Visiting Cville for over 15 years . First and last time at this establishment. If I want to spend $16.00 for a hamburger I will go down the street to Citizens burger, better quality and ambiance. What really bothered me is they chargr $3.00 extra if you want fries That is just ridiculous ! read more

The food is consistently underwhelming -- but at some point it's my fault for giving this place more chances. Avoid the meatloaf, it tastes like garbage, avoid the chili fries since the portion is anemic, at best. The servers have always been a little lackadaisical for my taste. A lot of people hate their jobs, but you don't have to make it so obvious. Also, and this may be the worst part about Millers, is that the kitchen staff appears to have been hired solely from local methadone clinic. On second thought, it's like a nearby halfway house burned down, and everyone inside escaped, ran over to Millers, and applied for jobs. They congregate outside and generally make the place look trashy. On one occasion, there was a group featuring a couple cooks and their friends/family sitting in the patio area next to us. They were ripping butts like there's no tomorrow -- the only people in there smoking -- and talking about the dumbest, low rent nonsense. Our 10-month-old is sitting there with us, too, enjoying all of it. None of them were eating or drinking, just sitting there. I've worked in kitchens before, and if any of us had tried something like that, our manager would've chewed us out. I also smoked for years, but I didn't blow it in people's faces. My guess is lack of upper management is to blame. In short, drinks aren't bad, but don't order food. read more

Miller's is your typical bar, and I don't have any incredible memories from my evenings there, but they are all fond memories nonetheless. I had my first 21-year-old drink there (ahem, I mean, my first ever drink), and I always really enjoyed the live jazz there. It is a chill place, and the upstairs area with the pool tables is great for a night when you have nothing to do, and just want to hang out with friends. It's definitely sort of a Charlottesville landmark! read more

Miller's is just a cool bar. I'm impressed by their massive beer list. Ordered the 109 Nachos and the waiter asked us if we knew what we were getting ourselves into...he was worried the 4 of us wouldn't be able to finish it. Well, the nachos came out in a giant skillet, with lots of BACON on top, and we dug in. Not sure we could have finished it but luckily a 5th friend joined us to help. Our waiter was great, and it is a nice place to get a beer and an app. I also enjoy it a lot more now that the main floor is non-smoking. They also have a nice outdoor patio. read more

Favorite bar on the mall, or immediate vicinity. Excellent beer selection, and specials. (Half price between 8 and 9! can't beat that.) I only deduct a star for the uneven quality of the outdoor service, which can occasionally be great, and other times highly inattentive. (Really, I'm not high-maintenance. But when I order a beer as my hot wings and jalapeno hush puppies arrive, and the beer doesn't arrive until 25 minutes later when I've finished my food, my core temperature has risen to 103 degrees, and I'm seriously considering lapping water from the babbling fountain in the middle of the courtyard like an overheated labrador, well... that particular episode wasn't cool.) Indoors, I've always enjoyed the bar service, music, overall dive-ambiance, and did I mention the beer selection? read more

Good selection of local craft brew. What's more, they have everything in bottles and rotate the taps so something fresh is always on. Burgers are their thing, and I had a shrimp burger, which was great but was Burger of the Month so it may not always be available. Service is friendly and knowledgeable. My wife's new favorite place. Definitely aded to our rotation when we visit C'ville. read more

Amazing burgers! Super fresh. Might sound weird but they have homemade ranch dressing and its crack. read more

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Had lunch here with my family last Saturday and it was pretty good. My husband and I ordered beers and the pretzel bites as an appetizer. They are not your typical soft pretzel bite out of a freezer bag, they are actual pretzels that have been deep fried and seasoned to perfection! Great with a glass of beer! We also ordered burgers and they were good and my son had the chicken tenders, which he liked. My son kept saying his chicken tasted like fish and we realized that the same frying oil is probably used for both menu items. Customer service was ok, overall it was a good place to grab some lunch! read more

The service was awful was my food arrived. I had to flag down servers just to get water. My tavern chips were black and burned on one side of the plate. I asked for sauce for dipping since they were burned and dry and was charged for the barbecue sauce????? I should have returned my order which I had considered as soon as it arrived. After the bill was paid, the server loomed and stalked the table and made us uncomfortable. read more

College dive bar. Good burgers. Nice outdoor seating. Blue Ridge Burger--blackened, blue cheese--is delicious.

I go for the nacho's and a brew. Great sandwich menu....old and smokey- lot's of character.

Food was pretty good. Had hush puppies and jambalaya. Very nice service and food came out quick. Then again, it was a Sunday night. Bar has an unpleasant stench. read more

Bar type environment on first floor, little smokey and dark. Good food but pricy.

Millers was recomended to us by locals. We met a friend there for Saint Pattys Day. I had the catfish with the jalapeno hush puppies, and she had the fried green tomato salad both were so yummie. Loved the outdoor seating. The beer list is HUDGE so take your time. The bar is dark and narrow, and a line for the bathroom every time you go in. The waitress was so cute and funny had a great time overall. read more

Highly recommend the fried green tomato salad. Excellent service and good food. Conveniently located in downtown mall area. Our dog was able to join us and have a fresh bowl of water too. Nice people. read more

Millers has an excellent staff, great prices, and huge local beer selection. I had one of the best burgers cooked exactly as requested, that I've ever tasted. It was so good that I went back the next day to sample their blackened chicken sandwhich which was even better. Local beer selection wasn't too big to be considered overwhelming but big enough were there was plenty of selection. If I had to guess, I'd say there were 30/40+ brews available. Beautiful outdoor seating in the middle of the brick alley, great for people watching (and the people won't dissapoint). Highly recommend Millers! read more

I'm visiting from out of town. Good burger and fries. Live jazz music. Open late. Nothing outstanding but worth a visit. Nice outdoor dining option although I ate at the bar. read more

I came here with my wife and sister on a Friday night during spring break so we were able to grab a table near the live band. It was definitely loud and I imagine this is the type of place that when school is in session is packed. We got a few different beers, and the selection was great. The service was attentive and music was enjoyable. We did end up getting French fries that had an old bay flavor to them that were delicious. I'd come back for the beer selection and music alone. read more

Today's visit was truly the worst restaurant experience one could have. Sat from 12:30-2:25 waiting on food, no exaggeration. Lunch break ruined. Sat ourselves outside, 30 min later FINALLY greeted by waiter who can not operate tablet to complete order. 1.5 hours later, one meal is brought out but the rest of the table was missing food. They sent the food to the wrong table. Asked to keep already prepared food warm, it was microwaved. Parts cold, parts extremely cold. Jambalaya rice was undercooked. Check your tickets as well, asked for sweet tea and was charged for specialty mango bar drink. Also ordered plain jambalaya meal, was charged $7 in addition for fish I never asked for. They offered to discount food, still was not even less than what it should've been if they knew how to operate the tablet. read more

I loved this little nook! What a great find. I got the Oyster Po Boy and it was amazing! Service is as expected. Attentive but not in your face. Great place. read more

My band recently came through here on tour. The staff was awesome. They have developed a reputation for live music and attract cool bands, so if you are ever in Charlottesville, try to stop here for a drink. read more

Beware if you have an allergy. I was very clear with the waitress that I have celiac disease and unfortunately got super sick after eating a simple burger for lunch. Everything was also very overpriced. $40 for a burger, soda, and a sandwich with fries on the side. read more

This is part review (belated!) and part appeal! Heard about their new locally sourced aged beef for their burgers and went there - WOW - this beats Citizen hands down. My friend who rarely eats beef ended up eating half of my burger because it was so amazing. I have since heard that because of one review on Yelp by someone who couldn't take the taste of gourmet beef they are dropped the dry aged delicious beef. NOOOOOOO! please! Warn those who should go to McDonalds and get tasteless cardboard between a bun to do exactly that but leave the deliciousness for the rest of us fans! read more

Delicious, fast and inexpensive lunch in the heart of Charlottesville. Spicy chicken sandwich was spot on and my wife really enjoyed the philly cheesesteak. read more

I was not super impressed with Miller's. I ordered bisque and a burger. The bisque was good but my burger was okay. The menu did have a variety of options but I most likely will not eat here again. read more

I had the Veggie Burrito and it was very good. The multi-floor bar has an older bar feel, but much above average "bar food". The starters I'd recommend are the wings with the house sauce and hummus. read more

Know what you're getting into and this can be the perfect spot. Has that familiar pub feel - long and narrow, bar runs the length of the place, tiny bit hard to get service but nowhere near like other reviewers have said. We thought our bartender was great! The beer selection was excellent, we had no trouble finding just what we wanted and suggestions from the bartender were helpful. The Blue Mtn Lager was our favorite. Only had beer and wings, sat at the bar, great experience for stopping in for a drink after a dinner date. DId not go upstairs. Noisy of course, its a bar. Within 5 minutes we heard patrons informing each other of the Dave Matthews connection which was cute, but like other reviewers have said, please don't ask the staff about this, they don't care. The place does have a sense of longevity though between the worn bar, detailed ceiling and old tiled floors. Wings were hot and tasty, beer was cold and varied, downtown pedestrian mall is relaxing to walk, great night overall! read more

Came here after South Street refused to sit our group at a table (service there has gotten awful). Millers is everything you would expect - great beer selection, good nachos, nice atmosphere, and unpretentious wait staff. The nachos for a group are huge. Had a good time here. read more

Great place to hang out and people watch on a warm Sunday afternoon. Sit outside and enjoy $3 bloody mary's all day. The food is pretty typical pub fair+. Great beer selection and plenty of hipsters to keep you talking ;) read more

Good beer selection and a multitude of fixings for your burger. Service was a little slow but it didn't bug me too much.

Beer was tasty. Can't tell you how the food was because the waitress never came back to get my order. I was on the patio. After 35 minutes she finally came back, I asked for my check and she forgot that too. Oh well. Luckily the downtown mall has lots of other choices. read more

Drinks: 4 stars Food: 3 stars Atmosphere: 2 stars Staff: 4 stars Overall impression: Exceedingly average. If you don't mind a loud band, then you will enjoy their Fridays. I think this joint specializes in people who want to drink and they happen to have a kitchen. Our waitress was very kind and attentive even with us being on the second floor. My wife and I ordered a beer on tap and enjoyed it, even though we did not get a refill. The meal, however, was sub-par. My wife enjoyed the burger saying, "it was customizable with toppings and temperature." I ordered the nachos only to find they were both small and microwaved! The fries, however, were fantastic. Well worth the cost plus a great portion. I did not try their hand-crafted sodas, but that alone isn't a pull to bring me back. If you want to drink with your buddies, this is a four star bar. If you want food or atmosphere, two stars throughout. Overall, you won't regret coming here, but you also won't regret NOT coming here. read more

Got the "special" burger. Local grown, grass fed, and aged. Delish!!! Son got chicken tenders and fries and We got the burger with chips. ALL was good, no great! Can't say which was better the chicken or the burger, but I don't think you can go wrong with this place. Grade A read more

First of all I am not a member of any group or organization. Hats off to what is a place to get great food and a friendly environment. My wife and I were recently traveling through Charlottesville and visited Miller's. While there we noticed a man being hollered at outside. He was followed in and a few people continued to harass him and we were told tried to get the bartender to deny him service. I approached the man and he said they were members of Antifa who were accusing him of being a Nazi. I have seen the likes of Antifa on the TV smashing windows and trashing college campuses and although I have ZERO connection to the man they were harassing I wanted to thank this establishment for not giving in to the intimidation and threats of such lunatics. Let's keep politics in the streets and continue to allow bars and restaurants to be a place where ALL people can relax and enjoy an evening. read more

Crap servers, crap manager, crap food...! I don't recommend going! There are much better options in town.

I have been to this bar many times for late night music but had never eaten there. Decided to try them out and was very satisfied. Tried the meatless "Beyond Burger" which was outstanding! Of course the beer selection is great as well. Our server was cheerful, helpful and had great timing. Highly recommended. read more

Stopped here for lunch yesterday. There were 4 of us and we sat outside to enjoy the beautiful day. We all had a mug of beer to start and it was fresh and icy cold. My wife and I decided to split the Fried green tomato salad and their black and blue burger. We were blown away. The burger was cooked perfectly, topped with a giant homemade onion ring that was delicious. Our waitress, who's name I have forgotten, unfortunately, was great and made sure the kitchen had split the two orders. So, when she delivered the Fried green tomato salads, I was sure she hadn't heard that we had asked to split, because she placed a giant, beautifully garnished, salad in front of each of us. I didn't think of asking if she hadn't heard us correctly because it looked wonderful and besides, each was only $10, so what the check. The salad tasted better than it looked. Fresh, wonderful blue cheese chunks and dressing. Chopped red onion and red tomatoes, and the Fried green tomatoes were delicious. As expected, neither of us could finish our salad, so we consolidated and asked for a box and the check. We packed up what would have been one of the salads and I opened the folio to find that we had been served a single salad, split for each and we were only being charged for a single salad. Not only that, but the dish was only $9, not $10! Wow. So, to recap, icy cold beer; perfectly cooked and delicious Angus beef burger and onion ring; and a gigantic, overwhelming, fantastic delicious Fried Green Tomato salad; and a really professional, pleasant waitress to boot. If you're looking for a great place for lunch in the pedestrian mall in Charlottesville, head to Millers', you will be happy that you did. read more

Best bar in Charlottesville....... I love the palce and go there every time i come thru Cville. the food has always been the best..... from Corned Beef sand to a plate of samon with hush puppys toped with honey. another plus is they have live music 7 days a week so no matter when i get there i'm very happy to hear live music..... I'v heard some awesome groups there.... I love this place and will continue to go there. read more

I don't understand why this place has so many bad reviews. The food was DELICIOUS (I had a turkey sandwich thing, it had another name that I can't remember). And the service was perfectly fine. I just feel like the prices were maybe a tiny bit expensive. read more

While strolling along the downtown mall saw a nice crowd of people waiting to eat at this establishment. Now being a traveler I would always look for anyplace that had tractor trailers stacked up was a good indication of good food at a good price so we stopped. The service was attentive and the cuisine was very tasty. An excellent place with a well rounded menu. I would eat there regularly if I lived in the area and I intend to make it a regular stop on future trips to the central Virginia area. I highly recommend. read more