Star East in Wiltshire

This is a lovely place that's for sure. I guess I'm not the best person in the world when it comes to fancy food but I have had the chance to eat in many of the world's finest establishments. Let's talk food. The food here was not quite my thing but very good. I had crab tart to start which was delightful my friends had some sort of fish which was raw and marinated in lime juice. Interesting, I followed with lamb which was nice but again hummmm. My friends had. From Duck legs to Fish one was completely cold but we kept eating and chatting away. I don't like being harsh about giving feedback but I think the staff were not as experienced as you may think for the £400 Bill. Could be I'm just a straight forward food guy these days and to posh is just me thinking it could have been just a bit more down to earth. If you like fancy food in a cute village in a cute pub that also has rooms then give it a go. I would love to know what the £25.00 breakfast is like.

This place is like a secret haven for me. I come here on my motorcycle to get away from the stress of work. Superb selection of ales on tap, picturesque and secluded location, some of the friendliest staff I've met. Really glad I found this place!

Truly exemplary food, what an unexpected find.Went on a quiet Wednesday evening and expected good pub food, but what we had was very much michelin star quality.Service was very good but nicely relaxed. The Amouse Bouche was a Thai soup, with the most incredible flavour. The scallops starter was particularly good, the chateaubriand was perfection, easily some of the finest beef I've had. We were too full for deserts, but the coffee was excellent!Very much recommended, it's not cheap but it is excellent value.

A wonderful birthday celebration on a cold, wet and windy evening.A warm and welcoming freehouse, with the food of a Mayfair restaurant.The staff had personality, a sense of humour and a wonderful West Country accent!I'd recommend anyone staying in the local area, pay a visit to the Red Lion!

Overpriced the cheese soufflé bland and tasteless the pork belly small and served with a few vegetables not worth the price didn’t even finish it. The crème brûlée was slightly burnt. The bread was good. Not somewhere we would go back to expect more for £47 per head.

Superb birthday lunch in a warm friendly atmosphere. Excellent food, very friendly staff, and lovely treatment of a grandfather's occasion.

Keep coming down Londoners and spending your money here in Wiltshire! For the locals there are plenty of pubs that are just as good within 10 miles, that are less pleased with themselves and with equally good food for less than half the price. Resting on its expensive laurels.

Outstanding food the Chef is to be congratulated on keeping the standards up when a mid week empty restaurant. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the welcome, energy and enthusiasm of the waiting staff.

We stayed here on a dinner bed and breakfast basis and it was a really enjoyable trip.Our room was a good size and we hadn’t realised it had a little decked area to the back overlooking a stream. One of the other guests was even fishing in it. Really an idyllic location.Minibar was stocked with local beers and not at rip off prices. The complimentary cakes were really excellent.The dinner option is a £90 allowance towards the a la carte menu which is enough for probably three courses or two and a bottle of wine depending on what you order of you can splash out in some of the other choices. The dinner was exceptional. Breakfast was very good - the crispy bacon is almost like a garnish it’s really good - maybe wouldn’t go for the shakshuka - it was okay just not as good as everything else The Danish pastry is one of the nicest things I’ve ever tasted and I will always regret we shared one rather than having one each.There were a few niggles. WiFi in the room wasn’t great (I needed it for work) although I should say someone on a zoom call commented on how nice the room looked. The coffee machine was a bit complicated. There were elements of the service that could have been a bit better - asked for an ironing board and had to go and ask again after an hour - with the meal we literally couldn’t eat any more after our main course and the staff kept coming over to ask if we wanted dessert even after we asked them to give us some time (I don’t think they needed the table back or anything). I’m sure they were just trying to be helpful and maybe hadn’t realised that other people had asked. The lady on breakfast service was an exception and really stood out with her friendliness and professionalism.Overall though this was an excellent place and somewhere I would definitely recommend or go back to.

Really wonderful food. I had the warm crab tart to start. I was expecting a round tart base with crab meat on top but it was more like a slice of a large quiche. It tasted absolutely fantastic - extremely light and fluffy like a soufflé with a distinct taste of crab and subtle cheese.My girlfriend and I shared the Chateaubriand. It was as decadent as expected. Enormous with a delicious sauce and crisp, fluffy chips.The meat was beautifully pink inside but my only very slight criticism would be that I wished the outside of the meat had a more seared, ‘martmitey’ flavour.