The Mill at The Kasteel

Great spot, good Mexican food!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

food was directions. I had the pancake breakfast. the portions are large, could not finish. Waitress was friendly and very efficient. Atmosphere was relaxing and quiet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A rustic restaurant. Food selection varied with American, Italian, Mexican, and various sandwiches. We ordered the Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli with a small salad. Tasty and filling. We also ordered the blueberry cheesecake which was quite good. Though spendy and default tip choices of 20%, 23%, 25%. That said, we'd visit again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved eating breakfast here. I would recommend it to all my friends 🧡 everyone was kind and helpful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We really wanted to like this place. It’s so cute on the outside. Waitress was great so this review isn’t her fault at all. The food was really bad. Very greasy. Like just gross. Definitely not coming back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Very delicious place to eat, I will definitely recommend for breakfast,lunch, dinner. Owners are very nice and friendly. They make you feel at home.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Proportion were small but expensive and pretty mediocre tasting, the place was cool but everyone was crammed into a small corner. The waitress was kind enough but really didnt check in, looked over on occasion and would miss empty drinks.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

The Mill at the Kasteel…

A culinary experience I personally gravitated around for about three years. Today, however, suggests that maybe we shouldn’t meet our heroes.

My wife and I stayed at the Auld Holland years ago, and I’ve delivered countless meals for DoorDash from this restaurant. It has always been a personal landmark when passing through town for work. I’m not sure why it took so long for me to order a meal for myself, but the day had finally come.

I’ve always enjoyed the atmosphere, inside and out. It’s a comforting welcome to Whidbey Island after a long drive from larger towns around the Puget Sound. I was somewhat confused to see a neon sign with a foliage background (like one of those photo op walls influencers gravitate towards). Personally, it took me out of the old European home aesthetic that seems to be the original idea.

I ordered take out, because I like to eat in my hotel room alone like a weirdo when I travel. I wasn’t quite ready to eat just yet, so I SCHEDULED for the food to be picked up at 4:30 pm. It was to my surprise that the food was promptly cooked and placed on the pick-up counter shortly after I placed the order at around 3:15 pm. I confirmed this with the server who gave me the bag when he said “it’s been sitting here for a while”. He said that when they see a ticket, they just cook it and don’t pay attention to the scheduled time on the ticket. I don’t want to sound overly critical about the service, but I would suggest that the cooks make the food a little closer to the pick up time to keep it hot for the customers.

Moving on to the actual food; and this is where I became significantly more disappointed by my experience with this restaurant.

I’m not a chef by any means. Nor am I a butcher. But I’m fairly certain that the steak I received was a NY Strip rather than a Ribeye. That was a big red flag for me based on the cost of this steak.

However, on a more positive note, it was cooked relatively close to what I asked for which was a medium rare. It was tender and didn’t taste half bad. The gristle gave me a silent jump scare as I chewed, but I personally don’t mind it.

Vegetables and the mashed potatoes were cooked. That’s always a good sign… Sarcasm aside, they weren’t anything to cry about. I really enjoyed the gravy which worked very well with the mashed potatoes and vegetables.

I ordered a side cinnamon roll, and received one and a half rolls. The half roll looked as if it was cooked like a French toast. Interesting, but unexpected. The taste was pleasant, but the side of syrup made me question whether I actually had the correct order at that point.

Overall, I will probably stay within driving distance of The Mill at The Kasteel from now on. The takeout service was disappointing, and the food was questionable but edible.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Everything about our meal was fantastic. We were visiting Whidbey Island for a vacation and ate here on our last night. The atmosphere and food were incredible. And they have a lot of variety of food options, so even picky eaters can find something to enjoy. And the service was easily the best service we have received, at any restaurant. We will definitely eat here again, next time we visit!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really neat atmosphere like stepping into a hobbit hole. Friendly good with customer service. Food came out fast & was delicious. Looking forward to coming back for dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent all around! Highly recommend. I can't think of anything that they could change! Plus, the building itself is very cool. Just really great food, options to please just about anyone 🙂

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We usually go The Mill for breakfast a few times a month and today we had a later start so decided on lunch. It was excellent. My medium rare burger was cooked perfectly, the sweet potato waffle fries were incredible and my husband's club sandwich and onion rings were too. Highly recommend for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such an amazing place to go and eat, has such an amazing breakfast there. Cozy atmosphere like a cabin or like a ye ol' lodge type of feel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Highly recommend. Great chorizo and chicken fried steak

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Finally! A restaurant that's not afraid to season it's food. This is among the top 3 breakfast restaurants we've found in our three years searching for them. Don't miss the steak fajita breakfast skillet! And their house made green salsa is to die for. Myra took excellent care of us-warm, friendly, attentive service. Give it a chance!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5