The Old Mill, Portishead — Restaurant in Great Britain

I am a Taxi Driver in Portishead & we do pick up customers from this Venue. (but never will again) A few weeks ago I was on duty in my Taxi and had a customer to collect from the Old Mill Pub. The Lady was a little late coming out (nothing wrong with that) so I went in & tried to find her. My car was in the car park for 20 minutes 46 SECONDS. I am disgusted to find that I have now been issued with a £100 Parking ticket which I am taking to court with the owners of the pub as this is totally unnecessary. I was a TAXI!! picking up a customer and I urge all Taxi's in the area to be aware & think twice of what kind of people do we have here running this business. I rang and the person I spoke to said the fee stands. I'm going to court and will publish this as I feel the public should know. We are there to prevent drink driving. We take people home safely. Now we have to pay £100 if folks are a little late coming out! No way. I'm fighting this and I don't care if it takes me £500 to do so. This is wrong, you are sending out the wrong messages. I am now in contact with my local Newspaper also. Please be aware if you book a cab from this place and you are late coming out the Taxi can't afford £100 to hang on for you. A complete joke....

What a lovely surprise! A local that really is "a local" and with good food and a wonderful history. Very kind, welcoming, obliging staff and atmosphere. Our gripe was, perhaps because of our ages, the rather loud crowd noise caused not by riotous behaviour but by the attractive architecture of the place: beautiful wood floors and high ceilings do not absorb sound. We will definitely ho there again. Excellent for family groups, celebrations, etc. Food slightly more expensive than some, though each of us enjoyed out choices. The three of us shared a starter of deep fried jackfruit balls with salsa. A vegan dish completely nre to usbut very tasty! From the varied menu our choices were gravadlax salmon salad whichlooked generously proportioned and delicious; sausage and mash, described as good and my chicken supreme with Queen asparagus,lovely. We asked for coffee but decaf not available. However, and this is the most impressive part, the staff were more than willing to provide us with tea pots of hot water for us to use the emergency fruit teabags I carry!! (No charge for the cups etc) well done...

This was a real surprise. Myself and my sister and brother in law went to The Old Mill on Sunday (17th February), not really expecting what we got which was an outstanding and really quite amazing Sunday Lunch. The new decor is far more cosy than it was, the service and attentiveness of the staff was outstanding.The Lunch was divine, My sister and I had the Beetroot infused cured salmon starter, stunning, my brother in law had the mushroom arancini, again lovely. For main I went with roast beef, exceptional, cooked to order! My sister and brother in law went with the lamb, again cooked to your liking, they said it was lovely. The vegetables were beautifully cooked and plentiful, the gravey was rich and delicious, full of flavour. We were sadly to full to take sweets but we did share an outstanding, very varied cheese board. What a stunning Sunday Lunch. We will be back again very...