Harvester Blacksmiths Arms High Wycombe in Wycombe

I was a bit unsure about coming to the Blacksmiths Arms having read the recent reviews . I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the food, which was great and not how others have described. Service was also good. Cutlery could do with a good wash by hand as i think that however it’s currently being cleaned isn’t particularly thorough!

Another great visit - been coming here since my son was a baby and he’s turned 17 today and this was his only choice for lunch! All staff friendly, tasty food! Highly recommend

Food s good, got served very quickly, mains arrived before hardly finished starter. Some chairs could have done with a bit a refurb, but otherwise a nice place, in the countryside but literally a few hundred yards from M40 junction.

The service by Sally was excellent, the food was quick and delicious, really enjoyed our meal

Sally was very friendly and kept coming to check if we were okay. Good was served quickly. Thank you .

Lovely chilled evening and lovely host Thank you Sally

DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILDREN HERE. THIS RESTAURANT SERVES SALT AND PEPPER ON CHILDREN'S MEALS. My family and I decided to stop at the harvester because it was reasonably priced. My sister, two children and I ordered meals from the adult and of course the children's menu. The problem is have is what the children received, they ordered grilled chicken, chips and fresh veggie strips... a healthy option chosen and a good choice I thought. My son ordered the chicken rice and baked beans. When the childrens meal arrived one of the grilled chicken had so much salt and loads of pepper on them.. when I asked the manager she told me that's how they come pre seasoned.. the hard rice tasted bad and when I questioned the managed about how they could serve hard rice and too much seasoning on the meat she said that's how its served. In a world whereby we are conscious of the amount of salt we consume the harvester doesn't consider this to be a problem. The manger did say she would remove the meal off our bill and would we want something else. My son requested a cheese burger with a slice of bacon and she said she would charge me for the extra bacon. She didn't say the cheese was extra, we didnt have the extra bacon as we would have been charged. However I felt she wasn't very customer orientated and she couldn't care less if we were happy or not, the company ethos don't strive to make the customer service a priority. The big brand don't need the business they would rather charge extra and let the customer know that it was their choice for ordering the food and that's how the food comes... what a bad experience.

Great service, chilled and good food when not many staff.

The gammon was nice and service was good but that's where is ends. With the gammon came the smallest and thinnest pineapple slice I've ever seen. Less than a child's portion of peas and overcooked eggs with hard yokes. All 3 of us had the gammon meal and it was the same problem with them all. Absolute waste of money

It was very nice food was perfect and sally was really kind and nice overall 10/10

Unfortunately, we had a disappointing experience at Harvester in High Wycombe a few Saturdays ago when we visited for breakfast. The service was extremely slow, and considering we were in a bit of a rush, it made things even more frustrating. It took quite a while for the food to come out, and when it finally did, it was cold. To make matters worse, parts of the breakfast were brought out separately, which only added to the delay. The beans and mushrooms were cold, and the only thing that was served hot was the black pudding. When we raised this at the till, the response we received – which I believe came from the manager – was very dismissive. She said something along the lines of, “You can’t expect to just eat it and then get a discount off it,” which I felt was unnecessary and unhelpful. If she had taken the time to look at the plates, she would have seen that a lot of the food hadn’t even been touched. I’ve eaten here a few times before and, while the service has often been on the slow side, the food has generally been okay– which is why I’ve given a mid-range rating rather than a 1 star, which this visit alone would have warranted. It wasn’t just the quality of the food that was disappointing this time, but the way the situation was handled. A bit of understanding and better customer service would have gone a long way. Sadly, I won’t be rushing back.

Sadly completely overwhelmed when we visited, was what you'd expect as a Harvester but we gave up after 40mins waiting for food when told it'd be at least another 20mins. Would say they need to stop the takeaway orders as can't cope

Went for an early dinner around 18:00. The place was not busy and the food more than 1h later.. other families around us waiting also for hours for their food. Some people left after waiting such a long time.. when the food finally came it was cold and hard (meat and bread). At the top of that, the waitress asked if we wanted any sauce (which is free) we asked for the blue cheese sauce which you can get it for free in the salad area and what a surprise when they charged me for it as you can see in the bill... After all the waiting and the food was bad as you can see some things like the bread and the chicken we couldn't eat.. not coming to Harvester again..

Awful experience for my birthday meal. staff scruffy, cold food which I sent back, never to be seen again as my family had finished their dinners, I didn't want to eat on my own.. No apology from anyone, they also thought they were doing me a favour taking the meal, that I never got off the bill.. Will never go to this place again.. They don't warrant any stars whatsoever..

Angie was amazing! Great service

Another great family meal at the Harvester.

Not recommend,band energy,bad service bad food,I will definitely not recommend

Can’t really give the food a rating as because we had a baby in a pram we were told by the manager that they didn’t really cater for kids

Food menus covered in old food, grease in salad bowls and cutlery.

Very limited menu. Food sitting waiting for ages. One chef touching face/ nose and then touching food. Took ages and was not hot. Waitress frantic

This place was absolutely filthy. You could literally order cobwebs as a side there were so many. We ordered breakfast and the egg options were the typical fried scrambled or poached.... We wanted scrambled. They didn't have scrambled....... Work that one out. If you have eggs you can make scrambled right!?! I had to ask for clean knives as all the ones we had old food stuck to them. The professionalism was out the window. The manager was on the phone while he did our bill and no one asked checked back on us. The place is a dive and needs a whole new revamp in decor and their training. Really disappointed. Shame it used to be such a great please.

Came in and server was rude. We sat down and saw cobwebs all over the place and the tables and chairs were dirty. We ordered and they didn’t have eggs, sausages or coffee, how is that possible? We got our food and came to eat but had to stop as our cutlery was covered in food marks and scratches. Food was alright but some stuff was over and under cooked. And when it came to pay, the server was on the phone and didn’t say anything just let us pay and leave.

A few mistakes made with our orders,but food was hot and tasty when it came, it was a busy Tuesday lunch service, staff seemed flustered, otherwise a nice meal.

The food was cooked well however the salad bar was practically empty and lots of dirty tables while we were there. This did get cleaned up while we were leaving but wasn't a nice environment to sit in at the time.

Good food and great service from Hilary today.

Hilary was an excellent waitress. Sage & onion chips were salty though.

A good meal again. Very friendly atmosphere and interaction from our Server Hilary who is great.

Great food and great service as always from this harvester

Been to this harvester many of times The place has gone downhill the last month James hasnt been there. The new management are rude and not helpful at all - harvester need to sort this out..bring back James !!!!

The salad from the bar was fine. I might have done the main meal justice without the salad starter. I ordered the Dirty Burger, which was difficult to cut. I hardly touched the pile of chips! The portions were too big. Others in the group enjoyed their meal, particularly the one vegan and one vegetarian. Like many places, the prices are now quite high. Our bill came to £104 for 4 adults and 3 children.

Angie was amazing to me, my mum, my dad and my boyfriend

Hilary was such a lovely waitress and really looked after us. The food was great, especially the salad bar!

Fantastic service thank you Hillary 😍 food was good .

We had two people from two different shifts dealing with our table. The first guy was very nice and polite, and the second person was a bit unhappy to be there. The starter was very nice and quick, but for the mains, we waited over 45 minutes, and when the food arrived, it was cold, and the meat was hard. Two new tables that came after us received their mains before us, which was annoying. This visit was a big disappointment for us after all the other experiences, and it is the first time we have been let down by Harvester.

Excellent service from staff, i forget the ladys name but she was very good advising us of what deals etc was on. Great for families, cheap as anything, not bad food

Good value for money. Sally is an exceptional waitress and very helpful.

I had a great time catching up with friends here, a great atmosphere and excellent 10/10 service from Sally, who was very attentive, friendly and even directed us towards the app which got us 25% off. Thank you Sally:)

Terrible experience, the management need to get a grip.

Hilary was fantastic, she was busy but still managed to give us attention and everything we needed.

duty manger very rude i came earlier on this evening paid left happily however realised i had lost my bank card called to say i think i left it there ect asked if she could look she was very passive aggressive about it and seemed like she couldn’t be bothered or careless and actually slammed the phone down on me for no reason didn’t take my details as she claimed she would let me no tomorrow i even tipped the waitress there to then be treated like this later on. Duty manger needs to fix her attitude i was just asking if you could check if my card was there never visiting here again as for the girl who served us thank you for being polite unlike your duty manager.

Quality and quantity and tasty and at a reasonable price.

Great food and service, thank you to Sally for making it a great experience!

I’m afraid to say it’s the worst Dinner I’ve ever had from the Blacksmiths Arms Harvester in High Wycombe for my family of 6 adults. The soda drinks machine wasn’t working so there were no diet drinks available at all. The service was painfully slow, our food took an hour to arrive (On a Tuesday night!) and it was mainly overcooked or burnt, dry, tasteless and cold! 2 mixed grills and 2 loaded burgers came up woefully short on quality and taste. The burgers were so burnt they were inedible. Absolutely awful! It was my birthday, I rarely eat out anymore but we all thought it was dreadful and we won’t be back. I always used to love the Harvester but today it hit rock bottom. I did complain about the burgers being inedible and my youngest got a free choc brownie. Hardly compensation for such poor food and cooking. I don’t know if your chef had been shot and you brought in a load of randoms off the street to cook for the night but that’s how it tasted?? Only 1 plus, our waitress was polite and apologetic but we won’t be back. Gutted!!

Went here with my partner , fantastic food and service from Hilary and Ashton, they seemed rather busy the night we went but the wait time for food was small, would recommend.

I have been here a couple of times with my partner normally for our anniversary for the last 5 years, but today was a casual date and the service from Hilary was superb, she's very friendly and helpful, and the food was fantastic 5/5 would love Hilary to serve us again.

Had a very nice meal lunch here with my wife. Sally the waitress was lovely and very. Accommodating ☺️ will be back soon

No refill drinks available, only one steak available, the one rib eye that did arrive was tough and cold. The only redeeming feature was the desserts 🍨

It was very cold outside and could of been a bit warmer inside.

Went for brunch- We wont go again. They weren't doing scrambled eggs, had no soft drinks and don't do decaf coffee. Fried egg was not cooked properly and toast was burnt. Poached eggs were more like a hard boiled egg. Don't get me wrong I don't expect gourmet but decent would be nice.

Good breakfast, Angie was very good with her service and very polite

Amazing customer service from Sally 😊

Very nice food, prompt service and friendly staff. Served by Hilary.

Angie was very polite and very welcoming and her customer service was great

Service, food, and staff were very good. But the place could do with a refurb.

Food was great, Sally our server was very attentive and polite, very impressed by the service.

The waitress could have been more helpful with my wife’s allergies, but redeemed herself by telling us about the 50% meal deal via the harvester app

The service here was warm, friendly, and caring. I think I was served by Sarah and she was great! The interior seemed well looked after, although I was sat under the air-con which was a tiny bit annoying, but I appreciate they were busy and space was limited. Food arrived quickly and was as expected. The black filter coffee was great!

Plates are too small! Food spills over bad idea! Hillary is amazing we love it when she’s working. Always friendly

A smashing woman. Thanks Hilary!

Brilliant food. Great service and pet friendly

The food is really quite good, especially for the price but I'd say 4 stars for the food but I've left 5 stars overall because Angie was so lovely, she's always so welcoming and friendly and we are delighted when we see she's on shift when we come in!

Fab and quick service from the chefs and Clive! And a mention to Angie who’s also amazing!

Angie was a great help, made sure we felt welcome. Thank you

This establishment didn't even deserve one star. Table not ready when we arrived, even tho we made our booking 5 weeks earlier. Service was very poor by majority of staff, maybe give them 0ne deserved star. Manager was a complete joke, although if he did stand up, most people wouldn't laugh. Food arrived over an hour after we booked. Ribs were dry as cardboard, items missing off plates, requests not completed. Would we ever return? Only if all restaurant/eateries within a 10 mile radius were fully booked, even then would seriously have to think about it. Blacksmiths Arms, a total disgrace to the Harvester Name

Came for breakfast, very good produce, (had the ultimate full English). Staff were very good. Haven't rated harvester in the past. But was very surprised.

Lovely food. Quick service and very friendly.

They must be ALL DISABLED working in there because every item is wrong who's order is this!? It's not mine!

Angie was a great waitress, very attentive, friendly and patient with 5 adults and 2 little ones ! Food was good, all cooked well. Salad bar well stocked .

Lovely food, server Dale was very friendly

We waited ages for our food when it arrived the dirty burger and fries were cold the other burger arrived and it was the wrong burger and the jacket potato was cold. The other main we were waiting for arrived 20 minutes after the others. Over all it was not an enjoyable experience

Nice food, great service Very child friendly

Was freezing in the restaurant. But food was good 👍

Great food as always and very friendly staff! Jaime was our waitress and she was very helpful!

The food and service was very good, our server Jaime was very friendly and helpful! Wood recommended!

Jaime was super friendly and attentive - had a great time!

Jaime was absolutely brilliant from start to end

Very nice place and friendly staff. Thanks for our waiter Jaime.

We had Mia as our server, she was lovely. Food was great. The halloumi skewers were delicious

We came in for breakfast where we were served by sally. Great food and great service would come back

Served by Sally who was very friendly and helpful

Sally was super helpful and kind.

Have be attending by Sally who is very smiling and professional person! Definitely will be back!

For New Years Day we decided to come here today as a treat. It was lovely! The greeter and our server were very friendly. The Service was quick,the Toilets were clean and it was cosy and nicely decorated inside. The food was delicious,it is lovely to have the Unlimited Salad Bar so you don’t have to wait for food as you can already eat. The food was fresh and tasty. I love the Unlimited Drinks machine too,very tasty and flavourful. For my main I went for the Smokehouse Pork Belly which was delicious and I loved the added flavour of the Onions and Sauce. The Corn was lovely,the Corn being cooked gave it a lovely taste and the Chips were delicious. The garden is beautifully decorated and the Christmas Decs are lovely. The only downsides of this place are that there is only one Gluten Free option for Mains and that it is a bit chilly inside. Also today there was no Rotisserie Chicken or Steak available so be prepared that they might not have what you want on the menu. I would highly recommend the Blacksmiths Arms Harvester. Happy New Year!

Waited along time for our food 40 minutes and it wasn't even busy! Food not good when it eventually arrived. Chicken overcooked and dry. W

Great food great service our waitress Jaime was so helpful and funny she really made our day and she couldn’t help us enough

The tacos are absolutely and utterly atrocious, chicken is extremely dry and was appalled would not recommend ordering tacos at all from the high Wycombe Harvester. despicable from whoever is at fault for ruining are ok meal, you should not eat the tacos, go somewhere else if you are into nice Mexican food. The sides were good but the tacos were inedible. It was a shambolic performance from the Blacksmiths Arms, Harvester, High Wycombe. Overall decent sides but the tacos were diabolical and should never have been made whoever came up with the idea should be punished.

We brought my mother in law for dinner on Boxing Day, very friendly staff & good service, everyone enjoyed the meal.

Despite what was clearly an extremely busy afternoon (Father's Day) we seated promptly and treated very well by all members of staff. Particular shout out to Hilary, who did a great job of looking after us during my visit. The food was well presented, hot and arrived and despite the business of the restaurant the right sort of pace, to allow us to relax and take my time over the meal. We never felt pressured in any way. I'll be back!

Sally was very happy and helpful, first class service, always helps. Food was good and plentiful, great value for money.

Jaime really made the whole dinner better amazing service and great personalty, also great with the kids.

Visited on Christmas Eve, the restaurant was clean and tidy, with a good atmosphere and the service from Sally was good

Angie was so lovely!! Merry Christmas

Sally was amazing, thank you for the great service.

Lovely breakfast and a visit to Santa. Thank you!

Thanks Sally, great Xmas breakfast

Angie was brilliant today & we have been very looked after. Thank you so much & Merry Christmas!

We went for our Sons birthday breakfast.. service by Angie and food was great 👍🏼

Jaime was wonderful in helping us and very nice to talk to!

We went with the kids for the Father Christmas brunch, the waitress was spot on and couldn't do enough for all of us. Having the kids meet the big man was enjoyable for all of them. We did nearly have a meltdown when we were told one of the brunch items from the kids menu wasn't available, even though that menu is very limited. Other than, spot on!

Very happy with customer service and great all round thank you