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George Hotel, Ludlow
Ludlow
SY8 1AY
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Tris C left this review about George Hotel
This place is grade II-listed with a 19th century front to an earlier core which goes back a long way along Castle Street.
You can see photos on their website, but aside from some old unpainted rafters, it has been savagely trendified, with herringbone parquet floor and tiled bar apron, a bar array made from Shoreditch-inspired scaffold poles to accommodate a multitude spirit bottles, backlit in flame yellow; the bar front is modern dark brown field panelled. Walls are dark brown painted field panelled to the dado, then ochre coloured hessian wallpaper thereafter, a panel decked out with an ironic flock of flying Guinness toucans. Furniture includes banquettes to the rear, but furniture is otherwise rather modern restaurant-style stuff. Décor is thin, but over my shoulder to a windowsill I espied hardback books from the likes of Max Hastings, Bobby Charlton and Jeffrey Archer; a trip to the khazi revealed very swanky modern lavs, along with genteel mainly young female customers clasping chalices, no doubt containing gin or Prosecco.
Surprisingly there was a choice of cask: Pride, then three from Ludlow: Best, Red Dawn and Gold at £2.15 a half and decent, served by a proficient barman.
Assuming the mantle of Ludlow’s Fashionable Pub, this is really more of a cocktail bar – cum – restaurant than boozer; some may like this sort of thing but I don't, the Blue Boar is diagonally opposite.
On 20th November 2023
- rating: 4
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Marches
Sorry could not take to this pub called in went to the bar and waited and waited looked round tables with table cloth,s on..It was full of middle aged ladies having cup,s of tea a place were ladies do lunch decided to leave but would call back on an evening to see what,s it,s like had a good selection of hand pulled ales on
On 19th February 2015
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Marches
This is an end terrace restaurant with bar. Formerly the George Hotel, it has a beer garden. The frontage is impressive with what looks like a Georgian upper, in white, with sash windows and stucco finish. The lower frontage looks more Victorian, with its pilasters and horse entrance. The interior is one long room, with a bar area at one end. This area had a music set-up. There was no TV. The service was fine and a few people were in. The decor is blue, wood and coffee, with a wood floor. Arty photos are on the walls and the lampshades are a feature. Beer; usual tap stuff with Tim Taylor Landlord, Wharfdale Lantern Rouge and a very nice Three Tun's Clerics Cure on handpull. This is far more a restaurant than a pub, but i didn't feel uneasy in what is a bar-ish part of the place. Worth a look for the real ale.
On 3rd July 2014
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