Miltons Tap — Restaurant in High Peak

I came in with my family whilst on a day trip to Buxton. I ordered the pea and ham soup which was advertised as homemade that day. We waited a long time for our food. When it came it was very thin and tasted very odd. I persevered but I couldn't honestly eat it, it tasted that bad and after about 5 mouthfuls I couldn't continue. I'm not sure what it tasted of but it certainly did not taste of pea and ham soup. I took it to bar and whilst I was there the chef came to the bar. I explained that I couldn't eat it and invited him to taste it. He did, and agreed it wasn't nice. I asked how it had been made and he said he didn't know because the head chef had made it and the head chef wasn't in that day. He apologised and said he'd get me something else. By that time my family had nearly finished their meals so I asked for ham sandwich which came a few minutes later. If I'm honest, it was pretty basic, literally ham on 2 slices of white bread. Nothing else at all. I ate it and we left. I was quite unwell when I got home and can only assume it's from the soup as none of the others have been poorly. I don't know if it had been left out but it certainly tasted like it had gone off and they obviously hadn't tasted it based on what the chef said so goodness knows how old it was. I contacted the pub over a week ago to advise them I'd been unwell and to ask how it had been made. They replied saying they'd look into it. I heard nothing so I messaged again but they've still not replied even though I can see it's been read. We paid over £40 in total so it's very...

Where do I even begin? Walking into the Milton Tap felt like accidentally stumbling into someone’s sad garage party that no one wanted to be at... including the staff.

Let’s talk about the welcome: there wasn’t one. The bartenders gave off such strong “bothered to exist” energy I felt like I should apologise for interrupting their gossip session. I asked what local beers they had and got a shrug so profound it could’ve dislocated a shoulder. The pint I got tasted like it had trust issues. It was flat, confused, and maybe a little offended that I drank it. I would’ve sent it back, but I didn’t feel like filing a missing persons report for the bar staff. The decor? Imagine someone gave up halfway through a Pinterest board titled Industrial Hipster Sadness. And the music? If you’ve ever wanted to yell over badly curated Spotify playlists from 2014, this is your moment. Let’s not even get started on the toilets. I’ve seen festival portaloos with more dignity. In short, if you enjoy overpriced drinks, indifference served with a scowl, and a setting that screams “we peaked in 2016”, then hey, maybe the Milton Tap is your spiritual home. As for me? I’ll be somewhere else, living, laughing, and sipping beer that doesn’t taste...

On my first day out to buxton in a while, i thought i'd treat myself to a pub lunch and saw this place. Seemed a nice enough place. I ordered a small shandy and opted for the fish and chips. I sat waiting for a long time for food, even wondering whether to get up on a few occasions and get a refund as i didn't expect to be waiting well over half hour. It's not like the place was packed. When the food arrived, the woman asked if it was ok..the chips were thin, dark, soaked in oil and floppy which i mentioned to the woman that i didn't like the look of them. She replied that they were not oven chips and they were cooked fresh. I was hungry and ate the fish and played around with the chips and ate some, but i felt sick after. Whilst in the toilets, a woman from a table next to me said she wasn't happy with her food either and didn't eat her ham. Wish i'd...