The Milling Room Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was raved about by all guests."
• "Excellent service, lovely atmosphere, fantastic and fresh food"
• "Creative cocktails and delicious food."
• "Delicious food. Some of the best gnocchi I've had."
• "The food itself is incredible. The flavors are supreme"
• "All our food was very flavorful and delicious."
• "The grilled octopus and the market salad. Both were delicious."

Cons:

• "most of which was cold"
• "The $27 TMR cheeseburger was barely OK, rather small, and tasted distinctly of the refrigerator."
• "The food was very disappointing."
• "The food, depending what you order is hit or miss."
• "The food wasn't quite worth the very high prices."
• "The entrees arrived warm not hot."
• "The fish was overcooked and bland"

Service

Pros:

• "The waiter we had here was really friendly (without being overbearing) and very knowledgable about the food on offer."
• "We had the best day and could not have been happier with the service, attention, and quality of our event"
• "The smiling young man with curly dark hair & glasses who served us was attentive and charming without hovering."
• "Waitstaff was professional and really nice."
• "Our servers were friendly professionals."
• "The servers are attentive without being pushy."
• "Service is quick and they do keep an eye on waters and refreshing your drinks"

Cons:

• "Then the manager came and shouted on us why we complain."
• "However our main server ANNA should probably look for a desk job, because clearly she is not happy being in the service industry."
• "Tonight, though, the service was, at best, frazzled."
• "Getting more water and other drinks took a while each time"
• "The service was practically nonexistent."
• "Server never checked in once meals were brought to the table."
• "Service was a touch off; hovered at the beginning and was MIA toward the end."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Great and unique space in a great area of nyc."
• "The Milling Room is such a lovely restaurant in UWS. I love the beautiful, open, spacious dining area."
• "What an amazing place! I can’t say enough about everything here."
• "The dining room, because of the high ceiling and skylight is bright and airy in the day and beautifully lit at night."
• "It’s low lite with candles—an absolutely fantastic, intimate atmosphere."
• "Absolutely amazing! Open and spacious with a patio atmosphere because of the fabulous natural lighting."
• "The space is beautiful."

Cons:

• "Despite the restaurant's impressive size and aesthetics, our encounter was marred by appalling management and a lack of regard for customers."
• "Food was ok but very overpriced."
• "We may try the restaurant again hoping this visit was an off night but are disappointed that another UWS restaurant has lost its way."
• "Not going back for sure!"
• "We would have been much better off at some local diner."
• "Overall, super underwhelming."
• "By the time we left, none of the 'actually reserved' tables had been filled."