The Star, Malden Rushett

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1. Christina JB ★★★★★

   15 of us met in The Star yesterday for our annual family Christmas get-together. We found it to be a warm & welcoming place. The food was lovely & arrived piping hot at near enough the same time for each of us thanks to the outstanding service. We couldn’t have been better looked after, so thank you to all at The Star. Also, thank you for catering for the few choices that were mistakenly pre-ordered from the wrong menu - that was truly a very nice surprise.

   1 month ago
2. Danny Wiggins ★★★★★

   Made a mistake and booked for the wrong date (a week later), but the staff were still able to seat us and were very accommodating. Service was great and the food was very good. Really enjoyable visit — would happily come back.

   1 month ago
3. Judy Freeman ★★★★★

   When my car broke down in the car park, the staff were so incredibly accommodating and kind to us in a very stressful time. On top of this, it is a lovely pub with excellent food and service, with a lovely vibe too. I would highly recommend this place and I am eternally grateful for the patience and kindness of the staff there when they were incredibly busy anyway.

   1 month ago

1. Morne Gabriels ★★★★★

   We've gone to the Star for the last 3 years for our team Christmas lunch. The food is excellent, great portion sizes and yummy. It's a very popular venue during the festive period. The service was superb. In an absolutely packed restaurant we got served in a good time. The staff were cool, calm, collected and friendly. Highly recommend.

   1 month ago
2. Graeme Cole ★★★★★

   I am a regular at this pub as part of the classic car club, the TR Register, and eat there once a month, where the menu is large diverse and beautifully cooked. This Christmas 2025, we had our Xmas meal there in a separated room. I can only say it was one of the best and tasty Christmas meals I have ever eaten. The staff were under tremendous pressure not only from our crowd of around 50, but the rest of the pub was full of other diners. The staff were calm polite and gave excellent service under very difficult conditions. The food came quickly , promptly and was very hot. My meal of squid starter, Turkey dinner and Christmas pud was absolutely excellent. Well done to the chef and all your staff for such an excellent evening.

   1 month ago
3. L B ★★★★★

   This was our first time here, and we came here because of the vegan menu. The staff were very nice - friendly and informative. The food was really good. Will definitely be back!

   almost 2 years ago

1. Gareth Taylor ★★★★☆

   As it’s just off the M25 this makes for a great alternative to the Cobham services, if you have the time. A good welcome, nice, basic pub-grub food and lager, dog friendly in the area just inside the main entrance which is nice. Car park is always busy yet you can find a space so not an issue.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Connoisseur ★★★☆☆

   Bland underwhelming food with very high prices. However decent service and it's a nicely decorated and well maintained pub. Perfect for a few drinks. In terms of the food, I ordered the ultimate burger which is advertised as a 10oz burger with cheese, bacon, lashings of BBQ sauce, burger sauce, tomato, lettuce, red onion, gherkin, onion rings, slaw and skin on fries for a whopping £17.95. Patty sizes were good but my burger was bland, only a little bit of burger sauce noted. Gherkin missing, patty overcooked with no moisture and crumbling. Bread crumbled in my hand as soon as I picked it up even though it was dry. The so called lashings of BBQ sauce is served seperately on the side. It's quite a watery sauce with the consistency of watery gravy. On the plus, chips were nice although I wouldn't exactly call them Skin-on-fries as advertised. They were also quite a small portion. Ultimate burger should come with ultimate chips. Definitely not worth almost £18. This dish also came with two separate onion rings on top and coleslaw on the side. The burger was constructed with a onion ring inside which was quite chewy. On the bottom of the burger they used red onion. It doesn't make sense to have both types of onion on top and bottom, one cooked and one raw with two varying flavours. Wife ordered Chicken ceaser salad which is advertised with croutons, parmesan & anchovies. This was made with basic lettuce, had only four croutons and only three small anchovies. It was also three average sized bits of chicken. This salad was a whopping £13.95. On the plus, ceaser sauce was nice. Very basic and small salad for almost £14. Kids chicken Goujons with chips and baked beans ordered for £7.50. Kids loved the chips but again these chip were too small a portion and only 3 small chicken Goujons provided. In my opinion just average pub food but at a higher than average prices. I attended over the bank holiday weekend so who knows, maybe the ingredients were not as fresh Lastly, the main attraction for me was the advertised play area. It was this that initially attracted me to this pub. I was quite disappointed in it as it is quite basic. It's literally a teepee, a small bridge and a fixed small wooden train. Whilst it looks nice, Kid's got bored after 10 minutes. A slide wouldn't go amiss. Also, not sure if this is staff but bicycles were left on the side of the play area. So if a child runs in to them, there could be an accident. I also attempted to use the app to order but was advised against it by staff, not sure why. Maybe the app is not great. And for those that are interested, this place does not offer blue light card/emergency services discount. Overall, should I go there again, it is a nice pub and friendly staff but I will just stick to the drinks.

   almost 3 years ago
3. Susan Rigby ★★★★☆

   Unfortunately both my husband choice and my choice were off the menu. So we went for the satay sticks which as usual were perfect. Then he had mushroom wellington and i had a side salad . The Wellington was lovely. The side salad consisted of chopped onion, cherry tomatoes rocket and baby leaf mix. Not a patch on what it used to be when it included runner beans and cucumber with dressings. A real dissapointment. Our friends had liver and vegetables and a very large portion of chicken wings. No complaints here. I did however mention the bins in the ladies which was full and overflowing onto the floor. The waiter service was brilliant. Very attentive.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Mischa Airebamen ★★★★★

   Really really really nice chicken and rib combo. Had the garlic and her dough balls to start also and they were nice. Was disappointed with the apple crumble as there wasn't much apple, and the crumble was a bit well done. Lovely outdoor seating area at both front and back. Little booth/huts which have heaters and plastic zip down covers also. Will definitely return! Had the same main meal again today and still great! Service was a bit slow but was quite busy.

   almost 3 years ago

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