Mill Creek Tavern — Restaurant in Plainfield Charter Township

my fiance and i went here around 6:30 pm, it was loud despite it only having maybe 20 patrons. we sat down and got asked what to drink about five minutes later. we both ordered iced tea to be safe and waited another 5 min or so to get our drinks. while waiting we noticed 1 bartender and 1 waitress working even though it was $5 burger night. About fifteen minutes later we were asked for our order and i ordered the olive burger (medium temp when asked) with sweet potato fries and my fiance ordered the fish taco's with sweet potato fries. within 2 minutes the waitress returned to the table and asked about my fiance's sweet potato fries and said that they were not included and that they would cost extra.... no problem.. since we were both pretty hungry at this point we ordered breaded mozzarella sticks. once our drinks were empty of very weak iced tea, around 30 minutes later the waitress and the "i'm assuming" manager came to our booth with very very well done mozzarella sticks and ranch and stated that they were all out of marinara sauce and offered for us to pick a different app and keep the mozzarella sticks at no charge. we politely agreed and picked the smoked whitefish dip with pita chips. Around 20 minutes later the fish dip and our entrees arrived at the same time. my olive burger was really really well done... kinda crispy, the only good part of it was the olives. the fish tacos didn't taste like anything even though claiming to have house made Wisconsin cheddar sauce on them they were fairly inedible and the whitefish dip was also very bland. the only decent tasting thing of the night was the sweet potato fries. 20 min or so after finishing eating what little we could swallow to keep our appetites at bay and pushing our plates to the end of the table, we finally go another visit from the waitress, asked for the check, waited 5 min or so... got the check, placed card in immediately, waited 20 min, waitress picked it up and cashed us out. just before 9 pm we left, hungry, feeling kinda gut rotten, and wasted $24 on nothing decent to eat even though the tavern actually didn't charge us for either appetizer. long story short.... don't come here for the food or the service unless they have a major kitchen/service...

Setting wise this definitely not my cup of tea. While I have no problem with a bar setting, the rustic style and wood floor/walls end up making it very loud. That's a personal preference but I feel it should be noted.

The food was decent, the pretzels with with beer cheese were very good, salad was.. well a house salad, nothing special but it's a house salad nothing extra is expected.

The bacon on the burger was... Not burnt but VERY crispy, again that's a personal preference.

What would make it a 3-star experience at best was my WIFE'S food. She ordered her steak medium well. It came out bloody and rare at best. Her roll was warmed but otherwise was essentially raw, prepackaged dough.

I could look past most of this, but then came the service. A sign displayed asks you to seat yourself, which is no problem. We sat down and it took 5 or 10 minutes to get menus and drinks. Not a massive surprise, we sat ourselves so it would take some time to get noticed. But now that we are it will go smooth right?

Well 10 minutes later when they FINALLY ask our order speaks a bit differently.

It was another 10 to get a cup of soup, the salad, and the pretzels.

It was another 15 or 20 on top of THAT for our burger and steak. The steak that came out WAY undercooked mind you.

The cherry on top of it all though, was the waitress who stood at the table next to us for upwards of 20 minutes just talking. We got our food and both of us finished as she stood there talking. She was holding that table's dishes for 10 minutes until her older-looking manager/boss came and took those dishes AND OURS and then STILL stood there for another 5 minutes.

We then waited another 15 minutes after all of that to finally, FINALLY get our check. My wife had to leave and sit in the car because she was so frustrated with the experience.

At least the prices are cheap, but you get what you pay...

I dont see how anybody will be able to make this space work as a good restaurant without pouring hundreds of thousands into basically rebuilding it. The setup is pretty damning.

Lots of (old rickety) doors make cold air fly through the place each time one is opened in the winter. That also keeps the restaurant really cold (we left our coats on and were still very chilly). Food wasn't hot when we got it either.

Creaky/bouncing floors, too many walls, all hard surfaces so it's terribly loud even with the addition of ugly ceiling panels, country music on the sound system makes it even louder and less-pleasant.

Food was mediocre. This is one of the joints that also serves chips as a standard side - meaning you pay two bucks more than menu prices for the fries you probably expected to come standard in the first place.

Beer is reasonably priced and they have a couple good ones. Short glasses are 14-oz and not a pint, but that's probably fine if they're cheap.

Service (at least on a cold Monday afternoon) was barebones. No warmth or hospitality, no human-ness, just the minimum. We also got pressured to sign our bills quickly because our server was cut and wanted to go home. (There are gentle & kind ways to accomplish this goal, but our server wasn't being careful about it.)

Maybe events here could be good. But as a restaurant, a date spot, or a meeting place (on the bar side of the building) it's not a great place to be.

Side note: this sign is an overreach in general and the comma...