Miller & Carter Kidlington — Restaurant in Cherwell District

We popped in on a Sunday early evening with two young children, being spontaneous because it’s a bank holiday and sometimes - just sometimes - we like to live life on the edge. We were seated immediately, had our food and drink orders taken promptly, and everything arrived quite quickly. So far, so exemplary. My son’s dinner was proper fish fingers in the lightest batter. He’s a tricky customer, so this was the first battle won. Next up was my daughter who had the kids steak - cooked to order - and she was very happy with hers. My wife had a burger (“It was a nice burger” was all I could conjure from her) which looked pretty decent. It is hard to get excited about a burger, so i’m told. I had a 9oz rump steak which I asked for to be cooked blue, because anything more than passing within 50 yards of a candle is overcooked to me. Whilst it wasn’t as blue as perhaps I would have liked, it was still as juicy as an early 2000s velour tracksuit. It was served with fries (crispy like an ex-pat on the Costa del Sol), a wedge of lettuce with a cheeky chilli dressing, and this thing called an onion loaf, which sounds exactly like what it is: crispy onions in loaf form. Sensational Jeff. My wife lost the argument about who was driving so i dove headfirst into an Argentinian Malbec which slipped down oh so nicely. We skipped pudding because i’m tight and we’d had a rather unhealthy week so I suggested a healthy pudding at home as an alternative. Cue disappointment from my children: plus ça change. Anyway, I digress: we had a great time Miller & Kerfluffle, with exceptional service and guidance from Georgia en route to culinary happiness. We will be back, but might leave the kids at...

Luke and Bujeau and Caitlyn did such a beautiful job serving my husband and I tonight! Luke really knows his menu and did a great job navigating the tech for checkout. I can’t speak highly enough of the food and the service. Whoever did menu development for this place did a truly beautiful job, the pork belly was exceptional and beautifully plated, the steak with the sides was so tasty, my husband enjoyed the burger and the chunky chips, and everything was handled with care and enthusiasm. Any little hiccups (some due to me never having been there before) were taken care of beautifully, which is a true show of skill and grace for any staff. So delighted with my experience. It’s a rare time when I’m gonna go from going because of a gift card to coming back because the place was fabulous! The one star ding on atmosphere is just a note on the physical plant—the carpet could use a refresh, the lights above tables could use a little polish, and it would be fun to have the little oil lights on the tables lit, but honestly barely noticed with how fab the food and service was. My huge compliments to the culinary team and to whoever chose the dish ware as the variety of plates to go with the dishes was also such a fun luxurious touch. In sum, I’ve rarely felt like a princess at a chain restaurant but dang, I did little neurodivergent happy dances throughout this whole meal, and I /did/ feel like a princess. On a Wednesday night it was so calm, lovely music, incredible food, great service, can’t...

It is a chain but it's a little better than your usual Berni/Beefeater type and you pay for it. We needed a last minute Sunday roast after a long day and as it was 4pm, choices were limited. Miller and Carter offer an all day Sunday sharing board for £67 (prices vary at different locations) for two to share. For that you get a hunk of lamb rump, half a chicken and a 12oz ribeye served with roast new spuds, camembert mash, two Yorkshire puds, gravy and veggies. The meats were actually pretty good, the chicken was moist, lamb perfectly pink and the ribeye just hitting a medium rare - enough to soften that connective tissue and fat marbling but not overdone. Gravy was plentiful and had a good meaty flavour, I was quietly impressed with the yorkies (never as good as homemade but actually decent). Not a fan of cheesy mash but judging how quickly my husband demolished it, I'd assume it was pretty good. Roast potatoes were interesting. They were new potatoes boiled than roasted which for a roast traditionalist like me wasn't quite what I was hoping for. But in a time when pub roast spuds are often akin to an Aunt Bessie, these were absolutely acceptable. The veggies were described as sauteed greens and Chantenay carrots and were disappointing. Some floppy broccoli stems, sad mange tout, a few slices of soggy courgette, watery carrots and a load of wrinkly peas did not entice me. Apart from that, it was a good last minute decision. Service was good, venue is fine,...