Harden's survey result
Summary
“This lovely Ludlow restaurant” makes a suitable setting for “old-fashioned high-end dining” that showcases “top-notch” cooking from well-travelled chef Wayne Smith, who has worked for luminaries including Pierre Koffmann, Richard Corrigan, Tom Aikens and Claude Busi – the latter having put this address on the gastronomic map as Hibiscus. The venue “has been a little inconsistent over the years”, going bust as La Bécasse, but Wayne has brought stability since 2015, and “recent meals eaten there have been excellent, each course finely prepared and very tasty”.
Summary
“The food can be exceptional”, while “service is spot-on without being overbearing and condescending” in chef Wayne Smith’s oak-panelled dining room – a lingering taste of Ludlow’s former heyday as a gastronomic destination. The cuisine may not quite match the heights of Claude Bosi’s late, lamented Hibiscus, which used to occupy the same premises – but “it is certainly value for money”.
Summary
“Inventive taste combinations and very professional service” are the hallmarks of chef Wayne Smith’s “welcoming”, “comfortable and oak-panelled” operation at one of foodie Ludlow’s most celebrated addresses – the former site of Claude Bosi’s lauded (now defunct) Hibiscus. “It’s now a good-value, if not cheap, country restaurant – you’d cross Shropshire to eat here (but perhaps not come from all over the country, as people did in Ludlow’s food heyday)”.
Summary
“Oak-panelled comfort” with “beautiful décor”, plus “charming” and “professional” service set a perfect tone for “delightful” and “inventive” modern cuisine at this well-known foodie address, formerly made famous by Bibendum’s Claude Bosi (and nowadays run by his protégé, Wayne Smith). Its ratings waned a little last year, though, on the back of some reviews which were not damning, but “disappointing at the price”.
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17 Corve St, Ludlow, SY8 1DA
Restaurant details
Mortimers Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Rather gloomy interior and a surprisingly short wine list for a restaurant of this quality. The food was beautifully presented and overall a good experience."
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £85.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 3 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £20.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
17 Corve St, Ludlow, SY8 1DA
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 6:30 pm‑8 pm |
| Thursday | 12:30 pm‑2.00 pm, 6:30 pm‑8 pm |
| Friday | 12:30 pm‑2.00 pm, 6:30 pm‑8 pm |
| Saturday | 12:30 pm‑2.00 pm, 6:30 pm‑8 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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