Harvester Plough Chelmsford

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  Le Cullen

  ·2 months ago

  “On a complete opposite side to my review 2 years ago to The Harvester, this experience was not good at all. My family and I went to celebrate my birthday on Wednesday night at 7pm. Firstly, there was no parking. We waited in the car park for a space to open for around 10 mins, whereas my family decided to park on the road elsewhere and walk over. We then got sat in an area filled with scouts. Whilst I can appreciate that sometimes it may be loud, this was unacceptable. We needed to shout in order to even hear each other from across the table. We then got our salads (which is the main reason I am sure most people visit The Harvester). The salad bar was not stocked, no lettuce, low on sauces etc. Which was very disappointing. We ordered our mains and 4 out of the 5 of us were disappointed in the food quality. I can only speak for myself, as I ordered the pork belly with corn and bean salsa, and I had seen more corn on the floor by the salad bar than on my plate. The salsa was a tiny portion scattered across the plate, and was dry and sour. The only other notable things were the broccoli on my fathers plate genuinely smelled like B.O, and made my mother gag. Expectedly, we did not stay for dessert. Additionally, the meals that used to be of reasonable price, are now extortionate, paying £22 for 2 slices of pork belly, a few kernels of corn and a handful of chips. Given, we could have said something to the waitress, who was lovely, however we were so tired of having to shout over one another that at the end of it, we just wanted to leave. This is super unfortunate as we used to enjoy The Harvester at this location, and we have been going for 15 years at this point, however since we last visited it feels like a wholly different, and much poorer restaurant. I cannot say we would recommend to anyone, nor will we be returning.”

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  Aaron Seralathan

  ·3 months ago

  “Lauren was awesome!! We highly recommend the Eton Mess + Hot Drink combo, a lovely end to a filling dinner.”

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  Christine Carline

  ·3 months ago

  “Lovely food and helpful staff but we visited in hot weather after being told by AI that the place was fully air conditioned and it wasnt. The whole restaurant was very hot and humid so much so that we only stopped for mains and went home for dessert. A great pity they will not invest in air con as Im sure lots of people left early due to the heat.”

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  Rochelle king

  ·4 months ago

  “The food and service was good. Got a bit of harassment from a drunk bloke which made me and my children uneasy. But otherwise the beef burgers and chicken burgers were good. The sweet potato fries were amazing.”

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  Richard Baxter

  ·4 months ago

  “We visited on Sunday last week with our two grandsons and had a really nice lunch. I had the rib eye steak; one of the tastiest I’ve had. The kids both enjoyed their meals too, and they’re hard to please so well done to chef Bob. Service by Lauren was cheerful and attentive without making us feel hurried. The atmosphere was good despite the restaurant being almost full. Would happily recommend to others and we’ll definitely return again.”

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  Graeme

  ·5 months ago

  “We had an enjoyable meal here, served by Kelly. While not fine dining, this place deserves five stars as it delivers exactly what you'd expect - an enjoyable meal in a nice atmosphere with friendly staff at a reasonable price. Kelly was very nice and helpful and couldn't do enough for us. Our Chef was Bob and he prepared some very nice food for us. Menu is good value for money and has plenty of choice. Would recommend.”

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  Peter Laurence

  ·5 months ago

  “Great service. Table of seven with everything delivered to table in good time. Satisfying food well cooked. Our waitress was really good. She took great care to see that the children were attended to first and ensured that our table were happy. A very nice family evening. The children love the Harvester in particular. Well done the Plough team.”

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  Natasha McNamara

  ·11 months ago

  “We visited here on Tuesday with my partner and child for my 30th birthday. Dee was our waitress. She was lovely and kind the whole time we were there. Greeting us with a smile, checking we were okay and even came over with ice cream and candle to sing me happy birthday. She greeted our child by his name and made the evening lovely for us. The food was delicious. My partner got the tandoori skewers and I got the bbq chicken stack, £9 chicken Tuesdays. The portion size was perfect and tasted so lovely. The sage and onion chips reminded me of Christmas. Will definitely be back to this Harvester:)”

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  Matthew Barrett

  ·1 year ago

  “Visited on a busy Tuesday night, staff were friendly, and the atmosphere was pretty good. The food was tasty but it seemed overpriced in my opinion, £90 for 4 of us (1 kids meal and no alcohol). The sirloin for £20+ was very average, the half chicken was lovely, ribs were basic. Salad bar was nice except the salad bowls were dirty, had to get new ones. Would come back 👍”

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  Hatice Simsek

  ·2 years ago

  “It was amazing place .. The atmosphere in the restaurant , the food, the presentation is great. There is a buffet salad bar. There is a lot of variety in the salad bar. If you go without a reservation, it is almost impossible to find a seat. There is free parking and a garden area at the back. toilets are clean.”