The Royal (Harvester), Boston Manor

I am not a regular, but I often enjoy a meal here. Something I have always felt with Harvester is that there is a lot of choice on the menu; for starters, main course and dessert! The breaded mushrooms are amazing; the combination of crunchy breaded exterior, tender mushroom centre and succulent taste is an unrivalled sensation; and no, I don�t work for Harvester but they should pay me for that kind of advertisement! But PLEASE, PLEASE, WAIT FOR THE MUSHROOMS TO COOL DOWN OR RISK BURNING YOUR TONGUE! Oh, and the garlic and herb dip is delicious!

I hate sitting around waiting for my food but thanks to the salad bar you don�t have to! So go up and get yourself a salad and some bread, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME CROUTONS! (I think I spelt that right.) You can also have a refill soft drink, which is always good!

The service is great! I last ate there after returning from Amsterdam for New Years, and in Amsterdam the service was terrible! (Don�t get me wrong, I love Dutch people, especially partying with them, but don�t ask them to work while they�re working, they hate it!) So it was bank holiday Sunday after New Years, we got off the plane, got on the train and decided to go to Harvester. They were honest that they were busy and they were BUSY! But they worked extremely hard to make sure everyone was served as quickly as possible and our waitress was very sweet, friendly and polite.

The portions are a nice size (and I eat a lot! :-D), the layout is well planned and atmosphere is great! The only negative I can give is that they brought over a couple of spare plates that hadn�t been cleaned properly, so because of that one blip, 9 stars out of 10 instead of full marks. Get a better dishwasher!!!

6 Jan 2011 21:05