Old Mill Brewpub

We love this place and go almost weekly. Their beer selection is awesome and their food is really good too. They even brew their own beers which rotate frequently and are usually really good. The atmosphere is relaxed and the building is super cool (an old mill that has been repurposed for shopping and dining). Everyone here is friendly and sometimes they have live music on the porch, which is really fun when the weather is nice. Really a fun place to go eat if you’re in Lexington and like craft beer.

5 of their beers 2 stout 2 pprters 1 coffee sour. It’s summer folks. Ordered beer cheese soup and got bisque with pretzels. Food was greasy. Waitress was great.

I bring my employees here on occasion because it’s local, good and they accept my AMEX. I tried a couple new menu items during my last visit. The new Gyro Chicken is an Awesome dish! I also tried the new pretzel with crab — yum! I like looking into the hole that was the lake and the ambience is good. I have never had a bad meal here. I have had to ask for different chips here to keep them in their toes but everything else has always been on point. I have probably been here 10 times and always know I will be back. My employee loved the new burger with Gouda and the toga sandwich is also good. The comment about salt is bs –it is a brewery — give me a break. Local and good and worth a visit. I may even cut down the tree in your front yard John!

Great idea, great atmosphere. Food is poor quality and extremely salty. As others have said, our food was lukewarm due to slow service. The service was friendly yet very slow. Today was my last visit to this place. Food seems to get worse every time I go. I hate it because there are not many local options in Lex with good atmospheres.

Overrated. Food isn’t the greatest and the service can be hit or miss. The back patio overlooking the pond area is lovely and from what everyone I have been there with says, their craft beers are fantastic. I don’t drink beer but their bar is pretty decent. They make a great sangria! They do have gluten free options which is a plus, but some of their menu is over priced and not always the most appealing.

I really wanted to like the food here because the ambience is great, however… I’ve tried it 3 times now, and everything I tried has been below average. Disappointing!

Nice place to just sit and enjoy your friends/​loved ones. Food was good — not at all just your typical pub good — they make everything with their own flair. Beer was good. Service could be considered slow, but it’s actually meant to be relaxing. If you’re in s hurry, just say something and they’ll get you in and out. Lake isn’t there any more because of the dam, but it’s still nice while they’re waiting for the dam to be fixed.

We went to Old Mill on Saturday for an early dinner.
My son ordered the macaroni and cheese burger, served with French Fries. He said it was delicious. It was a generous size and the fries were plentiful. My mother and I ordered the shrimp and grits, and the portions were huge for that as well. Delicious, and had take home for the ½ we didn’t eat.
Our drinks were always full, never had to ask for a refill. Water bottle was brought to the table so we didn’t have to ask for water. Cokes were refilled for my son without having to ask.
Great atmosphere. Excellent service. We will be back!

The menu is more of a pub selection hence the name. The atmosphere is awesome and a great place to get a drink. Service was great and attentive (scott). It was a bit slow for a sat evening and the location is a bit hard to find. Good place though!!!

We have been many times and have been pleased with the he food taste, price and quality. I have been impressed with specials. The atmosphere is warm and fun

I really can’t even read one star. I’d like to say that the owner has absolutely no idea about customer service Never enough staff the wrong food comes to you the food is mediocre my suggestion do not waste your time energy at this restaurant!

The burger I had was not cooked all the way. The appetizers brought out were wrong. Our server was extremely rude and not personable at all. I’ve had better experiences with other servers just not with the girl we had that night.

First time visiting this place since it opened several years ago (had visited when it was still the Cotton Grill several years ago). Food was your typical food that you would expect to get at a Pub-​type of restaurant, but I’m sure the focus is more on the beer selection. I’m not sure of the exact name given to this, but several people in my party had go teen what appeared to be a sampler of 5 beers that they have on tap (but I believe it’s only a certain selection of beers). It looks like there is an ample selection of beers, if you are a beer lover.
It does appear that there is ample seating inside and outside (I think). And there is a small section set off the main lobby area just for the bar if you want to sit at bar (rather than having the bar right off the main dining area. Since I hadn’t been here pre-​flood, I’m not sure how much damage the restaurant sustained inside (I know they were not closed all that long for repairs), but from where we were sitting, you couldn’t tell that there was any flood damage inside the restaurant. They even updated their menu post flood and one of their burgers is named after Hurricane Juaquin — partly responsible for the flooding last October.

First time coming back since they reopened, excellent service, food and beer, and on a Tuesday, great place.

Sadly have to update my review from before. Things have gone downhill recently, dont have any idea why. The pond has been drained for months which was one of the main reasons we went other than their hummus which now never tasted good. We gave it three chances after the first bad experience and I guess we are just done now. We had such good experiences last summer and it makes me sad that this place just isn’t at all what it once was. Every time we go now the hummus is served bland and not even blended fully. Like ever. The service is so so slow and the food just really isn’t that good anymore.
What’s going on?

We have always tried to support local restaurants and breweries. That’s what drew us here.
We have left here several times because of the long waits and slow service. Tonight we gave it our last opportunity.
The evening started with my fifteen minute wait at the bar without any service. Luckily our table was ready.
We sat down to our table and began our order. As my daughter ordered Fish and Chips she was told there was no French Fries or Fried potatoes. I asked if they were out of potatoes and they said their fryer was broken. But wait she ordered fried fish. «Well it just takes a long time for our one fryer to work». So no French Fries? «well it will take a really long long time for that». Oh and no glasses so drinking out of styrofoam cups.
This was the classic experience here and that is why we won’t be returning here. My advice is to get your food and brews elsewhere-​even if it is a chain.

I’d been wanting to come here and try it since hearing about if from a friend. My wife and I decided to try it last Saturday for lunch, arriving around 1:00PM. First, the atmosphere:
The place wasn’t crowded at all, so we apparently picked a good time to come. Weather was hot and we decided to sit out on the back deck. They also have a screened in porch with tables if you prefer not to eat out in the open. I’d heard that the restaurant is on a lake but I don’t know if I would call it a lake. It looked more like a man made pond to me. There was sort of a musty smell that came off the water on Saturday. Not sure if that is normal or was due to the excessive heat of the day. The «lake» basically has dirt all around it and isn’t very attractive, so the ambience isn’t quite what I expected. I must say the inside of the restaurant is very nice. A nice bar and a lot of seating.
We decided to just split the Elvis Presley sandwich. This was the Prime rib sandwich with horseradish sauce, blue cheese and sauteed carmelized onions. My wife and I both thought it was excellent. It came with friies and they also were very good. We also tried the «brewschetta». We make homemade classic bruschetta all the time in the traditional method so were sort of surprised when the «Brewschetta» was brought to the table. It diidn’t look as appetizing as the normal Italian bruschetta. It was on toasted bread and had tomatoes, walnut pesto, and what looked like shredded mozzarella cheese melted on it. To our surprise it was very good, better than what we expected. We’ve decided to try making that the next time we do bruschetta.
The menu was extensive and we would liked to have tried some of the other items. I will definitely go back. Not sure if I’ll be going on a Friday night or so as I can see how this could be a popular place on weekend evenings.
I would have given it five stars if it wasn’t for the lake effect! Our waitress was very prompt and checked on us several times. I’m looking forward to trying the muffaletta sandwich next.

The Ginger has Soul IPA they have is something special. I drove by this place a couple weeks ago and thought it looked interesting so I added it to the list. Tonight two friends and I visited for a bit of a guys night out.
We arrived around 8:30 and there was a 1hr wait outside and a ½ hr wait inside; but we were able to find a few stools in the small bar room. Getting our first round of beers took a bit longer than it should have. I mean, I’m used to girls ignoring me but it took almost 10 minutes standing at the bar with money in my hand to get served. To throw salt on the wound they served food and checked on the woman next to me twice and walked away.
Anyway, besides the bartenders at least seemingly paying more attention to table orders than the bar during my time there — this might not be true overall — the beer was worth the wait. As both a ginger and a beer snob, this combination was PERFECT.
A few minutes after we were called for a table outside. They had a live musician since it was a Friday night and he was really good, and loud — he wasn’t just background noise. It really makes you appreciate the building — from the bar I had no idea there was a live show going on.
We ordered food at the table and we all really enjoyed our choices. I had the southern BLT and, well, get it. Go get one now and wash it down with a Ginger has Soul IPA.
I really look forward to trying this place again when it’s light out so the outdoor seating can be appreciated to it’s full potential. I’m sure my next visit will teeter over into the five star category, but the service tonight left one star out.

The food, flavor, atmosphere was very pleasing, much to be desired, presentation of the food was Excellent. A host of items on the menu, offering something for the whole family. My husband enjoyed the homemade beer choices. The shop was both clean and tidy, having plenty seating. The hostess/​waitress was attentive at all times. Staff members there greeted us in/​out when we left. The food was more than filling, loved all the dishes thus far. We will certainly be returning soon and would recommend this facility. My husband and I loved this place, also a plus was the live band!
Now on the down side we had to wait to be seated, Service was slow– once we got seated we did see plenty seating available, now sure what the issue was. We ordered the fried green tomatoes for appetizer, received 6 of them for $ 6.99, just a little over priced for the quality and quantity. So I couldn’t give the 5* rating due to these issues, it was in a Friday night. I feel I have been fair on this review.

Finally got to try this place after going twice but they had a 45 minute wait. I had the prime rib sammich aka the Elvis Pressley. Added au jus to make it just right and dove in. The dessert menu was to die for. I wanted it allllllll. Settled on the blueberry tart which was perfect. I don’t drink so have no comment about the brews, but I love that they have live music. There have been other restaurants in this location before but I think this will last – it’s affordable, fun, and the waitstaff was amazing. My friend loves a burger and theirs was hand patted and huge. We really enjoyed our meal and plan to go back with a group and sit on the deck that looks out over the mill pond.
It’s a little dim inside but sit near the window to combat that. And if you’re in a rush, sit at the bar or do like we did and go on a Sunday afternoon.