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US$9 - US$38
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Contemporary, Canadian
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed 6 days ago

Total disappointment. Lovely young waiters who looked like they were totally overwhelmed. Who on s Busy Friday night is in charge? 6 of us on the patio. Each of our meals came out at 10 minute intervals so out of politeness the whole table waited...to eat and food was cold. We kept having to remind the server that we had asked fir wine. No one finished their meals the food lacked flavour and was doused in gravy/ sauce. My jerk chicken looked like a bottle of hot sauce had been poured over everything. And it was to hat to eat.It was ridiculously overpriced. Won’t go back.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

We really our meal at Harvest! All of our food was excellent and the owner was exceptionally friendly. The building itself is really special, as well as the property out back, where I was told they have live music on warm days. There are so...few properties like this left in the Durham region. It’s a really special spot, and I would highly recommend it!More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed March 25, 2023

Staff were friendly and attentive, however the food itself was somewhat forgettable. When our party arrived on a rainy and windy evening, a signboard had blown down and was blocking the front entrance. No problem, we picked it up and moved it out of the...way.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 6, 2023 via mobile

Family meal - drinks took too long, appetizer cold, white pasta cold and sticky, salmon smelled awfully fishy, my wife asked for salad with her burger - got fries. Server asked us if we wanted dessert menu for meals that included dessert and we waited...20 mins for cappuccino while we could hear the server asking if anyone could find the cappuccino pods - then asked us if we wanted milk in it? Music too loud - overall really just not a pleasant experience. We live locally and lately this experience seems to be more common at what was once a delightful place to eat. I hope they figure it out soon…….More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed January 1, 2023

Absolutely horrible service and food. Please done take a chance on this place! The server who is also the owner was not present at all. We waited 2 hours and had to get our dessert to go! His excuse was that they are at capacity!...Please also check the google reviews. They would have been better off only booking 20 guests and providing an amazing service but now they have a bunch of upset customers who will never return again. Profits over quality will ruin this place.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed December 17, 2022 via mobile

The food is sub par for the price. Restaurant was freezing, bathroom had no soap Service was very slow, our plates were not taken away for ages Coffee was cold yet she said it was a fresh pot Steak was not med rare. Mashed potatoes...were liquid and lumpy Risotto was tasteless Brussel spouts were too acidic Disappointed to say the leastMore

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed October 23, 2022

Service was poor, orders were incorrect, some food was cold, entrees were not served at the same time (some were finished eating by the time others received their food), overcharged (they forgot to bring coffee but still charged for it).

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed August 2, 2022 via mobile

The food and service were awful. The halibut was dry and flavourless and it was served with dry rice (not the advertised risotto) and also not with the advertised broccolini and beets. We sat with empty glasses most of the night. The fries were cold...with the steak on a bun. Our server was very sweet and working exceptionally hard but they were clearly very short staffed. Very disappointed and will not be returning for a long time.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed July 1, 2022

I order take out regularly for me and my family and I do not have a single complaint. The food is exceptional. I have been on the patio multiple times and it is beautiful especially with all the lights and live music the experience is...exactly what I hope for each time. Most certainly will be recommending this restaurant to friends and family.More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed June 20, 2022

This place need to up their game asap. The food is bad, the kitchen is obviously a mess as the wait times are horrendous and sending food out cold with no care is unacceptable. wait staff again don't care if you enjoyed the overly price...food. Could be such a great place if they get these things sorted. Word is out this place is not good!!More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed June 12, 2022 via mobile

We had eaten here once before and food was awesome but this time our experience was not great! Our waitress had no idea what apps were available, told us the menu was online but then came back to say some things were not available and...totally forgot to order one of our apps! Charcuterie was large but mostly colbassa type meats, 2 cheese cubes, jarred olives and just not up to standard. The pork tenderloin and jerk chicken saved the evening. Burger was under cooked and we were not sure whether it was made fresh because the waitress had no idea. Staff definitely should know what they are serving! Disappointing at $250 for 4 people! Great Sax player and lovely outdoor patio. When it started to rain outside they put us inside and upstairs in a dingy room with no light and very dated surroundings. Yes we had a reservation! I feel like we need to go back another time but almost afraid to…….just being honest.More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed April 23, 2022 via mobile

So disappointing, we reserved a table a month in advance for a special Birthday dinner with friends, wanting a good table. We got a table that felt like a overflow table on a landing of a multi-floor level house. Where wait staff were constantly running...up and down the stairs. Our reservation was for 7:30pm, after ordering drinks, the waiter who turns out to be the owner, took our food order, two of our party ordered Jerk Chicken supreme. The waiter/owner told us it would be 25 minutes for the Jerk chicken. That would be reasonable for us. 1.5 hours later still no food to be seen, even after getting a 2nd drink order and more bread for table, waiter/owner even forgot that we already ordered 2nd round drinks. He mentioned 45 minutes ago that our food was coming up immediately. At 9:15pm we gave up. Told him that we are leaving, he again tried to convince us to stay, saying food was coming up, but we already made up our mind to leave. He did the right thing and waived the drinks that we consumed. We left the restaurant and went somewhere else. We were so disappointed it seemed that everyone else got their food, and our table was the forgotten ones. A successful restaurant does not have the actual owner doing the waitstaff position. He susposed to be directing his staff to do the work, if Restaurant is short staffed, hire more employees. It really felt like Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen with the mess ups with the ticket times. Sorry we won't be backMore

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed April 10, 2022

This was our first visit to Harvest and our real first nice dinner out since Covid started. I booked a table for 4 people. Initial thoughts were very positive, we were greeted well and the server was very pleasant. He let us know there was...a large party upstairs so a delay in service was possible. We ordered drinks, a starter, and mains. We advised that one of our party was lactose intolerant and could not have the risotto with the salmon, he said they would prepare a portion without, not sure if that is possible. The starter was ok, a shared charcuterie meat and cheese board but only 4 crackers, not great. The mains arrived, the salmon, sitting on its own with some vegetables, no risotto for $34; the other orders came out, and the food was cold on all four plates. I called a server over to ask where my partner's side was, she went to check and then a manager came over and said they cannot do risotto without cream, would plain rice be ok, that was fine, they sent out a bowl of risotto? We wanted more drinks with our mains and ordered wine, but it never arrived. When the server picked up our plates, he asked how it was I commented "disappointing" He said he would provide a 30% discount on each bill, very generous, however, I would happily have paid the full bill for decent food and an enjoyable evening. We were so looking forward to the evening, instead, we all came away thinking, we would not go back. If you have a full booking for the restaurant, you have to be able to execute and provide both excellent food and service, sadly this did not happen.More

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed February 19, 2022 via mobile

Charcuterie was excellent, fresh salad and great main courses. Wine list was awesome too. Quaint atmosphere in an old Victorian home!

Date of visit: February 2022
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Reviewed August 24, 2021

We were a party of six for dinner on the patio. The good: beautiful backyard patio, excellent appetizers and drinks, excellent halibut and chicken, steaks just okay (dry) to good, excellent desserts. Pleasant servers. The bad: forcing an awkward app to order everything for six...people was a disaster.m that ruined our dinner experience. Our reservation was for 7 pm, we got seated at 7:10pm, and were immediately advised we had 1.75 hours only to stay. With the app nightmare we only got drinks at eight o’clock, no bread in the meantime, food later when we were starving. The awkward app took way too long for six people’s orders. using a small iPhone to navigate. Usually in a restaurant you order drinks, and then decide on appetizers and main course. Here we were told to order everything upfront. We requested a paper menu but this was refused “due to covid”. Say what? Every other restaurant has prior menu, why not this establishment?We were under a loud music loudspeaker and had to request twice for the volume to be lowered so we could hear each other talkMore

Date of visit: August 2021
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Yes, I think it would be very kid friendly as there is a "Kid's Menu". The restaurant is divided into sections that would be perfect for diners that want a family dinner.
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  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4