Miller of Mansfield

I booked a table for eight people in the restaurant two months ago for my 60th birthday next week and have just been cancelled to accommodate a larger party. I booked well in advance because it's difficult to book a table for that number of people at this time of year and it's now too late for me to arrange another booking at a restaurant of my choice. Very disappointing indeed.

We booked a Superior room and we thought it would be …. superior. Sadly not. The bed was hard, lumpy, very creaky and extremely uncomfortable, both curtains were badly torn, the cold tap in the bathroom was just a trickle and to cap it all the only place to plug in the kettle was on the floor in front of the bathroom door. Breakfast was very good however. The pub itself is lovely but it definitely needs a bit of tlc.

Let’s start with the positive. Very good staff. Friendly, helpful, pleasant, attentive. Food. Burger which although I’ve had better was still pretty good for the price. Great choice of beer on tap. Room. Large double bed, and as 6ft 6, this was a big plus. Room very well set out, furnished etc. very good nights sleep. Now the not so good. Parking. I grabbed the last slot out front on the street but didn’t appear there was anything else. So may have been a real problem. Shower, or should I say sit down bath. Might be great for some, but I was on business and I want a hot shower when I’ve finished travelling, not a sit down bath with a hand held shower head. My wake up shower in the morning was predictably difficult and not an adequate replacement. I understand there are rooms with showers so if this is what you want as a “must have” best to check. The only other room they could offer was a small double. I wouldn’t even be that upbeat about the size . Tiny room, with very limited head room space as it was in eves of the building. Big disaster if I got that one given to me. Lovely spot right by the Thames, so ideal for tourists but for business people I would not recommend.