Stamford Restaurant Guide

ASK - Stamford

For some time I made the mistake of thinking that no group of restaurants in the region of 200 locations could hope to maintain the quality for which I was looking. Then one day I decided to put my prejudices to the test, walked into Oxford Ask! and discovered that I could not have been more mistaken.

• Address: 9-10 St Johns Street, Stamford, PE9 2DB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Bull and Swan, The

The Bull and Swan in High Street St Martins at Stamford has fond connections for many Stamfordians, including this one, for whom it was a vital point of refreshment after bell-ringing at the nearby church was completed.

• Address: St Martins, Stamford, PE9 2LJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Collyweston Slater, The

In the days when the famous Collyweston slate 'log' was quarried from a depth of around 38 feet, the men employed to do the job would have been grateful for a drop of something refreshing when they emerged from the grim workings.

• Address: 87-89 Main Road, Collyweston, nr Stamford, PE9 3PQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £35.00

Fratelli Ristorante - Stamford

How times change! My earliest memories of the building occupied by Fratelli on St Mary's Hill are of an up-market antique dealer's, with the wonderful arched 12th century crypt housing a mixed bag of ageing bits and pieces.

• Address: 13 St Mary's Hill, Stamford, PE9 2DE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £34.00

Linfords Traditional Fish & Chips

• Address: 6 Market Place, Market Deeping, Stamford, PE6 8EA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Fish & Chip
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Meadows Restaurant, The

Set in 17th Century stone building with its front elevation in Stamford Centre and the rear with terraced dining overlooking the Welland River in the heart of The Meadows terrain, diners are able to watch the duck and bird wildlife along with the ever changing seasons of nature from weeping willows and oak trees alike with fascinating iron bridges over arching in successive nature down the river.

• Address: 1-2 Castle Street, Stamford, PE9 2RA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £33.00

Oak Panelled Dining Room at The George Hotel

One of the famous coaching inns on the road from London to Edinburgh, and a haven of all things sound and as near perfect as one is ever likely to get. Nowadays, leave Edinburgh by a comfortable 8.

• Address: 71 St Martins, Stamford, PE9 2LB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, International, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £54.00

Prezzo - Stamford

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over seven years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England with well over a hundred outlets. Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest.

• Address: 11 All Saints Place, Stamford, PE9 2AR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Restaurant at Candlesticks Hotel

Located in one of the oldest parts of the historic stone town of Stamford, south of the river, Candlesticks has been run by the Pinto family since 1975, during which time it has grown from a small enterprise to its present comfortable and financially viable stature.

• Address: 1 Church Lane, Stamford, PE9 2JU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Restaurant at Crown Hotel

In days of yore you eat at either The George, The Stamford or The Crown in Stamford. Nowadays one is spoilt for choice though the Stamford Hotel is now a shopping venue, The George has never faltered and The Crown, after some difficult years is back in the race.

• Address: All Saints Place, Stamford, PE9 2AG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00