Harvester Spyglass Inn Weymouth in Weymouth and Portland

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!

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

Assistant Manager needs retraining rude and so nasty to her staff

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

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!

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

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.

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 .

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 👌

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

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 😉

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

Very welcoming, great friendly service from Jacob. Thanks

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.

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

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.

Served by Jacob who was excellent

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.

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.

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

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.

Very good service as normal, thanks Lee and Rose. Food arrived hot and well presented and very fresh salad bar. Will be back soon for more !

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.

Mushrooms not worth the money, small amount delivered

Missing items from my order called the restaurant to let them know so they can inform just eat regarding refund but didn’t seem to be bothered at all. Didn’t want a full refund as had half a meal delivered but no option for this in the refund form

We hadn't booked but they had room to accommodate a family of 6. We were able to sit and eat in the bar area with our dog. Unfortunately only 3 staff working and the restaurant area was moderately busy. Salad bar was disappointing we had to ask for items not available but we're told they had completely run out, bread rolls were hard and stale. our main meal was good, hot and qauntity good. Toilets not very clean. Not our first visit but service does seem to vary quite a lot. Staff could be more friendly and welcoming.

Absolutely excellent from the moment we walked in to last mouthful of beer. Food and service couldn't fault. We will return again and again We had the Festive menu tonight which was great.

We had the festive menu, it was awesome, very well cooked, plenty of food put us well and truly in the festive mood. Staff were amazing very friendly and price was very reasonable

Service was very slow, food was basic. 1 meal sent back as it was cold, mushroom tart burnt around the edge. The saving grace was our server who went above and beyond. The nail in the coffin was seeing a chef wiping his hand across his nose as we left. Won't be going back anytime soon

I visit harvester spyglass nearly every week and have been for months now and I cannot fault the food or the atmosphere the staff are excellent I will say that manager lee smith is absolutely brilliant very polite always cares about the customers visit, always checks on us making shore everything is ok, Lee is an absolute legend love my visit every time, can also say that Emma bar staff member is lovely always helpful friendly always likes a laugh makes visit special thanks guys

It was my birthday and the table was booked. Approaching the pub, we had a really bad puncture and on arrival had to phone the breakdown for recovery. Rose met us and was so kind. She re-arranged bookings so that the table was ours for as long as we wanted, phone the owners of the car park to inform them of the incident so that we didn't get a ticket as the car had to remain there overnight. Kept our meals hot and even cooked one of them fresh again as the breakdown arrived sooner than they had said just as the meals arrived. She was just so kind and helpful as it was very stressful. Finally she arranged a taxi back to our holiday cottage for us. The next morning we had to go through the whole procedure again with the breakdown (new volvo cars do not have a spare tyre!) Again the staff on duty could not do enough for us. Very impressed with their customer service. The meals were yummy too by the way !

I was really unhappy this time. The food was freezing cold, was really all over the place when it arrived by delivery, it cost £58 and the majority went into the bin, was a waste of money and they forgot my beans! I will not order again.

Enjoyed a really nice meal here with my son. The food was well cooked and really tasty. We also enjoyed the unlimited salad and drinks. I will say it did take about an hour from ordering our main meal to getting it. But otherwise a fab place to eat.

We had a good experience with service and food this has been my second visit here. Location is nice with ample parking. Table service was wonderful and didn't have to wait long. Enjoyed our time and a nice inside decor too. Will definitely come back.

Another Amazing service as always thank you.

We went today for lunch and were put in the corner of the bar because we had a small dog with us, which was fine. We had to ask for cutlery even though the waitress knew where we were sitting. My partner had a steak medium rare flatbread dish which I had to take to the bar and ask them to cook a steak medium rare as the one she has was well done. Shoe leather! Less than 2 minutes later the steak was brought back, it was the same steak I had just taken to the bar, the reason we know this is because my partner cut into a piece of steak before it went into the kitchen and this is what was brought back to the table. So they have lied about cooking a fresh steak. At no point did anyone come to our table to check everything was okay, even though we had sent a dish back to the kitchen. The salad bar was was poor and the staff that was there looked miserable, and there wasn't very many people in the place so there was no excuse to the poor service and terrible food. To think we spent just under £90 for what can only be described as low standard food and bad service. We will not be back Add on:- I am not after an argument or to belittle anyone just to point out that the food and service was poor for the price. Others may have an amazing experience and that's great, however when the response back is a standard click, cut and paste with no real point or explanation "we pride ourselves on providing exceptional service, so we are disappointed to hear that your visit with us was anything less than satisfactory. Spyglass" It really shows that the poor service, attitude and lack of empathy comes from the top.

Breakfast was warm. Got white toast when brown was ordered. Poached eggs were hard Don't order Americano coffee as its not "unlimited " . Also had to ask for kids menu, even though we had children with us. Won't be returning anytime soon for breakfast

Attended for dinner, 60 minutes waiting for food then to be told we have not got my meal I ordered. I’m diabetic and already taken incline before my meal. Waiting so long made me have a low-hypo attack. Do not use this harvester, Mitchell and butter has been informed of this incident and will be conducting a investigation.

Extremely good service from duty manager Lee. He went out of his way to be helpful with our dietary requirements, despite being very short staffed and ongoing problems with the computer system.

Normally love harvester, but this vist was disappointing in the food. Normally, it's brilliant, the menu had changed, and prices had gone up to around £15 to £23.99 for main coarse. Add a drink you looking at around £25 to £30 a person. Salad bar needed filling up, only got done when I asked a member of staff to fill it up. Kids' chicken strips were really dry. Sage chips weren't the greatest tasting. Dirry chicken was great and also dry. Paying £18 for a burger, expect it yo be good. Service was excellent and very attentive. Location is excellent, clean, and pletty of space. Also go outside garden, which has nice views, good seating.

Why accept the order if you cant make it in the time? Would u leave customers for 2hours in the resterant? I hope not. Terrible and foods cold.

Appalling. Small family get together and also a teen's birthday so didn't want to cause a fuss. Almost empty restaurant and the salad bar needed re-stocking at 7.30, it didn't get replenished the whole time we were there; we should have left. Had over 1 1/2 hour wait for mains and the children were very fed up when the food arrived at almost 9 pm and it was cold, very dry, elements missing from most meals and very small portions. It was inedible and we left without eating. £9.80 for a 250 ml glass of wine and the carpet was filthy. Can't believe we stayed that long but the kids were starving and we kept hoping it would be OK. Had a takeaway on the way home.

Visited for a family reunion and sons birthday there was 11 of us, booked for 7.30. Place was almost empty but we were told there was 1 1/2 hr wait for food. The floor was filthy, the food was awful, overcooked, food missing from the meal, overpriced for what we got. Salad bar not replenished. No staff. Waited longer than 1 1/2!! Did not support and help with bringing one meal out early for my Autistic child who found it difficult to understand why he had not eaten by 9pm. Team leader on tonight did apologize, listened to our complaints and resolved the matter with no fuss. So very disappointed, ruin the family meal and went home very hungry.

So the other reviews are correct the service has been very slow and the food relatively cold and tasteless but I still feel it’s best to balance with some positives. While waiting I read some reviews where the duty Manager had responded so I decided to speak to the duty manager about my issues, she was polite and very apologetic, we discussed the reasons and how she was doing everything she could and offered a refund, although yes the service speed and food was bad she done everything she could do to try to resolve. I saw another customer have issues aswell and the waiter refunded all the food that was an issue. So in summary yes it’s not good but all the staff except one were doing their best and tried to put things right so fair play.

Ran out of vegan beyond burgers so served my vegetarian wife and son with meat ones instead - well done team! but at least they still put the green cocktail stick flags in them to show as veggie - my son was mortified learning he’d eaten meat after 11 years and was distraught. Front of house service great but kitchen staff sadly lack training, education, common sense or were just having a laugh. Sadly we were not, such a shame. Otherwise, floor around our table was full of fallen food, salad bar was basically empty and pretty much resembled a food fight arena. I’m sure it’s not like it all the time but our experience was completely unacceptable. If you are vegan or veggie maybe head into town to an alternative establishment.

Salad bar is good service is poor and slow customer service is poor don’t come here they keep you hostage for hours on end would give -10 stars if possible

The worst Harvester we have ever been to! Upon arrival we had to wait 5 minutes to be greeted and seated. There were about 5 other tables being used, the rest was empty. The salad bar was almost empty apart from brown lettuce, dry cucumber and stale croutons. Waitress took our order and seemed rather put out that I had an allergy. I was made to sign forms which I have never had to do in any other Harvester. I had to ask for the salad bar to be filled up as they were all ignoring the fact it was empty. After an hour and no food arriving to our table we offered to pay for the drinks we had and left. The whole place needs knocking down or a serious amount of cash invested in a refurbishment. It is a prime position and should be busy. Some rotten decking and rotting beach huts really spoil what could be a fantastic view. Really need to look at Durley Chine or Boscombe Harvesters for how to do it right!

Food was cold. And took 2 hours to serve

The place looks closed but the food is fine

We as a family of 8 went for a meal and had a few issues.A chicken burger was ordered and unfortunately the bacon on top was cold but I think that was because the bun on top was very cold for some reason. Also had a well done steak but it still had blood showing It was more like medium/rare. Apart from that it was fine. But we also noticed other food going back. It’s a shame as the service was A1.

Went here today for my birthday and it was dreadful over priced and the food was cold I ordered s The sirloin steak was still mooing when Id asked for well done and it was a lump of fat couldn't even cut through it they replaced it with ribs that were still pink so wouldn't eat that either my partners food was okay so we payed for his ,so I sat there with no food watching him eat personally I wish we'd both left , please don't waste your money on the food here as it's not good at all really disappointing only thing that was nice for me was a bottle of coke and I think we should of only been charged for the drinks not happy at all but the girl who served us was lovely also there was a family on the table next to us who allowed there teenage son to take his trainers off so all we could smell were his feet very unhygienic

Terrible pub tried to serve uncooked chicken on a kebab and are meals was cold

Don't order on Just Eat, completely rubbish ordering system, ordered for delivery 5.30, courier never delivered until 6.50pm food was cold and half the order was missing. Absolute joke and no refund either. Never again.

Half of the menu was not on very limited food was coed when it came. Salad bar was nearly empty, very limited choice.

We booked a table for 7pm, why they took the booking I'll never know ,I was told there might be a wait but an hour and 10 minutes was terrible, when the food came it was totally cold (pork) , we paid for the meal but funnily enough didn't eat much , money back would be nice

First time visiting spyglass as we visit Weymouth alot but unfortunately winter be going back as staff were miserable and complaining about large bookings between them selves for later that evening and food food was mediocre at best but it was clean inside but garden area was dirty and unfortunately not maintained its a shame as empty salad bar and no sauces and had to keep asking if they were going to be refilled but no ribeye and no choux bun desert either as the 2 items I tried to order were out of stock so unfortunately id give it a miss and try elsewhere

Great food, Service and atmosphere

Food cold and took a long time to collect. Was told I wasn’t expected to arrive for another 12 mins as I was earlier and despite this it was still cold

Table prebooked. But was taken. Seated for about 15mins before I stopped staff to make my order. The guy had zero manners who took the order. No salad bowels for another 5 mins. Fish was served hot on cold plate, chips and peas also stone cold. Staff never took plates away. Never approached all night either. I had to walk to the desk to pay then got refered to the bar (table 1) 6.30 booking Very disappointed, was really looking forward to a nice meal.

Visited back in March. Food was delicious and the service was Outstanding. Nice and clean. Highly recommended

Popped in on a Saturday evening, bar area was nearly empty, but every single table was stacked with dirty plates. I asked at the bar if there was a wait on food, was told no. I ordered the side of topped Mac n cheese for £5.99. More than 30 mins went by, staff were stood around polishing cutlery, tables still weren’t cleared. I had to go and ask where my food was as it what been so long. The dish can out shortly after and it was tiny - just a spoonful of pasta with toppings - was not worth the wait. Server seemed confused that I would want cutlery to eat a Mac and cheese!

Food was very nice except waiting 20 minutes for a kids pudding to then be told ice cream machine has broke, Service was terrible place wasn’t busy but everything seemed to take ages ordering drinks the staff took the order at the table but was no where to be seen had to go up and get own drinks twice in the end. Atmosphere was awful was put right by the kitchen having to listen to a wannabe gangster rapping the same words over and over again for the whole time loudly. Seemed like the staff members is treating it like a social club it’s a shame because we come here quite often. Was issued bit of money back for this complaint just a shame was for a birthday meal.

Waited over an hour on a weekday for food which was ok at best

Could do with a refurb. Staff very pleasant and food as expected from a harvester.

Partner and I both had, salad bowl, obviously, love a Harvester salad bowl. garlic mushrooms for starter and gammon steak, chips, egg, pineapple ring, onion rings and peas for main.The portions are very very generous. All staff were very helpful and friendly. Place was very clean. Highly recommend a visit should you be visiting Bowleaze Cove.

Staff standing around chatting and laughing including the chefs It wasn't busy at all ! Waited 1 .5 hours for our mains,people complaining but still waiting 1 couple cancelled the order Meal came it was just warm half way through eating waiter came as if ok told him it was barely warm he offered to get replacement but passed it by now Eat some of the meal payed and left. Alway come here when we are in weymouth but no more it's gone down hill

Food has been better, lack of choice at the salad cart was disappointing, too many flies buzzing around the salad cart & around the table. Salad bowls are really small too.

We booked breakfast,10am Sunday morning with friends. Service was awful, 45mins to get a coffee. Hour before we ate, no butter with the toast. Poor service and slow due to lack of staff.

I walked in before making a reservation. I was denied a table even though I could see free tables. I could make a reservation online. But I would choose not to go there although I got my reservation. Such pathetic service. Racist behaviour by the staff and that’s unacceptable.

Just had two diabolical meals here. Ordered food 1830. Served at 1925. Chips okay. Wow! 10 out of 10. Rest of it, steak, chicken, goujons, veg , all cold. If you are holidaying in Weymouth, avoid this place like the plague. Partner and I walked out, refusing to pay.

Beautiful food Really enjoyed our visit 😊

Taking advantage of a special offer we decided to visit The Spyglass for a mid-week evening meal. Although they were running with a reduced number of staff we were never made to feel that we were being ignored and our server was really polite, apologetic for the delay in taking our order (which quite honestly wasn’t that long) and attentive. I would also like to thank the chef and server who stopped us from eating what we were getting from the salad bar due to a contamination event - apparently another diner had been coughing over the salad items, so everything that was out on the salad bar was being replaced with fresh. This intervention was much appreciated and again the staff were very professional and polite. I’m not sure what happened around 8pm when staff were informed that they couldn’t serve any more food (this did not affect us as we’d already finished eating) but we were impressed with how they dealt with (clearly disgruntled) diners who were unable to order their food, as this was obviously an unexpected issue that had just been actioned from higher up the management chain. Well done to the team working. You stayed professional and calm under what seemed to be very difficult circumstances.

Was greeted with a smile and a good evening, was shown to our table straight awsy, our server took our order soon after sitting down. Drinks arrived quickly as did the salad bowls. All was great throughout our visit

quick and fast service ,great food