Miller & Carter

If it was no good when you went you should have complained and asked for a discount.

I don't have a Range Rover, I like very small cars, but I think such a judgemental attitude is just horrible.

I've never been to one, but they were once described to me as Harvesters for people with Range Rovers on PCP. That's enough to put me off.

Completely agree, OP. There are so many better steak (chain and independent) restaurants out there. I do not understand the love for M&C at all.

Ours is always busy. You have to book.

I’ve been twice and won’t be going again.

The first time, I was very excited as we love steak and we had heard great things. We had a starter and main and intended to have a couple of drinks. The drinks we ordered before we ordered our food arrived as we were finishing our main course - despite asking for them when our starter arrived and when our main arrived. This annoyed me and I thought the steak was okay but no better than that, but on reflection a few days later thought perhaps my view had been negatively affected by the poor service so we decided to go again to a different branch and while the service was much better and friendly and knowledgable - the steak was still just okay. I did really like the lettuce wedge with blue cheese dressing though 😍

Me and my husband love cooking and he in particular loves cooking steak and so now I very rarely order steak when out, despite loving it, as it is seldom nicer than what my husband makes. We bought ourselves a cast iron skillet a few years ago and it really makes a delicious steak 👍🏻

I’ve never heard of it either! And I’m in London, surrounded by restaurants and people who eat out regularly. I was actually starting to worry (not really sure what about) until I saw your post 😂 It has made me crave a steak though - and maybe even a bit of lettuce…

Our local one is very mediocre. And huge with not many customers so the atmosphere is flat. We all miss the pub it was before Miller and Carter bought it. I much prefer Flat Iron.

Basic, not in anyway more special than Giraffe.

The most average place and I don’t know what’s so great about it. I’ve eaten in 3 different locations and ALL of them were so average- unseasoned massive sized portions.

My brother used to work there while he was at uni and we used to go for birthdays and stuff when I was a kid (with his discount of course) and I thought it was so posh and so fancy!! I used to put on my Sunday best to go and then get miffed when other people were in t shirts 😭. I went last year with DH and DD (Before she was veggie) and it wasn’t as good, there’s lots of better and cheaper stake houses where we are. It was funny though because DD also thought it was very posh (the one where we live is in a really nice building).

You can get much better food for cheaper, but with Miller and Carter it’s normally in a pretty nice building, nice staff, and you know what you’re getting.

I’d never heard of it and opened this thread thinking it was something similar to Bayliss & Harding! Is the lettuce wedge mandatory, like the lettuce and walnut salad at Relais de l'Entrecôte?

Love it. The a la carte is pricey but the lunchtime fixed price menu is amazing value.

Agree they vary - I prefer one locally.

I’m glad the judgy twats on this thread don’t like it, I would prefer to not frequent places where people like that go.

I would add that I do also frequent Weatherspoons

Its just a modern day Harvester isnt it?

Ive never been in one as we cant eat full meals these days but I assume its just a bog standard chain, nothing wrong with that

Whats the hype about it, Ive never heard anyone ever mention them!!

I love our local one. The service is always great and the staff are lovely. It reintroduced me to the joys of lettuce. Seriously.

Love it! And the lettuce wedge is one of the best bits, especially with the blue cheese dressing. The steak is always cooked beautifully (and I am not good at cooking steak well - it is always chewy). The onion loaf is delicious too. It is expensive though.

Nandos is for teenagers though surely? Noone pretends Nandos is aspirational or "dresses up" to go there.

I love Nandos because the branches we used are brilliant with allergies so DD feels safe there and enjoys herself.

No different to any other steak house tho a little more expensive

P S. Another vote for the lettuce wedge with blue cheese - delicious!

How unbelievably judgemental.

There's a M&C near my parents' house and not many other options, so we sometimes go there when we are visiting. Yes - it's a chain and yes - it's not haute cuisine, but I do quite like the food and their set menu is excellent value. We all like it and it suits our needs. My son has the children's steak - and so does my mum, as she has a tiny appetite due to cancer treatment. My dad tends to have fish, which he always enjoys, my husband usually has something other than steak, and I always have a nice big steak. I love the onion loaf and the lettuce wedge and puddings are always delicious. So, all on all, I think it's absolutely fine for what it is.

Well, the randomer does seem to be a bit up herself - “Wetherspoons clientele” 😂😂