Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Ludlow
Hardens guides have spent 34 years compiling reviews of the best Ludlow restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 5 restaurants in Ludlow and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Ludlow restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
Featured Ludlow Restaurants
1. The Charlton Arms
British, Modern restaurant in Ludlow
Ludford Bridge - SY8
“Enjoy your meal in the dining room overlooking the river” when you visit this popular inn on the Ludford Bridge, which is run by Cedric (brother of Claude) Bosi and his wife Amy. The kitchen “often does interesting variants on the standard dishes, and the food is a cut above”. Top Menu Tip – “the twice-baked soufflé is excellent”.
2. The Clive Restaurant with Rooms
British, Modern restaurant in Ludlow
Bromfield - SY8
“Upmarket pub grub sourced from local suppliers” wins praise for this Georgian B&B, which sits about five minutes’ drive outside Ludlow in the heart of the 8,000-acre Oakly Park Estate. Pub classics (like burger or fish ’n’ chips) are available, but the menu is more bistro than it is pub grub, majoring in a selection of steaks… you can even have afternoon tea!
3. The French Pantry
French restaurant in Ludlow
15 Tower St - SY8
“This lovely, cosy French-style bistro” in the centre of Ludlow, from husband-and-wife team Olivier & Lynette Bossut, “serves good hearty helpings of rustic Gallic food” – such as “fabulous onion soup served with a vast cheesy crouton” and “coq au vin with more chicken than some poultry farms!”. With “friendly service”, it’s “usually busy with locals and tourists”, so you “need to book”.
4. Mortimers
British, Modern restaurant in Ludlow
17 Corve St - SY8
“Located in a gorgeously oak-panelled dining room in a grand old building half way up the hill in steep Corve Street”, this “unpretentious, traditional restaurant is a favourite Ludlow eatery” for all who comment on it. (“Previously it was the location of Claude Bosi’s Hibiscus when it was in Ludlow and then Alan Murchison‘s La Becasse where Will Holland was Head Chef”). “In summer, there is a quiet courtyard for pre-meal drinks and a small bar at the entrance for drinks in winter and hors d’oeuvre prior to dining”. “Chef-patron Wayne Smith has perfected his dishes over time and continues to serve excellent, accurately cooked food using delicious local ingredients and although regulars may recognise dishes from previous visits, the food is thoroughly enjoyable”. Top Menu Tip – “some of the local beef is highly memorable for its tenderness and flavour”.
5. Fishmore Hall
British, Modern restaurant in Ludlow
Fishmore Rd - SY8
A 20-minute walk from the hallowed foodie ground of Ludlow, this handsomely renovated Georgian spa hotel is home to a casual bistro and this more formal haunt – a “lovely place to dine” that’s set “in a large light conservatory” with “beautiful views” of the surrounding countryside (“including the short row of small ‘Forelle’ pear trees after which the restaurant is named”). “The food is usually very tasty” (be it the à la carte or tasting menu) and, despite the odd ‘off’ report this year, a “relaxed, pleasing evening is the rule”. “The hotel has recently changed hands” (to a private Midlands-based buyer, who acquired it in March 2024) “though Phil Kerry, the head chef, remains in post so it is to be hoped that Forelles retains its special character despite the change”.
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