
The Mill at Worston
Quick info
About The Mill at Worston
The Mill at Worston is a pub and restaurant in Stafford, set in a 200-year-old mill beside a river on Worston Ln. The bar and restaurant menus use local meat, and the kitchen serves a Sunday carvery with puddings alongside the Mill burger with chips. A quiz night runs at the pub. Tables can be booked online, and a private dining room is available for groups. The mill also hosts functions and wedding parties on site.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Free street parking · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · Has changing table(s) · High chairs
- DietaryVegan options · Vegetarian options
Menu & Prices
112 dishes · mains £2–28- Beer Battered Fish & Chips, With Mushy Or Garden Peas£18.75
- Homemade Soup Of The Moment Served With Bread Roll & Butter£6.50
- Duck, Orange & Pork Pâté, With Rustic Bread & Chutney£8.00
- Panko Breaded Mushrooms, With Garlic Mayonnaise£8.00
- American Eggs, Scrambled On Toast With Peppers & Cheese. V£9.00
- Sausages & Mash, Creamy Mashed Potatoes & Gravy On The Side£10.00
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday carvery, beer garden by river, mill burger and lemon meringue sundae.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday carvery, beer garden by river, mill burger and lemon meringue sundae.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often single out the setting: a lovely beer garden in an old mill, with benches spaced well apart, flowers, trees and a stream running alongside. Food draws praise for the mill burger with some of the nicest chips one diner has had, a carvery described as fresh, hot and tasty, and puddings including creme brulee, sticky toffee pudding and a refreshing lemon meringue sundae. Others found the cooking uneven. One reports a dry, crumbly bacon cheeseburger and hard, chewy chips, though the gammon with pineapple chutney was good. Another describes an overcooked lamb shank, and a third found the Sunday beef chewy. Service splits sharply. Several describe friendly, efficient staff, while others report very slow food, sausages sent back for arriving pink, and a wedding party outside taking priority over restaurant guests. One table of five received only four meals, and the manager's apology came with a discount that was first applied to the meal that never arrived.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often single out the setting: a lovely beer garden in an old mill, with benches spaced well apart, flowers, trees and a stream running alongside. Food draws praise for the mill burger with some of the nicest chips one diner has had, a carvery described as fresh, hot and tasty, and puddings including creme brulee, sticky toffee pudding and a refreshing lemon meringue sundae. Others found the cooking uneven. One reports a dry, crumbly bacon cheeseburger and hard, chewy chips, though the gammon with pineapple chutney was good. Another describes an overcooked lamb shank, and a third found the Sunday beef chewy. Service splits sharply. Several describe friendly, efficient staff, while others report very slow food, sausages sent back for arriving pink, and a wedding party outside taking priority over restaurant guests. One table of five received only four meals, and the manager's apology came with a discount that was first applied to the meal that never arrived.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Had lunch today 13 August booked a table for three 12 30 arrived on time only myself and another party in room . Ordered drinks young lady had no idea at all not a clue Food arrived approx 1 hour 5 min later .had lamb shank over cooked potato's hard and did not taste or look freshly cooked.have been before and loved it now not at all good will not use again loverly place but staff let it down”
- Google user
“We had a really lovely meal. We had The Mill Stone special. It's was extremely fantastic value and extremely great food. The lady was rude and sent us out while some photo were been taking on the steps. So lady said I did not book the right name in which I did because I booked in online.”
- Google user
“Service was absolutely dire from start to finish. It didn't start well, cutlery was put out in front of us with the servers hand on the prongs of the fork. A basic drinks order was treated as though we'd ordered in a foreign language. There were 5 of us but only four meals came out. It was treated with a shrug of the shoulders and asked if we'd like a drink! When my husband said we'd rather have the 5 meals we'd ordered a check back with the kitchen was if you want to wait we can put it on now. In summary, what only can be described as an utter lack lustre response was unbelievable. My husband ended up asking for an empty plate to share his food out in order to allow me to eat with the rest of the family. The manager came over and said sorry and offered us discount on the food ordered and a round of drinks. When the bill came the discount was no charge for the food that we hadn't had!! Eventually a discount was offered. I cannot understand how a business operating like this continues to trade. To say it was the worst experience on eating out is an understatement. We certainly wouldn't recommend to anyone unless a drastic change of management and staff takes place.”
- Google user
“10 out of 10, what a find! Beautiful location and the food is to die for. We had greek chicken to start, I had a creme brulee, for dessert and my husband had sticky toffee pudding. Couldn't fault anything, we will absolutely be back!! Thank you so much Edit....we came for sunday lunch, I would give this a 5, I had beef which was really chewy, the veg and yorkshire were nice enough though and the setting is nice, so to sum up, normal meals are nice but not sunday lunch, well, the beef anyway.”
- Google user
“Booked for the carvery and it did not disappoint! Kiddo ordered off the menu and the staff very kindly offered to keep us updated on when it would come out so we could all eat together. Everything was fresh, hot and tasted great. The puddings were also top tier! Definitely will be back!”
Highlights
“Pub in 200-year-old mill with menus using local meat in bar and restaurant - plus a quiz night.”
- Fireplace
- Great beer selection
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Great wine list
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
Show more amenities
- Vegan options
- Bar onsite
- Cozy
- Onsite services
- Beer
- Coffee
- Offerings· 9
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Healthy options
- Private dining room
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Planning· 3
- Brunch reservations recommended
- Lunch reservations recommended
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Dining options· 8
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Parking· 4
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Paid parking lot
- Usually plenty of parking
- Highlights· 5
- Fireplace
- Great beer selection
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Great wine list
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Atmosphere· 4
- Casual
- Historic
- Romantic
- Upscale
- Family-friendly· 3
- Has changing table(s)
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Pet-friendly· 2
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
Location
Restaurants near The Mill at Worston
- Aston Marina4.52,3373.6 mi£10–50Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
private hire domes, waterside marina setting, roast beef dinner
- The Soup Kitchen4.71,1833.9 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
homemade chicken bacon mushroom pie, afternoon tea, free meal for kids
- Pastiche Bistro4.7544 miWheelchair accessible
breaded brie, slow-braised belly pork, set menu value
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mill at WorstonOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.31,512 | — | £20–30 | sunday carvery, beer garden by river, mill burger |
| Aston MarinaOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.52,337 | 3.6 mi | £10–50 | private hire domes, waterside marina setting, roast beef dinner |
| The Soup KitchenOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.71,183 | 3.9 mi | £10–20 | homemade chicken bacon mushroom pie, afternoon tea, free meal for kids |
| Pastiche BistroWheelchair accessible | 4.754 | 4 mi | — | breaded brie, slow-braised belly pork, set menu value |
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