The Milehouse Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Well flavoured and aged steak cooked sympathetically and served plainly."
• "Food was cooked to perfection and good portion size."
• "The food was divine. We shared our meals with one another and all agreed that the pork was incredible."
• "Came and had the Onion Baji starter, Pork belly main with a side of onion rings - THE MASH 😍👌 and Sticky toffee pudding with custard and it was all cooked fantastic!"
• "The beef was delicious."
• "The food was great and incredibly delicious."
• "The food was divine and all of the staff attentive."

Cons:

• "The ice-cream was clearly an extremely cheap brand as it very soon evaporated in the dish."
• "Cheesecake was not delicious in the slightest, and so was key lime pie."
• "I had the fish and chips which were not fresh and pretty horrible."
• "The food arrived and nearly all but a few received lukewarm food."
• "The soup was very spicy so I didn't eat it."
• "The gammon was dry and stringy, the eggs were undercooked and the chips were greasy."
• "Food was terrible, very salty squid, rotten tasting watery, highly spicy 'prawn cocktail'."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent, caring staff."
• "Joseph & The Milehouse team were just amazing."
• "Service was 1st class, thank you Shane, Charlie and Darcey."
• "The staff all seem really happy to be there, and it reflects with their service."
• "We were warmly welcomed by Rebecca, and served by a very caring Lucy and efficient young Mike."
• "Service was excellent, thank you Reece (and the other waiters too)."
• "Mike and Alisha were fantastic! Quick and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "It took about 30 minutes for our drinks to arrive."
• "Many items on the menu not available and nothing for our Vegetarian!"
• "The service was not very quick at all."
• "No-one came to ask if wanted Desserts."
• "The only issue we had to keep looking for her when we wanted to order or ask about something."
• "Forgot to bring drinks out and had to wait ages for a waitress to order more drinks."
• "The service needs some work and the bar appeared to lack some order."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "Beautifully decorated intimate and cosy setting."
• "Beautiful place, good atmosphere, nice food."
• "The decor was amazing."
• "Very atmospheric and beautiful in the establishment."
• "The restaurant is very well decorated and pleasant."
• "The atmosphere and ambience were beautiful."
• "Beautiful restaurant, feels super luxurious."

Cons:

• "The restaurant smells of hot oil."
• "Music far too loud to have a conversation."
• "The music was too loud so we were moved and then had no knives just forks until we asked for them after the starter."
• "The lighting is super low as if you're in a funeral parlour."
• "Music too loud. Speaker directly above our table."
• "Seating by the kitchen is quite noisy with people cleaning cutlery, staff standing around talking which takes away from the nice surroundings."
• "It was a very hot day and there was no air con working."

Value

Pros:

• "The price of everything is very reasonable."
• "Might be slightly on the pricey side but if we had had perfect service I wouldn’t complain."
• "For 12.95 for two courses at lunchtime… you can’t go wrong."
• "Wonderful experience, all the food is worth it for the price."
• "Steaks are nice, special large cuts are expensive but worth the price."
• "Would highly recommend and look forward to going back in Jan and using our 50% discount!!"
• "The food was on par with a Michelin star restaurant!"

Cons:

• "Slightly over priced for food."
• "One steak undercooked - sent back to be re-grilled, another meal was cold."
• "The prices of the food were far too high for the area which the pub is situated and the portions were meagre."
• "All this and the final bill wasn't cheap."
• "The prawn cocktail starter was over priced and not very nice."
• "A mixed grill at £39.99 from the specials board was ridiculous!"
• "The food is way overpriced for what it essentially sub standard 'pub grub'."