We arrived late to a warm welcome and a log fire in the bar. Lovely quiet area. The dinner was fantastic with a lovely menu and beautifully cooked food which made up for the disappointing accommodation. Lovely full English breakfast before we left.

The welcome we received could not have been better and the evening meal was superb and excellent value for money. This does make me wonder whether the previous two reports were referring to the same Inn???

The location was perfect for us as we were looking to escape from busy lives and here you could not fail to relax and sleep like a baby. My husband's late father would have described the location as one where "you could hear the birds change their minds!" as it was so off the beaten track. If you are looking for City action then this Inn is not for you but if, like us, you would like to unwind in the countryside and eat excellent food then it is.

We enjoyed our stay so much we booked a revisit at the time.

We did not stay at the Inn, but visited the pub for lunch. We arrived 2 minutes after 2.00 and were told that lunch was served until 2.00 only. It was obvious that the owners were not serving, or if they were it makes it even worse! So, we could have a sandwich. I chose the morrocan sausages, which turner out to be one sausage cut in 4 and some very nice bread. Great tasting, but the price was high. We ordered the cheese plate which was meagre and another dish which I can't remember only 2 weeks later. All in all, expensive, small quantities, but nice tasting.

Generally the place is slightly plastic, but does have some country inn charm remaining. However, it is difficult to find and well off the beaten track and is certainly not worth the detour.

We chose the Star Inn for an overnight stay on our way home from holiday, attracted by its reputation for good food and quiet location. We arrived quite late on a chilly late September evening, but had a warm welcome in every sense - cosy welcoming bar with open fire, pleasant landlady and very friendly, bubbly waitress/chamber maid.

Unfortunately, our room was a real disappointment. The three bedrooms are in a separate building (which is not in the first flush of youth and has not been well maintained), so you enter the bedroom straight from the outside, which must make cleaning difficult. However, first impressions do count and to be greeted with a filthy doormat and wallpaper that was beginning to peel did not impress. The room itself was not perfectly clean (dead spiders and cobwebs in the wardrobe) and the bathroom did not sparkle! The shower leaked, the porcelain toilet handle was chipped and the basin plug chain was broken. Our main complaint, however, is that neither bedroom nor bathroom were heated prior to our arrival and they were slow to warm up, leaving a general impression of slight dampness. There were no spare blankets, although they were willingly provided on request.

As for the food, it was mixed. An excellent succulent steak, but with dry accompaniments and bland sauce and a bouillabaise which was tasty enough, but light years away from the classic recipe. The excellent home-made bread provided at dinner was replaced by Tesco's Finest at breakfast and the breakfast pancakes were again dry. The standard of cuisine being aimed at deserved linen napkins, not the flimsy paper ones provided.

Overall, I'd say that the licencees had let the standard slip a bit - particularly in the bedroom department! It's a lovely inn in a good setting and if they want to keep their reputation they need to smarten up their act quickly. At present, I'd say that it does not give good value and regrettably could not fully recommend.