The Harvester in Rugby

It’s November and cold. We decided to go for a drink. We went into the bar area expecting a nice warm cosy atmosphere. Put very simply it was cold. It was a Sunday but nobody thought that lighting the fire might not be a bad idea. We drank up and left.

Went in today for lunch didn,t book but got a table no problem. We had a little bit of a wait for the food but we were told upon arrival they were busy but we had the salad while we where waiting. The food was very tasty are waitress was called Dayna and she was fantastic, very friegood ndly and helpful done her job brilliantly. All in all a very good visit will definitely return.

We recently visited the Harvester Pub and had an absolutely fantastic time! As a group from the Doncaster Restraint Museum, we were thrilled by the warm and welcoming atmosphere. The staff were not only professional but also incredibly fun and engaging. They were open to playing around with handcuffs, which added a unique and entertaining twist to our visit. A special shoutout to Teagan, who provided amazing service throughout our time there. Her friendly demeanor and attention to detail made our experience even more enjoyable. We highly recommend the Harvester Pub for anyone looking for great food, excellent service, and a memorable time!

Very disappointed they have taken away the meal deals, this made our meal very expensive for what we had, my scampi was average and my wife's nachos poor. The restaurant was really quiet probably because you can get better value elsewhere.

Had a great time. Amazing food, and enjoyed the recently introduced honey drizzled cornbread. Our server, Joan’s, was very helpful and helped us with the harvester app, and suggestions on what to choose. She was very friendly and engaging. Can’t wait for the next visit when we can try the new menu. Some interesting choices on there.

Joanne was brilliant. She was really polite and helpful. I added ribeye steak and it was delicious. Would recommend thank you

Been a few times. Lovely meal as alwayss and the service was excellent. Our server Joana was especially welcoming and very attentive.

Always enjoy the food here. Free salad bowl. Good selection of food. Always well cooked on a warm plate. Love the scampi here, especially as we can’t find this in France where we live. Friendly service.

I have eaten here twice. The staff are amazing. They are super-friendly and treat customers as individuals. Staff took a genuine interest in us and our experiences and one waitress was generous enough to share just parts of her wonderful story - she deserves to get on, never boring and a real asset. Food was really good and I am very picky. We will definitely go back when we are back in the area.

Staff was friendly and professional especially Joana who catered to our need with a lovely persona . Will definitely visit again as I'm a guest at the premier inn next door

Amazing service. Excellent and friendly staff. Good atmosphere. Good parking space. Very pleased with the service. Great food.

Yes the food was really nice, well cooked good value for money mostly, nice if you want to come for a treat, as can be slightly expensive but food and service was five star and the waitress who served us was polite and helpful. Really good service. 9/10. 😊 Kencie was a good host. Definitely book again at the barge and bell in Rugby uk. Sarah and family xx

Had a fantastic meal this evening at the Bell and Barge.Always a good atmosphere in the venue and great food as always at very competitive prices. We were served by Joana who was very helpful, great personality and looked after our order spot on even down to sorting out gift vouchers from a recent birthday. We have been going to the restaurant for around 20 years and will definitely be back.

Great central location for us for meeting friends. Food is always good and the service too. Joana served us and was really good at looking after us. Love the salad bar and the food is reasonably priced.

Excellent food and service. Great interaction with server, my sister got stuck in the washroom, door lock fell off, great laugh… server played along after apologizing. Food a little slow from kitchen as very busy, but aok as we were talking etc. Used a voucher, server recognized immediately and processed payment, very efficient. Good value, well cooked, Rump Steak a little tough in mixed grill otherwise very good, and good vfm. We’ll be back.

I was enticed with a 25% off food voucher for downloading the App. There was a family group of 7, celebrating my birthday and I was paying the entire bill alone. I paid the bill, and only once we left, I remembered the voucher. I returned and asked for the payment to be credited and re processed with the 25% off of Main Meals discount. I was told that the manager said, 'No, and suggested that I could use the voucher for my next visit'. This was a special occasion, a group of 7, including my son and grandchildren, not to be repeated anytime soon. Very disappointed with the customer service.

Fantastic service from Joanna, fulfilled all of our requests for the fathers birthday, very friendly and fantastic service. The food is good for what your paying, very filling and the refillable drinks are well worth it.

Server completely ignored my request for all meals to come out together. Ignored my request for no sauce. My children waited for half an hour after mine came out. Manager offered nothing . Terrible service

Our waitress Joana was very helpful and friendly despite being busy. The food was excellent and restaurant was clean and fresh.

A really pleasant visit two lovely ladies in the restaurant working hard. The food was hot, well cooked and tasty. The value for money is good too I’d recommend

Great salad bar that is fresh and will stocked. Large portions of great tasting food and happy helpful staff.

We were staying two nights at the Premier Inn attached to this establishment. My wife had fish and chips which was hot and I had a mixed grill which had not been heated up properly, I tried to eat the different items but the deeper I went into each cust the food was cold, not even warm and for what ever reason my chips were hardly warm as well. I did complain and they waiter took the food away and said they could not give me fresh food. Which I never asked for, they just took the meat and put it on another plate without any of the trimmings and acompiments and heated it up on the grill and gave that lot vack, yes hot, the pork had gone as hard as leather and the chicken had dried out considerably. This place digusted me and will never give it any credit. Their use to passing tradesmen who just want to grab a bite and a few beers. In fairness to them, Harvester has a shocking record with me for untrained and uncaring service, and in pointbof fact I have not eaten at the Harvestors for at least 20 years and this week has proven their customer care has not changed in all the years that have passed, if I knew the premier inn had a harvester attached to it we would NOT have even bothered to stay there. Such is life....

I was staying the night in the Premier Inn next door and really looking forward to a meal in this restaurant. I haven't been to a Harvester for years but have fond memories of good food and service. Sadly, I was really disappointed by the experience. On arrival, I was told there was a 30 min wait for a table and no bar food due to the kitchen being busy. I was happy to wait and settled down with a glass of wine. After waiting 35 mins a family of 3 who hadn't booked arrived, they were immediately shown to a table. When I complained about my wait, they did show me to a table and apologised but it lacked cutlery and condiments and it was a table for 4, being on my own I would have preferred to have been on a smaller table and there was plenty of space When my food arrived, the corn on the cob was cold. It was replaced after I bought this to their attention. Once I'd finished eating, it took 20 mins to get the bills and a further 10 mins to pay. If I stay in the Premier Inn again, I won't be visiting this restaurant. A thoroughly disappointing experience.

This is our second visit to the Bell and Barge. On both occasions we have enjoyed good value, tasty food. The special lunchtime menu offers fixed price two or three course meals, both include unlimited access to the salad bar. I enjoyed a pint of draught Peroni and my wife had what she claimed to be the best soda and lime she’s enjoyed anywhere. We were served by Louisa D. Louisa was very efficient and interacted with us in a pleasant and thoroughly professional manner. Thank you Louisa.

Popped in for lunch with my son, as this is his usual favourite. Todays waitress was Lacey, who was excellent.

This evening me and my family would just like to say how lovely our meal was tonight , our waitress was justice she was so lovely , very polite and catered to all our needs. Justice also got involved with us by joining in with conversations which we loved ,the food was very good tasted scrumptious and was well presented thankyou very much for making our family meal enjoyable

Wonderful food especially the ribs, and the staff are very friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is great and perfect for either quiet meal or for a family. We have been coming here for over 20 years and we still love it.

Excellent food and service by our server (Gemma) She was very attentive to our needs and was always available when required. We will visit again.

Went with family to have lunch at the rugby harvester . Staff friendly , place clean . But the food awful , burger bottom was wet , lettuce was wet and old looking, burger Chewy , chips very salty could not eat my lunch and staff didn't do anything or take meal off bill .

Nikki at the bar is amazing always happy and smiling, and greets us warm and friendly every time we visit 😊 ❤️

First time we visited this particular restaurant and the service by our waitress Karen was lovely and the food was excellent.

Great place for food and drink, convenient to neighbouring Premier Inn. Popular for locals and business.

Midweek dinner with hubby restaurant was full so ate in the bar good quality food and excellent service by Nicki Would recommend Had the two course meal deal excellent value for money.

Great service and food, restaurant clean and tidy. Comfortable seating and salad bar well organised and replenished regularly. Justice was our lovely server. Thank you Justice for making out experience at the Harvester enjoyable.

Stayed locally so wanted quick and easy meal. Justice was cheerful and efficient taking our order and making sure that everything was OK. Meals were good too.

Justice was so lovely and really made my daughters dinner enjoyable. Thank for a great meal and lovely atmosphere.

Visited our local harvester in rugby having read the previous good reviews. Our food order was taken by “big Lou” this was very professional. The food was then bought out by Toby and keegan but swearing in the kitchen let it down but we have...

I haven't really had a bad meal from the harvester, and waitress who served us is always helpful , cheery and serves us well. Joana is the waitress and is polite, the only downside was no red devil sauce.

Had dinner in this Harvester when staying in the Premier Inn next door. Everything you expect from a Harvester. Decent food with a good choice and attentive service. The added bonus with this particular one is that it's not on the edge of a housing...

Shocking service. "Food" received a hour after order! Food from a scrap book would have been better Tasteless and would avoid like the plague!

I agree with all the previous comments regarding the interior design, and first impressions are good. However, after trying to book on line a number of times but not able to complete it, we decided to just turn up at around 19.25, although there were...

This was a very pleasant surprise. The interior is well-designed, creating a cosy atmosphere, and the staff is friendly. Our food was also up to standard, and the prices were reasonable. Definitely recommended.

Since the refurbishment the restaurant looks very much smarter and up to date. The staff have always been good and that standard has not fallen. The self serve salad was very varied and fresh and our two meals, chicken and fish came piping hot and...

First time back in a while. It has been refurbished since our last visit. Really lovely. Clean and inviting.very warm welcome and lovely waitress. Unfortunately did not note her name. Our meals were excellent and so if this continues will visit more frequently.Management must have...

Excellent food and service by Justice the lovely waitress. The meet and greet was very efficient and we were allocated a table near to a window as requested.

Came here for lunch while moored in nearby canal. Excellent value and great service. The salad bar is good and has plenty selection. Wine is reasonably priced and they sell decent Australian Sauvignon. Desserts are large and great value on the lunch menu £12.99 for...

Spent the afternoon with friends for a few drinks & me & compian love real ales but the doom bar was horrid on speaking to bar staff it was known there was a air lock in system that management knew about but would do nothing...

After a poor experience last year (see review) we decided to give this place another chance having heard that they do a nice breakfast. Needless to say, we must have misheard! Whereas the breakfast was nicely presented and pleasing on the eye, it failed to...

I visited this restaurant 19/May 2023 and from the moment we walked in the door we were made to feel very welcome. The bar staff were very friendly and very helpful. This restaurant has a really lovely feel about it. I went to order food...

It has taken me a while to do this however we were so pleased and happy with our experience at this restaurant. So many other restaurant staff and managers could learn a few lessons from the staff that run this Harvester. Particular thanks go to...

We was a walkin as we was at the local hospital. Very friendly welcoming. Our waitress was Tibia who was attentive and hardworking. Food was amazing and love the blue cheese slaw on the salad bar. We will definitely using this establishment again. Thankyou again...

Always loved a harvester and this didn’t disappoint. Very smart and fresh inside and as usual plenty of choice on menu for a good price. Great salad bar and super friendly and helpful staff (Paula was our brilliant hardworking waitress). It’s a good sized place...

Justice you are one amazing lady. Thanks so much for your kind attention. You are a star. Not your fault that the food was disappointing.

As a walk in single on a busy Friday night, felt well cared for and looked after by very friendly staff. There seemed to be a lot of chefs on duty and one repeatedly attended to cleanliness and presentation issues for the salad cart. Service...

I have been here on two occasions and both times I have really enjoyed the food, the service was fine they made my son a majito cocktail which tasted like dish water .he went and complained at the bar and they sorted it out without...

I eat here at least twice a week and have done since August 2022. The menu is varied with a great salad bar. I can guarantee that a warm welcome from the reception and waitress team is consistently good. Special thanks to Jo who always...

Joana was a very lovely attentive waitress, the new refit looks lovely and very calm family feeling to the place, only down side was the coldness coming from the round area by the doors

Lovely family meal. Food fantastic, portions very large. Tegan looked after us and was wonderful. Everything we needed she delivered with a smile. Lots of car parking.

Would like to thank Annalice for the fabulous service at our visit today.A real asset to the Harvester they are lucky to have such a polite attentive member of staff, the food was much better than our previous few visits too.

A special thanks to Tibia for her welcoming manner and personable conversations throughout our visit. We will be asking to sit in Tibia’s section every time from now on! Aside from the outstanding service, the food was also spot on and we left feeling very...

Decided to book New Years Day breakfast for the family (2 adults & 2 children) as a nice and relaxing start to the year. Our booking was for 10:00am and at the time of our arrival I think there were only 1 or 2 other...

Slow service, though there seemed to be a lot of people working. Food was awful: massively over-cooked and left standing under lamps for 25 mins before it was brought to table. A huge improvement could be made just by teaching people working in the kitchen...

booked a table at the Bell and Barge Harvester in Rugby and upon arrival stood at the welcome desk waiting to be seated. We waited and waited until we decided just to go in and seat ourselves. Bar staff were in deep discussion with a...

The restaurant was very busy, however the service was fantastic. Alice was polite and always had a smile despite being so busy. The breakfast was great and hot.

Where do I start. From being seated till the end the waitress called me love darling sweetheart and had very dirty hands. The starters were cold and hand delivered by miss dirty hands herself. The mains were no better. Asked for rare steak 8oz Got...

Simply awful.. cold starters.. thin steak, wrong veg, under cooked chips, hard corn on the cob, sloppy mash and limited staff.. won’t be going again avoid at all cost

We visited for both dinner on the Saturday evening and breakfast on the Monday morning. Unfortunately we were very disappointed both times. Both times there was a lack of availability of meals on the menu. For dinner my partner was being greedy and looking forward...

It’s my birthday today and I’m currently on my canal boat with my friend and 2 dogs. I booked a table for us all. When we arrived it was very busy and the duty manageress was greeting the previous party very pleasantly. She showed them...

We were staying at the Premier Inn next door so walking across to the Harvester was a no brainer on a hot evening. We had time to spare before our booking so had a beer in the garden. This is in a lovely position by...

Stopped off here on the way back from daughters graduation in Birmingham, reviews seemed ok. I ordered the fish and chips, the tartar sauce was hot, I thought this was really odd but maybe a new slant on it but it was horrible. when this...

The service was amazing and the food was absolutely unreal so good , best food ive had in a long while will be coming back very soon, cannot thank Tracey enough for outstanding service kindness and helpful and friendly, Chef Jamal the food was out...

Worst meal I’ve had it a very long time . Ordered 2 main meals , one came out very undercooked and plate coved in oil and the other meal was over cooked and rock hard . Send both meals back when they came back out...

If your stuck in the hotel next door this is the easiest option. The Beer is nice and fairly priced,with staff being attentive and friendly id say the pub side was good. Beer garden tatty with overflowing ashtrays. Restaurant not great ate here a few...

Very good food. And excellent service. The food was tasty and served quickly. I had a vegetarian pasta dish which was very good.

Well what can I say yet again amazing breakfast like always Tracey always goes above and beyond and is very welcoming. Tracey always serves with a smile and always make sure you have everything you need we will be back very soon keep it up...

The food was lovely and our waitress Jo was very friendly and attentive. Will definitely be coming back!

Great team, lovely steak. Family atmosphere Friendly service by Jo, thank you. Would recommend this place. Thanks again

Thank you Joanna for excellent service. The food and service was excellent. First time here will definitely come back again.

i visited the bell and barge on tuesday. my server Amy was amazing! very attentive and always making sure we had everything that we needed. will definitely be coming back

Had a couple of disappointing visits in a row now and won’t be going back anytime soon. Firstly, I find the food quite overpriced for what it is. It’s not bad by any means but I could get the same quality at spoons or the...

Service and welcome were very friendly and efficient. The food was great and good value, There was a good atmosphere and the salad bar is well worth a visit. The waiting staff were very friendly and efficient. Well worth a visit to this Harvester.

Visited here today with my friend i must say Tracey made us so welcome. It was busy but no matter what Tracey still had a smile on her face. Tracey keep up the hard work will be back very soon.

A good value breakfast with very good service but…. gluten-free option is nil! My wife was handed a staff file to work through what was gluten-free - not at all professional. There was nothing other than tasteless fruit. She took a chance with granola. Not...

Lovely service from Tracey brought a smile on your faces. Reccomend for anyone who would like a family friendly restaurant.

Jo served us today. Had a lovely meal with three fussy children in tow. Food was quick hot and tasty and service was great.

The food was delicious and topped off with the fantastic service provided by Tracey!! Very attentive and polite, thank you!!

Excellent service from Jo. She is Very attentive and polite. We had a great meal and We’ll definitely come back again for another. Coffee and dessert next time

The Bell and Barge is a firm favourite for all events in my family. It’s family friendly but also a good night with just friends. The food is delicious but the service is outstanding. There are multiple staff members who have been long standing favourites,...

Our server Jo was absolutely amazing. Service with a smile. Perfect food and wait time reasonable due to busy time period.

Very friendly staff jo was the waitress she was very polite kept the customers happy checked everything was ok and gave us time between courses

Very good service from Jo, the food was lovely. Would highly recommend. Will definitely come back next time we are in Rugby.

Great waitress Was really nice polite and kind Service was very fast and so was the wait for food Overall great service and great experience

Louisa V is ever so pleasant and all smiles. We love her. Harvester should do everything possible to keep her.

Lovely food and very nice, attentive staff. Always a good option when you don’t want to cook at home.

Great meal but the highlight of our visit was Justice our waitress. Friendly, enthusiastic and attentive throughout our visit, best service we have received in a long time.

We had a great experience here today! Karen was amazing! My daughter has so many food allergies and she was very thorough with what she can and can’t have and made sure nothing was too much trouble! Definitely will be coming back as eating out...

Excellent food and great service,we got served by Jo and she was great and so was the rest of the staff, definitely come again 😊

Lovely food and fantastic staff, especially Jo. Highly recommended. My son, Beau aged 6 loved his meal which is quite rare !!!

Great meal and the best service I’ve had in months from Justice. Attentive and friendly. Highly recommend this harvester all staff have been great

Food good quality justice was an amazing hostess nothing was too much trouble and was incredibly abs polite all the staff were very polite would recommend