The Mill Forge Reviews Summary

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The rooms were spacious and clean, and positioned lovely."
• "Our bedroom was one of the warmest we have stayed and it was so well equipped."
• "The accommodation again first class, clean and adequate room."
• "The rooms are immaculate."
• "The bridal suite was amazing!!!"
• "The Bridal Suite was out of this world!"
• "Rooms were clean and perfect for what we needed."

Cons:

• "Our room was basic but comfortable."
• "The down side of our 2 night stay was that there was no hot water on the second night."
• "The only down fall to our room was how small the shower/bathroom was."
• "It was discusting for the groom to be stuck in such a tiny room he had to got to another room to get into his suit of the wedding party it was that tiny."
• "Unfortunately the rooms are very 'budget' style, with beds that all our party agreed were very uncomfortable."
• "The only thing I would say to make it perfect would be either having a fan or AC for the really hot days because the two days that we were there it was roasting and the room was hot."
• "The beds let it down, the night we arrived when I finally did get to sleep about 3.30am it was on the floor on cushions."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Reception staff polite and courteous."
• "The staff are very friendly & helpful."
• "Every member of staff was friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were really friendly and attentive and the quality of the food was also a delight."
• "From the second we arrived staff were very attentive, they couldn't do enough to help."
• "All the staff were very friendly and attentive and nothing was too much trouble."
• "The staff are so friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "Staff were friendly although a little slow with service."
• "Do not use this wedding venue only care about money and not your 'special day'."
• "Food not great and the clearing of tables did not seem to be a priority."
• "The only down fall if you want a small wedding there could of been more then 1 wedding on the day."
• "I would suggest to anyone wishing to dine here, or have a wedding here go somewhere better. Food, and service very poor, and it is super expensive too."

Food and Dining

Pros:

• "The buffet we had for our wedding reception was lovely and plenty of choice."
• "Food in the meal was delicious, I had the haggis to start and steak."
• "Food was beautiful and reasonably priced."
• "Hot bacon/sausage rolls were served later in the evening along with our sliced wedding cake."
• "The food at the wedding was lovely."
• "The breakfast & wedding food was lovely."
• "The food was presented beautifully and tasted just as good."

Cons:

• "The breakfast was nice if you had fry up like I did on the 1st day."
• "A massive spoiler for us was the fact that breakfast was only served up until 09:00."
• "3 members of my family said their breakfast tasted like soap."
• "Didn't enjoy the breakfast however, but everything else made up for that."
• "2 eggs arrived on 1 slice of unbuttered brown bread."

Location and Setting

Pros:

• "An amazing venue, right off the M6."
• "The settings were perfect, the gardens and chapel are set out excellently for making our memories of the day long lasting with our album."
• "A beautiful picturesque little piece of Scotland."
• "Nice looking building and great gardens."
• "Setting is lovely and staff everywhere are so, so pleasant and happy."
• "Absolutely stunning venue and very intimate for smaller weddings. The grounds are equally as stunning and well kept."
• "The grounds are lovely, great photo opportunities."

Cons:

• "We did have the main rail line a few hundred yards away, but it was in a cutting and not too noisy."
• "The other point was the thin walls, allowing a good deal of sound from the adjoining rooms, annoying, but not too bad for a couple of nights."
• "In the middle of nowhere so cannot get anything to eat after 8pm."

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

• "There is a gift shop in reception selling everything from confetti, photo frames, bums to tooth brushes and teddy bears."
• "The chapel and grounds are beautiful."
• "The Mill is a beautiful and intimate place."
• "The bridal suite was beautiful."
• "Grounds are so well thought out and offers so many great photo opportunities."
• "The bar is cosy and inviting, with an extensive choice of gins and whiskys."
• "The bridal suite was perfect with a four poster bed & huge bathroom with spa bath."

Cons:

• "It's not really disability friendly (some electric sockets at floor level)."
• "If there was any criticism i could give, it would be not having a fridge/mini fridge in the room."
• "The TV was so tiny and the wi-fi was flakey and almost unusable."
• "Iron needs a good clean though, I wasn't able to use it."