The Star Inn

Bristol Road, Winscombe BS25 1QE
$$ Contemporary

Reservations

Business Info

  • Address: Bristol Road, Winscombe BS25 1QE
  • Cross Street: Star
  • Cuisine: Contemporary | Continental | English | European | Pasta | Seafood | Sunday Brunch | Vegan | Vegetarian |
  • Cost: | Inexpensive
  • Category: Pub
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Casual Elegant
  • Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner | Other |
  • Parking: Car Park |
  • Payment Options: VISA | Amex | MasterCard | Diners Club | JCB | Cash | Apple Pay | Google Pay | Debit |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 01934842355
  • Features: Full Bar, Sunday Brunch, Outdoor Seating, Winning Wine List, Working Fireplace, Wheelchair Access, Happy Hours, Lounge / Bar, Healthy Options, Free Wi-Fi, Gay / Lesbian,
  • Occasion: Child Friendly, Romantic Dining, Dining Alone, Business Dining, Meet for a Drink, Quiet Conversation, Special Occasion, Vegetarian, Dog Friendly, Trendy / Hip, Date Night,

Photos

The Star Inn - Star Signage
The Star Inn - Restaurant Table

Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.69 out of 5 stars based on 630 votes

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 9/10
Feb 20, 2023
Ian T.
Food excellent, staff extremely helpful and friendly

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 03, 2023
Claire L.
Lovely atmosphere and place to eat, great food and friendly staff. Hats off to the chef.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 9/10
Feb 02, 2023
John A.
Superb food, attentive service

Overall: 10/10
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Jan 10, 2023
Gillian Y.
Always greeted warmly and made feel very welcome

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 10, 2022
jennie s.
THe food was excellent and the service came with a smile

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Dec 08, 2022
Phil B.
Excellent service. Quality food. Will call again.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Nov 16, 2022
Nicola C.
Staff were friendly and attentive. Food was delicious would definitely recommend this, especially for Sunday lunch

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 14, 2022
Sally C.
Great Sunday lunch catching up with old friend, perfect local venue- thank you.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 19, 2022
Maggie H.
100% first class couldn’t fault a thing . Absolutely fabulous

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 18, 2022
Alison M.
This is the first time we have been to The Star and we know we will go back, especially as they allow well behaved dogs, which means our daughter will be able to join us in the future. We went for Sunday lunch. All of us had the roast beef, huge Yorkshire puddings. The food was of excellent quality and there was plenty of it and it was served on hot plates and presented well with individual dishes of vegetables. Well done for that. Service from being met when we first arrived to paying our bill was excellent. Everything was clean and I watched the staff thoroughly clean down tables after they had been vacated. My only comment would be that we would have preferred to have sat in the upper carpeted part of the restaurant, but that was a minor thing. Well done to the team who made us feel very welcome.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Oct 14, 2022
Clive W.
As my ratings show generally all very satisfying.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Oct 10, 2022
Amanda B.
I met with my brother here before travelling on into Weston Super Mare - very good, quick service and very welcoming. Thank you

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 07, 2022
Keith P.
The food is absolutely excellent as was the service we received Just need to expand your menu a bit!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 12, 2022
Gary C.
Excellent Sunday roast, great service, visited many times, will be back again soon.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 2/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 01, 2022
Steve B.
This was a superb evening, as always, the staff are attentive, friendly and efficient.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 20, 2022
Jacqueline B.
The food was excellent and the service friendly and attentive. A good place for lunch.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 15, 2022
Sara H.
Fantastic service, delicious food

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 25, 2022
David P.
Quality food and service, lovely place to eat.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 20, 2022
Claire M.
Excellent food and service.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 13, 2022
Karen L.
We like this place alot it's a bit further than we normally like to drive but the ambience ,food and staff are great

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jun 09, 2022
Alf P.
Everything was really good. No complaints whatsoever. We will come again.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
May 11, 2022
Robert T.
All fine

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
May 10, 2022
Hilary L.
Great service, great food, great atmosphere!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
May 09, 2022
Michael F.
Very pleased with everything, Will be eating there again.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 10/10
Apr 26, 2022
Anthony H.
Great service, friendly staff and good food

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Apr 19, 2022
Lara S.
Excellent Easter Sunday lunch. Food came out quickly and was just lovely!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 29, 2022
James L.
Great food and service as ever! Where did they find Phil? Top Chef! Always a polite and warm welcome here - looking forward to the next visit. James.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 22, 2022
Sue F.
Very friendly staff from the moment we walked in. A brilliant welcome. Thank you.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 05, 2022
Jean P.
Excellent, friendly, efficient staff and lovely meals.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 03, 2022
Robert B.
We have been to the Star several times and have always been pleased with the staff and the service and the food. Have recommended this venue to friends and they have said they were pleased as well. Keep up the great work.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 10/10
Feb 25, 2022
Steve H.
Good food, service and value. Would visit again when in the area

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Feb 16, 2022
Clare H.
Very friendly efficient staff and a great Sunday Lunch.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Feb 02, 2022
Mike V.
Great roast beef and Yorkshire puddings

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 20, 2022
Kim G.
Very good service, never disappointed

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 13, 2022
Barbara B.
Booked for a Birthday lunch for my husband. The menu was very good - pub food with a twist. The service was excellent too. Definitely a place we will return to.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 09, 2022
Jennifer P.
Great customer service. Awesome food would recommend this place to anyone.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jan 06, 2022
Brian H.
Overall experience was excellent. The food, in particular,was superb as I have experienced many times at The Star Inn. The staff are friendly, busy and efficient.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Dec 03, 2021
Chris H.
Everything was good - food and service excellent and fair value for money. Our one comment would be that the room was slightly cool - but that was not an issue.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Dec 02, 2021
Tina F.
My friend and I had the perfect evening, with wonderful food, very friendly service especially the lovely young lad he was perfect Our food was fabulous, we would have no problem telling others to try and we will definitely go back

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 30, 2021
Tina M.
The staff were all very pleasant full of smiles and nothing was any trouble

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 18, 2021
Sue D.
We were a table of five and initially the only ones in the restaurant, it was a Tuesday night. Staff were attentive, obliging to requests and very friendly. No complaints re the food. A pleasant experience, would recommend the venue and visit again

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Nov 07, 2021
Mark B.
Excellent service and food highly recommend

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Oct 27, 2021
Jeremy K.
Staff helpful. Service superb. Food outstanding. Would recommend to all that stay in our holiday cottages. Will return again soon.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 09, 2021
Gary C.
Excellent food & service as usual with gluten free options. The Star has become a regular venue to meet with family & friends. Looking forwatd to our visit planned for next month.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 27, 2021
Kate S.
The staff are extremely friendly making you feel welcome as soon as you walk through the door, and the food is absolutely stunning. The prices for both food and drink are what you would expect to pay for the quality, if not more than reasonable. I have also written a 5* review on TripAdviser. Absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to return again in the future

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 17, 2021
Jacqueline B.
The food was delicious, beautifully cooked and presented. A talented chef in the kitchen. The eating area was pleasant and our waitress was helpful, thoughtful and a asset to the restaurant. Booking on line was easy and efficient. The only comment I would make would be to add the quarter hours to the options.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 31, 2021
Joan W.
Great meal and service as usual.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 31, 2021
Karen L.
Love the location, the dining area, the food options and especially the fabulous service. We went for Sunday lunch and everything was great. We were not rushed and made to feel valued throughout our visit. We will be back very soon.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 30, 2021
John and Nicky R.
Very good, food was lovely and staff were great

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 27, 2021
Nicola E.
We visited the Star pub twice this week and we had the best meals the staff were so polite and attentive and the food was lovely

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Aug 27, 2021
Dave B.
Really was an excellent pub meal.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 18, 2021
Peter S.
Good food as always, reasonable prices

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 13, 2021
Paul D.
Very good, excellent food, friendly and attentive staff, good range of beer, will definitely be back.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Aug 12, 2021
Pamela W.
Imaginative menu, well presented food. Excellent service and efficient friendly staff.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 28, 2021
Frankie U.
Highly recommend The Star, wonderful staff, beautiful food, a perfect evening!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 07, 2021
Lynn T.
Lovely Sunday roast and lovely friendly staff

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 02, 2021
jane D.
Very good lunch. Our first meal out since lockdown and felt very safe with tables well spaced out and plenty of room around. Lunch was excellent, will definitely come again. Our waitress was very cheerful and helpful

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Jun 24, 2021
Sue R.
Everything excellent. Just a shame England were playing football so we were the only ones eating.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jun 10, 2021
Doug S.
Very nice food and good friendly staff would recommend

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
May 27, 2021
Robert B.
Very good service as usual and very welcoming staff. If there is a negative,that would be the cobwebs on the blinds and window lamps. I will definitely go back to The Star again. Keep up the good work and service.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Dec 11, 2022
Louise P.
Food great and very attentive staff.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 8/10
Dec 08, 2022
Pauline P.
The service was brilliant, but it was a bit cold in the room. Mostly the food was great, but I was disappointed with my Salmon Nicoise. It had a lot of lettuce & olives, but not enough green beans & tomato, & no hard-boiled eggs. Also I couldn't taste the lettuce because of the vinegary dressing. But we had a great time & I hope we didn't out-stay our welcome by staying so late!

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 15, 2022
Felicia B.
Overall a very good experience, only improvement would be to let people know if an item is not available when menus are being offered and not being told it is off at the time when an order is taken.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Oct 07, 2022
Richard V.
Quiet night Wednesday but made very welcome as were our dogs - hot wholesome food just the job.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Sep 13, 2022
Jeff B.
Excellent lunch. Friendly efficient staff. Very good food.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Sep 03, 2022
Ernest H.
Obliging welcome as we arrived too early. Enjoyable meal but not a fan of al Dante.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Aug 24, 2022
Chris M.
A little bland in atmosphere but service was friendly and efficient, food came promptly and the beef was excellent! I’d go again.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 08, 2022
Jon S.
Have been here many times. Food and service consistently good and reasonably priced. Had Prawn and Chorizo Tagliatelle which was lovely with big prawns and large chunks of chorizo. Eton Mess dessert was a bit sweet for my taste. Decent pint of local ale with it too.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Jul 22, 2022
Steve C.
Good, "honest" food, reasonably priced

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
May 27, 2022
Rob and Sharon W.
A lovely evening at The Star... however a little disappointed that there was no salad garnish or even a small helping of peas with the steak meal...that said it was all superbly cooked. Great staff who looked after us very well...as always at The Star. Well done Andy too.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
May 07, 2022
Kevin H.
Really nice meal, apple and raspberry crumble was superb

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 5/10
Value: 8/10
Nov 22, 2021
Elizabeth T.
Absolutely wonderful home cooked food with very friendly staff offering table service. We don't usually have a starter but they sounded so nice so we ordered the Whitebait and also the Sausages in Honey & Mustard and we were not disappointed. The mains were very hot and fresh, could have done with a little more vegetables but the presentation and speed the meals came out was superb. We ordered fish pie with mash and greens and wow it had lots of fish in and also steak with mash and greens and cooked beautifully. The desert menu also looked amazing but because we were full from the other two courses we would have liked to have taken desert away with us but because they had no take-away tubs we were unable to order so a loss of extra revenue for them on this occasion. Will definitely go back and try another starter and main and next time will take our own tubs for desert in case they have none again! Highly recommend this place for quality, home cooked food which was sensibly priced.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Oct 27, 2021
Oli Q.
Good food and great service. Nice being able to take the dog in too.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 7/10
Sep 16, 2021
Lisa H.
The food & service were both excellent. We had a lovely meal and would definitely recommend to others.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Sep 06, 2021
Alan B.
Food excellent and good value. Sunday lunch the best in area. Staff always pleasant. Only problem was the length of time to at least take order for drinks whilst looking at menu.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 07, 2021
Robert P.
Absolutely fantastic food at a great price. Bit of a wait for food to arrive but worth the wait!! Will definitely be returning.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Jun 24, 2021
Jane L.
The food was delicious and the service was very good and friendly.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Jun 19, 2021
Angela C.
The three of us visited The Star twice during our stay in Somerset and both times the service was great. The food was cooked to order and even though we all ordered different meals the wait was too long. The food was very tasty and good quality. Would recommend

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
May 25, 2021
David W.
Excellent local pub. Friendly and efficient staff. Really good Sunday lunch. Easy booking online. Already booked our next visit.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Feb 25, 2023
Sarah P.
First time I have been here after driving past for years! Will definitely be coming back, the staff were really lovely and friendly, the food was excellent. Thank you, see you soon!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 6/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Sep 12, 2022
Kelley P.
The meal was exceptional. Piping hot and plenty of vegetables. Service a bit slow would be the only slight downfall

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Jul 26, 2022
Shaun C.
Very easy to use app and the star was very smart and the food was good

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Jul 21, 2022
Howard D.
chairs very hard to sit on, for more than an hour need a cushion

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 5/10
Value: 8/10
Feb 16, 2022
Howard D.
Shame not more customers there, could have done special valentines menu. Larger menu choice needed, friendly staff

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 8/10
Jan 17, 2022
David D.
Lovely food, clearly all home prepared, and excellent service!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 8/10
Nov 13, 2021
Jeff M.
Good for lunchtime, service OK but lacked rapport.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Nov 03, 2021
Jeffrey C.
1. We did not see a sanitiser station on entering. 2. Waitress should have been dusting pictures during our meal.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 5/10
Value: 7/10
Sep 27, 2021
Claire H.
Potato, broad bean and spinach burger just needed more seasoning , quite bland . Wild mushroom tagliatelle very tasty but pricey for pasta dish , no ambiance as only 3 other families in (not your fault) but you have asked. Will come back and try again .

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Sep 16, 2021
Melanie Y.
Service very polite and attentive. Had hummus x2 and whitebait to start followed by the duck, chicken supreme and the pie. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals, the portions are generous and we probably could have done with 1 hummus between two of us as we were all completely full after the main. We went on a Wednesday lunchtime so it was fairly quiet, but very enjoyable and one of the best meals I've had in a long time.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Sep 02, 2021
Bill H.
On arrival it appeared that there was no need to have booked, plenty of room Service was excellent and the food was well presented and tasty. As a senior citizen i found that the portions were more than adequate.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 4/10
Value: 7/10
Jan 18, 2023
Howard D.
turn off canned music