The Jolly Frog

The Jolly Frog is a French restaurant, primarily specialising in fish and seafood. The car park is quite small and on a slope, so parking could become tricky as the restaurant fills up. Inside French posters and signs adorn the walls of the multi-​levelled restaurant, which gave the restaurant a relaxed comfortable atmosphere. I particularly liked the sign that said ‘Lobsters love Guinness’, you learn something new every day! The menu itself is quite comprehensive, but the Jolly Frog has a great reputation for its fish and seafood, so we both chose a fish dish. Other dishes included pizzas, steaks, roasts etc. We were just in time (2 minutes to spare!) for the prix menu, a choice of two or three courses for a set price, from a fairly wide selection. I went for the seared halibut steak, with samphire and a subtly flavoured white wine sauce; the best piece of halibut I’ve had since I was in Alaska, high praise indeed! My wife had the grey mullet with samphire in a lemon sauce, again a great dish, just a little heavy on the lemon. We also had a couple a sides that complimented both dishes perfectly, double fried chips and a dressed salad.
The choice of desserts on the prix menu was limited to only two, a plum tart and fresh strawberries, meringue and cream, the latter being the dish we both went for. Served in a precipitous cocktail glass, it was the perfect dessert, flavourful and not too large. Rounded off with a decent cup of coffee, this was a great choice of restaurant for our last night in Ludlow.

One of the new style of gastro-​pubs where top-​quality food is the name of the gamebut this one is exceptional!
As the name suggests, this is a French-​run establishment (Jayne & Martyn Emsen) and don’t your taste buds know it!
Judi & I were staying some 20 miles away near Shrewsbury (The Riverside Inn, Cound) and were reading Shropshire Life in the bar. In a back issue we came across a report on the Jolly Frog that sounded encouraging so we decided to give it a try.
A GOOD DECISION!
They specialise in seafood and I can honestly say that I have never eaten better seafood even at the coast. These guys know what they’re doing!