With so many of Herefordshire’s rural pubs offering Sunday lunch, the only problem you’ll have is deciding where to go.
Or you could simply work your way through our selection of some of the best...
The Bridge Inn reopened in 2019 under the management of Kasia and William Chambers, both of whom bring considerable experience in hospitality to the new venture.
Completely refurbished, The Bridge offers roasts on Sunday, with brunch on Saturday and gourmet bar snacks as well as cocktails, G&Ts and mocktails as well as smoothies, homemade sodas and more.
www.thebridgeinnkentchurch.com/01981 241158
Andy Link at The Riverside Inn is one of the county’s award-winning chefs.
Recently awarded Herefordshire’s best pub in the The National Pub and Bar Award, the Riverside Inn was also awarded 9 out of 10 by The Telegraph.
Everything is cooked freshly on site, and the kitchen garden is an important ingredient - Sunday lunch will always feature Garden Soup, as well as a choice of roasts, which might include guinea fowl, roast beef or roast pork.
There are even designated ‘dog tables’ in the bar to accommodate diners’ four-legged friends, but do mention it when booking.
www.riversideaymestrey.co.uk/01568 708440
Another of the county’s great country pub/restaurants, where head chef Ross Williams sources as much as possible from nearby artisan and award-winning suppliers and producers for his menus.
In addition to the Kilpeck Inn’s main menu, you’ll also find a selection of sandwiches and a short fixed price lunch menu available at lunchtime.
Sunday lunch will include a choice of roasts, as well as a vegetarian and fish choice, plus a selection of enticing desserts... if you’ve still got room.
www.kilpeckinn.com/01981 570464
Paul and Svenia Franklin have combined the traditional country pub with a restaurant serving the highest quality local produce.
A recent menu included Huntsham Farm 32 Day Hung Topside of Roast Beef; Roast Loin of Orchard Pork or Provençale Vegetable, Spinach and Brie Calzone, with starters ranging from Carrot and Coriander Soup to Bubble n Squeak Cake in a Black Pudding Crumb.
www.theloughpool.com/01989 730888
The Temple Bar Inn, Ewyas Harold
Gino and Rachael will warmly welcome you to The Temple Bar Inn, Ewyas Harold, in Herefordshire's beautiful Golden Valley.
Independently owned and first licensed in the 1850s, the beautiful Virginia Creeper clad, stone building changes appearance throughout the year, from light to dark green leaves during spring and summer, to an autumnal fiery red and is a real focal point for the village.
A recent sample menu shows their three course Sunday lunch offering, which includes soup, a smoked salmon salad, or ham and blue cheese croquets to start.
Main course could be beef or lamb, but they also offer a fish and vegetarian option, followed by the choice of a homemade crumble, lemon posset, Affogato, or local ice creams and sorbets.
thetemplebarinn.co.uk/01981 240423
Offers the warm welcome of a rural pub with a not-your-run-of-the-mill pub food – here, everything is made from scratch, including all the chutneys, dips and sauces, not to mention the puddings and, for vegetarians, a nut roast packed with brazil and cashew nuts and served with vegetarian gravy.
www.themoodycowpub.co.uk/01989 780470
Discover head chef Rory Bunting’s love of foraging and the flavours of wild food on an exciting menu.
A sample Sunday lunch menu features a choice of roast sirloin of rare breed beef, Roast Berkshire Pork Loin, or a balsamic red onion and beetroot tart tatin for the vegetarian in your party.
www.theoakwigmore.com/01568 770424
Steve and Nicola Reynolds have won a clutch of awards including the accolade of Herefordshire Dining Pub of the Year in 2016’s Good Pub Guide, as well as taking the National Award twice in the past.
Sunday lunch is a three-course meal only, but coffee can be substituted for a course if desired.
Though how you’d choose to substitute bread and butter pudding and creme anglaise with a coffee...
www.thestagg.co.uk/01544 230221
Cottage of Content, Carey
The irresistibly named and award-winning Cottage of Content, country pub and restaurant serves both a la carte and tapas menus from its idyllic away-from-it-all location in Carey.
The Cottage of Content was named last year’s Country Pub of the Year by The Good Pub Guide, and offers a traditional roast plus trimmings every Sunday.
www.cottageofcontent.co.uk/01432 840242
Traditional pub food as well as a selection of more refined, restaurant style dishes, accompanied by an impressive 35 local cider and perries – The Crown is the UK’s Cider Pub of the Year, and listed in The Times’ top 20 country pubs.
Their Sunday lunches have won awards and, as they say, “we are very proud to offer superb local meats, all with their own gravies served in a jug! And Yorkshire puddings and stuffing with everything!”
www.crowninnwoolhope.co.uk/ 01432 860468
The Bookshop, Hereford
Enjoy a Sunday lunch at the restaurant which, in 2017, picked up an award at the Observer Food Monthly Awards for ‘best Sunday lunch outside London’.
A Rule of Tum’s Dorian Kirk said: “Winning Best Sunday Lunch means so much to our team. A national award like this celebrates everything that Herefordshire is about - beautiful meat, beautiful vegetables and great gravy.”
www.aruleoftum.com/01432 343443
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