Mill House Hotel and Restaurant in West Oxfordshire

La primera vez para nosotros en 30 años de viajes y comer.

I took some clients to the Mill for lunch. They run an Auberge in France and have always been in the catering business. When they returned home at the end of their week long trip they told me the most enjoyable meal/visit was at the meal. They loved the service, the food and the place. High praise.

You say you can seat 50 but the back room we were in only had two tables spare, which in the end were not even used by others. Considering our family paid about £500 in total it was a poor management decision.

Good choices offered. Some of the best food we've tasted in a long time at a hotel. Very good fast service. Not one thing disappointed.

Table d'hôtel restaurant menu is fine dining and the bar menu is also excellent. Even the sandwiches available at lunchtime are delicious

The Mill House is in a genuine Cotswold Mill on the river at Kingham, between Stow on the Wold and Chipping Norton. This area has much to choose from with a lot of newcomers to the restaurant scene in this village alone, but you will not be disappointed with the very warm welcome in this beautiful hotel and most definitely the most idyllic setting in the village. The Hotel, Restaurant and Bar have recently been fully restored by the young family who own the Mill and who are also locals themselves, so they know the area very well and as a result cater for a wider range of customers. They have roaring log fires or a fire pit on the river terrace, lots of space for kids to run around, But still with plenty of quiet corners if that's what you prefer. Food & service are consistently outstanding and wine list and beers well chosen. The Mill has been through a number of changes over the years. At last it seems to be in the care of people with real flare, good taste and a strong sense of service. We have been with friends, with family, to a wedding, and just on our own as a couple. Every-time we we have had a great time. Thanks all at The Mill House.

Spent afternoon here for lunch and relaxation. Had excellent customer service from a Slovak lady (alas didn't get her name) who went out beyond the call of duty to make us as comfortable as possible.Food and beer very good too.

Stopped by for lunch over the holidays and enjoyed the place. Food was very good with a varied menu. It does a brisk business but the service was excellent with no waiting around for food. Very nice, clean atmosphere for a restaurant in the country. I would easily go again. One of three great restaurants in Kingham.

Excellent service, staff wanted to please and amazing value. Beautiful setting and very comfortable for 'ladies who lunch'!

All aspects of the restaurant are very good: decor and surroundings are extremely tasteful and relaxing. Residents' lounge bar superb.

We just went there to have some lunch. From outside the building was so nice. We were greeted at the door. The food can be tastier but over all nice experience. Especially the location and surrounding area was beautiful.

Family lunches at the Mill House Hotel are always very pleasant, particularly in the bar with its big picture windows overlooking the garden seating and the brook. It is a favourite with locals, as the other two pub/restaurants in the village regularly receive a star billing in the national newspapers and attract a certain clientele. The resulting competition ensures high standards in all three establishments. The Mill House provides good food from an interesting menu which is served by friendly but professional staff. The dining room is more "formal" than the bar, but you are made to feel welcome and comfortable wherever you are. The larger tables in the bar are great for families, and the atmosphere is light and airy. In the summer, the south facing outside seating is perfect, and the expansive grounds allow children space to play. Others have noted that the Mill House is popular with retired couples, but this is an excellent spot for people of all ages

Booked a table here in advance as part of a romantic break in the Cotswolds. Had read reviews and also popped in during the day and had high hopes for a special evening, unfortunately didn't quite meet expectations. On arrival at 7.45pm (table booked for 8pm) we had drinks outside as it was a pleasant evening , I was surprised that our order was requested whilst we were still outside. We had booked in the a la carte restaurant and I would of preferred to have been shown to our table to order. Once seated in restaurant our starters arrived immediately with no chance to relax or talk. Starters very nice but nothing out of this world. I had crayfish and crab and it was literally just that really not a lot of imagination there. Partners soup very tasty and a good colour. Starters cleared and again the main arrived almost straight away, obviously as a result of our early order request, it felt totally rushed. I'd ordered lamb which was very nice however lacked vegetables , now I know its served as a 'complete meal' and I wasn't expecting a side dish of veg but I'd hardly call a few finely chopped leeks as the vegetable portion of the dish, as a result it was very rich as there was nothing to balance the lamb. I couldn't finish it and couldn't eat a dessert as I was feeling a bit sick! Partner ate my dessert as we were having 3 course, he enjoyed both! Just so you can gauge how rushed it was we sat down at 8pm and by 8.45pm our mains had been cleared! We vacated our table at 9pm and went into the bar for a drink but booked a taxi back to our lodge as we hadn't felt relaxed all evening. I don't know why we were rushed as they weren't particularly busy and the restaurant was not full and tables didn't appear to be needing to be turned over for later arriving diners so I can only assume staff wanted to get off home?? Was a little disappointed and despite the general good quality of the food probably wouldn't return again, if we did it wouldn't be in the restaurant would probably be for a bar meal where we could order at our leisure and take our time!

Have visited the Mill House on several occasions and have found the whole experience very enjoyable.The staff make you feel welcome,the food is of a good standard and the rooms comfortable.The hotel is dog friendly and has very good walks. I had no hesitation in having lunch to celebrate my 50th Birthday with my wife,parents and Lucy our dog.A very good meal as usual,thank you Mill House!

We dined once in this restaurant during our stay in Kingham. The restaurant was very busy. The service is good. We got the impression that many 60+ couples visit this restaurant (and the hotel). This restaurant offers very good value for money. We liked the reasonably priced winelist and were deligthed to find our favorite gewurztraminer wine there!

Quality ,service and presentation exceptional, choice is varied ,something for everyone ! Afternoon tea available.

We have eaten here on a number of occasions and every time we have enjoyed the meal. On this occasion we had the Sunday Lunch. The menu is quite small with the traditional options for lunch, however the food was cooked to a high standard and tasted delicious. The tables are attractively laid with pristine white cloths and napkins. The service was fast a friendly. The hotel is in attractive surrounds with large lawns.

Under new Management this has become a "Jewel in the Cotswolds Crown". The lunch time special is excellent, good value and always served with a smile. In the summer the setting in the garden overlooking the river is stunning. It is where the locals go which is a sure good sign.

We stayed 1 night of a long weekend service was welcoming and professional ,rooms typical for these type of buildings ,creaky floors and no straight walls its lovely. The restaurant food was very good and excellent value for this area.loved the garden and large lawn area wish we had stayed longer.

This is the third time we have eaten in the Mill House restaurant in the last three months. All birthday treats. The service is friendly and courteous. The food is excellent and consistently good. The three course fixed price menu is very good and plenty of choice. We shall return!

I have been to the mill house on a number of occasions. Having arrived at lunchtime on a Saturday, we were told that there would be no food served due to their hosting a wedding reception. No food at all, not even a sandwich! I am afraid that their attitude very much seems to be that if they are catering for large parties, then either locals or visitors who wish to call in for lunch or dinner are not welcome. I have been there before and experienced a similar reception and frankly it is not good enough. I also overheard a couple who walked out of the place having booked a room, but not told that there was a wedding reception being held at the place. The beer is good, and the only reason I have not rated this place 'terrible'. In future, please put a large sign up stating that there is a wedding and therefore there will be no service to 'ordinary' customers!!

We had a terrific Sunday lunch here in March 2014 - the food was absolutely perfectly cooked - spot on roast beef and yorkshire pud - and the service was friendly and efficient. The Mill has been taken over and re-furbed beautifully and is a family run establishment which shows in the care taken over every detail. MUCH better value and actually better food than other somewhat more hyped establishments in the village - also hasn't been hijacked by London trendies, a definite plus - there are more local cars in the carpark, without Kensington and Chelsea parking permits! Always a good sign! We live locally and will definitely be back - and I haven't heard anything but high praise from other locals too - first rate.

The setting is ideal for a leisurely midweek lunch either in the bar or on the terrace (if the sun is shining). The bar tables were full when we arrived (always a good sign) with pensioners lunching. The 3 course menu with 3 choices for each was £16. The starters included a very smooth tomato and red pepper soup, pate and smoked mackeral and mains included cod and old spot pork chop. Portions were not large but the 3 courses were well balanced and extremely tasty. There is also a carte menu where the portions were larger. Drinks were not expensive and serving wine by the glass (2 sizes) was ideal for a lunchtime light tipple.The restaurant here looked "classy" and the menu is different to that in the bar. Although part of the hotel the bar retained a good "village pub" attitute as walkers came in to eat, boots and all. Dogs could be accomodated on the terrace. This hotel deserves to thrive as it gives tourists good value well cooked flavoursome food and is competition for some of its pricier neighbours.

try the restuarant here, the food is well cooked really well priced and lovely, nice atmosphere, and really nice wines!!!

really good has had a refurb. Food excellent as was the service Can cope with large parties, wine also excellent

Recommended by the B and B owners and what a great place. packed on a Saturday night, we were in the bafr but a great menu to choose from. Rib eye steak lovely and lamb shanks too. Great place

This is a hotel/restaurant we have visited many times and have NEVER been disappointed. Food always superb, rooms clean and very comfortable and most of all the staff are all very nice

The food was excellent and the staff were friendly and efficient. Absolutely nothing to dislike, everything was top notch.

Nice food that was reasonably priced, lovely surroundings friendly staff. We would recommend to people visiting the area and would definitely use again.

We visited The Mill for the first time with friends last night and had a fantastic evening. I understand that it has recently been refurbished and in doing so the owners have given it a contemporary feel but at the same time making it welcoming and friendly. The outside is picturesque, with a huge expanse of green, green lawn leading down to a small river and the outside patio area has lots of seating and is well lit for sitting eating and drinking as the evening begins to darken. Most importantly, the food is excellent; good quality and perfectly adequate portions. I had rib eye steak and asked for medium rare - it was perfectly cooked! The homemade petit fours are to die for........

Although we live in the village and are friends of the owners it shouldn't preclude us from reviewing the restaurant..We have just returned from a Friday lunchtime visit and we both had rib eye steak sandwichs on sour dough bread which were exceptionally good.The bill for the two sandwiches ,a half of cider and two pints of Bass was just under £20.Highly recommended.

Food very high quality & tasty. Portions a bit stingy though (sorry) 5 strawberries & a desert spoon of ice cream for nearly £6?

Popped in here for a quick lunch recently - despite living just up the road I had never been here before. Everything looks clean & new - I understand that this hotel has recently changed hands. We were too late for the lunchtime menu which ends at 2pm, but were quickly offered the sandwich menu. An interesting choice, on a variety of breads, seved with rocket & some chunky chips. The food came quickly & service was professional & friendly. My sandwich in a sourdough roll was well filled & tasty - the sourdough was very crunchy- making it a bit messy to eat, but delicious nonetheless. The only downside was the chunky chips, which seemed to be a cross between chips & roast potatoes & were saturated in fat & a bit too rich for my taste. They didn't detract from what was overall a good lunch, in nice comfortable surroundings of the bar. The hotel is set in lovely rural grounds which will be spectacular in summer. The outside tables were taken by smokers when we were there, but hopefully there will be some "non-smoking" tables somewhere in the grounds when summer arrives, to allow others to enjoy the beautiful setting. I won't hesitate to come here for lunch again, & look forward to retuning soon.

20 minute stroll from bluewood lodges, really nice food and surroundings. Booking advised. Friendly staff

the presentation of the food delighted before you even tasted..the flavours of the several dishes we sampled were second to none...excellent chef.

Visited on 4th May with husband and daughter. As my surname is Kingham I have always wanted to visit the village. Found the staff to be extremely welcoming and friendly. They seemed to appreciate that we would be more comfortable eating in the bar than the restaurant but were not at all patronising. Service and meal excellent although I must confess the steak was tasty but rather fatty around the edge. Much preferred the attitude of the owners of The Mill to those of the other renowned pub/restaurant in the village.

My Hubsand and I ate here as a last resort and so pleased we did. It is newly refurbished and looks very nice in the bar area. the reataurant needs some TLC as this looks so plain. We ordered from the set 3 course menu. It was reasonably priced, but the portions are quite small but the taste was tremendous!We would eat here again.

Went for a fantastic lunch at the Mill House - first time back since the new owners took over. Its amazing! The bar has been moved and been completely transformed into a brilliant, welcoming space. Ate 3 courses for £15, a fantastic deal, and the food was delicious and beautifully presented as always. Will be returning again soon with friends.

The restaurant has a small menu but the quality of the food, presentation and service are very good. A most enjoyable experience.

Lovely restaurant. Menu is very simple, but does it job. All dishes that we had vere top quality. We asked for the salad that was not in the menue, and the kitchen was happy to do it for us!

Good location for an informal drink and well kept garden areas.The atmosphere was slightly lacking on arrival and we experienced a small delay in the drinks service. All staff were friendly but felt they could do more to build rapport in comparison with other restaurant / hotels in the area.

What a wonderful find. We had Dinner here and the dishes were beautifully presented and of the finest quality. The produce really fresh. All congratulations to the chef

We stayed at the hotel for two nights. Very helpful friendly staff. The room we stayed in was a bit tired but spotless and comfortable. However this is undergoing refurbishment.The food was fantastic and worth the stay alone The head chef Matt and his team work wonders.We will defeninately be returning next year and hope to have the same wonderful experience.We would not hesitate to recommend a stay here. The grounds are absolutely beautiful too.

Lovely food, well presented. Good value set menus. The food was fresh and innovative but actually tasted good too. Service very good and very friendly. Restaurant a little cramped but ok.

We stumbled on this hotel....and were so glad we did!We went in and were offered a table for lunch. The "special" menu is generally of a lower quality, in most places, but here it was excellent. My fiancee and I were made very welcome by the staff, and the food was simply wonderful. Fantastic quality.We both chose the breast of chicken with wild mushroom risotto and red wine jus. This was so good that we went back 3 days later to sample it again!At 2 courses for £10 it was amazing! Incredible value for such lovely food. When we go back to Kingham, we will make a point of going back to the Mill House to eat.

If you're planning a trip to Oxford (or even London) park your car at Kingham railway station and get the train.

Of course we went to 3 courses and wine but this was because the food, especially the cod on salmon risotto was so good! Both had excellent sticky toffee pudding to follow. Really good and a trip to Daylesford to follow! Good service, only shame was no draught beer, but bottled Hook Norton was OK.

Very good food and rooms - would recommend! I love the whole "English Country House" feel! Enjoyed our meal too!

Very overpriced for what you recd. Other places much better value . Food was average.

Clean and comfy rooms. Very friendly staff and delicious food, especially the breakfasts. My only complaint is the uninspired bedding. Flat pillows, lumpy duvets and no valance to hide the beds. Lovely big beds though.

A varied and interesting menu with fairly obvious use of fresh local produce. The resturant employs a young chef who is not afraid to combine interesting ingredients to produce memorable food.

There is now a new Chef Matt? and things have really improved.