An awful visit to this pub yesterday. It was my birthday and I had a list of recommended restaurants and pubs, this pub was near to our location and the google reviews looked decent so we thought we’d try it. Unfortunately the Three Fishes pub I’d been recommended was not this one, it was in fact one in the town centre, I didn’t realise there were two! We walked into the pub and there was a guy cleaning out the chimney which was very noisy. There was no one else in the pub apart from us. We asked if they were serving food and told they were. We sat the other side of the pub away from the chimney cleaner but it was still very noisy. We ordered hot food which took an hour to be served. At this point we were already wanting to leave. There was an odd smell in the pub, not very pleasant. The food arrived eventually. The person who served us did apologise for the delay as there was a new chef and there’d been issues in the kitchen. My parents both ordered the chicken parmo. The tomato sauce was cold and the dish looked very unappetising. They picked at what they could and left most of it. My husband’s burger was supposed to have pulled pork and nacho cheese on it, he couldn’t see any pork and here was a tiny amount of cheese. We’d had enough so we went to leave, we couldn’t get out of there quick enough. We went to settle up and I said how disappointed we were with the food and the person behind the bar just said sorry and continued to charge us the full amount, with no offer of compensation. A very disappointing end to my birthday trip to Shrewsbury. I do...
Read more2020: Excellent food and fair real ale selection. Comfortable relaxed lounge to the left, more formal dining room to the right. Enjoyed a great night out with friends, will happily return.
2022: I booked in here for a sunday roast (after having been somewhat disappointed with the Beeches) and was hugely impressed.
We had a table to the right of the bar in the small dining area (which can get quite loud with its small size and sound echos). I went for one of their standard roast dinners, opting just for the smaller plate rather than the larger one - and the amount was HUGE, representing great value for money, pretty comprehensive with roast plus mashed potato, five veg and yorkshire pud - they'd still managed to cram a large amount onto such a small plate!
This is some GREAT home-cooked food and represented great value for money, nice beers, relaxing afternoon - will do this...
Read moreGreat food, portions just right, staff very helpful. Recommend the menu. Cater a few main meals for vegetarians. Nice environment and atmosphere. Menu gives enough choice but not overwhelming. Offer small portions too as well as standard portions and kids menu options. Good choice of background music and not too loud. Had minor problem with one of our drinks and staff sorted it quickly and without question. Prices good....about £9 to £10 per main meal and worth it. Puddings £5 to £6. Drinks/alcohol not too expensive either. TV with clips from Red Bull sporting action (quite interesting even for those not into sports like paragliding, BMX etc) plus pop up general knowledge trivia questions. Good to sit and watch on your own in the corner, or as a talking...
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