The Star Pub, Standon
Unfortunately we didn’t get to experience the food, service or atmosphere of this pub…. We liked the look of the pub and saw it was dog friendly so we went in the garden and sat down to have a nice lunch and a drink after our long dog walk, only to be told that we couldn't have food as we hadn't booked! It was about 12.40 on a Wednesday afternoon and it didn't appear to be that busy. There were only two of us and I said we weren't in a rush but all they could offer us was from the sandwich menu but not before 1.30pm! It is not obvious on the website that one has to book, only on scrolling through the description of the food & drink does it say at the end that booking is advisable, and you cannot book a table online so one would have to call the pub to book which is really unusual, its a pub not a restaurant! There is a sign on the bar basically saying if you haven't booked then you may not get food, but by then you've already sat down and settled as it isn't a wait to be seated set up! So we left disappointed and hungry and went to another pub which was a lot busier but were still serving food and we spent over £70 on food and drink…. The Star’s loss !!