Miller & Carter

This. Or who've never been somewhere that actually serves good steak.

It’s got a slightly chavvy reputation around my way, people who think they’re going to a high end restaurant, dressing up like a footballer’s wife, men with far too much after shave etc.

It’s had its day. Was novelty and a better experience 10-15 years ago. Food and portions were better (I’m sure that lettuce wedge has shrunk!). Whilst it wasn’t swanky, there was a dress code of sorts, no sportswear etc, but now anything goes.

It used to be somewhere we might visit on a birthday or special occasion but we wouldn’t now, mainly because there are much better options around us, including better steak restaurants. We last went about 18 months-2 years ago and it was bang average but still expensive.

I think some of them are better than others randomly. I've been to a few for various reasons ans they were average at best but there's one near me that is always excellent for whatever reason. It's not my favourite place in the world but the steak at this one is always reliably good

It’s just harvester pimped up, same owners.

In fact our harvester closed for a referb and opened up as a M&C same staff just less food options. Now people go thinking they are fancy.

DH and the in laws LOVE IT.

I can't say anything in real life but I really don't rate it.

I’ve been once. It seemed very complicated to order but then I’d had a drink and was with friends chatting so not paying as much attention as I might have. Nice chateaubriand. I don’t remember a lettuce.

Been to our local one and it was good enough, 8 of us and had the two course special for about £25 ish, each, have had worse, have had better. Nice enough, not paying that much so can't complain. The food was fine, the half lettuce is obviously popular from looking at the thread, wasn't my thing but each to their own, serving staff (one guy) were slightly weird, coming once to get us to do reviews halfway through, said it would help him to win something, which all 8 of us did (pretty much on the spot, he was polite and it was no trouble) and then he asked again (same guy) for us to do it again at the end, and we said, but we have already done it half an hour ago??, at which point he apologised for forgetting that he had already asked us. If I had to moan about it, it was this. Restaurant staff should not be pestering their customers to do reviews; and not incentivising their staff to pester for them. I get that it is important to get feedback - most customers will give it freely and won't mind a small reminder on a card (which they can either take up, or ignore) but twice within an hour when you are just trying to have a phones-down meal with family was a bit off-putting.

What restaurants do you like @TheAmusedQuail OP?
(nb- I’ve got no skin in the game- I’m a vegetarian and have been to Miller & Carter 2-3 times with groups over the years but not recently so no strong feelings either way, just wondered what you do like!)

We went to one and enjoyed it, went there again when we were in that area, it was consistently good (for what it’s meant to be), very good service too.
Then went to one somewhere else and it was poor with bad service.

It seems surprising for a chain to be that variable.

It’s an over priced chain restaurant with ideas above its station, with its ‘smart casual’ dress code ffs! It’s not far from being on a par with Beefeater in terms of food quality.

M and C is the only restaurant I’ve ever walked out of before ordering. They were out of the first three things on the menu I tried to order . Said they’d had a busy weekend … but it was Wednesday !

Are you in Liverpool by any chance? If so, try Cow Shed.

We tried Miller and Carter in Aughton a few months ago. Shite steak and even shitter chips.

Really depends on location. Two nearest us are fine, the one in the city is great - and a more formal atmosphere.

It’s basically what Bernie Inn was back in the day. Underwhelming, mass produced food for unsophisticated palates.

It’s definitely better than Nando’s and they do a fairly extensive gluten free menu which is a plus as many places can’t be bothered .

Been once
Restaurant price
Pub quality
Nah
Not worth it

Chains in NYC won’t differ much to Miller and Carter.

Texas, Arizona, New Mexico is where the better steak houses are!

I have only been to M&C once. I can cook a better steak and chips at home, tbh.

Hungry Horse isn't a restaurant 🤣

Miller and Carter is the Nandos of steakhouses. The pride of Instagram...15 years ago. Somehow both cheap and still a rip off.

It’s the same company as Harvester just marketed as better, still crap

Mate. It’s not “out of this world” 🤣

We went to an upscale one in New York Very little difference.

Oh don’t be ridiculous.

I love the lettuce. With blue cheese. It’s the only time I ever eat lettuce. There is just something yummy about it. Steak has always been good for me too.