dining experience.However, to say the service here was absolutely horrific is an complete understatement and doesn't go far enough.The staff who came to our table to take our respective food and drink orders, which took almost 15/20minutes to get the drinks alone never mind the food which arrived much later and l will elaborate more on the appalling food experience in a moment. After we ordered our drinks,we had to repeatedly keep asking where the drinks were, it took over 15/20minutes+ 2 get them,whilst the waitresses demonstrated a very poor & unprofessional attitude towards us as customers and literally stood around doing next to nothing but talking between themselves, it wasn't busy at that point. When they were asked politely by myself 2 get me a gluten-free menu and show me what they had to offer which was also suitable for vegans so l could order, as l recently had changed to a vegan and gluten-free diet for health reasons.The waitreses who took all the orders were extremely rude acted like they couldn't be arsed to do their job properly, and repeatedly messed up our orders by bringing items which had gluten in them, weren't vegan friendly, which l could not eat,& not what we ordered& was virtually lukewarm at best & very undercooked, so l complained to them and asked them 2 fetch the manager.They then retaliated by deliberately & vindictively telling the female OD manager that they had heard 1 of my guests using fowl language at the table which was completly untrue & a malicious lie as my guest who had never been here b4 & is of a quiet disposition had done nothing of the sort at any time whilst quietly sitting at the table,& others at the table confirmed that fact clearly stating the comments made by the servers 2 their manager whom we had asked 2 speak2 in the 1st instance 2 raise & outline our valid concerns about the poor service, bad attitude of staff who served us etc was untrue,I tried telling ODM that our food was undercooked & lukewarm, when finally brought to my table,& on at least 2 occasions prior2 eventually receiving the correct meals the 2 servers had deliberately brought the completley wrong orders 2 us despite my allergies being confirmed2them on numerous occasions including when l initially made the table reservation.Food was all sent back on more than 1 occasion,which didn't go down well with staff especially when l asked to talk with the ODM2 tell her of our bad dining experience. When the ODM finally appeared,I tried 2tell her calmly our issues outlined above giving honest feedback & challenged the false account given by staff, suddenly,the ODM,in a very aggressive&confrontational manner,began shouting at my guest who was just quietly sitting at the table,accusing her of using fowl language, with the deliberate intention of embarrassing/humiliating my guest infront of others becuz we had raised valid concerns about both the awful food & dining experience.My guest was visibly upset,distressed & in tears by whole experience/what happened.We all left in protest & will not be returning ever

Came in here at 8pm apparently on the day that a new menu was just put in place. Personally, it had been years since I came and it didn't disappoint. It didn't take long for the food to arrive and it was great. I had a burger and it was juicy and very satisfying. Desert also was brilliant. The Rocky horror had a wonderful start of taste. Staff were very friendly.

I would like to give a big thankyou to our server Justice who was lovely , attentive and very personable. Made our daughter's birthday very enjoyable

This Restaurant is a little gem, called the restaurant to book a table, and from start to finish, definitely 5 Stars, we were greeted by friendly bar staff on our arrival, where we had some pre meal drinks, we were shown to our table by our host, and looked after by the restaurant staff, a fantastic night from start to finish, and will definitely be paying another visit….

Very good friendly staff. Food prepared and brought to table quickly. Very busy so booking strongly recommended

We were served by Ethan, who was polite and friendly. The food was good and the atmosphere and cleanliness spot on.

Had a fantastic meal along with brilliant service by Joana, made us feel very welcome, nothing was too much trouble, really great experience!

Great meal staff efficient and friendly helpful food good and hot unlimited amount of salad

Meal as expected of the brand. Reasonably priced and with the 'free' salad can be the size you want. Staff here are good and friendly. I always book as it can get buzy. Register with them for some good deals.

Came here with my very picky grandad and had the half a chicken each. Very nice and great value for money. Would definitely eat here again

The food here is very high quality and tastes amazing. Staff are all very friendly and helpful. Most of the menu is reasonably priced,some things are a bit expensive, but considering what you get it's still very good. The restaurant is well decorated and has a great atmosphere. We had a great time.

Visited here on Monday 9th September as a birthday lunch and Tracey was her usual amazing self! Friendly, polite and chatty- she is the epitome of customer service!

Lovely breakfast, Teagan was friendly and polite. Thank you.

Teagan was amazing and helpful. Beautiful

Groupon deal - 2 courses for 2 £28 Get there early to have nice fresh untouched " salad cart " 👌 . Food is OK, nothing special , but with deal is was good value.

Service from the staff tonight was brilliant, all of the team were friendly and professional, the order was perfect and the food delicious. Really well done, great night.

We had a lovely meal tonight with our 3 children. We were served by signe, she was friendly and very attentive. Highly recommend the Bell and Buck, Rugby!

Very good restaurant, the food es very delicious 🤤

Excellent service Excellent food staff were amazing especially dayna very polite and professional highly recommend the harvester

Welcomed by friendly staff on arrival, food was ok, I ordered off the tapas style menu, food was ok I guess for the money, felt like standard pub grub, salad bar was a nice little touch. I would eat there again.

Tonight was a beautiful evening meal! M&B always talk about Guest Impression, J, you was onpoint in all aspects of your work, you was attentative to all of your guests and your manners impeccable. Your GM should be very proud for you to work under his leadership and the wider business. Well done and as a previous operator GM, you are an asset. Keep up the brilliant work! >Anton

Signe was a great waitress, super friendly & extremely helpful. Food was amazing and steaks cooked to perfection! I need to try the lemon blizzard on our next trip as recommended by Signe! We'll be back again soon! Thanks

Usual brewers fayre menu. Poor range of real ales. Very busy on Sunday evening. Trainee waiting staff that served our table of 9 was extremely pleasant & helpful. A credit to the team.

We had a table of 11 people and our waiter's Joana was first class very helpful and friendly. Food was good and all brought to the table together.

Great meal & our waitress Louisa was delightful, thanks!

Portuguese waitress was fantastic . The Harvester manager has a son who is on the autistic spectrum. It is his idea, his creative innovation of how to embrace the wealth of diversity in our world and how to help and support individuals with a learning disability to overcome their individual challenges. For what he has achieved he should be given an award. He has given opportunities to many different people with learning disabilities , to work ,to be part of our work force . By example he shows how if a person with difficult personal challenges is supported with love ,commitment compassion, kindness , understanding and respect by others they will shine. The supporting staff, predominantly female who themselves come from varied backgrounds bring their empathy ,varied skills to provide a safety net for the people with disability to grow, learn develop until they show ANY doubting Thomas’s what incredible human beings they truly are. This ‘Harvester’ establishment is outstanding in its service, food, cleanliness and friendliness of all its staff. It gives the customer an uplifting experience and is a shining beacon of hope for anyone who either has special needs or supports someone with special needs that with the right attitude ,skill ,motivation that inclusiveness is utterly possible. The education department could learn a great deal from this wonderful manager who unlike many ,( not all management )within the area of special needs is person centred. Maybe he could run courses for government Portuguese waitress fantastic Harvester manager whose son is on the autistic spectrum It is his idea his creative innovation of how to embrace the wealth of diversity in our world and how to help and support individuals with a learning disability to overcome their individual challenges. For What he has achieved he should be given an award. He has given opportunities to many different people with learning disabilities to work to be part of our work force . By example he shows how if a person with difficult personal challenges is supported with love commitment compassion kindness and understanding and respect by others they will shine. The supporting staff, predominantly female who themselves come from varied backgrounds bring their empathy varied skills to provide a safety net for the people with disability to grow learn develop until they show doubting Thomas s what incredible human beings they truly are. This ‘Harvester’ establishment is outstanding in its service, food, cleanliness and friendliness of all its staff. It gives the customer an uplifting experience and is a shining beacon of hope for anyone who either has special needs or supports someone with special needs that with the right attitude skill motivation inclusiveness is utterly possible. The education department could learn a great deal from this wonderful manager who unlike many , (not all management within the area of special needs) is person centred. This manager does not do this for money. His goal is to have his son who happens to be on the autistic spectrum included in our world and in achieving this he promotes the happiest ,most caring, loving staff. They obviously thrive on their contribution towards this goal. I think the media should visit this outstanding Harvester restaurant. Here is an extravaganza of extraordinary human beings working together and achieving the happiest working environment I have ever been in where all walk tall because everyone’s worth and effort big or small is appreciated. Thank you for making this experience as exciting as watching Lewis Hamilton race at the Grand Prix.

Really nice pub & restaurant by the canal. Beer garden and raised terrace. Good value food and excellent staff.

I will never go back there again - I waited 40 minutes for 2 eggs for breakfast and then left. The staff and kitchen people prefer to chat and sort their own Amazon packages behind the counter. If you want to pay a lot and have half a day for breakfast then I can recommend this place.

Enjoyable meal and good value too. Helpful staff too.

Almost everything was great, the greeting, table service, speed of food delivery, and almost all the food. The only thing to let it down was the over cooked breaded mushrooms .... AGAIN . 4th time of ordering them and they are just so over cooked. I love the mushrooms and they are never over cooked at other Harvesters 😕

First time going for breakfast, it did not disappoint. Quick and friendly service. Food was amazing.

Very accommodating for autistic children and do what they can to make the trip easier!

Teagan has great communication skills very pleasant and accommodating made the experience really good and comfortable .

Teagan was our waitress and she was attentive, had a good sense of humour and fun, she was a great communicator and was brilliant.

Lovely young girls waitresses. Really helpful and polite

Came about 3ish, salad hadn't been topped up since lunch so was starting to congeal, or wilt, chips looked like they'd been cooked and cooled several times before being served. Would have complained but wasn't asked if everything was ok with my meal.

The food here is exceptionally poor, I have never left chips in my life but they were truly awful here. The breakfast was just awful and this isn’t the only bad meal I’ve had here. I shall never go to a Harvester again

Been here many times. Exceptional every time.

Probably chose the wrong main otherwise staff friendly and helpful

Great meeting place. Service and food was good

Didn’t receive chips in my order contacted harvester said order more to get chips sended into other order

Had a lovely time at the Harvester! Food delicious as always and our waitress Teagan was really friendly and helpful.😊 highly recommend! Also menu has lovely range of vegetarian options, the battered halloumi is gorgeous!

Nice atmosphere, nice food for a friends meet up. The premier Inn next door is good to and have the Plus Rooms which are worth the upgrade.

dropped in while they where busy but they managed to fit me in little Lou and teagan where super stars very accommodating and helpful even after I finished my meal went and sat in the bar area and Sophie was a diamond very kind and welcoming

Had tasty evening meals for 4 adults, delivered by friendly staff. Nice quality pub food with a range of options that you expect from a pub chain. Really love the salad bar..long may it be part of the attraction to eat at this pub! Really puts a dampener on your meal out if you have nothing fresh to eat with it...Clean toilets with plenty of parking....very busy when we attended at 5 pm but we were catered for quite promptly with all meals arriving together...well done Bell& Barge staff! Roomier,feeling layout of eating area enhances the dining experience.

Nice drink and balcony with good service. Very friendly but I would recommend booking

Food was lovely and decent portions

Service was good. Lack of vegan options was the biggest problem. Of the few options on the menu, some weren't available.

Starters arrived quickly and were lovely. We’d been warned that there might be a delay on food, and were fine with that. When main courses arrived, they were lukewarm. I ate mine, because I was hungry, but my wife had a halloumi skewer, and that’s almost inedible when it’s not hot and fresh. Waited 15 minutes for any kind of contact from our waitress - she walked past twice, but never asked how our food was, and was always moving too fast to intercept. We eventually asked a passing busser to get a manager. The waitress then came back and asked if we were done - ignoring the fact my wife’s food was basically untouched. The manager eventually arrived, and offered to replace the meal, saying it would be 8 to 12 minutes. Twenty minutes later, my wife finally had hot food - which at least proves it’s possible.

Ordered the ultimate combo and split between 2 people…it was delicious especially the pork belly. Wasn’t very impressed with the cheesy garlic bread though

Good cold they didn’t resolve the issue of cold food and it came back from the kitchen like they have mashed it up for a baby

Great service and very friendly staff

Food was awesome and witnessed the staff dealing very professionally with an awkward customer....great atmosphere.

Have only dined in here. Great service from polite and friendly staff. Food always lovely and reasonably priced

I had lunch with some colleagues at the Bell last Thursday. I had a salad bowl to start followed by a chicken skewer. The chicken was very well cooked, tender and flavoursome. Service was on the slow side, but the place was fairly busy. I would certainly go back when I am next in the area.

We recently came here for a birthday dinner with seven people and our waiter was a lovely lady she was helpful and catered to our every need and was very sweet and chatty towards us her name was Rita. Highly recommend lovely waitress you got there harvester.

Served by Joana who was very friendly and professional

They managed to fit us in at the last minute despite being really busy. The food was excellent and Tracey went over and above. Really enjoyable evening. Thankyou Harvester!

Service was great! Food was really nice! So many condiments! Salad bar being filled up frequently. Not enough parking near the harvester. Unsure when there are no available car parking spots, can you park in the hotel parking spots.

An excellent experience. As a food allergy sufferer, it is great to find your needs taken seriously. I couldn't be more happy with the care taken. The meal was excellent.

The food was nice, if a little overpriced for what you get.

Our waitress Sarah was absolutely brilliant. My daughter has a soya and dairy allergy and Sarah went out of her way to double check with the kitchen (for her own peace of mind), that multiple things on the menu didn't contain allergens. This is such a refreshing experience to have. Eating out can often be a nerve wracking experience for those with allergies and are often met with eye rolls and huffs from waiting staff. This gives me confidence to continue to be a returning customer and I would recommend to anyone with allergies.

Very good food and good Service,the girl that served us , Teagan was very friendly and nice

Served by Ethan. Very pleasant experience!

The meal was lovely. Sarah served us. Thanks.

Had Joana and was wonderful. Very helpful, polite, well mannered and very understanding supervisory potential. 100% would recommend her.

Ethan was a fantastic host! Nothing too much trouble with my dads shellfish allergy. Thanks, we’ll be back soon!

A most enjoyable evening made all the more special by Teagan who went over and beyond expectations. Well done Teagan and thank you. I wish we could bring the Spaniel next time.

Always a good friendly atmosphere and polite service.

A really lovely meal out and fantastic service from everyone, especially Teagan. Thank you