No 5 - Shropshire

I was staying in a nearby hotel and noticed this restaurant for breakfast. The eggs florentine were really delicious and the espresso was great. The atmosphere was nice and the service was friendly. Overall, it was a lovely experience.

I visited this restaurant in August and was impressed by the attentive staff. The cocktails were delicious and well-made. I enjoyed a variety of freshly made tapas and appreciated the lovely atmosphere. I will definitely be returning in the future.

Fabulous tapas, lots of choice, Staff lovely attentive but not intrusive. Great atmosphere. Will definitely return again soon

A neat little dining room is presided over by a couple of delightful staff. They manage to be constantly attentive and accommodating without ever being cloying. There’s a very impressive looking cocktail menu which I was sad not to be able to explore. The wine list is reasonable and broad and there are a couple of good beers on draught. The menu is tapas adjacent. £8/9 a dish is towards the pricier end for tapas and while there was a more than generous portion heaped upon each neat little plate they offered little joy. A lamb croquette with peas, sweet potato and East African spices fell apart the minute the fork touched it into a sort of hash. The lamb was well cooked and the peas sufficiently defrosted but there was no taste of any spice at all. It’s served with a lamb jus which is nice enough in a gravy sort of way but as the croquette had no structure it’s only use was to pour over the collapsed ingredients and imagine a small shepherd’s pie. I should have sent the Stuffed Sweet Pepper back. The pepper was undercooked and the “spicy vegetables” were chunks of undercooked sweet potato alongside beans that tasted like they’d come from a can. Recently. There was measly amount of mozzarella on each one and great slices of red chilli advertised as pickled definitely not pickled. It was unpleasant. To round it off there was an excellent chilli beef. Advertised as coming with crispy rice noodles I managed to find a few wisps of them across the dish as if the chef had been embarrassed by them. That aside the beef had been treated well, the spring onions were bouncy and lent a lovely acidity and the sauce was rich and unctuous. The food wasn’t good, certainly not good enough for the price asked, but it’s a comely spot and somewhere that would tempt me again for coffee.

This was our first visit and definitely won’t be the last we live local to Shifnal but hadn’t heard about this place it’s a hidden gem. The tapas was beautiful with plenty more of choice on the menu. The staff where very efficient and friendly. It’s also great value for money highly recommend.