The Sparsholt

We decided to try "recommended by the chef 5 courses". So you will pay 45£ per person. Don't expect to be overfilled with food but for that amount of money the portions are more than reasonable and decent. The product quality is really high class so you'll not be disappointed with the selection.

I stayed at the Star inn with my wife for 2 nights, as soon as we arrived the staff welcomed us as if we were family. The first evening we ate at the Star and had a lovely meal served by Hew, who was friendly and attentive. I ate the Duck terrine, followed by the slow cooked beef cheek with horseradish mash, it was lovely. My wife had Roasted beetroot with butternut squash and goats cheese mousse, followed by Sea bass, she said it was lovely. The sweets looked amazing but I honestly couldn’t fit one in, and I enjoy my food. Both mornings of our stay we had breakfast, Served by the lovely Ness, who nothing was too much trouble for, also the Chef Ewan came out and checked we enjoyed our breakfast. This couple of days was a lovely treat, would we return to The Star? absolutely!. Thank you to all the staff at The Star for making us feel so welcome.

I don’t know where to start. Absolutely an amazing place to dine in. The building itself is carefully renovated, and the original beams have been revealed while all place has been modernised so simply and elegantly. The dishes are very authentic, craftily balance of acid and different flavours. I ate two starters, one main and two deserts and wished still had some place to test the rest of the menu! My congratulations to the chefs, and all the knowledgeable hosts of this fabulous restaurant! It ls definitely worth travelling to.

This old Inn is now a top restaurant. Food and service were excellent. The meats cooked to perfection with deep rich sauce. The taste of the terrine was masked by a little bit too much salt, but this was the only issue with an otherwise flawless meal. Expect to spend £30 a head for 2 courses. New winter menu has some excellent desserts

This restaurant has a reputation locally for being expensive, but this is so far from the truth. The prices are extremely comparable with similar establishments close by. Six of us went for breakfast on Sunday last week. We had a fabulous full English, eggs florentine, toast, unlimited coffee and tea etc. On Sunday we tried the Sunday roast. The beef almost melted in the mouth and the desserts tasted amazing. The service was excellent, couldn’t have been any better, thanks Nes & Hayley. We will definitely be going back to try the midweek theme nights.

Much improved w the new ownership. The restaurant has been taken over by Woodspeen ppl. We were here couple of years ago, and it was okay then. But now, it is a refined pub. I just wish they would be dog friendly.

Mind blowing. Attentive service. Incredible food. Party of 3 wanted to share one of the starters as it looked too good to pass up but we didn’t want to spoil our main. The kitchen thoughtfully distributed it across three separate plates to avoid dividing across a table and spoiling the fine dining atmosphere. Amazing flavours and well cooked, recommended.

Get a table booked, best lunch out I’ve had for a while. Lovely spot for Saturday lunch for our party of 6 including two children. 3 of us had cycled 8 miles to get there so was ready for a good lunch! We were not disappointed, it’s a lovely location and the interior is relaxing and comfortable. Nice round table and makes for everyone to join in the conversation. Things started well with two bowls of warm homemade bread, good wine and beer choices available. Adults all had 2 course set lunch menu, collar of pork x 3 and one pollack. Kids had their own menu, enough choice for them. Pollack cooked perfectly, great sauce. Pork was very good, my wife’s had a lot of fat, we highlighted this with out waitress and no issues, my wife was offered another main course as chef agreed there was a lot of fat in her piece of pork. Wife accepted and 2nd piece much better, no fat at all. Needed to order potatoes / chips as not included in mains on set menu, this does grate me a bit as £5 for a small portion of new potatoes seems steep. I’d prefer mixed veg include and slightly higher set menu price. Triple cooked chips were very good indeed. Puddings also good and kids loved the sundaes. Great to have a pub serving really proper good quality homemade food in lovely surrounding. Given Covid I’d not been to The Star for some time and we shall me back very soon indeed. Keep up the great work, I’m looking at dates already for our next visit.