Harvester Llandarcy Neath

1. Decided on a breakfast here for the first time, on a Saturday morning. Usually, a Harvester is a great treat and something different and special. Well.. before I continue, I shall give the positives. The waitress that served us was absolutely great in every way.. didn’t get her name sadly. The food tasted great and plates were left empty (though I did notice quite a few other people around us leaving food.. why?.. I don’t know!). Sadly, there is where the positives end.
   While the food tasted great and was all eaten, it was not strictly HOT and some would have sent it back. We were placed next to a window and there was a draught cooling us and the food down. Kept the best ’til last.. for an establishment that is solely there to serve food and drink for human consumption, the place is in a very poor state of mess with dirtiness and disrepair all around. Photos are included that intend to show the following… On the outside – broken and uneven pavements on the approach causing potential for trip hazard, woodwork on buildings in a state of rot due to deteriorated and flaking paintwork through poor maintenance, general appearance of grubbinness.
   On the inside, some tables had poorly maintained surfaces that were in need of maintenance that would give rise to breeding grounds for bacteria, most of the cloth-covered chairs were dirty, with grubbinness on the backs where they’d been repeatedly handled and not cleaned while one chair had parts of the surface coating that had been peeling off for some time, more breeding ground for bacteria.
   I ventured to check the toilets on the upper floor and found door after door with dirtiness on both sides including the door to access the baby changing room for goodness sake. There was general dirt and grubbinness on almost all of the walls leading through to the toilets. Climbing the carpeted stairs to the first floor, one sticks to the carpet due to years of ingrained filth. Inside the toilet room itself was cleaner than the doors, corridors and stairs to reach it, but the walls in there were in need of cleaning and a refresh of paint.
   Sadly, THIS Harvester is one eating establishment that I cannot recommend at the moment since I feel it is a breeding ground for disease in its current state.

2. Just had a lovely meal with my partner, friendly greeting and sat straight away by the manager. Our server was Paula, amazing women, couldn’t do enough, efficient and friendly. Food was delicious with no wait at all really. Salad bar was fresh and stocked even tho we were dinning later than the average person. Too full for a desert unfortunately but will definitely return again. Thanks all.

3. We walked in and were greeted in a friendly manner, we barely had enough time to get a drink from the bar before our table was made ready (we were a little early!) and, as I had booked online, all my requests were met. We both had a starter and main (see pics) I have a gluten allergy and was recommended to try the Glass Onion App but that staff would be more than happy to double check anything if I asked. Everything was cooked perfectly and was delicious! My husband had the Rocky Horror dessert and said it was also delicious!
   Service was quick and any queries we had were met with helpful responses. Cerys, our server, was lovely and added that extra touch of sparkle to our experience. We had a lovely 20th wedding anniversary meal here and will definitely be returning next time we are visiting our daughter!

4. We ordered a classic breakfast and pancakes with delicious fruit. All food was nice and cooked very well

5. Rosie our waitress was very friendly and helpful . Excellent service and lovely food

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