Pub Review: The Millhouse ~ Free beauty collection

If you have been following my blog for awhile you know about my weakness for fish and chips. It started last summer when PB and I tried this quaint little pub on our way home from Oxford one night called The Packhorse. I was feeling all crazy (from a good ww weigh in) and decided to give the fish and chips a whirl. It was AMAZING... and so my obsession was born. Since we've moved from Reading to Basingstoke, getting to the Packhorse is now an hour round trip for us. We noticed a really precious pub near Odiham, which is much closer, over Christmas but we didn't have a chance to try it. However, on Friday, in true tradition, decided to go get us some fish and chips from The Millhouse.

Now. It must be noted that I am the pickiest of picky about my fish and chips. I like it both crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside and piping hot. The Packhorse is *literally* the only fish and chips that I've had and loved, so I knew we were facing an uphill battle.

We arrived and I was taken aback at how gorgeous it was! You can only see the front from the road. You don't get to see the gorgeous little pond until you park.

PB decided to teach me to play backgammon while we waited for our food. The scrabble was already taken by another table. I love the fact they had all sorts of games to play for free!

PB won the first round, but luckily I "won" the second round.

*wink, wink, nudge, nudge*

FINALLY IT ARRIVED!

It was ok. My fish wasn't very crispy so I ended up peeling all of my batter off the fish. The chips were not very good. They were very hot, which led me to believe they were fresh, but then they were almost tough when you bit them. I ended up leaving most of them. The peas, which are usually my favorite part, had a funny... whang... for lack of a better word, to them and I didn't much like it.

Verdict: Packhorse is still reigning supreme!

However, you know what made up for my mediocre fish and chips?

Mmmmhmmm.

Sticky.

Toffee.

Pudding.

Quite possibly the best thing I've ever put in my mouth. It was super moist, warm and the caramel sauce was phenomenal. I almost fought PB for the last bite. Seriously. BEST. DESSERT. EVER.

I looked up a recipe and I'm going to give it a whirl soon. Will report back on the homemade version.

Anyway, all in all it was a lovely evening! The Millhouse is gorgeous inside and out. When I popped to the "loo" I could see the original mill wheel!

The wine we had was fantastic, the service phenomenal, pudding stupendous. However the fish and chips will be a pass for me next time... which is fine... More room for my sticky toffee pudding!