Description: Mill Street Grill is located in the historic White Star Mill. The Mill was founded in 1890 and they installed modern equipment for processing wheat. The principal brand of flour manufactured here was Melrose which was a staple in Southern Homes. It operated as mill until 1963 and then as a restaurant on and off until 1992 when the current owners took over. There motto is “at the Mill, no one is a stranger, we treat you better than family and we don’t ask you to do the dishes.”
We arrived on a Sunday and were quickly seated even though it was very busy. We had a warm three part loaf of bread and pumpkin flavored butter on the table in no time at all. All the sections of the loaf were different and the pumpkin butter, it was a good thing. The Yuengling and Miller Lite were also good things, the glasses were frosted and had an icy rim which made for a beer served at what I consider the perfect temperature.
It still has the look of a factory inside with stone and brick walls, exposed piping but painted red, reverse painted glass and nice wooden tables. We didn’t have appetizers having decided that we were going to have dessert.
Al ordered the New York Strip with garlic mashed potatoes. The steak was perfectly cooked and the garlic mashed potatoes were creamy and delicious. We both loved the potatoes. I ordered the Cajun shrimp and a baked potato. The potato was perfectly cooked and the shrimp was wonderful with a very spicy coating and there were two skewers with 10 shrimp on each. We rated it an excellent meal and our service was excellent, we never wanted for anything.
When it came time for dessert it was hard choice, what to have caramel fudge pecan cake, pumpkin creme brulee, key lime pie, chocolate lovers spoon cake, caramel granny apple pie, pumpkin tiramisu and Reese peanut butter thunder cake. Al was no help, he ordered ice cream. I listened to our waiter and ordered the pumpkin tiramisu. You see a pumpkin theme here don’t you, keep in mind that it was October when we visited .
The tiramisu was an interesting dessert, probably not my favorite (I was leaning toward the pumpkin crème brulée) but I am glad I tried it. It was very fluffy and had little chocolate chips on top and pumpkin and coffee is a unique combination. I finished up with a coffee, passing on the cappuccino and lattes.
This is a very nice restaurant that I would definitely return to. The clientele was a mixed bag but certainly it is a place where you can bring your family, your date or even your mother.
Close