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Pizza in wood fired oven Hotel Galaxy's garden

 

Every night 19.00-23.00

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Ποια είναι τα χαρακτηριστικά των προζυμαρων;

Ως προζυμαρα ορίζονται οι συνθέσεις αλεύρου και νερού με την προσθήκη μαγιάς.

Κάθε ένα στοχεύει στην ανάπτυξη της γεύσης και του αρώματος του τελικού προϊόντος και στο να κάνουν τη ζύμη πιο ελαστική και εύπεπτη.

Συνήθως η ψυχρή τους ωρίμανση διαρκεί 24-48 ώρες αλλά έχει και ορισμένα που διαρκούν 6-12 ώρες.

Μια κύρια ζύμη με προζυμαρα αποτελείται από προζυμαρο που έχει ήδη ωριμάσει στο εύρος ωρών που οριζόνται παραπάνω στο πρώτο μέρος της διαδικασίας και από αλεύρι νερό και αλάτι ή και επιπλέον μαγιά που προστίθεται στο δεύτερο μέρος της διαδικασίας.

1) Το προζυμαρο polish.

Αποτελείται από ίση ποσότητα αλεύρου και νερού με την προσθήκη μαγιάς. Η υφή του μοιάζει με χυλό και η υγρασία του βρίσκεται στο 100%.

Στο δεύτερο στάδιο προστίθεται επιπλέον μαγιά.

2)Το προζυμαρο biga.

Αποτελείται από αλεύρι νερό και μαγιά,όπου το αλεύρι είναι περίππου διπλάσιο από το νερό.

Η υφή του είναι σφιχτή και η υγρασία του κυμαίνεται από 40-50%.

Συνήθως η υγρασία του βρίσκεται στο 50%.

Επίσης στο δεύτερο στάδιο προστίθεται επιπλέον μαγιά.

3)Το προζυμαρο Sponge

Έχει το ίδιο ποσοστό υγρασίας με το polish με τη διαφορά ότι όλη η μαγιά της συνταγής βρίσκεται ήδη μέσα του και σε ορισμένες συνταγές προστίθεται και γάλα.

Επιπλέον η ωρίμανση του διαρκεί 6-12 ώρες σε αντίθεση με το polish που διαρκει γύρω στις 24 ώρες.

4) Το προζυμαρο Vecchio Impasto 

Είναι το μόνο είδος που περιέχει αλάτι διότι ανήκει σε μέρος από την προηγούμενη ζύμη που έχει χαλαρώσει πάρα πολύ και δεν μπορεί να μορφοποιηθεί ξανά.

Αυτό προστίθεται σε νέα ζύμη αντί της μαγιάς και δημιουργεί μια από τις πιο νόστιμες ζύμες.

Το ποσοστό υγρασίας του όπως και η υφή του είναι ολοιδιο με τα χαρακτηριστικά που έχει η συνηθισμένη ζύμη του εκάστοτε μάστορα.

Αυτός ο τύπος προζυμαρου θεσπίσει την έννοια του zero food waste.

Όσο χαμηλότερη η υγρασία του προζυμαρου μας, τόσο περισσότερο θα αναδειχθεί και το γευστικό προφίλ και τα αρώματα.

Γι'αυτό συνήθως χρησιμοποιούμε το biga,ειδικά στις ιταλικές ζύμες. Για λόγους ταχύτητας όμως πολλοί προτιμούν το polish και το sponge.

5)Το προζύμι

Αποτελείται από αλεύρι,νερό και μικροοργανισμούς που βρίσκονται στο αλεύρι.

Δεν περιέχει μαγιά.

Το ποσοστό υγρασίας του είναι ίδιο με το polish.

Υπάρχει αφιέρωμα αποκλειστικά για το προζύμι σε παλαιότερη δημοσίευση.

6)Lievito Madre 

Το ποσοστό υγρασίας του κυμαίνεται από 40-45% και χρησιμοποιείται κυρίως για τη δημιουργία των panettoni.

Εφόσον όμως έχει τόσο χαμηλή υγρασια, διαμορφώνεται ένα πολύ πιο γευστικό και αρωματικό προφίλ από το κλασικό προζύμι.

Συνεπώς μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε ζύμες όπως η Ναπολιτάνικη πίτσα ,η Φοκατσια της Ρώμης κ.α.

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Menu 19th May

 Dear friends,

The menu for Friday 19th May is ready , if you could please make your choices and send me your order by the Wednesday evening with the time of your delivery. Please choose one starter, one main course and one dessert from the choices available. The price of the meal is £22 per person. Your food will be delivered hot to your door at a time to be arranged.

I can also provide trays of desserts for parties or receptions with 6, 12 or 24 portions. And I can also cater for small dinner parties and events for numbers up two 24 people with a menu to be discussed and arranged with you.

For the menu please contact me on makiskatsaitis@gmail.com or by phone 07378208871 Thank you

Choice of 5 starters (pick ONE from the list)

Dolmadakia (Vegetarian) or  (Vegan)

Vine leaves filled with rice and herbs served with yoghurt dip

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Three Courgette Rissoles (Vegetarian)

Courgettes, feta cheese, garlic, cumin, egg, semolina, herbs, served with a Greek yoghurt dip

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Spanako pitakia (Vegetarian)

Two small baked  Greek Spinach pies with feta cheese, leeks , spring onions, herbs and garlic in home made  pastry (with wine and EVOO (extra virgin olive oil )

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Garides Saganaki with ouzo

Greek shrimp saganaki is a traditional dish with shrimp that are deglazed in Ouzo to give them extra flavour in spicy tomato sauce peppers and feta cheese

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Tomato rissols (Vegetarian)

Tomato , feta cheese, garlic, , egg, semolina, mint gresh onion ,

served with a Greek yoghurt dip

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Choice of 5 Mains (pick ONE from the list)

Fish paupiettes in wine creamy sauce

Two fish roulades filled with shrimp spinach and spring onions poached in lemmon wine and cream served with salad and dauphinoise potatoes

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Steak (220 gr)

Grilled steak served with salad and hand cut chips

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Hunter’s Chicken

Chicken fillet, BBQ sauce, crispy bacon, mozzarella and cheddar served with cheese croquets and salad

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Gigantes Plaki  (Vegan)

A classic Greek recipe, consisting of 'giant' beans (variety imported from Greece) baked in tomato sauce along with plenty of fresh herbs, which give a really unique taste.

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Spaghetti Frutti di Mare

Frutti Di Mare literally translates to “fruit of the sea” is a popular Italian pasta dish made with spaghetti, arrabiata sauce  with mussels, shrimp, squid, and octopus.

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Choice of 2 Desserts (pick ONE  from the list)

Baklava

Home made Greek baklava walnuts , pistachio, almonds, filo pastry made fresh on the day

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Greek Ekmek Kadayifi

Home made Ekmek kataifi is an all-weather Greek dessert made with layers of kataifi dough baked until crispy and golden, bathed in lemon scented syrup, topped with creamy thick custard and whipped cream and garnished pistachios

*****

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Menu 7,8 April

 

Dear friends, 

Every Monday you will receive the week’s menu for Friday and Saturday evenings, if you could please make your choices and send me your order by the Wednesday evening with the day and the time of your delivery. Please choose one starter, one main course and one dessert from the choices available. The price of the meal is £22 per person. Your food will be delivered hot to your door at a time to be arranged. If you are ordering for the first time, please send me a phone number and contact details.

I can also provide trays of desserts for parties or receptions with 6, 12 or 24 portions. And I can also cater for small dinner parties and events for numbers up two 24 people with a menu to be discussed and arranged with you.

 Please do let me know if you no longer wish to be on this mailing list and receive communications from me. Thank you.

Chef Makis

Yerasimos Katsaitis Catering

makiskatsaitis@gmail.com

tel 07378208871

https://www.facebook.com/ChefMakis

Christmas Puding 2022

Starting Christmas Pudding 2022

sultanas,raisins,curants,apple ,mixed candied, soak over night with orange juice,Metaxa Brandy ,Guinness.

Add next day:100 gr shredded suet/2 eggs/50 gr self rising flour/100 gr breadcrumbs/1 tsp mixed spice/1tspcinamon/200 gr dark brown sugar /50 gr blanced almonds/ 1/2 tsp salt.

3.30 hours steaming and the result

 

Menu 7-8 November 2022

 

Choice of 6 starters (pick one from the list)

1.Greek Salad (Vegetarian) or (Vegan)

Real Greek salad with oregano and Kalamata olives from Greece, feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cucumber, capers, dressed with EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)

2.Gigantes Plaki Vegetarian) (Vegan)

A classic Greek recipe, consisting of 'giant' beans (variety imported from Greece) baked in tomato sauce along with plenty of fresh herbs, which give a really unique taste.

3.Falafel (Vegan)

A traditional middle east recipe with chic peas paprica lemon parsley mint coriander and cumin served with SALAD

4.Spanako pitakia Vegetarian)

Two small baked Greek Spinach pies with feta cheese, leeks, spring onions, herbs and garlic in home-made pastry (with wine and EVOO (extra virgin olive oil))

5.Garides Saganaki with ouzo

Greek shrimp saganaki is a traditional dish with shrimp that are deglazed in Ouzo to give them extra flavour in spicy tomato sauce peppers and feta cheese

6. Arodeadikas de merenzena Vegetarian)

An old  recipe from the Sephardi Jews of Thessaloniki- baked aubergine rolls filled with mozzarella cheese, topped with tomato sauce

 

Main (choose one from the list)

1.Kleftiko (the thieves’roast)

Lamb with potato, carrot, green pepper, onion and melted hard cheese (pecorino)in a lemon- mustard sauce, served wrapped in brown paper

2.Zorbas Dance

Slices of roast pork belly , filled with haloymi cheese, peppers and herbs , in a spicy mustard and tomato sauce, served with roast vegetables and salad

3.Chicken Cordon Blue

Crispy breadcramb -crusted chicken breasts , filled with  chorizo and chedar cheese topped with feta oregano wine sauce , served with salad and roasted potatoes

4.Spaghetti Putanesca al forno

Spaghetti pasta in a tomatoe sauce with bacon , greek olives ,capers, garlic , chili peppers,  au gratin in the oven with parmesan and chedar cheese 

5.Vegetarian lasagne  Vegetarian)

Onions , peppers , chestnut mushrooms, courgettes, aubergines , tomato sauce, cheese , lasagne , sauce mornet

6.Salmon in ouzo creamy sauce

Salmon fillet dressed with a creamy lemon and ouzo with capers dill served with salad and potatoes dauphinoise

 Desserts

Baklava

Home made Greek baklava walnuts, pistachios, almonds, filo pastry made daily 

Brownies

Home made rich chocolate brownie with hazelnuts walnuts almonds dressed with

salted caramel sauce 

Mille Feuille

Three layers of puff pastry  (pâte feuilletée), alternating with two layers of pastry cream (crème pâtissière). The top pastry layer is topped with whipped cream, and almonds

 please mail till Wednesday the 5th your order

 makiskatsaitis@gmail.com

Making Baklava

 

Some Comments

1 SpanakoPitakia /1 Dolmadakia /1 Spetzofai/1 Haloumi Souvlaki/2 Baklava  Absolutely splendid and delicious. The only missing ingredient was the cicadas and the balaleika music. Lovely food!  Many thanks (P and K)

2 portions  courgette rissoles/3 portions  falafel /4  Greek salad /2 x grilled octopus /2 portions soutzoukakia /3 fava /3 golden aubergine /2  tsatzikiWe enjoyed your food verry much thank you😊(J).

Makis Wonderful meal!  We eat it with some wine in the garden. By the way, we have a grape vine if you want fresh leaves for dolmades.( F)

Hi Makis Just a quick note to say how much K and I enjoyed our meal last night. It was delicious. 

It could only have been improved by a gently lapping sea and a warm breeze as the sun set over the ocean.

Thank you. We both highly recommend your food and hope that the new enterprise is a success. We will be back.

(P and K)

Hi Makis 1  SpanakoPitakia/1Kelftiko/1 Baklava We enjoyed the last meal. Many thanks (R)

Good Evening,I just wanted to say thank you for an amazing meal. The food was absolutely delicious and we will definitely want to order again.Thank you so much, L  Fried Calamari / Kaisarias filo rolls/ Bekri Meze/Steak and Ale Pie /Cordon Blue Chicken/ Baklava/ Eton Mess

Thank  you  for  this  weeks  menu,  it  looks  delicious!  Last  Saturdays  meal  was  amazing,  and  all  my  guests  were  well  impressed!JR spanakopita / arodeadikas / tzatziki / feta parcel / dolmadakia / kaissarias /chicken okra / moussaka/ haloumi/ imam/ whitebait/ baklava /katayifi/ tiramisou.

Dear Makis Thank you for the lovely food (S)

 Courgette rissols Baklava Your food was utterly utterly delicious - thank you, (E)

1 x spanako pitakia /1x three bacon and cheese croquettes  / 1x chicken pie /1x salmon ouzo creamy sauce /1x tiramisu / 1x vanilla panna cottaHello , I just had to say thank you for our supper on Friday evening. The food was absolutely delicious, so tasty and beautifully presented, with attention to detail, we loved it . 

It was fabulous to enjoy excellent, quality food , delivered to us at home .

We look forward to enjoying your food again (J+T)

Thank you for a really good meal yesterday ! Arodeadikas/feta parcel/spinach pies/kleftiko/stuffed tomatoes/courgette pie/baklava/ creme brulee.Have a good break away for a month…hope someone will cook for you !Best wishes Ann

Chef Makis Back in town

 

If you haven’t managed to get away to the Mediterranean this summer – or indeed if you’ve just come back and are missing it – fear not! You can enjoy delicious Mediterranean food (and not only!) right here – at home! For the next two months, I will again be preparing and delivering home-cooked dishes of your choice every Friday and Saturday.

I’ll be sending out by mail the weekly menu every Monday, and orders will need to be returned to me by Wednesday pm for delivery on Friday or Saturday at a time of your choosing (see below for times). When you send in your order by mail , please let me know the approximate time you want your order delivered and we can arrange the exact time by email.

All the food is freshly prepared on Friday and Saturday with many ingredients imported from Greece.

The price for a full meal including starter (or salad), main course and dessert is £22 per head.

Weekly delivery times

Friday evening: 5.30 – 8.30

Saturday lunchtime: 12.30 – 2.30

Saturday evening: 5.30 – 8.30

Dates

Monday 11^th July: menu sent to you by email

By Wednesday 13^th July pm: please send me your orders

Friday 15^th and Saturday 16^th of July: delivery to your home at a time to be arranged

Yerasimos (Makis) Katsaitis

Pls contact me by mail for weekly  menus

 makiskatsaitis@gmail.com  

 Tel 07378208871 

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Wonderful meal! We eat it with some wine in the garden. By the way, we have a grape vine if you want fresh leaves for dolmades. F.

May 2021 -May 2022 Blue Boar Ludlow

 

Excellent lunch…

Been here before… used the easy online booking system and after some market based retail therapy lunch here was most welcome. Great welcome, great beer, Black Sheep and Wye Valley HPA. We shared the stuffed vine leave starter followed by cod and chips and a moussaka, good potions and very tasty. Staff friendly and attentive. Taken over from my previous go to pub in Ludlow… this is now it.

Date of visit: April 2022 Reviewed 19 April 2022 via mobile

Lovely dog friendly pub/restaurant

Lovely dog friendly pub/restaurant. One of the best meals we had in Ludlow. Menu is mainly Greek which was a nice surprise! Staff are very nice and place is very dog friendly. Would highly recommend for drinks and food in Ludlow.

Date of visit: April 2022

Unexpected pleasure

Called in on off chance, warm welcome from staff. Surprised by Greek menu but was not disappointed! Tasty food at reasonable prices. Definitely worth a visit

Reviewed 13 April 2022

Pub food

4 of us had lunch in the Blue Boar pub in Ludlow and were very impressed by the the friendliness of the staff. Even to the extent of offering to bring our food out to us under umbrellas due to the rain, (we were in their covered area outside). We decided to eat inside and enjoyed the food immensely and the atmosphere was wonderful. Would thoroughly recommend this pub for lunch.

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Date of visit: April 2022

Dog friendly pub, great food one of best for food

Enjoyed a recent visit to this pub on our first visit to Ludlow, the staff are very friendly and the food was delicious, would recommend recommend the spanakopita ( Greek spinach pies )for starters so tasty!! and freshly cooked.
Look forward to visiting this place again 5*

Date of visit: April 2022

Much better than the average Gastropub

Great variety of food on offer with good sized portions. The steak pie was trying to compete for the Guinness world record for filling! It must have won. The chicken souvlaki was the best cooked chicken I've ever tasted. Throw in real ales, great service...More

Date of visit: March 2022

What a pleasant surprise

We booked here as it was in the town centre, was dog friendly and catered for my vegetarian daughter. It was really cosy, and the food was delicious. Very friendly staff and prompt service.

Date of visit: April 2022

Lovely food at a cosy pub

We popped in here on a chilly Saturday evening in April, to find a very busy cosy pub. The landlady very kindly found a way of squeezing us in for food and we had a cute little table in the corner. Beer was good and...More

Date of visit: April 2022

Lovely new Greek style menu

After seeing they have a new chief wanted to try the Greek menu and ……It is wonderful , lots of veg options as well as meat , well worth a try

Date of visit: March 2022

A Greek surprise in Ludlow

Fabulous pub which serves authentic Greek food cooked by a Greek chef Small pub garden which is lovely sun trap. Staff wonderfully attentive .. certainly will come again

Date of visit: March 2022

Great friendly pub

Great friendly pub, had a drink one night then booked for a meal, we shared a vine leaves starter which was gorgeous, I had fish and chips which were excellent, partner had moussaka which he said was very good. No room for pudding, staff were...More

Date of visit: March 2022

Good food & dog friendly

I was a bit confused when I arrived, so queued at the bar to be told, I had to see someone else. I had a lovely table, surrounded by dogs, perfect. I ordered a pate and chicken pie. The pate was lovely and plenty of...More

Date of visit: February 2022

Good, delicious and value food with great service.

Managed to find a table at this very good pub, with great value food and beers. Far exceeding our expectations. Very friendly efficient service. Excellent choice of vegetarian dishes as well as a good Wild Boar Raghu. Food came quickly and was very good. Would...More

Date of visit: December 2021

Not enough covers for our table. Ran out of lamb but still good overall.

I would have given 5 rating but there was not enough lamb (main menu) for our table. Five of us wanted the lamb but there was only one left. I had steak but didn't want the frozen chips as the meal was nearly £20 So...More

Date of visit: November 2021

December wasn’t magic

Visited on Sat 11th Dec. Menu looked really interesting with a Greek twist. We looked forward to enjoying it. We didn’t order starters but went for the festive Goose, the lamb and the vegetarian option, the mushroom Wellington. The veggie choice was very tasty. However,...More

Date of visit: December 2021

First stay in Ludlow

We met someone who recommended this pub they were right to do so. Friendly staff, efficient service and food that is different to the ‘norm’. The Greek twist make dishes really interesting. I had the wild boar ragu- it was great. My husband had a...More

Date of visit: December 2021

Great first visit. Great lunch

This place has such a great vibe, really friendly staff, ale - HPA was top notch fresh and clear and the food well cooked, presented and tasty. Will now be our go to pub in Ludlow. The special Kebabs and steaks were really really good....More

Date of visit: November 2021

Something A Bit Different.

Great little pub with food that is different to normal pub grub as it has a Greek twist. Very tasty and and good value. The staff were very pleasant and efficient and its dog friendly as well. Well worth a visit if you are in...More

Date of visit: November 2021

Worth a visit!

Lovely meals, good attentive service and great real ale. Daily specials and a Greek chef, so some lovely Greek choices on the menu as well as daily specials.

Date of visit: November 2021

Good Saturday night pub grub

Great meal with good service in a nice seating. My wife and I both had fish and chips with good portion size and v tastey

Date of visit: October 2021

Surpassed Expectations

We were recommended the pub as a good spot in Ludlow for dinner, and we had an evening that surpassed our expectations! The food and service were both faultless, including bringing out a generous portion of banoffee pie with three spoons for us to share...More

Date of visit: October 2021

Faultless meal and service

We were a party of 12 that had pre ordered and non of us had eaten here for a while. However we will be back soon as the food, service and whole experience was brilliant. Very friendly staff and the food was fresh and very...More

Date of visit: October 2021

Anniversary dinner

Extremely dog friendly made to feel really welcome, lovely atmospheric pub no sky television ( bonus) Food was so good we went a second time whilst on holiday in Ludlow, staff were excellent bringing our two dogs treats even when they were super busy. Love...More

Date of visit: October 2021

Greek Night 🤩

Wonderful pub with a Greek chef that is evident in the menu.
Really enjoyed the food, arrive early if you don't want many of the options to run out.
Staff run off their feet in the present climate of job vacancies
Chicken souvlaki is lovely but should be served with a nice rice not boring chips.
Recommend .

Date of visit: September 2021

Family reunion and catch up

What a lovely place for a beautiful cooked meal,service was excellent,lovely and clean,staff were very helpful,felt safe in there too,thankyou for making us welcome

Date of visit: September 2021

Brilliant atmosphere, staff, food and beer

Wife and I booked a table in advance to visiting for the weekend food festival.
Fantastic staff and service, the food was great and very reasonably priced.
We ate in 2 other venues over the weekend, both more expensive but no near as good.
Very highly recommended

Date of visit: September 2021

Should have been better

Whilst visiting the Ludlow food festival we booked the Blue Boar for an evening meal.
The service was attentive and friendly and the pub had a good atmosphere
We had the Chicken Souvlaki – Grilled Marinated Skewer of Chicken, Peppers, and Onion served with Homemade Pitta Bread, Homemade Hummus, Homemade Tzatziki which was all enjoyable.With the chef going to all the trouble of hand making this food why oh why spoil it by adding awful frozen chips.

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Date of visit: September 2021

Excellent Food and environs

This was an excellent experience from bumping into a staff member (who happened to be the son of the owner of where we were staying), Despite not yet being open, he made a boking for that evening. He mentioned the chef was Greek and when my wife said she liked Greek food, particularly Briam, it was great to find it was on the menu that evening. The inside of the pub was good, food was excellent, service great, and staff serving very chatty and Covid compliant. Great beer too. Couldn't fault the building, the staff, the chef, the beef or the food, All first rate If anything too big a portion.

Date of visit: September 2021

Great pub food

Really nice food and lovely service. Mackeral perfectly cooked and served on a platter, it tasted amazing.

Date of visit: September 2021

Nice food

Ate here twice ,you really need to book ,we managed to get a table ,evening meals do not start till 6pm ,food really nice and good size portions .

Date of visit: September 2021

meal

very nice place to eat needs to be booked though the menu was English/ Greek i had the pie and it was the best one i've had for a long time highly recommended

Date of visit: August 2021

Fabulous Food and Service

What a fabulous pub! A great welcome from a lovely friendly team of staff. The menu choice was great. We chose the Chicken souvlaki which was incredible.. And a steak.. Also tasty! Prompt service.. Great atmosphere.

Date of visit: August 2021

Amazing food and amazing staff

This is a lovely pub with lots of character but a pub is only as good as its staff. The staff here are brilliant. Everyone is friendly. First impressions count for a lot and we got a greeting from Ben when we arrived which set the tone for the entire evening. He met us with a smile and was really friendly and welcoming. The meal was amazing - thank you chef ! I had the fish which seemed to be a small whale and my husband had the lasagne which he said was the best he had ever had. The starters were really good quality, a greek salad and a pate dish. The portions are enormous - you definately get value for money at this restaurant. We have had several meals in Ludlow over the last few days but this can't be beaten. We will be back !!!

Date of visit: August 2021

Fabulous food and quality

We're so lucky. 2 great places ( lunch and this for dinner) in one day. This is a real traditional pub with a very long history. They focus on good local drinks options and fantastic food sourced with local perfect ingredients. There are no cook chill options. It's all real homemade and so the flavours and options are fantastic. Some are different from standard fayre, and some are classics done properly. We've loved every single thing we've had. There's a strong Greek influence but not exclusively.

Go and enjoy. Love food, love this place

Date of visit: July 2021

Dinner

In here now come because of greek chef the atmosphere of a crematorium food will be good I know but devoid of absolutely anything else

Date of visit: July 2021

10/10!

We couldn’t fault anything at the Blue Boar. The food was so nice - 10/10, the service by Ruth was great and the place is quaint. We luckily booked the day before and so glad we did. If we come to Ludlow again we’ll definitely visit.

Date of visit: July 2021

A true Gem in a lovely setting

Excellent little gem look deeper than the outside big beer garden great staff
all I can say is if come to Ludlow and do not visit you’ve missed out it opens later than it says on here esp as a bar food is excellent well worth a go

Date of visit: June 2021

staying in Ludlow

My friends live in Ludlow, and recommended we eat here one evening during our stay. 6 of us sat outside under a terrace, very nice.
The friend is vegetarian and likes eating here. I had the greek style chicken slouvaki, highly recommend and lots of it.
Really enjoyed the food, staff and ambience.

Date of visit: July 2021

Great value, staff and food superb

Friendly helpful staff, excellent service, and lovely food.
Ate here twice during our week in ludlow.
They have a greek chef, so always a greek speciality on the menu
Souvlaki first night and superb/authentic lamb kleftico on second. Havent had better one in greece
Very reasonable too.... and did i mention the staff were excellent
Well worth a visit, but be hungry because there's lots of it

Date of visit: July 2021

Good - especially if you like Greek food!

Visited the Blue Boar twice during our stay. The menu does change slightly with (I think) a few more options on Friday evenings. We can definitely recommend the feta in filo with honey - delicious but not on the diet list. Other dishes tried were briam, stuffed aubergine, souvlaki and kleftiko. I also had home made baklava. Please be aware though it's not all Greek. Waiting staff were friendly. This restaurant welcomes dogs, which I think is a good thing to not exclude dog owners - however, it may be a suggestion to have a separate dog friendly area as this may put off some potential diners. A good gin menu although pricier than in another venue. You won't leave hungry! Would return.

Date of visit: June 2021

       Very enjoyable lunch

·       Visited indoors this lovely town pub just after reopened in May. Made us very welcome. Service helpful and friendly. Excellent lunch, good beer, followed the protocols felt very safe. Accompanied by our dog.

·       Date of visit: May 2021

·       Superb Sunday Roast

·       Booked by phone for Sunday lunch, bank holiday weekend. Couldn't fault it, the Sunday roast was superb, I chose pork, my wife roast beef. Both were excellent, large portions, they didn't skimp on the meat, plenty of veg, presented well and all served by 3 off the most friendly, helpful lads. All very covid safe, in fact the lad with the pink tint to his hair insisted a couple of customers wore masks as they moved about the bar, very commendable. Great food, great atmosphere, great service, great value.

·       Date of visit: May 2021

The story of “kleftiko” or the thieves’ dinner Roughly five hundred years ago, a large number of poor farmers in Greece  were forced to take refuge in the mountains, fleeing from the authorities because they refused to bow to a foreign occupation or to the whims of wealthy landowners. They couldn’t pay their taxes or their debts and in order to survive, they would steal a goat or else rely on the hospitality of their fellow countrymen, who gave them food. These hunted men, whose numbers were huge at times, were known as “kleftes” or thieves, by the authorities.

In order to cook their food without being detected by the patrols, they had to hide the smoke from their cooking fire and the aroma of roasting meat. Nor did their fugitive existence allow them to remain in the same place for the six or seven hours necessary to oversee the cooking of their meal. So they used to dig a hollow in the ground, light a fire in the bottom of it and then cover the embers with branches and soil. Then they placed the lamb or goat’s meat on top and covered it with more branches and soil. They slowly roasted the meat in this earth-oven for several hours with chunks of hard, spicy cheese and the roasted meat gradually took on the aroma of its covering of bay leaves and carob leaves, as well as the flavours of oregano and thyme, lemon and wild garlic. Hours later they returned, uncovered the roast meat and enjoyed their “thieves’ dinner” or “kleftiko”.