Hickory's Shrewsbury in Shropshire

Excellent food, polite staff. Great portions too!

Stodgy unhealthy food. This was a first while dining out. We were asked if we’d like to taste the Malbec as that was the only red wine option. We said yes and we’re then charged £2 for a swig. Not warned we would incur a cost. Only white option Sauvignon blanc. Unbelievable. They buy it in VATS apparently so the profit margin must be huge. Massive screen to our right while dining showing rugby, the light and noise emitted not great. Not really our thing, will most definitely not return.,

Me and my fiance had a Bird and beast and cheesy chips and a steak and onion rings food was amazing only second time of visiting and was an enjoyable experience all round

Excellent service and very friendly staff.

Food and service was excellent, Special mention to Charles he was amazing!!!

Great food,friendly staff and a nice Sunday afternoon atmosphere. Had the platter for two. Wow. Could have fed possibly four. Managed to finish it between us tho with room for some churros afterwards 😁

Manager was very friendly, food came and was delicious.

Visited Hickory’s recently to try their week day offers, ie Steak and Shake, Bottomless Wings and BBQ Blowout, the offers are amazing value and don’t lose the standard or quality you’d expect from the meal out, Most recent visit was for the BBQ blowout and the food was lovely, The Jalapeño and Cheese sausage was the highlight for me, When they couldn’t offer the Wing deal do to stock issues they invited us back on the house!!!!

Can never complain with a hickory's great staff and amazing food, wish I could buy the buffalo sauce for the wings

Food is incredible, lovely place to sit down for a meal, friendly staff. A bit pricey but worth the money. The only reason I give 4stars for service is because they add their tip to the bill automatically, and I think that is really cheeky. You can ask for it to be removed with "no awkwardness" but just because it says there's "no awkwardness", doesn't mean it's not awkward to tell your server to remove the tip. A tip shouldn't ever be automatically added to a bill. We aren't in America, the servers are paid a wage here. The tip should be a generous extra given at the discretion of the customer, not something that restaurants just decides you should give them. Remove that stupidness and the place is flawless

Amazing food, great service, a bit noisy for me being Autistic however they were very accommodating and gave us a seat at the quieter end of the restaurant.

Great atmosphere and decoration, love the smokehouse feel with the fire pit and decor. As we have visited a few times the food is generally great. The fajitas are always lovely, highly recommend the milkshakes! The only fault would be the meat portion for the smokes are a little small for the price but tasted great! Overall, will definitely be back!

Friendly staff and very fun to talk to, we were greeted with free popcorn as we sat down. Vibrant atmosphere with a big selection of food in the menu, meat lovers will not be disappointed. Food came in big portions and we all left with a happy belly.

Family friendly kid friendly staff always helpful and lovely

Fabulous evening here on the 2nd Nov 24 for my partners birthday. Fabulous service. Friendly funny and pleasant and Super helpful.

Great atmosphere, super friendly staff and amazing food.

Big wood floored room with chunky wooden furniture, warm lighting. There were few customers but there was still a friendly buzz in the place. The manager was really welcoming and asked us if we'd been before. (We hadn't) He told us why he loved working there and how they strive to be as authentic as they can. He recommended we order from the traditional " smokehouse " menu. We did and were very glad.I had a huge juicy half a smoked chicken in a hot and spicy sauce which came with a good helping of fries and pickle. My wife had the " smoked brisket sub" again with fries and a very tasty "Texas Gravy" She had a glass of the house red and I had one of the IPA's.Both were very agreeable. At the end of the meal we had a pleasant chat with our waitress. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our visit and we will definitely be back.

Big wood floored room with chunky wooden furniture, warm lighting. There were few customers but there was still a friendly buzz in the place. The manager was really welcoming and asked us if we'd been before. (We hadn't) He told us why he loved working there and how they strive to be as authentic as they can. He recommended we order from the traditional " smokehouse " menu. We did and were very glad.I had a huge juicy half a smoked chicken in a hot and spicy sauce which came with a good helping of fries and pickle. My wife had the " smoked brisket sub" again with fries and a very tasty "Texas Gravy" She had a glass of the house red and I had one of the IPA's.Both were very agreeable. At the end of the meal we had a pleasant chat with our waitress. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our visit and we will definitely be back.

Wonderful meal with lots of tasty food. Friendly staff and efficient service. Atmosphere was just right, music not too loud but not too quiet either. Would highly recommend this place if you're in Shrewsbury.

Booked a table for 5 of us on line bit of an experience to book but got there in the end,food was really good,ribs were cooked to perfection,brisket was really tasty,and the sea bass. If in Shrewsbury again for a weekend will definitely go there for food.

Fantastic night you made it special thank you 🥰

Three of us ate here on a Friday night. The food is tasty and portion sizes are large. There was a great singer performing and it was a nice place to have a drink after dinner as well.

A really good dog friendly place to enjoy a food with the family. We had a table outside due to being with our Labrador, but we were provided blankets and also heating working to keep us cozy. Very good to enjoy gluten free, they take this seriously with one member of the staff checking twice and confirming with my wife the ingredients of each dish we ordered GF.

Love this place, the food is gorgeous, very very tasty and cooked really well. Service was quick and polite too and as an added bonus you can take your doggies in as well. Would definitely recommend.

We visited Hickory’s Shrewsbury and had a superb birthday meal. We sat on the high chairs that run alongside the kitchen area, which was interesting to see everything going on. The food and drink were fantastic! We had the pulled pork corn chips to start, the brisket with cheesy chilli fries for main and the s’mores dessert, all of which were gorgeous!! We also love rootbeer so were thrilled that it is now on draft! Our waitress was excellent, very friendly and helpful. She also asked if it was a special occasion so when I said it was for a birthday, they came out later on with a board saying ‘happy birthday’ which had a doughnut with a sparkler candle in 🎇 and they sang it to him. This was a super lovely touch, it was a great experience and would definitely return!!

Excellent food everytime, tried the Beef Brisket for the first time recently and it's got to be my favourite meal of all time :P

My favourite place now . Amazing food the staff is lovely just good all together can’t wait to go again .

Went for a date night with the wife all the time we were there a chef we believe to be called david was staring at my wife's chest. This made her feel completely uncomfortable. Will not be returning.

Great cocktails. Great mains. Great desserts. If you love soul food, you can't ask for more.

Fantastic staff, awesome food, really nice comfortable atmosphere and the prices reflect the quality of the food well.

Well presented, but I found the food disappointingly bland. It was a very busy night, which may explain it, but overall a bit of a letdown.

Great place for American style food in the heart of Shrewsbury. Food was great and puddings divine.

Great meal. Top end price wise but worth it.

Popped in for a bit of brunch, staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was excellent with perfect portions.

Had lunch here on Monday 7th October 2024, lovely food, they even brought some slices of beef for our puppy, it’s dog friendly in the bar, which was a bonus for us.

Excellent food, attentive service and nice vibes.

Service was incredibly slow. All very pleasant and chirpy but......

Port Ribs came dry but were replaced with no questions, the replacement unfortunately was too salty and also returned... too bad. The rest was very good! Service by our waiter Charles was great !

Great place, very nice food and the staff were fantastic. Highly recommended.

I'm going to give this place a rare 5-star. Food was decent with a varied menu selection, staff were friendly and attentive, and the general ambience of the place is great. Will definitely go back in the future

The food was just perfect. The service was great. But……… two things be warned about. One. Big screen showing football (not what i was expecting in an ‘American restaurant’). Two. they add a service charge automatically, I would normally tip more so it was their loss.

I am not really into chain restaurants. But Shrewsbury doesn't have anywhere that sells this food genre that isn't... It's a bit pricey. But it's pretty good. I had Memphis ribs. They are very tender and I enjoyed them. My son had the burger. My friend had fried chicken and waffle. I will return.

Really good food. Fair price, friendly and awsome costumer service.

Fantastic place, food is amazing, staff are super friendly and efficient! We went on a busy Saturday evening and was served by Ellie outside, nothing was too much trouble and despite the staff being run off their feet the food was served quickly and was fresh and hot! You won’t find anywhere better than here!

We are a family of four with 2 under 4 and had a great experience. We booked last minute on our way home from a weekend away and we're served by Charles who did a great job, he was super friendly and interacted with the children. The food was great as to be expected from hickory's! The table was even laid with the kids activities for us based on our booking. Would 💯 recommend.

Recommend booking in advance. Was busy at 2pm. I loved my cobb salad with chicken and bacon but if veggie it would be great salad on its own. Husband not so impressed with bird and beast burger. He wanted no cheese but flavour still off for him. Lovely setting. Would go again.

We sat in a small booth, far too small for our Smokehouse platter sharer. I was getting stuck in :-)’’ plate wobbling around on the edge of the table, when all of a sudden I heard an almighty crash & wondered what the hell had happened. My plate had crashed to the ground, along with my beautiful beef. No one came, I asked, they said they’d get it cleaned up, but they never, TUT, TUT, TUT. I asked a different girl, & she cleaned it up right away. It’s a busy place, so you’ll struggle to catch the eye of someone, although there’s plenty of staff & I’m sure they do their best. It’s expensive, but take a doggy bag home & you’ll have enough for the following day too. We enjoyed it, but I’m not keen on the tasteless mini ribs. What were those bones doing on the bottom of the hot plate? 🤔. We love the bottle of water, & popcorn, & the corn bread was a first for me 👍

Excellent slab ribs better than Stateside, interesting food and drink but very loud restaurant. Good attentive service, like the standard tip at 7.5 per cent.

Lovely meal with the family, well looked after good meat and drinks. Week day lunch, not to busy and still looked after well, good portion sizes

Lovely place, delicious food in good price kind staff

Good atmosphere and service but food was very disappointing for the price won't be coming again a lot better options around

It’s what you’d expect from a quality restaurant. Excellent food and service.

We were shown to our table and after waiting a short while, our server Erin introduced herself warmly and immediately apologised for the delay explaining that she was having to cover a larger than normal area, but reassured us that she would still make our Hickory’s experience an enjoyable one. Unfortunately later into our visit we overheard and watched as, I’m assuming a Manager (tall, male with a blue shirt possibly a Dave from what we overheard) in a very unprofessional manner scolding our server who was already trying her very best. It was obvious she was physically upset and for this to have taken place on the restaurant floor was totally unnecessary. I have experienced many bad meals at various food outlets due to poor service over the years and can recognise an efficient server who cares about her customers. This young girl was friendly, considerate and went above and beyond. She should have been praised not reduced to tears by someone who should have better management skills ! We loved the food and thought Erin was a credit to your restaurant, but what a shame the experience was tainted by this extreme unprofessionalism and damn right unkindness. Management, do better !

Oh dear, what have you done to the brisket? It has gone from a big lump of meat that falls apart to 5 thin slices! Not worth it now. Please change it back.

Amazing place and very well trained staff. Customer service is always spot on. There is a tip automatically added to the bill but this is optional if you wish not to tip, but the staff seem to realise this and want to earn it. It's like being in a real American restaurant but in the UK. Also, we are a family of 2 adults and 2 young children who absolutely love the cinema room you can sit in whilst waiting for your food. The staff will even call you when your food is ready. Perfect for keeping the kids quiet and still. And COMPLIMENTARY POPCORN & WATER. Win Win 👍

The food here was absolutely unbelievable. I've not wanted meat in my mouth again so desperately. The servers were top-notch and were a good laugh and very helpful with any questions. The cocktails were lovely and probably helped towards a great experience. For bbq/meat lovers, I'd highly recommend it. Get that meat inside you!

Thought this was a great place. Nice food, excellent service and nice afternoon.

It was a midweek lunch time do want busy at all. Food was nice. Side order of fries £4.50, don’t see how that is justified. Otherwise everything was good.

Incredible experience, David & his team were amazing. Would highly recommend a visit, they all went above and beyond for us.

Great choice, service was faultless, food outstanding! We even got free birthday cakes and sparklers.

Absolutely brilliant! Service was exceptional and timely. The food was divine. We had the smokehouse platter between two of us and I'd definitely recommend this for your first visit. It gives you a sample of many different offerings as the menu has too many yummy things to choose from. Everything was very tasty and interesting. I can't wait to go back I just wish there was one closer to where I live!

First time at Hickory's and it won't be the last. It was our wedding anniversary so we ordered the large platter and several cocktails were consumed! There was a glitch when I was booking and as I'm deaf I couldn't ring, so I emailed. It was sorted very quickly and efficiently. We were very impressed.

Some of the best food I've had in a while, Will definitely be coming back

A very American eatery, drinks and food alike, so not the place for a traditional English pub. Uninteresting menu, not food for pleasure but just to fill your empty stomach.

Barbecue is a food-heating method, not a mindset. You also have to look to make sure it's cooked properly...

Really great, are you going to eat in Shrewsbury, This is the place to be.

What a great experience, the service was absolutely fantastic, it was our friends 30th and they made it such a great night for him. The service at the table was fantastic, very easy and fun to talk to, after our meal he offered a Bourbon Taster session for him with an amazing guy called Sam who gave us the ins and outs of each drink, what a great experience it was. This was going to be a 4-star review because the meat was a little dry, but the services was incredible, pushing it up, they guys really need some praise and a rise absolutely fantastic.

What an amazing place. Next to the river with outdoor seating & loads of seating indoors. Great menu unlike anything I've seen elsewhere. Staff were friendly, service was fast & a great cocktail menu available if you don't have to drive. Loved the complementary popcorn & you know a restaurant is going to be good when you have kitchen roll instead of napkins to clean up after eating all that lovely sticky sauce & syrup.

Thank you so much to all the staff for the wonderful 60th birthday meal we had for my mum yesterday. The food was delicious and the cinema room was a god send for my 2 young children! But what really made it fantastic was the waitresses, they were so attentive and helpful, while still giving you plenty space to enjoy your meal, and nothing was too much trouble! They were genuinely friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Hickories please look after them and keep them because this is what makes people repeating customers!

Food was ok asked for a table near open window we were told we couldn't sit there as they were only tables for four people ( no tables were reserved and upstairs where we were was empty) and we sat down a couple came in and were seated by the window then a single lady was also seated there, by this time we had been served our food and couldn't be bothered to move they then had the cheek to put the gratuity on the bill after we'd complained.

Great food and very friendly staff 👌

My party of 4 went for my partners birthday, the food was nothing short of brilliant, the brisket was outstanding as usual and I had the go large or go home burger, none of us had a single complete. The staff were absolutely amazing so kind and attentive, they provided a donut for my better halves birthday and also a happy birthday sign on the table.. You could argue the music was a tad loud but it didn't spoil anything

I should have not bothered after being greeted down side entrance of about 4x staff having a smoking break. Overpriced underwhelming and tasteless food. The wings used to be the main reason for eating here and these are awful and don't even resemble louisiana hot wings plus the celery was not fresh and blue cheese dip had curdled.

Absolutely delicious. Well worth the money I paid for myself. And will/would undoubtedly go back again. Lucky me have one back home in huddersfield.

The overall experience was good but short, must visit again

Thank you for making my birthday really special and big thank you to our waitress was fantastic😃

Dined in on a Wednesday night when the weather was good and the restaurant was fairly busy. Nice setting next to the river, enhanced by a nice, warm evening. The food was tasty and the portion sizes were good. Service could have been better. I had to get up and order at the counter because there was no sign of a waiter. Same when settling the bill.

Great tasty food, fab friendly server -thank you Brooke for your recommendations- try the bird and beast burger, it's amazing. Only issue I had no room for dessert. The taster brisket was very yummy. My only ask, please open a hickory up north, like in Newcastle Upon tyne

Fab food fab friendly staff, great service We were served by Brooke today,very friendly and helpful. I went with her recommendation of bird and beast burger. AMAZING. we also got to try the taster smoked brisket which was very tasty....gutted and no room for desserts. Raspberry and mint lemonade is definitely worth a try

We booked a table for 7 pm on the Friday before and received a phone call on Wednesday to confirm our booking. When we arrived, the staff were friendly and accommodated us outside, as the westher was fantastic. Drink order taken within minutes and popcorn and water brought too, without asking. Placed our food order to friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble. They boxed up our left overs and didn't rush us at all. I am looking forward to the one opening in Stafford now.

Not the best! Starters were nice enough. Boyfriend had Buffalo wings and I had corn dogs. Our mains were very disappointing, ribs and chicken burger both. Staff were all very nice. Cocktails and cloudy lemonade were also good but on arrival there was live music which we hadn't been made aware of when booking over the phone and we couldn't hear our server at all!

Lovely food and atmosphere with live music 🎶

Great night out here again. Food was amazing and well portioned, getting slightly busy when there which did see a slight drop in service. Other than that cant fault the place

First and last visit to this place. The so called rhubarb gin was tasteless, the rack of ribs was abysmal, hardly any meat on them , pickles were so strong couldn’t eat them and skin on fries were dry.

Nice place. The service was great. We only had a starter & a drink (our choice, we were limited for time). They are dog friendly too which is a must for us.

Absolutely fantastic evening. I had the Mac n cheese with southern fried chicken and maple syrup, delicious ! Staff were really friendly and helpful and there was a singer so the atmosphere was great. 👌

Was placed upstairs again not sure if this is a family area. We have two Children but older now so we'll behaved. Surrounded by young louder children. So it took away some of the atmosphere in my opinion. Never seem to be given an option on seat location. The venue wasn't overly full. But the food was very nice.

Amazing place to go. everyone will really enjoy their time here. The food is amazing and the staff is very friendly

This is our go-to place when in Shrewsbury. Good food, good service, nice atmosphere, friendly/efficient staff, and not too expensive either. Being able to walk-in if you haven't booked is really helpful too, especially if you're not sure what time you'll get there....but booking is advised. Be it breakfast, lunch or dinner, it's always good food. Plus with comfy seats and something always on the TVs, it's a nice atmosphere to enjoy your food to.

excellent food, high level of service

Just out from one place after drink but couldn't stop myself to enjoy another drink from this awesome place. Very beautiful outdoor seating area and love the beautiful ceiling. Send my friend in for grabbing drinks while enjoy myself out. Food smell from next table was dragging me to go for dinner here but we already booked our table somewhere. Sure coming back for tasting food.

First visit for lunch and it was very good.

Lovely food service and atmosphere

Visited today with my husband. What a warm welcome by Alan. The food was really good and big portions. The extra additions of popcorn, water and a surprise decorated board with cream doughnuts lit up to celebrate our wedding anniversay was a nice touch brought by the waitress. Definatley be going back when visiting Shrewsbury.

Good tasting food Busy and expensive though. Staff kept making mistakes although they were nice.

First time customer & whilst Food was lovely i thought very expensive Can't fault service Staff were friendly & helpful

Really nice location along the river. Restaurant is well-themed but felt a little cramped. Food was good but the menu is very meat-based and very heavy so not so great for vegetarians or people looking for a light bite. Our server was lovely, couldn't recommend her enough.

Ate here today for the first time & wow what a lovely experience! From the initial fun welcome by Alan to the fabulous menu & surroundings - wish we'd had longer to enjoy a full meal but our Hog Heaven and Southern Fried Chicken Waffle went a long way towards filling us up! Thank you to all the wonderful team - already looking forward to stopping in again!

Very overwhelming but in a good way. Food is in big portions proper american style. Staff are lovely and overall pretty good

Staff were brilliant and food was ok .....but the place at shrewsbury could do with a damn good clean.