The Mill Yard Coffee Lounge — Restaurant in England

I simply ordered a double espresso, the service was fine, the lady at the counter was quite friendly despite the less than perfect english. But the rest was not good.

Firstly, the ambience is probably one of the worst I’ve experienced, there is a distinct lack of music making the whole experience … boring? The decor is quite tacky and the seating is not beautiful nor is it very comfortable. The worst aspect was the disgusting smell permeating the air. It smelled of a mix of urine, retirement home, old glue, and rotting wood; there is barely any smell of coffee once i finished my espresso.

And now the coffee… very disappointing. The cafe touts the use of Illy coffee, but that means nothing when it doesn’t taste that good. Firstly, it lacks a thick crema, meaning that the beans were not fresh. Second, the coffee was served much too hot, even after waiting several minutes sipping was nigh painful, the extremely warm cup didn’t help either, while i always appreciate a warmed coffee cup the cup that was used kept the coffee much too hot for too long, although i did like it visually and it had a nice weight to it. The coffee itself is an italian dark roast, but it lacked nuanced flavour and just tasted like a bitter cup with slight cocoa notes, you can get far superior dark italian roasts in Bedford. Overall I will not return here, nor would i advise anyone to come here. Quite a shame considering the great reviews, I hope i just...

Can't rave about this place enough! We were there for lunch today. We were greeted by the friendly chef and waitresses as soon as we got there. Service was polite yet unintrusive throughout. The place was very clean. The menu is a little limited but the food was delicious. We had mushroom and bacon pasta. A simple dish, yet so flavourful, and the presentation was lovely: heaped with rocket and parmesan. Looked as lovely as it tasted. On settling the bill, I couldn't resist the chocolate mousse cake! I asked if I could have a takeaway and it was no trouble, boxed up really nicely. I'm eating it now and it's divine!! So moist and not too sweet. Thanks to all the team serving today: keep doing what you do! Will definitely be coming back to this brilliant and friendly...

Went here today for a spot of lunch and to do some work. Covid restrictions in place and being adhered to. Scanning on entry. I opted for the homemade carrot and coriander soup and what a great choice, homemade bread too. The biggest bowl to fill my tummy with. Flavoured to perfection. Such cosy food for a cold autumn day.

It was a little cold in the cafe so they offered to put a heater on for me which was very nice. The only thing I would say is, maybe change the tea bags to either loose tea or change to a Yorkshire tea. Especially with the hard water in the area the tea would be so much nice. But that’s because I’m a bit of a tea lover. Thank you to the...