Miller & Carter Talke Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The standard has remained fantastically high - friendly knowledgeable staff."
• "Our waiter Mehmet was brilliant! Kept the whole party happy and nothing was too much trouble."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly."
• "The service was great, friendly, helpful and we didn't wait for anything."
• "Service throughout was exemplary and the friendly nature was a joy, even having a laugh with the staff."
• "Our waiter was extremely polite, attentive, and informative with what was on the menu and the best cooking style for our choice."
• "The staff all the way from front of house through to the waiters were super friendly, professional and neat."

Cons:

• "Wasn't particularly happy with the service either. Food took ages."
• "Had to wait 10 mins for table to be cleared, asked for the bill waited a further 10 mins before my pal just went to the bar to square up the bill."
• "Service extremely slow for taking order, receiving food, removing empties & paying the bill, servers seemed inattentive."
• "The service was very slow, and I didn't want to have to wait even longer."
• "Service, when received was reasonable but very slow."
• "Waited 15 minutes standing at the bar to be sat on the empty table we were standing by the whole time."
• "The service compared to previous visits was poor."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Never had a bad steak or burger at the Miller and Carter."
• "The Eton mess dessert was to die for! Profiterole cheesecake was stunning as well."
• "The steaks were cooked perfectly, could not fault them."
• "Food and drinks were great had a strawberry n blueberry rum mojitos followed with starters and mains."
• "The food was lovely ! Really nice, freshly prepared and hot."
• "All our food was just amazing."
• "Food was perfectly cooked and very tasty."

Cons:

• "One of ours guests ordered a burger and it was charcoaled and sent back."
• "I ordered steak it was full of fat and I had to keep pulling fat out of my mouth."
• "Calamari was cold & was sent back. Chunky chips over cooked & oily."
• "The roast potatoes were pre-made like Aunt Bessie's... the cabbage was like a dessert, way too sweet, and the parsnips were rock hard."
• "Steak sandwich, menu said sliced strips of fillet steak, we got three small chunks of steak."
• "Absolutely disgusted with the service and the costs, £35 for a steak, ordered medium, I have never seen a steak with so much blood coming out of it."
• "We both had chargrilled chicken, it was so dry, just awful."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "A bustling Friday night atmosphere in a glorious old building."
• "Nice old building."
• "Lovely place, great friendly vibe in a gorgeous Tudor farmhouse."
• "The building was beautiful."
• "Beautiful location, stunning building, and so on."
• "The temperature was just right, and there was a relaxed atmosphere."
• "Warm and welcoming atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Also sat opposite toilet with people going in and out constantly and view directly into each toilet area really didn't help."
• "Toilets were unclean with faeces smeared on the walls, urine around the seats and chewed food left in the urinals."
• "Beautiful building but sadly looking tatty inside, is in desperate need of ‘making good’ and decorating."
• "The ambiance doesn't detract from the quality of the food or service but lacks the liveliness or character that might make the meal more memorable."
• "We were seated near the door so every time somebody came in or out we were hit with a gust of cold air."
• "The restaurant seemed very congested around the bar and front desk area."
• "Wasn't the best seating position as table on the one side was right up against the wall."

Value

Pros:

• "Great value for money in a proper restaurant environment."
• "The prices are quite steep, but the quality of the food is second to none."
• "It was less expensive than some of the establishments in the local vicinity."
• "We had a lovely evening and we’re delighted to see there was a set Sunday menu for a very reasonable price of £31.50."
• "Quality local produce without the 'organic' price tag/tax."
• "The lunch time special is very reasonably priced."
• "Mega expensive but so worth every penny."

Cons:

• "£3.95 for a small portion of chips was overpriced."
• "The final bill for two people, two drinks, both had starter and main was £110."
• "We probably wouldn’t return to pay £40+ each for a 2 course meal with sides when the quality was comparable to pub chain meals."
• "Our bill came to £79 and we just don’t feel that it offered value for money."
• "However the food seemed very overpriced for the quality and quantity."
• "Overall found the evening very expensive for the quality of the food."
• "£13:80 for three standard drinks is pricey."