The Star, Malden Rushett

"This was our first time here, and we came here because of the vegan menu. The staff were very nice - friendly and informative. The food was really good. Will definitely be back!"

"As it’s just off the M25 this makes for a great alternative to the Cobham services, if you have the time. A good welcome, nice, basic pub-grub food and lager, dog friendly in the area just inside the main entrance which is nice. Car park is always busy yet you can find a space so not an issue."

"Bland underwhelming food with very high prices. However decent service and it's a nicely decorated and well maintained pub. Perfect for a few drinks. In terms of the food, I ordered the ultimate burger which is advertised as a 10oz burger with cheese, bacon, lashings of BBQ sauce, burger sauce, tomato, lettuce, red onion, gherkin, onion rings, slaw and skin on fries for a whopping £17.95. Patty sizes were good but my burger was bland, only a little bit of burger sauce noted. Gherkin missing, patty overcooked with no moisture and crumbling. Bread crumbled in my hand as soon as I picked it up even though it was dry. The so called lashings of BBQ sauce is served seperately on the side. It's quite a watery sauce with the consistency of watery gravy. On the plus, chips were nice although I wouldn't exactly call them Skin-on-fries as advertised. They were also quite a small portion. Ultimate burger should come with ultimate chips. Definitely not worth almost £18. This dish also came with two separate onion rings on top and coleslaw on the side. The burger was constructed with a onion ring inside which was quite chewy. On the bottom of the burger they used red onion. It doesn't make sense to have both types of onion on top and bottom, one cooked and one raw with two varying flavours. Wife ordered Chicken ceaser salad which is advertised with croutons, parmesan & anchovies. This was made with basic lettuce, had only four croutons and only three small anchovies. It was also three average sized bits of chicken. This salad was a whopping £13.95. On the plus, ceaser sauce was nice. Very basic and small salad for almost £14. Kids chicken Goujons with chips and baked beans ordered for £7.50. Kids loved the chips but again these chip were too small a portion and only 3 small chicken Goujons provided. In my opinion just average pub food but at a higher than average prices. I attended over the bank holiday weekend so who knows, maybe the ingredients were not as fresh Lastly, the main attraction for me was the advertised play area. It was this that initially attracted me to this pub. I was quite disappointed in it as it is quite basic. It's literally a teepee, a small bridge and a fixed small wooden train. Whilst it looks nice, Kid's got bored after 10 minutes. A slide wouldn't go amiss. Also, not sure if this is staff but bicycles were left on the side of the play area. So if a child runs in to them, there could be an accident. I also attempted to use the app to order but was advised against it by staff, not sure why. Maybe the app is not great. And for those that are interested, this place does not offer blue light card/emergency services discount. Overall, should I go there again, it is a nice pub and friendly staff but I will just stick to the drinks."

"Unfortunately both my husband choice and my choice were off the menu. So we went for the satay sticks which as usual were perfect. Then he had mushroom wellington and i had a side salad . The Wellington was lovely. The side salad consisted of chopped onion, cherry tomatoes rocket and baby leaf mix. Not a patch on what it used to be when it included runner beans and cucumber with dressings. A real dissapointment. Our friends had liver and vegetables and a very large portion of chicken wings. No complaints here. I did however mention the bins in the ladies which was full and overflowing onto the floor. The waiter service was brilliant. Very attentive."

"Really really really nice chicken and rib combo. Had the garlic and her dough balls to start also and they were nice. Was disappointed with the apple crumble as there wasn't much apple, and the crumble was a bit well done. Lovely outdoor seating area at both front and back. Little booth/huts which have heaters and plastic zip down covers also. Will definitely return! Had the same main meal again today and still great! Service was a bit slow but was quite busy."