St Davids - Cwmbran

Staff didnt want to serve us the moment we come through the door. Lots of stock missing. Awful place. Salad bar was missing the suaces wasnt helpful at all food arrived minus items very cold an chips were very hard, next time pontypool refear us to here it will be rejected would not recommend to any one.

The young lady who served us was first class and the main reason it got two stars. The food was bland, the salad cart was poor and you got the feeling they wanted to close up. Not a good experience and will not be returning. The place has always had mixed reviews but wanted to see for himself, wish I hadn’t bothered.

My fifth review of a Harvester in the south wales area.
Nice place to eat, clean, tidy good decor and friendly staff. Probably the smallest Harvester I will ever eat at and not in an ideal location. There is no car parking other than taking your chance in the Morrisons car park opposite, you get three hours free parking if you shop at Morrisons which gives you time to eat at Harvester, "yes you will get a much better breakfast at Harvester than Morrisons". I will say Cymbran is a lovely place with a few beauty spots like Cymbran boating lake" to name one.

I do like to eat toast with jams and or Marmalade and a pot of tea before breakfast "its almost indulgent" and yes it comes with the build your own breakfast.

Had great service tonight. We were seated promptly and had Ella wait on us for the hour we were there. She worked very hard, not only with our table but with others, too. Just want to say thank you to Ella for your genuine service. It’s so appreciated!

Went here with my young daughter and her friend on a Saturday, not particularly busy. By far the worst meal I have ever had anywhere. Ordered myself chicken kebab meal. Tasted like it had been pre-cooked sometime ago, very dry, chips were also precooked and re-heated then left to go cold. No usual passing waitress came by during meal to ask how it was; otherwise I would have complained then.
I did complain after the meal when I requested the bill, I told the waitress (the above) she did ask if I wanted to speak to the Manager but I said no, I was in a rush but to tell the chef and Manager please.
I begrudgingly paid, when I got home I emailed the Harvester with my complaint few weeks ago, as I felt ripped off, to date I have not had a reply to my email, disappointing. So here I am with my Google review.
Not wishing to slate any other Harvester as I have eaten at different ones before and enjoyed. I would not recommend anyone eaten at the Cwmbran Harvester in the town. Awful. If I could zero or minus-Stars I would

I had dinner here at this Harvester tonight with my wife and some friends. The first thing I noticed when we walked through the door is how friendly the staff were. We were immediately attended-to and seated, despite the fact we had arrived without a booking on a Friday evening.

We had two children with us, and the staff even took the time to interact with them, which really made the atmosphere more friendly.

We all ordered the from the "3 courses for £16.99" menu. I had the breaded mushrooms to start, the dirty burger as a main, and the ice cream sundae for dessert.

The salad bar was clean and there was no cross contamination or spillages between the different ingredients on the salad bar, which is one of my pet hates with salad bars in other restaurants.

The starters arrived promptly. I can only speak to my starter (the breaded mushrooms) which was very tasty. Reminded me of garlic mushrooms you can get from a takeaway. There were not many on the plate, but that's understandable given that this is a starter.

I will admit I made a mistake with the main. I ordered the dirty burger with the dirty fries, and a doubled-up burger. The meal arrived and the burger was absolutely massive. It was really tasty, but unfortunately I couldn't finish it all. One thing I will say is that it's a rather messy one to eat, so keep the napkins on-hand. I'll definitely be ordering it again, but only opting for the one burger next time!

The sundae I had for dessert was really nice as well. It's essentially a warm brownie, chocolate sauce, ice cream, and whipped cream. Then a waffle cone and fudge sprinkles on top. Perfect if you're a chocolate fan.

Overall I really enjoyed the food and the staff made the experience even more enjoyable. My wife and I will definitely be coming back here again.

So my wife booked a table for us on Sunday 4th December 2022 as it was my birthday. We received great service from Lisa C (Thank you so much) and i ordered a burger with all the trimmings from the Christmas menu as part of a 2 course meal priced at £15.99 (Order No: 5581). The meal arrived warm (but i hate complaining) so began to eat (as a man we can smash these meals in 5 minutes right?) well, the burger was very tough, i didn't cut the burger, it chopped. On close inspection the outer burger was burned, it really was awful. We did then complain but to be honest i just wanted to get out of there. Our complaint fell on deaf ears and we were charged full price. I'm afraid after 9 years of custom we won't be back. Sub-Standard food at inflated prices. A horrible meal.

Went to Cwmbran it was not a good experience, it started with when I asked for garlic bread sorry we don’t have any in fact there wasn’t much on the menu. Gave our orders for our main meal and told we could help ourselves to salad, what salad? there was only lettuce, tomato, beetroot and coleslaw, no croutons or onion and bacon bits.ordered drinks I had a Bacardi and coke only to be told no Bacardi. When the food came the chips were cold. The one positive thing was the girl that served us was great felt really sorry for her as she was running around while the other members of staff were all shouting and having a good laugh, if it was me I’d be furious.
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