Harvester Rising Sun Dartford

Exquisite Service With Delectable Dining Delights

As a culinary adventurer setting sail through the tempestuous seas of restaurant reviews, one occasionally docks at delightful ports like this local charmer. Service here waltzes with a polished flair, primarily led by curiously omnipresent servers such as Lee, Shannon, and the delightful Darcey, who certainly know their menus better than perhaps their own shoe sizes. These guardian angels glide unobtrusively with refills before you realize your glass is empty - elementary intelligence to be admired in this service-deserted age. The atmosphere hums with comforting busy-ness akin to being wrapped in an enthusiastic embrace by people you've only just been introduced to, and yet feel oddly at home with.

Culinarily speaking, attributes like 'value for money' are whispered with reverence. The rib eye might compete with some premium offerings elsewhere, and salads make vigorous yet credulous attempts to pass off as a health halo. While constructive criticisms pester with an occasional nod towards the often beleaguered salad bar monopolized by the early birds of dining hours, the food commendably tries not just to fill bellies but hearts too. Despite minor ruffles, this place embraces its clientele with amusing hospitality and suffices to leave pleasant aftertastes stronger than those offered by eateries seeking consumer loyalty via perfunctory vouchers. Shall I return? Certainly. If only to experience the spectacle that is Emma's dessert theatricals once more. — Penelope Savory