The Star and Garter — Restaurant in England

The absolute worst food I've EVER encountered bar none that left three of our party with stomach ache. We all got together a couple of weeks ago as a family reunion after many years of not seeing each other. We were told 3 weeks in advance to order our food ( Christmas menu ) ..So most of us had the beef ( Big mistake ) and two had turkey. The beef itself was so microwaved it could've easily been used as a pair of spare shoes. Vegetables... ( How can anyone get those wrong ? This place can. Sprouts and Potatoes were like canon balls .. Totally, inedible and raw. Turkey was not fresh at all, as was NONE of the other ingredients. The fact that the whole pub was completely empty ( apart from us, should have given the game away. ( Why the rush to order) Tables were disgusting with bottles of vinegar on each table. Damp stinking carpets and dirty glasses. I was overwhelmed by the state of this place and how ANYONE could sell food of any description. YOU should be totally ashamed of yourselves for selling rotten food to the public. At the time, we were so embarrassed that the older member had booked this place ( purely on memory) .. That nothing was mentioned at the time, as we didn't want to cause any stress to them. BUT rest assured I'LL be sending in someone to investigate this matter further ( As you should NOT be allowed to get away with selling such food to the general public.. Don't bother either with the lame answer of ( We will be using this mail to improve our service, Or, you should've mentioned this at the time.. because I've already explained why we could not. Why did you want us to pre order two weeks before ?? Ill tell you why .. It's so you could go to Iceland, get the ingredients frozen. Then employ ( Joe the road sweeper on the day to come in and pop it into a microwave.. Unbelievable disgusting attempt of cooking ... A top tip.. Leave the food out from your pub. .. There is absolutely NOTHING that you could say to make this right. As YOU got it wrong and judging by some of the other reviews left .. You ALWAYS do ...100% Star and...

1st visit to this very old pub, in a lovely village as we meet friends from further north and this is about halfway for us all. We choose to try here as dogs very welcome and saves having to leave him at home all day. On entering pub, busy with people having a Sunday lunchtime drink. Staff very welcming and friendly and nothing too much trouble. Small menu but a nice selection of starters and desserts. Only told there was Sunday roast (not sure if specials are on offer), however roast beef, chicken or turkey was fine with all 4 of us. Starters of crispy mushrooms and chicken goujons were the right size and very tasty. Beef was cooked to my liking and not too pink. The dining area soon filled up so can see why they perhaps choose not to have an extensive menu to cope with, Desserts lovely and we were allowed both cream and ice cream. Food was served relatively quickly so not too long waiting to eat. The only downside for a couple of those in our group who found the potatoes a bit over done, Our small dog who had been lying patiently whilst we eat enjoyed our meal and he got to finish the roast we didn't eat (in his dish not of a plate). Had to take 1 star oof as ladies facilities were a bit poor. One cubicle had no paper and the other you could not retrieve and no soap to wash hands with. Didn't get chance to let someone know as busy we we were leaving but I am sure had we had chance to mention it, they would have been sorted...

The service was good. Friendly and polite staff. Food was hot and fresh. However there was only 3 starters on the menu and one of those,the soup wasn't available. A bigger choice of starters would be nice. The main menu was limited in choices. I chose the lasagna,which was hot and fresh and tasty,very filling. It came with garlic bread and salad. Chips were extra. It would have been good to have had the option of chips instead of garlic bread,without paying extra. My partner had a burger. There wasnt many fries. The menu states served with fries and coleslaw but no coleslaw was served,which my partner was disappointed about. The dessert choices are also very limited. We both chose brownies,one served with custard and one with ice cream. The portions of both the custard and one scoop of ice cream seemed rather small given the size of the Brownie. The Brownie itself was slightly disappointing because it was more like a chocolate sponge cake than the chewy texture of a proper Brownie. Overall the staff were pleasant and the food...