Harvester Garston in Watford

Nice welcome. Staff very attentive. Good choice of food. Things for children to do before their food arrived

very noisy. had the Xmas dinner . and Xmas pudding. the pud was so small . was gone in one mouth full . jennys is much better and a lot cheaper I recommend jennys any day .

Khaled did a great job looking after us and keeping our children entertained!

Was served by Angela she was super helpful with everything was a really nice lady

Our server April was lovely and looked after us tonight.

Salad bar is a hit, good menu selection. Good choice for a good feed.

I've been here twice now and the staff have been amazing both times! Friendly and professional at all times making everyone feel welcome and valued. The food, from the 'free' salad to the scruptious smoked pork main and the choux pastry desert are amazing and taste like they're from an upmarket restaurant. 100% recommened.

Had a lovely breakfast and service by Khaled was excellent, he is always so welcoming and goes above and beyond.

For no particular occasion, my partner and I wanted a traditional Festive Christmas Dinner as a treat. We booked online at the Harvester, Garston, and were looking forward to our meal, as we had previously had excellent meals at this venue. We arrived a little early but the staff on the door said this was no problem and we could go to our table immediately if we liked. We did this and were shown to a nicely situated table for two near both the drinks fountain and salad bar. Our order for drinks was taken straight away and we both chose the refillable glass. Our table host, Chelsi, gave us ample time to go over the standard and festive menus and then took our orders. I chose the King Prawn Cocktail starter, Turkey Christmas Dinner main and Christmas Pudding and custard dessert. My partner had a Cheesy Mushroom starter, Chicken Crunch Burger main and Treacle Pudding with custard dessert. Our starters arrived within a very short time and were excellent. Both very tasty and nicely presented. The same went with the main courses and the desserts. One thing I will note here is that for my Turkey dinner, the stuffing and Yorkshire pudding were both amazing. Possibly the best I have had in a very long time, and the Turkey was beautifully cooked and extremely tender. The desserts were equally tasty and impressive. We had a great experience at this Harvester and all the staff were very friendly and helpful, but Chelsi stood out as being a terrific host. This is definitely a restaurant we both highly recommend, and one we will return to again.

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Great welcome from the staff and pleasant experience

We had a private function and it all went very well. I am generally not the biggest fan of Harvester restaurants in general having had a bad experience in the past. But today they did a good job and everything was as we wanted.

I'm staying in the Hotel just down the road and wanted to try something different from the Hotel menu. Ribs were quite disappointing. Came out in literally three minutes (microwaved?) Very small portion with hardly any meat for £20. Serving Staff were very pleasant. I only learned about the Salad Bar on leaving.

Khaled is firm favourite with our family & always goes above & beyond to look after us whether we are in for breakfast, lunch or dinner. We were in today celebrating a birthday and had a lovely time as always

Service was amazing, our waiter was great. Thank you Khaled!!!

Had a meal this evening at the harvester in Garston and there were 10 of us. Food was good however Carla G who served us made the evening. Amazing from start to finish and so polite and friendly with the kids in our group making them feel at ease.

Carla is so lovely. Wonderful service. Amazing food.

Such a lovely experience! Food was lovely and the staff are brilliant so helpful and pleasant! Thanks so much would definitely recommend

Table was booked for 8.45pm and was out by 9.30pm, I wanted to take my other half out for a nice meal and instead we was made to feel very ruched and unwelcome by the server named Sean. Sean might have well pushed us out the door with the way we was treated. Pretty much slammed our drink glasses, food and salad bowls on the table. Never come to see our food was when we got it. If me and my other half didn't just wanna go we would have spoken to the manager.

Becca was great tonight and made us feel very welcome! Great atmosphere and great food.

Good experience but rather noisy with the loads of kids around, but I suppose that was due to the cinema just down the road showing the latest Paddington 3 film.

Service was attentive and relaxed. Food came in a timely fashion and was exactly what was ordered and great quality. All guests had a lovely time.

Will defo return again at some point for the festive menu, super local and staff are friendly!

Lovely food and amazing waiter Khaled

Ask for Artan. If any man can he can

I genuinely don’t think the four bar staff here tonight could have possibly made us feel any less welcome if they tried. My 3 friends and I arrived just after 9 to have one drink. Closing time says 10pm on google. We were stared at when we walked and immediately made to feel like we were unwanted. There is a QR barcode on the table so we thought we needed to order on this as why else would it be there? We put our order through and a few minutes later a bar member started vigorously ringing the bell. My friend decided to check and make sure our order went through. The bar staff were incredibly rude and angry that she had used the app to order. She passed it on to another bar staff to deal with and could loudly be heard telling her colleague that she just wanted to go home. Another bar member then took it upon himself to publicly announce to the whole bar (despite the fact we were basically the only ones in there who didn’t seem to be friends of the bar staff) a running countdown to when they were closing. Important to note that his watch must be 10 minutes ahead of mine and my friends. 0/10 would recommend but if you do venture here for some reason, be sure to arrive at least two hours before closing as not to upset the staff 👍

Was greeted by the manager who was polite then he seated us at our table. We was then served by vikki who is always great at her job, nothing's a problem. Food was cooked perfectly.

Totally incorrect order was delivered. Even after adding notes. Called the restaurant and they said the driver was at fault. The drivers need to pick up the right orders and the restaurant need to clearly mark the bags as there was not receipt added.

Amazing chipotle rainbow burger. Everything needed in a burger for a vegetarian. Finally something with imagination. Please please ditch plant based processed junk.

Carla g outstanding service no issues to small shame we couldn't pay with dust (dust comment came from when Carla said any allergies) we tried to pay other ways like bricks. Your team should be happy to have a server like Carla.

it is such a nice harvester possible the nicest harvester i have been in, our serves becca was very kind and very quick. The toilets where lovely and clean and the salad bar was fresh and very nice

Absolutely rubbish, got nothing we ordered and the stuff that was delivered was wrong and incomplete. When you order a burger, why do you only get the top half of the bun?!

Good food, great atmosphere and excellent service from our server, Becca, who went out of her way to cater to our varied needs🙂

The venue is lovely to go to have a nice meal but the manager there does ruin the atmosphere quite a bit if he's in the building. Prices good the members of staff the servers are lovely and bend over backwards to give you the perfect service

Great place to eat, lovely staffed members And Food is amazing

Our server Vikki was amazing, she was efficient, cheerful, and very helpful. Our food was absolutely substandard, you have raised the prices, made the portion smaller, and overcooked all of our dinner. My sons chicken was burnt, and my baked potato skin was so tough that it couldn’t be cut with a sharp knife. I shared my comments with a manager before, and he literally did not care a single bit. Did not even pretend to care. This is not our usual harvester and we will not be revising. Really disappointed with our experience here

Thank you to the Chef who made my food and the person who packed it. Consistency is very important. Food cooked well. Presentation excellent. This time I say well done and thank you. Please maintain this level of excellence.

Good food and selection for adults, vegetarians and kids. We visit often, with no issues

Great service idea. Location visiting harry potter world

Dropped in this evening on the off chance...they were really busy but managed to squeeze us in...the staff were so attentive, friendly and accommodating, we didn't have to wait throughout the meal for anything...the food was great, cooked perfectly and the the waiter looking after us was brilliant with our kids! The restaurant was clean, friendly and fab environment for families....we will be back!

We had a member off staff called Vicky serving us tonight, she was absolutely brilliant had the best personality and was so happy to help with our needs. Vicky helped with our food options and made us laugh. She is lovely and hope to see her again soon!

swift service attentive staff food was exactly what we ordered

Had a nice meal and pudding and the service was very good

Angela was awesome! Super helpful with a big group ;)

Lovely meal at Harvester Garston, the recent menu refresh is great and quality seemed much higher. And received wonderful service from Carla G. Thank you!

Arrived at HARVESTER GARSTON WATFORD @ 1710 on Tuesday evening having travelled all day. We entered a mostly empty restaurant and were confronted by the greeter asking if we had booked, we said “no”. We were told that the whole restaurant was fully booked. Looking at the mostly empty restaurant I politely questioned this. We were told that even though the restaurant looked empty that it was booked out all evening, with the underlying message being you must book online. We left and I straight away looked online to book a table, there was one free within 10 minutes. I have eaten in Harvester restaurants all over the country and have always received a warm greeting. I can only guess that this is total laziness from the staff and he could not be bothered. Not to worry I would be coming here again.

We visited tonight to celebrate a 50th birthday and a catchup with a few girlfriends. Our waitress Becky was very welcoming, attentive and friendly. chef presented the food very well and as a chef myself it nice to be on the other side, the food was delicious and hot on arrival. Even though it was busy we felt relaxed and comfortable to sit and chat over drinks after our meals.

Tables areas and toilets were clean and tidy, salad was great with a good selection. Lot of tables empty but told we could only eat in the bar area which was a little sad and dark. The burger that we ordered came out stone cold, so did the 3 fish tacos which consisted of a cheap fishfinger inside a tiny taco 🌮 with some salad and tartar sauce on top, fries came out crispy and hot. Seemed like the kitchen couldnt handle the amount of orders and left our mains on the side whilst they waited for the frys. The nachos didn't have any cheese on them and the sour cream was very lumpy and tasteless. I didn't find the bar staff very helpful or welcoming at all.

We were only served by staff after getting the attention of staff. The pink haired girl took the order but we waited ages to get the food but it arrived finally when we mentioned this to the blonde waitress who obviously flagged this immediately. Her sense of urgency was welcomed. It looked like the food had been prepareed but not brought to us. The young guy Jake seemed attentive but we only saw him at the end. Overall the food was great but the place lacks good management to ensure customers are served. Please train your managed and train your staff properly. I see that you only tend to reply with a generic response to say you are disappointed to hear that customers were not satisfied but it would be more useful to take action to improve things and tell us how you will! With the same complaints it is clear that action has not been taken yet. Thanks

I went as a group on a Saturday night. We had one menu to share with three of us as the other menus were kids menus. After waiting for a while (25 mins) we had to get the waitresses attention in order to be served. Once she was there we ordered. I think this is the main criticism I would like to make . It’s not as if the staff were chatting away having a great time . They were definitely serving customers and working hard. But there needs to be some sort of system so they can see how long people are waiting to put their first order in. The food was nice so no complaints about this.

A nice quiet three course lunch

Came with my son and granddaughter We were served by Carla G and it was the nicest evening . Carla was so amazing with the children and the food was amazing fast service and tasted perfect . We will be coming back on the weekend so kids can see Carla they talked about her the whole way home . So Thankyou for making the evening Great 🎉

Excellent value for money especially when you get a 50% off voucher from their App. Waiter very attentive and helpful.

Lovely breakfast. Very friendly waitress.

We had the Bbq burger with fries, Full Ribs with rice and beans, it was a good meal👌 Also enjoyed the salad from the salad bar👍

We visited a Harvester in Aylesbury which was dyer, and I swore that I would never visit another one again. We were traveling back from Norwich and my wife decided to google a good salad and the Harvester came up, the nearest being North Watford. The welcome was great, the beer cold, and my food, a smokey pork belly,was fantastic. My wife had an unlimited salad and again great quality food. This place has re-ignited my love for Harvesters and I can't wait to return. And brilliant value for money. Well done guys great job.

Very polite Not rushed given time to order Food served very hot and didn't have to wait long between courses perfect timing Food tasted great Thanks for a great service

A pleasant Harvesters with new items on menu, good service & ambience

OK but not as well packaged as St Albans Harvester, but they do breakfasts 7 days a week, so have fine tuned everything. Hash browns and baked beans ideally need to be packaged separately. btw, the bacon shouldn't be thicker than black pudding

Always a pleasure to eat at the harvester

The food I ordered was terrible, it arrived stone cold and uneatable it was horrible and went in the bin!

Great place to eat and is best Harvester we been to

We got served by Becca this evening and it was delightful, seated in a pleasant area, food came super quick which was lovely to see. If we are ever back in Watford would happily come back. Thank you to all the team that made the end of a great day.

don't know what happened . restaurant said food was there driver said differentBUT I'm am insulin user and because of lateness my sugar levels dropped

Went to Harvester in Garston to have an impromptu Birthday Celebration Dinner with my wife. We had an excellent evening, where Carla and Vicky made our evening extra special. The food was also very nice and well presented.

We have been going to Harvester Garston for a number of years and have always enjoyed our visits. Very friendly and welcoming staff and good food. However our recent visit was a great disappointment. The food was good but the standard of service fell well below par. We were shown to our table by a waiter, or whoever he was, who proceeded to drop the menus in a pile on the table and walked off before we had even reached the table! We then just sat there and waited for someone to introduce themselves and ask us if we wanted drinks. Eventually my daughter walked up to a waiter and asked him when we were going to be served. In a minute he said then proceeded to clear a table. So, clearing tables is more important than serving customers? He eventually decided to take our order for drinks we ordered our meals at the same time. There was no apology from him for the wait. The meal arrived in timely fashion . When we managed to attract his attention we asked for the bill and he eventually brought it to us and he left it at the end of the table and walked off and that was the last we saw of him. I eventually took the bill to the till area where I paid. The chap who dealt with it was the chap who had taken us to our table originally. He didn't say a word, he just took payment and walked away. Needless to say I did not leave a tip!

Food was okay, but that was not the problem…. The waiting on staff were incompetent, service was incredibly slow, were sat with empty plates for nearly half an hour, had to ask for the receipt after being walked past an abundance of times, waiting 5 minutes for that to be printed, then had to ask to pay 10 minutes after. The waiter came over for us to pay and did not say a single word to us. Note we were 1 of 2 tables this waiter was looking after, the restaurant was incredibly quiet and the 2 waiters on shift seemed to be in heated arguments with each other throughout.. We will definitely not be returning, the environment was hostile and slow.

They close so early. What's the point

We didn't eat well, it's not cheap and the staff is improvised. A waiter cleaned the windows near us during our lunch and we received drops of detergent on our plates, shameful! Also, the parking is paid and not well marked and you risk a fine, none of the staff warns you. Avoid this restaurant

Sticky tables, food on the floor, salad bar covered in food (which a "chef" then scooped back into the relevant salad tray), not all menu items available, chicken dry and tasteless, drinks glasses warm, ice machine at refill station not working, toilets filthy and not all in working order. The serving, bar and greeting staff however, we're all very friendly and helpful.

Long waits, manager quite rude, food mediocre. Rolls cold and hard, salad bar a mess, Glasses EVERYWHERE. Toilets dirty.

We used this venue for my Mother's Wake, the staff could were very helpful& kind,& provided a lovely spread,

The food was hot, fresh, everything I asked for was there thoroughly enjoyed this meal.

Food was okay, but we were all disappointed by the chips and my sides were forgotten about. Nice pub with a cool little Potter homage corner.

Great service as always, very friendly staff and very clean. Very warm and welcoming, will be returning!

Lovely waitress Becca served us very smiley happy girl .Very attentive

Great service, really friendly team who always go out of their way to help. Carla is especially excellent, she always had a really warm manner and is kind. The whole team here in general has great customer service and are very accommodating

We wanted to sit in the conservatory but the tables hadn't been cleaned and were covered in dirty plates etc. Off putting. Peppercorn sauce that came with the steak was weak and watery. Peas were the only vegetables with our meals. Desserts disappointing. No atmosphere.

Great service, very good food, onion rings overcooked but everything else was spot on. Very polite staff and food served very quickly. Would use again

Very nice place. Staff brilliant but just needs venue tweaking a bit . They only offer full rack of ribs and half rack as a main . Where most restraunt will do both

I think Vicky is outstanding and a huge asset to the Harvester. We are regulars and always try to attend her branch if possible and want to sit in her zone. Vicky should be acknowledged in some way by the management team/ head office.

Food missing extra hash browns, and extra tomatoes as per description.

Came this weekend for a Sunday evening meal. Food was good and service was excellent! Our server Carla was very friendly and made sure we had everything we needed.

5 of us came here for a meal after visiting the Harry Potter studio tour which was only a couple of miles away. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, the food was spot on, and the pricing was a bargain. Thank you very much.

Always good here staff are great

Really great service from all staff. We were greeted by Cara and Sean looked after us. Food was great and service was on point.

Becca was fantastic prompt service and good food

Online booking worked well and the service was good, but not exceptional. Atmosphere was below average, but it's a Harvester, it's not going to be good However the food was abysmal. I ordered a £24.00 porterhouse steak. Usually this is a succulent cut, but this was like cardboard. I could not chew through it and ended up leaving most of it on the table. Tbh it did not even look like a porterhouse. And it tasted like a tough piece of rump. I do not know where they source their steak, but I was not impressed. Even the sides were disappointing: a small tub of peas which I'm guessing they prepared in the morning and then left under a heat lamp, because they were shriveled and drying up. Onion rings were disappointing with very thin slices of onion within the batter. The fries and sauce were ok, but nothing special. I've eaten in Harvesters before, but this was a massive disappointment.

Had a wonderful experience today, had rotisserie chicken and chips and salad, great service and recommended.

Very poor, cold food and not great service levels

There was nothing good about the visit. When we arrived there appeared to be only two people working the floor, we waited nearly 10 minutes to be seen too even though we were seen by the staff multiple times (a quick message of "will be with as quickly as possible just busy doing something" instead of just being stared at then walk off. Once we were finally seated it didn't get any better as we starting ordering our coffees and were told we couldn't have any coffee as the machine was broken. Then we tried to order our food and surprise surprise nearly everything we wanted its was not available and what we ended up ordering was not great. We have eaten at many harvesters across the country and have to say this was the most poorest experience we have ever had and will no be returning to this branch again.

As usual the food and service was good.

I’m appalled! I order the special chicken and chicken was severally overcooked and incredibly dry and the ratatouille was very spicy so all I really had for my dinner was chips: And as for customer service, it was non existent! No one came up to us to check to see if everything was ok with our food. As went to get salad I saw a couple of workers just on their phones. Never again, put my family and I off harvester for a VERY long time.

Visited tonight for dinner, very nice to be served again by Vicky who was excellent and attentive Food was really lovely, we only had main courses, ribs and a triple chicken combo. Large portions, cooked to perfection. We will see you again soon

Very nice meal and really good value

We would like to say a big Thank you for Alice in harvester at Watford she is been absolutely a angel friendly and really helpful. Thank you Alice

Jul24- v busy Thursday. The service was slow because of it and clearly understaffed. The bar took over 25mins to be manned. They were pleasant and we waited 45mins for a takeaway order originally scheduled for 15mins. Burger and chips now cost from £14.99. Harvester is not the inexpensive place it once was. Tasty fresh food and still get a salad . Burger both beef and plant based were yum

We had lunch here before taking the kids to Ninja Warriors Watford. The Harvester here is really spacious with lots of seating. The car park is also really big The food is pretty good for lunchtime, and the service is excellent

I had the half roast chicken which was really good, the apple pie for pudding was a big let down, the pastry was rubbery and raw and had to leave it, they did refund me the cost which was good of them.

Foods good just one server ruins it everytime. I expect a friendly service when I go to restaurant, this blokes got as much charisma as a brick wall. No smiles, no thank yous, cuts across when answering. Do better.