Bartons Mill Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "We were very happy with the service, even though they were extremely busy."
• "The service was very quick and very welcoming staff."
• "No one rushed us which made me feel very welcome and grateful for their patience and kindness."
• "Service was impeccable and the food delicious."
• "The staff polite and friendly great service from out waitress for our table 212."
• "Really good service, food and drink was great."
• "The staff were pleasant and respectful, and nothing too much trouble."

Cons:

• "The service was very quick and very welcoming staff."
• "Food was good but the service was awful."
• "Service was poor, no cutlery and when asked they didn't get any and we had to get ourselves out of the drawers."
• "We went when they had a wedding party and the service was dismissive and disappointing."
• "Service was OK but was either very attentive or none."
• "Service slow with inattentive young staff."
• "The service was poor."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Service was impeccable and the food delicious."
• "Really good service, food and drink was great."
• "The food overall was of a good standard."
• "The food was very good."
• "We both ordered roast beef which was delicious - generous portions of succulent beef and tasty Yorkshire puddings."
• "The food was AMAZING."
• "The food was excellent, really tasty."

Cons:

• "Food was below average at best and definitely not worth £18.95 per meal."
• "The only let down were the potatoes which were meant to be crispy but were instead soggy and seemingly fairly old."
• "Roast dinner was very disappointing was dry and tuff to cut beef and pork pretty bland meal not much flavour to it."
• "So ordered a Greek salad, which turned out to be a mixed leaf salad with olives, no feta cheese!"
• "The pork belly was bland, the chips had more flavour."
• "Wife had chicken in bread crumbs. It was like eating cheap chicken from Iceland."
• "The fish and chips, which one of my family member had, lacked flavour and the fish was overcooked."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "The pub/restaurant and hotel is in a stunning location and is a historic gem with a lovely fireplace and interesting architecture."
• "The pub itself is full of character with a variety of rooms and outside areas to use."
• "The pub and garden and well maintained and inviting."
• "Tables are inside and outside where you can enjoy nature by a small stream with ducks roaming around."
• "Cosy inside with low dark wood beams and lovely open fire."
• "Outside is lovely! Great setting and a good atmosphere."
• "A fantastic pub with a lot of history, waterwheel, mill, nice walks, great outdoor beer garden."

Cons:

• "However, a word of warning to those with reduced mobility; the paths around the rooms are made with gravel, so they can be a bit tricky to negotiate."
• "We visited on a Friday evening, hoping for an enjoyable meal..We were seated in the pub/dining area and the pub itself was extremely loud."
• "The accommodation doesn't fit the pub."
• "Currently under refurbishment, doesn't advertise this on the website."
• "Inside isn't that great atmosphere wise as it felt awkward due to no music or anything."
• "The adult’s pudding of 'chocolate brownie torte' was not really what anyone had expected and was unanimously not enjoyed."
• "The only down side is it is next to the rail line and so a little noisey and there is gravel outside the rooms so when other people walked past our room it was a little noisey then too."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "This venue is amazing value for money!"
• "The price for bed and breakfast was well worth it."
• "And so very reasonably priced."
• "My roast Sunday lunch was well portioned and reasonably priced given it's high quality."
• "It was reasonably priced."
• "We stayed over for the night and it was excellent value."
• "Good value."