The Swan at Milton — Restaurant in South Derbyshire

Our first vist to the Swan after hearing good reports, so been look forward to going for a while... Well have to say it was quite disappointing. . Started well being seated and a nice atmosphere.. Drinks order was taken and was a little slow coming out but not a bigy Menu's were given to us.. and no explanation of what catch of the day was or Roast of the day i had to ask when they came to take our order.. I picked Roast Lamb, my wife had Roast Beef as did our Friends. When the meals were brought out, all the Roasts were on one Big Platter with Yorkshire pudding.. Presentation was Good but there was No explanation of which was which when it was laid in front of us.. It wasn't particularly Obvious..! Also they were really quite small portions ..Id expect a little better for £21.5. for the lamb and £20 ish for the beef.. I'm not particularly a big eater.. So again disappointing.. The Vegetables and Mash were brought out on sharing dishes.. again really small portions mash especially only one small table spoon each.. Unfortunately i couldn't bring this to the attention of anyone as no body came back to check if our meals were OK.. Also it wasn't till our plates got taken away i also noticed that other people were also getting Roast Parsnips coming out on the Meat plater.. again disappointing that there was no continuity of the meals being sent out..

Now all being said the meal its self was of a good standard and tasty. I think if there had been a bit more attention to detail and follow up from the staff the experience would have been better.. I should also should say that the Staff were polite...

Having passed The Swan many times, but never had the chance to go in, and having heard great things about the restaurant we decided to call in by chance with the family for tea, we were glad we did! We were warmly welcomed in, even though we hadn’t made a reservation. Having a couple of young children with us, they went out of their way to make up a child’s meal for us, we thought this was a nice touch. The food is fabulous, and the staff very friendly. We had the Korean Popcorn chicken and Fresh bread & oils for starters, the youngest children had a meal made up for her of popcorn chicken, minus the Korean sauce with skinny fries, a totally plain burger was made specially for my middle daughter with skinny fries, altering the meals for them wasn’t a problem. The eldest daughter had the full garnished burger and skinny fries, my wife had “pie of the Day” Chicken, leek and ham, with veg, mash & gravy, I think they do have a special pie day?!, i had a Bavette steak, with thick cut chips and a rocket & parmesan salad, I think i would go as far to say it may have been one of the best steaks I’ve tasted, cooked to perfection!, again I think they have a steak night also. We didn’t have dessert, the kids still had far too many easter eggs to go at. We did look at the selection, they had varied selection that looked great! - from Chocolate brownie & Ice cream to a cheese board. The pub looks like they have a large beer garden at the rear, we will definitely be returning, either as another nice meal, minus kids or as a watering stop while...

Came to the area, on Sunday, with my mum following a walking app with recommendations of visiting The Swan at the end. We ordered 2 soft drinks - lemonade, a soda and lime and 2 desserts - baked peaches. The total came to around £20 - shocked to see that the high price of the desserts were £7.50 each, however we accepted it , at that point, till we could see what we were being served. When it arrived it was in a small dish - 3 half peaches, a little caramel melted, a few almond flakes about 4 raspberries and a spoonful of ice-cream. I questioned the price to the waitress as I really was disappointed, the high price and this dessert we were served, did not make match! She said that, yes she believed that that was the correct price. When we got home and actually studied the receipt we had also been charged a service charge of £1.90, which it said was optional and to which I was not asked, especially as the desserts came before our drinks, which we had to ask for and came about 5 minutes after the dessert arrived. Although The Swan seemed really nice and the staff were friendly it was a very disappointing end to a lovely...