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Millcroft Inn and Spa
Categories: Restaurants Canadian (New) Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Beauty and Spas Day Spas Canadian (New), Hotels, Day Spas
55 John StreetAlton, ON L7K 0C4
(519) 941-8111
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- Price Range:
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$$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Formal (Jacket Required)
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Millcroft Inn and Spa
5 reviews in English
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Review from Ariel G.
8/19/2011
Just went there with my better half, her mom and her mom's friend for their Summerlicious Lunch.
The site of the restaurant overlooking a waterfall is wonderful. We were in a glassed in room that seemed cantilevered over the water, and had a tremendous view.
Three of us started with the Soup which is a white sweet onions caramelized soup with a hearty beef base. This had been preceded by good and fresh slice of bread with shaped butter balls and a sweet cranberry and cream cheese spread. The spread was a bit too sweet but delicious (reminiscent of Wellesleydale with cranberries). The soup was rich, flavorful, and well balanced. It is not a french style onion soup as no croutons or cheese was involved.
My wife had an appetizer of PEI mussels, which were delicate and well flavored, but not spectacular.
As a main course I had the Asian flavored skirt steak, Now skirt steak is my favorite cup of beef, and it was medium-rare, juicy, and tasty. As to the Asian part of the flavor it was largely lost on me. I added to the prix-fixe menu a Caesar salad, which with good, with nice padano cheese.
The dessert was terrific, It was very sumptous chocolate fudge cake drizzled with sour cherries and the a sweet reduction that the cherries were cooked in.
The prix-fixe is by reservation only and only during their Summerlicious promotion. Chef Jill St. Amour is to be commended on producing a fine meal.
There were a few lacunae in this total meal but if weigh the impact of the quality/price relationship it does push it to 5 stars. The complete meal is priced at $ 20.00 and their summerlicious dinner at $ 35.00.
The ladies which are connaiseurs were very impressed.Listed in: My 5-Star Places
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Review from A N.
Toronto, ON
9/21/2011
I spent two nights at Millcroft, so this review covers the Inn, the Spa, and the Restaurant. I was planning a fun romantic getaway, and Millcroft did a pretty good job.
Headwaters Restaurant
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When making your reservations, ask for seats in the pod, at the table closest to the waterfalls. The pod is a small glass room that can seat four couples; it's cozy but can feel a bit crowded if the other couples are loud. If you're there to enjoy the view, make sure you get there while the sun is still up - the waterfalls are not lit at night.
To me, the reasons for coming back to this restaurant are the convenient location (since we're staying at the Inn anyway) and for the novelty of overlooking the waterfall. The food and the service were good but not exceptional - definitely not worth the high prices. And dinner gets served at a leisurely pace - we were there for almost two and a half hours.
I had scallop topped with chorizo for appetizer - it was very tasty. My companion did not enjoy his Greens of Headwaters - he commented it was more like Weeds of My Backyard; the tender greens were not all that tender.
I had lambchop as my main; it was good but not very flavourful or imaginative. My fiance really enjoyed his pork chop, it was the best part of his meal.
The desserts were underwhelming - the chef seems more concerned with unusual ingredients in unusual combinations and presentations than with actual flavour or having the ingredients taste good together. The sorbet was pretty good, but sorbet is hard to screw up.
I was stuffed, but my man complained that he wanted larger portions.
Millcroft Inn
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The grounds are gorgeous - do walk around and take lots of pictures! Also, every single staff member we talked to, including wait staff, front desk, and cleaners, were all extremely courteous and friendly. They have free wireless Internet, and a computer for guest use at reception if you haven't got a laptop.
We stayed in the Crofts, which are two-storey cabin-style rooms. I was under the impression that it would be an actual cabin, so I was a bit surpised when I saw the outside and the Crofts looked more like motel-room style townhouses. The good thing is, the Crofts are *really* close to the spa, so it was less than a minute to the hot tub and pool (indoor and outdoor)
The carpet and furnishings all felt cheap and motel-ish, but the bathrooms were very nice and had nice deep tubs. They said the rooms have queen size beds, but I'm pretty sure it was only a double. I liked that there were two TVs - one on the main floor and another small one upstairs for the sleeping area.
There is a fireplace also, but I was a bit put off by the fact that it was an actual woodburning fireplace that you light yourself, and not one of those gas fireplaces where you control it with a switch. Call me a city girl, but that's a bit too rustic for me ;)
We got one of the rooms with the private outdoor hot tubs. It was somewhat private, because there was a bit of wooden fencing between us and our neighbours. It's open to a grassy area, so don't count on complete privacy if you're going to do something naughty in the hot tub. Or maybe that just adds to the thrill.
The Spa
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We tried to go for a swim in the pool, but despite reviews by an earlier poster, the water was too cold and we went straight to the hot tub.
The spa was very nice; they provided slippers and had both mens and womens size robes. The lounge area where we sat waiting for our treatments was very nice, spacious and well decorated. They had free water and tea/coffee, but no snacks.
Both my boyfriend and I agree that the massages we received were top-notch. The massage room itself was literally a room with a massage table on it. I guess it's not going to affect the quality of my massage at all, but I sort of feel like spas need to set the mood a bit better if they're going to charge so much more than a regular clinic.
Conclusion
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It was a good, fun weekend. However, when paying top dollar to stay at a spa in the middle of nowhere, I expect to be impressed by absolutely everything. I found Millcroft Inn fairly met my expectations in most areas, but never exceeded them. I've stayed at Christie's Mill also, and although I paid a little bit more, I found it to be nicer than Millcroft Inn. -
Review from eric g.
Toronto, ON
10/8/2010
The Millcroft Inn consists of a hotel, a spa and a restaurant. This review is strictly about the restaurant. (I love the spa, I'd give it five stars, but that's for another day.)
The restaurant has a serious chef and a serious menu. It's not bad. But for the price, it should be better.
Last night's dinner started well, with a lovely amuse of slighly smoky pork tenderloin. Excellent! But did they have an alternative for the vegetarian at the table next to ours? Nope. (She was too busy admiring her new engagement ring to be upset, but I would have been pissed.)
My companion's arugula salad with shaved prosciutto and mission figs was very nice, but my $21 foie gras appetizer was... well, small. One little piece of seared foie gras, on top of a kind of deconstructed shepherd's pie - a bit of braised veal and a bit of mashed potato. Hard to enjoy when you have to take teeny-tiny bites to make it last. After spending much of the summer eating my way around Montreal, I expect more for my $$. At Pintxo, a similar-sized dish, better executed, was $7 (I'm not exaggerating -- http://www.pintxo.ca ).
Then there was an "intermezzo": piña colada sorbet. OK, serving a palate cleanser is a nice touch, but this one was heavy with coconut milk, and too sweet. My palate did not feel cleansed.
For my main course, I had a tough time deciding between the scallop-lobster dish and the striploin, and chose wrong. The steak was medium when it should have been medium rare, and bo-ring. The menu described it as "Coffee Dusted" -- shame on me for allowing myself to be coffee snowed. Watched longingly as the scallop-lobster thing was delivered to another table... but alas, that dish will forever be the one that got away. Once again, my companion chose better - and happily polished off the duck breast.
Dessert? A perfectly fine blueberry semolina cake with some blueberry ice cream on top... but for $15? Overpriced.
And the wine? Available by the glass were six whites, two roses and six reds. The reds were all boring choices: Australian shiraz, Chilean cabernet sauvignon, etc.
So, all in all, an OK dinner, but it should have been either a lot better or a lot cheaper. -
Review from Jess B.
Woodbridge, ON
8/15/2010
My husband and I got married two weeks ago, and in honor of our "two-week-iversary" (hey, it's a thing), we decided to go away for a night (we're not going on an official honeymoon until October).
My hubby and I went to the Millcroft two years ago and had a beautiful time. Thankfully, absolutely nothing has changed.
The best parts:
* The pool. The indoor pool is so warm, it's like swimming in a bathtub. Which is awesome. I'm sorry, but cold pools are like cold toast. There's nothing inherently WRONG with them, but they're much more enjoyable when they're warm.
*The grounds. SOOOO beautiful. One of the paths takes you for quite a long trek around the Inn, while others allow for shorter jaunts. Any way you go, you're going to be surrounded by trees, greenery, and loveliness.
* The rooms. Very quaint, very comfy. Their beds/pillows are amazing. We had the same room both times (what are the chances?!) and we were overlooking the water. Stunning.
* The food. Can we talk about the food? Ah, yes. We can. The food is to die for. We had a spicy curry carrot soup to start (do I detect cardamom? Maybe some cumin? Ahhh....). They brought us out an amuse-bouche (a fresh baby tomato with goat cheese with ground up almonds, capers...and some delicious small and spicy greens). It was extremely complex, and totally delicious.
For dinner, I had the leek tart. It was the absolute perfect size. Very delicate, very tasty. Served with a fresh heirloom tomato salad. Now, I'm not normally a tomato fan, but...damn. Those were good. My hubby had a coffee encrusted beef tenderloin with pepper-infused mashed potatoes and a bunch of yummy veggies on the side. Deeelicious.
For dinner, hubs had the blueberry dessert (looked great) and I had cookies and milk (so cute!). The only thing I'll say is that the 'milk' is actually some kind of gelatin-based, custardy concoction that wasn't quite thick enough to be custard and wasn't quite thin enough to be milk. It was really slimy, and I couldn't eat it (despite the fact that it TASTED pretty good).
The breakfast buffet was terrific. Pastries and locally made jams? Hello!
* The thoughtfulness. The staff found out we had just been married and wrote 'congratulations' on our dessert plates in chocolate. My hubs wrote 'thanks' back in a chocolate smear. Aw.
When we got back to our room, a white rose was on my pillow. This was such a sweet gesture. The staff is extremely caring, and they really anticipate your every need. Ten stars for them.
Overall, the Millcroft isn't cheap, but if you need some time away, it's well worth it. If we hadn't received a gift certificate from work, we might've waited a bit longer (maybe our one month or one year anniversary) to get away. But as it was, it was perfect. We'll definitely go back. -
Review from John G.
Toronto, ON
11/30/2009 1 photo
This is a lovely Inn and Spa with a great restaurant in it. They have a fabulous wine list and great food. The ambiance is terrific. The staff are professional wait staff and know how to take care of you. It's pricey but quite good!
