The Merry Miller Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Venue

Pros:

• "The staff were all very happy, polite and helpful which helped set a wonderful atmosphere!"
• "Lovely venue and relaxed atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere and decor, the food was very good quality."
• "A really lovely pub - warm and welcoming with a log fire as you come in."
• "Lovely pub/restaurant, good atmosphere, real fires."
• "Lovely country pub with great atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere and great service."

Cons:

• "Also the atmosphere in the pub is truly bizarre - no one talking and everyone just staring at each other."
• "It was far too dark."
• "It was really dark, making the pub feel gloomy."
• "The pub was a little dark inside."
• "Only comment was it is very echoey in the building so chatting with friends was hard work."
• "Ignored for a long time as we came in, people made eye contact but no one seemed to care."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were excellent, helpful, polite and always available to help."
• "Service was good an staff helpful."
• "Staff were very attentive and kind."
• "Waitress provided excellent service and made us feel very welcome."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff made us very welcome."
• "Staff were so friendly, helpful and accommodating."

Cons:

• "Drinks were very slow and we needed to remind our server about them."
• "Service can be a little slow unless you push to have your order taken."
• "Lack of care from staff continued throughout the evening, waiting a long time for food."
• "Nobody came to the table to check that the meals were ok."
• "The waitresses were not very helpful about letting us know about pre-ordering the nutroast before queuing for our food."
• "Service was quite slow."
• "Getting the bill took ages since we were not looked after."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The carvery was the best we have ever had."
• "Delicious carvery with plenty vegetables selection."
• "Sunday carvery is amazing - choice of five meats and eight vegetables."
• "Food amazing! Best carvery in the area."
• "Had the best Sunday carvery today. Amazing and generous selection of food, cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious and well priced - I went for the smaller portion and it was still plenty."
• "The carvery was delicious, we had a choice of 4 meats and plenty of choice of vegetables and sauces."

Cons:

• "Meat at Carvery was cold veg was cold gravy was greasy would not go back."
• "The vegetables were cold and the beef was not cooked enough."
• "Food was very average, menu lacked the 'special' meals we enjoyed previously and was very much 'pub basics'."
• "The quality of the food is not great."
• "Just got a roast, it tastes like watery metal."
• "Chewy chicken with green skin. Looked horrible and tasted weird."
• "The meat was very dry (over cooked) - not a lot of flavour and very little, if any seasoning."

Value

Pros:

• "Mid week carvery at just £10.95 what a bargain, Plenty of meat and vegetables on offer."
• "Good value at 10.95 a head and no limit on how much or how many times you helped yourself."
• "Very good value for money for £16.95 per person (drinks extra)."
• "Prices are good for what you get."
• "Very reasonable bill."

Cons:

• "Very expensive coke and lemonade."
• "The steak option is listed as m/p which means you are told the steak choice and price. We were only told the steak choice, ribeye which turned out to be a staggering £22."
• "A little on the pricey side."
• "Not the cheapest though."