Millstone Country Inn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "the staff are friendly and welcoming."
• "The waiter was very obliging and friendly even though the pub was busy he managed to have a smile and joke with us."
• "Staff were very professional and friendly."
• "Staff were very friendly and helpful with two lovely well behaved dogs."
• "The staff were so nice and welcoming, the cake was yummy and the beer was great."
• "Staff are friendly and accommodating."
• "All staff were friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Used to be lovely... but will not be returning to the rude and frankly unacceptable service."
• "Ourselves and a number of others who arrived just a few minutes before opening drew a rude and sarcastic response from the chef."
• "Unfortunately, the service was very poor during my latest visit."
• "Service was poor, staff showed little enthusiasm."
• "I would not recommend dining at this restaurant at all due to the poor service quality and very rude staff."
• "VERY ANGRY BARMAN! Met by a rude & unfriendly barman."
• "Shocking service. Waited over 45 minutes for our meal."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really good food and a comprehensive menu and specials board with lots of delicious options."
• "Good value for the price, included breakfast with vegetarian option."
• "The food and drink is great and really well priced."
• "The food is very good and at a reasonable price."
• "Food has a lot of local produce and is excellently prepared and delicious."
• "The steak and ale pie is a definite recommendation."
• "The food was lovely, the pub is in a great spot and great hospitality."

Cons:

• "Everything was dusty, pictures and wall art was filthy, the flooring needed a good clean and the loo's smelt very bad the whole place was just uncared for."
• "Steak and ale pie was a puree."
• "Some cheesecakes had been microwaved and were hot on the outside and frozen on the inside."
• "food for what you get not worth the price they were asking."
• "The food this time wasn’t very good at all."
• "Burgers were burned, bacon sat there since breakfast by taste."
• "The chips were tasteless and oven baked."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The warm fireplace creates fantastic atmosphere."
• "Good priced beers n food."
• "Beautiful historic building, really nice atmosphere."
• "Beautiful views that can be enjoyed from the terraces."
• "Lovely place, with great views and great food, warm and welcoming staff serve you in a no rush atmosphere."
• "Seating area outside the inn offers beautiful view of peak district."
• "Great location, excellent access to the peak district."

Cons:

• "The overall atmosphere was dull and uninviting."
• "Had high hopes of this place when we saw the building, but when we went in the place was so dirty the tables were sticky to the point our clothes were sticking to them."
• "decor tired."
• "outside seating area also tired and grotty."
• "Atmosphere, or lack of, was backed up with a complete lack of customer service."
• "The property is very close to the road and traffic/train noise was an issue."
• "The pub was mostly empty and there were random cardboard boxes around the place."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value for the price, included breakfast with vegetarian option."
• "The food and drink is great and really well priced."
• "The food is very good and at a reasonable price."
• "We love visiting the Millstone Inn, the food is lovely and not overpriced."
• "Great food and all at an excellent price."
• "The food was much better than it sounds, in fact very tasty."
• "The food was excellent."

Cons:

• "they know how to rip you off if you go in with a family as it is £1.80 for a can of pop which is ridiculous."
• "2 pies and 3 pints of cask ale almost £40, so not cheap."
• "We enjoyed the 2 course meal however it was quite expensive along with the bar."
• "I thought it was expensive for the experience. Last time we went it was far more up market."
• "We were very disappointed by the Millstone, well reviewed by others we found it massively overpriced."
• "the accomadation wasn't worth £95."
• "Was £14 so not the best price around & certainly not worth it."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The place looked clean and tidy."
• "This place is so lovely and friendly; the rooms are cosy and comfortable."
• "Clean, comfortable room."
• "Lovely room. Hot shower."
• "The room was a good size, clean with a comfy bed."
• "The room was comfortable and warm."
• "The rooms were faultless. Very clean and spacious."

Cons:

• "the rooms are small the fitted sheet was torn the throw on the bed was stained."
• "windows dirty and cracked."
• "The room was small, dirty, not very well decorated, broken toilet seat, paper cups for the tea and coffee and nothing like the photos."
• "The room although generally clean was very obviously dusty, stained curtains from the tea and coffee facilities being perched on the windowsill."
• "Bed was horrific, very cheap and you could feel every spring."
• "The bed was a little uncomfortable and you can hear the sound from other rooms which can be annoying."
• "Rude owner Richard! Disgusting service dirty rooms."