The Queens Head in Shropshire

I have been to most good pubs in the area and now can tell that Queens Head has best food and service within 7 mile radius. At least to me. Definitely coming back and it says it all. It was such a treat to have some of the best Sunday roast I had in a while. I never been here before and came on my way home from work but I am certainly planning to come back for more.

Food was excellent and lovely staff

Food was delicious and very well priced, my only niggle was the atmosphere but I think it depends where you're seated. Other areas looked lovely to sit in but it was understandably booked up!

Excellent food and location. Beautiful building and great atmosphere.

Called in after a walk. Sunday lunch time very very busy . Couldn't get a seat in doors so sat outside.

Had a really nice lunch here, very highly recommended

Popped in lunch time, hadn't booked but fortunately got the last seating area. It was heaving. Despite that the staff were super efficient. Wasn't sure how our meal would be, being so busy but needn't have worried. Meals were hot and were very nice. Returning Saturday for our 50th anniversary meal with family. Looking forward to it.

Beautiful Sunday lunch everything cooked to perfection and lovely Yorkshire puddings not full of air or tasteless. Friendly staff and great atmosphere.

My partner booked this as a surprise dinner for me I must admit so glad she did the food was amazing, the waitresses were very polite professional and chatty. It was spotlessly clean we had three course all cooked to perfection highly recommend and will definitely be returning for more meals fantastic menu lots to choose from and a specials board worth a look at

First time visiting and it won't be the last. Lovely staff, excellent food and flawless service.

Enjoyable drink and bowl of chips with friends. Unfortunately they don’t allow dogs inside, but having just done a walk along the canal we were dressed for sitting outside.

We had a family gathering here today 25/11/23. We had a lovely time with decent food. I’m a vegetarian and sometimes find it difficult to get something decent to eat when I go out. There was plenty of choice not only for me but for everyone. We were nicely greeted and the service was excellent. I had a good meal and a sticky toffee pudding for dessert. The main meal was good but the pudding was excellent. Can highly recommend this place. 👍👍👍👍

The food was excellent friendly staff and a proper fire in the bar

Good value meals with an adequate drink selection. Good, cheerful service. Atmosphere is what you make it.

We used to visit the Queens Head a lot. However now since covid it has become ridiculously expensive. It’s no longer a place to drop in for a snack or early dinner as the prices put it into a different league, more on a par with upmarket bespoke dining facilities. Sadly the food whilst good is certainly not up to that standard.. We still go but not once or twice a week but more once every 6 to 8 weeks for special occasions. When we have been recently the place has been virtually empty. Sad really as I am sure with more reasonable pricing the place would do much better.

EXCELLENT FOOD AND EXCELLENT STAFF. WOULD EAT HERE AGAIN AND AGAIN.THE PLACE WAS SPOTLESS AND THE BEER WAS ALSO GOOD.

Excellent. we have been before and found it to be about the best place within easy reach of Welshpool. Quality food with excellent service Highly recommended.

We decided to meet for a long overdue family meal Booked well in advance Arrived, ordered our meal but waited far to long, asked when it would arrive?? But we were disappointed whenit did, food was not hot as one would expect, not cheap either, so wouldn't recommend or won't be returning!!!

great food, i had the fish and chips, daughter had pizza, the rest had sunday roast

always a super choice of menu nice staff wide choice always popular not open Monday or Tuesdays Sunday lunches very good booking preferred

Very pleasant staff food excellent the Sunday lunch portions very generous with 4 different kinds of veg left me stuffed would definitely go again

Sirry to say the food isn't as good as it used to be.

Not been fir a long time Mussels were Fantastic.The Brisket to die for

Very good Sunday lunch! 😋👌 My belly pork was very tasty this Sunday..food still of a high standard..👌

40+ years ago I used to pass this pub in my mate's dad's MK1 Granada on our way to North Wales. Finally made it inside. Glad we did. Lovely sandwiches. Go for the crab or the club... Hopefully I'll be on the A5 again in the next 40 years 🤞

Stopped here on route from Worcester to North Wales and what a find! Went in with out a reservation and it was no problem, lovely menu, hard to choose what to get. Went for the Beef Brisket with Horseradish Mash and Buttered Greens and Gravy and oh my! Beef was melt in the mouth and proper mash and veg that was perfectly cooked. My husband went for the curry and had it extra spicy and it sure was that. It came half and half with chips and rice and a basket of Naan. My daughter had the mac and cheese with Garlic Bread and for the 1st time the meal came out the perfect temperature for her to eat straight away! The staff were all lovely. I would definitely come back again if we were passing this way. 5 stars from me.

No vegetarian dishes at all on the menu. Such a shame we where planning a lunch out there

Great place, great menu, great food.

Very accommodating staff. We arrived by Narrowboat without booking and the landlady went to great effort to fit us in. We had a cracking Sunday dinner. I had the Pork that melted in the mouth and the cracking was just perfect. Lots of vegetables. Good beer too. We will certainly call again. Many thanks.

Lovely friendly pub and restaurant. The staff were very attentive and efficient. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it . I had a chicken and mushroom dish from the specials board , it came with well cooked veg and a choice of potato. I highly recommend this pub/ restaurant.

I really liked the food here, good menu and very reasonably priced. Staff are very friendly and well organised. Looking forward to going back.

Great local pub with well priced food.

Quite a lovely place for a nice meal and drink

I had a lovely Dinner, service a little slow, maybe not enough staff on? Staff that were working did not stop. They were lovely.

Went here with family to celebrate a big birthday. Great food, great staff. Will be going again and again

Staff really friendly even though they were very busy. Wide choice of food. We shared dishes from nibbles and then mains. All food served nice and hot and all dishes excellent. Loved the goats cheese pizza to eat whilst waiting for mains of carbonara and a brisket dish. So tasty , not over salty. Would definitely return to sample quality food in nice atmosphere.

Very warm welcome, lovely staff, great food , would recommend the steak and ale pie. Was lovely to find out they even have ginger beer and elderflower presse.

Popped in for an evening meal whilst staying in the area for a wedding. Great menu and range of specials. Staff were welcoming and friendly and we went for garlic bread & calamari plus haloumi salad and their LEGENDARY Paella 🥘.. Food was excellent and we left with full bellies and a bag of ice courtesy of the land lady who took pity on us as we didn't have any and there aren't many shops around for stuff. If you're in the area definitely give the Queens Head a visit

Well, what can I say? A perfect place to eat - excellent food and drink, excellent service, excellent friendly staff, can't fault it! Ignore all the previous nasty reviews! This is definitely a place I would recommend, whether for lunch or dinner. A big special thank you to all the staff - in particular, one waitress, Izzy for making our meal so special. We'll definitely be back again! A***** 👌👍👏👏

We have been here several times but not recently and decided to go for dinner. My husband had a burger which was so dry it was hardly edible and 5 chips. The salad looked like it had been recycled. I had the prawn salad which was tiny and had half a tomato and 3 pieces of cucumber a bit of carrot onion and lettuce. Both cost £15 and value for money is non existent. I would definitely not recommend and we will not be going back.

Fabulous. Great food, beautiful pub, impeccable staff. Just great.

Excellent all round, as always.

This was our third visit. The food is absolutely excellent. I had salmon in a lovely sauce with prawns, the best I've ever had and the other 3 meals were also excellent. I would highly recommend.

We have always enjoyed the Queen's Head for food, so jumped at the chance to book it when family came to visit. We arrived at 7pm and there were only a handful of tables occupied. After ordering our food, a couple more tables arrived but it wasn't busy. Our food arrived ONE HOUR TEN MINUTES later which was totally unacceptable, particularly when the newly seated tables were having starters. People already seated, ate mains and sweets AND left before we were served. The food was average at best. What used to be an outstanding plate of food, was now a mediocre plate of food at a high price. The beef and lamb dishes were both £17/£18 so we expected something decent. We decided to skip dessert, and after asking for our bill three times and not leaving a tip, we left. We will sadly not be returning. Staff were not overly friendly, service was terrible and the food was average. It pains me to write this.

I had a delicious glass of red wine and the most amazing pizza pescatore which had smoked salmon prawns and anchovies. It was wonderful. The staff were really friendly and very efficient. I'd recommend this pub to anyone passing on a boat.

Simply average food with no flair. We took our Spanish guests to sample English pub food and thought here would be a safe bet. I ordered bread and olives but unfortunately the oil wasn't olive oil so couldn't be mixed with the balsamic vinegar. It sat like gloop. I should have sent it back but wondered if they knew it should have been olive oil. The legendary Spanish paella should not have chorizo in it as well as seafood. But the experience was saved by the ice cream desserts. They were great and worth every penny. Generally it was fine, nothing special.

Wonderful place to go for a meal. Plenty of seating. Extensive menu. Excellent food quality. Excellent service. Excellent value for money. Highly recommended. Will definitely return.

Ate here twice visiting family in the area. Every meal was very good and would definitely recommend to anyone. The food was good quality at a decent price.

Called in without a reservation as we were in Queens Head at lunchtime today, and were luckily able to get a table as they were well booked. The Sunday lunches (one beef, one pork) were first-class, and reasonably priced! I have no doubt we'll return, but will book next time. Recommended.

Nice pub never got to sample the food because I never booked, We'll visit again.

Staff are always pleasant and polite.I've never eaten there, but it's always popular with people going out for a meal.

Food very good. Whole experience of our visit was completely spoiled by a very large and rowdy party of men whose volume of noise was so loud no one else could have any conversation. The staff appeared oblivious until told that we would be leaving without waiting for our meal. Didn’t leave tip. Doubtful will visit again. This pub is for sale, if a potential purchaser was in our group this lunchtime experience would have had a very negative impact on any buyer.

Station Bitter and a great selection of food. What's not to like? Handy for a pleasant walk along the Montgomery Canal too. Ideal spot to rest over with your canal boat. Great eats and drinks...

We stopped in here last night for a meal after seeing the reviews and were somewhat surprised. The restaurant was less than half full and well staffed but we had to wait an hour an a quarter for the starter to come out, our starters were ok BUT then came the main courses, I had the swiss cheese burger this was nuked into oblivion the meat was dry and like putting compacted sawdust into your mouth. My wife had the Chicken supreme, Supreme in name only the chicken again was dry both meals came with chips these were cold. My daughters Pizza had been nuked the topping was non-existant as it had been burned into the base. On top of all this It wouldn't hurt for the staff to crack a smile once in a while, but to be honest if i was having to serve food of this standard I would find it hard to smile too ! The price was more expensive than other Pubs in the area, I don't have a problem with paying a little more as long as the food is good but to be honest I would have been happier with a Macdonalds than what we got served last night. All in all we will be giving this Pub a swerve in the future.

A super meal. Goats cheese starter was particularly delicious. Staff were very helpful. Plenty to choose from on the menu.

Food was gorgeous and the kids meals were good too. The Shropshire blue pizza was phenomenal

Three of us came for dinner and were very impressed. The food, the staff and the beer were all great. Portions are large. For starters we had the deep fried goat's cheese, the calamari and the garlic mushrooms and thoroughly enjoyed them all. For mains...

Nice Sunday roast Managed tofut me in as they were really busy

Popped in for quick pint but didn't stay long or eat as dogs only allowed outside.

dinner out was amazing go try for a decent meal A1

Really nice pub , that do a great Sunday lunch , lovely desserts . We pre booked but it wasn't that busy when we went so probably didn't need to .

5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 really good service food was lovly .will be returning .

We came across this chance. Having been referred on by a pub just down the road. WOW - what a fantastic pub. From the moment we walked through the door until the moment we left the standard of service was of the highest standard. Three friends travelling on the way to climb Snowdon, all had different meals, all of which were of the highest standard and all tasted delicious. Rebecca the assistant manager was the most charming of hosts. Would highly recommend if you're in the area that you stop here and have a meal. One of the best pubs I've visited.

Nice pub, can recommend the enchiladas.

Fantastic food! The pub is in a lovely location with great views over the immediate countryside. The building is well furnished with tasteful decor, clean, and a cosy feel whilst being very spacious. Menu is good, with a wide range of allergen specific choices (including most of the main menu), and the food that they produce is truly delicious, I have never been disappointed by any meal choice! Good range of beers, onsite parking, and friendly staff.

Excellent food, service great as usual. Will definitely call in again next time we're in the area

Really lovely pub with a couple of real ales on tap. The food is great quality a little bit pricey but then everything has gone up in price. The staff are also very nice, I will return again if in the area.

Very good choice of food on menu - would certainly go again

Staff were friendly, clean pub and really nice decorations. Nice food

Great food, lovely pub and brilliant service

I booked in advance as I was taking my elderly aunt and we needed a quiet table and specific food requirements. When we arrived we had a table tucked in the corner and her meal was exactly what I asked for with no issues whatsoever....

Stopped for last minute late lunch, been many times before always lovely, just a very slight pity they have cut down on the starters offered

Nice food lovely pub , but not the most relaxing of environments

Great friendly service, good wheelchair access

Lovely meal fair prices if anything portions a little bit on the large size great selection something for everyone on the menu

The food here is decent quality but I really must mention the outrageous prices for food. I fully appreciate we are in a cost of living crisis and bills/grocery prices are rising. However £15 for a salad or a vegetable pasta dish is crazy. A similar pasta dish at my local Italian restaurant in the Stockport area is £2 less. That is authentic Italian with fresh produce imported from Italy (I've seen the delivery vans). This is also in a restaurant that is in a high rent Cheshire village. I've noticed some incredible price hikes at pubs and restaurants and I'm sure some establishments are taking the mickey. Customers will only stand for so much and there comes a tipping point where they will just stop going - or find their local Wetherspoons! I really do want local businesses to thrive and try to support them as much as possible but we all have budgets these days.

Great food as always, friendly staff, great beers

Food amazing. Lovely atmosphere

Lovely food and Great atmosphere Good variety on the menu.

Friendly staff, quick efficient service and a lovely atmosphere. Food was excellent, piping hot and generous portions.

Great service great food friendly atmosphere. A gem

Very nice food great atmosphere would recommend

Visited for lunch on our way to Anglesey. Good selection of dishes on the menu. Quickly ordered and served by pleasant staff. Our third visit and when we are this way again we will certainly visit and would recommend this hotel.

Lovely place to eat, food and staff are brilliant

Great meals here and plenty of free parking.

all my friends had a super meal & i usually do but this time the salad basket was over cooked & very greasy chicken 7 bacon overcooked but i was not charged so i would visit again

Brilliant gluten free Sunday lunch. Highly recommended

What can I say apart from, goid food, good service, l all at a good price.

Not bad .been to better pubs .food was very good .the drinks are so expensive !

Very poor food and poor service. Both me and my friend could not finish our meals, the taste was off, something was in the meal which didn’t belong there. I mentioned this to the chef and he laughed in my face then walked away. I have been going to the queens head since I was 12 I am 36 now. I have never experienced such rude behaviour from someone when giving feedback about their product. I will not be going back.

Food was lovely and the staff are very friendly.

Great staff. The food is incredible and plenty of it. Too much if anything! Lovely surroundings and good service highly recommended

Great food really enjoyed it also good selection of drinks

Absolutely amazing place. Forget anything you may have in your mind regarding pub grub. This place is simply outstanding. Treat someone or just yourself and go.

Service first class made you very welcome good atmosphere food good very reasonable priced

Lovely place for homemade meals. My family and I visited this place for years, probably about nearly 30 years ago.

Staff and food was amazing, lovely little place, went back day after our first visit as it was so good.

Nice place to stop, went karting first then poped in for a drink and food stake burgers was nice

Arrived on spec and were immediately shown to a table. The nibbles, onion rings and aioli, and garlic ciabatta were just enough while waiting for main. The pork belly was good, if a little stringy. Would def go again.

Straight out of the freezer pack. Very poor value at £30 for a meal costing no more than a fiver. Forgot we wanted to order desert.