The Harvester in Peterborough

Staff not great, on arrival said hello and that was it, no ‘how can I help’ etc. nothing. Restaurant full so they said we could eat in bar, no problem. Well not until we found a table that was empty, not clean, tables everywhere laden with remnants of diners past, plates, glasses, menus. Very poor. Downhill from there. Obviously a family dining (I use that word losely), albeit their spawn were not dining but running riot everywhere, shouting, screaming, it was like a crèche, parents not doing anything to keep control. Awful experience, didn’t wait to order, left as the noise was unbelievable. I didn’t expect 5 star dining but I did expect some degree of decorum from the clientele, and some sort of setting of standards from staff. Maybe they were all that young they didn’t feel it appropriate to ask diners to control their offspring?

Breakfast is amazing. Unlimited breakfast is so good value. And the staff are always smiling. Happy Morning faces and tasty food

A lovely time had with the friendliest staff especially Geraldine who was our server. Good tasty food, the best tasting steak I’ve had a very long time.

The food was ok the service from our waitress courtney was brilliant but the ladies toilets were discusting and not clean mentioned to bar staff but nothing was done

A standard Harvester - see them everywhere. This one was quiet (on a weekday lunchtime) with attentive staff and prompt service. Clean and reasonably well kept, just getting a bit tatty around the upholstery and carpets. Visited here several times. Recommended.

Spot of lunch with a colleague, work at an office on the estate really good food and lovely service from the waitress, would recommend

Had a great meal with the family, got a voucher through Email which made it a bit cheaper and the kids love the salad bar. Food was quick and service as expected at a Harvester

Lovely service from Lily today. Smiley and friendly and really helpful. The food was also delicious, well cooked and presented really well and in a timely fashion. Even though the restaurant was busy, all drinks and receiving our food was prompt and well made. We do visit this Harvester often. Jo usually serves us and is just as welcoming and lovely. Such a friendly face to see when we visit. Thank you harvester and thank you staff, from the kitchen to the front. We appreciate you.

No one on front of house to receive anyone when I arrived. Waited at the bar and then asked if it was table service and told I had to go back to the front and wait, no wait here sign to tell anyone what they needed to do. Was shown to a table where it was freezing cold because the fire exit door was left open. Repeatedly walked past by staff until I pulled someone to one side and asked to be moved. Finally moved, but then was sat in an alcove so was missed by staff until Sam spotted me and was brilliant. Food cold, all of it (BBQ dirty fries, and the southern fried burgers, not sure how everything could be cold but it was!), I ate it because I had been travelling, I did mention it to Sam afterwards and he offered a 20% reduction. He did say I should have told him but I hadn’t eaten all day so just wanted to eat and go to bed. Only good thing was Sam who was very attentive, shame about the rest of the staff…

Myself and 7 others booked here for a meal after visiting the Star Wars exhibition at the Cathedral. The decor externally was dated and the fence needed a paint. Inside was fine, however not overly busy so could not understand why some of the tables were not cleared of dirty plates. There were plenty of people around to do this. We were served promptly. The menus were tired and could do with a refresh on some. We ordered our food and headed to the salad bar. Again not overly busy and the couple already at the bar had to ask for items to be refilled. Have to say this was poorly managed. However the salad was great. Had my fave sauce the red devil. The bread rolls were almost stale, I'm sure they had sat there for a while. Maybe little and often is the way to go here. The food arrived and it was very tasty. The portions look smaller, but I get ingredients are getting expensive so guess this is to keep prices down. Some of out party had desserts and they were good too. Now down to price. This has soared since I went to a harvester a few years back. Sadly ours locally changed to a Miller and Carter - booooooo! Anyway a meal for 4, I paid my families part, was £92. I am saddened to say that we won't be back solely on the price. My mum lives just 5 minutes away as she has moved their. I was looking forward to using a Harvester again more regularly. Instead I shall just order bottles of the red devil sauce and enjoy my fave sauce at home instead. Sorry not bad, not great - but too expensive for mediocracy.

Pretty Nice, close to our hotel. Food took a long time 30-40 min. I got served with Rather cold chicken Wings, they are very Nice and polite. Very Nice place. Food var quite good and drinks Get served fast.

Totally appalling salad bar was empty to be told we’re all out sorry. Bread rolls were fresh but no butter to be told sorry were all out. Meals came 1 out of 4 was ok ! Ordered desert after an hr of waiting get told no fresh cream available for desserts. So cancelled them. This place was brilliant now it’s the pits !! Definitely not recommend!!

We had a meal yesterday at everything was lovely. Restaurant was very clean and food was lovely. The very best thing are the super friendly staff! Couldn’t be more helpful. Well done and thank you.

We ate here today via a Groupon offer £30 for two three course meals and it was great. There is a special Groupon menu which was fine, we ordered calamari, half a roast chicken and a Rocky Road sundae. All of the food was cooked to perfection and tasted lovely. The service was excellent, our server was very professional and didn’t rush us at all. One criticism is that there is no beer on tap but only a minor one.

Just had a night visit as we were coming from a holiday. The fried onions came burned but the manager (forgot her name) was very atentive and changed it quickly. Prices were great Cons- Cleanliness 2☆ Toilets and some plates/fork and knifes/glasses were awful. Oliver

Went to Harvester in Hampton Peterborough for lunch with Family had been few homes before. This visit was absolutely awful the fish (cod) was horrid like it had been cooked fried more than once it was pure burned oily batter their was no cod in it..worst food I left it so did family..Will never go there again!! Best avoided..

Server very polite, salad bar was very average but passable. Main course of katsu chicken burger was beyond terrible. The chicken was dry, it had clearly been deep fat fried- more than once and the coating come away like charcoal. The mixed grill onion rings were rock hard, dripping in fat, a snide chicken wing was supposed to constitute a chicken breast. Really not good enough. Do better as fierce competition of Frankie and Benny's, Bella Italia not 30 secs walk away. 1 star, at best, for this visit

We had a great time here when a group of us came to watch the football and escape our campsite. The staff could not have been kinder - particularly Emma who couldn’t have been kinder. The food was great value and good quality - particularly the deserts. And it was fabulous to have the salad bar back!

Phil and Agnus where brilliant really made our day after long day at work highly recommend going there.

If I’m honest, the food was average but our waitress Macie was brilliant and very attentive, my son was disappointed to find that there were still no activity sheets 😕

We ate there two nights as it was so close to our hotel, six of us one night and four the next night. Found the food eatable and interesting, fairly pricey for a pub although most of them are these days. Will be planning to eat there next year when we go to the Peterborough Antique Fair - if life improves.

We called for lunch on Saturday. Staff were helpful and friendly, although it was sometimes difficult to hear what they said due to the necessary masks! We queued for the salad bar, where staff served us rather than the usual self service (Covid precautions). The people in front of us had their salad carried to the table by a member of staff as she said it was the rules, whereas the lady who served us let us carry our own! That said, the meal was delicious. Quite pricey though. The pub was clean. Service good.

I took my family to my local Harvester for a birthday meal. Our table host Hannah was fantastic! I have been to the harvester a few times but have not been served by her before so not sure if she was new or not but if she was it certainly didn't show as she was friendly and helpful at every step as well as being well presented. We ordered Ribs, BBQ chicken stack, Bird/Surf&Turf as well as a kids meal. There was an issue with one of the dishes but this was rectified quickly. All the food was good temperature and not over cooked. The steak in particular was cooked excellently ! The only down side was that we were not able to go and get our own salad so portions of some of the items we asked for were not to preference but clearly understandable why this was the case. Hannah and the team are a real credit to the Harvester brand in Alwalton and I will definitely be back again soon !

Ate here whilst staying in the adjacent Holiday Inn. Food was well cooked and presented and our server, Holly was a pleasure. Would recommend and use again if in the area

Initially a slow service but once we were seated, the staff were very helpful and attentive. This is a good restaurant for families with the unlimited salad etc. A good Menu also, including some good vegetarian choices. Well done Harvester.

Just popped in to have lunch with one of my team and had probably the best lunching experience we could, thanks to Mark! What an absolute legend. So helpful and hilarious and the chips were pretty good too! Highly recommended.

Not sure where to start ... ok the service was very good and staff friendly and helpful. Now the food.... it was the worst food we have ever ate ! Pork belly was tough and bland. Veg and Yorkie was from frozen. My sons burger was burnt and the bun dry ! Wasn’t worth £10 let alone £50. Wouldn’t even feed to my dog!

Over priced, poor quality, and a "never return" eating place, for me. Salad bar was OK, but still waiting for my dessert!

Visited this harvester with a business colleague and very disappointed. Although it was 6pm on a quiet Monday there was alot not available on the menu .Excuses made about delivery dates were exactly that ..A excuse Haven't been to a harvester in a while and I won't be back in a hurry

I visited the restaurant last night at 930pm. There was one table leaving another finished who was chatting with the staff which is great to see as they found common ground and me who just arrived.I'm not interested in the decor or the cleanliness but others were and they had a valid point to make a decent clean is required but personally I didn't care in was tired very hungry and wanted to be in and out as fast as possible which is why I picked a empty carpark restaurant and I was staying next door over night.Pros Plenty of parking available and access was good. I didn't wait to be seated and I promptly ordered ready to go after all there was no one there and we all wanted the day to end so from car to salad cart I guess 5 to 10 mins tops. I took some salad as 2020 resolution is to eat better of course. I was advised there was no corn but offered steamed veg which was perfectly suitable for me so I will have steak salad and mixed steamed veg great, simple and I won't be keeping the site open everyone's a winner right?I tried some of the sauces now on offer I didn't like maple or garlic or any really they were terrible very sweet so stuck with salad cart sauces. Steak was dreadful didn't eat a single bite it was well over cooked as was the veg grey in colour and smelled dreadful too. I ate bread rolls and salad. I felt bad to review why I hadn't eaten anything as a former chef I know how criticism isn't accepted by most "chefs" I just wanted to pay and go, but honestly with no customers how can no care or attention been given in this simple cooked every day meal?Service was good, manager was understanding and I was asked to come back another time which I will.

Mark is amazing. Always so friendly and welcoming. I come back just to have a laugh with him. 10/10.

Went about 4.30pm for festive menu. Place was fairly empty. Got served quickly. Wasn’t really impressed with the festive turkey option - looked ok but turkey had a strange consistency. (Chicken would have been a better option) Carrots were quite hard and the gravy was consistency of thick custard. Roast potatoes were ok. The desserts were fine and the best bit was the ice cream (mr whippy style). Two courses and unlimited ‘pop’ was just under £19 each.

If you want bad service and cold food this is the place to go.However if you want food that is hot and served within 1 and half hours stay away.Booked table on line for 6pm. Arrived at 5:55pm to be told table not ready. Finally sat down at 6:15 and ordered, food eventually arrived at 7:20 and was lukewarm at best.We walked out and wont be returning.

Me and my partner came in with our daughter we were greeted really quickly by one of the members of staff i beleive her name was mel, she was polite & very professional. Our food came out quickly, it was very tasty! And the portions were great too! Compliments to the chef! I will most definatley be returning!

Good food, nice environment. Food arrived quickly and the service was excellent. I would recommend this restaurant.

Great food (very taste) nice atmosphere, family friendly and Will was a brilliant host 😁 a little quicker for drinks would of been bitter but we have had a brilliant time x

Great meal with lots of choice and very reasonably priced. Fsb service, quick and attentive waitress😊

I visited with my husband 12 & 2 year old. We had booked via the app which was lucky as it filled up pretty quickly ! We were promptly taken to our table along with a high chair. We were served by Jade who was fantastic ! She brought a colouring pack to the table for my daughter . When we ordered she asked if we would like our toddlers meal brought to the table first which was brilliant as she was hungry. The food was delicious and good value for money . Thank you Jade !

Missing chips on main, slow service, poor communication and very rude management, would avoid this place has seemed to gone down hill as used to be very good.

What a lovely place to dine, food was first class and the staff were second to none highly recommended

Booked online which was quick and easy. Great food, great service the restaurant and pub was clean and tidy

Nice chain restaurant, waitress staff was great and helpful explaining the strange menu. They could make it so much easier.

Dropped in on a very quiet saturday. Helpful friendly staff. Fòd was average as you would not expect. Place needs a good clean. Clear glass lampshades really need to be clear. Very unkempt gardens,lawns etc. Great selection of weeds. Don't bother, go to the Cuckoo just arround the corner.

You know what you are getting at harvester and it doesn’t disappoint. Great with kids and the staff are really friendly. Download the app and book a table through there - you’ll get sent money off vouchers :)

We popped in here on a Friday night in June after a long journey- we stayed at the holiday inn next door.

Found the harvester handy as near to the hotel ,had a lovely meal & drinks,good service & prices were very good.well located near to show grounds,not far from the A1.good choice of drinks & food.

Had a very nice dinner with my family in this Harvester and value for money was excellent. The person who served us was really good, friendly and efficient. Would definitely recommend eating here if you are in the area.

This place stank from the second I walked through the door, unfortunately I had to eat there due to a meal voucher provided by work.

Great vegan options, holly served us and she was fantastic. Great customer service. Had a very good meal with the family.

Staying at the Holiday Inn Express near the East of England show ground and thought that the harvester looked a fair prospect compared to microwave hotel food.

Excellent service by the team despite them being really busy because of the event at the Showground Food and drink came promptly, Holly was great

We were staying in a camper at the showground next door. It was a wet and very windy weekend and decided we didn't want to smell out our camper with fried food, so paid this Harvesyer for breakfast on two successive mornings.

Whenever there is a show at the showground this venue is always busy .

Imaginative food,nice salad bar and terrific service from Holly.Nothing was too much trouble,great suggestions,the order was spot-on and served with a great smile and lots of check-backs.Great Manager in James who has everything under control.Well worth a visit. Maz & Baz

there were ten of us and we were able to get a table foo was served quickly, plenty of choice, and lots of it, great salad bar

Was so disappointed... portions really tiny, all of us came away hungry. The chilli was brought out and we thought they had sent a child's portion by mistake. Service not good they seemed to be too busy chatting. Will not be using harvester again.

I go here for lunch. They have a great salad bar selection and some wonderful items on the menu. They dont make a fuss or bother, but it has to be said, they do provide good service. They seat you quickly, take your order extremely promptly and you are served within a matter of minutes. Fab service.

Robbie our waiter was insane and very nice to us while it was busy. There was no complaints and very kind to everyone equally and didn't rush about, he also made jokes when necessary and they made us feel at home! Thanks for today, this made our night defo recommend this place! Great work

Found myself and the family in Peterborough over the weekend and looking for breakfast on Sunday morning.

I'm currently here, but this will be the last time. Been here about an hour, still waiting for the starters to be cleared away. Harvester is not a cheap option anymore - and therfore not good value. Much of the service is now forced onto the customer - get your own drinks, salad, sauces. Lacklustre and not recommended.

Table for 16 for granddaughters birthday. Lovely meals and drinks for children free after the first one. Plenty of room for all. Service very good and waiter charming. He brought the birthday cake out at the end of our meal.

1* because no option for 0- we arrived early for our booking on NYE and said we were more than happy to have drinks at the bar whilst we wait. The door host was extremely rude and asked if we were planning on staying for the evening! She sat us down and then told us they needed the table back in and hour and a half because it was set for NYE, as if we weren’t out on NYE, I said that I would come back at the time of the booking as I didn’t want to be rushed and she said “well actually I’ve just cancelled your booking so I’ll have to put it back then” I said don’t worry and walked out. Employ staff with customer service skills and don’t speak to customers like rubbish and belittle them. You will not be getting our custom again and we previously used to enjoy eating here, we went elsewhere and had a lovely evening.

Took our twin granddaughters out for lunch and had a very nice meal. The service and staff were excellent and the food was very good. My steak was cooked as requested medium rare and everyone was pleased with their food offering.

Booked for a family meal for 5 for NYE.

Lovely meal. BUT..... would of liked a glass of Prosecco they do sell small bottles that's OK but sold out...reason to many Christmas party's who ever does the ordering has got it very wrong it's Christmas ???? Decaf Coffee.... nope they don't do decaf ?????? and when they did bring a coffee the waitress apologised for the lack of a saucer as they were all in the wash ????? and finally I ordered Gammon with pineapple and surprise surprise No pineapple. Someone needs to have a word with the management.

great place very close to hotel. good staff great food would go back again. we had starters main course and pudding i really enjoy all my food here.

Had a great family meal for the 4 of us , food was lovely , restaurant clean & cosy with fire going. First class service from our waitress Candice :-)

Arrived at 7.00pm and was told it would be 10 mins wait for a table even though there were loads of empty but uncleared tables. This should have been a clue really, but we waited actually less than 10 mins. We ordered 2 main courses at about 7.20, nothing unusual, in fact their standard gayer. At 8.00, I asked the waitress how much longer the food would be, to be told that it should be any minute (no apology). A further 15 minutes passed and still no food, so we got up and left the restaurant as by now I didn’t want to eat a large meal. It was a very disappointing experience and a place that I would not bother visiting again.

I visited yesterday with my mum and wife for an evening meal. Now we live locally and have been here many times before, but not for a long time. We had become disenchanted with the place but I am glad we decided to give it another go. The service was extremely good. My mum has mobility problems but they couldn’t have helped more. The new menu was great. We all enjoyed our food. Doggy bags were needed as the portions were generous. Overall excellent

Well what can I say, if you’re looking for a great meal in comfortable surroundings then don’t come here!

Disappointing new menu, great salad bar but food not cooked well staff surly and not helpful, will never return.

I can't really add anything to what Andrew E has already said in an earlier review. Sounds like he went the day before us.

I went to this restruant and had a lovely breakfast but the down side was they don't Carter for people with allgeries.

Well, we won't do that again, despite the lovely waitress and our bill being waived. Cold bacon, undercooked sausage, cold beans and mushrooms. No excuse guys, that was shocking.

It has been some time since we have been here. What we found may explain that or it has slowly declined.

Pleasant place, enthusiastic staff, food fine for the expectation. We have popped here when nearby a few times and usually done ok. Can be noisy early evening with families but that's to be expected at a family-friendly place.

Although we were one of the first to order our food it still took 45 minutes for it to arrive. The salad as always was good but the prices were high for what the main meals were if someone (3 of us) did not want salad. The main meals we ordered were ok except for the fish and chips. The piece of fish was a generous portion but sadly it turned out to be a large piece of batter with only a very small piece of fish inside and was not only unappetising but obviously unhealthy.

Recently dropped in for an impromptu meal, having used this place on several occasions before over the years, and always enjoyed it. Although it has been a while since our last visit, things have gone downhill from what we remember it being.

Pleasantly surprised by the range of beers on tap in this pub.

Took my daughter's and grandkids for a drink how disgusted to go and sit in the garden there was a dog tied to a table and no one there ,so went round near front and there was dog poo not good for little ones

For a decade, we have travelled to this pub 3 or 4 times a year to meet as a family and have a meal together. We travel from the North, family travels from the South. It has always served a purpose.

Friendly staff! Great for dietary needs! Good was great and great to get salad that you can help yourself to ad get more! Deserts need more choice for Gf visitors! Book a table if possible as it does get busy!

Normally my experiences here, of which there's probably 20+ visits over the years the food and atmosphere is normally good.

Myself and wife won a 2 course meal and drink which we had on Sunday lunchtime.

Hello!! I went into this harvester recently and had an amazing time with me and my family. We was served by what I believe her name was Amie, she was absolutely fantastic. She was very much concerned about how we all was doing regardless of if we was enjoying our food! The food was great I had the ribs and they was delicious, and as a customer of certain restaurants I do believe the food is a big part of the meal but also the service, which was fantastic thanks to our waitress really made the whole family and myself laugh thanks so much !

Came in at 8pm this evening, bike show on at arena so they had notice that it was going to busy. Stood at entrance for 20 mins only to be told we will seat you shortly. We could see half the restaurant filled with dirty tables where’s guests departed 20 mins prior. We were told by staff when questioned that they were short staffed NO KIDDING.... one bar person to serve a que of 12 people waiting and two floor staff. PATHETIC... just shut it if you can’t be bothered to staff it or run it properly.

A few visits here have been mostly excellent, but sometimes its popularity overwhelms staff and there is a bit of waiting to be done. The buzz is good though and the staff willing and delivery prompt once your order is in. Good Harvester grub and that lovely salad bar.

had to wait 10 minutes for some one to give us a seat one staff member who took are order had dirty hands and my spud was not cooked all the way though and to top it when I used the rest room the toilet door had no lock on it which looked like it been like it for a long time due to how many foot prints on the back of the door.

The gammon was barely cooked and tough, it was hidden under the egg. The chips were of a very low standard the thin ones, expected the chunkie ones. The peas were the poorest quality, tasteless and dry. The tiny tomatoe was overdone, the mushroom was the best very tastie.

This was a family easter get together with 10 of us, three generations. Table was booked for 2pm, Got there on time but the table was not ready. OK it's easter, everyone is busy so no problem, we waited in the bar. The table became available about 2.20 or so, a good table with plenty of room for all of us. Drinks were ordered, menus delivered and selections made. Then we were told what was not available so a number of us had to think again. Most just had salad for a starter, my wife and I had the baked brie with garlic bread which was ok. The wait for the main course seemed interminable. It finally arrived about 3.30. Most of us had ribs, which were barely warm with chips, which were burned beyond recognition in some cases and again not very warm, and coleslaw, which did not appear. I think they had run out. The servers were polite and friendly but slow. The bill arrived much quicker than any of the food. Overall - disappointing.

Harvester is generally our 'go to' as you know you're going to get good quality food at a reasonable price along with the salad bar, and there is always something for everyone to choose from.

I use this establishment as a local pub. The staff driven by Natalie and Kathy are superb. The manager of...

Sorry to say our last meal was very disappointing,steaks were a complete let down ,no personal touch by the waitress

we went here when we stayed at the holiday inn next door food was very nice free salad bar was brilliant also you can see the chefs cooking in the open kitchen the staff are very friendly and efficient very comfortable atmosphere lovely log fire as you walk in the front door very very welcoming

Came to celebrate New year's eve and what a good time we had. On arrival we were shown to our...

We booked as WE expected Sunday lunchtime to be busy; the place wasn't that full but they appeared short-handed. Service...

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This was the most inedible fish and chips EVER. Will not set foot in a harvester ever again . short...

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We went to the harvester for a family meal, there was a large group of us with children included. The...