Had a Christmas get together with my closest girlfriends and we filled the table with a bunch of shareables and everything was amazing. Signature Christmas cocktails were Yum as well. To our surprise there was entertainment. Dustin Day, who I've heard around town was playing that night and he always sounds amazing. Our server was wonderful and attentive as well. Downfall was that they ran out of espresso. I'm sure it wasn't because of us. read more

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The Mill is a staple for our house as it is quite literally a mile down the road. They are under new ownership and revamping their menu so we decided to give it a try. I can honestly tell you that this is the first time in three years that I have seen the restaurant busy. We've been in the past on Friday but tonight, it was hopping. Service was great and incredibly attentive compared to the past. The restaurant still has the same look and vibe which feels a lot like home at times. We tried the mozzarella as an appetizer and it was huge. It almost resembled a fried grilled cheese without the bread. Definitely worth splitting with the table but ooh so much cheese. It was tasty. The Chicken Parm sandwich was so big there was leftovers. Someone had the Blackberry Brie Grilled Cheese that looked absolutely amazing. I had the Smashburger which was okay. It came with the smash sauce and it just honestly didn't go. The bun had so much butter on it that the butter flavor really stuck out. However, smash sauce would be absolutely amazing with fried shrimp! I definitely missed the cowboy burger from before. Pretzels and a beer cheese sauce would be a tasty add on too! read more

The Creekside Mill - Mozzarella Sticks - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

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Creekside Mill Review Creekside Mill's new menu is a total win -- and now that they're open seven days a week, my self-control is being seriously tested! I ordered the Creekside Club, and it was freaking awesome. I always get okra as my side, and it's consistently perfect every time. We also had the Chicken Parm, and wow -- it was way more food than I expected. Definitely enough to share or take home for leftovers! The Cajun Poutine deserves its own spotlight. It may be labeled as an appetizer, but it's absolutely hearty enough to be a full meal on its own. So flavorful and worth every bite. And I have to shout out Heather behind the bar -- she has the best personality and always serves up the most amazing drinks. She makes the experience even better every single visit! Creekside Mill keeps getting better and better. If you haven't tried the new menu yet, go hungry and treat yourself -- you'll want to try everything! read more

The Creekside Mill - The Creekside club with okra ...my fav! - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

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Not a great experience today 1. Front of parking lot, closest to the building, was full. We had to walk through puddles and once inside there were no customers only employees. They blocked all the parking for the customers. 2. We were sat up stairs in the furthest corner even though there were not any other customers. 3. Our server was respectful but had no serving skills. He first encouraged us not to get coffee because the barista "did not know how to make coffee and it would take too long." 4. We got our food before the coffee we ordered. We had to ask for syrup even though we ordered waffles. 5. The porch behind us was covered in leaf piles with trash everywhere. 6. The food was decent but the experience overall was not great. The server is nice but not great at his job. The place has potential but overall a terrible experience, would not recommend. read more

This was one of the worst restaurant experiences I've ever had. We arrived with a reservation and weren't even asked for our names before being seated in the back corner of the restaurant. After receiving menus, we were left sitting for an extended period without water, without a server checking in, and without any acknowledgment. We eventually had to flag down another staff member just to get basic service. When we finally placed our order, we were told that nearly half the menu was unavailable, something that should have been clearly communicated before we ordered. Throughout the entire visit, we repeatedly had to ask for drinks, refills, and sauces. No one checked on us proactively, and the overall attitude we received felt condescending and unprofessional. We couldn't ignore the pattern that we, along with multiple other minority guests, were seated in the back and appeared to be receiving similarly poor service, while white guests were seated in better areas and received noticeably more attentive service. Whether intentional or not, the disparity was uncomfortable and concerning. When we calmly expressed our concerns, the manager approached us with sarcasm and accused us of walking around the restaurant speaking negatively about the establishment which was completely untrue. We explained that we only spoke briefly to one waiting family to let them know service seemed slow, especially since they had young children. Despite this, we were told to leave in an aggressive tone. While waiting outside in the pouring rain for our ride, staff members came out to continue yelling at us, cursing, threatening to harm us, and saying they would call the police. We have all this in video. We remained calm as to not escalate the situation (something that can also be heard in the video), but the level of hostility was alarming and genuinely frightening. To make matters worse, the restaurant later posted false statements about us on social media, claiming we harassed customers and staff. That is entirely fabricated. The lack of professionalism, accountability, and basic human decency was shocking. This restaurant was once wonderful under previous ownership, which makes its decline even more disappointing. I would strongly caution others, especially minorities, to think carefully before dining here. read more

Hidden gem!! It's the kind of place that instantly makes you feel welcome and at ease. The food was outstanding. True Southern comfort food done right. The staff went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. They were friendly, attentive, and genuinely passionate about what they do. The menu offers a great variety, and everything we ordered felt fresh and thoughtfully prepared. It's under new ownership and definitely worth a visit! read more

Had a truly terrible experience. We were seated right away, ordered our drinks and appetizer. After 30 minutes we asked the waitress where it was, she checked and told us that it apparently didn't go through and would we like them to "throw something together for us quickly". We did not feel like paying for an appetizer that was 30 minutes late already, so we declined. Our food came out after 55 minutes, which was cold and without taste. My husbands country fried steak so soft and mushy, the breading was soggy. My fries and meal were cold and hard. Our waitress never came to check on us after we received our food. We will not be back, we had to go eat at chick fil a after our "meal" at this restaurant. Don't waste your money! read more

The Creekside Mill - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

I walked into a nearly empty bar area, walked up to the bar to order a beer and some food. The bartender completely ignored me. Didn't acknowledge me at all, continued to check on other customers and make drinks without a word spoken to me. After waiting about 15 minutes I just left. If that's how you want treat customers and who you're employing, I'll go somewhere else. read more

After seeing the health inspection report with a score of 83, I'm glad my family didn't get sick after our dining experience last week. I feel the food and service was mediocre and that is being kind. The food was certainly not worth the premium price they are charging and their cocktails are overpriced and not consistent. A simple thing visible to me was the women's bathroom. It was DIRTY! The toilet itself was clean but the baseboards were filthy, light fixtures had dust and bugs on/in them, baby changing table and door had built up grime on them. Apparently the same cleanliness standards applied to the kitchen where our food was prepared. The owner addressed this inspection on Facebook and blamed previous Mill employees still in their employment, faulty equipment and the age of the building. These three things could easily have been rectified to prevent the horrific conditions in their kitchen, all of which are their responsibility. Employees not living up to your standards: retrain or replace them. Faulty equipment: repair it or replace it. Old building: repair what's broken. The health code violations could have been seen with a "walk thru" of the kitchen by someone who cared. Maybe if the owner's didn't focus so much on making ridiculous, unprofessional videos of themselves and focus on the seriousness of running a restaurant properly they could do better! The latest Hoke County Health Inspection report is dated September 10, 2025. For anyone wanting to read the inspection in it's entirety, it is located on line at https://public.cdpehs.com/NCENVPBL/ESTABLISHMENT/ShowESTABLISHMENTTablePage.aspx?ESTTST_CTY=47 Here are just a few items of interest to past and present patrons of The Creek Side Mill. Certified Food Protection Manager (C) A CFPM shall be present during all hours of operation. No one present with ServSafe. PIC needs to ensure employees are following rules set forth by the code. There is a lack of managerial control. Employees could not list foodborne illness symptoms or illness, and could not locate employee health policies Observed employee handling raw meats and switching to RTE foods without washing hands, only changing gloves. Employee was also changing tasks without washing hands. Observed package of dry pasta and chicken breaded with small holes, appeared to be from a rodent chewing on packaging. Observed raw chicken stored above RTE foods in large prep unit along back wall. Employee rearranged foods. Observed pink, slimy accumulation on baffle in ice machine. Drain ice and clean as often as needed. Observed black accumulation and dead insects on cover of drink machine ice bin. Observed chemicals stored on shelving with plates and bowls. Observed roaches and roach feces behind signs on walls, on back hand sink, and under drink machine ice bin lid. Observed soiled accumulation "clean" clean utensils stored in containers with food debris and in containers with rodent feces. Observed soiled accumulation on 3-comp sink and dish washer needs to be thoroughly cleaned. read more

This is a venue that has changed many times over the years. It is an out of the way very nice location, scenic. The menu is good and the bartenders are great. Just put on your GPS and give it a try. They have Karaoke too on weekends. read more

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Our food is delicious every time we have dined in. The waitress was kind and got us everything we needed with a great attitude. If you're looking for a peaceful brunch or dinner in a place of great scenery that calms the soul, Creekside Mill is the place to go! read more

Servers rude, food sucks or is just mediocre they don't know how to do an eggs Benedict like at all, waiting a crazy amount of time for a mimosa and iced coffee. Sanitation rating is a 90... and you can tell why from the environment, especially gross bathrooms which is read more

Under new ownership, menu is appetizing that is reasonably priced, they have seasonal drinks at the bar, it's great place to gather with friends, veteran owned. read more

It's gone down hill yall... do not recommend at all. Service and food were of poor quality

Good food, good beer, good service and trivia night. Minus one star for charging extra to use credit cards. Add that % into your prices, and give a discount of that % to customers paying cash. A discount makes people much happier than an extra fee. read more

Not a fan of this restaurant at all. They don't have updated menus online, so we weren't quite sure if this was somewhere we wanted to eat. It was pretty limited, but we decided to stay. While everyone was pleasant, the service was slow. I was not at all impressed with the food. On top of that, they charged me an extra percentage for using my credit card. read more

What a cool hidden gem The Mill at Puppy Creek is. Tucked in right next to a nice, calm flowing creek. It still has the old mill look and feel. Spectacular views out of the large windows. Nice bar and dining areas. All the staff we encountered were very friendly and knowledgeable. The food was good and the prices were fair. No complaints what so ever. I'm glad we discovered this restaurant tucked away off the beaten path. P.S it's a wonderful motorcycle ride to visit the Mill! read more

My Mac & Cheese topped with BBq was great and I wasn't sure on what sauce I wanted so the server brought both. I really enjoyed the unique location and loved seeing so much outdoors with all the windows. Would be great for a celebratory since it's broken into several rooms. My husband got a Cali Chicken Sandwich and he wasn't a fan as much. Said it tasted like a frozen patty. Great drinks! read more

The Creekside Mill - Mac & Cheese - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

I love the southern hospitality service and food menu! they have an outdoor dining option which I recommend on a nice day to take pictures!

The bartender was very caring and took care of me never let my beer go empty made sure I never went without and engaged in conversations with me and the owners were very engaging and made you feel like you want to come back read more

Our church reserved a room for 35 people for Valentines dinner at The Mill. Eric was so helpful. He allowed us to come that morning to decorate. He helped us arrange tables and made sure we had everything we needed. Planning for 35 people to be served at the same time along with all of his other customers could not have been easy. But they had all of us served in about 15 minutes. The food was perfect. Everyone in our group talked about how good it was. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Food was good service is laid back it took about 15 min for someone to acknowledge at the bar. Food came out in 20 min on a Sunday. read more

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This place has gone downhill with its service, on top of waiting for 20 plus minutes to even get an order off, this old lady had such an attitude when I was trying to order because I was taking forever and "wasting her time". It seemed like she didn't even care about me the customer and her mind was on other things and she also has a temper too. I saw her just barking orders at another server which was so unprofessional because it wasn't even in the back where none of the customers could see. I forget her name exactly but I'm pretty sure it started with a D. What a grumpy individual. I will say it's great to see newer servers which really livens up the place. Besides that horrible server who probably shouldn't be serving people anymore, the ambiance of the place was pretty cool. I loved the bar mostly but the creek outside is super cool too. I do recommend this place but not if you get that old cranky server read more

There was a nice variety of food from which to choose. They would not split the "double hot dog" option down to one hot dog unless you order the kid's dog, but then you couldn't have it "all the way" which was with everything on it, just mustard. The fish and chips were good, especially the sweet potato fries. The nachos were a bit sparse and there wasn't very much meat in the "no-bean chili." The burger was good but the salad was just OK. The mac-n-cheese was pretty good. Our server didn't know if there was meat in the no-bean chili and brought us the nachos without it. She had to take it back. And she forgot our onion soup. Would we come back? Yes. Was it the best? No. read more

Cape Fear Valley paid for a banquet event @ Mill at Puppy Creek in Reaford NC, cooks forced to reserve and sell contaminated food. read more

The Creekside Mill - Cooks forced to recycle food the banquet guest ate and paid for. - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

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My husband and I went to grab lunch here and our waitress was phenomenal! She was very lively and she honestly lifted our moods with the shots we didn't know we needed lol this was only our second time here and it won't be our last. The food is delicious and very filling. Thank you for a great meal and great service. read more

The "All you can eat" shrimp on Sundays is fantastic. Tried all the varieties and they were all delicious!

The foid was hot and fresh when it came out. This location is beautiful abs has that old feel to it. Service was great and I would go back!

A great place for the family or date night. Excellent food and try the dessert nachos. Also the best fries ever. Check them out it is worth it. read more

The Creekside Mill - Dessert nachos absolutely delicious. - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

We love the Mill at Puppy Creek! Great ambience, delicious food, and friendly service!

I tried to have patience for the limited staff, slow service signs they had but it was ridiculous. It took over 15 minutes to get a water before even asking for an order, the food was way overpriced for as mediocre as it was overall. Few months later I decided to go with a friend to watch a game at the bar. It was the same experience even at the bar. Slow service and the bartender seemed to have a blindspot for us unless we started to get louder. She made decent drinks but the food was again mediocre and overpriced. I live in raeford and hoped it would been better to keep visiting but sadly this place needs some changes before it'll be worth going back and trying. read more

Quaint location with nice scenery and great service. Spinach dip was yummy. Nice little place off the beaten path.

Love love love this place! Great service; great food! The fried green tomatoes are to die for and the chicken Alfredo is enough for the perfect leftover lunch the next day. Creative cocktail menu and a great atmosphere. I believe the outdoor seating is dog friendly also read more

The Creekside Mill - Fried Green Tomatoes - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

We sat in the bar area with a few of our friends. You'd have thought we didn't exist. Waited over an hour for drinks, and even longer for food they even forgot my wife's food. This place used to be great. I doubt I'll ever be back. I know my friends wont. read more

The Mill used to be me and my fiancé's go to spot for date night on our anniversary and since the new management we wanted to go and try it again. Well we were kind of disappointed to say the least. Our waitress was sweet but other than that the food was okay nothing to really rave about and was overly spiced where you couldn't taste much of the food itself and I ordered a drink on their winter drink menu and it was made so strong and super unbearable, then I ordered another drink instead of that one and again same thing it was made way to strong, but I just dealt with it. When our meal came to an end, on our tab was both drinks even though the other one was awful and I immediately sent it back and the waitress said she tried to have it taken off given I didn't even have it and they told her I had to get charged for it. Not only that but I'm assuming their prices also changed quite a bit because our bill was pretty up there for only two people who got waters, two meals, an app and two drinks (technically). We might give it another shot but a lot has changed on the menu and a lot of our favorites on the menu are no longer on it. read more

Nice service! Drinks and appetizers were good. Nice spot after a round of golf at Bayonets! read more

The Creekside Mill - a table with a drink and a bottle - Comfort Food Near Me - Raeford, North Carolina

It was great !! 1st time going will be going back !! Love the view !! Beer Cheese Pretzels read more

Great little spot, food is always fresh. They have a staffing issue that can sometimes create longer wait times for seating/food but not a huge deal. read more

After a somewhat disappointing experience, we returned tonight. The manager, Brenda, spoke with us and explained some of the issues they are facing. Tonight's meal and service was excellent. Looking forward to our next visit. Thank you Brenda!! read more

Food didn't come out hot and we waited forever for it to come out. Food was mediocre at best. Back deck seating is nice. This was the second time we weren't impressed. Won't be going back sadly. read more