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Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Staffordshire

Hardens guides have spent 33 years compiling reviews of the best Staffordshire restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 6 restaurants in Staffordshire and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Staffordshire restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.

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1. Little Seeds British, Modern restaurant in Stone 16 - 18 Radford Street - ST15

In a small town to the south of Stoke-on-Trent, Sophie Hardman & Jake Lowndes’s well-established restaurant is one of the best options for a meal in the area: “the food is so well-balanced and there’s fantastic attention from the front of house”.

Price*

£58

££

Food

Good

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Good

2. The Duncombe Arms British, Modern restaurant in Ellastone Main Rd - DE6

“A gem in the middle of the country” – this Peak District inn presents itself as a “welcoming pub, but scratch the surface and you find a hearty flavour-driven menu without frills, plus a wonderful thoughtful wine list, and staff that want you to have a great time in their little corner of Derbyshire”. All-in-all it’s a definite “cut above a pub” with a “lovely location with indoor and semi-outdoor dining areas to suit the weather”. Top Menu Tip – “the cooking focuses on pub classics and modern British dishes that highlight local and seasonal produce. Dishes might include crispy pig’s head with Yorkshire forced rhubarb and smoked pancetta; chicken liver parfait with black-truffle butter; hazelnut cake with blood orange or rhubarb soufflé with cardamom custard. Prices do reflect the style and quality, which is understandable”.

Price*

£49

££

Food

Very Good

Service

Good

Ambience

Good

3. Moat House British, Modern restaurant in Stafford Lower Penkridge Rd, Acton Trussell - ST17

2023 Review: A “smart hotel” with its own lake set in the Staffs countryside, where the “cosy restaurant serves good value food using local produce”. Tuesday night is grill night – on other evenings steaks and pub classics feature on the menu alongside somewhat fancier fare.

4. The Lighthouse Restaurant International restaurant in Ashbourne New Road, Boylestone - DE6

2022 Review: Over a decade on, this fine dining spot “sitting at the back of the Rose and Crown plum in the middle of nowhere” is “a revelation” to some reporters, “trying too hard” for others. The “regularly changing tasting menu” (the only option, coming with or without wine flights) is “getting even better, if anything”.

5. Lunar British, Modern restaurant in Barlaston Wedgwood Drive - ST12

Too little feedback this year for a full review on this intriguing eatery in The Potteries – part of the World of Wedgewood experience – whose high-profile founding chef, local Staffordshire lad Niall Keating, left after three years in May 2024. There is a full-on chef’s table blow-out, but most visitors opt for the relatively affordable posh-brasserie menu (which is the formula price given).

Price*

£80

££££

6. Little Dumpling King restaurant in Hanley 50 Piccadilly - ST1

Chef-owner Rob McIntyre's shrine to the dumpling in Hanley is a noisy and atmospheric spot kitted out in black and red, with a menu inspired by Asian cuisine – they make their own crispy chilli oil. The Observer's Jay Rayner is a big fan following a summer 2024 visit.