The Star in Chichester

Proper real ale pub with great food and good seating

Very bad customer service children running around till gone midnight. Very aggressive locals not a place to advise to go to ..

My friend and I had lunch here yesterday and decided to have a starter and pudding as we were not that hungry. We were also looking for something that bit different to the usual sandwich and quiche and were not disappointed. We both had the chicken skewers which turned out to be a pretty hearty lunch and absolutely delicious. Then (great minds think alike again) we both had the bread and butter pudding. Again, absolutely delicious. Staff were really friendly and the pub felt warm and cosy on such a chilly day. Toilets and restaurant were spotlessly clean. Definitely worth a visit, delicious food, lovely staff, and reasonable prices. We will be back!

Visited here for the first time. Although we visit Petworth frequently. A great place to visit. The pub is under new management and the staff are making every effort to create a friendly and welcoming environment for diners. The ambience is very good. It looks and feels like a well run pub. We had a roast beef Sunday Lunch and rhubarb crumble. The latter was excellent. The roast beef and vegetables were very good. The Yorkshire pudding was deflated and roast potatoes were slightly undercooked and firm. I had a good pint of golden ale. There was a log-burner and the pub was dog-friendly with water bowls and dog treats. We will definitely go back. Inflated yorkshires and softer roast potatoes and it would have been perfect.

Great family run pub.. Very helpful with food options. Great with dogs. Thoroughly recommended

We had dinner there last night. I had an excellent dish: lamb liver and mash. Delicious, perfectly cooked! My husband had sea bass, very good too. Hearty, reasonable prices. Warm atmosphere. I highly recommend. When we come back to the UK we will make a detour to go back!

Good roast dinner, served with yorkshire pudding, red cabbage, roast potatoes on the plate, with side of cauliflower cheese and steamed carrots, peas, cabbage and broccoli. A nice spot for after walking in Petworth park. Friendly service.

Asked for starter gave me my main meal without starter and said your starter will be here in a min, i had to cancel starter as main meal came without veg until a bit later , having said that if they get it right Food was quality but needs to iron out a few things like starters first - then main meal served with the veg at the same time. Pudding was great.

Lovely little pub in the town. Food was tasty and fresh, and it took quite a long time to be serve tho. Other than that, everything was good.

Nice pub in the center of Petworth. Outside and inside seating and dog friendly. Loads of beer options on draft which was great. Nice service as well the only disappointment was the food, also considering the price of the food. I had the burger which was decent but didn't come with any burger sauce as described in the menu so it was quite dry. We also had ordered the risotto which was average. It also said V, VE on the menu but came coated in normal cheese. Maybe it comes as a vegan option if you ask for it but I assumed if they put V,VE on the menu next to it that implies it's vegetarian/vegan.. I think most places that's the case..

Great Sunday lunch, just what was ordered. Delicious Sirloin of beef roast with all the trimmings including cauliflower cheese for only £17 per head. Lovely staff and very attentive!

Sunday in Petworth; super food and beer. Great service too. Thank you

Great food in nice surroundings. The pub was relatively empty when we visited but service was pleasant and friendly. Apparently the current owners only took over a couple of weeks ago and seem to be doing a good job. We will definitely visit again when in the area

First time eating in the star for a long time service was amazing and the food was incredible definitely will be back for more chicken avocado mango salad

The Star in Petworth emerges as a quintessential English pub, boasting a rich history and a commitment to culinary excellence. Nestled in the heart of Petworth, this beloved establishment is renowned for its sumptuous Sunday roasts, featuring the finest cuts of meat and all the traditional trimmings. Patrons rave about the warm, inviting atmosphere and the exceptional service that makes every visit memorable. With a menu that evolves weekly, showcasing locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, The Star ensures that each dish is a fresh and flavorful journey. Whether it's the award-winning draft beers, the extensive selection of Sierra Nevada craft beers, or the curated wines and local gins, there's something to delight every palate. The Star truly stands out as a stellar dining experience, earning its glowing reviews one satisfied customer at a time.

We were passing through and looking forward to a nice meal after a long journey, but The Star pub left us sorely disappointed. We called ahead to book a table and were initially excited about our meal. The staff promptly took our orders, but then the long wait began. It took 50 minutes for our food to arrive, despite the dining area being nearly empty. During our wait, the staff were noisily sorting out cutlery, seemingly for the entire month, making the experience unbearable. When our food finally arrived, it was mediocre at best. I ordered a chicken burger and fries; while the fries were nice (reminiscent of McDonald’s, which I consider a positive), the burger was the worst I’ve ever had—completely tasteless, like eating cardboard. My partner ordered fish and chips and found it equally unimpressive. We paid over £45 for two meals, a pint of beer, and a pint of pop. This price would have been acceptable if the food had been tasty, but unfortunately, it was not. We cannot recommend this place. If you still wish to put yourself through this experience, by all means, avoid the chicken burger. It seemed more like a drinks establishment for the locals, as there were plenty of people in their work clothes enjoying a pint. Perhaps it’s a nice spot for a drink, but as far as dining goes, it fell short of expectations.

We placed our food order and settled in, expecting a reasonable wait time. However, 45 minutes passed before our food (some sandwiches and a children's meal) finally arrived. The delay seemed unjustifiable, especially considering the relatively empty dining area. there were two women that had also waited a similar amount of time for some soup. To add insult to injury, our waiter seemed completely overwhelmed; struggling to remember an order of 3 drinks. Overall, the combination of excessively long wait times and poor service left us deeply disappointed. We had hoped for a pleasant afternoon at the pub, before enjoying the ground of Petworh House, but instead, it was marred by annoyance and dissatisfaction. We certainly won't be rushing back anytime soon

I should have read the reviews before visiting this place! Very slow service (only 6 people across 3 tables in the entire pub waiting for food), waited 45 minutes for it to arrive. The food was ok but not served how the menu states. We ordered the sharing Camembert which said it came with fresh toasted bread - to us all, that meant fresh bakery style bread. How wrong we were… it came with ordinary toast. When mentioning to the staff, the first person we spoke to was very dismissive, telling us it’s always served with toast and didn’t know what else to suggest. She got her colleague who confirmed it would normally come with crusty fresh bread that has been toasted but had not been delivered. When the manager came over to speak to us, she stank of cigarette smoke and tried to blame the chefs for not informing the front of house staff of the menu changes. She offered a mere £1 off of our bill because that’s how much the bread would have cost…. I explained that I would not have ordered it at a cost of £14.50 if I knew it was coming with standard packet white sliced bread. There is a Co-op next door - they could have gone and purchased part baked baguettes when they realised their delivery had not arrived… this would have been much better than serving toast! The manager did not apologise and in the end, took a whopping £2 off our bill. My friend ordered the burger which she said was ok but unable to eat the bun as it had gone very soggy. No one later checked to see if our meal was ok and when the waitress cleared our table, instead of offering us anything else, she asked if we would like the bill. We will not be returning again. It would appear there is new management within the last few years, which is bringing this establishment down.

Came for Sunday roast with in-laws as halfway between us. We all enjoyed the cauliflower cheese and yorkies with our different selections for the roast. Chocolate fondant was mouth watering

I booked this pub because it said dogs welcome, we were not asked if we were taken dogs, yet on being given a table we were dogs could not be in that area of pub. Instead of sorting us out another table the Manager was quiet rude about it & made it sound like it was our problem! The menu said they served gluten free gravy & then they said they didn’t - I’m a ceoliac - my husband got gravy from the local co-op for them! The food was lack lustre, poor effort, over cooked. The bar staff were good at least, management issue. Don’t bother, poor experience, too ecxpensive.

We visited the pub on Wednesday lunchtime and there were 5 of us. 2 adults and 3 children. We were shown to a table and were relieved to see they weren't overly busy as the children were very hungry. We gave our order to the manager who was working the restaurant and she kindly brought out 3 very small pieces of cheesy garlic bread to keep them going while the kitchen did the table next to us who had ordered before us. Thats where it went wrong.... The tables who came in long after us were getting their food one after the other while we waited and waited. The manager didn't courtesy check us what so ever and no explanation was given. I went to the bar twice to ask what was going on and the girl was extremely embarrassed but was unable to answer my questions. After waiting for over an hour with the children watching other tables getting their food and getting more upset we paid for what we'd had and left. It wasn't a complicated order. 3 kids meals, a curry and a chicken burger. Last time we visited back in October we had an excellent experience but we will never go back and I am currently in contact with the brewery.

Lovely pub with great atmosphere. Staff very friendly and helpful. Well presented and tasty food.

Always a great night out at the star Gem.a and the team are awesome

The bar staff during our visit were pleasant. No problem there. The issue was with the food. Four of us waited at least 35 minutes before being served the Baked Camembert (2 couples sharing two portions). It was to be served with cranberry sauce and toast. Well, what a disappointment that was! Almost £15 per portion and it was served with processed brown bread, barely toasted. Very limp and completely unappetising. What not served with toasted sourdough or a decent slice of bread at least? But worse was to come. Attempting to eat the cheese, one had to be careful not to bite on RAW WHOLE GARLIC just pressed into the cheese! Two of us crunched into garlic and of course, this just about destroyed our palettes for the rest of this visit. This was just awful - we all agreed this was not a place to return too. No one asked if we were happy with the food of course. Had we not had to pay up front, I am sure none of us would have been happy to pay for this!

Called 5 mins before arriving & booked a table for two late Sunday afternoon as passing through Petworth, a really lovely old pub which is a bit of a tardis given the outside dimensions. Lovely smiley helpful young waitress & equally nice manager/landlady & faultless food. Really pleased with tripped over the Star & can't fault the place.

Went in around 15.00 for 2 Sunday Roasts, couldn't of wanted for a better meal in a better environment. Smart, clean & tasteful old school pub restaurant with friendly, warm & helpful staff. Looks small from the outside but cleverly extended inside with a sympathetic nod to the age & style of the building. Highly recommended place if in Petworth.

Decided to have a drink which was good, ordered a sandwich which for nearly £10 is expensive.tasted nice but really overpriced.i love the decor and friendly service, will come back for the beer but will eat somewhere else.

Superb. Nice choice of beers, good food, and terrific service. We called for a late lunch just before the kitchen shut expecting to be turned away but a very friendly landlady was only too pleased to seat and serve us. The burgers were thick and delicious, the fish and chips huge and the gammon thick and tasty. Definitely worth the visit.

Good pub, friendly staff and good beer

Food is poor and uninspired and very overpriced for the quality

quickly popped in for drinks while the Classic Car Rally was going on

Lovely place when you just want to chill. Especially after a long day. Staff are wonderful and the place is just great.

Can't comment on the food as did not order as the prices were exorbitant. Nearly £20 for Fish and Chips or a Burger and chips. Appreciate there is high inflation atm but they are gastro pub London prices in an old pub in a market town.

Lovely food, lovely staff and a good price. Highly recommended

We have stopped there for drinks twice and once for Sunday roast. On all three occasions the staff where friendly. The Sunday roast was superb and the service manufic. We prebooked our roast and table to ensure we had a seat and food. Dogs are welcome in the outside seating area and bar. Lovely pub, worth a visit.

Only popped in for a drink so can't comment on food service etc.

Called in for a lunch whilst passing but if doing so again I would pass by and find an alternative. I ordered baked ham which was quite dry and my companion ordered roast chicken which comprised of two pieces of anaemic looking, tasteless, small drumsticks and thighs. The vegetables were equally disappointing. The meals did not warrant the price.

Lunch for 2 adults and children. Disappointing and poor value for money. Asked if we could have bacon sandwich for our granddaughter rather than a BLT.. a definite yes. 2 slices thin white bread and minimum very well cooked bacon. Fish finger sandwich - same 2 slices thin white bread with salad garnish.. packet fish fingers not fresh fish. Complained when given bill as charged full BLT price. Apparently our fault for not having the full item from the menu. Reduced to £8 which is still a huge over price. Triple cooked chips £4.25 … actually frozen fries. We appreciate the need to pay a fair price, this was so overpriced! Don’t go out for lunch to be made to feel like we were Shouldn’t be made to feel like we were .. certainly not what it used it be … will never return and would not recommend it to anyone.

We only had bar food, which was good. Service was excellent. Just a bit disappointed we didn't see the ghost 😁

Nice interior, friendly service, good selection of beers and ales as one would expect from Fullers, but the food ordered at 3.00 p.m on Sunday afternoon was just average. In fact, trying to find something other than sweet treats in Petworth was very hard. I had baked mushrooms with some salad leaves. The dish was very greasy as in addition to cheese there was too much dressing. The dish appeased my hunger but was disappointing.

Walked in to an empty pub with two members of staff busy behind the bar doing whatever. One of them noticed me and said to other, “customer waiting to be served” to which the other responded without looking round “they will just have to wait!” Not impressed and needless to say, I didn’t wait.

I really enjoy going to the Star. It’s a great building with a lovely atmosphere. The staff are mostly friendly. I was there on Sunday and the mussels were so disappointing and overpriced, I won’t order them again. Apparently the fish and chips were great.

Such an amazing place. Looks a bit pricey when you look at the menu, but worth every penny. The portions are so big though that is worth sharing and enjoying a few more drinks. Whoever reads this. Enjoy a great time in that beautiful place.

Always rated Fuller’s pubs highly but I wouldn’t go to the star again. Very expensive for what it is and inconsistent preparation. Very limited vegetarian options too.

Absolutely awful staff and the service. I was the witness of a drunk manager swearing and abusing customers on a Saturday night. They won’t even say hello to you once you walk in. Drinks are served in dirty glasses. Someone needs to fire the staff and focus on hiring people that are professional!

Nice little pub Lovely staff and good beer and cider A great Fullers pub

Not our first trip, but experience is getting progressively worse. Really lacking consistency. We went for lunch for my Dad's birthday at the weekend as he lives locally. Last time we ordered Cheesy garlic bread as aside it came as huge chunks of bread, really quite nice. This time it was 2 slices of ordinary bread, basically cheese on toast. It was servied on napkins, meaning we spent a lot of time pulling bits of paper out of the melted cheese. Really not reflective of the price. Another bit that really rubbed us up the wrong way was that we ordererd 2 portions of onion rings for the table. Each portion had 3 rings. We were sat by the kitchen and repeatedly saw portions of onion rings with 6 per plate leaving the kitchen. Why were we paying twice as much for onion rings? If you are low on supplies, or stock, take it off the menu rather than trying to cobble it together with what you have?!

Stopped off for refreshments on journey home.cosy little pub with Lovely food

Unfortunately we arrived on a day when there were some delays in the kitchen, we were warned on arrival that there would be a 40 minute delay. When the meals arrived 3 out of 4 were ok, but the bangers and mash went very wrong, no mash available, replaced with poor quality fries, burnt sausages certainly did not make the meal look appetizing. I did not complain on the day as I felt the staff were doing their best under difficult circumstances. Hopefully our next visit will be better.

Terrible experience - we had a table booked for 12:30 with friends and two under 5's... it took 1.5hrs for our food to arrive despite repeated request for he kids food to be brought out at least. The waitress advised it would be "another ten minutes" 3 times and then said it was the "children's chicken" that was taking so long. when the food did arrive, the chicken was so over cooked it looked like it had burnt skin attached, even though it was skinless and instead of providing "extra" gravy with the sausage and mash in a side dish like any other establishment they poured the entire amount in a bowl, so you couldn't actually see the potato or sausage and instead we had a gravy soup! There was no effort by staff or management to rectify, they at least had the sense not to try and charge service!

Visited with family recently intending to have lunch before visiting a National Trust property nearby. We made our choices but unfortunately 2 or 3 items were off the somewhat limited menu including, surprisingly, soup. We were served our drinks quickly but then the wait began. When I enquired as to the whereabouts of our food after half an hour, our waiter asked if we'd like him to check with the kitchen. Yes, we would like, particularly as we had a hungry child in tow We were then told: 'About another 15 minutes' as our food was currently being prepared. After about 10 minutes I was presented with a finger bowl of warm water and a piece of lemon (I was having the mussels) so quite naturally assumed something was about to be served. Afraid not stomach, don't get excited. Another 10 minutes elapsed and so I asked a passing member of staff why I had been given this unaccompanied treat, although by now I was strongly resisting the urge to eat the lemon and down the contents of said finger bowl. This was then whisked away and exchanged for a warmer version. Exactly an hour after ordering, out came the food to a decidedly icy reception from our table of ravenous people. It had been a very long time since breakfast and we were fast running out of time to do the very thing we had journeyed to Petworth for - visit Petworth House. Had someone had the decency to inform us there was going to be an exceedingly long wait to get served, we would have gone elsewhere - which was presumably precisely why they didn't. We had to eat our food quickly, skip desserts and coffee and get going. The food was okay and mussel sauce was delicious but quite a small portion. Apologies belatedly offered when we paid the bill and left were not especially sincere nor overly effusive. This is obviously what passes for normal service t The Star and therefore not considered anything out of the ordinary. Would not recommend and indeed as we left, we were well placed to warn some people just coming in of the lengthy delays they would be facing - since the staff clearly wouldn't. One lady mentioned she was only wanting soup, so we were of course well placed to tell her that particular item was off the menu. A great pity we didn't just bring sandwiches.

Had a fantastic meal and service was brilliant. Will certainly be calling in again.

Quantity rather than quality - nobody wants a pile of boiled white cabbage. Strange service too - given a table, no highchair offered, once ordered informed table needed back in 75mins, accompanied by writing a name on the table reservation board - must have taken a phone booking and figured we could be eased out. No water offered, no dessert offered

Nice Old Pub in one of the UKs Beautiful Historic Towns...

Visited on Saturday 28th Feb for lunch with family, beer was good food even better. Staff and atmosphere were very good

Great food - thoroughly recommend the burger, fish & chips & scampi & chips - good portions and good selections of beers from this Fuller's owned pub Great place to pop in to before or after your visit to the National Trust house

Nice pub , in historical Petworth setting.

Good beer, friendly and attentive staff, shame some of the menu items had sold out.

A nice pint in a comfy environment don't be misled by to outside it's like the TARDIS.

On arrival at around 1pm we were told there was a wait for 45min for food and that some choices were off the menu. Thought about going elsewhere and wished we had to be honest. It turned out that around 30-40% of the menu wasn't available and so with limited choice i ordered something i wouldn't normally and my wife had 'catch of the day'. The menu was priced a little high ie £18 for fish and chips. Really? Sometime after ordering i was informed that the dauphinoise potatoes from my choice were not available and that i would get roast potatoes! So i had limited choice to start with and then a make do meal. What?? My venison was just luke warm and my wife was quite disappointed with her fish dish. All in all a spur of the moment treat for us was an expensive and disappointing one. The staff didn't ask how the meals were with opportunities to do so. I believe they knew the meals were not of value and were afraid to ask. A real shame.

This is a fabulous oldish pub in petworth very friendly dly atmosphere, serves food,but main point a fabulous team of female staff so no grumpy publican.

Booked a table online and received an email confirmation for lunch on 19th Dec 22 as we were meeting half way with family from Chichester after a visitcto Petworth House. Turned up at 12.45 to find the pub closed! Spoke to a local who said they dont open on Mondays and, in his words, they were 'useless'. As we had travelled some way to meet up we tried The Angel but they were fully booked. Managed to get in at the Welldiggers Arms a mile or so out of town. When I tried to email the pub on the email address from their website to find out why they take bookings for times when they are closed my message bounced back, unable to deliver. Avoid this place!

Visited Petworth yesterday, surprised at how few pubs we found. The Star is a Fuller's pub and was quiet for a Saturday before Christmas. The food was ok, service not as sharp as it should be. On a freezing day for some reason the wood burner was not on. They did light it when we were leaving. There was no Christmas music and it all felt pretty flat. First visit to Petworth, little underwhelmed unless you're into antiques.

Awful experience at this pub. Made us wait ages for a seat only to be told they couldn’t seat us. We had booked a table and their only response to this was talk to fullers. Having a young baby and being treated like this was quite frankly appalling. Would not recommend, if I could give 0 stars I would

Popped into The Star yesterday for a quick lunch. We ordered sandwiches with a bowl of chips. The food was excellent, the sandwiches were generously cut with lots of filling, so much so that my wife and daughter had to eat theirs with a knife and fork. The service was great and the pud welcoming. Highly recommend.

After spending the morning exploring Petworth House and Gardens, my friend and I ventured into Petworth Town and stumbled across this beauty of a pub! Immediately, we were greeted by friendly staff and directed to our table. Service from the staff was always with a smile and the food was very delicious. I had the halloumi burger, and my friend had the beef koftas with a side of halloumi fries. Both dishes were enjoyed thoroughly. Great experience, and we would certainly visit again. Give stars for The Star

Lovely pub, great space to watch the footy, outside heated tp,

Cracking pub, great service, well kept beer and wonderful food - what a find! Warm and cozy, homely, comfy surroundings, spotlessly clean, felt traditional yet is also contemporary. Interesting menu, lots of fish, again with a contemporary twist. We had smoked mackerel pate and lumpfish roe, with chunky granary toast, and an outstanding sweet succulent onion pickle. Absolutely scrumptious! Highly recommended, will definitely return when back in Petworth.

Fantastic meal just called in on the spur of the moment

Wonderful, quaint yet contemporary pub, charming service, very well kept beer, delicious wine. Interesting and tasty menu, the smoked mackerel pate is absolutely scrumptious! We had a really lovely lunch and time there, we'll go back. Highly recommended!

Best Sunday lunch we've had in a good while. Friendly staff and Great location. Recommended.

Great place for a late morning tea or coffee before the real customers arrive

I had the worst meal of my entire life yesterday at The Star in Petworth. Lovely pub, and my friend's basic battered fish and chips were great apparently, but all I can say is my plate was the most horrific mess I've ever seen! Wish I'd taken a photo because describing it probably won't get near the look of it. A giant plateful of huge overcooked vegetables surrounding an upside down plaice that was SMOTHERED in a fried onion sauce!! What was the chef thinking? Well actually I couldn't call him a chef because a proper chef could NOT serve up such a dish. It was honestly disgusting. So people, my advice is to stick to pub basics and steer clear of 'Catch of the Day' !!!!!!!

Deceptively large and tastefully country pub decor. Good service from attentive and friendly staff. Had the Rib Eye steak - a nice cut and well cooked in itself but was amazingly overshadowed by the plentiful and well-though out sides of chips, giant onion rings, garlicky and buttery mushrooms and beef-dripping gravy. Delicious food from a chef who clearly knows what he's doing. Decent portion size is a dying trend, but not here.

Stopped here for lunch during a visit to Petworth. Was quite busy but was greeted with a warm welcome and had a seat in the conservatory area. Drinks arrived promptly and so did the food once ordered. I went for the locally sourced sausages & mash with onion gravy. Very good portions. Service was very good and would re visit if we came back to the area.

We had booked for lunch on Saturday but on arriving at the pub were told we would have to wait an hour to be served! Getting an alternative lunch venue in Petworth on a Saturday is nigh on impossible. Very disappointing and very poor management...

Booked for a family Saturday lunch, and arrived 10 minutes early. Waited for several minutes at the 'Please Wait to be Seated' sign but nobody took any notice of us. Asked at the bar where the lady grudgingly accepeted that we had indeed got a...

Had Three meals here recently and all have been fantastic. The catch of the day Fish is awesome – the only criticism can be a rather excessive quantity of vegetables but it’s all top-notch. Beer was excellent too and very good service. Keep up the...

Really lovely lunch today..beautifully cooked fish pie and generous veg..bread was absolutely delicious and side salad and squid rings

Nice friendly pub. Didn't have food but it looked v good.

Super food - attentive staff - overall a good experience. We 'came across' The Star' by chance and were delighted to do so. Our dog had treats too !!

Good service from friendly staff. Food was nice. Reasonable expense. Not busy on the day that we ate there.

Despite a bit of a iffy start to the evening - we had booked a table online for 7.45pm, arrived on time to hear that the kitchen had just closed. Unfortunately their online booking system does not seem to work, but luckily the chef agreed...

I went there for lunch with a group of people. The food was great. I had some mussels which were cooked just right in a beautiful creamy sauce and there was plenty of them, with chips and bread. And everyone 's food was good and copious. The staff were very friendly, efficient, and made the experience very pleasant. I recommend this lovely pub.

Nice pub staff very friendly good beer and food. Very clean

Having been born just outside Petworth in Tillington we were visiting family who still live there we decided to have a bit of lunch at the Star hadn't booked but got a table staff were very friendly and the food was lovely so much we couldn't eat it all.

Quite a disappointing meal if I’m honest. After seeing previous reviews, I had high hopes for this place but unfortunately it wasn’t our lucky day. Small things matter and sometimes they can be the most important. For example, being seated but never mentioning that food needs to be ordered at the bar. Obviously it came to light but after waiting a while for a non-waiter service. On ordering the meals and drinks, it seemed like there was a slight lack in training how to make an orange juice & lemonade. 85/15 ratio was a bit much. Once the food was ordered it was nice to see it arrive quite swiftly, unfortunately the calamari tasted very fatty and tasted like it had been cooked in old fat. Chewy but that I do understand isn’t easy to avoid. Once I had finished half the starter and gave the remaining calamari a miss, half the cutlery was then taken away and not replaced for when the main came out. Little things I know but they all add up. Then the main courses came out. First the roast beef, which I must say the yorkshire puds were great but all the roast potatoes were so black they were almost unrecognisable. Soggy and burnt and the roast beef was very grey and chewy. The worse thing was the catch of the day. The fish itself seemed ok but the broth it was in was so unpleasant in smell that it was off putting for both to eat anything. Almost thought the fish was rotten it was that bad but it was the broth that had the most god awful smell. Such a shame to be writing this sort of review but I hope it helps in the long run.

Great beer, friendly staff,buzzing atmosphere… what more do you want? To the new owners, you have turned this place around and we ale drinkers will be back.

Came across the star pub when calling at Petworth village we got talking to shelly who is a regular about a bad meal at the badger pub that was overcooked lobster and like rubber, shelly said that the cheff here at the star is really...

OMG Amazing Food. Booked after being told the chef was an amazing good chef , I was talking to shelly about a overcooked lobster I'd had at another pub, then chef appeared and heard what was said and asked if I'd like to order one from him so I arrived the food arrived and my god it was perfect, a table infront of us ordered a starter when it arrived it was Hugh portions they were gob smacked and we all laughed because they had a main to follow that they had to take a dogy bag home. Iv eaton in my fine placese but never had a better meal in a pub before. Highly recommended

Absolutely fantastic. Food was exquisite and portions were huge. Make sure you don’t eat for a couple of days before going!! Could not fault at all and highly recommended. Really nice food and staff were lovely!

Friendly staff feell very welcome. The food is amazing 😋😋

Sunday roasts - wow. Take a large appetite!

We came to The Star this weekend for dinner and had a lovely meal. Me and my partner both ordered from their special Jubilee menu which has a selection of mussels in different sauces. The portion sizes were huge and we both agreed that it...

As avid Sunday roast eaters in different pubs all over UK. This was absolutely best we have eaten out. It was a traditional home cooked roast and absolutely perfect. Could not fault the food, service or value. I would recommend to all.

Simply spectacular Sunday lunch. Book a table, because it’s popular, and experience a wonderful, flavourful Sunday lunch. The cauliflower cheese is a dish in itself worth travelling for - yes, cauliflower cheese! I had the marinaded chicken which was truly packed with marinaded flavour, supported by the regular roasties and veg. Oh, and a Yorkshire pudding that you could walk around. Friendly and attentive service that all adds up to a memorable meal that I’d fully recommend.

Dropped in on the off chance on a Saturday PM - bar food sandwiches were amazing and beer well kept - good atmosphere inside and a few seats just catching the late sun outside. Definitely worth a visit

A very nice pub with very good food and friendly staff.

Good pub, centrally located, the inside is better than the outside, so do venture in! friendly, helpful, good food, and a good atmosphere. Bar food, and full menu too. Highly recommended

We visited Petworth after a lovely trip to Petworth House. While the staff at the star seemed a little lost when busy, the food was delightful and great value. The Roast was one of the best I've had in the South of England. Well done...