Harvester Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne in Eastbourne

Did not eat so cannot comment enjoyable to walk round

Breakfast was ok but had to wait 50 minutes from ordering to arrival. Wasn't very hot and the poached eggs where well over done. They seem to be very busy a lot of the time so perhaps it was a one off. Would recommend checking on your food if longer than 20 minutes waiting.

NEVER AGAIN! So we was looking forward to the newer refurbed venue & new menu from Harvester at the Habour in Eastbourne. Arrived at 4.15pm and didn't get any food until 5.45pm. When we did get the food is was absolutely appalling!!!! OH steak was dry and overcooked,chips dry coleslaw dry! This was replaced with a chicken dish but still very poor!! Being vege I had to choose a starter and 2 sides as the vege main options were poor. £6.99 for 2 tiny tacos which had 3 tiny pieces of some type of plant based chicken called "Garden Gourmet" it was thee worst vege thing I have ever seen eating out. I was not edible! The side mac n cheese was a tiny portion too and been microwaved. The staff serving were not attentive and need more training in hospitality and how to look after customers. The manageress admitted that our waitress went home and the one taken over was on a break and our food was left on the side. This is totally unacceptable 😤 The ladies toilets were disgusting also and clearly not being checked. We will not be returning! Harvesters are franchised so sort it out owners before you have no customers!!

Lovely drink and small lunch looking over the marina

Our server was Sam who was absolutely brilliant but was absolutely one of her feet trying to serve 30 to 40 customers which is absolutely ridiculous. She was very happy about it and said it was a normal just running around all day. We were in the restaurant for two hours and had two courses The food Was as expected as harvester but sadly you need more staff

Freddie great server, always asking if we were ok m, food poor, and salad cart awful, looks like harvester are cutting back

Lovely dinner for the 4 of us, thanks Freddie! Used our blue light card 👍

Freddie was very helpful and quick with service.

Freddie was very helpful and attentive

Freddie was a great server. Very attentive and made sure everyone had what they wanted. The food wasn’t great, both scampi’s were dripping in grease. Salad cart was very minimal and low. Won’t rush back but the staff were all fine

Freddie very polite and great service this evening. Would recommend

It's one of the cleanest harvesters I have been to! I had the ultimate mixed grill for food, and the presentation of the plate was amazing. Wheelchair friendly, quick service, great food and crisp beers!

Freddie was friendly & polite and asked if we were happy with our meal. Nothing was too much trouble for him. Enjoyed our afternoon in a friendly atmosphere.

Amazing new menu! When we entered we were told that there was a half an hour delay on food. However once we had ordered it didn't take nearly as long as I thought. The food was good quality and there was more than enough options to choose from. Service was lovely and our waiter Jeorgia was really friendly and helpful. Ultimately a really enjoyable experience and would definitely recommend!!

Thank you Freddie, your awesome service and timely check ins! The food was great 👍

Great service, good food. Definitely recommend. Thanks Jeorgia!

We had a lovely meal this evening served by Jeorgia, she was great and our food was really nice!

Freddie was incredibly helpful and informative regarding our menu choices

Thank you Freddie, a really good and friendly waiter. Really enjoyed our food too.

Freddie was a great waiter, very kind and polite. The service was very fast and it was a lovely experience, would definitely recommend coming here and will definitely come again.

freddie was a great waiter he was very polite and kind,i would definitely recommend to come here the food is absolutely amazing, definitely coming back again.

Freddie our waiter was excellent. Very attentive, welcoming and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble.

Really nice food, the staff are really nice and friendly

Thank you Freddy for your service, very attentive, helpful & Obliging, nothing too much trouble .polite, An asset to your team. Thank you

Excellent service from Freddie. Thank you :)

Quick service ,good quality food

Service was very good. How ever it took far to long for our food to come.

Georgia was a brill waitress on a super busy Thursday night! Lovely despite being rushed off her feet :)

Fantastic food brilliant service and friendly man serving us

If you want breakfast out in Eastbourne, don't go to the @HarvesterUK at the marina. We went as a family group to try to repair the previous weekend which was ruined by a family health crisis, which had spoiled my granddaughter's birthday treat. We sat down at 9.45 and waited 20 mins for somebody to take our order. None of it was out of the ordinary, it was basic breakfast stuff so nothing too difficult. And there were only about a dozen tables occupied, so they weren't rushed off their feet by any stretch of the imagination, and we'd booked so they were expecting us. It took at least another 20 mins for our drinks to arrive, possibly longer. The two toddlers in our party of 9 people were doing really well but we had to keep giving them the odd biscuit to keep them going. Granddaughter opened a present which also helped pass a bit of time. But by 11.15, a full 90mins after we'd arrived, there was still no sign of our food, so we upped and walked out. While we were there they were carrying in a load of rotisserie chickens, on the big skewers, which they dropped on the floor with an almighty clatter and then scooped up and took hurriedly into the kitchen, so if anybody was picking bits of hair and cr@p off their plate later, more fool them for ordering the chicken. It was the worst restaurant experience I've had in a very long time. No concession was made for the well behaved toddlers we had with us. No staff were hovering making apologies for the delay. No offer of a free drink top up by way of goodwill. Nothing. How do they stay in business??? All 3 couples in our party have vowed never to return for even so much as a coffee, and everybody who responded on my Facebook post to a local community group said we were fools for going there in the first place, and sadly I have to agree with them. The sooner this place shuts the better. Get a decent restaurant there instead.

Great service, good food and a nice atmosphere. Thank you Freddie

Freddie was very helpful, polite and attentive!

Freddie our server was excellent, it was very busy and he was spot on with service. Thank you

Poor service, food not cooked properly (undercooked and some items burnt) restaurant wasn't clean and tidy which was a shame.

freddie was very attentive and helpful along with the other staff, we throughly enjoyed our night and will come back again soon

Freddie was a babe, big up yourself. Slightly long wait but good food.

Service was good from Freddie, food was good.

What a joke! Waited 50 minutes for my uber delivery to be cancelled, Because of out of stock salad! No phone call! Nothing!!! Disgusting customer service!!!

Quite a lot of food missing off the menu but Freddie was a great server.

We were initially served by Sam who was very nice and very helpful, we were then served by Freddie who was also just as pleasant to be served by. Food took awhile to come, but with the help of dobble (card game) us and the children were kept entertained Overall our visit was good food was nice and always what we can expect from Harvester.

We visited the Eastbourne Harvester on the 15th March 2025. Despite being busy we could not fault the staff in there mainly Kane he went above and beyond to make us feel welcome, had a laugh with us and constantly kept us updated with our order. While waiting for our meals we noticed the member of staff that was looking after the salad bar his name was jason and he was very thorough and took pride in keeping it clean and topped up at all times. Lastly the actual chef his name was Dan i was watching and he maintained a level of calm even though it was extremely busy, The food was absolutely wonderful. These 3 are credit to your restaurant and we need more people like this!!!

Our waiter Freddie was brilliant, friendly and very helpful. Food was great!

Freshly cooked food. Professional and friendly waiter (Freddie)

Food was great. And Freddie are server was very helpful

Freddie was very knowledgeable and helpful

Today I was served by Freddie and he was a awesome guy 😁

Thanks Freddie made our family very happy. Great food, Great service. Definitely coming back

Freddie provided great service and was really attentive!

Lovely meal, definitely recommend haddock and chips. Freddie was a very attentive and efficient waiter. Refurb looks great.

Freddie was very friendly not pushy, good service, will recommend

Freddie was very pleasant with a great smiley face he was very approachable and nothing was to much trouble great service will definitely be back xxx

Much nicer experience since the refurb and food much improved. Freddie our server was great. Very attentive and helpful

Lovely meal and brilliant service from freddie, enjoyed the new menu. Disliked the huge spider but staff saved us 🤣

Freddie was our server and he was brilliant, very attentive and polite. Food very slow to come out and nothing special

My wife and I turned up today for lunch at 12, was asked if we had booked, we hadn't and was told we'd have to eat in bar area, even though it was more or less empty. We did so, and decided on lunch menu for £12.95, went to bar to order and was then told I need to download app by barman, what a complete and utter waste of time, good job Wetherspoon is not like this. We left and ate elsewhere. Walked past hour later and restaurant part was still not full. Will not be back again and recommend staff training on customer service, can learn a thing or two from Wetherspoon. Shocking.

Came on a Tuesday night and had the lovely new burger which was very tasty. Our waiter Freddie was a nice chap, positive throughout and very polite. Rocky Sunday to die for

Served by Freddie, excellent service, Thankyou

Freddie gave brilliant service, good attention to food allergies and everyone was catered for.

Great service from Freddy thanks a lot

Freddie was great helpful and polite

A busy chain restaurant right by the harbour front. Large menu available though I didn't eat on this occasion just a stop off for drinks. *walking map doesn't know how to take you here if you park in the supermarket carpark so be sure to use the harbour carpark* 1 negative in both the male and female toilets is it only allows 1 sheet at a time and getting that is a struggle.

We visited the Harvester and was severed by Freddie, who was very helpful, happy and welcoming

Great atmosphere, good food and service. Freddie was great. Newly refurbished.

A big thank you to Sheena for looking after us, made the day special

Yet again! No chicken but not told till waiting for 30 minutes to take our order! Honestly the worst harvest in the UK.

Good food .Lot's to choose from

Freddie was our waiter, very helpful and friendly.

Great Food and great service Freddie was outstanding and loving the new refurbishment can't wait to come and visit again

Lovely meal and Freddie who served us deserves the five stars

Three of us had a really nice lunch today with great service from Freddie

I was looking forward to coming after the refurb but was so disappointed. Harvester used to have plenty of options for veggie/vegans, but the variety now is really not that great (Especially as half of it is only served until 5pm?). We waited well over an hour to be served our meals which coincidentally appeared shortly after we had to chase. We were very close to paying for our drinks and leaving. Unfortunately this is our second visit with ridiculously long wait times so both my partner and I agreed we would never be going back.

Had a great meal but what stood out most was the service provided by our waiter Freddie. Polite and efficient he really helped to make the evening a pleasant experience.

Freddie was a great server, very good at taking allergen requests and was polite.

Food was good Freddie was literally the best waiter ever (and I have eaten in lots of restaurants) Be careful because someone will snap him up. He could be serving at the Ritz. I’m going to tell all my friends about Freddie for the rest of March.

Great service, friendly staff , food was delicious & salad cart was great . Thankyou harvester for a great meal out! 👍

Freddie was very helpful and friendly great service will come back again

Overall a very pleasant eating experience

Lovely friendly service from Emma. It was busy and she was polite and attentive . We are not as keen on the new menu but this is one of our favourite Harvesters due to the lovely harbour setting.

Popped in again tonight after leaving a positive 5* review last time but it was SOOOOOO COLD in there… you have the luxury USP of having multiple open fires yet don’t turn them on & people were eating in coats & jackets - sort it out & make it appealing for people to keep coming back for a great experience - you’ve just spent a fortune on updating everything yet it’s freezing, not welcoming & people don’t want to stay too long… there’s plenty of competition in the Marina so you should utilise everything you have to offer to beat the competition !!!!

Called for lunch whilst out walking. Service on the slow side, but Emma our waitress was excellent. I had a pasta dish which was very tasty but some bits of pasta were rather hard at one end of the plate. This was the only problem and in fact a small one, most of the pasta was fine (hence a 4 rather than 5 rating) Another positive is that Emma spoke clearly and audibly. I am a little deaf and not everyone in the hospitality industry speaks clearly. Emma spoke audibly without me having to ask. Well done Emma. We will be back!

Our server, Freddie was amazing. Very professional, very efficient without being too pushy. A great ambassador for Harvester and we shall definitely be coming back.

Thanks to Freddie, Great service again. We will be coming back 👌🏼

We had a lovely evening. Food was nice and Freddie looked after us very well

Lovely place good prices fantastic service from Freddie highly recommend

Freddie our waiter gave us excellent service.

We were served by Freddie, who gave us a good table, gave clear advice on the menu and look after us in a wonderful way. The food was more than ample and of fair quality. We’ll be back !

Very good service from Freddie very pleasant the food was delicious

My party of ten had a warm welcome on arrival. We was served quickly. Freddie was very professional in his service.

Good service by Freddie quick and efficient

Very slow service and alot of items not available. Food was OK, but not good quality for the price. We were there for two hours and only had a main meal, didn't bother with dessert as it was getting to late for children. Then server wanted a tip?. Maybe give a better dinner experience and be honest about wait times.

They were very busy so service was a little slower but it was no problem as all our table were happy to wait and our server Jeorgia was so lovely and kind and really went above and beyond to help out with kids and dietary requirements. Much appreciated and highly recommend for families

Do not go here for breakfast as you will never get the full order. They are always missing basic items for the breakfast. This includes beans, scrambled egss (even though they had eggs that can be poached or fried) and hash browns for exmaple. They last 3 times we have gone they have had items unavailable. This time we rang up ahead of booking to check they had all the ultimate breakfast' items available. They said they did and when we went to order they had no beans. This time no substitutes were offered, they forgot our mushrooms and we had to repeat ourselves for drinks. We have now given up wanting to return as it is just dissapointing everytime.

I took my 89 year old mother and 5 year old grandson to the Harvester on 17 February. I had booked a table on line and when I arrived was told may be up to a 45 minute wait for food. I agreed this would be ok. After waiting 90 minutes I told waitress I had still not received my food and could she check. She returned and was apologetic and embarrassed to have to tell me we would have to wait a lot longer and suggested we may want to go elsewhere. I asked her the reason for the delay and was advised the head office would only allow them 4 members of waiting staff for 6 Sections. We left and went to Pablos which was a much better choice.

Returned today as I heard they had a refurb. Which is lovely. I must say the breakfast we had was definitely the best I've had in a long time, staff were all lovely, especially the assistant manager Mason on the bar, very friendly and helpful.

A lovely relaxed evening with great food and superb service.

The food took 55 minutes to arrive and that was only after chasing! The meal was overpriced for what it was.

I don’t normally leave many reviews unless something is very good or very bad. In this case it was very bad. The recent changeover of the new menu is quite poor. It’s mostly chips and meat now. The food that we were served was abysmal :( things forgotten, things not cooked correctly, pink chicken meat, poor accommodation to when seating a disabled man with limited walking abilities. Re: the photo added, where’s the “kebab” the pepper squares are smaller than my thumb nail 😂 2/4 chicken not cooked right. Missing the coleslaw side. Pitta rock solid. The salad bar I look forward to but that also wasn’t great anymore with limited options and poorly tasting to usual. The harvester has gone down hill deeply. It’s a shame as we came a lot for Sunday lunch. Won’t be coming again.

Terrible food and way overpriced. Table staff do an ok job but whoever is cooking the food needs sacking. Family came to visit for the day, I live locally so they wanted to do this newly refurbished harvester. I was sceptical as have experienced bad food from here before but went along with what everyone else fancied doing. The prices have gone up and for what I got I could have gone to any other restaurant in the harbour and got much better. How hard can it be to get a burger and a few chips right! I will not be returning anytime soon which is a shame as it’s in a handy location as I live on the harbour.

Food was only luke warm!!! We placed our order and still after waiting nearly 35 minutes we hadn't been given our salad bowls or our glasses for our refillable drinks!! The place was absolutely rammed if they can't handle the amount of customers they shouldn't keep booking people in, the service was terrible

I have severe anxiety and find it very hard to ask for stuff but this one server jeorgia was very nice and made me feel very comfortable.