La Piazzetta — Restaurant in England

Just been in with my wife for a meal. First time here. Lager was rank as it looked like pipes had seen days of use without being cleaned-lager tasted dirty as a result. Then they brought me the wrong meal out. My wife had her meal which was OK and we both had a rocket and tomato side salad. The salad had one and a half cherry tomatoes in each one. This was not enough. Then after taking two bites of my meal and saying to my wife I think this is wrong, I went and looked at the menu to make sense of it. It was wrong. The waitress asked me if I wanted to continue to eat the meal they had brought out or have it changed. What? That’s like saying we know you ordered fish and chips but here is an omelette will that do. The replacement meal came after my wife had finished her meal. So I had to eat on my own. Then at billing they asked us to pay full price. We are away for the weekend, so I said to the waitress you give me my Friday evening back so I can eat with my wife and I will pay for my meal. She then became a bit obtuse arguing that she had asked if all was OK about 2mins after the meal was delivered and we said yes. At that time I had had one bite and told my wife something was not right but I was not sure. I had to check the menu to make sure it was their mistake and not mine before I complained. The waitress was rude, pushy and just downright out of order. When I refused to pay she got the manager who said he could not remove the food order but as a sign of goodwill remove a drink. Shocking. I am 56 and never complain. I just think things need to be done correctly. The place was rammed and the food came quicker than a fast food place which was a warning so we should have just legged it. Seems this town needs a few more...

Unfortunately slightly misses the mark. Drinks first - small selection of wines and only one gin on off and Beafeater at that!tonic also only Schweppes. Pasta dishes were sub par. Not sure it was fresh pasta made on site - which when you're following the closing of Carluccios seems like a no brainer. Chicken and mushroom farfelle had very little mushrooms, veg penne had shredded courgette in tiny bits and the aubergine and smoked cheese ravioli had very little smoked cheese. Even looking at the menu as a whole the selection isn't great. No pasta dish with red meat or a ragu was a bit strange and would have been welcomed. Buttered greens were a very small portion. Foccaccia was weirdly very thick and had risen a lot which meant you were eating a lot of just plain bread withoit the nice crust on top. It was nice bread however. Parmigiano was pre-shaven. Chocolate fondente was more like a soft brownie than fondente - no soft runny Centre. Tiramisu was a bit strange with two layers of sponge and hardly tasted of coffee. For positive notes our waitress was nice and attentive. Although service was extremely quick. Last of all, it was my mums birthday which was noted on the booking but there was no mention of this from the staff! All-in-all, the food wasn't bad and was tasty, but sadly we won't...

A very popular restaurant, ran by the same local owners responsible for two other sister restaurants in Shrewsbury town centre.

Location-wise, you will find anywhere better. La Piazetta overlooks Shrewsbury's Old Market Square (and Hall), thus making it absolutely perfect for people-watching. There are tables (with accompanying service) directly outside the frontage and Shrewsbury's museum and tourist information centre is right next door.

Great for Italian-themed cuisine rather than stereotypical pizzas or lasagnas.

The staff are pleasnant, helpful, understanding and will always greet you at the door.

The food is prepared with incredible quickness. This restaurant is kind enough to cater for local, small groups that regularly meet there in quieter times even if it just for a coffee/cake/light breakfast snack.

I really want to keep this to myself but the Chicken Milanese is beyond belief. It tates of paradise and you accompany it with fries, you'll not need another meal for 72 hours if you manage to consume everything.

Consistency and dependency is paramount at La Piazetta. You can really upon a pleasant experience, no matter what time of day, who is preparing the food and who is serving it. It's a venue you'll return to,...