Harvester Spyglass Inn Weymouth in Weymouth and Portland

Not that great between not having a few things on the menu to taking ages to be served then getting food served from someone from the kitchen with the dirtiest apron we've ever seen

We were turned away at 8pm by a blonde woman as they were fully booked for the evening. Funny how we were able to book on the app for 30 mins time though. Just didn't want to take a late booking as inconvenient for them?

Would avoid at all cost. Got to be the worst restaurant in the UK. Was booked for 7pm on the 19th April was seated promptly and was told someone one will be with you soon that soon was 30 min later where we was ask if we ready to order we did and are drinks. Are drinks took 1 hour to come. Then 1 hour after that food come at 9:30pm. 2 hour and 30 mins for food is a joke which was cold and not cooked to how I had asked. In the 3 hours we was there we had seen a load of people complaining about the food is cold and that they felt they had been there 3 days. We had seen at least 3 groups of people that just walk out we out paying they had got fed up. Like are self they did Apologise and said we can give you a free Pudding must be joking I had spend more than Enough time the. Will never be Returning Absolute joke

Went here on the 19th of April, and was the worst experience we have ever endured. We ordered six meals waited 90mins for the food to come out cold and some burnt.Others were walking out at least three tables around us as it was so bad.I have had enough with harvester now and will never return again they simply are so bad.

Staff friendly and doing their best despite obviously being short-staffed. At least half of the food we ordered was lukewarm at best. Waited almost an hour for drinks and the food came even later. Two out of three of the ladies' toilets were blocked and the whole toilet area smelt unpleasant. OK for a rainy day if you need shelter for a long while.

Had breakfast today 18/4/25 after gettin to holiday camp thought let's try this with the dog as other local cafes are very expensive the server was excellent as beans had not been delivered gave us so much toast sausage hashbrowns extra and couldn't be more apologetic food came hot and was very tasty excellent time had by all would recommend 😋

What was meant to be a family celebration meal turned out to be a total disaster. I booked a table for a party of 12 people. As we entered the building, we passed some very disgruntled customers leaving ranting on about nothing to eat. Upon arrival at the desk we were informed by staff that due to delivery issues over the preceeding 2 days that the menu was very limited. There was so much that was not on the menu, i ended up asking what was! Limited was an understatement! We were asked if we still wanted to go ahead with our booking, but with the taxi having only just dropped some of us off and being a group of 12, I didn't feel there was much choice other than to make the best of it. While we waited for our meals to arrive , we sampled the salad bar, or tried to. Most of the dishes were empty. Time went by and as we waited and chatted and caught up with family life as some of us hadn't seen each other in a long time, we went on our second round of drinks, tried the salad bar again, but still very little available. Then the waitress came back to inform us that due to an issue in the kitchen, our orders would be at least another 20 to 30 minutes. That would've taken us up to about an hour and a half since arrival. (The restaurant wasn't even busy!) We asked, if the children's meals come come out as we had a 4 year who was beginning to get cranky and hungry waiting. We were told, No. After some discussion we cancelled and left. A couple of other tables looked like they too were leaving. I felt very disappointed as I had planned this well in advance to celebrate 3 of my sons birthdays, one who had travelled down from Lancashire. I felt sorry for the poor waitress who had to deal with us and a number of other tables, who like us left, and grateful to her for not charging for the drinks etc. But I am angry that management did not have the SIMPLE COURTESY to contact me either the day before or just earlier on the day of the booking to inform me of their problem and giving me the option of making other arrangements, should I have chosen to. As the menu was so limited they could have offered to give a discount if they were so worried about losing the booking. As it was, they not only lost my booking but a number of others too, plus the cost of the limited salads and the drinks. Furthermore, it has possibly left a number of customers less likely to book again! A phone call could have saved a lot of misery for the staff and customers, not leaving it untill we have arrived! Afterall, they would have known by at least midday that they didnt have the required stock in. It's the Easter holidays, they should be organised!

Food took ages to come out and they were not busy. Spare bar left empty, tables not cleared. Food also half cold and other half burnt. Glad we had a 50% off as not even worth that. Would stay away .

Friendly pun. Great food. Good service.

Hi we visited on Wednesday after a lovely visit to the beach before coming I tried to make a booking online with every time slot still available but when I went to confirm it crashed! We still gave it a go and turned up thinking availability was good. On arrival I asked if our booking went through but unfortunately not! Was a table of 4 with a place for our pram, this was around 5.45pm the lady (manager) came across quite rude only 7.45pm available for us to sit in the restaurant. This was too late for us. The restaurant had quite a lot of tables spare? But it’s Easter she said! On our way out I sat in the room where’s there’s a couple of tables for me to feed my baby before we went somewhere else. We then got told we could sit there and order at the bar perfect! Which we done! While we were there and done the salad bar the main restaurant wasn’t full at all! I then went back onto your website I booked a table for 4 at 6.30pm which was a lot earlier to the time the lady told us at the door I explained this to the lady she wasn’t very understanding as said we were sat now yes understand that but it was in a room that wasn’t very clean nor decorated well. My point after this is clearly the booking system and the pubs system don’t add up to what is available for customers and to be spoken to rudely. Definitely customer service and cleanliness needed to be updated. Many thanks Shannon

We waited an hour and a half for our food, and when we asked about it, one staff member rudely implied it was our fault for ordering starters before mains (which… isn’t that normal?). Our original waiter was polite and did try to make up for it by comping the starters, which we appreciated. When the food finally came, there was a hair on my plate. I had to send it back. Salads were okay, they ended up being my main dish. Overall, the long wait, poor service from some staff, and subpar food make it hard to recommend this place. Not cheap either. Definitely not value for your money

Excellent food, very helpful and friendly staff, who went out of their way to accommodate our special requirements.

Generally, an okay experience. If you fancy a simple meal out and you're already nearby, it's certainly worth a stop. The prices are low, the food is pretty average and the view is quite nice out the rear windows, we got to enjoy a little rabbit in the garden area. The staff that were present were lovely, but the place felt quite sparse and empty, which left us feeling a little strange until some more guests entered and thankfully warmed the experience up. Service speed was as you would expect for the restaurant style with the added sweetener of a salad bar to keep you entertained once your order was taken. The food was similarly average, but it did come out warm and correct, which made a change from other similar places nearby.

Great place to eat, friendly staff. Menu is good too, but please bring back the Halloumi burger.

Sundays meal was cold and rolls still frozen

The food was cold and the service wasn't to the high standard very disappointed

My girlfriend booked a table for 6.30 pm for her mother's 81 birthday she went to order chicken but was told it would take 40 minutes so ordered gammon instead, 2 hours later we were all still waiting for all are meals people who came later got there meals we tried asking numerous time's how long would it be, never got a answer being 81 she was worn out by 8.30 so we all went home hungry with no main meal used to be a lovely restaurant ruined a sweet lady's birthday will not be using this place again

Two visits this week with good value vouchers, fantastic service from Lee on both occasions. Although very busy on 'Chicken Tuesday' Lee and a fairly new member of staff (dressed in black) coped very well between them with some back up from Emma (young lady on the bar). We have noticed how well Lee interacts with all the customers, providing a great example to other staff members with less experience. The food arrived in good time and was well presented, hot and tasty. The salad bar was clean and kept topped up. Toilets also clean, good value on both nights so well done to you all and hope to see you soon on return from holiday.

Came here for a nice family dinner, and my expectations ware more than I expected. Our server Lee did everything he could from ordering, the stater to dessert, he amazed us to his knowledge of the menu and made our experience well worth coming here. Well done Lee for making our experience a memorable one.

Great salad bar with a delicious main meat

Came in for a meal with my family Saturday evening and had a lovely time. Happy with menu variety and staff friendly and knowledgeable, particularly Lee who was attentive, helpful and friendly. Will come again

Fantastic meal and superb service from Lee. Nothing was too much trouble. Very memorable evening as we celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary.

We both enjoyed our at the spy glass.

Exceptional food. A great range of meals accommodating various dietary requirements. Family friendly. Staff were patient, professional, and helpful. I recommend this place

A long wait on food but we didn’t mind, we were told this before we were seated. Can’t fault the food or service. Salad was fresh, drinks made perfectly. A lovely day.

Awful,don't waste your money. Possibly some of the worst food I have ever been served with,no atmosphere, and staff just didn't seem to be bothered. Dirty cutlery, dirty table, bloody awful experience all round.

2 hours 10 mins on delivery missing items not happy customers

Food was wonderful. Speedy service. Special thank you to Chantelle who was incredibly help and very attentive. She was very friendly.

Food was lush only a small suggestion but if the burger buns were toasted that would make the burgers next level 👌

no chicken no skewers and no steak on a Saturday lunch

We were a party of 8, which included two children under 11. The mains were fine but we did have to wait for 40minutes. The desserts were disappointing. One dessert arrived after 45 minute wait, and three more were on their way 15 minutes later but one of them was dropped on the way to the table so they were taken back to the kitchen. After waiting a further 10 minutes we asked the waiter if we could have the rest of the desserts as one of our party had finished and the rest of us were still waiting. Finally four more desserts arrived but we then had to wait for the children's and then once everyone else had finished the final dessert was brought out. I will not be returning as the service was very poor and it wasn't even busy!

Will not be returning back any time soon. On arrival was seen by a manager who told us there was no steaks and no rotisserie chicken...not a problem we thought until half way through our meal which took 45 minutes to appear another table was served a mixed grill. Which surprise surprise came with steak. Upon a member of our group asking a member of staff how could that happen when we were informed no steaks, he was told o so sorry you should of been told no rib eyes we have the steak for mixed grill. Which two of our party would of ordered if we were given the correct information. The two children of our party had there food brought out last and it looked like it had been sat on the side for at least 15 mins considering the baked beans had a skin on the top. The puddings were and 40 minute wait on coming out and one arrived 10 minutes before three more arrived, then the children's and one other person's arrived, while the remaining person sat there for at least 10 minutes more waiting. The salad bar was demolished and took a while to be replaced. Just seemed like no-one cared at all.

Stunning service from Lee, thank you so much, felt welcome and very safe, thank you for double checking the food for allergens. We will be back again in winter :) Food was very hot and cooked to my requesting Once again thank you so much!!

nice burgers, good chips would order again :-)

Food was awful, staff were nowhere to be seen (understaffed) Pepsi machine was flat (didn't change gas even when mentioned) I had the gammon steak it was tasteless and overcooked. Partner had classic burger, which the bun was solid, and bacon was harder than stone. The only good thing from the meal was leaving.

Initial estimate for delivery time was 30 to 45 mins, food finally arrived over two hours after order was placed. I repeatedly called Harvester after the first hour to cancel the order, because ETA kept changing, but there was no answer, I left 4 voicemails asking to cancel or ring me back. No response from them. When the food arrived it was cold, tasteless and very chewy. I am incredibly disappointed.

Very good Chanii was very helpful and had a smile Food was lovely

Looked a good place for Dinner with lovely sea views to enjoy. Unfortunately told we could not sit in that area because they were short staffed with only (3 staff ) on duty. To run it. Told we could only sit near the entrance desk for there convenience. We left and took are busy elsewhere, but ask yourself what other short cuts are at hand, such as hygiene,etc. Very unfortunate, I can not recommend this place.

Chantelle was our waitress and was warm friendly and attentive, food was lovely ..particularly the gammon ..best gammon we've had ..melt in the mouth xx salad bar is a lovely little bonus

Lovely service from chanii trainee

Food very nice and a very good service off charntle thanks

Excellent dinner, excellent customer service. The staff went above and beyond the expectation. Definitely coming again. Chantelle was amazing 😊😊

✨Fantastic service from Chanii!!! Very friendly and inviting! Going that little bit further for our dining experience.. we will return for more of that mouth watering pork belly ! Thank you again Chanii!!! 😁😁😁✨

Good food.Served by Tasha,excellent server.Nothing was too much trouble and extremely friendly

The service by Chanll was first class and went out if her way to make sure everything was to our satisfaction

Have been a few times over the last couple of weeks and have always been treated very well. Staff are all lovely and look like they enjoy the job, Tash has been our waitress very nice and very professional always with a smile, so nice to see, thanks

Very nice and hot chips were seasoned a little to much but other than that was spot on

A lovely full English breakfast & Coffee from The Harvester, ( previously known as The SpyGlass) food was hot everything tasted lovely. it was all wrapped well to stay hot & even my coffee was hot. delivery was fast & delivery driver friendly & polite. thank uou.

Where do I start. All but 1 members of the restaurant staff were limping or didn't have their shoes on properly. Not enough staff to cope with the small amount of people in the restaurant and it only got worse as the restaurant filled up. We could see the kitchen washing up area from our table and it was piled high with dirty plates, pots and cutterly, the kitchen staff were having to wash plates as they needed them as they had run out, no one had the job of washing up. Plates being accidently smashed when trying to get the plate / pot they needed. In the end one of the chef's started stacking the dishwasher and the pile lessened, but then caused a backlog of food orders. The salad cart remained nearly empty for over an hour despite many people requesting it be filled up. Tables being made to wait between 1hr and 1h30mins for their food, and not being told there was a long wait at the time of ordering. We had had enough after an hour and 20 mins and were about to cancel our order and walk when our food eventually turned up. It was not the best we have had, ours was ediable but the childrens snack plates were awful. They ended up leaving most of their food. The staff were all thoroughly misserable and no smiles or pleasantries. No steak or chicken available left on the menu. The toilets were in a disgrace, toilet paper everywhere and loos not flushed, whilst I agree this is not the pubs fault no one eas checking it as there just wasn't enough staff. In the end the bar man started delivering food to tables. We will not be returning to this pub. Very disapointed customers and a £70 bill for poor service and poor quality food.

Absolutely terrible food & service here. Last time dined here year+ ago was ok but everything went wrong..food ordered 2 b asked how wanted (steak) cooked 2 then b told not available. Ordered food came out wrong , drinks took ages and also 1 of 4 came out wrong. Registered online 2 get 25% discount- wish hadn't bothered. Tbh new eventually was given 50% discount not using app 25% but tbh am in no hurry 2 go back. Offered desert but after experience didnt bother. Party of about 10 there b4 us but hadn't had food after we finished ours..1st time ever I've had 2 use napkin 2 list complaints..🤣 oh and given dirty salad bowls to top it off..🤔👎

Very friendly staff and a lovely location

We had a meal Saturday evening 22nd February, and it was lovely. Lee was brilliant, apart from his taste in music! Great place and definitely going back! Brilliant.

Staff very pleasant except for the bald guy looking at me the whole time food was terrible

our 5 star review is based on fantastic service from Tasha & Terry despite being ridiculously short staffed during half term, i feel these staff need recognition, lovely meal great service even though they were run off their feet!

Assistant Manager needs retraining rude and so nasty to her staff

Staff pleasant and helpful. Prompt and fast service, food came quickly and was well prepared. Everything you would hope for from a dining experience. Seating isn't cramped and ample spaces between tables. Only thing I currently do not like is the menu has been altered and many familiar favourites have been taken from the menu, although a staff member did advise that many others have experienced a similar frustration and is likely to be reviewed soon

Where do I start, food was horrible. No brocoli on my dish on the simply chicken dish. Steak was cold and well over done when asked for medium well on a mixed grill. Asked for no black pudding due to a religious view on the mixed grill and it was on there and then the waiter just took it off the plate using a fork. We had 2 childrens pizza meals and the pizza was no cut up. For the salad, don't even get me started.... Empty trays and other salad in other dishes. Now I would understand if this was late night but we booked our table for 6pm and we left at 6:48pm so this isn't really acceptable. In the end we did get a discount but we have agreed we won't be returning

Go to this harvester at least 3 times a week .no complaints about anything Lee is amazing and very caring to all his regular customers, and so are most of the staff they have a new chef and food is lovely. I feel like part of the family .

Well harvester pride themselves on exceptional service. Think again. YOU DO NOT!!!!. visited in Nov 24 for a b/day. Again in Dec 24. 5 or 6 meals missing off the menu. Some drinks not available. Between visits. . SALAD CART NO PINEAPPLE. NO ROLLS/when they got some were dried out NO RED DEVIL SAUCE. NO COLESLAW. NO.PASTA. and the meals we choose weren't really what we wanted. And it was to late in the day to go elsewhere. Never return again. Sorry but it doesn't work for us with so.much missing. Still.charging top dollar

Me and my partner came here for a valentines meal, we was served by an amazing lady called Sury, she was very helpful and extremely kind. Was on the ball with everything and the food was lovely 😍 absolutely amazing experience, definitely recommend 👌

Lovely little place, even if it does look semi abandoned from the outside. Staff were lovely. Haven eaten here many times over the years it’s safe to say that the fact they’ve had a new head chef for past couple months is very apparent. Food definitely the best it’s been for a long time. Thank you to Pete.

Lee is absolutely fabulous! Kind, caring and very patient with us. While sat after our food I over heard him telling a lovely older lady happy valentine's. Truly a lovely atmosphere. I believe there is a new chef and the food was cooked to perfection!

Service was great, food was fantastic,nice friendly polite staff

I requested delivery for 6.45 but it arrived 30 minutes late (though I was notified beforehand). Food was delivered hot despite the distance between restaurant and address. Thank you.

Last night had a realy good meal with my wife. We have eaten here before and were not impressed. Last night though, very good indeed. Good service, food was hot and fresh. Waiter was very good, thank you..see you again!

It was very good .pre booked table which was ready .very good polite Service .salad bar was very nice . Main meal we really enjoyed. Hot And good quality. And appreciated the voucher which you supplied us

the food was terrible, chips were hard , ribs were inedible all fat and grisle, the treacle pudding was just a hard lump of not edible rock sponge , the lemonade was half full when delivered, shocked how bad it was and it's not cheap at harvester so just wasted my money, will never order here again

We hadn’t booked but were very kindly given a table by the window, food was lovely and our waiter Jacob was very friendly and helpful. My daughter liked him a lot 😉

Jacob was verry polite and produced brilliant customer service, thank you

Very nice food and helpful waiter. Enjoyed the complimentary salad bowl.

Great service from a man called Jacob, absolute belter of a human

First of all, I just want to mention the service, we had Jacob today, he was like a breath of fresh air, he was polite, happy, nothing was too much trouble, he was totally different to anyone we had ever been served by before, he most definitely deserves a mention, he made our visit relaxed and enjoyable. Give credit where credit is due. Thank you. Food was amazing as always

We had a lovely time for our sons birthday! Jacob was a fantastic server made jokes with my boys and made us feel at ease! Food was lovely and fairly priced!

Was nice and will order again but would not have the sage and onion chips again as we found them to be way to salty

Staff were very friendly. Venue was not too busy as it was Monday. Food was good, enjoyed by all.

Our steaks were cooked perfectly; succulent and very tasty. Good choice of limitless salad from the counter which was fresh and regularly replenished. The table service we received from Jacob was attentive, friendly and polite adding to a really nice all-round dining experience.

Me and my Wife had a lovely meal and the service by Malaki was brilliant thank you.

We have had a lovely experience, food was excellent and we had excellent service from our Host Jacob. would definitely recommend and come again.

Malakai & Jacob were our servers and both were very friendly, attentive and welcoming & had a laugh with us! Food was good.

Very welcoming, great friendly service from Jacob. Thanks

Jacob gave us excellent service. We will definitely come back. Thank you

We had an amazing experience at Harvester! Rose and Jacob went above and beyond to serve our group of 17 with incredible efficiency and friendliness. Despite our large party, the food was served promptly and everything was delicious. The team made sure everyone was well taken care of, and their attention to detail and warm service really stood out. Thank you for making our visit so enjoyable—we’ll definitely be back!

Had a nice meal there using a 50% off mains deal which was excellent value. Jacob was our waiter and was very friendly and helpful and made us feel welcome. Thought it might have been a bit busier on a Friday as we were the last people there when we left at only 9pm. Would go back again.

Had a lovely meal with my sister, husband, and niece. Served by jacob. Good fun. What qe need in a place like this. Top man . Nice food.

Served by Jacob who was excellent

Tuesday 14-01-2025 We live in Weymouth but only our second visit here for Food .This time we went here because a relative wanted to try it as they had a coupon for half price main meals and they pre booked a table. On arrival shown to our seats in fixed seat are with minimal space one of us having Dodgy knees and the other recovering from a Hip replacement any way asked if we could change our position to another table and told sorry the others are booked mmmm anyway remained in original position drinks ordered and on arrival of drinks ordered meals x 4 three quarters of an hour later we were asked if we wanted to move as people left by that time we had settled in . Probably an hour later the food arrived two Ribeye steaks 1 med rare . 1 well done and two chicken meals . Med rare steak was very DRY ,rare but no blood the mushrooms were very dry and hard and wrinkled, the tomato was dry as were the onion rings. The chicken so I am told was tough and very dry We did not bother with a desert The waitress was pleasant The Guinness was good Not on our return shortly list Nigel Note the Bill would have been £130 for a totally rubbish meal but as coupon produced £64

After a very lukewarm reception at the desk we were wondering whether to stay. However the waiter was very nice and welcoming so we ordered and enjoyed our meal.

Amazing service, great food, no long waiting time between courses

25 minutes in and still no one coming to take drinks order and the restaurant is not even busy! Food is nothing special, chips are cold, peas are cold , also jacket potato!! My other half had green tea and that was Luke warm ! Some of the salad tubs we're down to dregs, hardly any staff ! Very disappointed as normally the harvester are good but unfortunately the last 2 visits here have been disappointing! We did get a discount for the wait etc. Be a while before we return if we return at all as it was very off putting!!

We love the harvester food, our waitress was super. It was my birthday yesterday and Rose & Lee both wished me happy birthday.

Tasha was lovely and was clearly over pushed with the work load. Salad bar terrible, most containers empty. No bread! Waited well over an hour for food with no explanation! Food came out cold. Burger burnt and inedible. Pizza microwaved!!! Sadly Harvester failed badly. Staff were lovely and clearly trying there best! Not enough staff seems to be the problem!

Starter and pudding good. The initial welcome was VERY flat/uninterested. Didn’t ask us if table put at ok just told to sit at a place with fixed bench seats by salad bar when plenty of regular tables with normal chairs available. Guy behind bar friendly, other waiting staff totally disinterested. My starter mushrooms was great but my finances soup was a joke so ridiculously small and not even a bread roll or similar offered which is standard with any soups I’ve had anywhere. The main course (we both had turkey Christmas dinner) was virtually cold and a joke in terms of quality and quantity but the main issue regardless was it was virtually cold even the gravy. Due to attitude of waiting staff didn’t bother to inform them as would never know if they would do something to the replacement in spite. We had issues here with staff and other things 3 years ago (I sent photos etc as evidence) and complained and had a lengthy reply from your business saying there would be improvements made. Yet 3 years later and simply not good enough. I will never ever go into this place again and waste my money and to be honest it’s put me off all Harvesters so you have lost my business forever. I ate in three different places each day after (pub groups and Italian restaurant group) and they were all superb in every way. I worked in drinks industry Guinness GB / Diageo and Carlsberg for 16 years dealing with On Trade venues throughout the UK then moved into Take home trade. Standards like the is place has would not have existed in the 90’s-2010’s I guess you rely on the constantly changing Spring & Summer holiday trade and stuff locals or repeat business.

Husbands reveiw.....Food overpriced reason given because size of plate what excuse is that £24 for 3 sausages chicken feed an small tin of chips!!! Also half menu missing due to food supply Salad bar down to dreads very disappointed in my visit 😒

Generally poor, food lacklustre to inedible, took 1 hour 30 to get a main course. We were not charged for some food. Which we had to send back. Most other tables around us were sending food back aswell! Lady left and said to us it's disgusting. Can't really blame the servers, it was obviously a kitchen issue.

Excellent food and table service

Excellent service, friendly staff, good value, recommended.

Booked for breakfast with santa! In the kids words, the santa experience "was the best ever" the grotto was decorated amazingly and santa was BRILLIANT. All kids got to pick a present and have photos taken by parents with santa. We would highly recommend taking the kids there, the breakfast and service was fantastic too!! A*

the food was cold and not to overly great

Great value for money, excellent service and lovely food.

Lovely evening, good food, service Prompt professional but friendly.