The Mill Bar and Grill in Mid Suffolk

I experienced this afternoon tea with 3 friends today & thoroughly enjoyed it. The sandwiches were fresh, the sausage rolls were especially good as were the homemade cheese & plain scones. The icing on the cake, literally, was the selection of 4 types of homemade cakes, all delicious. I must mention Bradley who looked after us all afternoon. He couldn’t do enough for us. He was very polite, friendly & attentive. I thoroughly recommend this venue for afternoon tea & look forward to returning again soon.

Brilliant service for a first time visit today. We had afternoon tea which was absolutely brilliant, good price and so much we took some home.

Really lovely Sunday lunch followed by a great coffee. Would highly recommend.

The place is perfect, Apart from the disgusting behaviour from the staff. Threatening members of the public whilst claiming to be at work is terrible. Look how it's going to ruin the mills reputation.

Thank you very much for your hospitality before and after the game on Saturday all the best, Tipton Albion 🍻🍻

I can’t believe the negative reviews on here . We went there for the first time today and the service and food were excellent . The waitress was very friendly and attentive and helpful. We will definitely go back again . I Highly recommend .

Just returned home after having the most enjoyable Afternoon Tea. Food was really lovely and fresh and included Sanwiches,Sausage Rolls and Scones(nicely warmed) and a very nice choice of cakes. This visit was a gift from our granddaughter and her family but now having FOUND the Mill we shall be back. Mr and Mrs Turner

Came here for a pre Christmas dinner with my partner which he had booked for us. We had pre booked the food and were really looking forward to it. We arrived and an instant red flag was that we were the only people there having dinner. Staff were very friendly and served us fast. Unfortunately the food really wasn't good which we were surprised by as there are other good reviews. 😕 My partner had the French onion soup for starters which was very watery and didn't taste great. I had the roast turkey and trimmings and he had the vegetarian pie and mash. Bottom of his pie was very soggy and the top was crisp and rock hard. Both mains tasted like they'd been cooked the day before and reheated in the microwave. Both portions of roast potatoes were hard and difficult to cut through. Cheese board was OK, stale crackers. Very expensive food for the quality. Unfortunately wouldn't visit again.

First time here despite living in Stowmarket for some years! Had a lovely pre Christmas lunch with my daughter (Korean Chicken & Haddock and Chips). Great service, food was excellent and not too pricey. "I'll be back" 😁

Don't waste your money £40/ person!, had afternoon tea bottomless gin and fizz, 3 single gins each and a poor selection of sandwiches and mini scones etc, was told an hour and half time limit but was told after an hour no more drinks, we had been waiting 20 minutes and the waitress just kept ignoring us! Stay clear of this place as not worth the price tag!! Very rude when we confronted the waitress! Cheaper to buy a couple of bottles from the supermarket with a selection of cakes/ sandwiches and stay in Doors, atmosphere would be better! Thanks for the reply, no mention of ignorant staff and poor service, feel for the high price tag that could have been better quality! a trip to greggs would of been better!, glad your other customers think its value for money, not sure 3 single gins and half a sandwich with mini scones and Mr kipplings cakes are value for money, better value elsewhere and staff that wish to serve you! Try harder!

Do not go here...we waited 30 minutes without being served, even for drinks, yet 4 other tables who came in after us got served and received their drinks and food whilst we are just sitting there! After trying to get the server's attention, he became fragile thinking that my mum was shouting at him when she wasn't at all, she was pointing out in a polite manner that other people were served before us. After the manager spoke to us, we requested a refund on the groupon voucher which they couldn't even garentee. They claimed to have looked at CCTV and said the other 4 customers came in before us, which we can say in confidence is wrong as we saw them walk in. We await a sarcastic response...

Appalling service and ruined my partner’s birthday. Having looked at other reviews now, and the extremely poor attitude from The Mill in the responses, we can see why. We had waited over 30 minutes and not even been asked for our drinks order, while the waiter (a young man with long hair) was completely ignoring us trying to get his attention. He decided to serve 4 other tables that had come in after us. At the point when we finally caught his attention (through very dramatic waving, as that was the only thing that seemed to work, and other attempts were ignored by him), the other 4 tables already had their food and drinks. When we asked for our Groupon voucher to be refunded, the waiter was extremely unprofessional and fragile, and immediately said “I won’t be shouted at” even though we were very respectful in how we spoke to him, and definitely not shouting. I can see other reviews also comment on the lack of ability of staff with basic communication skills.. The manager on shift couldn’t guarantee we would get our money back, but we decided to leave anyway as it was just such an uncomfortable atmosphere. We were then able to get our money back via Groupon, by the restaurant sending an email confirming we hadn’t had any food. In the email, they tried to use the excuse that they’d “checked the CCTV” and could see the other tables had come in before us? So not only did we have the worst experience here, they then tried to say we were lying. There were 4 of us there and we all saw the 4 tables of customers come in and sit down after us… I fully anticipate that we will get a sarcastic response from the management like in other reviews, instead of any sort of self-reflection / taking responsibility.

We had a family lunch with two steaks, a chicken sizzler and Thai red prawn curry. The steaks and chicken were excellent. Curry was a little salty but otherwise good. Topped off with a dessert each, two choc brownies, an apple crumble which was reaaly good and a cheesecake.

I took my mother here for her birthday for afternoon tea. The waitress and the waiter were absolutely lovely. The afternoon tea was really nice apart from the coffee not being very hot. It all went down hill when the bar maid accused me of lying!! I have never experienced such poor attitude and behaviour towards a customer. She continued to raise her voice arguing with me, whilst trying to provoke me, until another customer approached and then she tried to back track on her actions. She had absolutely no customer service or communication skills, and no knowledge of how to resolve problems effectively. Such a disappointment, as she completely ruined the first impression and experience we had up until that point. No customer should have to endure that behaviour and feel they need to justify themselves. Really poor.

I took my mother here for her birthday for afternoon tea. The waitress and the waiter were absolutely lovely. The afternoon tea was really nice apart from the coffee not being very hot. It all went down hill when the bar maid accused me of lying!! I have never experienced such poor attitude and behaviour towards a customer. She continued to raise her voice arguing with me, whilst trying to provoke me, until another customer approached and then she tried to back track on her actions. She had absolutely no customer service or communication skills, and no knowledge of how to resolve problems effectively. Such a shame, as she completely ruined the first impression and experience we had up until that point. No customer should have to endure that behaviour and feel they need to justify themselves. Really poor.

Wouldn’t even give it a 1 star. Got told my id was fake, and they took my friends id. Never to return again, dodgiest place in stownmarket. AVOID at all costs

My Husband and I had an afternoon tea. It was so yummy. Sandwiches, hot sausage roll and a vegetarian hot cheesy pastry for me. Cheese scones also plain scones served with cream and Jam. Drinks of our choice we had tea again really tasty. Also a selection of cheesecake and chocolate cake. We were both extremely pleased and very full. The staff were very helpful and very welcoming. Would definitely go again.

Probably one of the best Sunday roasts we’ve had for a long time. Food was lovely, good portions.. staff friendly and polite. Only fault is that it seemed a little unorganised, but the staff and food made up for this . We will be back 😊

Went in for Afternoon Tea. Friendly staff, great food & relaxing setting. We also both had a Coffee refill so why not get yourself down to the Mill.

Omg what can I say, had the halloumi and chicken burger! What a monster of a burger well worth the cost! And the staff so attentive Gemma and Ellen couldn’t do enough just brilliant

Good food and great service as always. Lovely people in a great place. Perfect for a quick drink or a meal.

Had an afternoon tea at the mill. It was the best one I've had in a very long time. Fresh bread, lovely sandwiches, good variety of cakes, moist and tasty. The scones were still warm and super tasty. Would definitely recommend. 5 stars. Happy customers

Amazing dinner out!! Compliments to the chef. Perfect meal and excellent service. Great way to spend a Friday night

The food was absolutely amazing! Serious complements to the chefs! Thankyou for a lovely evening and meal. The staff were so helpful and attending. Thankyou again, we are so full and happy.

Service was friendly and excellent from Gemma & Pippin. They were brilliant with food allergies and very helpful and still had a great choice on the menu and even able to have a proper desert! Food was tasty, nice atmosphere and welcoming. Thank you.

Arrived on time for a booking on Sunday lunchtime, promptly seated but that’s where it failed. Sat for 25 minutes without being asked for a drinks order. Other clients who arrived after ourselves were served. Staff show a lack of leadership and direction. Promptly left.

Very nice place to go to either for food or just a drink. Would recommend.

Had a lovely experience for our afternoon tea booking where we had a great selection of sweet and savory even catering for a vegetarian. Service was always attentive and always had a smile. And venue was also very pleasant. Would really recommend and definitely will be back.

Best sunday roast about, staff were attentive, friendly and went over and above for the whole experience highly recommend

Booked a table for Sunday lunch to celebrate my son’s birthday earlier in the week. Arrived 5 minutes before time booked and seated immediately. Then just sat and sat. We watched a number of other groups arrive, be seated and have orders taken but not one server came to our table, not even to take a drinks order. After 25 minutes of waiting for a member of staff to come to our table we left. Absolutely appalled.

We had afternoon tea midweek , sandwiches and fillings were fine and the sausage rolls were delicious and warm , scones also nice , but the cakes were shop bought small loaf cakes , the slices were very thin and small no flavour & dry , which had been sprinkled with a bit of icing sugar certainly not like the pictures on their website which show lovely proper cakes was very disappointing. Afternoon tea is £18 per person . For that I would expect better quality

It was our first today having lunch at the Mill and will definitely not be the last. The food was delicious, good atmosphere and the service was 5 ⭐️

Absolutely lovely afternoon tea especially our vegan one , thoroughly enjoyed it and there was so much that we took a goody box home -EXCELLENT

Very nice place to go for a sunday roast. We have been a few times now the food is lovely and a brilliant service by the staff. Friendly and attentive. Would recommend.

Fabulous afternoon tea and great service. Far better than a much pricier one I had a few weeks ago. No problem with adapting the sandwiches for us fussy eaters too!

We had afternoon tea on a Monday. The sandwiches and scones were very nice and fresh. It was let down by the cakes. They appeared to be slices of any average bar cake bought from a supermarket. Also they did not appear to have a disabled lavatory. The ladies were furnished with extremely low toilet pans more fitting to an infants school.

Been here a couple of times. Food has been good and service good. Was a calamity on our first visit as a waitress was on her first shift but we fortunately saw the funny side to it; poor girl! The only complaint about this place is it’s always so quiet. Not sure if we’ve picked the wrong times, but never much going on which is a surprise given the food and service levels. Will continue to visit.

Lovely Sunday lunch here. Great service.

Perfect for a meal after a long shift, everyone 👍🏻 👌 👍🏻

Fabulous place, beautiful decor, friendly staff and delicious food. Very generous portions, almost too much. Definitely highly recommend and will visit again.

Delicious Roast 😋 Myself and hubby have been 2 weeks in a row for a roast and both times have been lovely. I was a bit nervous going at 5.45pm today with it being the last seating after they have been serving since 12pm that...

2nd afternoon tea and it’s not improved. Came out in stages. No plates. Had to ask. Tea arrived half way through. Male server was lovely. Very apologetic. Will not be having afternoon tea here again. Shame as lovely place and amazing view

This place is nice to eat there then ok the staff there are very friendly and helpful then ok

Bought a deal from Groupon, roast dinner, dessert, coffee, and fizz for 2. Definitely exceptional value. The portions were huge and all really tasty and very well seasoned. All service staff were lovely and very professional, and we will definitely be back.

First Sunday roast here. My husband ordered beef which he said was tasty but he would have liked the choice of how it was cooked. I had the nut roast which was the best I’ve had anywhere. Loved the nut topping, which is a rarity....

Amazing roast dinner here today at the Mill Bar! We have come several times now and never had a bad meal. Generous portions and everything was really tasty Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely food. Excellent service from the young man.

Food very good, not sure why the staff kept asking if we were splitting the bill( the account of times was a bit excessive). However since was good, staff were friendly and the meals were all very good

A decent enough place. Reasonable menu options. I appreciate I was there on a Wednesday evening but very quiet & the service was a little slow.

A really beautiful venue. We had a Groupon for Sunday roast, which I'd really recommend doing! Sunday roast for two with a dessert, coffee or tea and a glass of bubbles each.

Great staff couldn’t fault them , food Amazing as always and very tasty will definitely be back soon

We came here for a traditional English Sunday lunch based on a local's recommendation, but it was very disappointing. The roast beef was tough and had been cooked too quickly. None of us could cut it with our knives, so we asked for steak knives...

Came here for afternoon tea with family. Enjoyed a selection of treats and left feeling full! Tasty sandwiches, amazing sausage rolls, crumbly scones with clotted cream and jam and selection of cakes (my favourite was the walnut one). We all enjoyed the food and the...

Excellent afternoon tea here to celebrate a family birthday.

Fabulous Sunday Roast, but 2 kitchen girls decided to have a full blown row for all to hear...not very professional. Felt sorry for the waitering staff as they were so helpful throughout.

I usually rate this restaurant very highly. Unfortunately tonight I was quite disappointed. We ordered two starters - the garlic bread did not arrive after asking for it twice. It arrived with the main meal and it was very dry and tasteless. When the bill...

Food good. Restaurant a little chilly.

What a lovely evening, live music, cocktails, fantastic food and the most attentive waiter, Kieran. We highly recommend. Love from Ade & Lel from Stowmarket x

We had the afternoon tea. Food was alright, the sausage rolls with relish were veey nice but the sandwiches where a bit dry. Cakes okay ish. Service was lacking, only offered drink when we sat down. They never check up on you or offered another drink. Husband could see staff on their phones. Even with a prior booking the food took ages to come out, we'd finished our drinks by then. For an afternoon tea found it lacking. Probably won't go ago.

First visit, will definitely return! Best Fish and Chips ever, Chicken Burger was good too and so we’re the cheesecake. Service was impeccable and restaurant was lovely.

We were really impressed with the food and good service .Our works Xmas party ,everyone enjoyed their meals ,good portion sizes and very tasty.

Communication was fantastic throughout for our pre booked Christmas dinner party. 🎄 Pre ordered & paid in advance, food was absolutely delicious, 🍽️ Great menu. Very attentive staff, you should be very proud of them The atmosphere was good. 5 Adults & 1 child 👍🍾🤩🥂

Location and food are lovely. Staff very attentive. Plenty of parking onsite and seconds from train station if you are travelling in or out after. Currently, there is a Groupon offer for 2 x roast dinners, dessert and coffee ... bargain!

Very good tasty food would recommend it and we will definitely go again friendly helpful staff easy to pzrk

Amazing food venue, terrible for a karaoke Sunday. Karaoke producer will only allow 1/5 songs at best, prioritising people she knows, while disregarding others, and can sing along with (albeit very poorly). Avoid on a Sunday night.

We were both amazingly welcomed and more than made to feel at home by the most professionally erudite and experienced of hosts PETER was his name,even though we turned up later than anticipated we were given the greatest of service and highly recommend this establishment...

Arrived as walk-ins cold and hungry. Becca was lovely and got us in then was very attentive. The food was delicious and sustained us for our onward journey. Thank you we really appreciate it.

We went there during night time hours. The staff were kissing during service (open areas) and then we were refused drinks due to closing hours without stating ending services; with the waits whilst they kissed and served other people. Management laughed when we walked away

Beautiful restaurant and great service

Fantastic Roast dinner. Always super friendly and polite staff. Will defiantly be returning. The Christmas menu looks fantastic too

Me and my partner dined here and was pleasantly surprised at how amazing the food was. Variety of menu choice, Waitresses were attentive and happy to help. Lovely atmosphere highly recommend.

It's a nice place, good customer service, good portions and I have enjoyed my food. Downside was super small parking lot. Very small tables for 2 and very close to each other. I used Groupon voucher and would not come back if I would be paying full price. Maybe we have been lucky but we could not get a coffee either as coffee machine wasn't working. Orange juice tasted like mixed with water.

Had Sunday lunch there recently with my family. The food was amazing, fresh good quality ingredients cooked to perfection and absolutely delicious. Would definitely recommend.

We had booked a late Sunday meal as The Mill serves food until 6. We arrived early to find an empty car park and a greeting of ‘we are not serving food, it’s all gone’. This was 4.30. Kitchen staff were cleaning up. We were...

Love the place but apart from the manager nobody can make decent cocktails had a curdled cocktail was vile. This has since been rectified and pleased with the outcome the manager is a top guy and cocktails

Had an incredible meal with lovely staff looking after us. I will say I would highly recommend this place

Pleasant atmosphere good service with a smile

We visited the mill bar for dinner on a Friday evening. There was an excellent choice of dishes on the menu. I ordered Haddock and Chips my friends ordered the Southern Fried chicken burger and we shared a portion of Halloumi fries. The food was...

Went there for lunch with a few friends,the food was lovely ,and presented well.But we waited a while ,for the food to arrive ,and also air conditioning would be a good idea ,as was hot inside

RUDE STAFF ! Turned up for afternoon tea today that was a confirmed booking and also rang the morning of just to double check. Once I got there they’ve said I’ve not got a booking and were very rude! Won’t be coming here again.

Rude, unorganised & failed with the simple task of booking under customers correct name......awfully horrible place to be

I don't usually eat chips but the meal I ordered came with triple cooked chips. The best I ever tasted and I was sorry I could eat only 2 or 3. The staff were great and I enjoyed the outside area after our meal as...

DO NOT VISIT! If you’re over 25 or have have any sort of disability that’s not obvious they will discriminate against you and not listen to reason! For context, I was there minding my own business having a good time until someone spilt a drink down me, I have 2 collapsed discs in my spine and as I tried to jump out of the way, as you would, I pinched a nerve in my back which meant I couldn’t feel my left leg, this obviously made me look like I couldn’t walk! I accept that they may have needed to ask why I was unsteady on my feet but they just wouldn’t listen to my explanation! I asked for the manager who just deferred to the security guys decision. Cos he’s a melt. ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT VISIT AGAIN!

Good choice of drinks and the food was really nice.

Excellent food and very reasonably priced. Would recommend!

Nice in clean great food very nice atmosphere

Good service and friendly staff

Such a great little find! Food and cocktails were good, service was fantastic. Can't understand why it wasn't busier!

First time here. Had cream tea. It was so delicious. So much to eat.staff so friendly.

I found myself working late and in need of refuelling so rather than slowly killing myself by eating another Grande Big Mac decided to hit up the sausage and mash at the politely exquisite Mill Bar. Words would not do justice to how good the...

Went out to celebrate my mother in laws birthday, and it didn't disappoint. Food was amazing, great options for all dietary requirements and our waitress honour was lovely and nothing was to much trouble. Highly recommend, will definitely be returning.

Food reasonable. Service terrible, party of 6 for lunch, no other diners in restaurant. Had to wait too long for food then one persons order was messed up so she had to wait again then eat her meal after everyone else had finished theirs.

We had no idea what to expect, but we were absolutely delighted with the whole experience. The waitress was lovely, very sweet and accommodating and the food was amazing. We will definitely be back, in fact we booked for our next visit before leaving. Thank...

Just had an afternoon tea at The Mill bar, one which was gluten free, just a little bit unhappy with the portion size & variety offered, there were so many sandwiches etc for the normal tea but only four gluten free ones, no sausage rolls & only one cake.No concept either that food needs to be kept separate for the gluten free so no cross contamination .

We had our wedding reception at the The Mill. Okay, it was very close to the church, but thet was not the reason we chose it as a venue. The food was superb and we were able to offer guests a menue choice. The food was not the usual wedding fare but gastro, almost Michelin style food and every guest commented. The venue was beautifully presented and at the beginning the champagne flowed. Charlie and the staff took all the worry off our shoulders and the event was flawless. We are so happy we chose The Mill. Thank you to you all.

My wife and I had a most enjoyable tea at The Mill. We were made very welcome by the friendly attentive staff and were served a wonderful selection of fresh sandwiches, home made sausage roll, cakes, fruit scones and cheese scones plus clotted cream and...

Went here for dinner today for my daughter’s birthday, bit of a last minute decision to go out for dinner and it was Mother’s Day as well so we didn’t expect them to fit us in at such short notice but they did, service very good, friendly staff, food was lovely and well cooked, we all had different roast dinners which came with a good variety of veg and the biggest Yorkshire puds I’ve ever seen and we all enjoyed them very much, dessert menu had much better choices than the usual chocolate fudge cake or cookie dough etc that is the staple of most places nowadays, only criticism is that the cappuccino myself and my son had was very small cups and not as hot as we would have liked but overall a lovely meal & welcoming staff, will certainly visit again when in the area next

We arrived for our booking for 1pm. It’s now 3pm and we are still awaiting dessert. The service has been appalling. We have had no set waitress, and have had to call staff to ask for drinks, tables to be cleared etc. very poor service....

This was the first time me and my partner have ever been here and it’s right on our doorstep! The food was completely out of this world, presentation was incredible and the taste was better than any well known chain restaurant (or free standing) I’ve...

After a dismal experience a couple of years back, today's experience could not have been more different. Two great Sunday roasts, chicken and pork, puddings and coffee, excellent service and all in a timely, attentive and efficient manner. Very pleased so well done to all...