John Milne Table Table Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was served hot and promptly, everyone was eating at the same time."
• "Food was top notch."
• "The starter was delicious with plenty of fresh tasty prawns and the Marie sauce has just the right amount of 'bite' to it."
• "The mixed grill here was excellent. Every meat done just right and high quality."
• "The Christmas Dinner was absolutely lovely, so glad we went for our family dinner."
• "Really good food."
• "The food is so tasty."

Cons:

• "The standard of cooking was deplorable... The spare ribs were extremely dry, the paprika chicken, dry and burned on one side."
• "The chicken was on a bed of mash with 1 mushroom cut in half red onion half a slice of bacon and a piece of chicken that would have required a steak knife."
• "Burnt chips, cabbage and stuffing missing."
• "It took 45 mins for our order to arrive..it was cold the mash on one of the kids order was solidified."
• "Most of the meal was burnt. Turkey was dry. Gravy non existant so I left nearly a full plate."
• "Food gone down hill took mum for a quick meal food was dry veg undercooked chicken dry obviously warmed up in microwave."
• "Terrible food. Ordered mixed grill, the steak was overcooked, only 2 onion rings, old peas, everything was just warm."

Service

Pros:

• "Great fast and friendly service."
• "The food was super, and we were served by Katie who was cheerful and friendly."
• "The lovely staff even brought him a special pud and sang to him!"
• "Busy restaurant, staff friendly, service was good and quick."
• "Service is good to excellent, one or 2 issues over the time we've been going, however the staff have always done everything possible to make it right."
• "The staff were fantastic, nothing was too much trouble."
• "Friendly & helpful staff and the food came out in good time."

Cons:

• "The service staff weren't so good tonight."
• "Very slow service."
• "We waited twenty minutes for someone to come to ask if we wanted anything, we just paid and left."
• "Service very poor when we did get served the food was not as the menu said."
• "We had to prompt waiting staff to take orders and clear the table of empty drinks and plates."
• "Slow service again, lukewarm food and intoxicated 'travellers' using fowl language."
• "Awful service."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Good food good atmosphere, apart from the old dear who was sat behind us saying they shouldn't allow kids in here!"
• "Very nice food, lovely menu and well presented, comfortable atmosphere and friendly service."
• "Welcomed us with a table by the bar with great service, nice food and a good pint."
• "Lovely location and comfortable restaurant with friendly staff."
• "Comfortable, warm, well decorated."
• "The atmosphere is fantastic and so chilled out."
• "Clean and laid out in an unusual style that actually creates a quite intimate atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The toilets are like a sewer."
• "Very dated decor, ornaments full of dust, tables sticky!! Toilet not cleaned."
• "Got stuck in the window with the sun blasting in. No blinds to be told by the waitress I could open the windows."
• "Hot and humid room and the food was not up to much as well as the service."
• "Feels quite cold environment unfortunately be good if felt welcome other than priority to restock bar."

Value

Pros:

• "With the 40% discount it was well worth the visit."
• "A decent meal at a decent price."
• "We were so impressed with the value for money (2 mains for £10.50) that we came back again later in the week."
• "Good value with 50% off offer."
• "Quick service, great price with 40% off voucher."
• "Reasonably priced menu with a decent amount of options."
• "The food is always good value but the best part of the John Milne is the friendly welcome from the lovely staff."

Cons:

• "They force you to buy a meal with every single drink. Twisting lockdown rules and taking advantage of the situation to make a profit."
• "New menu has come with the expected increased prices but also with smaller portions."
• "Food bad, service worse."
• "Unfortunately have to leave one star. This place has deteriorated. Unclean, overpriced and one Vegan option on the whole menu (and even that was bad)."
• "Basic pub food, worth it whilst 50% off, but would have been disappointed at full price."
• "We added up roughly what the meals had been, which left the wine as extortionate prices."
• "The food is as expected, not bad, not great just about value for money if you get one of the offers."