Pretty average. My wife’s pizza tasted like cardboard and they forgot her side of vegetables. When they did bring them out they were still frozen and quite obviously from a frozen pack of veggies. Disgusting. They also forgot to bring out water for the table despite asking on several occasions.

Never had a worse dining experience. The staff were rude and service was slow. We were not given water for over 45 minutes even though we specifically asked for it to be brought to the table. When we decided to pay for the drinks we had and dine elsewhere the manager told us there would be a $20 per person charge since we had not ordered food. When making the booking over the phone the staff never mentioned a per person charge. We had not been able to order more than a drink because the staff did not come to our table. The manager mentioned not all of our party was present. We informed him one of our party was unable to make it as they were in the hospital. He stated “I don’t care if he’s broken his neck.” When the staff finally began serving us, the waitress brought us water and slammed it on the table. Would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Initial thoughts were positive but gut feeling was right should not have gone I would avoid at all cost. we ordered our starter and drinks which were disappointing for how much we paid but the best was yet to come, the "crispy" pork belly was certainly crispy it was also black from top to bottom the steak was paper thin and only cooled on one side we found hair on the plate and all in all put us off for for the night the worst part is we were the only ones in the restaurant and the owner was outside smoking with other guests while his "chef" was listing to music on his headphones while cooking our meals all in all we waited over an hour for our food and it was absolutely appualing and inedible. Not to mention the place was not cleaned from other patrons and the bar was extremely dirty

If I could give The Mill 100 stars I would. Hands down our best dining experience in Melbourne, both the food and drinks. The owner came to greet us and asked about what flavor of cocktails we enjoyed. He proceeded from there to hand craft a series of cocktails designed to our specific palette and were, without doubt the best drinks we've ever had. I asked for sweet and sour, my daughter sweet and Island-like, then coffee/chocolate--every drink was better than the last and didn't top the food. The steak, pasta, bruschetti (so fresh!), all amazing. If we're ever in Melbourne again we're definitely going back.

Had a great experience here tonight. The owner was amazing, he did bar and floor by himself and even though he was super busy, still put in time socializing with the customers. I was highly impressed. The food was sssooo good, lots of flavour.

Came in for drinks a few days ago in the blistering sun. Laneway was quiet but gave us a bit more personal customer service from David. Having the cocktail recommendations was highly helpful! Would recommend coming here for a drink. We didn’t eat but will definitely come for food next time

Staff is very kind and food was tasty (fish and chips, pasta with mushrooms and burger). The service was too slow though and the place was not very clean (sticky floors and tables ...). Overall we enjoyed our meal and it was great that we could stay for long time (they do not have annoying allocating 1.5- 2h seating as many near by restaurants) but would be even better if they speed up a bit (especially if you are coming in hungry :)).

Great service and setting. Great range of food but unfortunately our meals were dry and over cooked. Salad was soggy and looked old. I hope it was just an off night because it has great potential. All other aspects were fabulous.

I was extremely disappointed with this restaurant. There were so many signs that suggested so and I should have noticed. Firstly, the restaurant was completely empty on a busy day, and the waiter kept trying to persuade us to come in. When he sat us our table, it was significantly small for 4 people, and so were the other tables. The waiter was over our heads for most of our dining experience, making snarky remarks and even making fun of his past customers, calling them idiots. The menu was incredibly dull and included foods that seemed very bland. There were also spelling mistakes on the menu. Now, I wish I could say the food was good, but it was not. It took them over 30 minutes to make the food. I ordered the pumpkin risotto which tasted incredibly briny and I felt like I was swimming in a pack of salt. My mum and my sister ordered the chicken on mashed potatoes which was one of the worst meals we ever had. And note that this chicken was on the specials. The chicken tasted extremely bland with little to no flavour, the mashed potatoes tasted acidic, and there was no creamy sauce with the chickens which they said would be included. We also ordered the chicken wings which were soaked with barbecue sauce that tasted really tangy. The chicken wings tasted like they were boiled and not cooked properly. We then wanted to wash our hands but we couldn't because the bathroom was drenched in spider webs. There was also no soap dispenser. It was unhygenic and awful. We left feeling so nauseated and disappointed. And I kid you not my stomach felt incredibly cramped and I didn't feel better until I vomited out the food. DONT EAT THERE, IT IS BEYOND HORRIBLE

Vibes were amazing! Service was excellent and food was delicious. Though I felt pizza deserved better presentation at first, but when I tasted it-fallen in love. Authentic Italian taste with good choices available for wine.

Another delightful gem tucked away in Hardware Lane. This is an amazing restaurant with a variety of meal choices and options. The atmosphere is pretty good, the design of the restaurant is great and as with other restaurants in the same area, it offers alfresco dining and also has a bar if you want to go for drinks only. The food is absolutely delicious and the menu is really good. The seafood basket is one of my favourite meals but they also have the seafood linguini which is also a must try - this is on the chef’s specials menu. The staff are friendly and helpful and service is in a timely manner. The prices are moderate and affordable, so you can’t really go wrong with selecting anything from the menu. I would recommend a visit to this restaurant. If you are going on Thursday or Friday nights, it can get very busy and if you are two or more, I would recommend booking. #seafood #hardwarelanemelbourne

Super rustic, intimate, and dramatic interior with a great range of beers and wines on offer for a quiet 3pm bevey. We were walking through the city and decided to have a nice glass of red and my partner had a smooth glass of whiskey. Such a lovely Saturday afternoon. Definitely recommend for a cultured beverage. Will have to make plans to come back for dinner. We also recommend trying the Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey. It’s strangely romantic and earthy with a tint of nostalgia that offers a pleasant pallet to taste. It was surprising good. And we were extra surprised that it is an American whiskey, the name threw us off, we thought it was a local brew. Getting another glass.

Rustic Ambiance with an eclectic mix of 1920s stencils. The dinner started with cocktail recommendations from the young and handsome Dave; Margaritas, French Martinis & 1800 x We all ordered the specials; Lamb rack, butternut pumpkin gnocchi & Seafood linguine (highly recommended & all delicious) Overall the service, dishes are top notch, highly recommended x

We came here for dinner. Although the restaurant hadn't opened yet, they still brought us in and seated us at their window table. This slight gesture brought us relief after a tiring day. Everything else followed perfectly; the food was excellent as per the recommendation from their server. We started with olives and toast, then had slow-cooked pork and seafood basket as mains. We had better for these dishes, but this also does not mean these are no less delicious. With this, we bring our score to 4 out of 5. We would consider coming back to this place, not just for the food but for the overall experience.

I don’t usually write reviews ever, but I have to… we were pressured into ordering quickly, as the kitchen was about to close for the afternoon. I wish we got there 5 minutes later. Only one beer on tap that was working for starters… then we realised how dirty everything was. I was scared to go to the toilets before eating, but I had to. I nearly threw up when I went in the men’s room- I reckon it hasn’t been cleaned in a long while. When our food came I couldn’t get the smell out of my nose, so I couldn’t eat the well overpriced, below average food. Avoid this place… there’s so many better bars/pubs/restaurants on our city to choose from. The owner seemed nice enough.. if you see this mate, please give the place a good clean and keep it clean and put a bit of love into the food please.

we came to the restaurant for our friends birthday, we waited 10 minutes for drinks and then got water and the glasses had blood on the glasses we then waited a further hour for our food the service is slow and the chefs were just having a chat in the kitchen. we then got more dirty cups after receiving our food. they then informed us “sorry you can’t split the bill anymore” after being told we could. don’t recommend

Really good service. Friendly staff. The food was good too. Definitely recommending.

Went in for a sunday lunch. There was maybe 3 other people in the whole restaurant so we expected to receieve our food order pretty quickly, especially considering we ordered menu items that did not have longer wait times listed. Over 45 minutes of waiting for a burger and bruschetta. The coffee i had while we waited tasted burnt and my friends apple juice was clearly just cheap store bought stuff. We ended up giving up on waiting for the food and just paid for the drinks and left. We could see into the kitchen the whole time and the chef had no urgency and was just meandering around the kitchen. For a restaurant in such a great location this was a uniquely disappointing experience. Better off going to McDonalds.

Absolutely delicious and stunning. Seafood linguine was perfectly creamy, and the scallops were juicy. Will return again.

Service was very adequate, the owner did great on his feet. The food was delicious especially the mains. Rib eye steak is a must and the Seafood Linguine with Chilli just devine.

So disappointed with the food and they are pricey too! My mum ordered mussels and they weren’t even cooked properly and it wasn’t clean. I’ve ordered squid fried or something and i wasn’t able to finish the whole plate because it was not appetizing it was rubbery and really hard. If you’re going to charge your customer that much make sure that the food and service have high quality! Would never come back!

Horrible horrible service and overall experience. Our group of 9 ordered drinks which took 45 minutes to arrive and the waitresses (who had a horrible attitude) didn’t even give us water for our table even after asking multiple times. After receiving our sub-par and overpriced drinks, we decided to pay for our bill and leave. The owner refused and said that if we leave we have to pay $20 a head for not ordering any food. This fact was not mentioned ANYWHERE when we placed our reservation. We mentioned we wanted to leave because one of our friends broke his ankle at home and needed to be taken to the hospital and he said “I don’t care if your friend breaks his NECK”. The owner was EXTREMELY rude and scary. The restaurant was empty and it seemed like he was keeping us there to get more money from us. Our friends felt so pressured to order since they wouldn’t let us leave, and when we told him this was unacceptable he replied with “good they should feel bad”. Overall a horrible service, horrible experience, we felt like we were held hostage. If I could report this restaurant I would because I was in such disbelief. Please do not go here.

Really poor, could only think of one positive, the waitress from Germany who was very good under difficult working conditions. Food average , my red wine had been completely oxidised probably been open for considerable time,my suggestion is try somewhere else

Dining in at this place was great, we managed to get a seat overlooking the footpath and it was very enjoyable. The drinks came quickly as did the starter. Main meal came very soon after we'd finished the starter.

Fantastic place, highly recommend. Owner is a true blue Aussie character giving dinner and banter! Went at the start of our holiday, and asked for takeaway towards the end of our holiday (our son got a cold and didn't want to go out), and they were happy to assist, even though it's not normally takeout. Excellent food both times and would like to go again. A+++

We were a group of 10 of us. We were informed that we could do a set menu as were a big group costing $55 per head. Ouch, very pricy. If we chose not to go with the set menu, we could pre-order our food. This helped as they wasted no time in rolling out our dishes when we were all seated. One of the nice things was that they started calling out the name of the person who had ordered the dish instead of calling out the dish name. The service was friendly. I had ordered Pan seared atlantic salmon and salad. The portion was alright - not very filling. And still a tad over priced in comparison to some other good restaurants around. But on the whole, our group enjoyed the food and ambience.

We found the Mill Restaurant on our walk around Melbourne. What a find! Great service and we had a great seating location looking over the street. All 3 of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals. I had the Atlantic Salmon, every part of the dish was delicious. My Mum had a salad. My sister had the lamb shank which she loved and the mash was on point. Highly recommend.

The service was non existant and when it was finally given, they managed to miss parts of both the drinks and food orders. Ice was added to drinks, after no ice was ordered. We had to ask twice for a beer we ordered. The food took an hour to turn up, then a burger was raw and a whole meal missed. When the pork belly turned up it was dry and chewy. Than just for added insult, I went to the loo amd BOTH toilets had NO toilet paper in them. Than I decided I'd risk my hands with the sanitiser in my bag after seeing the sink.

Went here for dinner and although the staff were very friendly and welcoming, the food had zero flavour. We didn’t get any table water. Considering that it wasn’t that busy, the service was also quite slow. We ordered a garlic pizza, where you get charged extra for cheese. There was way too much garlic which was over powering. The meat lovers pizza had no flavour at all, not even the meat on it had any taste to it. The two pizza bases were also just odd. The lamb ragu was alright but still rather bland. Unlikely to recommend this place unfortunately.

Ate here for a quick light dinner. Food was ok, meatballs were nice but a little dry. Salad was fresh but to much onion. Would go again and try something else. Wait staff were friendly and attentive.

Great place, great food. The owner himself waited our table, he was very nice and his suggestions were on point. He also slide a bigger desserts portions just because he's such a cool guy. The food was delicious and the price is right for the area. Would recommend

Pretty bad experience. Food took over 1.5 hours to get out, even though it wasn't busy. We were going to leave but it looks like the waitress told the kitchen to prioritise us, as we got food soon after complaining. Food was just.. okay. Wouldn't return even if the wait was shorter. The reason it even gets 2 stars, not 1, is because the waitresses were still very polite and were doing their best under clearly frustrating conditions.

Didnt like the food. Ordered two lamb based cuisines. Pasta was very soggy. Wont recommend and save your money.

My meal, the crispy pork belly on mash was brilliant. Very crunchy and tender inside. The way I like it, but the wife and the kid didn’t really enjoy their meals. Hence the 3 star rating. The atmosphere is one of the best in Melbourne along the iconic Hardware Lane.

Great place, great food, great staff, great service, and great atmosphere. A long lunch with cousins who hadn't seen each other for years. This place made our day more memorable. Highly recommend the Mill.

My partner and I had the most amazing lunch at this quaint little restaurant today. After nearly 2 weeks holiday in Melbourne we both declared it to be one of our favourite meals. My partner LOVED the pork belly and declared it to be the absolute best! I thoroughly enjoyed the Pan-seared chicken breast. The only disappointment was I was unable to lick my plate clean as I was in a public area!

Pizzas here are shocking. Decor is confused and tired. Restaurant was dead. Struggled to pay, as no staff about when we wanted to leave. Enjoyed the eccentric owner/waiter’s facts but wouldn’t come back for food or drinks.

We enjoyed a fabulous meal here Sunday night. My mate Dave said it was one of the best seafood linguinis he has had. We enjoyed one of the specials of the night, the homemade chicken kiev - yummo. Our waiter was hilarious and we really enjoyed our evening. After a few hit and misses in Melbourne city, this was a great choice :)

99% sure the food was bought frozen from a supermarket, yet they charge restaurant prices. The bar connected ‘Charlie’s bar’ is also awful, owner was a creep to my friend and continued to serve us even when we were beyond drunk. Overall total nightmare and food was WHACK

Went there for my daughters 18th earlier this month. We were visiting from interstate. David(owner), the German(waitress), & son (chef) were all great in their roles. Everyone in the group (ranging from 4yrs to 70) had a great time and commented how awesome the food was (& how entree was perfect for our group). At no stage were we rushed out the door. My daughter was made to feel special by making a cocktail. Yes, I did book ( but only about 3 days before), and we were given a limited menu option (but preferences were spoken about, and it suited our group). We had preordered 9 meals, to try and make it easier. David seemed very proud of his establishment and just wanted our group to enjoy their night. He wanted to please and ensure he had enough food etc. It’s impossible to stay fully stocked when you don’t know if you’ll be closed/locked down again next week (or with a few hours notice). Thanks David and crew for a great night.

Fantastic experience! The owner was lovely and made us cocktails based on our likes in drinks, asked about any food allergies and made recommendations on what to get. We ordered two specials being a chicken breast dish and a seafood linguine which were both amazing. Lovely service. We were looking for a nice date spot while visiting Melbourne and that's exactly what we got 🙂.

There are lots of opportunities for this restaurant for improvement. As a backstory, a colleague of mine had booked this restaurant a week ago for 20 people at 5pm. The restaurant stated for that many we would need to eat of the set menu and pre order. Which is completely fine, however the colleague failed to communicate this and consequently the booking was cancelled because they hadn’t had a response. Also completely reasonable. Late this afternoon not knowing that the booking had been cancelled we called the restaurant to change the number to 7 people as we had many pull out last minute. This is when we discovered the was no longer a booking but the restaurant advised we could still have a table. From the moment we arrived I realized that we had made a mistake. The staff member who greeted us continued to tell us on several occasions that they were not prepared for us to come, and continued on and on about the booking issue. We were then required to still have the set menu but they only had two servings of one of the mains because again they didn’t know we were coming. This is a restaurant that was open for business and trading on Hardware lane. A very popular restaurant hub where literally 7 random people could have walked in off the street in any combination and asked for a table, if they didn’t have enough food to feed us how were they expecting to feed any walk-ins? For clarity we were the only ones inside the restaurant when we arrived and in the 3 hours were were there they only had 6 other patrons who had a meal. Which begs the question of how they are still trading? and also should be a warning sign when the other restaurants in the street were bustling. Secondary to the above issue was the timings of service. In one of the disgruntled mutterings from the staff member about the whole booking saga he did advise they were short staffed. Which in the current climate is not uncommon and you make some exceptions for. However the entire “2 course” dinner took 3.5 hours. We arrived at roughly 5:30. It was 6 before someone came with a drinks menu and another 10 minutes to take a drink order. The aforementioned gentleman then came and informed us what we would be having for dinner, in which we assumed the starters would arrive in the not too distant future. After some time he came back and asked the group out of the three options for mains which would people like. Then after some more time the starters came out, I didn’t keep track but it was definitely after 7 by this point. It’s good to remember here that this was a very empty restaurant and that whilst the kitchen only appeared to have one staff member the starters were chips, warm olives and toasted bread, and margarita pizza. Nothing overly time consuming as neither the bread or dough indicate it was house made. Fortunately the conversation of the group was good because it made the time pass. It was around 8pm when the mains arrived, and when we went to pay the bill at 8:50 the mostly untouched plates were still on the table. This review is already very long and I haven’t even talked about the actual food. But simply put it’s did not add anything positive to the experience. I know these Covid times haven’t been easy and honestly I don’t want any restaurants to crumble and for people to loose their jobs but a restaurant in this location that struggles to serve its very few customers and is so focused on lecturing their customers on what they didn’t do over creating a positive experience, is going to struggle to stay open. When we left two potential patrons were looking at the menu board and we suggested they go somewhere else.

Highly recommend giving this a BIG miss. Service was non existent had to drag a waiter over to take our order, had to then go to the bar after asking 3 times for water for the table. Meals took well over an hour to come out and when they arrived my crispy pork belly was cold with stone cold mash potato and had to be sent back. The bathroom was disgusting with bits of old toilet paper and old wrappers on the floor No toilet paper in either toilet ,so I went to the disabled toilet to look for paper and found someone had, had a really bad explosion on the toilet which made me heave. The sinks were blocked with dirty water half filling the bowls and no soap. I mentioned all this to the manager/owner who just argued that they were sparkling at the start of the evening and he was too busy behind the bar to check throughout the night. I WILL DEFINITELY NEVER RETURN OR RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT.

Took over half an hour for one pizza when we were the only customers, ended up getting it to go. Waiter/owner didn’t even apologise for long wait, just chucked it in a box. Also didn’t appreciate his view on masks, told us to rip them off they do us no good… either very under educated or just careless. Do not recommend. Go to Pho Thin or Il Nostro Posto instead, much better!!

Great atmosphere, fun service. Some selection of tap beers. Small plate dishes are great, big plates dishes are good. Had fun.

David provided some of the best service I've ever had at a restaurant. He's quite humorous, knowledgeable, and extremely good at what he loves. The meal was awesome the vibe was immaculate and I will be back again!

i highly recommend if you are ever in Melbourne to please go and check this place out!! The Pork Belly was out of this world and my partner had the Lamb Shank, best meals we’ve had in a long time!! will definitely be going back. Top tier service from staff including the bar man who went out of his way every single time to help us. Couldn’t recommend more!!

Don’t let the decor fool you about this place. The food and service is first class. Highly recommend this venue for a down to earth, true life dining experience. A must have have would have to be the half wheel crumbed Camembert with rum infused grapes. Keep up the great work.

Size is reasonable for the price Beer tastes good Fries are tasty Mushrooms source is creamy Ribe eye steak has its flavour but overcooked to nearly well done this time Boss is nice and brings warmth to customers

Service was brilliant the older guy who I assume was a manager or owner was lovely and engaging, had a 30 minute wait for food which was fast considering I ordered a huge ribeye and my partner a crispy pork belly. When the food arrived it was to die for it was full of flavour and the steak melted in your mouth. The meats seem to be a specialty. Absolutely loved our experience and will be back during our next Melbourne trip.

I stopped into The Mill Restaurant to grab some lunch and a drink, I was met by a lovely and welcoming man named David behind the bar in which I believe is the manager. I had an eye fillet cooked to perfection and walked out of there very satisfied. The restaurant itself plus Charlie's bar was an amazing warm atmosphere that made me feel as though I was elsewhere in the world. Between David, the food and the restaurant/ bar they deserve every single star that I have given them and i will certainly be returning

Hubby and I popped in here last minute for a weekday lunch, the owner (or manager) got us set up by the balcony. We ordered chicken kievs that were absolutely delicious, generous servings, a little on the pricey side but the service was so pleasant it didn't matter. Had a couple drinks, some cold water and off we went. Highly recommend!

We had the Ribeye steak and seafood linguine. The food was delicious and the steak cooked to perfection. Highly recommend this establishment.

A beautiful meal at a lovely restaurant the owner was lovely and really welcoming. We were sat to get the most of the view and atmosphere of the lane but also have a sense of peacefulness to enjoy our dinner. We had the lamb and the chicken and could have locked out plates clean. The beer battered fries and the bread and dip plate were particular favourites of my son.