The Star at Cotton

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   Joanne

   Staffordshire1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful Sunday sharing platter. Lovely little place. Not the cheapest Sunday lunch around but would much rather pay for quality. Plentiful too. Would highly recommend the star at cotton.
   

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   Jon

   Staffordshire1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely food, service was fantastic for mothers day, the pub was full and the atmosphere was nice. Staff were extremely friendly and prompt. Would definitely recommend to anyone who's not been before.
   

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   Chris

   Manchester1 review

   2.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We visited on Mother’s Day as a party of 3 adults and 1 child so expected it to be busy. We sat at 12pm, got drinks by 12.15pm, ordered food and an adult ordered a starter so that came out around 12.30ish but what baffled us is that they brought my sons main meal out at the same time meaning when we eventually got the main by 1.15pm he had eaten and was getting bored!! So after waiting over an hour for our main we had a sharer which was apparently made for 3 and after looking at others for 2 it was apparent we had exactly the same size portions apart from an extra Yorkshire and sausage! After dessert was done with and our meal finished we had been there roughly 2 and a half hours, got the bill to be greeted with a £9 charge for GRAVY!! How you charge for that is beyond me and after checking the menu it became apparent that you charge £3 pp for GRAVY on a sharer but if we had a normal meal you don’t!! After our experience, charge for gravy and the quality of food wasn’t great that shall be our one and only time visiting!
   

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   Lee

   Staffordshire1 review

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   To start with the waitresses and bar staff were great ,working incredibly hard and were clearly up against it. The food was average for the price. The pie starter had a sense of microwave about it (soggy) The GF flat bread dish was just, bread laid flat on the plate😂 The steak was ok as were the chops. Sold out of many of the mains and in fact sold out of rice😳 The meals had an overall rushed look. 10 minutes passed from the first to the last main, which was awkward when your trying to dine together. A shame as we were really looking forward to the visit and had heard great things. Maybe on that particular night the management chose quantity over quality.
   

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   Sally

   Yorkshire1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 22 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Highly recommend, we booked via the open table app whilst leaving the local theme park and we are grateful that we did because it was delicious! We received a very warm welcome, food was fantastic all home cooked, service was great, lovely decor very cosy, the bill was what we would expect for the quality of food. We were shocked to see how busy the restaurant was when we were leaving, especially as service was good, it is obviously a local gem!
   

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   Tom

   Staffordshire1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 17 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Exquisite. Fantastic atmosphere, the staff are very polite and welcoming. The food is exceptional, with a great varied menu. Not the cheapest of places but this is reflected in the quality of the service and food, as they say, you get what you pay for. Would definitely eat here again. Very very impressive!
   

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   Ian

   Caribbean2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 16 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were seated in the restaurant but the atmosphere is still casual and relaxed. The service was excellent and the food good quality and beautifully presented. Portions are generous, we'll definitely be returning.
   

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   Stephen

   Derbyshire1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 16 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Service was good, Beef a bit thin and tasteless and I was not able to swap cabbage for cauliflower cheese even tho this was on the menu? Some veggies were almost raw.
   

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   Steven

   Staffordshire2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 15 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was excellent however the service was quite poor. We asked for water for the table 4 times to two different staff, finally it arrived. The starters and main were very good but waiting for the dessert took around 20 minutes just to order. The pub by this time was pretty empty. It also appeared as though there was a change of staff around 8pm which seemed to affect the service.
   

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    David

    Staffordshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 15 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Seeing how busy they were I was surprised by how promptly the food service was. Also there was a very good attention to detail. Overall a very good experience especially as it seemed to be the busiest time of the day.
    

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