The Harvester

this really isn’t my favorite harvester, we have one in my home town which is alright, but the one here has a way different feel. the food has always been below average too, I mean you know that the food is going to be michelin starred or anything (though the spitroast chickens are fresh and delicious) but we got the dipping dessert and the brownies were frozen the whole way through. not pleasant.

Great value for money and fantastic starter bar, the kids love it!

Good value for ££ family restaurant. The food is good i’d give ⁶⁄₁₀. however with this in mind i have been back a number of times. You may have to wait at times but we’ve never waited more than 15 mins. The staff are helpful and polite. try it
Have been back with the family but slightly disapointed on the last visit the food was not very good, some of it was cold and other bits burn’t still the staff were helpful perhaps it was an off day ??

lovely place with friendly staff, you get a very warm welcome every time you visit, the food is priced very well and taste’s great.

The Harvester at Stanway, Colchester, serves mainly chicken with the famed salad cart. Although the menu has expanded in recent years, the restaurant still only offers a limited choice of dishes — chicken, chicken with sauce, chicken with pasta with only the odd steak here and there. As I have already mentioned, the salad cart is a nice touch, allowing you to help yourself to salad, cold pasta, potato salad and bread. I can often take some time to secure a table upon arriving, forcing you to sit and drink decidedly overpriced drinks from the bar. In all, good food but a limited choice three stars.

The Harvester is located on a busy main road it has quite a small car park and most nights can be a struggle to find a place to park. But I happen to live just round the corner so I go there quite regularly.
The restaurant has undergone a redevelopment inside and looks ten times better then what it did before. This makes for a nice atmmoshere. At times you will have to wait a long time for a table but this sign of a good restaurant when it’s always busy everyday of the week.
It is even busy during the day due to the reduced prices of already cheap food with access to the salad bar which is brilliant because you will not need to get a starter and is included with every meal.
I have always found the service in the Harvester first class considering how much you pay regularly costs me £25 with drinks and deserts when I go there with my girlfriend and about £20 at lunch time but it depends on what you order.
You seem to always get a nice sized portion and I have never left there feeling I could eat more. I have also been there many times with a large group of people and still never had a problem food has always been fantastic.
Overall it is good value for money