Harvester Flamstead in Dacorum

Very disappointed in the food. My friend is a vegan and hardly anything available as they had sold out. She ended up with a burger but she didn’t want but only thing available. She asked for no cheese on it and it still came with cheese. The restaurant was very quiet at the time we were there. So surprised by the lack of choice. I had chicken skewers and the chicken was dry, tasteless and very tough. Profiteroles for dessert was not nice as pastry soggy. Not the normal level of food I’ve had in the past. Waitress was surly and unwelcoming. Was told it was due to getting ready for refurb and things will improve in February when they reopen. Will wait and see.

Restaurant was busy, advised on phone that we could choose from festive or standard menu, but told we couldn’t choose from festive menu on arrival. Portions were small and overpriced. Mine was burned and overcooked. Asked if meals were okay, but staff ran off before we all had a chance to reply.

Food really poor, small portions for what you pay and not particularly tasty. Service was very good though. Really attentive and polite young man.

The new menu not as good as the old one, choice in more limited, the place was cold, no midweek menu and price is too high for what you get Only go to meet relatives Had the Christmas dinner not much has changed soups were cold had to be replaced main meal was just passable some items were over done, I will say desert was good Service was good

Priscilla did a great job and looked after us very well. Will come again

Abi your the best you always had a smile on your face and made us feel welcome and always checked to make sure are food was ok!!!

Layla and Chloe were fantastic hosts, handled their busy sections with no problem and made time to talk and look after us as a group and not make us feel as if they were rushed. Made travelling away from other harvesters worth it for this experience. Food was great and facilities clean.

Great food and a quick turnaround by the chefs. Great, friendly staff on hand too. Highly recommend.

Had a good meal, atmosphere was good, the staff were very helpful and cheerful. Coffee machine was broken, can't believe a place this size only has 1 machine. There was a group of 12 of us, the service times for each course coming out was good. Will definitely return again though.

Food was fine but extremely understaffed. When we arrived there were five groups waiting to be seated and no one came by to greet anyone for ages. We ordered unlimited refills and the glasses they gave us were filthy. When I went to get my drink, the machine had run out of postmix and there was no one available to ask. I went to the bar instead and still waited a long while to be served despite being the only person at the bar. Tables around us sat covered in dirty plates for over 20 minutes. After we'd finished our mains, no one came to offer dessert so after waiting 20 minutes we just paid the bill and left. Ladies toilets abysmal: one out of order, one with no lock, two with broken light. I visited a month ago and noted the broken lock and 2 broken lights then so it doesn't seem there is any urgency to repair what should be a simple fix. Staff that were there were polite and trying hard but just seems poorly managed.

We went there on Saturday and the restaurant was fully booked so we used the bar area. There was foam out through the chair I was sitting on and food all over the floor we were there for an hour and no one came to clean it up. No cutlery and food was rather basic

I love Katie. Katie is amazing. Katie is life. Katie deserves a raise. Also Josh was good.

Lovely Dinner fab, served beautifully by Priscilla - Thank you :)

Priscilla was a fabulous waitress as per normal even assisted in celebrating partners birthday and had Elvis sing to him.

Really enjoyed our meal here. Great value and tasty. Had the rotisserie chicken which was perfectly cooked and well presented. Staff were genuinely friendly.

Kids liked endless coke and several visits to the salad bar. Good food and not to long to wait between courses.

Very friendly waiter. Love the salad bowl!

We were travelling back home from Stansted. The website and google said the restaurant was open until 10. We arrived at 8:50 and there was a sign in the window saying they were closing at 9, but they were already closed. Really disappointing as I was looking forward to a burger.

Lovely food and the staff were pleasant and helpful.

A great place for a family meeting over a meal. You can come to this restaurant after reserving seats for a specific number of guests. Everything is great here. However, I have one small comment! So that the chef does not allow cooks to remove meat too early from the devices in which they are roasting, stewing or grilling. It turned out that I would have to eat the chicken undercooked. So I didn't eat 😄. Apart from that everything was delicious. On the other hand, I'm not a bit surprised about this chicken. Guests come and go like sea waves. The room is always full. I think the chickens bake too slowly and the guests can't wait too long. There were 7 of us here. Me with my wife and my daughter with a family of 5, i.e. my grandchildren 😎😄👋💐

Chicken was dry this time. Nee waitress was working hardest little support

I would like to share my great experience at Harvester Flamstead as the service provided by Pricilla was excellent and food was great.

Lovely service by Priscilla and lovely festive cheesy mushroom starter

Always great food and great service here! Thanks Priscilla!

Waited ages for food and it comes out cold won’t be rushing back here in a rush

We’ve been here for the last 4 nights . Food was amazing thank you Ella . Chrissy was fabulous . Thank you! X

Chrissy was a fabulous waitress, super friendly and very helpful

Chrissy was very friendly and the food was great!

Chrissy was our waitress and was very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our meal!

Friendly staff , Chrissy gave us fabulous service. Thanks Ella for the tasty food x

Our waitress was Chrissy was great

It was overall good the service from our waitress Chrissy was amazing Made sure everything was ok with the food and drinks

Chrissy’s service was fantastic! She was excellent and very caring of our table. Very knowledgeable about the table

Came in for breakfast, served by Chrissy who was welcoming with excellent service!

Good staff, very attentive. Food good. Not too busy.

Brilliant restaurant. Big fan of the Harvester chain but the service at this one always seems to be a step above. Most recent visit we were served by Alarna who was very engaging and helpful.

Lovely waitress with a very caring and friendly persona.

I love this place. Especially the salad bar

Very nice lunch at Harvester today. Some new items on menu which made a nice change. Salad bar was fully stocked with fresh produce.

Our local Harvester, always a pleasure to dine in. Staff is always friendly and helpful. Best rack of ribs ever , overall great food and best icecream 🍦

Priscilla serves us and she was fantastic. Very friendly service and great food.

Very nice pleasant and good food excellent service today I try something else in the same location

Do not have the Corn Breads ……… 🤮

Chrissy was amazing today and gave great service. She took care of my difficult mothers request. Thank you

Chrissy was really great & so accommodating Nothing was a chore especially as I’m a fussy vegetarian Really friendly & excellent service - very rare in these times

Accommodating staff and they try to make you feel at ease, the pity is that it seems mine after the change of menu they have made big changes also to the prices with significant increases, such as the hamburgers. Paying them on £ 17.49 for what is served I would say is not fair because the quality has not improved, in fact it has slightly worsened, the quantity... decreased but then this increase is based on what (I don't understand) at this point I would prefer to go to any other restaurant or pub and eat better for the same price, I'm sorry to say it because I liked going to harvester precisely for their honesty between quality and price ratio, but I think that if you expect a higher price you should offer better quality which I didn't find yesterday

Although our waitress Alarna tried her best she was let down by other members of staff. I ordered two rotisserie chicken with gravy,and one turned up with bbq sauce, the chips were overcooked and the cornbread was nowhere near as nice as fresh sweetcorn. I specifically asked for a gin and tonic with only a small amount of ice but the drink turned up with ten ice cubes and no slice of lemon, when I asked a male member of staff for a slice of lemon I was told that they didn't have any but this was obviously untrue as I went to the bar and arranged for some slices of lemon to be brought round to the table. Alarna was very apologetic about the mistakes and showed me the order she had placed. All in all a very disappointing evening we didn't bother staying for a second drink or dessert.

Alarna was our server today she was excellent very helpful and polite

Salad bar not replenished, out of many sauces. Too noisy with screaming kids everywhere. Waitress not the most friendliest. Waited ages to get served also for food and drink to be brought to us. Food was excellent but service is poor.

I just left after a few minutes as I wasn't getting any service

Waitress Precilla could not do enough for us. 5* service from her.

The furniture is so dirty and worn, needs a total refurbishment.

This is possibly the stickiest restaurant I have been in, everything needs a clean. We arrived at 8.30 and were bombarded with warnings that the kitchen was going to close and the salad bar was going to close. And there were no jacket potatoes

Had to wait 10mins to be seated despite reservation. No cutlery on table, had to search the whole restaurant for forks. Ladies toilets were disgusting with only one working cubicle which then went out of order. Aware staffing was an issue after overhearing a waitress - would have been considerate for all diners to be told of delays ahead of being seated. Sorry for those staff all trying their best

The food was served on time and good to eat My wife’s chips were cold and were replaced but were barely warm The waitress apologised but my wife said it spoiled her visit and she didn’t eat them

Friendly staff great service. And food was good but shame the menu has changed.

We had great breakfast today, served by Priscilla who couldn't be more helpful. Very cheerful too. Thank you

Priscilla was so helpful, a great asset to Harvester.

Priscilla was amazing, attentive, supportive, fun. We had a lovely dinner and can’t wait to come back!!

Food was great and overall 10/10 service, Oscar the waiter made us feel very welcome.

Darren was super friendly and had great customer service.

On arrival we were greeted by the lady that was to serve us, Chrissy. As we were shown to our table another lady, Kelly, also welcomed us which created a nice atmosphere that remained until we left. Chrissy was polite and efficient and guided us through the menu paying particular attention to any allergies we may have and recommended different dishes which showed us that she is very knowledgeable about the menu. The food on arrival was piping hot and tasted very nice. We didn't have to try to get Chrissy's attention once, she was always circulating checking that we didn't need anything without being intrusive. The last time I experienced this was at a fine dining restaurant, well done! It's nice to see courtesy and thoughtfulness are still considered. We shall be returning and would recommend the restaurant.

Great waitress chrissy and lovely food

Chrissy was delightful and we had fantastic service . Food was good and the atmosphere great. We will be back 😁

Stopped here today on the way back from Kent for breakfast. Ordered two breakfast buns an Americano with milk and cappuccino. When served by waitress the Americano was black with no milk, we asked for some milk and she said " I pressed the machine , that is white americano you can see it on top, my husband stirred the coffee to show her it was black, she still argued with us and said there is no need to get angry. We said we weren't but just wanted some milk, she said " That's all you had to ask for an no need to get angry". I was very confused, she was rude and aggressive so my husband took it up with the manager. Whilst my husband was talking to the manager she walked by and said" I dont want him following me". The manager said hes talking to me not following you. I think she needs better training.

Disappointing Birthday Meal - Only Good Thing Was the Service I recently visited the Harvester St Albans for my mother’s birthday meal, and unfortunately, it was a huge letdown. The only bright spot of the evening was our server, Honey, who was pleasant, thoughtful, and did her best to make our experience enjoyable. If not for her, the evening would have been a total disaster. The menu has been updated since my last visit six months ago, and while the prices have increased, the quality of the food has noticeably declined. I ordered garlic bread with cheese, and what I received was simply a pitta bread cut in half with melted cheese on top. In what world is that garlic bread? It was utterly ridiculous. There were four of us dining, and sadly, not one of us enjoyed our meals. The food was disappointing, and the bill came to just under £100. Honestly, I wouldn’t have paid £60 for what we were served. Overall, the best part of the night was Honey, our lovely waitress. Everything else was just depressing, and it’s clear that the Harvester has gone downhill. I won’t be rushing back anytime soon even if you paid me.

Again, it was a very disappointing trip to Harvester. I am gutted as we really enjoy a Harvester dinner, but they sadly didn't have a few items that we asked for, and my pasta dish didn't seem to have even been cooked before being served to me ! The sauce was warm, but the pasta shells were fridge cold. Positively, they gave me new dish, very different when cooked, and removed the item from the menu without being asked.

Loving the new menu. Brilliant as always.

Our table was a booth style, comfortable and clean. We were seated quickly. Service was excellent. Darren looked after us perfectly. He was attentive, funny and a pleasure to have looking after us. We were a table of 5 eating chicken and holumi skewers, a steak and fish and chips. The food came out together was hot and very tasty. The salad bar was well stocked. All in all we had a lovely time and I would come back again. Having never visited a harvester before, I was pleasantly surprised.

The restaurant is so cold inside no Heating what so ever, waiter called Darren very rude rushing to take orders saying I have 10 SECONDS to PLACE My Order, sitting on the chair next to my wife to take our orders NOT Professional at all over charge my bill Bill by contact less billing me twice for some other table car park DARK NO Light very dangerous to walk Health and safety POT HOLE'S Every where so dangerous in my opinion the manager in charge needs to address these points I'm now escalating these areas to Harvester Head Office Ram.

My server Darren was very welcoming and friendly. Knowing the menu and drink off the top of his head. And always there to help

Great food and Darren was brilliant waiter

It was hassle free evening, Darren was our waiter, just amazing!!

Amazing evening - great service with Darren, went above and beyond

Darren our waiter was absolutely amazing. Very attentive and checked in with us regularly to make sure our experience was the best it could be. He is a true gem. Food was lovely and prompt despite a busy restaurant. Excellent experience.

New menu tasted amazing, definitely would recommend. The tacos were lush. Amazing service by Chrissy. Will go back again soon

Went this afternoon to try the new menu it was lush. Highly recommended. Great meal. Thanks for looking after us chrissy x

We just wanted to share that we are a family of four who came for an early dinner this evening straight after the kids finished school, we were warmly greeted and sat by a lovely welcoming woman. Even though we had not pre booked she catered to us perfectly. She served our drinks promptly and was very good with the children. I believe her name was chrissy but I’m not 100 percent sure. We just had a lovely experience even the kids said can we come back again . The food was perfect as normal but we always come back here for the service. A smile goes a long way so thankyou very much from the four of us.

Wow! What a place to eat!! Thank you Chrissy! Fantastic service and fantastic food. Right near Luton airport so we stopped off before our holiday! Thanks for making the start of our holiday amazing !!

Wow. Fantastic food and service. Gulshan the chef is amazing and Priscilla is a fantastic host.

Good food and friendly helpful staff. Prisalla went above and beyond being helpful and friendly

Priscilla was a great waitress. Lovely restaurant

Great meal looking after me as gluten free and Cilla was fabulous looking after us

This place is right off junction 9 on the M1, so it's a great spot to meet up with mates if you're coming from different directions. The restaurant is cozy and the staff are super friendly and helpful. The staff were quick to top up your salad bar when I asked them for things that gad ran out. And the portions are huge! I love that they give you a salad bowl with every main meal. It's a great deal.

We had a lovely meal tonight . Was served by priscilla. She was very friendly and couldn't do enough to help . The food was lovely . The staff make it really enjoyable . Thankyou for another great meal out

Superb place, reasonable prices and helpful staff. Great location too.

The chicken on spit was tough and dry my steak was grisly and they diddnt give me a steak knife my prawns was cold waiter came around when nearly finished meal and said how is the food I said cold and laughed it off and I just wanted to go so I was disappointed to be fare

We went as a family to celebrate my daughters birthday. The food was fine but we felt the waiter was constantly rushing us to order, clear our plates away and pay. The toilets smelt really bad and you could smell it for the bar area. This really needs sorting out

The staff were very friendly and made up for the slightly disappointing food. A special shoutout to Layla who made sure we felt welcome.

Lovely fresh salad & batter on fish was light & freshly cooked. Waitress was excellent.

As my family would confirm, I am never a fan of chain pubs for food. I often find them lacking. But I am a wise man and happy to report. I thought this place was pretty good. Food was good quality with loads of options. Food came fast. The best bit I felt was the service. I didn't get the chaps name, but his level of customer service was top. It is a genuine attempt to make us feel welcome. Even a reminder to download the app as we might get a discount on our order. Well done him. I'm not sure what you get paid, but it's likely not enough.

The serving staff was absolutely disgusting, he was rude and made us feel very uncomfortable. He was rushing us through our meal, never asked if anything was wrong with the food, he left dirty plates where our main meal came out, never replaced knives and forks. And was very very rude to me and my family, husband has a disability, and the server was rude about it. Definitely won’t be returning or recommending this harvester again. Which was a shame as it was my birthday, dinner with the family after a day out.

...it started when we arrived... there was booked a table fo 13 people. At the table was no space for all of us. so we sat down at the table beside... ohhhh No the "manager" said you can't sit there that table is booked. wo after an endless discusion that manager gave us a second table for 4 people... we didin't have a choice. so we were seperated from our family... there were family members who had to drive over 2 ours to this restaurant. Taking the orders went wrong because they didn't order all at once. so, we, the four at the second table got our food later then the first table.. above that they told us we had to wat 5+ minutes extra... one of us got the plate of food firast but still three had to wait... when we finally got our food the first person's food was cold again... the cutlery was sticking brrr... my chicken was dry, the rolls were stail, it was a big mess. Srevice was bad... putting the glasses on the table quite rude didn't open the bottle of wine...One of the waitresses took my wife's wineglass away while we just had ordered a new bottle of wine, she dropped the empty wine bottle on my plate... The manager THINGS he is a manager... but he is NOT. I only want to tell you we'll never book there again.

The serving staff was absolutely disgusting, he was rude and made us feel very uncomfortable. He was rushing us through our meal, never asked if anything was wrong with the food, he left dirty plates where our main meal came out, never replaced knives and forks. And was very very rude to me and my family, husband has a disability, and the server was rude about it. Definitely won’t be returning or recommending this harvester again. Which was a shame as it was my birthday, dinner with the family after a day out.

The chef Shae was extremely friendly and very fast at his job! The food was incredible. Would recommend food from the harvester

1 star for atmosphere as there literally wasn't anyone else in there when we came, waitress was very friendly and polite, breakfast was lovely.

£170 parking fine for spending money with them absolutely disgusting. Make it clearer that you’re going to extort people if they don’t enter their reg number. Make it clear that you’re going to when they customers come in the door to enter your Reg. Never eat at any harvester again.

Amazing food great service from chloe L and katie very quick service and very Polite and kind.

Had a lovely experience here. Everyone made it enjoyable and created a lovely environment

Katie was amazing love the food here 10/10 I would come again fan taby dosy bloody loved it