The Mill

I would give less than one star if it was an option. I ordered the ribs. Could not cut them to begin with and then when I did finally get them cut, they where tough to bite into to. When server asked if everything was ok, I told him they were tough, reluctantly. He took them back. He came back to the table and informed me that after some discussion with the manager and owner that they were still charging me for the food that wasn’t edible. He also said the owner “felt of them”and they weren’t tough. Really? You felt of them? They were tough. They also had a strange taste and were barely warm. The manager came out and informed me the best he could do was charge me 1/2 price and have them bagged up for me to take home. Informed manager I could understand charging me if I had eaten the whole meal or even half of it and then lodged a complaint but I was asked and did not feel I should pay for something I couldn’t eat .He said no one else had complained and it would be bad business to give food away to everyone who complained. Why would you ask a customer how their food is and then not make it right? Hmmm, one bite and I’m not taking it home. I informed the manage I would not feed those ribs to my dog. Maybe I just have higher expectations of how good BBQ is supposed to smell, taste, and be presented. The ribs were definitely the prepackaged and pre cooked type heated in a microwave. Yes, they microwave the ribs. There wasn’t even a hint of heat radiating from the ribs once they were placed in front of me. Definite red flag for microwaved food. I don’t know how the sides were. I never tasted them.
My husband finished his meal which was just okay and we were asked if we wanted dessert. I asked my server if he was joking? I told him no because I was going to have to search for another place to eat and pay for another meal which I was sure would be edible.
The server was a good guy though so I still tipped him. Don’t go here and if you do, don’t order the microwaved tough ribs.
Edited: Make reservations for Mister Bistro for a fabulous dining experience!

I’m honestly so shocked seeing all of these positive reviews. Maybe it was just a bad day for them, but our whole experience was terrible from start to finish. The host stand stunk like filthy socks-which we foolishly ignored. Started off with dirty paper menus. Even if Covid wasn’t a thing, it’d seem like they’d be able to afford new paper menus for each table. Had a giant grease spot in the middle of it. The soda was some off brand-no Coke or Pepsi. Tasted completely flavorless and gross. We ordered French Onion soup and it was so incredibly salty that we couldn’t eat it. For my entree, I had the chicken francaise. The chicken was decent but the vegetable orzo it came with was in a POOL of oil/butter. My boyfriend ordered a bacon and blue burger. It tasted like a gas station burger and was very obviously cooked on a dirty grill. My boyfriends father, who will eat just about anything, ordered a spicy chicken sandwich which he also disliked. Not to mention, he ate almost the entire thing without a drink. The server dropped off our food and bolted. She didn’t even realize we were trying to ask her for drink refills. She didn’t return until we were all nearly finished. I could go on and on about how dissatisfied we were. We left the restaurant over an hour ago and haven’t been able to stop talking about it lol I’m a bartender myself, my boyfriend is a restaurant manager, and we wouldn’t have taken the time to write a negative review if it wasn’t justified. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anybody.

The food was pretty good. Highly recommend the Ranch Fries for an appetizer.
However, for a Wednesday evening and a sparse dining room and deck, the service was slow. The host seemed frazzled just taking our drink order and all the servers acted like they had full stations. Our server did check on us twice but after waiting 20 minutes for the check at the table, had to have the host track her down and waited another 10 minutes to pay.

Dinner was so good. We sat on the deck and had the most amazing view

Stop by and ask if we could have appetizers on there deck. Was told to go to the bar and ask.
Went to bar and they told us to see the hostess.
Went to hostess and she told us to go to the bar.
We told her we went to the bar and they sent us to her. She told us to go ahead and sit on the deck and a waiter would be with us shortly.
After waiting 18 mins we left.
I think this place needs better management and pay more attention to there customer.
We heard that this place was great, but unfortunately this was not the case when we stop by.

Excellent staff and atmosphere. Food was great! Went two nights in a row. Will visit again.

Ordered stuffed chicken and the Delmonico and both were fantastic. The steak and accompanying broccoli were well seasoned and the bread with maple butter was phenomenal. Our waiter, Tim, provided great service. Would go back without question next time we are in Old Forge.

Second time trying this restaurant after a prior bad experience, only to face the same issues again! Poor/inattentive service… food came out wrong, not what we ordered… no big deal, we asked our waitress if we could get the meal the way we ordered it and she told us she would try but was scared to tell the manager because “they aren’t very understanding when it comes to customer issues.”

An annual trip to Old Forge, been here a few times... Nothing to write home about. Service was slow and the menu a bit expensive for the offerings. The server was nice but the food took forever... had a $16 burger that compares to a good burger at Wendy's. Again, If you want to charge the price, you need to put up good products. Seems to be common in this little BS tourist town... overpriced garbage shoved down the throat of tourists who otherwise have no other options for MILES, so they get shafted by the local establishments. Will grill my own next year.

It was a little pricier than I would have preferred, but after spending the day at Enchanted Forest with the kids, it was a delicious dinner and a great atmosphere. We ate outside and enjoyed the night. Our server was fast and friendly.