Sculthorpe Mill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Our starters and main courses were really tasty."
• "Really good wholesome food, with a good choice, including a super vegetarian stew for one of our party and all at a good price."
• "These were delicious, especially the partridge which had a rich, sticky gravy."
• "The food was sensational."
• "Food was amazing, best steak I've ever eaten."
• "Food is excellent and fresh."
• "All meals in our group contained good quality ingredients which were very well cooked and invitingly presented."

Cons:

• "Food very expensive and not worth it."
• "Burger was dry with a piece of tomato and pickle and some spicy mayo for £15.50."
• "Steak was very tough lower priced steak from wetherspoons easily beats this."
• "Very salty spaghetti."
• "Cold, lacklustre, dry & flaccid cod on a bed of fridge chilled baby spinach."
• "Cod was just too watery and needed some sort of sauce."
• "Food not very tasty."

Service

Pros:

• "The service from that point was excellent."
• "Staff very welcoming and helpful."
• "Attentive staff who made us feel welcome and relaxed."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were very welcoming."
• "Staff were friendly and welcoming."
• "Perfectly attended by the super friendly staff."

Cons:

• "The server could clearly see that a few meals had been barely touched and even when informed about tough steak no alternative or reduction was offered."
• "One of the staff members came across a bit rude."
• "Rude, plum in mouth staff."
• "The staff was lovely but inexperienced."
• "Very poor communication, not dealt with well at all."
• "Unfortunately service was very up and down."
• "Service was mixed, lovely to start with but spoiled a bit by one of the waitresses."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "Comfortable and warm sitting on the sofa by the fire after a day outside in the winter weather."
• "What a beautiful place."
• "Beautiful location off the main road."
• "The room we stayed in was wonderful, overlooking the river."
• "The setting is magical - a stunningly landscaped and planted garden surrounded by the mill streams."
• "The Sculthorpe Mill and its surroundings are a perfect setting for afternoon food and drinks."
• "Excellent place and great location, lovely and quiet apart from the birds singing and the babbling water."

Cons:

• "There is no air con or fan in the room."
• "Every time people walk along the corridor, floor boards make noise, especially at night."
• "The music had a strong beat, which was not at all relaxing."
• "The bar/reception was gloomy and nobody was there to greet us."
• "The real bugbear was the v loud bar music on arrival, not audible in our room. Really not a welcoming noise."
• "One radiator was making strange banging noises all night."
• "Very dark ( had to use our phones to read the menu); quite cold in there."

Value

Pros:

• "It's not a cheap pub, but it is quality."
• "Good value overall for the experience as a whole."
• "Serving very good quality food for extremely good value."
• "Not expensive."
• "Really good value for this level of professional cooking."
• "Great healthy menu and amazing ice cream."
• "Slightly on the pricey side but the food was delicious, particularly the vegetarian dishes."

Cons:

• "The bill for the 2 of us was just short of £80.00 so I kind of expected better."
• "I felt it was expensive, bordering on overpriced for what we had."
• "Dessert VERY expensive for what they were."
• "My large glass or merlot-syrah was very good, if pricey at £10.40."
• "It was quite pricey so I expected a bit better."
• "Portion size not great, and I think over-priced."
• "All in all not impressed, quite pricey for not much."