The Brampton Mill

Called in Saturday afternoon just for a drink and to have a look as booked with friends for Sunday Lunch following day. We had arrived at campsite, next door, earlier in the day. Sat by the main door next to “dog station” where there was a large glass bowl on small table, filled with dog biscuits. We had our 🐩Molly and our Havachon Toby🐶. Got our drinks, gave the dogs a biscuit and were enjoying the lovely ambience when we thought a bomb had gone off. Toby had decided to help himself to another biscuit and the table and glass bowl went flying with the bowl smashed to smithereens😩. The lovely staff were not phased at all, moved us into “the naughty corner” whilst they cleaned up😲. When we arrived for lunch the following day, the glass bowl had been replaced with another bowl full of biscuits. We had a great Sunday Lunch, enough meat to be able to take some home for the dogs. It’s obviously a very busy, popular pub but service was prompt and attentive. Wish we had something like this in Lincoln. Great decor, great service and great atmosphere. All the staff were friendly and efficient. Whoever manages this pub are lucky to have such nice staff. In fact, we liked it soooo much we are thinking of putting our Basecamp on a permanent pitch next door so as we can have The Mill as our local🤗

I’m sad to not be giving you 5/5 as usually it is but did not really reach my expectations (which is rare)! Came last night with my partner for a celebratory dinner and I am actually sad to say it wasn’t the best. Firstly when we finally got to ordering our food; we were disappointed that the portion sizes weren’t rather big. I ordered the sweet potato massaman curry which was delicious but very small. I only received five very small, bite sized chunks of sweet potato and a very small amount of jasmine rice. As delicious as it was, the only let down was the portion size. Seemed like a starter rather than a main dish. Also the service wasn’t as good as usual (though I understand that it was busy and there were multiple big parties in the restaurant). Mostly due to forgetting my partner’s starter and a drink he had ordered and when we asked about it they suddenly realised and brought it out with his main dish like it was a side and finally came back with his drink. Another disappointment was that my dessert had ran out (Salted Caramel Billionaire’s Bar) but that, again, I understand cannot be helped. Other than those complaints; dinner was delicious so compliments to the chef(s) for their brilliant skills and ability to create flavoursome food. Will be back.

The Brampton Mill, Brampton, England Converted 500-year old mill (still functions) on the River Ouse has several rustic sections for comfortable dining. Old-world charm, but signs of cosmetic neglect. Good beer choices, and varied spirits and cocktails, though several expected cocktails were missing such as no 'ingredients to make a dirty martini'. Weather in April was pretty damp which may have skewed my review. In summer I imagine the Mill's open doors bring the British summer inside. Ambience: 5-star; Food selection and quality: 4-star; Service: 4-star; Parking: 4-star; Price: 4-star; Value: 4-star. Overall: 4-star

Brampton Mill is full of character. The River Ouse is exceptionally high at the moment but thankfully you can still reach the Mill. We had a wonderful Saturday lunch...6 of us, our table was upstairs. Fantastic ambience. Our waitress, Lauren, was very helpful and jolly. If you like desert do not miss the chocolate 💣... One of the best deserts I've ever had. Thoroughly enjoyed our lunch and would highly recommend.