The Star Inn - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "As Wetherspoons go this is well above the average. Lovely old building tastefully extended and modernised with a somewhat Scandinavian feel inside."
• "Lovely pub clean and comfortable nice modern vibe and excellent beer garden."
• "Nice atmosphere in the pub which has changed almost out of recognition from its pre-Wetherspoons days,."
• "Deceptive big pub with large beer garden. Decor is modern and friendly staff."
• "Nice bright ambiance, whilst maintaining a traditional feel."
• "Lovely pub. Really nice setting."
• "A great Wetherspoon just off the high street. Deceptively spacious."

Cons:

• "Inside hard chairs, brown and grey walls, cold black fake slate flooring."
• "Worst Wetherspoons conversion ever! A lovely old historical pub, but modernised inside to a cold and dull format!"
• "The pub wasn't very clean, dirty mop buckets left out with water in it and the smell of urine at the bottom of the stairs to the toilets was terrible."
• "Basically the establishment is extremely tired dirty tables food on the floor & the carpet well....so so grim."
• "One of the dirtiest Wetherspoons I've been too."
• "it's really gone downhill recently, grimey, Not a great place."
• "what an untidy place and dirty tables not cleared of finished drinks and plates for what seemed hours."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were brilliant 👍."
• "Friendly staff and very quick service."
• "The service is fast and friendly."
• "Staff have always been pleasant."
• "staff so friendly, this place is well worth a visit."
• "The staff are always really nice."
• "The staff were polite and friendly."

Cons:

• "Nobody check if our food is alright after they delivered lukewarm chips and steak on cold plate."
• "Can't cope when busy! The food was awful we complained and it was replaced unfortunately the replacement food was no better."
• "Awful experience on New year's Day. The bar manager on site today was obscenely rude."
• "More staff required. 1 person serving that was the manager."
• "The member of staff did not check the order once it was given."
• "Dreadful. Tables littered with glasses and plates... Staff too busy chatting behind the bar to do their jobs properly."
• "Bar lady was very rude and insulting not just to me but other customers as well."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "As with all great spoons the food is out quick."
• "It's JD Spoons. What else do you need to say. Great value, the beer is well looked after and the best place I know in Honiton for a really good pint of real ale."
• "drinks are cheep and plentiful."
• "Really good pub grub and decent beers at very reasonable prices."
• "Food was good, had scampi. Friend pizza. Both were really tasty and a good portion."
• "Food is good value for money and very tasty too."
• "Steak delicious. Chicken strips on bun better and cheaper than Mc donalds."

Cons:

• "If you don't mind waiting almost 2 hours for cold food."
• "The panini was like rubber, not enough cheese and needs white onion not red."
• "It was dry and leathery and came out only a couple of minutes after ordering."
• "The sausages were tasteless and like eating rubber."
• "The worst breakfast I've ever had. Served cold - sent back only to be microwaved to death. No apology given."
• "Visited with friends. Tables uncleared floor untidy. Had fish and chips, very disappointed it was cold."
• "Food came at a good time but meat wasn’t nice. Dry and chewy."

Cleanliness & Maintenance

Pros:

• "Very good 'spoons, adhering well to social distancing and track and trace requirements."
• "This is a nice Spoons, very clean and tidy compared to some we have been in."
• "Always comfortable clean and super staff."
• "The decor was clean and tidy."
• "Nice pub, nice staff and a garden area."
• "First visit and will definitely go again. Lovely jubbly. Everything was set out well for distancing measures."
• "Brilliant weatherspoons with great staff."

Cons:

• "All the tables were sticky, floor covered in rubbish and the menus were all stuck together."
• "Dirty tables, my husband had to clean them before food arrived."
• "Was very messy, struggled to sit down as almost every free table had plates/glasses on them."
• "Dirty staff lazy on phone all the time and runs out of stock a lot."
• "The pub was dirty, none of the tables were wiped down, and none of the staff are wearing masks."
• "None of the tables were clear or cleaned."
• "The pub wasn't very clean, dirty mop buckets left out with water in it and the smell of urine at the bottom of the stairs to the toilets was terrible."