The Star in Waverley

By far the best pub in Godalming. The beer is kept well and has a huge verity. The food is really good and very well priced. The best thing about it is the staff they are all amazing, friendly, and helpful.

Small bar, but quick and attentive service. I went around Halloween and every square inch of the place was decorated with various spooky stuff - it was an incredible display! Best of all was the selection of beers and ciders, which was very wide and I shall be back later this week to try out more! The pizzas were tasty!

We needed a night away and randomly chose Godalming, having seen The Star as a highly rated pub that sold good beer and had a nice menu. We reserved a table thanks goodness as it was packed. A really nice atmosphere and the queues at the bar were no problem as the service was quick. An older blind couple sat next to us and the staff there were lovely with them, sitting and reading the menu to help them choose what they wanted, then returning to see how things were and whether they needed a drink. Such a friendly pub we had a great night. And when we were unsure how many of the sharing plates to order we were told that 2 and a dish of the chips might be enough to start with. It was, glad we didn’t order the 4 dishes that we were going to. Would highly recommend the pub, but book in advance if you want a seat.

A local friendly pub with lots of nice ales

The food here is absolutely incredible! I visited on Thursday which is Pizza night and it was delicious. The service was speedy and the staff were attentive and polite. I will definitely be visiting again.

Amazing place, such lovely staff, food portions are incredible and it’s so chilled will for sure be going back! :)

Always seems to be a good atmosphere when you walk in this place! Definitely a go to for an evening out. £8 for a dbl rum and mixer

Beyond expectations. I arrived at the pub with my family and they found me a table even without a reservation. Great music and atmosphere. We ordered a Star Burger each, a generous dish even if the burger alone was a bit dry but well cooked. The price paid is absolutely fair.

Good beer selection and plenty of seating options inside and out

Amazing pub in the heart of the town. Get there and it will become your local.

The Star is a lovely old style pub. Warm, inviting, and friendly. Oh, and the beer is great too!

Lovely pub ,landlord,and landlady fantastic people, friendly,welcoming great atmosphere

Quirkly little pub, with a great atmosphere about it, staff friendly very busy .

Always a great experience, super service and a warm atmosphere.

Fantastic little spot in Godalming. Was here on the Tuesday for Chip Shop night and the fish and chips were pretty good. Tonight is burger night so expecting good things. Helped by some great cask ales. Available in paddles too. What’s not to love?

Went for a Sunday roast with friends on our way back to London. We booked by email the day before and sent our food choices ahead (recommended) to ensure availability. Everyone in the pub was super friendly and really attentive. Lovely feeling in the place. Their own brewed ale and ciders were lovely (in fact we bought some cider to take away with us). We had lamb, chicken and beef roasts between us and every one was delicious. The meats were all really well cooked and melt-in-the-mouth and a really good meal size with potatoes, selection of veggies, Yorkshire pudding and loads of gravy! The desserts were lovely too- we were so full but still really happy to have ordered the apple crumble! We even got a little tour of their brewery and invited back for Halloween. Great pub all round, definitely one to visit in the area.

A lovely old and warm pub. Great lunch of Star burger and superb chips. Washed down with a couple of pints of Tribute local beer 🍻 Whts not to like about that? Good variety of crafted beers and ciders, good staff, good price and good food. Special evening meals from burgers to pizza.

Visited this pub second time. Definitely not last. Lovely pub with lots of atmosphere. Good value for money beers. Paid less than £10 for 2 beers.

Proper old world boozer with friendly knowledgeable staff and a fantastic selection of beers and ciders. I also spied a decent range of gins behind the bar. Perhaps a tiny bit too brightly lit, but the constant visitors even on a Wednesday night demonstrates more than words how lovely this place is.

Great selection of beer, pizzas are excellent and really friendly staff.

Great choice of drinks and lovely food

Finally, a good roast! I'm thinking of moving to Godalming, so maybe my new favourite local pub..

Wonderful pub for any beer lover. Lovely staff. One of the best! Not eat here yet so can’t rate but I have had multiple visits for a drink and never disappointed by the choice of beer and cider. Brew there own beer too which is fantastic

Everything a good pub should be. Friendly, with attentive, smiling staff, and great service. There is also an exceptional amount of great ales and the food was excellent.

Amazing food & atmosphere here. A personal favourite! 👍

Now officially best pub in Surrey and I can't say I'm surprised,

Now officially the camra best pub in Surrey and for good reason, you won't find a better kept, amazing selection of beer elsewhere

had Ploughmans here on Monday absolutely brilliant, would recommend lunch here, service was excellent also, couldn't find fault with anything.

One of the best roast dinners I've had in a while 😃

On the menu it has some items marked as gf, gluten free. When I asked if the items marked as gluten free were fried in a separate fryer they said no. They cook food that contains gluten in the same fryer. Therefore they shouldn’t advertise these as gf, they may contain gluten. This could make someone with celiac very ill. I have pointed this out before, but it has not been taken seriously.

Spur of the moment choice. Was a great choice. Food and beer was great. Super dog friendly atmosphere.

Best pub in the area, not just Godalming. Always have a great range of beers. Very friendly and helpful staff

Visited on a rare sunny day so looking for somewhere with outside seating. Came across The Star and decided to give it a go. What a find! Great selection on the menu and the food was fantastic, the service was even better and their chunky chips - best ever! Fantastic visit

Fabulous setting with indoor and outdoor areas. Rustic pub with modern twist. Delicious food, generous portions. Great range of options. Friendly staff. Great find - highly recommended

We had a (birthday) party of 13 today and the service was excellent! The (pre-booked) food all came out at the same time, was hot and delicious, reasonably priced with very generous portions! The whole party agreed that the Star does the best chips!! The staff were friendly and helpful, checked on us regularly and made sure we had everything we needed, couldn't ask for more. The party was a success and would highly recommend.

Always has a great selection of beer and cider, so a hit with the Camra crowd. Food is good, generous portions and a lot of choice. The staff are all friendly and helpful. Definitely my favourite local pub They also have their own micro brewery and the Landlord is a Quins fan, what more can you ask? Just tried Sunday lunch, plate covered , see photo, for £16, not bad

Proper old school pub. Really friendly service and a great selection of beers, all well kept. For the brave there was a large selection of cider, mead and perry. Bar snacks were varied and good value. Wish I had stayed here longer.

Great selection of ciders and real ales. Friendly service and atmosphere, a proper pub.

Lovely Ploughmans lunch and my better half had a bacon & chicken banquette and excellent beer to match. Brewed on site! Friendly welcome and service and very good prices. Perfect.

Warm and friendly welcome. I had a lovely 3 cheese and ham Ploughmans my better half a chicken, bacon & mayo baguette, both very well priced.Beer was excellent, and brewed on site!. Also many other beers etc to choose from.

Delicious food, freshly prepared, perfect roast potatoes and pork belly, big portion, but had everything; too good to leave anything on the plate. Pub is lovely, old-fashioned, clean, and dog friendly. Great Sunday treat.

Super tasty avocado bacon salad. And the potato wedges with cheese on them. 👌 nice pub with many types of beer.

Best pub with the best vibe. Cozy friendly atmosphere. Really tasty baguettes & snacks to be had. Great customer service and an extensive beer/booze offering. Will always be my number 1.

Sunday lunch roast for 4 - every plate was so delicious cooked, we had beef, pork belly and chicken and masses of fresh veg as well as all the trimmings. Honestly one of the best pub lunches we’ve had. Now have 2 favourite pubs for drink, food and atmosphere The Star and the Cricketers on Farncombe hill

I might be a little partial in this review as this was our first experience in a Pub while travelling in England. Food was very good, reasonably priced and generous portions. The atmosphere is interesting for a foreign as we see many things with "new eyes". Service was very good and courteous. Must admit that asking for our desired meals at the balcony wasn't very straightforward for me, but we adapted quickly and it seems much more efficient. I had the superstar burger and it was absolutely delicious. Loved the experience and probably will return, if time allows.

Great old fashioned pub . With good food and a great range of beers.

Excellent service! Thanks John for an excellent night!

We hired the back room for my birthday bash, and it couldn’t have gone better. The staff were fabulous, from the booking process, to the food choice, to the service, they were all so helpful. I ordered a buffet for every one, and they all said it was delicious. There was nothing left, so it must have been good! They had a lovely selection of beers and ciders available, and even had my favourite Bridge Farm Cider on, which was lucky. Overall it was a brilliant venue, with a lovely atmosphere and cracking staff.

Cracking pub with a great beer garden

A very traditional, attractive and friendly pub. Only came for a quick drink, but will be back.

Great pub, friendly service good beer. Unfortunately the boxing day live music was consigned to a small back room which made it impossible to enjoy the music and hear it from in the bar area. Should do better to help make music, and musicians, more prominent.

Nice garden. Lots of rock n roll memorobilia what a shame the food is average and service is non existant

Love this place. Food is good, not spectacular but plentiful and a huge choice. But what I love is the vast array of ales they have on offer. Wonderful range from across the country. Plus it has a lovely charm to it. Great place.

I visit this lovely pub 2 or 3 times a tear. If you're in the vicinity there is NO reason not to stop here. I love it. Great beer, great food, great staff always.

The snug was lovely niche with good friends

Doesn’t get better than this… The Star in Godalming reigns supreme! Best cider, ale and food anywhere around the area. Perfect!

Good selection of beers, and an organised bar queue!

What a lovely genuine old pub, the real thing! I ordered a jacket potato with prawns marie rose, and it was fabulous! The potato skin delectably crispy, the serving very generous, and two salads accompanying equally delicious. The servers were charming. Altogether a memorable moment here, having come all the way from Canada for an authentic English country pub experience.

Delicious food, and incredibly friendly staff who gave me the best recommendations, and such a cozy atmosphere! Couldn’t recommend more! The beef was delicious and all the wine suggestions were fabulous! I had a great night! Thank you Rosa and everyone at The Star! 🥰

Nice traditional pub. Good food and atmosphere. Friendly staff and the food came quickly. I recommend their burgers.

No worries old style homely pub, great choice and very good standard of food. Would visit again

I love this pub, I would say it’s the best pub in the area. The staff are amazing, the owners are lovely and they always have an incredible selection of Beers and Ciders. It’s what you would expect a visualisation of the meaning within a dictionary would look like when you looked up the definition of “Pub”. It’s cozy has lots of different sections, and they do the best Nachos ever, literally these Nachos are amazing, I can’t even remember the amount of times I’ve skipped dinner just because I’ve had the nachos they are big, filling, tasty and they don’t skimp on ingredients, even the Nacho chips are top notch. I could wax lyrical about this pub all day if you wanted. I had my 40th here, it was one of the reasons we moved to the area. It is just an amazing “Pub” As a side note they do Halloween as Halloween should be, full of tacky scary animatronics and decorations, I’ve seen kids scared of walking in here around Halloween as they go all out.

A hidden gem! Amazing food, great drinks range, lovely people.

It's a hidden gem in Godalming. They had gone overboard with the Halloween theme. Lots of nooks and crannies. Had a Guinness, and enjoyed the ambience.

Lovely quaint pub in the heart of Godalming. Tuesday Night is chips night, and their battered sausage and chips was the best I have ever had, hands down. The batter was crispy and not fatty or oily at all. The chips were cooked to perfection with a side salad to accompany it all. If you want a pub with character and great food, with a good selection of ales (and dog friendly) then I would pop in here...

Great food, ambience, and friendly staff

Where the stranglers played there first gig

We went for lunch at The Star Inn in Godalming, and we weren't disappointed. Two great meals and a superb selection of ale (I had a plum and brandy porter and a raspberry wheat beer), the staff were attentive and helpful. A top pub!

The pub is renowned for its amazing selection of ales & ciders. Usually about 10-12 draft ales. Also it is the home of Godalming Beer Works, who brew some very good ales. Try First Light, it is so well balanced. The food is also fantastic! Their large selection oif burgers has something for everyone (I had the Mexican, with home made chilli, mashed avocado, sour cream & jalapenos - YUM!). I should also mention that all burgers come with dressed salad, coleslaw, red cabbage slaw and their amazing triple cooked chips. These chips are very crunchy on the outside and light & fluffy on the insides. Having eaten at the Hand & Flowers in Marlow, I can honestly say that the triple cooked chips served at The Star are definitely superior to those of Tom Kerridge's award winning chips which were soggy.

Decent pub in Godalming with a good range of beers and a beer garden

What a fantastic pub! We booked a table in the garden and pre ordered our lunch It was absolutely fabulous and the staff were great too. Love the garden decor it’s so cosy and inviting. Food was fabulous too x

Fantastic real ale pub. Down to earth and no Surrey Pretentiousness. Excellent place, a must visit for anyone.

Great place to meet friends for a lunchtime meal and a chat, also had a dog friendly area. Very friendly staff!!!

Sweet pub and staff very friendly will for sure visit again

Had a fantastic meal as always Alex and Donna were fantastic service was fantastic looking forward to our next visit.

Nice pub nice cider quite expensive

A cosy and friendly Godalming pub. Prices are fair, a good selection of beers, spirits and ciders. What makes this place stand out is it’s ambiance and atmosphere. Inside, the pub is small yet hospitable and comfortable. My favourite place is the beer garden though. Lovely atmosphere, great seating and all around an excellent vibe. Toilets are clean and staff are friendly. If you’re looking for a nice place to drink that won’t break the bank that isn’t Wetherspoons, this place is perfect. Highly recommend.

Absolutely lovely pub. Friendly and helpful customer service, great food and atmosphere. I highly recommend the Star Inn Godalming to everyone. Inside is a lot bigger than I thought and there is a lovely beer garden. Below scores are out of 10 😉 Customer Service   10 🙂 Food Quality   10 🙂 Atmosphere   10 🙂 Price ££ (rated between 1 - 5 £) 🙂 Presentation   10 🙂 Products   10 ✅ Wifi   Yes 🙂 Location   10 🅿️ Parking:    Lots of paid parking available around Overall   10 ⭐️

Superb local. A pub that is still a pub, with genuine character, and great beer and cider. Best pub in the area without a doubt 👌

Locally made DRY Cider available

The food is always great, and the customer service is friendly and welcoming.

Beautiful deck on a beautiful day!

We used to live round the corner but unfortunately had to moved away. However just had my mum flying to see us and she said I wails love to have a prawn tempura and few other small snacks … this place is perfect if you have a drink and fancy some nice tempura prawns , scampi or huge Nachos :) All staff exceptionally nice :) It’s not our first visit and definitely not the last :))

Do not take my word for it try for yourself

Great pub, always a lively atmosphere and love the pub billiard table

Good beers and tasty ploughman's.. friendly staff

This is consistently one of the best pubs around! Great selection of ales and ciders, plus absolutely delicious burgers with lovely fries and salad. Perfect 👌

Best selection of craft beers I've seen for a long time. I have the Tilford IPA and the Dr Johnson Bitter and both were awesome. We all had the Sunday Roast, which was simply amazing. Best Sunday Roast at a Pub I've ever had and at a very reasonable price. Service was excellent and the ambience of the Pub itself just what we were looking for. I recommend ordering the Roast in advance to make sure you get the choice you want. They will eventually run out. My wife had the Lamb and I had the Chicken and both were perfect.

Love this pub, which is local. Vibey atmosphere!

Always friendly welcome, great beers, amazing food, great prices and lovely ambience....basically " LOVE THIS PUB" ❣️

Previously enjoyed previous family time here, sometimes only with my young daughter. Excellent service, friendly staff. Great food. Recently been advised they offer a Delivery menu service. A colleague is going to order her birthday meal for herself to be delivered... We will celebrate with her when all this is over! I understand the Star has new owners and makeover. I'm looking forward to visiting in near future...

Yes it is comfortable in side by the door. Staff were good. Garden clean and tiered.

I had a wonderful time in this lovely pub. They provide plenty choices of drink and food. Big portions, delicious, great value and impressive service! I’ll be back.😉

Amazing selection of beers and friendly staff. Some dogs need to control their owners better !

Owners are really nice. Food was tasty and fast delivered. Good music and ambience overall.

Visiting Godalming for the first time, The Star quickly became my favourite pub. Very old building, around 200 years old with few changes. Small bar at front but extends back to a further bar and garden. Very welcoming staff and very busy. i am a Camra member and by chance, visited during an ale festival. Around 40 ales on offer, usually around 15. Lots of choice and some of my favourites. Will definately return.

Seemed a nice place but I had [what I considered to be] a bad pint. However there was no offer of a refund when I returned it after 2 sips. Also parents allowing their kids to play cartoons on their phones at full volume. I won't go back.

Best pub in Godalming. Huge selection of well kept ales and ciders that change regularly. The food is super tasty, they do the best cheesy chips and they now have a vegan burger which is also delicious. Its lovely and cosy inside, with great, old fashioned charm. The staff are helpful and friendly and the regulars are chatty too. They have a folk night on Mondays and a quiz on Sundays. There are TV's showing the news and all the big sporting events as well as a juke box. The outside area is spacious and has heaters, and there is a little room out back that you can hire for events that comes with it own bar. If this wasn't enough to draw you in, they also host a brilliant Easter and Halloween beer/cider festival each year!

WHOPPER DOPPER DING DONG! Interesting ciders on draught here, hardly any proper pubs left in Godalming now so I try to pay this place a visit whenever I'm back.

Amazing selection of Ales on hand pump and good burgers and fishcakes.