The Harvester, Tarpots in Castle Point

Had a great all you can eat breakfast here, so yummy, guy who served us was great too.

Great place for a good meal! The staff is really accommodating, friendly and helpful!

The rice was dry and crispy but the rest of the food was lovely. I cannot really fault the quality of the food. Compliments to the kitchen!Unfortunately, the restaurant was just about acceptably clean.But the toilets were positively disgusting!The waitress was miserable, I don't like having my salad served by someone else, the salad selection is really limited and much less choice than it used to be.I ordered coffee and mini desert to be then told the coffee machine was broken. I cancelled my order and went to the toilet. However, the mini desert was on the table when I returned. I queried this to be told 🤷🏽‍♀️ "don't worry" BUT I was charged full price for the coffee and desert.On the whole, the restaurant is of a much lower standard than other Harvesters I have recently visited

Best Meal in a whileI haven't visited the Tarpots in years but randomly we chose to go there, booking ahead online, which was painless, parking and putting reg details in the foyer machine(also not a trauma).The staff were friendly and efficient and arriving Sunday at 12.30 it was pleasantly quieter, although by the time we left there was a build up.You no longer pick your own salad (which I found a relief as I always worried about cross contamination before) you follow your service assistant and tell them what you would like.Being vegiatarian I had a choice of several dishes (which thankfully did not feel like afterthoughts) and chose the camembert and cherry tomato tartlet, it was devine! Jacket potato was cooked perfectlyOnly complaint the coleslaw was bland.My partner chose a burger in blue cheese. He too was delighted with his choice.All of the staff were exceptional and Kye was an absolute credit to himself, remaining cheerful, easy going and yet on top of everything.We do not go out to eat much and this was a well chosen treat.We never have dessert and regrettably I chose an Eton mess which I couldn't finish but my other half managed his crumble delighted.Will we go back? YesAnything that could be improved on?This is just a minor observation reflecting on a previous meal in my hometown.Maybe a separate menu for vegans and vegitarians, with all of the options available.Other than that I could not fault it.

Only given 1 star as I have to. 5 of us went for a Mothers Day breakfast and had booked a table for 10:30. We were seated on time which was was nice as the restaurant was understandably very busy. Placed our food order 15 minutes after seating but by watching the food come up for the tables around it quickly became apparent that they were either overbooked or understaffed. Our food finally arrived at 11:55 making this lunch rather than breakfast and when it did quite simply it was terrible. 1 order was wrong - had to accept it as didn't have time to wait for a replacement - Mediterranean Eggs turned up cold with 2 other meals adequate at best. By far the worst part of this shambolic visit is what they tried to deliver to my 2 year old though. She had pancakes with Chocolate Sauce and Strawberries (was supposed to be banana but they had run out). Her plate was brought to the table by a waitress holding it in a doubled over tea towel, I took the plate from her to pass to my toddler (we were in a booth) and burnt my hands. This would have done some serious damage to my child had she of touched it! When I complained the plate of food was taken away and the same food was returned on a cold plate. When the food was returned we inspected it and the pancakes were dry and the strawberries were still hot, its at this point it became very obvious her food had been sitting at the pass for a considerable amount of time to end up in this state and for the plate to be untouchable! All in all, 2 inedible meals, 1 wrong meal and 2 adequate at best. Do yourself a favour and find a cafe, may have to spend a little more but trust me it will be worth it!

Does what it says on the tin. This place is walking distance from me, so sometimes its easier than cooking a Sunday dinner. Staff are friendly & food is hot. The tables can be a bit sticky, but they are cleaned. Beer & wine well priced.

We ate at The Tarpot Harvester this evening and what a delightful experience it was. We were greeted and shown to our table by a lovely youngster who was very polite. We were then served by a very tentative, friendly and charming waiter, Kye. The food was pretty yummy too.. All in all, a lovely evening. Thank you!

Nice salmon with mash & veg, hot & tasty. Hubby had chicken combo with chips good as usual.Service was quick except when we wanted our salad from the cart as it is no longer self service there was quite a queue. At one point we were thinking maybe our meal would be served before we got our salad but it wasn't, thankfully.This was our only moan though & as we made use of a 50% voucher we got a really brilliant meal.

What an incredible visit !From start to finish the customer service we received was so friendly.Breakfast with Santa had a very warm and cosy feel. Will become our new family Christmas tradition.Thank you for making a magical Christmas memory

Lovely food and since it reopened from being in lockdown the menu seems to have changed for better. Lots to choose from on the menu for all ages and different options for people that are vegan or vegetarian. I went for the ultimate mixed grill add it was cooked to perfection. always loved harvester and the staff are always friendly