The Harvester, anywhere

This was the first in a bizarre couple of nights eating out at either end of the spectrum of British eateries. I went with my 77 year old mum (her treat) and my 5 year old daughter. The Ruislip Harvester is a big old 1930s roadhouse pub which actually was the first place I ever bought alcohol (half a bottle of scotch to drink in the park when I was 15 or 16. I was sick as a dog and have never drunk the stuff since). It was only about 5.45 but was packed with families tucking into their early bird specials. We joined them. The menu is very meat heavy with few veggie choices and only a few fish. I had a stodgy and pretty tasteless penne with tomato sauce. The garlic bread was the best bit. My mum expressed herself happy with her chicken and meat concoction and my daughter ate most of her fish and chips. I tried her fish and had one chip. both were pretty tasteless. There was also the free salad bar which was nondescript, although I wonder why pineapple features We had soft drinks and the bill was £21.86.

There was no real ale on offer. The decor was very tired and the floor was filthy with dropped food. Is this good value? I can see if you're going out with a family it probably is but the quality of the food was pretty awful.
1/5