A regular visitor to this ‘old favourite’ in 2018 found The Clive to be ‘as good as ever’, with plenty to satisfy epicures. The 18th-century farmhouse sits on the Earl of Plymouth’s Oakley Park estate, within walking distance of the Ludlow Food Centre – both of which provide produce for the restaurant. A generous sea bass fillet with samphire, spinach, a vermouth cream sauce ‘had excellent flavour’. ‘A special mention for the passionfruit coulis. I would have had it every night!’ Another guest found the service ‘pleasant enough but a bit laid back’. The ‘crisply modern’ bedrooms, with exposed timbers and high ceiling, are ‘stylish, spacious and efficiently equipped’; ‘big, comfy bed’ and ‘nice, big bathroom’, but ‘very little hanging space’ and ‘some road noise’. Still, this remains a decent, ‘very good value’ spot.