The King And Miller Reviews Summary

Category: Bar & grill

Address: North Rd, Retford, DN22 7XW, United Kingdom

Phone: +441777703399

Rating: 4.0
based on 164 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The portions were generous and they were all well cooked and tasty."
  • "We enjoyed the food which was cooked to our requirements and arrived to the table nice and hot."
  • "Food was cooked nice and everyone enjoyed it."
  • "The food is excellent."
  • "The food was great."
  • "Food was freshly cooked and hot."
  • "Food was piping hot and plentiful."

Cons:

  • "I was highly disappointed with the food at the King and Miller as it took ages to be served then when it did finally arrive the fish was hard, not very edible and tasteless."
  • "Very poor quality food, tiny undercooked jacket potato just a spoonful of cheese and beans."
  • "The chicken was overcooked the onion bhaji was so greasy and oily."
  • "The chips were overcooked and full of grease."
  • "Cheap food products the onion rings didnt have a ring of onion in just onion paste the chips where cheap frozen ones."
  • "The fish was very wet and mushy - quite unpleasant in texture."
  • "Food was awful, lasagne was barely edible, luke warm."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were warm and welcoming."
  • "Staff were friendly and attentive."
  • "The staff were both friendly and quick to help."
  • "Service was quick food was hot staff were friendly."
  • "The service was amazing 👏 and value for money is outstanding."
  • "Great place to have relaxed pub food, decent quality."
  • "The staff were lovely and surroundings pleasant."

Cons:

  • "No one asked how my food was."
  • "The waitress was rude and uninterested offering no apology for the bad meal."
  • "Waited over an hour to be told they had no vegan potato pieces and gave me frozen chilli as a 'replacement'."
  • "Service was slow, waited 1h30 for 2 main meals."
  • "Staff were not very hospitable, it took at least 5 minutes for the bar or waiting staff to acknowledge us."
  • "The service was fast, however, ordering the food was awkward as the male member of staff didn't communicate well."
  • "Service was really bad they had overbooked."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff."
  • "This was an enjoyable experience and will be returning in the future."
  • "Lovely pub and nice pub food."
  • "The place was clean and friendly."
  • "A good atmosphere with extremely friendly clientele."
  • "Clean n tidy venue."
  • "Lovely atmosphere and certainly my vote of approval to return again."

Cons:

  • "Couldn't recommend and would not return."
  • "Will I be back, I doubt it."
  • "Very disappointed and left hungrier than I went in."
  • "Sadly, anyone wanting a med. rare steak may be disappointed."
  • "Had to walk through an entrance that stunk of cigarettes."
  • "Rather a strange unpleasant smell as you walk in."
  • "The atmosphere was frantic, with people shouting to be heard, babies screaming and children running around."

Value

Pros:

  • "Great value pub food."
  • "Good price."
  • "Would definitely recommend this place for a family meal on a budget."
  • "Kids meal was of particular good value at £4 for main and pud."
  • "Unbelievably value for money, tasty food."
  • "Great value for money."
  • "Reasonable food for a good price."

Cons:

  • "Very poor quality food, tiny undercooked jacket potato just a spoonful of cheese and beans."
  • "2 vegan sausage rolls do not equate in value to 2 sausages, bacon, 2 eggs and toast."
  • "The food was poor at best, even with the £5 voucher we felt it wasn't worth the price we paid."
  • "Paid over £40.00..."
  • "The stake was full of fat, grissell, and sinue."
  • "Prices are fantastic value, however me and my son had the fish n chips."
  • "Worst meal ever."

Cleanliness & Maintenance

Pros:

  • "The place was clean and friendly."
  • "Clean n tidy venue."
  • "Always looking clean and tidy, covered smoking area with heat lamps for them cold nights."
  • "Place clean and tidy."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately they weren't great - not too clean, no lock on the toilet door, no soap in one of the dispensers, and the hand drier didn't work."
  • "The baby changing room is kept locked... The change area was not nice and needed a good clean, so I didn't use it."
  • "The windows and glass partition bare dirty with finger prints all over them."
  • "Decor could do with a makeover and carpets deep cleaned - bits of food under tables and a bit wiffy."
  • "All felt the restaurant area was too cold."

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