The New Inn in Shropshire

This was an awesome stop that was randomly generated by a burst of hunger while traveling through the region. What a delight. It was absolutely the charm you want to step into while a tourist in England... the kind where you are the only tourist there! The people that were gathered in the pub were absolutely a treat. Friendliest people in the world I dare say. The hosts and owners were fantastic and the food was superbly prepared. I dare say that stopping here may be the absolute highlight of our UK trip. It is unfortunate that we couldn't stay longer. It is worth of note it was SAT evening when we dropped in. Not sure what it is like other nights. Dog Friendly! Huge Car Park adjacent! If you are traveling through the area... do plan a stop. I doubt you will be disappointed.

Always lovely food, and always a lovely welcome.

Fabulous Roast dinner. Kitchen was closed and the Chef was kind enough to plate us up a lovely roast. Both the chicken and beef were superb.

Lovely local, made very welcome as soon as we walked in. The service was excellent from start to finish. My wife orded the Halloumi burger & I had the beef chiabatta both meals where excellent, I had a pint of Ludlow brewery bitter this was in great condition. Would definitely recommend & if I am back in the area will definitely call in again.

Fantastic food price is also very competitive and for the Fantastic food its a great price would happy pay more staff are always happy to help and food is served fresh and meat is from a local butcher not cheap processed crap highly recommend this pub for food one of the best if not the best in the area

We went in twice during our week stay in hook-a-gate. Food was lovely both times and generous size portions. All the staff were very friendly and very welcoming. If you're in the area, please go and support the pub and staff.

Lovely, local pub! Full of friendly locals! Such a laugh, food was delicious and everyone was so kind to our cockapoo Doogle

Such a friendly place very welcoming locals amazing staff nothing was too much trouble and they spoiled our pooch we had a lovely evening thank you

Hadn’t been here for a long time. Went for a meal after work and the whole experience was superb. The food was amazing, the staff were friendly, welcoming and very attentive. Lovely atmosphere sitting out in the garden. Highly recommend And there were more halloumi fries but we’d eaten half of them before the photo!

Excellent. We stopped off here for lunch yesterday on our way home to London from a camping trip after the original pub (stipertones Inn) wouldn't serve us food without a booking. Their loss was our gain as The New Inn was a great discovery. The sort of pub you wish you had as your local as it was a lovely experience from start to finish. Immediately the staff were friendly and accommodating. Helping us move from inside to the garden as the weather was nice. A water bowl was provided for our dog and our drinks order taken. The lady serving us even checked what sugar free drinks they might have other than coca cola which was appreciated as I'm diabetic. The food was the real highlight though. My wife had the gammon and pineapple dish and I went for the scampi and prawn on flatbread. I'm not sure who was doing the menu here but they know what they are doing as both these dishes were executed very well. Chips were great, salad was perfect. This is great pub food. They even had Stokes mayo and ketchup which might not seem much to most people but if you know you know. We were checked on multiple times to make sure we had everything we needed. These small details make a big difference especially when you have plenty of options on where to visit. The dessert menu also looked excellent. Torture for me as a diabetic of course but had my wife not been full from the main meal and ordered something I would have had a cheeky mouthful of something e.g. cherry roulade and cherry ice cream. We plan on making the Shrewsbury camping trip a yearly event so we will are really looking forward to come back here for another meal and hopefully bring some friends with us. Can't recommend enough.

Excellent Sunday lunch, good food and good service!

Lovely Sunday lunch and Dessert. Managed to get us in last minute on a bank holiday Sunday. Very welcoming and pleasant staff. Good quality food and good portion sizes. Good value for money. Very enjoyable visit

Lovely friendly village pub. Great staff. Superb food at reasonable prices. Shame you have to drive there!!

Fantastically welcoming pub, 5 blokes and their well behaved dogs. Highly recommended if your passing.

Wonderful pub with truly amazing staff who are always warm, friendly and attentive. An absolute gem and a must-visit place if you love proper home cooked food and a warm welcome!

Staying nearby for the weekend and were recommended this local for a hearty meal. It was absolutely fantastic, complimented by warm and friendly staff, alongside an extremely kind landlord who made some great recommendations for some local hiking spots! You can’t miss out on coming here if you’re in the area! One of the best meals I’ve tasted in a long time!

First class food , very friendly and obliging, the beef for the sunday roast is served pink and so tender , brilliant. Loads of fresh veg and proper home made roasties . Returned again this week and the standards are just as good . Very reasonable for the quality and the ale likewise well kept .

Really cosy, friendly well established village pub and restaurant. Palace to take your time to enjoy a good meal. Best to ring and book a table.

Lovely pub with a warm welcome. Enjoyed the food too with great service

Great food, great staff, great place to go.

Fantastic food, service and atmosphere. Exactly what a local pub should be.

A friend and I had Sunday lunch here and what a treat! There was a choice of beef or turkey, or you could have a mixed roast, half and half. Also a vegetarian option was available. We had a dish of fresh vegetables, cauliflower, carrots and red cabbage to accompany the meal. Lots of meat, parsnips, stuffing, pig in blanket, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, gorgeous tasty gravy, cranberry sauce, horseradish sauce, we had the lot between us. I had profiteroles for dessert, two very large ones with a large scoop of ice cream. We also had two pots of tea and the total bill was £43. Amazing value. The service was great too from Martin and a lady who was doing the bar and serving the meals. The meal was so tasty, we will be back and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Lovely food, dog friendly, nice people

Lovely little local pub close to where we stayed in Hook-a-gate, made us and our two dogs feel very welcome. Service was very attentive, friendly and polite. Food was excellent and portions were generous with very reasonable prices! Would definitely return and recommend. Thankyou to the team 😀

Excellent, well presented, delicious food. Good choice without being pretentious. Service was perfect….attentive without being intrusive. All staff were very friendly and helpful. A very pleasant evening meal for our family “get together”. Can highly recommend . Thank you for an enjoyable visit.

Good food in a pleasant atmosphere and friendly helpful staff. Recommended.

5 of us went for my birthday meal. The food and service were first class, and there was nothing too much trouble for the staff. Generous portions of scrummy food, and some nice ales.

Superb sunday lunch, beef so tender and good quality well cooked veg, lovely pint and welcome too. 1st class

We had just been to the Wrekin and on our way back home decided to stop for a pub lunch, we had a Brie and Cranberry sourdough sandwich and chips and a side salad with a lovely ale on tap. Would highly recommend it a great pub relaxed atmosphere.....

A fantastic pub off the beaten track with very welcoming landlords and fantastic food. We dropped in on the way back from Wales. It's a little off the main roads but this shouldn't deter a visit. The food and service was simply excellent. Fresh and home cooked food, just great.

Great Sunday lunch everything was cooked very well and tasted splendid. Very attentive hosts. Recommended.

Whilst my Husband & I was staying at one of the clamping Cherry Pods in Hookagate, for the Easter weekend break, we decided to book an Evening meal & a Sunday Lunch at the New Inn Pub/Restaurant which is a short walking distance from the Pod. Delighted we Did. A Great Traditional little country pub/restaurant As we walked into the Bar area for our sit down evening meal, as we had our 2 dogs (Westies) with us , there was a lovely lit open log fire which gave an Ambience to the place. We received a very warm welcome from Martin & staff. Excellent service, attentive, nothing too much trouble for them. Offered water for the dogs. Delicious home cooked quality food. I would give it more than 5 stars if I could. Highly recommended. Will definitely be back to the New Inn Hookagate the next time we stay at the Pods Mary & Nick

Really friendly staff, good ales and great quality pub food. Garden seating outside too.

We went to New Inn on Saturday night for a family meal for 7 of us. The food was delicious, The service was brillant and a great atmosphere. We would throughly recommend the New Inn.

Fantastic! Service was spot on despite being a very large party and food was delicious. Very good value for money. My favourite place. Thanks to Martin Debbie Emma and lovely waiter. X

Excellent quality food and the staff cannot do enough to assist you. Well worth a visit.

Really enjoyed my Sunday lunch. Very well looked after pub and a good selection of ales.

This is such a lovely place. The waiter was lovely and he recommended my main meal and dessert which were both so delicious. Got nothing bad to say about this place. I'll definitly be back!

Great food and even better service. Martin is very attentive and informative on the menu selection (which has a huge and varied choice)

One of our go-to places for Sunday lunch, although we merely stopped for a drink this time. Warm welcome from the landlord as usual.

A lovely meal and a very warm welcome on our first visit to the New Inn. Would definitely recommend and would revisit in the future. Great food and friendly service.

We'd always meant to stop by and try this pub, and glad we did. The strings of warm glowing lights on the outside looked so attractive in the dark of night as we pulled up. Then a warm welcome with attentive, friendly service as we stepped inside, and a place by their lovely old fire. It was freezing outside but we soon warmed up and had a really nice evening. We'll be back.

Very friendly place, and a lovely open fire on a winters evening. What more could you want.

Our family visited this pub just after Christmas and it was a great experience. Very welcoming owners and staff and really great home cooked food. My son said it was the best gammon he’d ever had! They also welcomed our dog who enjoyed lying by the fire. Definitely recommend.

Lovely Sunday lunch. Plenty of fresh veg and delicious sweets plus a log fire. What more could you want on a cold day.

Was looking for pub to book into an hour away from birmingham to meet my parents and pick up our 2 dogs. Found this lovely pub when searching for a dog friendly pub with a big car park (as we only drive a big van). Both the big free car park and a dog friendly attitude were confirmed online. Turned up an hour early and the pub wasn't open yet, so we parked in the corner of the empty car park and went for a walk. When we got back we were confronted by a member of staff who complained about our parking. This is normal to us, having such a large vehicle, and we asked where he'd like us to park, we were told to park anywhere else. We explained that we were booked in for lunch and asked if he'd like us to move, and then he asked us to park down at the unpaved end of the car park. Further complications with the same member of staff came up when the dogs arrived, as we where told that we should have informed them that we were bringing dogs and we couldn't have the table we had reserved. We were given another table in the bar by the front door. And the rest of the food and staff were lovely and welcoming. The mood was slightly ruined though by the stressed member of staff that we first encountered. Without that it would be a 5 star visit. Make sure when booking to declare that you are bringing dogs or large vehicles.

Staff are really pleasant and attentive, food is absolutely amazing !! All 4 of us loved our food. Best meal out I’ve had in a long time. Highly recommend Thank you !

Fantastic little pub. Beautiful food all cooked fresh to order. Landlord and staff attentive and really welcoming, nothing is too much trouble for them. Everywhere clean. What more can I say. A country village pub run how it should be. If I could give more stars I would. Don't ever change, you do a fantastic job 👍

My wife and I are staying at a local VRBO and decided to visit the New Inn for dinner and drinks around 6:45pm on a Sat. We spoke with Martin who was extremely friendly and assisted us with seating and drink selection. I always seek out local beers and the New Inn didn’t disappoint with the delicious Darwin’s Original by Salopian Brewery. I had the King Prawns(£7.25) as a starter and the Pan Roast Chicken(£14) for the main. Both dishes were delicious. We sat outside on the patio area which was nice. Secluded from the outside traffic (not that there is much traffic) it provided a great area to relax and enjoy a meal. We will definitely return.

What can I say, great food, great pub, great service, the landlord and staff were 5 star, they put them self's out for you, food was great, would I go aga, most definitely.

We hhad an excellent evening meal there. Great value for money, helpful courteous staff and the dinner was fabulous. Top marks everyone!

Lovely welcome, good ales, and the Sunday lunches looked very nice. As always best to book

Great food service & atmosphere.

Amazing food , friendly staff what more could you ask for! Lovely little pub 👌

Booked here for a Saturday evening and were glad we did. Lovely eatery within walking distance of our holiday cottage. Very friendly service throughout and nice pub grub in generous portions. Busy place with a good atmosphere.

Great, home cooked Sunday Lunch. Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding was delicious!! 👍👍

Popped in on the off chance for Sunday lunch today , got lucky and bagged a table in the bar with our 3 dogs. Cosy pub, great service and a friendly welcome....beef was amazing !!

Great service, great staff. Good beers and amazing food. Halloumi fries and king prawns..halloumi berger and rib eye steak (best steak this year) would 110% go again

Excellent food good service perfect host. Great value

Couldn't get in anywhere in Shrewsbury on Saturday evening so rang here and they couldn't have been more helpful. Excellent selection of beers and wines, all served with a smile. 3 main courses ordered, although the Starter selection looked really good. My lamb kebab was absolutely delicious!! Perfectly cooked and really tasty. Daughter had a lovely burger and my wife fish, and both said they were excellent. Chose sweets and they were equally as good. Mt wife was really pleased that the profiterols were still crisp, and I would highly recommend the orange ripple ice-cream. We shall definitely remember this place and will call again!

We had a variety of mains and sweet. Good service. Friendly staff. Good food in a clean pleasant atmosphere. All 8 off use enjoyed our time at the New Inn.

You couldn't ask for a nicer pub than this one. The owners are lovely people, always happy to help. We've just had Sunday lunch from here today. The food was absolutely lovely and plenty of it. One of our party had a nickel allergy and the owners were very supportive and helpful when we explained the situation which you don't always find. We've lived in Shrewsbury for 18 months now and had a number of meals from this establishment and loved every one. I hope more people realise what a gem this place is!

Ruth, my Wife and I, went to Pulverbatch to visit my maternal Family graves to pay our usual respects for Christmas. We sought sustinence and shelter on our homeward journey, all denied until Hook-a Gate, The New Inn, on the Bishops Castle Road. I enquired of the Landlord, If a meal for two could be provided and allowing a small dog entrance? no problem at all. We were received with a friendly, polite service, allocated a table, refreshments delivered to our table on ordering, some banter exchanged. The beef roast dinner was a very high standard and both Ruth and I would congratulate all the Staff concerned for an excellent individual service. Thank you all.

They fit us in at short notice and the staff were really friendly. The menu is pub grub but they did it really well. There are no kids menus so kids shared a main and that worked very well as portions are good. We had 3 different mains and all were tasty and presented with a care that shows they value their diners. Would happily recommend.

Great bar & restaurant. We dropped in unscheduled on car journey home. The bar staff couldn’t have been more accommodating & the food was perfect. Definitely recommend

A fantastic quality meal. With friendly staff. We will be back again

excellent food and service staff were friendly brilliant

Little confusing on arrival, where to go ect, didn't know if I was correct in walking up and ordering another drink.very good atmosphere, quality pint 👌

Great food great atmosphere lovely people and a beautiful pub. Prawns and halloumi starters lovely, Sunday beef dinner incredible perfect portion size meat cooked to perfection. Sticky toffee pudding delicious. Great price. Can't fault this place. The owners are so lovely!

Great food, cold beer and excellent service ❤️!

Fabulous and delicious meal. Lovely place and great staff. First class

Quality food, great portions. I can eat a lot and I was stuffed. Went here for my sister's birthday. Party of 5 and none of us had anything but positive things to say. One of the best meals I've had. 10/10 would definitely come again and 100% recommend to anyone looking for a nice place for a sit down meal with the family.

We had excellent meal as always.thank you.

Fabulous meal! So good to be back! Gorgeous skewered lamb, amazing cheesecake & friendly staff .

Best food for miles and very friendly

Wow! What an amazing meal. Takeaway meal arrived home and looked so appealing in quality cardboard containers, food piping hot and soooo tasty and plentiful!!! The family were in food heaven and can’t stop talking about the amazing meal and planning our next takeaway. Well done Team New Inn, the centre of our community ❤️

Food is amazing, staff are brilliant

Nice food but quite at present times

This is a brilliant local pub with great, home cooked food. All of their dishes are delicious, and the staff are very friendly. Now more than ever it’s important to support local businesses and this one is more than worthy of doing so.

Excellent. Extremely covid safe & staff more than obliging. Food always very good & nothing too much trouble if you need to tweak your choice of meal!

The New Inn is a very friendly local with amazing home-cooked food! Well presented, excellent tastes, great menu variety. Excellent gin selection. Cant comment on the beer as I don't drink it but believe it is very good and what is offered is changed frequently.

I can’t fault. My partner and I rung up last minute for a table and the lady was very accommodating. Covid procedures were clearly in place which was comforting to see. The food is exceptional we had nachos starter and burger (I absolutely loved it) and chilli. It was very tasty. The price also is exactly what you would want! The pub it self has a great car park and is very cosey Inside. There is also an outside area however it was cold so stayed indoors. This will be our new go to pub, we loved it!

Excellent food the best we have eaten . Good service and lovely atmosphere.

Proper country pub, superb food, drink and service. What more could you ask for?

Thank you all at the New Inn for the best takeaway Fish and Chip supper. The meal was booked for 5.00 , as soon as I arrived it was freshly cooked and packed up for me to take home piping hot. We chose fish and chips but they do offer a wide variety on their menu. We can highly recommend it.

Always lovely food and the service is good. Enjoy our visits.

Definitely worth a visit for food, we rang ahead and booked a table, service was quick and friendly enough. Food was fabulous, good portion sizes, lots of choice and the chips were proper chips! I had the 12-14oz Gammon, well cooked, 2 eggs and chips and it filled me up! Decent selection of drinks for a smaller pub. The beer garden was very pleasant and lots of parking. Price was a little bit more than bigger pub chains, but worth it for the quality of the food. We will be visiting again!

Amazing food in an unpretentious comfortable country pub. The landlord and staff were delightful and welcoming. Definitely recommend a visit to the new Inn; I'll certainly be making a return trip!

Really unassuming, but fabulous food and a lovely gin collection. Very welcoming, warm service! Will return.

Literally incredible. Amazing service with smiles ! The chicken burger was to die for. Cooked perfectly and so crispy ! My sister in law had the fish and it looked amazing. The waffle was to die for ! What a gorgeous delicious place to eat. I can’t wait to go back for my birthday for Christmas, for everything ! Thankyou I love good food!

Excellent service. Well thought out one way system during the current Covid situation. Fast and efficient and great value. Good pub grub. Will be back soon!

Brilliant place, lovely food and always very welcoming. Lovely staff.

Really good food. This is how pub food should be. Can recommend the vegetarian enchiladas - they were great.

Looking for place midway-ish between Halfway House (Shrewsbury) and Telford to meet up with my old boss and a colleague from back in the day.Not being so familiar with that area I searched Trip Advisor.What caught my eye about The New Inn at Hook-a-Gate was A) it is not a chain pub. 2) its Trip Advisor stats.27th best rated of 436 in Shrewsbury area. 105 reviews with none rated poor or terrible and just 2 reviews as average. My search was over.I love an honest straight forward "is what it is" country pub and that's exactly what The New Inn turned out to be.Nothing flash. Nothing pretentious. Nothing out of place.My guests made positive comment about their meals while I really enjoyed the Stilton burger I ordered. We didn't go for puddings.The staff were all friendly and helpful. I apologise to the lovely lady waiting our table for forgetting her name, but thank you. We sat talking for an hour or so at least after our meal and felt no pressure to move on.We all agreed that at some point we would return be it either the three of us again or as couples with our wives. The food at the New Inn was well priced freshly cooked and a good plate full. The beer, I was driving but the one pint I had was good. The staff were friendly and overall.Go support your local boozer.I will return to The New Inn. It's just a shame I don't live closer.

Best Sunday lunch stunning quality presentation price lovely family run pub

Absolutely perfect meal as always staff really polite as is the owner will look forward to Mother’s Day for next visit

Excellent food great value a hidden gem would recommend

Very good food and the staff are very friendly. I would recommend it to anyone.

I went to the New Inn at Hook-a-gate on Friday 6th December for a Christmas meal with my family. The atmosphere was very welcoming and the food delicious. Staff are very friendly and nothing was too much trouble.

Absolutely wonderful , awesome food and good beer , a great evening was had by all ! 🤶🎅😎🍺🍷👍