Star Inn

Excellent pub with stunning food. This pub has traditional little areas, each different and one is dedicated to food. This area isn’t big though so you’ll have to be sure to book. I’ve never come here without a booking.
The restaurant part is small and dark with a fireplace at one end and is close to the bar (as is every room). The main area has multiple TVs and is geared towards drink as much as food. There is a small area off to one side with a large screen TV set up like a living room which is always full of people relaxing and watching the TV when I pop by.
The food here is fantastic always and although sometimes it isn’t perfect it’s always created with care. The menu doesn’t vary too much and there are a few starters and a few mains and there is a slightly different lunch menu here. I’m always here with 3 other people and we always enjoy our meals. The desserts are pretty standard but the starters and mains can be different.
Service isn’t always instant but where is in a pub? You’ll not have to wait long and you’ll get some lovely hot bread with butter and oil & balsamic vinegar for dipping. The owner is often pottering around and you are as likely to have her take your order as one of the staff. Worth the trip out into the middle of nowhere :-)

a great traditional village pub with great food and service.

Stunning, fab place fab food fab location!

A restaurant with a pub is the way I’d describe this excellent eatery in the small village of Troes on the outskirts of Bridgend. Rustic and traditional, the restaurant is warm and welcoming with a real fire crackling away during the winter months. A large menu is supplemented with daily specials and I’ve always been very impressed with the quality and presentation. The owner Clive and his wife are very friendly and helpful though the serving staff can be a little timid and inexperienced.
All in all, a great place and a real step up from a bar meal that you’d expect in a pub with a restaurant, hence my opening description.