The Mill House

My first time at The Mill House, excellent atmosphere, great drink choices, abit on the pricey side of things but atleast the food was great 👍🏼 and took just 10 minutes to arrive. The vibe, energy Ambience in this place is fantastic so is the Lake views, the interior of the Pub and the designated seating areas around the lake too. Will return very soon!

A great stop not far off the motorway but in an idyllic location. With a beautiful lake where you can sit right on the water. And a lovely old interior. The food was good, calamari was delicious, but my pork and apple pie left a bit to be desired. I’d say it’s a great stop to have a rest if you’re travelling from London.

I wish I could rate this pub higher, this is one of the nicest pubs I have been to in ages. The outside looks incredible but sadly it was too cold for us to sit outside. Plenty of seating inside, amazing atmosphere and very well decorated with great attention to detail. The staff were very friendly and attentive. The food was delicious and standard pricing. Highly recommend.

On sunday, I would definitely advise you to go early (11.45am-12pm) if you haven't booked a table for lunch. Our day out was sunny but breezy, so we decided to sit inside. Theres lots of outside seating with a beautiful view of the water. The owner was very accommodating and found us a great table near the glass display floor. The bar has a wide range of drinks for all. Menu was also very comprehensive with different roasts, main meals and kids' choices. Once ordered, our food came out quick, hot and generous portions. Roast lamb shank, kids' pasta, burgers for both adults and kids were devoured. We couldn't resist the dessert menu. With divine sticky toffee pudding, waffles, chocolate brownie and bread and butter pudding, all with icecream. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. This was all worth the money. We can't wait to visit again.

Idyllic setting for a meal. If the sun is out then dining al fresco is a great experience. Plenty more room inside the pub. The crispy beef salad is amazing. My partner opts for this every time we visit. It's like crispy chilli beef you get at a Chinese restaurant but it's mixed with a meticulously sliced salad and topped with roasted cashews. Highly recommended. It's a big menu so it's easy to find something that you like. The bar had a couple of session bitters on when I last visited.

Worth coming for the atmosphere alone, but food and service was also wonderful. This was well worth going a bit out of our way to get to.

* dog friendly * I've cycled past this hundreds of times and never registered it before. Wow! What a beautiful pub. Two floors, vaulted ceiling, fireplaces, lovingly restored building. Set on a lovely little pond the Mill House sits on top of a water wheel which you can see from inside the pub. In the summer I bet this place is stunning. Enough about that, the atmosphere, food, service excellent. We had the camembert to start, lamb and pie for mains and banana waffle to finish. Plenty of parking and impressively the menu boasts 6 low alcohol beers and ciders. We've already booked another visit. Might be back again for the dog walk (3rd Saturday). Just off Hook J5 on the M3. Book ahead.

What an amazing place. The staff and atmosphere is outstanding. The food is incredible and caterers for varying dietary needs. The best gluten free fish and chips we had in a long time. Would definitely recommend and will return.

We have used and whole-heartedly recommended the Mill House for at least eleven years. They are close to a very well renowned pet crematorium who originally suggested them to us; a recommendation later consolidated by a friend. Being about one hour away from us by car, they were not our local by a long shot, but they were well worth the visit and the price tag. At the time they were pricey but they were excellent. Excellent ale selection and food quality/portions. However, in the last few years the food had been deteriorating, and the portions shrunk. On our previous visit there, for a wedding, when I asked for my fish to be cooked lightly I was told that the chef had said that they "did not have a licence for sushi" - which was immensely rude and an utterly ignorant comment. Sushi is raw fish, I asked politely for my fish to be cooked properly on not to be reduced to sand, as I had experienced it previously! - take the hint if a customer asks you for fish to be lightly cooked, there probably is a reason for it! Nevertheless, we returned. On our last visit, where all we wanted was a drink, for two of us, they were nothing short of plain rude and the worst service we have ever encountered from ANY establishment, even the lowest! Two of us went in on Sat 5 March at around 12 O'clock. The place was empty bar a party of about 10 to 15 people to the left of the bar, who were standing up, chatting and sipping what looked like orange juice. As we approached the bar, a man, before even asking us what we were there for, told us that they were understaffed and therefore they were not running a lunch service. Furthermore, they would not be serving any drinks or anything to any one but the party they had on the other side of the bar. We were stunned. I worked in the service industry for nearly nine years, and that is NOT how you treat your customers, no matter how understaffed you are. They had no warnings that they had a party in, and therefore would be closed, on any of the many boards they have outside their premises. Nevertheless, if you are understaffed, it is understandable that you may choose not to run a lunch service. It is understandable that it might take a lot longer to be served. Or that you may only be served once. But to be refused service in such an abrupt and rude manner, after having travelled purposefully to them (they are not exactly a pub on the High Street) is simply unforgivable. So, goodbye, Mill House. You have enchanting premises, but my money will go elsewhere from now on. And we will absolutely no longer recommend you to anyone, quite the opposite, in fact (and we have recommended you to hundreds of people through the years). So, you have been warned: visit the Mill House at your peril.

Beautiful establishment, great people that work here. Foods good not great but the drinks are great and so is the beautiful scenery.

Great location, good ambience and friendly staff. My group did not challenge menu but what we had was pretty good and well presented. Busy Sunday lunchtime so service deteriorated somewhat during our stay but not duly inconvenienced. Our check/bill had a £30 error when presented with someone else's drinks. Despite these hiccups we would recommend a visit and the excellent of range wines, spirits and beer offered are commendable.

Kid friendly, yes, gluten free friendly, no. I struggled to find something to eat here. I ended up with the sea bass...and it was horrible. I ate the salad and that was it. It is a great place to explore on a summer day. I don't fancy the food choices for gluten free.

What a great find... We took our three small children here on a weeknight while on vacation and was given a small little side room with a cute fireplace that was roaring. It was a slow night - not a lot of people around. The grounds are amazing with a sweet outdoor pond - I can only imagine it on a warm day. The ambiance was perfect - wooden floors, british paintings and art galore, wooden beams and a glass window on the floor where you can see water rushing through. The food is pretty good too. My boys had fish and chips. I had the trout. We also had a cheese plate with farmhouse cheeses and two great desserts- Baked Alaska and Chocolate Fudge Cake. Such a fun way to spend one of our vacation nights in the English countryside.

Not that good. Food served old and cold. Roast beef too tough to eat, left most of mine.

Unfortunately it was a wet day. The car park is a bit of a walk to what feels like the back entrance. Wait staff not really on their game. Waited 10 mins for menu's, then asked 2 mins later if we were ready to order. Starter came out after mains were brought to the table. Staff not apologetic in any way. Meal was good. Pub with open fireplaces scattered all over. Nice rustic feel. Will try again in the summertime.

A Mother's Day lunch totally spoiled by the worst service I have ever encountered. Having waited nearly an hour for our food, my wife was served with her order, but there was no sign of the food for either myself or my son. After another fifteen minutes and having to ask two separate waiters, my son's order arrived along with another order that was clearly not mine. After a further fifteen minutes and again asking two separate waiters, my order eventually arrived. As a result of this appalling service, we shall never be going back.

Vastly overpriced, what is basically "pub grub". We waited 15 minutes for a menu, 25 mins for a drink, and when the food arrived it was very poor standard. I only had gammon, egg and chips, the egg was "snotty", the frozen chips glassy, and the ham was from a packet. My husband had pan fried chicken (overcooked) fondant potatoes (one) one piece of roasted sweet potato, and very overcooked broccoli. We shall not be returning. Appalling