Brampton Mill Huntingdon Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "Excellent presentation, flavour and texture from starters, mains and dessert."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."
• "The food did taste good and had potential, but sadly was ruined by the temperature."
• "The Sunday dinner was delicious and all staff were lovely and very attentive."
• "The beef dripping sauce was absolutely beautiful with the burger and definitely something I’d order again."
• "The pork belly and scallops who awful. The scallops were raw and the pork belly was extremely fatty."
• "The squid and scallops were especially wonderful and the cod & chips also really good."
• "The food, cooked by Lee, was incredible. The menu caters for all tastes."

Cons:

• "The venue is charming, but the food just isn’t nice."
• "My pizza was burnt and overcooked and impossible to cut with blunt knives, so I left a lot."
• "The prawn starter was short on prawns, but sauce was very good. My pizza was burnt."
• "The food was not up to the previous standard."
• "The beef was overcooked. The belly pork was more fat than meat. The chicken was very dry."
• "The food was pricey and average at best."
• "The food was ok, definitely not 5 stars worth."
• "Food was adequate ish for the price, but staff were rude, and service was very poor."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so friendly and attentive."
• "Service was slow and simple things like clearing plates took forever."
• "Chloe (server) and Lee (chef) were amazing for our festive lunch! The service, speed of order and quality of food were all 5 star."
• "The staff are great, for me could be a bit warmer."
• "The service was hit and miss, we were told there was no tables so we'd have to eat in the bar."
• "Service was friendly but very slow."
• "Service was good but a little slow as quite busy - the staff are always polite and attentive."
• "The service was amazing from when we walked in to when we left."

Cons:

• "Service was slow and simple things like clearing plates took forever."
• "Sadly the food arrived cold, and barely with gravy."
• "We spoke to one of the staff members telling them the food was cold."
• "The service was hit and miss, we were told there was no tables so we'd have to eat in the bar."
• "Service was friendly but very slow."
• "It took so long for cutlery to come that our food was cold by the time we ate it."
• "Service was very poor, and slow and the restaurant wasn’t even that busy."
• "Service was shocking the deserts we ordered came out before the starters."

Ambiance and Setting

Pros:

• "The venue is charming."
• "Lovely place well positioned with the river either side of it."
• "A beautiful location and traditional but cosy Mill."
• "Ambience: 5-star; Food selection and quality: 4-star; Service: 4-star."
• "Beautiful pub in a lovely setting."
• "The setting is lovely, great venue."
• "Nice place, first time visit."
• "The rear garden patio used to be our favourite place to enjoy a summers afternoon."

Cons:

• "The restaurant a little shabby but ok."
• "Old-world charm, but signs of cosmetic neglect."
• "The food was tasty but let down by too much leek in Sunday roast and food wasn't hot when served."
• "The atmosphere in the pub was lovely, the staff were lovely and very attentive."
• "The atmosphere is nice and the menu is more in the ££ side."
• "The atmosphere was sadly ruined by a member of staff who I presume to be one of the managers jokingly singing."
• "The atmosphere is the best (dunk your head near the bar tall people)."
• "The atmosphere was quite nice, with an open fire and pretty surroundings."

Pricing and Value

Pros:

• "Lunch menu was reasonable in price around £20 per person for 3 courses."
• "You can have a nice dinner for 19 GBP, they offer a wide variety of delicious dishes."
• "The only small point were that 2 sets of scallops were cooked nicely but not caramelised and my roast veggies were cold. No other issues at all. Good value as well."
• "£110 for two a little pricey but we left full and relaxed."
• "Fantastic customer service. Amazing setting. Loved the fresh flowers inside, too."
• "Great Food and Pub! Very English architecture, clean, great service at reasonable prices."
• "Nice selection and lovely staff. Food was prepared well and we had mixed drinks too."
• "The food was excellent but the service wasn't and it really took the edge off the evening."

Cons:

• "Loses a star because the price was slightly steeper than what I would normally go for."
• "The food was ok, definitely not 5 stars worth."
• "The food was pricey and average at best."
• "Food was adequate ish for the price, but staff were rude, and service was very poor."
• "The drinks are excessive. Having been charged £9.50 for 2 bottles of alcohol free Peroni."
• "My partners prawn starter was only tepid and lacked the chilli hit, her belly pork and scallops again was warmish."
• "Service was friendly but very slow. Had to ask several times for things and remind."
• "Food was great, the chef Lee was brilliant. Chloe was on the ball the drinks and timing the food deliveries."