The Pound Inn Tap House Eatery

Bottle And Glass

➤ Picklescott, SY6 6NR, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Carta • Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian

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"Great little pub in the middle of nowhere. Tortuous country lane to get there but well worth it. With family stayed locally for a week and ate here 3 times out of 7 nights. Without doubt the best food we had all week. The main attraction is the steak pie....also the steak pie, and more especially the steak pie. Without doubt the best, absolutly the best pie we have ever had anywhere. It would win awards. Perfect pastry (top and bottom) full of succulent meat (no sludge), gravy to die for. I think you get the picture. I hope the same ladlord and landlay are still there and they continue their great food. Especially their pies."

Dorrington's Horseshoes

➤ Main Rd, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

Carta • Delis • Vegan • British • Vegetarian

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"Went for lunch with friends who live locally and eat there often. We can see why. Lovely pub with a great menu and fantastic owners and staff. We enjoyed our lunch thoroughly and plan a return soon. As a footnote, on the day we went it had snowed heavily and the landlord had been out and cleared the entire car park. He is a big strong lad but still, there was a mountain of snow. Top customer care."

The Pound

➤ Leebotwood, Church Stretton, United Kingdom

Carta • Pub • Steak • Pasta • British

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"The Pound truly stands out in the pub grub scene in their county. It’s surprising that along the busy A5/A49 route, there are so few places to stop without having to follow signs to long-closed pubs. The staff were incredibly welcoming and helpful when it came to parking our car and caravan, and they have a spacious car park. We dined outside in their Swiss-style dining pods, which provided a fantastic experience. It was great to be under cover and shielded from the weather and other patrons, especially due to COVID concerns. The food was excellent, especially after traveling an extra half hour of hunger with no other proper rest stops available. We had a lovely break and appreciated the cheerful attitude of the staff, even amidst the dreary weather and challenging times. While we can't promise to return, given we still had 2.5 hours to drive home, we sincerely hope that other travelers on long journeys will find a similarly enjoyable stop here."

The Fox Inn

➤ Great Ryton, Dorrington, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Carta • Steak • Vegan • Chicken • Vegetarian

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"The Fox inn is situated on a bend in Great Ryton, just minutes walk away from where we were staying. The owners really couldn’t do any more to avoid any spread of Covid as there are sanitisers and signage as well as floor markings and...of course, table service much to the sarcastic delight of the wonderful curmudgeonly landlord who greeted us. The menu includes vegan, gluten free and vegetarian options and it reliably informs the reader that an allergen listing is available on request, so all bases are surely covered there. Spicy pork bites as a starter which was served in a sticky honey and soy glaze. Tasty but rather messy. For mains we opted for the vegetarian platter and rack of ribs. Be prepared as the vegetarian platter is basically deep fried. Garlic mushrooms, chips, chilli beer battered halloumi fingers with garlic bread a small olive feta bowl. All tasty but a bit of salad would’ve been welcomed. The rack of ribs were “fall off the bone meaty” served with red slaw and chips. Interestingly enough this dish came with a small side salad, when it wasn’t really needed. Also, rather much needed a finger cleansing bowl and extra napkins, which we thought was a nice touch. Not being put off by the huge amount of calories we’d obviously already imbibed, we chose the Bakewell tart and ice cream and a salted caramel and fudge ice cream sundae. Beware! The sundaes are huge but then at they should be, though worth every sweet mouthful!"

Concept Cafe Hollies Farm Shop Stretton

➤ Hollies Farm Shop, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Carta • Cafe • Soup • Coffee • Breakfast

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"Having been to the Concept Cafe once before and visited the sister cafe at The Hollies Little Budworth several times I was expecting great service and excellent quality food. Unfortunately today’s visit was most disappointing. Although we were served very quickly, that’s exactly where the service ended. No one checked if the food was fine (it wasn’t), no one asked if we wanted more drinks or food or the bill ...... in fact no one even made eye contact or spoke when clearing the table. We waited, waited and waited for someone to come back and actually speak to us to offer us more but no ........ so I went to the checkout, paid the high prices and left. Even then no one spoke or asked if everything was ok. The sausage sandwich was the greasiest I have ever had the bottom slice of ciabatta was completely soggy with butter/oil dripping off and far too much onion marmalade I had to scrape loads off which still left a lot on the bread which was too soggy to eat. I won’t be going back as the staff don’t even have the basic courtesy of speaking to customers and the food was disappointing."