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The Star (JD Wetherspoon), Gosport
Gosport
PO12 1DF
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 4 of 10) see review guidelines
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Star (JD Wetherspoon)
A very indifferent and slightly shabby exterior to this average 'Spoon's located in the pedestrianised High Street. Inside is pleasant enough, although the fairly low ceiling and limited daylight gives a slightly cavernous feel. it opens out a little more to the rear and there is a patio area behind. The beer range is pretty average, with one local guest and one more far-flung alongside the usual stuff.
On 24th February 2019
- rating: 5
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Aqualung . left this review about The Star (JD Wetherspoon)
The Star is an archetypal High Street Spoons consisting of a dull, long narrow shop conversion with the bar on the left. It had a typical mix of daytime brigade and shoppers. There were flyers on the bar advertising the Manager's Special of a lamb shank at £7.99. This is on the menu at £9.99 but including a drink. As the standard guest ale price here is £2.25 how is that "Special"?
The bar has two sets of five hand pumps and I asked for a Sneck Lifter which wasn't turned and didn't say Available Soon. The barmaid told me that it wasn't on, so the reality was that the JDW Trio Of Doom was doubled up, one was unused, one was available soon leaving Otter Ale or a beer from the festival that ended over two weeks ago. I had an Abbot Ale which was in good enough condition.
I though this was a rubbish Spoons.
On 9th November 2016
- rating: 3
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E TA left this review about The Star (JD Wetherspoon)
An average 'Spoons, The Star is a long, single-room high street bar occupying a former supermarket, and it takes its name from an old coaching inn in the building down the road now called Nelsons. It was crowded with the usual JDW afficionadoes who complemented the gaming machines and cheap fittings. The back end is reserved as a "family dining area" although there were no families dining on this visit. On the plus side, the barman was friendly, professional and knew his stuff. Of the ten pumps, only three had ale on, so I tried them all. The best of the three was Abbott, the Ruddles was well past its best and the onyl local beer on was IOW Fuggle Dee Dum which didn't taste right. It's worth passing through on a crawl to take advantage of the CAMRA vouchers and to see if the beer gets any better, but I wouldn't want to spend a whole evening here.
On 21st February 2012
- rating: 4
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Star (JD Wetherspoon)
Elongated, narrow 'spoons with a patio at the back. Most of the customers seemed so close to stereotype that it was all rather scary. Half of the 10 handpumps were off, and the staff didn't know whether to charge me £2.30 or £2.45 for my pint of Cottage Merchant Navy. At least the beer was drinkable, but I was off as quick as I could. (NB - Review dates from August 2011.)
On 8th October 2011
- rating: 5
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john mcgraw left this review about The Star (JD Wetherspoon)
Long narrow Wetherspoon's that had a poor selection of real ales and the one I did have was pretty poor.
On 25th July 2011
- rating: 4
[User has posted 2044 recommendations about 2025 pubs]