The Milestone Restaurant - your opinions.

[Venkman]

Right, I thought the set menu thingy was referring to something in the Gordon Ramsey show rather than in general. My mistake.

 

I guess my rebuttal is that, if you are going to do a vegetarian option - especially if you're charging Milestone prices - sometimes I do feel a little more effort could go into the dishes rather than it feeling like an afterthought.

 

As I said in a post on this thread further up this page, I wouldn't have gone to the Milestone at all were it not for a friend's birthday but, having been assured that they could cater for me and that I spent £30 that night, I wasn't particularly impressed.

 

So yes, in a sense, I am 'lucky' that there are vegetarian options so I can eat out and about once in a while. I'm even pleasantly surprised when there are two to choose from (which rarely used to be the case) but I if I'm paying full price then I don't think I should have to make do either.

 

But I am sorry if me sometimes criticising a place for its veggie options frustrates you. That's not the intention. But we'll probably never see eye to eye entirely anyway, otherwise you'd be veggie or I'd be eating meat!

 

Right. Sorry to hijack the thread!

[Stebbil]

No apologies necessary mate, I think we have explored an alternative element to "what makes a good restaurant" and both points of view have been intelligently discussed.

 

You never know, one day I may become a grass scoffer and you a flesh muncher

 

Best wishes

John

[Claret]

I think one thing we can all agree on is that this place is definitely more of meat-eaters kind of place. The fact that they breed their own pigs confirms this!

 

I love it myself, but can appreciate the frustration that veggies will experience with the place. To charge £30 for a veggie meal, the same as the non-veggie meal, would certainly annoy me.

 

Re that point, have they completely changed the menus now? Looking at their web site it looks like they have just one menu for both upstairs and downstairs. Anyone been recently?

[Bulgarian]

I love it myself, but can appreciate the frustration that veggies will experience with the place. To charge £30 for a veggie meal, the same as the non-veggie meal, would certainly annoy me.

 

So vegitarians want their specialist diet (that they chose) catered for, and it has to be just as exciting as the non-vegetarian menu, but cheaper ?

 

If I ran a restaurant I wouldn't bother with vegetarian food.

Edited October 6, 2010 by Bulgarian

[Venkman]

Agreed. Ha - look at us having a civilised discussion on a message board. I feel like I should slag off real ale or something

 

 

EDIT: Hadn't seen Bulgarian's post when I posted the above. Normal service resumed.

Edited October 6, 2010 by Venkman

[steiner]

I go there on a regular basis and never has the slightest problem with it.nice place.

[Claret]

So vegitarians want their specialist diet (that they chose) catered for, and it has to be just as exciting as the non-vegetarian menu, but cheaper ?

 

If I ran a restaurant I wouldn't bother with vegetarian food.

 

I do think it should be cheaper. Quite simply vegetarian food is cheaper to make. I remember eating at Kumquat-Mae and being really annoyed that I was being charged the same price for a bit of veg that I would pay for a meat dish. Ok, maybe my argument is flawed (after all rents and overheads are the same veggie or not), but it really did wind me up!

 

If I did run a restaurant I would do veggie food. I think, in some ways you can be more adventurous. Whenever I eat Indian now, I always go for 2 side orders of veggie dishes instead of a main meat dish. Cheaper, bigger serving (!) and s tastier than a standard meat curry (I think anyway)!

[Anting]

I'm a bit shocked that Milestone is considered one of the best restaurants in the UK.

 

I know it's only TV but come on!!!

 

I've been to much, much better places in Sheffield let alone anywhere else.

 

Milanos, Morans, Kitchen, Cross Sythes, any one of Richard Smith's places & even the new refurbished Prince of Wales...

 

Milestone - always has been very hit and miss, just as the programme showed.

 

 

T

[kirkyb]

I'm a bit shocked that Milestone is considered one of the best restaurants in the UK.

 

I know it's only TV but come on!!!

 

I've been to much, much better places in Sheffield let alone anywhere else.

 

Milanos, Morans, Kitchen, Cross Sythes, any one of Richard Smith's places & even the new refurbished Prince of Wales...

 

Milestone - always has been very hit and miss, just as the programme showed.

 

 

T

 

Hmmmm.....I can agree with some of your choices but I wouldn't agree with all of Richard Smith's places as they are all very different. Artisan yes but Spice Market Cafe and The Inn at Troway better than The Milestone? Spice Market Cafe in nothing like Artisan or The Milestone and The Inn at Troway has been slated more times on here than I can remember. As for the New POW I went to a menu tasting and although the food was ok it is worlds away from The Milestone for the same price! Additionally as the POW is an M&B venue I would question if the basic ingredients are any different form all other M&B venue as they tend to use the same supplier but I could be wrong.

[medicgirl]

I'm a bit shocked that Milestone is considered one of the best restaurants in the UK.

 

I know it's only TV but come on!!!

 

I've been to much, much better places in Sheffield let alone anywhere else.

 

Milanos, Morans, Kitchen, Cross Sythes, any one of Richard Smith's places & even the new refurbished Prince of Wales...

 

Milestone - always has been very hit and miss, just as the programme showed.

 

 

T

 

Totally disagree that Milanos is better than the Milestone. Milanos, fairly standard Italian food at huge prices. Don't agree about Richard Smith's places either - love Thyme Cafe and Catch but definitely do not love Artisan or the Cricket Inn. I was so pleased that the Milestone did well, go guys!!