Millstone at Mellor in Ribble Valley

Booked very last minute (within 30mins of arriving) online as our first option fell through. Super service and an excellent roast beef dinner. It was just what we wanted on Easter Sunday.

Food excellent & a lovely lady tending to us but half a glass of prosecco “really” when questioned why they dont fill it to the top the reply was the glasses are big & buy a big bottle if your not happy ☹️my one glass of fizz with my sunday lunch is a treat,never mind the food really was lovely.

Went for Sunday lunch. Sat at table 30 minutes no service . Not a single waitress/waiter came in so had to ask( the table behind had been waiting longer). We all decided to just have a main as didn’t want to wait for starters. Eventually ordered then waited another 45 minutes for food and gas to ask again. So 1 hour15 before we got anything to eat!!! Not good by any standards. Food was good when it came but again decided against dessert as couldn’t risk the wait. This place needs sorting out as it was past the main lunch time rush when we arrived!

The Millstone is a disgrace and a shadow of its former self which is sad to see. Food when it eventually arrived was cold and served on cold plates to boot. Cappuccino was like dish water and we were. left to wait for cutlery all the time food getting colder. The whole experience was dreadful and I would not recommend this pub to anyone especially Sunday lunch. . I would like to add we had been a few weeks previous in the restaurant and the experience was totally different to the bad service and food served in the bar area. Get your act together manger and staff at the Millstone.

Popped in last sunday, prawn cocktail very average, rose marie sauce bland we had beef and chicken sunday lunch very good excellent meat roast potato needed another 5 mins, but will return

Love the millstone at mellor the staff are friendly and very welcoming and the ambiance is perfect the food is exceptional and freshly made when you go george the resident cat will be there 😃 highly recommended

Lovely traditional pub where you can pop in for a drink with your dog. Food is really good and well cooked and beautifully presented. Service friendly and knowledgeable.

Just spent the night here. We were given a very friendly welcome. Stayed in " The courtyard" ,a separate building in the car park. Room was lovely and warm,very clean and cosy with beautiful wool blankets on the bed. Had a lovely coffee from the Lavazzo coffee maker and a very tasty,complimentary mince pie. Our evening meals were perfect. I had the steak and kidney pudding. It was full of meat and the suet pastry was delicious. Waiting on staff were all lovely. Had an excellent sleep no noise whatsoever. All I could hear was the church clock chiming. Breakfast was superb,lots of continental items, beautiful flaky croissants followed by a full English cooked breakfast. Can't wait to return here,it was wonderful!

What a wonderful food experience with excellent food supported by excellent customer care and service. Ambience was good and being first visit did not know what to expect. Parking was good. Great to see a busy restaurant at lunchtime on a Wednesday. Food was superb and really spoilt for choice as lunch menu, mains menu and specials menu. Quality of food was outstanding and choice of menu selections were spot on. Seating arrangements were great

I had my 70th birthday last Saturday at the Millstone, with fourteen friends and family. The night was absolutely perfect, we were looked after from start to finish, including breakfast in the morning. Mike and his team did me proud, all of my guests absolutely loved the hotel, food and the atmosphere. Definitely a night to remember for all the right reasons.

Really fabulous decor and greeted by lovely staff. The menu choices were fantastic, we were spoilt for choice. Wished we lived nearer as would definitely return.

Stayed overnight this week, had long walks with our little dog, he was welcomed by a blanket, bowl and treats in the room. We ate in the restaurant in the evening, can definitely recommend the homemade steak pudding but make sure you are hungry. Great friendly team, nothing was to much trouble.

Good service, good food. Definitely coming back. Busy but not crowded. A lovely find on our bank holiday.

Had a great evening. Everyone was friendly and it was good service. Been looked after will be planning on returning soon

Brilliant restaurant! We love it here, always our favourite place to go for a nice meal. We celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary here this year and always pick millstone when we have a special occasion. The food is always of the best quality, whether it be for an evening meal or Sunday roast. Staff very friendly and attentive and the ambience is lovely. We live near Lytham, so it’s not on our doorstep but it is definitely worth the drive out.

Visited for Sunday roasts twice now, took family on the second visit. Lovely food and service. Nice and clean restaurant .

We have visited The Millstone regularly for Sunday lunch which has always been to a high standard , unfortunately todays visit was not the case poor quality of food,starter was cold, the roast potatoes frozen the gravy had no flavour not an enjoyable experience totally agree with another review regarding the quality of the food being very and down Staff are always very accommodating shame about the management

Only the limited menu let’s this restaurant down. Once you remove burgers and fish and chips there’s not a lot there.

Disappointed with the trajectory of The Millstone over recent months. The service is decent enough and serving staff try their best but the food can be anything from very good on rare occasions to barely edible on most, if there’s any quality control on what comes out of the kitchen it isn’t evident. Basics like fish and chips are being served soggy and undercooked most days and if you’re lucky perfectly served the week after. Portions can be completely different from visit to visit. A Rib eye steak at £20 plus served burned & dry like the sole of a shoe along with one dry tomato and one mushroom. A Sunday Roast with no other veg than mange tout & potatoes, when asked about other veg told there wasn’t any, there’s half a dozen shops within ten minutes drive selling all kinds of exotic vegetables like carrots and cauliflower. Unfortunately for The Millstone there are many great restaurants in the area and it fairs poorly by comparison. We would eat here weekly before lockdown and was always impressed with the food and the hands on friendly service. Visits have become rarer since due to the above issues and afraid to say we’re unlikely to eat hear again unless we hear big changes are made. The restaurant seems far less busy than it used to and it’s hard to get a table at other restaurants in the area, that should have someone at Thwaites thinking, this is supposed to be one of their premium inns.

After being let down by the Spread Eagle we came here for a couple of drinks and ended up ordering some nibbles. Exceptional food and very friendly service. Can't wait to come back for a full evening.

Staff, service and breakfast were wonderful but our room was tiny and dated. The hotel has a modern rustic charm to it but our room and bathroom didn’t appear to have been updated and looked like it was last renovated 20 years ago (and smelt like it too). Far from what I would expect at a 5 star hotel, we were both really disappointed and couldn’t wait to get back home. You won’t find photos of our room on the Millstone website, only photos of charming modern and spacious rooms, so pray you don’t find yourselves in room 26.

Visited this afternoon for lunch with a friend. Staff very friendly, polite and service was great.We had starters both the soup and the bread/olives tasty and great to start.The chicken burger and tandoori chicken breast both delicious. So we punted for a dessert and the sticky toffee pudding was vert tasty but the milk toffee tart and burnt citrus was an interesting mix. The tart was sweet and sticky but the burnt citrus I'm definitely not a fan in the words of Cherish Finden “I don’t enjoy eating it at all,” even the waiter said when he took the plates away that the burnt citrus sorbet was terrible as it just makes everything taste "burnt." Other than that the meal, staff and surroundings are very good

5 of us came for a family meal on Thursday 22nd July. Originally there was meant to be 7 of us, but 2 couldn’t make it. The food here is top quality! The spring rolls are to die for! And the butter milk chicken burger is one of the best I’ve ever had! Every one in our party loved the food! The service was flawless! We can’t wait to come back!

Lovely meal with family on a warm Wednesday evening. The usual high standard of surroundings, service and most importantly the food itself. Both adults and children found it a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Certainly my ‘go to’ option when visiting family in the Blackburn area and we’ll be back.

We've visited the Millstone at Mellor many times over the last few years and up till this most recent visit have always experienced good food and excellent service.However on this occasion all aspects of the experience were very lacking. Upon arrival whilst there was hand sanitiser available, no request was made for us to check-in to the venue or manually take details of the guests visiting (this was still the day before restrictions lifted). Upon being seated and presented with the menus nobody offered to take a drinks order, we had to ask a passing waiter.Once the drinks had been brought to the table, our order was taken without issue. Three of us had the duck spring rolls, which admittedly were the highlight of the visit, they are still some of the best ive tasted. The final starter included pickled rhubarb which was barely edible as it was so hard, close to raw, obviously not picked for more than a day. It would have helped if the cutlery was sharp enough to cut through anyting other than butter.The mains were acceptable but nothing to shout about, my own "large" fish and chips seemed to be a small fish and chips with an oversixed batter , not much white fish at all. We were checked a few times by different passing staff as to how we were doing with our meal etc. One offputting point was every time a senior member of staff walked passed us he smelled heavily of cigarette some, not just lightly either which for those of us not accustomed to the smell was not nice.Only people in the party chose desserts, bothe very expensive for what arrived, over £2 for a single scoop of plain vanilla ice cream and close to £8 for a small slice of tart and a scoop of ice cream, icecream which could not be finished as it was incredibly over soured with either lemon or grapefruit.I'm not sure if there has been a recent change of management of this Thwaites establishment, i did not recognise anybody that i had previously seen in there on earlier visits,. Whatever the reason standards and food have slipped dramatically, and the whole experience left a sour note. We may try the venue again, but not for a long time, with so many other fine venues close by theres many more to choose from.I noticed just before writing this review that another customer (via a post on FB) had commented about the same issues, so this may not be an isolated experience.

Stopped for drinks at lunchtime with 2 friends ordered drinks for friends and a sandwich for myself . When the bill came was a little surprised that my glass of wine was £10 but was happy to pay as I enjoyed it, however the sandwich was hugely disappointing at £7.90 ,it was not even worth £5, when paying the bill relayed my disappointment to the waitress who promised to pass on the comments was sadly dissapointed after ordering more wine and ending up with a bill of £70 and no senior member of staff came to talk to us. A local establishment which we have visited for many years. Disappointed with their customer services

We were all at home and fancied a lunch out for a change. Read about The Millstone in the past and so decided to give it go. Greeted by lovely young staff and seated on a spacious table we were presented with menu and a list of the days specials. A simple menu with everything you'd expect. We ordered and our food arrived in good time. Everything was just cooked to perfection.Ample portion sizes, I didn't have room for a dessert but they looked lovely too. Another find as far as we're concerned. We will be back again.

Very unpleasant experience rude unwelcoming staff made us feel very uncomfortable poor tasteless food the place is soulless never again

Sunday roast, the beef was excellent. It was the only meat on offer. My beef is only one veg accompanied it, believe it or not mange tout! Not a traditional post brexit Sunday lunch.

Fantastic hotel hidden away, conveniently located just off the Motorway. Service was impeccable and the food was fantastic. Highly recommend.

It shouldn't be a rare thing to find really good food and service but it is but The Millstone was exactly that. It is pricier than your normal pub lunch but you get what you pay for. We called up last minute today for an early tea after a long walk. They fit us is no problem and the service was super quick and genuine. The lamb special was beautiful.

We've been meaning to try the Millstone Inn for some time, and what have we been missing. The place itself has a very pleasant atmosphere and the staff are very nice and friendly. However the food is incredible. The portions are really sizeable and the quality is outstanding. We might just have found the new local we've been looking for.

We stayed for one night in a beautifully decorated room. The bed & linen were divine & we slept very well indeed. We had dinner at The Millstone & again was wonderful. Everything was cooked to perfection! The staff were all very friendly- very attentive but not intrusive. Breakfast the next morning was again perfection. We will definitely be returning.

Visited here after passing on way home from another local restaurant so decided to go the next day for lunch.Service was very good, all virus precautions in place as expected. We ordered a bottle of wine and the butchers board and cheeseboard to share between 2 of us. The butchers board was all very local/homemade produce and very tasty i would say it was worth the £16 no problem, unfortunately I cant say the same for the cheese board, 4 very thin slices of cheese 2 of which the same! 2 strands of celery, 1 small pot of chutney, 4 slices of apple ( no grapes available!) And 6 crackers, for me not worth £10 when the other was only £6 more just didn't add up to me I would have ordered 2 butchers if I would have known the difference in value for money, the young lad serving us was great, really nice setting in general, hopefully you take note of the criticism as if this was rectified with a little more value for money on that cheeseboard we will certainly visit again. All in all though good experience

A really fantastic meal and friendly, professional, attentive service. We had the fisherman’s sharing platter to start and it was so fresh and plentiful - superb smoked salmon and perfectly seasoned cockles. Both main courses were beautifully presented and really tasty and the desserts are to die for. All waiting staff communicate well, act efficiently and genuinely seem to enjoy working there. The choice of wine is excellent. We will be back soon!

Stayed overnight to celebrate my husbands birthday en route to Manchester airport for the following days flight.Fabulous! Plenty of parking, lovely scenic area and very warm genuine friendly welcome from all staff we came into contact with.Booked a character room which was in the courtyard next to the road. Quirky, comfortable and we were no affected by any road noise at all.Food is excellent. We both had a When Harry Met Sally moment when our entrees arrived. Wow! Best food we’ve eaten in a long time. Duck spring rolls which were not at all greasy and were filled with the most succulent duck. Tempura prawns - amazing, we could easily have fought over sharing these dishes they were so good. Mains I opted for roast guinea fowl, asparagus and smoky mash which was a plate of heaven! Never tried guinea fowl before and it was beautiful, moist and just enough for me - much better than chicken. My husband the monkfish served with belly pork, pak Choi and a Dahl. He didn’t like the Dahl but he tried it - the rest was superb! I sampled the monkfish and this was succulent and moist whereas previously other establishments have overcooked and it has been dry and a bit heavy going.Shared some I’ve cream and sorbet which was a pleasant palette cleanser before retiring to bed satisfied making plans of when we could return.Breakfast - enormous portions!! Too much to be honest. Opted for granola which wasn’t our taste, seemed to have chocolate chips in and was a little repetitive. My husband enjoyed his full English which wasn’t greasy and I opted for eggs florentine.Oh my goodness, 2 large muffins with eggs and hollandaise - 1 would have been more than sufficient and I struggled to eat the second. Perfect poached eggs, fresh coffee - lovely.Thank you for excellent food, pleasant staff and enjoyable night stay.

Three of use booked the Millstone for Sunday lunch. We were booked in for 4.30The restaurant is spacious and all proper COVID measures appear to be followed.The menu was varied and seemed to cater for most tastes. I had curried tandoori chicken which was lovely. My wife had a vegan dish which she also said was tasty. The staff were friendly. It did however take an age for us to order the food and we waited 45 minuets for the food to be served.

Fantastic food and friendly service. Pleasant place to be, felt comfortable. We had three of the nibbles as a starter between two of us which was a great choice. Black pudding, prawn toast and chicken chorizo skewers might sound an odd combo but it worked as a nibbling starter. Three was plenty for two of us. The mains were very tasty. Burger and streak and kidney pudding. So rare to get steak and kidney now and I really enjoyed it. Great service with lots of smiles topped it off. Highly recommended and would be happy to return. Place was very busy so seems others agree.

Called on off chance for late lunch to celebrate 20th wedding anniversary after the place we had booked was closed when we got there! So glad we ended up at The Millstone instead. Food delicious and excellent service. Lovely restaurant and will definitely be back.

Great food, the monkfish was delightful. Even better with the Eat out to Help out discount. Would definitely recommend the food and the place. It was spotlessly clean and we felt very safe.

First time back here today after the lockdown. At first we were the only diners in here, but after 30 minutes more people came. The menu gas changed, but to me only for the better. We were given paper menus that would be thrown away later. I asked for mine to be marked so I knew which foods I could choose and I was amazed at the GF choices. We went on a Sunday, so we could also chose chicken or beef roast dinner. Extremely tasty, perfect service and we all felt safe dinning here. I honestly can't wait to come back and try more off the menu. Today I had ribs to start and a beef roast dinner. If I wasn't full I'd have ordered a sweet. Perfect lunch.

We were looking to get away for a lovely meal and overnight stay. We could not have been looked after any better. A wonderful relaxing evening in lovely surroundings where the staff were so attentive and could not do enough for us. The food was delicious and the the room and hospitality perfect. Great SD in place too. Thank you Paul and the team for a lovely night away. Just what we needed.

Fabulous in all respects. Attentive and knowledgeable young staff serving delicious, top-notch, high-end dishes. Not fine-dining, but not far off, and bigger portions. Best meal in a long time. Not cheap, but very well worth every penny. Highly recommended.

Visited last night for a pre birthday meal.The food was excellent,homemade spring veg soup with herb dumplings, cod, steak etc freshly cooked and served beautifully.What an excellent chef they have.The decor and ambiance were just right.The big plus for us were the staff. The bar staff, waiters & waitresses were delightful.So professional and quietly attentive without being intrusive.

The best Sunday lunch we have had for a long time the staff excellent surroundings beautiful very relaxed very friendly locals lovely village location

Fab setting. Cosy and comfortable with intimate areas plus a large room for bigger gatherings. Superb food. Great menu choice.

What a fantastic time, service and food was fantastic, highly recommend this restaurant, starters we all had mushroom and tarragon soup and it was yummy, 2 had steak, and 2 had homemade steak and kidney pudding the steak was really tender with no gristle and was cooked to perfection and the pastry was tasty too

A delightful menu with options for meat eaters and vegetarians alike. The food is excellent and beautifully presented. A real treat. A wonderful dining experience. Highly recommended.

Went with a group of friends in the afternoon the place was very nice and staff were very friendly and attentive the food was nice but it is expensive .

At last - somewhere that not only provides good food, but also backs it up with excellent service, comfortable furniture, roaring fires and apparently genuine care for our happiness. We didn't test the extent of the kitchen's skills as we all wanted classic dishes, but these were all very tasty, well presented and of ample size. We still seek the perfect roast potato (like the ones we have at home) and the bakewell tart was nowhere near as delicious as the sticky toffee pudding, but these are very minor issues in the great scheme of things. We were very happy with our meal and felt that the price was very fair. Well done to the Millstone team.

Excellent late lunch.My partner and I really fancied a decent gastro pub and after some research we found this place. Wow! What an incredible meal! From start to finish every dish was outstanding and all at a reasonable price. I had the salmon Caesar salad for main (which was incredible and perfectly cooked) and my partner had the lamb; he was genuinely blown away with the quality and presentation of the dish. The dishes were a welcome accompaniment. The Mac and cheese really was the best I’d had and having just come back from the states that is saying something. We have already booked to visit for a special birthday. Excellent gastro pub, excellent service and fantastic chefs.

Let's start with service, which was excellent from start to finish: attentive, friendly, efficient. Then the food....we'd pre-ordered from the festive menu which I personally would rarely choose: it was great. I had prawn cocktail and hake....others the pate and slow-braised beef, and a few the turkey. Everyone commented positively on the quality of the cooking and portion size. The dining room was quiet at first then busy, which added to the atmosphere but didn't worsen the service.All in all we had another lovely meal here and are glad to have this place on our doorstep.

Good start to Christmas. Great room set up for our exclusive use, good service and delicious meal.Thanks!

We booked for a family meal of 11. The decor is beautiful & the staff friendly. The menu has a good choice with something for everybody & the food was presented nicely. Now, we are not shy to pay that bit extra for local, fresh produce (take a look at my profile reviews on TripAdvisor, some of them are the best eateries around the north west & afar) the portion size to price is ridiculous. For instance £18.50 for 1 piece of lamb rump with two polenta chips & £6.50 for two TINY slithers of arctic roll... really? Unfortunately if we want to eat in Mellor we’ll stick to The Spead Eagle.

Always good service. Consistently well presented and tasty food. Offering a varied menu. As a cealiac plenty of choice . Pleasant surroundings, informal or formal dining.

Delicious home cooked roast dinner. The best I’ve had in a while. The starters were great too. Will definitely return.

I have been visiting the Millstone for decades, almost as long as the first class chef has been in the kitchen ! The food is top draw and the imaginative menus and specials are regularly updated.

On a journey north and made a special detour off the motorway to visit this old haunt for the first time in many, many years.

Slow to get the initial service but food and service thereafter was very good.We will return very soon!

Really nicely done out but food was a bit disappointing. I went for aspen fries and tempura fish starter and asked for them both to be brought as main. I believe it was prawns, squid and scallops and I only seemed to have two types of fish, they lacked flavour and the “aspen fries” were just fries? When I queried it they went back into the kitchen and chucked aload of cheese on top? I’ve had aspen fries enough to know they weren’t even close. Wouldn’t visit again.

As the title says the service was extremely slow. The food was ok but nothing special. We enjoyed it but felt no desire to rush back. My daughter had the roast beef which looked lovely.

It was a very wet Monday night so we didn't bother booking. At 7pm there were quite a few diners and drinkers in. The pub is very warm and welcoming, although we weren't actually greeted by anyone. It took a while for menus to be brought to us. We had to call a waitress over to take our order. Some time later we were shown to our table and waited another 20 mins for our food.

Lovely pub on the outskirts of Blackburn, visited for a working lunch, all only had wraps and sandwiches for lunch but were impressed by the service and quality, will call in again

Stayed overnight at the millstone and could not fault a thing. The room was clean, lovely decorated and had everything you required. We eat in the restaurant which was delicious home cooked food. The staff where very welcoming. Would highly recommend.

My family and I stayed the night at The Millstone. The rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable. We had an excellent dinner the night before in a separate adjoining dining room. The staff were friendly and very accommodating, which is good as many had come a very long way. I would definitely stay here again if I was in the area.

We were attending a lunch party elsewhere and wanted to stay nearby to avoid driving 70 miles home. We had never stayed at the Millstone before, but were very pleasantly surprised to find that we were in their annexe, well away from the Saturday night revelry. The room was very comfortable with a wet room, though it was a bit of a trek to the reception if you needed anything, as there was no phone in the room. That was the only criticism however. The breakfast the following morning was exceptional and the staff were both efficient and helpful. We will be back!

We visited the Milstone at Mellor tonight 8-9-2019, we visit this Restaurant once a month and spend on average £200, one of our friends had wine spilled over his lap with no apology or explanation, we had an excellent meal and retired to the bar, we found a table were we noticed a pint of beer on the table with a pair of glasses so we took the other chairs and faced the other way, we were sitting there relaxed and talking when the person came back after 15 minutes, he then went into a rant at our friends saying they invading his space and using very offensive language, the Management then came across and supported him as he was a millionaire and a regular.. we felt so insulted and offended we will never eat there again and at the premises in Blackburn we can make a difference

Popped in for lunch with my mum. Sat in the bar and had sandwiches. Good size portions. I had a fishfinger butty, which was delicious. Good chips too. My mum had the ham sandwich. Ham was lovely but she was disappointed with the piccalilli, which was runny and lacked a kick. Service was really friendly though a little slow as there was apparently going to be a function in the main restaurant. I would really like to see a fixed price lunch menu here.

Calling in for either drinks or food is a very pleasant experience. The portions are large and variety of food is good. Good selection of beers and drinks, both hot and cold! Will always call in if we are in this neck of the woods, highly recommended

Great menu, friendly, helpful staff, good prices and above all else totally excellent food. We loved our visit! We will be returning for lunch mid-week!!

I visited The Millstone for the first time for a light lunch with my mother midweek, after receiving numerous recommendations from friends. We chose a cosy table in a corner of the restaurant, which was immaculately presented, and staff were friendly and helpful. We shared the Vegetable Platter, which was a slightly odd assortment of vegetarian nibbles including what seemed to be a tomato puree dip, tempura courgette (which was quite tasty) and a vegan sausage roll, which was initially missed off the platter, although quickly replaced when I asked a staff member. Unfortunately, the dish had the air of something not put together by someone who would eat it, as the different items didn’t really complement each other. Whilst I can’t fault the service or the surroundings (the toilets were also immaculate!) I’m not sure that I would choose to return to eat as a vegetarian.

After visiting Samlesbury Hall in terrible rain and stopping overnight in the area we needed to a place to eat as looking at the surrounding area was impossible due to the weather

Brilliant food , starters were really good soup , scampi tails and chicken wings , mains 2 had the roast dinners which they said were very good , 1 had Asian salad which was also very good and tasty and an ample portion for each dish. We shared desserts again good with the strawberry sundae being our favourite of the 2.. great choice of menu options ( if not too much as we were struggling to choose so will have to go back !!)

Just had a fantastic family get together here for my Mums 75th Birthday, staff were lovely and the food was delicious everyone really enjoyed themselves. Thank you Highly recommend.

A get together with girlfriends to enjoy some quality time together but... Rather let down by a lack of service starters came lovely as did mains (ordinary btw) sat for over an hour with no offer of desserts and coffee not what you would expect when paying top prices for average food and service have had better by far end of

Wow. This was our first visit and it wont be our last. The staff are lovely and the food was incredible. So much so I will say that it was the best burger i've ever had! The decor was so cosy and welcoming and now we are considering using this venue to stay over the night before our wedding.

The Millstone was our go-to meeting spot when we were this lovely part of the country. for the life of me, I cant remember why or how we found it but glad we did. It's been almost 30 years since we've been back but the perfect place for our reunion. a quaint place with a cozy bar and rooms. The staff is friendly and food, drinks and rooms are all very reasonably priced.

We've been a few times for dinner now and the standard of food at the Millstone is always excellent. I particularly recommend the butcher's platter and the Sunday roast! Staff are friendly and helpful and there's a great selection of drinks.

Fresh food, large portions, well cooked with efficient and friendly service. All in all a good experience e which we thoroughly enjoyed.

The best food by a country mile! Absolutely delicious, beautifully presented and perfectly satisfying for those with high standards

We were staying at Samlesbury Hall and this was on their list of recommendations. We turned up early on a Saturday evening without a booking and were lucky enough to be offered a table. The decor and ambience was great, food excellent and the menu imaginative. The staff are warm and friendly, service was quick, but we were not rushed despite the restaurant beginning to fill up for the busy Saturday evening. Special mention to our waitress, unfortunately we didn’t get her name, but she told us she was from Ethiopia, she was absolutely lovely.

Not a pub as such more an eating restaurant very nicely furnished but not really a drinking house but ok

We arrived for our booking and we were shown to our table, just outside the main dining room. We asked to have one of the two empty tables in the main area and were told that one was booked, the other ignored. The lady had a chat with a member of staff and then showed us to the original table. My friends ordered duck spring rolls, as they usually do but they were not as good as in the past. When we mentioned it to the same lady, she said it was a new chef but she was vegetarian so she wouldn’t know the difference. She was not interested at all. The steaks were served, one medium to well one medium, she asked who wanted them and still served them the wrong way. The table in the main restaurant remained empty all night, as did the second table. When we asked a waitress why we couldn’t have had the other table she said they was no reason and unfortunately, this lady is often not interested.

As previous visits have been, I could not find fault with our most recent meal out at the Millstone. Service was very attentive, the food was great quality and the price reasonable, not much more needs to be said! Keep up the good work.

Just had a lovely meal at the Millstone as part of a 60th birthday celebration. Food excellent, staff great, would highly recommend it!

Some friends gave me a gift card for a special birthday so we decided to use it here.

Very friendly staff on entry, professional staff and nice surroundings. I feel the chef let our experience down. Tempura starter great and lamb shank ok (bit small).

This place is brilliant. We always have a great meal here. Caters well for children and gluten free food!! Staff are lovely.

I was meeting up with an ex work colleague (in fact, he had been my boss some 20 years ago) and the Millstone was a good place to meet as it was halfway between where we both lived. We had the selection of breads and oils to start with then I had the fish and chips and he had the fish platter. Both were pronounced excellent. The staff were very pleasant and there was no pressure at all for us to leave. Lovely way to spend a very wet afternoon!

Visited with 5 family members and a 1yr old for an early Mothers Day meal on Sunday evening; been lots of times and always had great service and lovely food but won't be going ever again. Arrived in good time and left at the bar whilst staff whispered and looked at our booking on the computer. Then shown to a table in the bar area; the booking was made for the main restaurant so we challenged the staff. A young man advised that the restaurant was full so it was this table or nothing. Then to my horror he advised that they don't encourage toddlers in the main restaurant!!! Has there been a change in policy as we have taken the little girl in to the restaurant multiple times?? This then set the tone for the evening....starters were ok, some of the main meals were fine but the roast beef was dreadful. Lots of sinew and tough pieces with soggy roast potatoes and cold veg. Most of the beef and veg as left. Couldn't wait to get out as we felt unwelcome and that we were a nuisance. What a shame as this is our local pub/restaurant and like to support local business but clearly our custom is just not wanted so next time we will be booking somewhere that welcomes a 1yr old! From a very unhappy ex customer.

A nice old fashioned restaurant, nice staff and pleasant ambience. Very small carpark doesn’t help. Lunchtime Menu probably in need of revision.

We had our family Christmas meal here which was nice. I then decided to meet my friend for coffee here as it was half way between us and being a hotel , we thought it would be lovely to have a coffee by the fire . Wrong! We met and found a table in a room to the left where there was no one in . We took off our coats, went to the bar and the girl asked if we had booked a table . We said no as we just wanted coffee. She then asked if we were part of a funeral party that was in the right hand room ... we said no. She then said there were no tables for us so she couldn’t serve us . We pointed out where we were ... at a table in a room with no people . She asked us to leave as she maintained she couldn’t serve us as the bar was booked out to a funeral party . Absolutely disgusting customer service . My friend was horrified . We were extremely embarrassed. I had recommended the place to meet . It’s a hotel . What would they have done if a guest has invited a friend for coffee ??? Send them to their room ?? Will never go again , let alone book a family meal for 10 . I emailed a letter of complaint to Louis. Got a simpering response . Poor , poor service!

Don’t get here often but every time we do the food is always great. Both starters and both mains perfect served by very polite staff. Nothing more to say really

Got a burger with chips …….. by far one of the best burgers I have ever had!!! Everyone really enjoyed their meal. Downfall...... It was really pricey for drinks!!! 1 cappuccino and 1 large wine £11. odd????? Id rather the food be pricey if anything!!! a lot to pay for 2 drinks.... (3 drinks each... £35) BUT...… the food was fantastic...… and that's why it gets a thumbs up from me

The other day I went to the lovely millstone at mellor. The restaurant area was full however we sat in the bar area and it was just as lovely.

Wanted somewhere other than our hotel to eat as it looked unappealing and expensive. Good TA comments and a nice looking menu decided the matter. A pre-meal drink in front of their roaring fire in the bar ( too warm if truth be told !), then through to the restaurant area where the tables are well spaced in the attractively decorated room. We shared the Fisherman's platter to start ..smoked salmon , lovely hot goujons, hot cockles and chorizo, and fried quid ( not the standard rings but delicately crumbed pieces ), as well as fresh anchovies and piles of prawns in Marie Rose , good bread, lovely tartare sauce, and nice leaves.... really good.

Great Hotel and the staff were efficient and friendly .

This was first visit but hopefully not my last. From the moment we walked in the staff were friendly, attentive and extremely helpful. The food was excellent. Every course was a delight to eat. There was a very extensive menu plus the specials which made choosing hard, but I have no doubt everything else is to the same high quality. We will be returning in the not to distant future.

Over rated and very expensive. Does this restaurant have a manager? Staff seem new and inexperienced, although they were polite. Just did not seem to have any direction or understand what was happening.

The meal was set for late afternoon as a festive team Christmas meal which was attended by 10'of us. I had soup mushroom soup for a starter and it had a small amount of cream, the soup was very thick and was very enjoyable. The other starters also looked delicious,and well presented. At first I thought there was not enough food on the plate of my main meal but I ended up leaving a small amount as I was very full. The food tasted lovely and I had extra cranberry sauce. For me there could have been a little more gravey but this is my own preference and sure if I had asked for some it would have been given happily.