Ludlow Pantry in Shropshire

Given up ,no longer go into the conservatory due to the debacle that is ordering/leaving dog tied up !!! Decided whilst waiting for shop to open I would get a coffee from the pantry (as I had my dog with me )stood at door ,requested oat decaf cappuccino “ we don’t do oat milk” was the response Really !!! it’s all a joke now ,what’s happened to what was once a very special place to enjoy quality food and hospitality ?I have given up now.

It seems that this place, which is now adjoining the Ludlow Kitchen on the way into Shrewsbury, used to be on the High Street in Ludlow. We were driving past and called in for a coffee. You pay for your dingks, and any other titbits you may have picked up, and then make your own coffee (or tea) from the two machines standing against one of the walls. It is purely takeaway (there are seats available outside the Ludlow Kitchen or you can drink your coffee in your car in the adjoining car park). OK for a quick cup of coffee

We called into this lovely bakery and had a lunch of freshly made baguette/ roll to order and a slice of apple pie and an amazing crunch that had oranges in it- never tasted anything like it! Amazing 🤩

Nos tomamos un café allí un par de veces y estuvo bien. El entorno era bastante agradable y el personal era, en general, muy atento. Sin embargo ahora es cerrado y el edificio ha eliminado todos los accesorios.

En el menú de lectura fuera de mi marido y me quedé encantada sobre el plato vegetariano por £11. 95 huevos, Quiche Felefal Escocés del día, ensalada, ensalada de col, queso y pan, pero particularmente el huevo escocés. Siendo un domingo estaba lleno pero sólo tuvimos que hacer cola durante unos minutos. Pedimos nuestras bandejas, zumo y cafetiere del día rápido y la comida llegó en 5 minutos. Por desgracia, las bebidas tomó otro 5 minutos a pesar de estar alineados en el mostrador con varios otros y mi marido tenía que tomar una tableta antes de comer. Me di cuenta inmediatamente la ausencia de huevo whisky ya que era un pedazo de queso strudel que el 3 que tuve anteriormente notamos en el deli de al lado. Le pregunté a la camarera cuando ella trajo las bebidas y me dijeron que no había sido capaz de conseguir los huevos durante algún tiempo, así que teníamos reemplaza con la manzana. Aunque el strudel era delicioso que sentimos que deberíamos haber dicho esto cuando pedimos así que eran un poco mosqueado. La otra pega fue la Quiche del día. Fue mi culpa realmente para no preguntar de que sabor era, pero me encanta quiche de la mayoría de las variedades, sin embargo este era queso de cabra y odio queso de cabra, así que no podía comer. No hay señales en cualquier lugar podría/pizarras ver diciendo que sopa del día había. . Y Quiche del día era. . . . . Todo lo que la fuente dice del resto era increíble. Había 3 rodajas pequeñas (mucho) de 3 quesos de la charcutería y una selección de 3 rebanadas de pan foccacia que eran deliciosas, además de ensalada de col y deli muy bien presentado con hojas mixtas y trozos de lo que creo que eran de zanahoria y remolacha marinado cintas. Todo parecía y estaba preciosa (aparte del quiché) y el jugo de manzana y café colombiano fue bien con las comidas. El lugar era precioso aunque un poco ruidoso, ya que un domingo y no es barato y creo que si tenían experiencias la sustitución y me notificó de queso de cabra, que es la que no gusta a todo el mundo le hubiera dado 4 / 5.

This is part of the Ludlow Food Centre...a little shop with products and a few coffee tables...small but pleasant Closing down soon according to the notice on the door

A nice place to eat and drink with very friendly staff and good value for money with a great choice of menu

This looks a nice smart place and the staff and variety of food do not let it down. But don't order the pasty, the pastry is soggy and the contents are grey. Other food comes through better. Nice salads and nice cakes. Worth a stop but choose wisely

Went in here to enjoy a cup of tea and bough some nice pasties and Pork pies which were fresh and homemade. Highly recommended

Ludlow Pantry is a small café in the town centre near the market. Plenty of cakes,hot/cold snacks and good range of drinks both hot and cold. Many products on sale from the Ludlow Food centre as well. Nice shop front but needs more tables to compare with other local opposition but still very good.and interior, Good staff service.

Popped in here to get rolls for lunch as it looked good from outside. It was quite busy with customers and everything looked very appetising. Nice choice of rolls with lots local produce. Rolls www freshly made to order bit of a wait but my goodness worth it. We could have made do with one ham and cheese roll it was so generously full! Such delicious rolls and no more that you would pay for a run of the mill sandwich in supermarket.

Friendly staff and nice products, only gripe was they forgot my coffee. Needs more tables though as people were walking away

This small local cafe has just a few tables for eating in but is worth a visit for a lunch. The food is sourced locally and while not cheap or perhaps the very best quality I did enjoy the Estate Box (a small selection of local meat, cheese, salad, bread etc) which was delicious. My husbands sandwich didn't quite live up to my expectation being on a large sub roll rather than fresh bread, however he enjoyed it and he did say the roll was lovely and fresh. I did find the slice of chocolate cake I had very weird tasting, it had an overwhelming taste of something like honey, was incredibly sweet and frankly quite dry. It looked a lot nicer than it tasted. Probably the worst chocolate cake I have ever had, perhaps it had been stood around for a couple of days. I might just have been unlucky. The drinks were nice, the decaffeinated mocha in particular was lovely. It is very small and has only 4 tables and unfortunately it does not have toilets which is a shame but still it is worth a visit. Some items are slightly average but overall a good selection of nice food.

Lovely coffee shop but really needs more seating .... Coffee excellent and the butter buns are my favourite...apparently they are not very healthy!

My last visit to the Ludlow Pantry resulted in a disappointing experience and a negative review but I am delighted to say that everything is now back to happiness with lovely coffee and two attentive and delightful members of staff looking after customers on 13/05/16. We popped in for a quick coffee and it was delicious and expressly served with a smile, no noisy banter or larks this time just an enjoyable relaxing atmosphere like you would expect from this outreach of the celebrated Ludlow Food Centre. We didn't have time for anything to eat but the other guests appeared to be enjoying the lovely looking cakes on offer, there are lots of places to enjoy food in Ludlow and we will put the Pantry back on our list of places we like.

Great for quick light lunch. We ordered samosas and sausage roll with tea and coffee. I also had an Apricot and Pecan biscuit. Everything was delicious and well presented.Will defiantly visit again.

Always pop in for coffee, but have enjoyed scotch and soup today. Both fantastic and especially love the scotch eggs.Staff friendly but you do need to get in early for butter buns!

The Pantry was empty and due to close in about 20 mins when we popped our heads round the door and asked if they were still serving, yes was the answer from the staff. Between us we had a coffee, a pot of tea and toasted hot cross buns which were delicious. My only reservation was that my tea cup was very stained inside, but otherwise all was good.

We stopped by just for a tea and a coffee, but could see at it was very popular for lunch, frequented by lots of locals.Good price interesting building.

Ludlow Food Centre's 'in town' presence offering a 'fix' of their quality coffee, snacks and cakes in the centre of town.Very welcoming and helpful service in what is a smart, comfortable, albeit compact, café environment.Excellent range of quality, tasty snacks and cakes available to serve all tastes.The only downside at present is the somewhat small seating area, but this looks set to expand, in which case, to be ensured of somewhere to sit will only improve it's 'eat-in' popularity.

I popped in for a coffee and slice of cake after reading the sign outside, The cafe is small but friendly and has a lovely view of the street. I upgraded to a large drink and have to admit was probably one of the best mugs of coffee I can remember drinking, the cake was also quite nice. The service was not slick but was friendly and human, I enjoyed my visit...

went in here whilst waiting for the wonderful market to open and had quite possibly the nicest coffee in ludlow!!!!!!!

We had a super coffee and tea cake in this charming and modern tearoom. Staff were friendly and attentive whilst we were there and there were plenty of jars of things to buy such as marmalade and chutneys. Thank you

I went to the Ludlow Pantry a few months ago, and had since forgotten the name. In fact I forgot most of the details of the visit - all else was rendered insignificant upon tasting a Ludlow butter bun for the first time. Even before I tasted it, it was love at first sight. I vaguely remember that the cafe was pretty to look at, and comfortable. I vaguely remember having some sort of pleasant caffeinated drink. I seem to recall that the person who served me the bun was nice, and didn't take a great deal of money for it. But, oh, the bun! If you've never tasted one before, I strongly recommend that you travel to Ludlow immediately and try one.

My husband and I have been drinking our delicious coffee and eating our even more scrumptious breakfast rolls since the place opened ,the staff are delightful and friendly ,I couldn't find a negative thing to say at all .Let us hope the staff stay just as they are helpful , happy, friendly and chatty .See you next week girls and many more to come I hope . Well worth a visit for anyone who wants a cheery atmosphere and excellent food and coffee.

It was Sunday 31 Jan. and we were looking for somewhere to get a coffee and snack on this Sunday. Saw it was open form 10 - 4 so went back there at 11. Still locked up though the door sign showed open. No signs of life, went elsewhere.

I like Ludlow Pantry more for its looks than anything else. It has a pretty shop front and interior, and shelves of delectable looking products to take home. There aren't many tables, and it can be a struggle to move about if you have a pram, but the friendly staff helped out my friend and I. It's a nice spot for relaxing with friends and cooling off with an ice-cream milkshake.Perhaps not great for breakfast though. I had a cafetiere of colombian coffee that wasn't up to scratch, granary toast with a tiny pot of black currant jam with some whole berries - both tasty, and an edible but not moreish Gloucester old spot ham and cheddar sourdough toastie. What's especially disappointing about the food is that the menu creates such high expectations which the food fails to meet. The toastie for example should have tasted like it had special ham and artisan bread, but it was instead ordinary.The food doesn't live up to the cafe's reputation, but it's still a lovely place to unwind with friends.

Looking for somewhere to get a coffee and snack on Sunday. Saw it was open form 10 - 4 so went back there at 11. Still locked up though the door sign showed open. No signs of life. Went elsewhere only to be told Ludlow Pantry had been closed for a number of previous Sundays.

I used to enjoy my visits to the Ludlow Pantry but my latest visit last week, (January 2016) was a disappointment. The Ludlow Food Centre who provide the food and services at this cafe/deli have deservedly won awards for their outstanding quality food and service but the Ludlow Food Pantry which is a satellite establishment a couple of miles away in Ludlow town centre does not offer the same service. The food may be the same but my coffee was not brilliant and my time drinking it was spoilt by banter and unprofessional joking around by the staff behind the counter. You would expect that an establishment carrying the reputation of its illustrious parent would offer a calm respectful ambience but the staff appear more interested in having fun among themselves to the customers detriment. Maybe I was unlucky and the staff were letting off post Christmas steam but I do not want to sit and have my relaxation ruined by loud jokey behaviour more akin to a night out on the town. On previous visits I struggled to get a seat as the Pantry was so popular but on this occasion I found myself almost alone with only a couple of other people there so maybe others share my view? I will not be returning for a while, hopefully some staff training can turn things around and get back to putting customers first.

Had a quick lunch in the Ludlow Pantry a few days ago. On the positive, nice ambiance, friendly staff, lots of lovely looking things to buy. On the negative a very measly smoked chicken sandwich with a few salad leaves and some dressing on the side. The chicken was nice, the bread was good there just wasn't enough of it to justify the price of £5.99! Also no toilet.

My wife had the best Latte for months here. Friendly staff and lots of preserves for quality Christmas presents. We will be returning the next time we are in Ludlow.

This is where we Brits get suckered. A business calls its self a deli and we are pre programmed with a Pavlovian response to imagine it's all going to be fantastic. The SO and I were hungry and looking for a tasty snack to boost our retail energies and thought we'd try the Ludlow Pantry for lunch. Ordered a ham and smoked cheese sandwich and a sausage roll. The sandwich was presented in what seemed seconds and turned out to be a huge sesame covered 'subway' style torpedo, with virtually no filling and missing the much acclaimed mustard Mayo. The roll which allegedly comes form the much vaunted bakery at the Ludlow Food Centre was frankly dreadful, dry and very obviously mass produced by non artisan bakers. The sausage roll was rather bouncy in texture and in fact made the SO gag. £11 something for these depressingly dull comestibles and two small Americanos. Very poor fare indeed and we certainly won't be returning. The tiny Harp Lane deli is a far better bet with consistently good coffee and real deli food and supplies not the dreadful disneyfied and unnecessary tat from this place.

We chose this place to have a light breakfast as I am the only one in the family who is a fan of a Full English and most of the alternatives in the town centre cater for that kind of breakfast. The Ludlow Pantry is a an outlet for produce from the Ludlow Food Centre, about 2.5 miles north of the town on the A49. Our choice was for croissant, pain au chocolat and fresh coffee. All of which was excellent. Also available were bacon and sausage toasties and baps and again all locally produced. Judging by the number 'of people who called in to pick up food 'to go' it has devoted regulars and it was easy to see why.

We called in on a Monday following our visit around the lovely town of Ludlow, with its different shops and great buildings.We had cappuccinos which had proper chocolate shavings on, home made fruit cake which was delicious and the best carrot and corriander soup that Chris had tasted. Home made ice creams, cheese toasties and deli produce and breads, which are made fresh daily from the nearby Ludlow Food Centre, (also worth a visit) made it a very enjoyable visit.We then journeyed on and had a lovely walk over the Long Mynd.Regards Gary Saunders

Visited with Husband and 2 children. Had 2 hot pasties (1 veg and 1 meat), 2 sausage rolls, 2 pots of tea and 1 bottle of sparkling blackcurrant. Cost about £16 which I thought was good value. Pasties and tea were excellent. Everything was wonderful until my Son needed the toilet and they haven't got one! My Husband had to gulp his tea down and run him across the market square to the horrible public toilets. Real shame.

So what's not to like about a place that sells good food for consumption both on and off the premises. Lets start with the food - it's great, well prepared and well presented. The drinks - well prepared and well presented. The cakes - oh my waistline, if you need to loose weight don't go to this establishment!! They sell a range of chutnies, cheeses, sauces, teas, coffees, etc. etc. It was not without a little cunning manouvering that I did manage to secure the last two seats on a busy Saturday and a decent luch ensued. We have visited this cafe (for want of a different description although shop might be nearer the mark) many times and have never failed to be delighted.

Meat, bread, and, cheese are but a few of the products they sell which come from their own farm. Sit in or take out their food is excellent! Great tea's and coffee's, cakes and pastry, and sandwiches (oh what delicious sandwiches). This place is 'probably' the best cafe we have ever visited. Oh, one last thing - the staff are considerate, thoughtful and very helpful i.e. service as it should be! p.s. We visited a number of retail outlets in Ludlow and we were greeted with the same excellent 'service' every time.

Everything about Ludlow Pantry is fantastic. The food is so full of flavour courtesy I am sure to the local produce and local skills. The staff were extremely friendly and hearing where all the products were sourced with Ludlow was fantastic. Highly recommend if you are visiting Ludlow - it will not disappoint! (Tip: you must try the No Name brie style cheese - AMAZING!)

We enjoy coming here every time we visit Ludlow as we find it hard to find good coffee in most small rural towns. The atmosphere is pleasant and there is plenty to choose from including the coffees of the month they have on.

Cute cafe! Seating quite cramped however, but I had a white hot chocolate which was divine. I would definitely return if I was in the area.

Lovely coffee, excellent service. Worth dropping in. The cakes are very tempting. Please can you invest in some new stools for the high level seating area as they are very uncomfortable! The rest of the seating is fine...

Small but perfectly formed if you don't mind chatting to the neighbours, as the chairs are a little close as has been mentioned! We're friendly though, so we enjoyed it. Nice cuppa, nice carrot & coriander soup, the bread that came was a tasty, but the slice on the small side. I might be just greedy though. I tried the local speciality, butter bun. Prepare to get sticky. Delicious- probably a hearty attack on a plate! I would definitely go back. Nice bun!

This is a very cosy little cafe. The food was very good and the service friendly just a little two close to the next table. However, as an eatery a nice place to go when you are in town

Cakes were not the best and seating very cramped. Pity as there are so many lovely places to choose from

Absolutely fantastic! The only things that outshone the great service was the food and coffee. Highly recommended.

Called in for lunch to go i.e sandwich drink etc they had a offer on where you could choose a sandwich drink and packet of tyrrells crisps all for £5.00 so I went for it you could choose 5 sandwiches so I went with the Ham Cheese with no name on brown bread Latte coffee and sea salted crisps all I can say it was great so fresh and full of tast with a onion confit that was just right with the sandwich all I can say is I will be back so see you soon .

We visited at lunch time looking for a table for two. We were directed to a table by the nod of a head. The food range is ok but the quality leaves much to be desired. The coffee was freshly made - but cold? The food tepid. Price wise - a £2.00 surcharge on a sandwich to dine in a cramped, draughty shop front is unacceptable. The service is severely lacking to the point of one indolent member of staff (manageress??) being downright ignorant in her manner to anyone she didn't recognise. Do yourself a favour - get your coffee at Costa - it's just down the road and is better and cheaper and then pick one of the deli's for a bite to each. Whatever - avoid the Ludlow Pantry!! You have been warned.

called in on the off chance and really glad we did. lovely welcome fro the two ladies behind the counter. Coffee is not only ground on the premises but is personally sourced for the best flavour (I read the menu!) and had a really great taste. They had a selection of home made snacks - cakes and biscuits which were good value. Lots of condiments and yummies to take away in the shop area. definitely visit if in the area again.

...but narrow with limited space to sit down. Tables are right next to each other. People came in and left again without purchasing anything. Those tables available were being monopolised by a few selfish customers.Good espresso coffee blend but served in quality but ridiculously large cups (apparently only ones available) ....cakes looked good. Willing polite service.Will take my own cup if I return!

Called in for tea and cakes first thing in the morning with my granddaughter. Had a teacake and a scone. The scone was huge and my granddaughter sais it was too big; I polished it off. Drinks and food excellent, and we witnessed the staff trying out a different recipe for pancakes. It was good value and although we were the only people there it seemed cosy and welcoming. The service was excellent, informal but efficient. Good range of deli goods in stock and clearly focussing on local produce. We'll be back.

Delightful little place, ideal for tea or coffee and other things whenever you are passing.This is not a very large place, but what they do they do well. They sell some nice bread also.The two girls there when I visited were very helpful.Will definitely go again.I don't think they have been there long, so I hope they keep up the standard and prosper.

Lovely tea served in local pottery and cake to die for. Very friendly and helpful staff. A bit warm in cafe and not much seating