The River Mill Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Had a great lunch at the River Mill, stunning surroundings and very friendly and efficient staff."
• "Wonderful place to have a drink or a bite to eat in a Riverside setting."
• "The location is also very beautiful, right next to the river Ouse."
• "Sat right next to the river, 2 minutes from the lock the setting is fabulous."
• "Superb location, good selection of real ales, wines, craft bottles & ciders + now they have a traditional wood fired pizza oven as well as a large upstairs top notch restaurant area serving lovely food + the location is perfect, with lovely views & good walks to & from st.neots."
• "This place is a nice venue for sitting in the sun outside and by the river."
• "The setting is beautiful by the river."

Cons:

• "Location seems to be about the only nice thing I can say for it."
• "I was expecting better things from the river views... but you can't actually see much of the river from the narrow terrace."
• "Difficult to park, food took 40 minutes to arrive and was underwhelming, burnt chicken and hair in food."
• "First, no dogs inside, you can eat outside or in the smokers shelter!"
• "Poor. Available tables but you have to wait outside to be seated."
• "Just wanted a drink during the dog walk, only to be told it was bookings only."
• "The staff however are miserable. They don’t talk to you or make you feel at all welcome."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is efficient and friendly."
• "The staff were excellent friendly and funny without being over the top very pleasant indeed."
• "Staff were excellent and attentive to our needs."
• "Excellent prompt service even on busy summers evening and our lovely waitress Margaret Anne looked our us fabulously."
• "Our waitress Bethany saw to our every needs,the table was pre booked and as it was her 91st birthday and she is not very good with stairs they made sure we had a nice warm part of the lower level eating area."
• "All topped off with service with a smile."
• "The waitresses were very friendly and helpful, the food excellent as always."

Cons:

• "Waited 10 minutes... and we were ignored numerous times, by the staff."
• "Service was very slow. We were asked to pre order as we were a bigger party, however starters came out over a course of 10 minutes, so we all ate at different times."
• "Service was a bit slow but every table busy."
• "Meal took longer than expected to arrive."
• "Food OK. Unfortunately the service was terrible. Almost every course the waitress forgot something!"
• "Some staff sat around playing on their smartphones in full view of customers which makes you feel like you're being ignored."
• "The waiter stood next to me waiting for my order, he said why don't you don't you know what you want."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Possibly the best pizzas we have ever had."
• "The meat today was perfect - nicely pink. The Yorkshires were huge and obviously made by the team that day and the veg was nicely al dente."
• "The sweet potato fries were the best I've had."
• "Compliments to the chef on the most superb seafood chowder I have ever tasted."
• "The Vegan menu is excellent, definitely the biggest choice available locally and it is all so tasty."
• "Food was truly outstanding and such creative, visually appealing plates."
• "The food was delicious and all of us including my sometimes hard to please vegan sister thoroughly enjoyed our meals."

Cons:

• "The steak wasn't good... the fish was good."
• "Beautiful location and nice staff but disappointing food. Vegetarian burger was like eating daal between two buns."
• "The worst sirloin sandwich ever eaten and £12. !!! Scraps of meat and half fat."
• "The food was pretty basic and was a watery chicken curry, rice, bhaji and a small naan bread."
• "The fish and chips were soggy and undercooked."
• "The spicy-chickpea burger was dry as bone, with no spice."
• "The food is very 'beefeater' style with a limited menu."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The food was excellent and not expensive."
• "Such good value for money."
• "Not too expensive either."
• "Great food and, with the eat out discount, incredible value."
• "Good beer and decent wines."
• "Can't recommend enough."
• "Helpful staff and beautiful food."

Cons:

• "The only reason we didn't give a 5 star rating is we all agreed the roast potatoes need improvement."
• "The Caesar salad with chicken which we paid 10.50 for was very small for the price."
• "Might not be the cheapest pint in the area BUT the venue is well presented, the staff know their jobs and the food is 100% great."
• "Meal nothing special and overpriced."
• "All a bit pricey."
• "Very disappointing order a roasted chicken sandwich not much or little to non."
• "A bit expensive with small plates used as starters."