Old Mill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellent."
• "Had a wonderful evening at the Old Mill, the best pub roast dinner ever..."
• "The food was great, nice pub grub with great prices and the kids portions were huge!"
• "The food was beautifully presented, without being over fussy, and the batter on my large piece of cod was beautifully crisp."
• "Food was amazing I had steak very nicely done."
• "All the food was delicious."
• "The food was well above your average pub food."

Cons:

• "Maybe a bit small on the portions."
• "I received something that seemed to have been sourced from a supermarket ready meal section."
• "Frozen vegetables (roasters, carrots), soggy/waterlogged cauliflower cheese lacking in cheese sauce, mushroom bourgignon wellington was just a microwaved pie."
• "Sadly food was cold, (sent back to be reheated) they had run out of lots of things."
• "Very disappointed.. ordered the trio of meat... The veg was just aired when it arrived and soon went cold..."
• "The food was far from good the chips were cold."
• "Calimari was like Elastic, came with a pathetic piece of lettuce and didn't finish."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so friendly and attentive."
• "Management MASSIVELY improved from a few years back."
• "The service was warm, friendly and professional."
• "The staff where fantastic, friendly and helpful, couldn't do enough."
• "Massive thank you to the awesome little team of 3 who looked after our ladies group today!"
• "The staff were fantastic and catered for a large group of us with children and dogs."
• "The waiters who served us during the evening, changed from course to course as they may have been busy elsewhere, but they were all very efficient, friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "Visited last week, only tables available by the door even though the place was nearly empty, really poor service."
• "Food came 20 mins apart. Bill was overcharged by £23."
• "It was forty minutes before anyone came to ask for my order once I had been seated."
• "The staff were nowhere to be seen at various times."
• "Sat for almost 20 mins no sign of a server."
• "Service was good when she was there but she disappeared and in the end we had to go walking around to look for staff to pay the bill!"
• "The waiter wasn't that helpful. He also took a while between seeing us."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The decor and ambiance of the pub/restaurant was very uplifting, cosy and welcoming."
• "I can't wait for an opportunity to go back there!"
• "The whole atmosphere was relaxed and we enjoyed our meals."
• "Nice rustic style bar/restaurant with plenty of seating and parking."
• "It has a lovely cosy atmosphere on a stormy day."
• "The log burner helped to create a lovely warm and cosy atmosphere."
• "What a gorgeous pub.. It is homely, warm and welcoming..."

Cons:

• "A little cold where we were sat and so that fire down at the bottom really needs to be roaring in the winter; it would have been lovely."
• "Also 3 car park spaces just full of rubbish people had thrown out of cars and not noticed by Old Mill staff."
• "The only thing I would like to mention and why my experience was ruined (and ultimately the loss of a star) was that my vehicle got broken into."
• "However car park spaces need PAINTING as there all very faded."
• "Outside there were glasses and plates from the afternoon opening - terribly unattractive."
• "Horrendously loud alarm went off from a neighbouring property forcing all guests outside to either seek refuge inside or leave and which further spoilt the evening."
• "During the meal around 9.30 all you could hear was vacuum cleaners while they cleaned around after earlier dinners."

Value

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced and a great selection of deserts."
• "The food was well above your average pub food."
• "It was very good value for money."
• "Beautifully presented and delicious food that was also very reasonably priced."
• "Really good food, good value too."
• "Very fair prices too."
• "Great food and service from the staff."

Cons:

• "For £15.50 I got a handful of chips and half a chicken breast with bone still in it."
• "Shocking food. For £15.50 I got a handful of chips and half a chicken breast with bone still in it."
• "The food was not very nice at all! You could tell it was frozen food, over cooked, dry and not worth the money at all."
• "Paid £40 in total as left after finishing our starters."
• "The food was basic and microwaved. The mash potatoes had to be cut with a knife."
• "Food quality poor but reflected in the final bill."
• "The two lasagnes we were served were crusty, dry and burnt on the bottom."