The Star at Cotton Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was beautiful. Lovely fresh and seasonal."
• "Amazing food, great atmosphere."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Great food. Restaurant quality and prices so don't expect standard pub grub and prices."
• "Staff were so lovely and food was beautifully presented and tasteful!"
• "The food was amazing and they catered to the different dietary requirements for the group."
• "The food was absolutely delicious; we had a leek and chicken pie."

Cons:

• "Carparking a joke, you have to park on the road."
• "Noodles weren't the best choice. Very small portion and pretty dull tasting."
• "The food was bland, most boring burger I've ever had."
• "All 3 meals where terrible and service was bad."
• "The food was dreadful and over priced."
• "Our tandoori cauliflower was overpowering, fish and chips, fish was over cooked, blade of beef so salty, potato accompaniment undercooked."
• "The pesto and chilli pappardelle wasn't good at all it was very bland and had no chilli!"

Service

Pros:

• "What a fantastic, inviting and friendly pub."
• "The atmosphere was great and the staff clearly put 100% into everything they do."
• "went above expectation when our dessert arrived with a sparkler and a ‘congrats’ message for our engagement!"
• "the waitress made sure that we were all satisfied with the food before she cleared out plates."
• "Our waitress was lovely and very helpful."
• "Jess and Jess were excellent waitresses."
• "The staff were very personable and charming."

Cons:

• "The two pints I ordered were flat and despite pointing this out to staff we were still charged for them."
• "Very nice food, service was quite poor. An hour and a half wait for food, no further drink orders without having to go to the bar."
• "We waited almost an hour before being served."
• "Waiting 45 minutes just for our order to be taken with no drinks order taken either I personally think is absolutely ridiculous."
• "It took over an hour for our mains and 30 minutes just for a bowl of ice cream for our toddler to arrive."
• "Had to order 3 times as they didn’t have anything on the menu, they didn’t even have condiments!"
• "Service however was poor. It appears they forgot to put our main order in and it took over an hour to arrive."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Beautiful setting, a lovely atmosphere."
• "everything ran so smoothly and it was just great."
• "Great food and cosy atmosphere. I love the brie in honey starter."
• "The entire place has a cosy feel, with low ceilings, comfy chairs, and homely decor."
• "Delicious food, beautiful location, gorgeous pub decor and lovely warm, welcoming atmosphere."
• "The decor is beautiful with the flowers hanging from the ceiling - excellent touch."
• "Lovely old quirky pub, well decorated and good atmosphere."

Cons:

• "No seating outside so had to sit indoors."
• "Also, parking is very limited, only a small carpark at side of the pub."
• "Plastic flowers over dinner plates not hygienic, every time toilet door was opened they move and dust was floating down."
• "The thing that really let this place down for me was the temperature in the main dining room."
• "One of the meals was missing items. The roast turkey was missing cauliflower cheese and a pigs in blanket and we weren't advised these were missing."
• "We waited a long time for our food when the restaurant only seemed to have about 3 other parties."
• "I had a flat bread as part of my meal and I knew it was frozen."

Value

Pros:

• "We paid £95 for two starters, two mains, two desserts and five drinks, which is more than we'd usually spend, but it was worth every penny."
• "Had a lovely home made food with big portions and well priced."
• "Drinks were great and everything was really good value."
• "The food was was very good quality and excellent value for money."
• "Amazing food at a decent price."
• "The food is far superior the value for money is much better."
• "Pricey for a Sunday lunch but worth every penny."

Cons:

• "Extremely overpriced. Can't believe we just paid £14 for 250ml glass of chardonnay total rip off."
• "I Was VERY surprised though to see just a steak, a mushroom and some vine tomatoes but NO CHIPS for £30!!?!"
• "Really expensive drinks and food."
• "Sorry to say I was disappointed, limited menu, very small portions and overpriced."
• "The steak sandwich was served on the thickest / small cut ciabatta bread that was impossible to fit In the mouth, so it was a case of dismantling it. Not worth £12 with a few fries next to it."
• "Service however was poor. It appears they forgot to put our main order in and it took over an hour to arrive."
• "Please avoid this place spend your money elsewhere."