Shropshire restaurant in clearance sale
More than 30 years of culinary history is being put up for sale by one of Shropshire's best-known restaurants.
Chris and Judy Bradley, from Mr Underhill's, in Ludlow, closed their restaurant in December after 35 years.
It had been Shropshire's only Michelin-starred restaurant, but the couple decided to call it a day as part of a plan to take life a little easier.
Now Mr and Mrs Bradley are planning a two-day clearance sale, when they will dispose of many of the items that helped them earn their Star rating.
It will take place on March 14 and 15 from 11am to 3pm each day at the restaurant in Dinham Weir.
Everything from the business will be up for sale, from tables and chairs to cutlery and from an ice cream maker to an oven.
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Some of the items will be priced up and others will be open to offer as the couple bid farewell to an enterprise that became a dominant part of their life.
Mrs Bradley said: "Two of the most popular questions that we've heard since we closed are: 'Don't you miss it?' and our answer is 'Not yet'.
"The other one is 'Any regrets?' and the answer is: 'Yes, that we didn't do it sooner'."
Mrs Bradley said the six weeks after closing just before Christmas were a blur because she and chef-husband Chris had been exhausted.
She said: "That sounds more than a tad pretentious but it's the only way I can think to describe the way we were feeling into words.
"After 35 years of long days and late nights we tried to live normal hours. It did not work, so now we are concentrating on a more gradual transition focusing on getting ourselves fully mended.
"We haven't been idle – there was loads to deal with.
"Just closing down took up the first weeks, then we started on the big sort out of 35 years of accumulated stuff which we were aiming to finish by April – this year not next.
"Boy, did we underestimate just how much was lurking here, there and everywhere."
Mrs Bradley added that the couple were enjoying living at a slower pace.
She said: "I love preparing and cooking proper meals for us, whilst Chris is relishing the chance to re-work some old favourites as well as working on new dishes for the future.
"Time is proving to be our greatest luxury for this, as well as allowing us to enjoy a more normal way of life. We've even been out for dinner on a Saturday night, ok it's only been once but it's a start."
Further details on the sale are available on (01584) 874431.
