The Star Inn 1744 - Charnwood

I felt sorry for the 2 members of staff the restaurant and bar was busy but no sign of management to help. We were there for 3 hours for 2 course dinner we ordered dessert but after 30 min wait decided not to bother the service was just so slow

We booked this pub for lunch at the last minute as we wanted a country pub between Leicester and Nottingham rather than a branded chain in town. Outstanding pub lunch, generous portions and really friendly (and funny) bar staff. We will be back!

Lovely village pub, friendly staff and nice atmosphere........great gin selection. Will return again for longer when next in the area

We really fancied a nice Sunday lunch and after having had a good meal here previously, decided to go back. We walked in via the pub where there were a handful of customers and 2 bar staff chatting to them. No one acknowledged us so we went up to the restaurant. There were no staff evident in the restaurant either so we hovered for a bit before I went in to a back room and found someone. She said that someone in the bar should've greeted us and we explained that they were chatting to customers so we went up to find our table. Once sat down, the service was good although we waited more than 20 minutes for our food to be served. Only 2 other tables were being used in the restaurant. When the food arrived, it was poor. Overcooked Yorkshire puddings that broke off like a crisp when you tried to cut them. a quarter of my plate filled with baby carrots which were so hard and undercooked that we couldn't stick our forks in to them. Tasteless roast potatoes, average roast beef and chicken. Oh dear. So disappointing. As a consequence, we abandoned any plans to have a dessert and will probably not be going back. Not sure why it was so bad really felt as though the Chef wasn't around or couldn't be bothered we felt like a nuisance.

We’ve been to the star inn twice now on our second visit decided to have lunch. The first visit was one of our many visits to new pubs , since our move upto Leicestershire we just had a drink. The lunch we had was excellent reasonably priced. There was an excellent choice on the menu a fantastic outdoor seating area. The choice of drinks is wide and varied but for me the bass was definitely a winner. Add to that warm friendly staff we’ve found another excellent pub