The Millstream Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food absolutely delicious and the drinks on point."
• "The burgers and chicken here absolutely ROCK! Well nice."
• "The food was brilliant couldn’t fault it."
• "Food was excellent."
• "The food was excellent - especially the roast."
• "Food tasted as good as it looked."
• "If the main meal was delightful the desert was divine."

Cons:

• "Food expensive and small portions."
• "The nachos were the best, and now they are just average."
• "Didn't enjoy the rotisserie chicken, the skin wasn't crispy."
• "Fish seabass overcooked not overly hot veg and the cheesecake well they called it that but it was so sweet."
• "The fish was very oily and the chicken was just tasteless."
• "The Signature Salad was bland and the red cabbage was overpowered by vinegar."
• "The roast pork was dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff and pleasant environment."
• "The staff were great as always though, friendly, helpful and attentive."
• "The service was very good though."
• "Staff are pleasant and always up for a chat."
• "Staff were very friendly and the service was good."
• "Service was definitely slow and I wouldn't accept the table we were sat at in future."
• "The service was superb, food was served quickly with no mistakes."

Cons:

• "The manager was rude and told us no, it wasn't his problem."
• "Got show to my table and told someone would come and serve drinks ... been here ten minutes now and I'm just getting ignored."
• "We won't be returning for a while."
• "Why did he single us out and lie that there was no food yet there was?"
• "When the food first came they gave us the wrong tables food."
• "Service on the day was very slow and not very attentive despite not being busy."
• "The service was very poor Really let down the birthday celebrations."

Ambiance and Layout

Pros:

• "The Millstream is really well set out - it's quite a big place but the layout makes it feel quite cosy."
• "Nice enough pub with decent atmosphere. Probably quite a good family pub, plenty of car parking spaces."
• "A cosey venue with outdoor seating fair amount of parking."
• "Such a beautiful setting."
• "It's just stunning and quirky."
• "Lovely funky decor although the history of the mill seems to have been lost in its conversion to 'the boathouse'."
• "Wonderful nautical themed pub and restaurant (grill) by a small river which has cozy nooks and crannies inside to sit and chill during the winter and a fabulous deck overlooking the river (stream) and stunning willow trees in the summer."

Cons:

• "The tables where you eat is also the smoking area which was a little annoying, not nice eating amongst the smokers."
• "The tables were a little close and two large parties were placed either side of us."
• "So sad that this pub has gone down hill."
• "We were made to feel incredibly unwelcome by the manager Mark."
• "The prices have risen but the quality has decreased."
• "Initially seated directly in front of where the food was being prepared so glaring lights, noise form cooking and waiting staff back and forth."
• "We went to the millstream today and it was awful the meal was mass produced and the worst thing of all was that it was cold inside, no heating on at all people were having their meals with their overcoats on."

Value

Pros:

• "The meals are great value, king sized fish possibly a bit too much."
• "The food is reasonably priced, and as per the picture, they don't mess about when it comes to portion size."
• "Nice selection of wine although expensive."
• "On top of that the price was very reasonable."
• "Great food and very fair prices."
• "Food was great for a reasonable price and lots to choose from."
• "The atmosphere was warm light not bright! Welcoming light back ground music."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately will not be back any time soon."
• "The prices have risen but the quality has decreased."
• "I would say avoid this place unless you want to throw money down the drain."
• "Food was OK and good value. But someone needs to tell them they are not in London, £4.90 for a pint of lager."
• "The steak and chips were stone cold and the 1/4 chicken was a thigh smaller than what you would buy in sainsburys and the steak was burnt and served cold."
• "Overall very disappointing and poor experience."
• "Terrible food for the amount of money, menu sounds 100% more appetising than what you’re actually served."