Harvester, Ravenswood in Ipswich

Good selection for as a carnivore and for a vegans/ vegetarian too. Sirloin steak is good and tender. Beyond the meat burger is great and delicious too. Fish is good size and crispy outside and tender inside, as perfect. Salad bar should refill more frequently, but anyway it's a good, cosy restaurant nearby me. We were second time there, but I am sure we will return back soon.

Jake and Fluer our servers were excellent, nothing was too much trouble. Very well trained!

Came for my daughter's birthday. Very busy. New trainee waitresses served us. She was very friendly and attentive. Very impressed. Nice experience. Food was great. Will definitely come back again.

The food was delicious with very generous portions. The staff are very friendly and super helpful.

Came for breakfast with Santa today, and the service was very quick. The food was amazing; thank you, Chef Sarah. Our server, Louise, was very helpful. We will definitely be coming back again.

Great service good food. Our waiter Paige was very friendly and super helpful. Chef Riley cooked some good food aswell 👍🏻

Staff seemed overrun. They really do try but there just aren't enough of them. Presentation of food (breakfast) is very appealing. We got the drinks late and they were not like described (no whipped cream, no cookie, mine was even iced while described as hot). We didn't bother getting a new one as we had already waited so long and staff was swamped.

Lovely food as always, even under stress of staff shortness food was lovley and the wait wasn't long.

I had an extremely disappointing experience at this restaurant tonight with my family. Two of our meals had to be refunded because they were served raw, and most of the other dishes contained burnt items. Additionally, several items in the salad bar were swimming in water, which was unpleasant. We were seated near the bar and could see both the waiting and kitchen staff frequently chatting, despite the restaurant being busy. We had to constantly remind the staff to take our order, and even then, our drinks were forgotten and not served until we asked multiple times. My family and I usually enjoy dining at Harvester, as it’s a good option for kids. However, after tonight’s experience, I will definitely be looking for better alternatives in the future.

Went here for a family meal before Christmas. 18 of us in total so pre-ordered our meals mid-November. Arrived at 12:30. The first thing I felt compelled to do was speak to a member of staff about the state of the female toilets. Despite there being a yellow ‘cleaning in progress.’ sign outside, this clearly was not the case. The first toilet had actual faeces on the toilet seat. The toilet I actually used had marks around the bowl and very little toilet paper. Drinks took a while to arrive although we ordered them shortly after arrival- but there were a few of us. The food took an hour and half to arrive. We asked several times when it would be coming and were, each time, told about 20 minutes. The four children in our group really struggled with the wait. When the food did arrive, some of the chips were cold. The children’s burger was as dry as cardboard. The rest was ok at best. Be careful when paying your bill as several members of our group were charged separately for mains and desserts that were supposed to be a two-course deal. Even though the children’s meal specifically states that it comes with dessert, you’ll have to point that out as well. When we complained about the wait, part of the group was offered a 20% discount, but not everyone. We queried why the wait was so long when they knew what time we would be coming and what we would be eating, and why tables that arrived after us were eating before us - we were told by a manager that ‘the meals weren’t put in a microwave and done in two minutes.’ True- but they certainly didn’t take an hour and a half to cook either. Aside from the time, the food was overpriced for what it was. I had a portion of chips, a halloumi skewer with 5 small pieces of halloumi, 4 bits of pepper and some onion, a small flatbread and a side salad which was served in a sauce dish- it was no more than two fork fulls- for £15. So, if you want to wait ages for some overpriced mediocre food where the toilets are filthy- go ahead! I certainly won’t be stopping there again

Family visit for breakfast with santa. Excellent service from Jake who handled our party well. Food arrived promptly and was enjoyed by everyone. Thank you to chef Sarah and team. Would definitely recommend.

Faye was out server and she really apologized for the lack of staff, but still got our order and for delivered quickly. Thanks Faye, also thanks to Jack and Riley in the kitchen for a lovely rack of ribs and piri chicken. Will definitely go there again, food was well priced, very nice and service excellent. 5 stars all round.

I normally go to Harvester for breakfast but went for lunch today. Lovely service from Louise, she is always very attentive and polite. Delicious and well presented food from Jack & Riley in the kitchen.

Only downside was the beer was coming out hot so we couldn't have a pint ... wouldn't charge the same for bottled beer as pump... syrup in Pepsi max was so strong it was sickly

Food was OK didn't expect too much from a Harvester restaurant. Small choice on drinks that were actually available. Staff were not great, very slow on service and had to be reminded to bring parts of the meal. I was not impressed with how the manager was dressed I expect to see better than scruffy casual. But my biggest gripe was the high chair supplied to my grandaughter. It had no tray on the front of it. And when I asked the staff about this they informed us that the chairs do not come with a tray!! Obviously they are not up for the job.

Not enough staff to serve anyone. Useless. Will actively tell people to avoid this place now.

Food was okay but nothing special.

Tasty food, Camembert tart and Jacket could have been a bit hotter. Chicken Classic burger was good with tasty chips. Wine bit pricey (for Jam Shed) but lovely. Waitresses were friendly and efficient. Would definitely come again.

Both had steak, I asked for medium and my friend asked for rare. Steaks were served the wrong way round with the wrong sauce and chips/jacket. 1 had 2 onion rings on and the other one had 3 onion rings on. 1 had a tomato on and one didnt. We just swapped the steaks round and shared the onion rings and tomato. Overall, didn't ruin experience but if I had ordered steak and had it cooked rare I would have asked for it to be cooked some more but think they were just served on the wrong plate.

Prompt friendly service, the salad bar, bottomless Pepsi.

Very nice evening. Popped in for a meal after a long drive and the staff were very welcoming. Olivia and Fluer were very friendly. The food was amazing.

Chicken was undercooked everything was cold and considered we are just 5 minutes away from the restaurant

Food is absolutely horrible, burger meal is a joke paid £19 for it and the quality of it is abysmal. Little no sauce and no cheese

Seated and served very quickly, table staff were really friendly and attentive. Salad bar was fully and freshly stocked. Mains and desserts all great quality. Festive menu was good value for money.

Food very good staff excellent. But it was far to hot no air conditioning

Went as a last-minute idea, hadn't booked but was able to get a table, was lunch time, not evening. Good selection, great salad bar. Service friendly and efficient. Not expensive, good atmosphere not rushed. Happy with overall experience

I can only say it 'gone American'. Very few 'English' dishes. See question below - eg what did you get?, not what did you have? parking lot, parking garage instead of car park

Well congratulations!! The worst place I’ve eaten this year by some margin! Cold restaurant and no parking, Too few servers for number of people in restaurant. 70mins for main to arrive after ordering!! Saw food sitting in hatch for 15mins before been delivered! 30mins after finishing mains and we had to chase down server to try and get desert! Limited desserts as they had run of of ice cream etc. Never will I go to a Harvester again.

food is diabolical! a cremated chicken breast, tiny rack of barely cooked ribs with no sauce thrown in a mess of rice in a cardboard box! absolute rip off at £23 delivered!

Sad to say food was not very good at all. 9 of us ate, only 2 people enjoyed their food. The "simply chicken" was chewy and not very nice One person had steak which was grisly and inedible (they did not charge us for that in the end to be fair) Overall, very disappointed and won't be returning

I have been visiting this particular restaurant for years and it has always been good. Unfortunately this time I visited it was terrible. The restaurant has been declining for a while and this last visit on 27th October is likely to be my last one. When we got there I observed that the restaurant was only about 35% full. It was a Sunday evening and is to be expected. We were placed at a table and given menus. After about 15 minutes nobody had come back to even ask if we wanted drinks or to take our order. We went back to the main desk and asked to be moved to a different table stating that we were being forgotten. The staff said we weren't, it was just that a big table in the other end of the restaurant had been monopolising their time. I looked and this was only a table of 8 people - not exactly huge. Finally we were asked for our order, which was taken. We had been in the restaurant about 20 minutes by now. The restaurant was very cold and a lot of people were complaining. At one point the duty manager asked my wife to move so she could reach the temperature controls. Unbelievably these are located up high on a column. The manager had to reach them by standing on the seat! When done she didn't even wipe the seat where she had been standing, which was where my wife was originally sitting. We were given bowls for the salad bar. When I got there everything was very depleted. Some things had completely run out. All the sauces were empty. Appalling. We were then becoming acutely aware of the female chef standing at front of house. She was being loud, crashing around, talking constantly at full volume and flirting with other staff members. She was knocking back Red Bull like there was no tomorrow. I think she must have been on acid or something. It was making the atmosphere very uncomfortable. Even the other staff were complaining about her! After about another half an hour there was no sign of our meals. They again seemed to be concentrating solely on the 'big' table of 8. Food for this table was coming out sporadically and was being lined up on the counter for collection. Some of the plates were sitting there for at least 10 minutes with people walking past, the mad chef talking constantly and breathing all over them. I don't know about anyone else, but when a plate is ready I would expect it to be taken straight to the table. I was shocked. We were there for 50 minutes in total and this charade seemed never ending. By the end of it we were thoroughly pissed off with the atmosphere, staff attitude, lack of attention and having been there for 50 minutes with no sign of food in a restaurant that was only at 35% capacity. I also observed other customers being ignored in a similar manner. At this point we had had enough and got up and walked out. The staff weren't even apologetic - it was almost like they were glad to see the back of us. The whole experience was shocking. It was a Sunday evening and I get the impression that the staff didn't care and just wanted to get home. The salad bar being practically empty is also unacceptable - I expect to have the same level of service at any time of the week, as we are being charged the same amount regardless. The staff looked scruffy too. Many tables were not properly cleaned. This whole experience was dreadful and has completely put me off eating out. Shame on you Harvester - continue like this and you'll be out of business.

Archie our waiter was very kind and attentive. The food was nice, the Sirloin steak was very rare considering we asked for medium rare, however all other food was great.

Very upset with the service tonight. Upon arrival it took 5 minutes for someone to 'welcome' us and sit us down. The young man who did welcome us barely uttered a word and just threw our menus on the table and disappeared never to be seen again. No welcome or have you been here before or even basic courtesy. We were sat next to an open door with a horrible draft coming in. We asked to be moved and to be fair this was accommodated by another member of staff. We then sat there for another 30 minutes without any service whatsoever. Multiple members of staff walked past our table and not one tried to serve us and I could hear the floor staff and chefs arguing over someone who hadn't been served food for over 70 minutes which I hope isn't true. To make it worse I could see members of staff over by the bar chatting away with each other ehisly tables were not being cleared and thebines that were werent cleaned to any sort of standard. If the restaurant was busy I could maybe understand the wait but it was only half full. We eventually chose to leave the restaurant after 30 minutes of being ignored and upon notifying a member of staff of this all they could say was 'oh sorry' there was no attempt to rectify the issue whatsoever. I very rarely leave reviews but this was appalling. I don't know what's happening at this restaurant but its going down hill compared to what we've experienced there before. We will definitely never be returning.

Gemma was very attentive and ensured that our orders were taken with care and sought to help us when we needed a menu change. A great staff member who served with such a pleasant demeanour.

Two main meal selections had to he changed due to lack of stock. Salad bar 3/4 empty, very slow to be restocked. Main course took 60mins tocarrive from placement of order. Oncarrivalcwe were warned service 'might be a little slow due to lack of staff', but 60mins to deliver two main courses from order is not 'a little slow' it is 'non existent'. Very poor.

Such a positive atmosphere. our server kat was amazing and very attentive. sarah, gavin and dale cooked the food to perfection! Thank you very much guys!

Came in for lunch our waitress kat was very helpful & lovely person.. our food was cooked perfectly thankyou Sara. Also salad had plenty of options to choose from definitely be back again

Lovely food, great, friendly service. The lovely waitress Lola W offer to us an excellent customer service. I really appreciate it! I also got a discount for signing up to their email database, which was a pleasant surprise and made it even more enjoyable. Recommended!

We were greeted by a friendly member of staff (red shirt) who made us feel welcomed. She answered our queries and showed us to our table. Sky served us who was very friendly and explained to us where to find everything. Food was delicious. Thank you Holly.

lovely place to eat for my grandmothers birthday, Karen our waiter was 10/10!

Excellent service and great chicken thankyou Maddy for making our visit so good

Amazing! Loved Karen, amazing service from her(especially regarding my onion allergy) Riley cooked up the most amazing food, would 100% be back to see them both again!! Thank you guys for making my birthday meal so magical🤍

Used to be good. Take away orders never ready on time for collection.

Had a lovely meal and was served by a really lovely lady Lola. She went above and beyond and was really friendly. Thank you

We recently stopped by Harvester for breakfast, and it was a delightful way to start the day. Our server, Louise, was fantastic—welcoming, cheerful, and attentive without being intrusive. She quickly got us settled and made sure our drinks were always full, while also giving great recommendations from the breakfast menu. The breakfast itself, cooked by Chef Riley, was impressive. I went for the classic breakfast, and everything was cooked to perfection—the eggs were just right, the bacon crispy, and the sausages packed with flavour. The hash browns were crispy and golden. You can tell Riley puts effort into making a hearty, well-prepared breakfast. The laid-back, cozy atmosphere added to the experience, making it a perfect spot to enjoy a relaxed breakfast. Between Louise’s friendly service and Riley’s excellent cooking, it’s a breakfast I’d happily come back for. If you're looking for a satisfying and well-cooked start to your day, Harvester won’t disappoint!

What a fabulous dining experience. Friendly greeting and chatted whilst walking us to our table. Our server Jackie was delightful. So cheerful, friendly and helpful. Food was amazing and general feel of the place is extremely welcoming. Visited today for lunch and Faye was so friendly and welcoming. Our choices were complicated but she calmly took our order and kept her good humour throughout. Food was amazing - hot and very tasty. Totally recommend a visit.

Our server Louise was wonderful and friendly. Food was speedy and so was the coffee refills! Overall a calm and chilled atmosphere. And food was tasty- thanks holly/jack

The food here consistently offers great value for money. Not only are the prices reasonable, but the quality and portion sizes also make it a worthwhile dining experience every time.

Prices gone up a lot! staff seem really unhappy. used to go regularly but won't be rushing back

Had a very enjoyable meal and drinks, paid contactless, wanted to cash tip but server had disappeared.

It was great. Louise was very friendly and helpful also thank you so the kitchen team especially holly

Lovely service from Louise and food was great. Clean and modern surroundings. Food was cooked by Holly and was perfect 👌

Fantastic food and wonderful staff and clean and tidy

Cold restaurant. Salad bar lacking items. New menu not as good. Not good value for money any more. Shame as had been good on many previous occasions.

Double yoke, lovely breakfast 😋

Back to its pre covid style restaurant, self serve salad with reasonable choice. The main meal came up quickly and was fresh cooked and hot. The restaurant was clean and looked recently refurbished. Can cope with large groups if pre booked. Sundays there is a set menu with 2 courses for £18 or 3 course option £20. Refillable soft drinks are available with lots of options but are £4.30 a glass, so make sure you can drink more than 1 glass if you choose this. Returned yesterday to eat. Menu has changed slightly, now serving corn bread instead of corn on the cob.

Food was ok, burger bun needed to be toasted as it fell to bits. Air-conditioning was on and the food got cold very quickly and myself and partner was feeling the chill. But can't fault the waitress, friendly

Lovely friendly place. Food well presented and very tasty.

Poor service, staff were miserable, grumpy and blunt. Limited menu, salad bar not replenished and food when it arrived was cold, wish I'd turned around and walked out again 😅

We had the most amazing time. Never been here before and believe us, the food was awesome, so too the service and with a smile. Main courses exquisite. I ordered the new edition desert, choux bun and highly recommend it, apple pie and custard for my husband, best ever. Well done to all the staff (and that includes the behind the scenes Potwash).

Food was so nice but the service is painfully slow , we literally sat around for ages trying to get servers attention so we could order desserts and get the bill , then took about 40 minutes to get anyone to come over ,we eneded up asking to get the desserts to take away and somehow that was going to take even longer , multiple tables who came in after us got their food before and desserts before we did . We spoke to the server who said it was taking longer because they had lots of orders now coming in but we'd been in there waiting around for 2 and a half hours total, I wouldn't of minded as much if they were really busy but they had so many empty tables . Won't be back , it's such a shame 😕

Lovely food Outstanding service

Very quiet when we visited (4 ish)service was prompt and polite, menu and quality on par with similar establishments. Covid rules seem to have been correctly applied. Will no doubt use again.

We’ve visited here twice and both times have been great. Lovely staff who are friendly and efficient. Food is amazing, cooked by the chef Riley. Will definitely be back !

Brilliant customer service highly recommend from start to finish Sarah was truly amazing ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ beautiful food... 😍

Poor service, especially manger

We went here as stupidly we thought it was still an unlimited breakfast. Which is no longer the case, but got it wrong gotta be strong. We ordered what were well priced items, then told they don't do exchanges for food items. I don't like mushrooms, tomatoes or black pudding so that's 3 items I wouldn't have off the large breakfast. The server he managed to get some extras thrown on which was good on him. The coffee wasn't that fantastic, the apple juice was over priced and not unlimited anymore either. There are no crumpets or self serve cereal items After the table was cleared it took me ten minutes of trying to get the 2 people on shifts attention to pay. In the end I was fed up and went to the bar, just tapping contactless I walked out, then checked my receipt and the coffee was over charged by £1, and the juice £1.30. All in all we won't be returning and stupidly enough there is a table carvery next door which no doubt will still order their food from brakes or other frozen food equivalent. At least it's cheaper and I can help myself.

Always a friendly welcome, great salad bar and home from home atmosphere!

Really beautifully cooked chicken quarter with delicious chips. Good salad bar to choose from and good service. An enjoyable meal.

All round fantastic experience. Food was delicious and service was spot on (Thanks Fleur)

Slow, poor service and cold restaurant. Wasn’t asked for allergies on entry or by sever. Made sure to research before hand which was a good job as they didn’t ask at all. The restaurant was freezing cold and appeared to be short staffed as service was rushed with the waitress barely stopping by table to place the order and walking off whilst we are placing that order. Food was good however. Overall, Service lacking and having to ask for plates to be cleaned and for a desert menu after not seeing server for 30 mins shows the lack of attention given to tables.

Great for eating in never had a bad experience. Ordered my usual breakfast on Uber eats and the hash brown was mouldy and looked like someone had eaten it and the eggs seemed to be soaked in water making it inedible. Really disappointing

Had a 40% offer on mains , so we went this evening for dinner. Im coeliac so I just scan the barcode on the menu taking me to glass onion. I put my allergy, coeliac into the filter but had no results. Took the filter off, boom, it showed me all the allergens for that particular restaurant Our waitress Lola W was amazing, friendly, polite and understood my condition. She offered to get me salad from the kitchen to avoid the cross contamination from the salad bar, brilliant. The food was lovely, Holly . yummy juicy chicken and crisp chips When's the next offer ?!

Tried a takeaway today, most was over cooked to be honest

Lovely food, great, friendly service and the salad bar was amazing. Also got a discount for signing up to their email database, which was a pleasant surprise and made it even more enjoyable. Only fault, it got very hot inside once it got busy, but that didn't take away from the great service from a very bubbly and happy waitress.

The ribs were mouth watering we all wanted more.

My wife and I had the original combo. The ribs and chicken were moist and tasty. Didn’t think much of the sage and onion fries, would just go for plain next time The corn on the cob was seriously overcooked. We shared a lemon sundae - plenty for two and the ice cream was delicious. Toilets were clean,and odour-free. Overall a good meal experience.

Great food! I had the rump steak and my mum had the Camembert tart and we both thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Our server Jackie was so polite and friendly as well as being very attentive and efficient. Definitely recommend for a dinner out!

We live nearby so chose to have evening meal here so my wife didn’t have to cook evening meal ( I’m a lousy cook). Great food with excellent service from Imogen at the table and Sarah in the kitchen. A nice young chap also went of shift before we could thank him for his service. Relaxed but friendly atmosphere in here which means we have another option for occasional meals.

Helpful staff Original combo great but chips came without sage and onion. Otherwise all good.

Everyone was super happy with food, gotta love the salad bar too! Service was fantastic for a chain. Bit noisy but it was at peak dinner time.

Very tasty food and very good value for money, we enjoyed our meal there so a recommended place to eat.

Lovely meal for a birthday meal and lovely staff. Karen was super attentive and helpful. She’s a credit to your company. Will definitely be returning

Fantastic service provided by Jackie at the Ipswich restaurant. The friendliness, enthusiasm and passion for looking after her customers was second to none. The manager should be very proud of having a team member like her. Food was delicious as always, thank you Sarah and Riley.

Despite being two chefs down this evening, the manager, Ewan, was absolutely great. His team were very pleasant, happy and we were made to feel really well cared-for throughout our time in the restaurant tonight. We were kept well-informed of how long it would take every step of the way. It was our best visit to this Harvester restaurant compared the other Harvester restaurants that we’ve ever visited so far. We’re definitely going back again. Thank you, Ewan, and your lovely hard working team. Ian and Denise

Coeliac safe! Excellent food. Knowledgeable staff. Sam was fantastic. She was friendly and kind and really entertained our children. The chef’s Jack and Holly kept my son with his coeliacs disease safe and my step son and his sesame allergy safe. Thank you all so much. Brilliant job.

Had a lovely evening tonight at the harvester, we were a group of 10 and our server imagen was attentive and polite. Our meals were nice with good portions . Thank you for a pleasant evening

Today I went into the harvester in Ipswich and I have to say a young lady called Louise served me very impressed with how helpful she was and so friendly, food and service was spot on will definitely be back

We enjoyed a very nice meal at the harvester . Our waitress Imogen was bubbly , polite and very helpful. Although it was busy our food arrived in good time and we thoroughly enjoyed it . I liked the Sunday meal deal as had several choices .

We are here for first time but Louise makes the service so friendly. And the food was awesome, thank you Sara.

It’s wonderful experience in Harvest. We got superb hospitality from Louise and awesome food from the great chef Sara.

Enjoyed a lovely meal, with plenty of vegan options available. Big shoutout to our server Imogen, she was very friendly and polite. Really great service!

Overall eating at this restaurant was a pleasure from beginning to end. I want to especially thank our waitress Imogen for making our dinner experience very unforgettable. Her attention and kind approach complemented the meal and made us feel like valued guests. She is a great asset to the Harvester team and certainly took our experience to the next level.

It’s wonderful experience in Harvester.we enjoyed food and Louise and Sara so friendly.overall it was a nice experience.

Had a fantastic meal with my wife and two kids last night. The food was tasty and nicely cooked. Fantastic customer service by Nick at the end of evening, we bought some red devil sauce to take home and Nick was good enough to give us a container containing some honey and mustard dressing that wasn't available to buy, thank you

A great night out just make sure you're with Maddie! She's the best!

Has to be the friendliest, cleanest harvester I’ve ever been to. Faultless and very accommodating-just full of very very nice staff and food was cooked to perfection Nick the manager and Eve who served me were both lovely

Great service! The server, Georgia, was a very helpful server. Very polite and well mannered. The food was amazing, definitely would come again

Had a wonderful meal with the family. Was served by Georgia, she was wonderful and extremely helpful! Such good food and a great atmosphere. Would definitely come again! I would like to thank Georgia for being a wonderful server 😊

1st time here , will defo be coming back, our server was Georgia who was very polite n helpful 5*