Harvester Rising Sun Dartford

"Sigh… Harvester just continues to spit in the face of its customers by serving overpriced bad food. Starter was chicken goujons. Where I got 4 of the skinniest bits of chicken and my partner only got 3 pieces. Partners main was “the dirty one”, burger. Overcooked patty smothered in sauce with a tasteless hash brown hidden inside. She wanted the cod and chips but wasn’t told until ordering that there was no cod. My main was the ultimate combo. The only passable thing on my plate was the ribs. The chicken was small and bland. The wings were coated in the same bbq sauce from the bottle at every table, pulled pork was mush, pork belly was a grilled blob of fat that didn’t melt like butter in your mouth. The chips are atrocious. The only word I can associate with them is dead. Tasteless and quite a few empty sleeping bags (no potato inside). My daughter had chicken goujons and chips. She ate the goujons and a quarter of her ice cream dessert. Total bill £70.05. I am aware that the Harvester is a chain and that many of the stores will be supplied by the same suppliers but the food just isn’t good enough. I don’t even think the majority of the issue is with the cooking of the food, it’s the food itself. It’s just bad."

"First visit since the refurb and rather pleased with the new modern look. We had a drink at the bar and proceeded to check in for 7 pm reservation and seated promptly. Our waitress took our order timely where the food was served nice and hot. I must say that we thought that the food was good value served in a nice environment. All in all we enjoyed the evening and will definitely be back."

"I came here the week it re-opened & ordered from the festive menu, which was yum. So I decided to come back again, this time with my son. The service was great, salad bar had plenty of salad but, they didn't have mine or my sons, first choice of starters, apparently all sold out. So I ordered tomato soup. It was not tomato soup, it was a bowl of cream with a thick dollop of tomato paste sitting in the middle. The server actually said to me when she bought it over "I think they were a little heavy handed with the cream", well that's an understatement. Anyway, she said that if I didn't like it, she would take it away & get me another one. However, as she was very busy, by the time she returned, some 10 minutes or so later, our main course was ready to be served. So she took the uneaten bowl of cream away & said it would be removed from my bill. I just cannot understand how a chef can send out a bowl of cream instead of a bowl of tomato soup with a drizzle of cream. Did he/she not stop & think that most people do not like that amount of cream with their soup. Other than this hiccup, the rest of the food was lovely & I cannot fault the staff, they're always very friendly."

"Was given a gift card at Christmas to have a meal with the boyfriend and am glad we chose to eat here we was welcomed and seated quickly . Both laddies who served us was very polite and was very helpful with the questions that was asked . Food is reasonably priced and the portion sizes are good ! Good selection at the unlimited salad bar and bread rolls ."

"We were greeted at the door by a less-than-pleasant host which set a bad precedent. However, our server Alison, was excellent! She was very caring and kind, stopping in to ask how our food is. The food was great for a fair price. Will be back again for sure!"