The Anvil in Shropshire

It's a very friendly place and a good atmosphere plenty of choice for real ale just a little expensive but they have some great food nights here

The Anvil is one of our favourite Real Ale pubs in Shropshire as the owners , Black Country Ales , sensibly have a number ever changing guest ales , chosen and kept in excellent condition by Thom , the landlord. Thom is due to move to The White Hart in Shifnal which Black Country Ales bought earlier in 2024. The White Hart has been closed for over 2 years and serious up dating and renovation is needed before Thom moves. We continue to visit The Anvil at least twice a week ,as it is a warm, comfortable and friendly with an excellent range of up to 12 real ales including guest ales and real ciders. The landlords , Thom and Eliose , are welcoming and care for the customers needs. The inside is one large room with several seperate spaces either side of the bar but it is laid out so that it feels cosy with a real fire at the end of one section. Parking is on the road just outside The Anvil. The rear patio has seven tables with a tent type overhead covering . There is a gel station as you enter through the door. Pleased that The Anvil seems to be thriving , In our opinion The Anvil is the best public house in Shifnal and one of the best in Shropshire. A pity that The Anvil no longer has a car park as the old car park had Anvil Lodge built on it. A seperate bed and breakfast business. On the 07 December 2018 parking on Aston Street was difficult so parked on BSS & Co (Accountancy) car park in Greenfields after asking the pleasant owner who was just departing. He said he was Ok about it as it made the place look busy.

What a lovely little pub. Went in at lunchtime after a walk with my Ramblers group. They don't serve hot food, just cobs (which were delicious), sausage rolls and scotch eggs, all with salad. Perfectly adequate and very pleasant lunch.

Excellent pub great choice local ales great staff

I have been using the Anvil for over 50 years, it has changed a lot obviously but I'm always sure of a warm welcome and excellent pint, cheers.

This is a fantastic pub 🍻 fantastic atmosphere, great selection of black country, ales etc, staff are so friendly and welcoming. I can highly recommend it, you will not be disappointed. 10/10 👍

Love this pub and the staff are so friendly

This pub is fantastic. Bar food is available, cobs, pork pie, and sausage rolls. Very accessible. Dedicated disabled toilet with radar key. Drinks range is immense, from a bar full of ales, ciders, and wines available. Love this pub 🩷

Very friendly with lovely atmosphere. A great traditional pub Good selection of 🍺 Ales on tap. Also local pork pies, scotch eggs , sausage rolls and a selection of home made cobs 😀

Great pub for darts and rolls...

Beautiful traditional pub with large selection of Real Ale. The bartender let us taste all the beers he had available before making us choose which one to drink.

Siperb pub serving a great range of real ales

Well worth a visit all black country ale pubs are high quality not been to many a bad one yet

Food is basically just a cob .drinks are very expensive . atmosphere it's a real ale pub so not lively . lovely inside and dog friendly .ok if you want a quiet drink

Excellent service. Beautiful beers and just a good old fashioned British pub! A must

Would have liked sliced cheese instead of grated

Excellent ale location a winning black country ales pub...

A nice pub serving a variety of beers

Lovely cosy real ale pub with brilliant atmosphere and very reasonably priced cobs and pork pies Themed dinner nights are very popular

Lovely, cosy pub with a real fire. I go to a monthly stitching group there. Great lighting, loos are always clean, small outdoor space if you want it.

Wonderful local pub with a great atmosphere and good selection of beers

Nice smart pub, service was quick considering it was busy, toilets were smart & clean, the beer was ok.

Went here for a Christmas drink with friends ,real ale staff really friendly very reasonable prices and I has a turkey bap it was amazing. Plenty of room and seating and everyone were very pleased with there meals. Great value and would recommend highly and I'm looking forward to my next visit

Typical Black Country Ales pub. Good beer good cobs.

Cracking little pub, good real ales and atmosphere to boot. Didn't have food so can't take that part. Highly recommended if you like real ale.

Lovely traditional old world pub with beautiful open fire......

Cosy village pub cheep ales lovely people

Great little pub fire on great atmosphere very nice people

We love going to The Anvil , it's a personal favourite. We took some friends there yesterday for their first time and they equally loved the place. Brilliant choice of drinks for all tastes and the bar food is absolutely lovely. Lovely and warm on a cold evening with really welcoming staff and locals. We actually live in Codsall but a quick train ride is more than worth it. I could go on......🙂

Lady behind the bar was super friendly and welcoming, just what you need and appreciate in such a place. Located just off the high street and near the station it’s easy to reach. A great atmosphere and good prices. Lots of local on the taps. Would love to come back some time

Good selection of real ales and bar snacks. Friendly landlord and bar staff. Enjoyed my visit here, will definitely be coming back!!

They have the best selection of real ale 🍺 and the pulled pork cobs are to die for . Tom and Eloise are the friendliest of hosts !!!

Brilliant pub with great beers and fantastic cobs. Always a friendly welcome from Thom and Elloise. Would definately recommend..

Great pub with warm staff, top quality food and great atmosphere. Now one my locals, and I don't live in Shifnal!

Great little pub and atmosphere food and staff excellent well worth a visit.

Lovely pub. Friendly and inviting. Nicely decorated inside with a lovely outside area with gorgeous hanging baskets. Great selection of beers and the rolls and pork pies are great.

Lovely little pub, great outdoor garden . Great selection of drinks and lovely staff

I love this place nice and friendly, lovely crusty cobs and salad with it,good service

Good real ale pub a short walk from the centre of shifnal. About 10 ales and 2 ciders on when I went with good selection of Black Country ales. Load of spirits too. Friendly service. Sheltered and heated outside area. Open log fire. Recommended for ale enthusiasts… 🍺 🔥 🍎 🍏

Ordered a Mothers Day Afternoon Tea as it happened to fall on my birthday. Food was fresh and tasty and the beer was great. It made being unable to visit the pub more bearable.

Having recently moved to Shifnal, The Anvil has become our absolute favourite pub. We have always received a lovely very warm welcome. My husband really enjoys the real ales and the whole family enjoy the cheese and onion cobs. The Anvil has a lovely warm, friendly atmosphere. The staff are extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the ale's. They also welcome dogs which is a massive bonus for us. Looking forward to many more afternoons and evenings.

I've been in several times over the past couple of years, with friends, family or on my own, as there's always a friendly welcome and a good selection of ales. When pubs reopened I didn't go anywhere for a while, but a few weeks ago I visited The Anvil and have been back several times since. They are doing everything they can to make it safe for everyone (table service was already in place before it was mandatory), while still maintaining the friendly atmosphere and great service. The ales are well kept, and you can see what's available and coming soon on the Real Ale Finder app! There's also a great selection of other drinks. The food is kept simple, which I think is a great idea. It's lovely having a cob with a couple of pints by the real fire. Booked a table for my next visit and taking the dog as he loves it there too.

I go to the Anvil regularly, it is one of the most welcoming pubs that I know. Thom, Eloise, Mick, Jane and Dave greet everyone warmly and look after their customers needs with care.There is always a great selection of well kept ales on (8 cask, typically 5 changing, 2 real ciders lines and a new keg beer line). Very good gin and rum selection also. Cobs are always very popular although I tend to opt for a locally produced pork pie (pork and stilton my current favourite) from the great selection. The atmosphere is always vibrant and its great place to go with others or on your own as there is always a friendly face to talk to it, be it the excellent staff or other customers.The pub and beer garden are dog friendly. The beer garden currently has a marquee so that allows you to relax outside and not have to worry about the rain!In these strange times the team have adapted to a COVID safe approach. Hand sanitiser at the entrance and throughout the pub. You are met at the door, details captured and taken to a table. Then it’s table service for drinks and snacks.

Pub is spotlessly clean, staff are very professional providing an excellent service. Highly recommended

Excellent food and service excellent - safety procedure spot on - food came VERYhot and didn’t wait long for it

Visited this charming pub which is away from the main thoroughfare in Shifnal. We were looking for a dining pub but this is a real ale drinkers paradise. Delicious looking cobs were on offer but Mick behind the bar was most helpful in recommending suitable dining pubs. Will definitely return when next in the town. I did sample a couple of pints first! Highly recommended!

Fantastic family pub who make you feel welcome and safe. Food is fresh and tastes great and a fabulous choices of real ales and wines 😊

What every small pub should have is what they have at The Anvil, I have no idea what it is but I always come out feeling I need to go back soon. Great beer, great staff and nice people go along way.

Great hosts serving excellent quality ales, social distancing measures are in place and the atmosphere is just as good.

First visit yesterday after lockdown and a very pleasant experience. A great effort made on social distancing and cleaning and the staff great as always. Looking forward to returning soon.

The Anvil is my local pub and I’m lucky to have such a great pub on my doorstep. The rotation of ales means there’s always something new to try and the beer is kept well by the staff who take pride in their work.The pub itself has a very nice welcoming atmosphere with friendly regulars. I often pop in with my dog after a walk and in the colder months the fire roars which creates a nice cozy environment.On selected evening the Anvils darts team can be found playing and a dominoes team are also in attendance.Traditional pub snacks can be purchased from the bar with some of the biggest and most delicious pork pies I have ever come across, ordered from a local butcher. If you are in a rush as well, why not take away a 2 pint beer carton?Most recently I have been impressed by the Anvils high standards in relation to the coronavirus pandemic. Upon re opening strict guidelines have been imposed on the hospitality industry and the anvil has responded with the upmost regard for its customer’s well being. The staff are working even harder than before to ensure that every part of the pub is sanitised, social distancing is being adhered to and hygiene is being taken care of.Well done everyone at the Anvil for making the pub great.

Great little pub staff and customer's really friendly, great job of social distancing and cleaning well worth visiting.

Lovely afternoon spent in The Anvil. Done a very good job at sorting out the social distancing side of things. Quality pint as ever! And cracking friendly staff. Look forward to coming again!

Not only a great range of regular beers but also plenty of guest beers and ciders. Beer kept at perfect temperature all year round. Love the traditional pub snacks as well, can't go wrong and it's dog friendly.

Started visting the anvil in october 2018 when it reopened. Been our no.1 choice of pub since! Always a brilliant choice of ales and ciders on tap (also different lagers available more of an ale man myself). To compliment these always a great choice of homemade cobs and snacks available! Real comfortable feeling pub with open fire and relaxing beer garden. Even air con for those hot summer days! But most of all what we love about this pub it always maintains a friendly & comforting atmosphere. Never has it turned into a “cliquey” regulars pub which shows how well tom & eloise run this place. If you are passing shifnal or live in the area its well worth giving this pub a visit

Great drinks, great food, great fire and great atmosphere. Lots of real ale and a huge gin menu. Best pub in Shifnal and dog friendly!

I've been to The Anvil many times since it reopened as a Black Country Ales pub. The beer is exceptional. There's usually about 8 real ales on draught and a couple of draught ciders. There is always 3 of the Black Country Ales beers and an ever changing selection of interesting and award winning beers and stouts. To put it another way, there's always a good choice of well kept beers. Wines, lagers, spirits, and alcohol free drinks are also available for the non beer fans.If you are in need of something to eat, various filled crusty rolls, sausage rolls, and assorted flavour pork pies will keep your hunger at bay. The usual crisps and nuts are also available. During the summer months, a welcome treat is the complimentary crackers and cheese that seem to be served on Saturday afternoons. And during winter months fresh hot pork rolls with gravy and apple sauce are the absolute best.The atmosphere at The Anvil is very relaxed, friendly locals and real ale drinkers are the usual folks who frequent. The pub has a cosy real fire. A small section at the front of the building is dog friendly. There is also a small beer garden at the rear of the pub which is a sun trap in the summer.If you like darts, dominoes, and quiz nights, The Anvil regularly host these activities.All in all, great staff, well kept beers, very clean toilets, good quality food and bar snacks, and all within a friendly local pub with good walking access to Shifnal and the local train station. What more could you want from a CAMRA award winning community pub?

This is a real gem! It was a cold weekend, the kind where all you need after a long family walk with the dog is a nice drink and a real fire! There was an ample choice of ale and even 3 different ciders on tap. The filled rolls are a must, all freshly prepared. A great choice of pork pies and of course the Anvil's hot slow cooked pork rolls are to die for!I couldn't make my mind up what beer to have so I got a flight of thirds presented on a wooden paddle to sample three at a time!The gin menu is massive and found with all information on every table. There was a lovely atmosphere in the Anvil, a gentle hum of conversations and laughter and the heat from the fire (where the dog was welcome) was as warm as the service from the very knowledgeable bar staff.The pub is very clean, traditional and up to date with LCD screens displaying information on the latest beers and ciders, showing the strength and characteristics of each. There is a dog friendly courtyard-style garden too that is very secure with a heated sitting area, great in all weathers!My parents and family live in another part of the country but all say that when they are up next, they "should have a drink in the Anvil"!

Our favourite pub in Shifnal! Always a great atmosphere, great gin selection and the best pork pie around!! In here weekly....wouldnt be Shifnal without it!

We have been visiting The Anvil since it was renovated by Black Country Ales - we can not fault the service or selection of ale available on each visit!The staff are always amazing and go above and beyond on each visit that we have to the pub. The selection of ale weekly is great, with a brilliant choice available along with cobs, sausage rolls and pork pies (apple sauce is amazing!) Looking forward to being able to have a drink and snack as soon as we are aloud back :)

Hi went their last Sat with friends ,friendly pub with good ales food is limited to rolls and sausage rolls . Pleasant landlord worth a visit.

We visited The Anvil for the first time and really enjoyed it. The pub has been renovated fairly recently but still retains the traditional pub feel. If you’re a local there’s lots of old photographs of the town to look at on the walls which just add to the atmosphere. There’s a great selection of real ales I particularly enjoyed the “Fireside” bitter. We had old school, cheese and onion cobs with drinks which were just the job. They don’t do hot food but in honesty it doesn’t need to, this is a proper pub.

A lovely pleasant visit real ale wise.Snacks were good, though the crusty cobs were too crusty for my liking. Cobs & sausage rolls are £2 each & pork pies & scotch eggs £1.50 each.Lovely warm snug pub with friendly landlord.Dog friendly too.A short walk from the train station

Recently refurbished, this is a little gem.. as a local we generally walk our dogs there for either a beer or one of the generous selection of gins (or 2 or 3!!!!). Also, to accompany our drinks we always sample one if their freshly made cobs/rolls or/and sausage roll, pork pie or scotch egg.. decisions eh!!! Always superb and in a wonderful atmosphere with a roaring open fire, what could be better. We do visit in the evening too, usually early doors but it does get busy so not always able to get a seat - very popular Fridays

This was our first visit and we were very impressed by the choice of beers and ciders. We had cobs and an apple pork pie to accompany our beers which was an excellent combination of flavours. We can definitely recommend the pork pies for flavour! However at 1pm on a Saturday only a few other people were in; please frequent this pub before it secumbs in the same way others have! If you like a good traditional pub with a real fire, gin menu, real ale and tasty food, give this pub a try! We will definitely return to relax in a friendly and cosy environment. I would recommend to the landlord to introduce a thirds of a pint offer so that people can enjoy all your beer rather than making difficult choices at the bar!

The pub was refurbished twelve months ago by Black Country Taverns . The have without doubt changed the style and quality of the old Anvil in an excellent way . They have also handed the running of the pub to a lovely young couple Tom and Eloise who are friendly and efficient . They are ably supported by Toms father and mother , Mick and Jane .

The Anvil has been saved from extinction, and not only that, it has been greatly improved, becoming large enough to be viable, yet retaining at least some of its original charm. Tom and Eloise have now run it for a year with great success, offering a welcome to customers old and new. They serve a wide range of real ales and ciders as well as cobs and pies and, more recently, hot pork rolls. The modernisation has included inside toilets and an external heated smoking area, and an Astroturf garden seating area. The real fire has been retained. It is truly great that this, one of Shifnal's best traditional pubs, is thriving again.

About a 5 – 8min walk around the corner from the train station.