We tried the UK’s cheapest three-course dinner* – here’s what you get for £4 (or £5 if you want to splash out)
By Jenness Mitchell, Scotland reporter
“Because of the price you think it’s going to be crap, but it’s not,” says Star Bar patron Christine Hill, 58.
The Star Bar is located in Glasgow’s southside on Eglinton Street, where words like this are as good as any five star review.
The pub has plenty of those, to be fair – and its legendary three courses offer has been running for decades, attracting as many customers as staff can manage every day.
Paul Marletta, who runs the pub alongside sister and business partner Giovanna Marletta, inherited the bar 39 years ago when it was just £1 for a three-course lunch.
These days it’s £4, for which you get a starter, main and dessert -…
