The Third Place in Shropshire

We went for a meal in restaurant last week and the food was amazing, I’m celiac so wanted gluten free, and it was perfect, this week we had a delivery and it was nothing's like what you get in the restaurant, eat in for the quality food, restaurant 10 out 10 takeaway 5 out of 10

Food is always great from the Third Place, we've never had a bad dish, and the menu is so innovative.

didn't enjoy meal the chicken tasted strang,but the next day all 4 of us were poorly thankyou very much,alot of money wasn't

We had not been to Third Place for a couple of years or more . We used to go there regularly up until then but sadly we had a couple of meals which had not been up to their usual standard so decided we would look for alternative places to go. We do not live in Shrewsbury but visit in our touring caravan & often frequent local restaurants. On this occasion we decided to try Third Place again. I'm so glad we did as the meal we had was delicious, beautifully presented & staff were keen to please us. The food was very good quality & tasty. We all said how glad we were to have given it another go & we will certainly be back for meals in future.

Fantastic food , great presentation, all staff were very polite and attentive. Best Indian restaurant we have eaten in , worth every five stars.

Love the Third Place, delicious fruity shatkora and kahina.

We’ve been to Third Place a couple of times and have enjoyed the experience and the food. The restaurant is near the Severn Theatre so a good choice for a pre-theatre dinner. The food is traditional and tasty, and the staff are friendly and welcoming. Definitely recommend Third Place for a decent curry in Shrewsbury. The restaurant has won awards.

Very nice curry, great staff, great experience 👍 very good management. I'll come back for sure.

Food is the best Indian we've tasted in Shrewsbury.

Literally the best chicken makhani curry I have ever had. Wonderful service and excellent food. Sadly we are from Cornwall so cannot be regular customers but will be back when we are next in the area thank you

Wasn’t the smoothest collection experience but we got there. Thought the sides/starters were on the small side, only getting 2 samosas was disappointing. All the food was pretty good, though the poppadoms were a little greasy. Food was better when I had it in the restaurant, but it was okay.

Great Food and Great Service, Every time we visit

I have dined here frequently with my partner and friends over the last five years as we all agree it is the best Indian restaurant in Shrewsbury. The food is delicious and it is one of very few restaurants that offer fish dishes - I highly recommend the Desi Talipia! It's extremely tasty! The team are so lovely and polite. Every visit is a joy. There are not many places you get such a lovely welcome from genuinely lovely people. Thank you so much, Deepak, Afzal, Raha, Sayed, and Hasan, And of course thank you to the chefs for the beautiful food.

Fabulous food, friendly staff. Excellent service

The driver had a problem finding the right place

The food was delicious (with some extra freebies thrown in) and the delivery driver was both early and polite and friendly. Will definitely order from here again.

top drawer food and good delivery. I will be ordering again soon. thank you.

I loved it there when i went i am going again on 13/07/2024

put note on order asking them not to send any of their free items but ignored it. once again this wasted food will go straight in the bin. What a waste.

Having used this restaurant for either takeaways or to eat-in on may occasions (at least 15 times) since moving to Shrewsbury, I was most disappointed with our latest visit. The starters were fine and one of our group ordered a lamb dish for main course which was also fine. However, the remaining 3 of us ordered Chicken Jaipur, a dish recommended by the chef. The dish was extremely tasty but the chicken resembled slices of shoe leather; dry, tough and utterly tasteless. We called the supervising waiter over and informed him of this. He said he would speak to the chef and when he returned he claimed that it was just because of the way it was cooked, but did not offer to change the dishes or offer any other alternative even though the main ingredient was inedible. As a result we all left the chicken on our plates and merely consumed the sauce with our naan breads and rice (which were all paid for extras). We expected a reasonable discount to reflect the low quality of the main course, but when presented with the bill we were amazed to be offered only a £10 deduction or £3.33 each from a total bill in excess of £140. When we questioned this with the supervisor we were basically told "take it or leave it". When we asked to speak to the manager, he refused to interact with us. This level of product, service and customer interaction is totally unprofessional and unacceptable. We will never be frequenting Third Place again and neither will we be recommending it. A Nepalese restaurant nearby (namely Avatar) is head and shoulders above this in every respect.

I’m an indian take away connoisseur have been all my life. I have never in my life order 5 separate curries from a place and ALL of them taste the same. The madras just tasted of coriander never eaten so much coriander in my life. Butter chicken was like mushy peas consistency with the only flavour being sweet. Korma exactly the same as the butter chicken and i mean EXACTLY the same. Bhuna… i can’t even describe how far from a bhuna this was. Chicken tikka masala tasted exactly like a korma… Also side note the chicken pieces in all of these dishes were dry, lacking seasoning and some were pink inside. If you like an indian takeaway i urge you to take a look into other Shrewsbury take aways because this isn’t even British standard indian let alone genuine indian. Its like they only have 3 ingredients, coriander, sugar & tumeric. The staff are lovely though and very attentive. Delivery driver was absolutely amazing too.

Food is always good here. I can always leave and say that was a great meal. We have a static caravan not far away and have food delivered too which is always good. Great food great service can’t go wrong with this place

Amazing food and the staff were brilliantly friendly would very much highly recommend this place.

Very poor quality meal, 4 tiny pieces of meat in a main course, absolutely disgusted

Had a takeaway delivered, shocking quality, 2 very small pieces of chicken and 2 lamb in a main course, restaurant don’t seem bothered they stated 4 pieces of chicken and 4 lamb is normal but that is not what I got and they won’t listen, only have a takeaway if you are not hungry and don’t mind paying £12 for a meal that would feed a toddler

Ok. Chicken pre cooked at least a few days ago and tough and dry. The rest of the order was very greasy. Salad not fresh. I won't be ordering again soon.

Very good food, the quality and quantity, everything was 💯 and delicious. Lots of options. Would highly recommend.

We visited at lunchtime,pre theatre. What a lucky find! We had a lovely table in the window, clean, quality linen and wonderful service. We had a really small window of time as we were running late and we were looked after beautifully. This is the most delicious Indian food I have had. I have eaten my way through many dishes, in many restaurants and curry houses in the UK and abroad, but this outranks them all. We were all astonished at how good the food was. An absolute taste explosion, flavoursome,cooked to perfection. We shall return. Perfect, absolutely perfect.

We arrived in Shrewsbury with an hour to spare before the theatre matinee. This restaurant was across the road, so we took a chance. So glad we did. Clean, contemporary decor, quality clean linen and napkins. Great table in the window with polite and professional staff. The food was sublime. Flavoursome, tasty, delicious, we were all stunned by how amazing the tastes were and we all had something different. Wow! We will come again just to visit here. Well worth an hours drive. Thank you!

Last night we are eating third place. Very nice food very nice decoration restaurant. Food was very delicious Stuff are very friendly. W lm dalca is very nice and soft nun bread thank you, Third Place for your nice food. We are coming again.

Family went for the Sunday as much as you can eat. Dishes seemed watered down not as creamy. As I was in the toilet area waiting for child a waiter came out of the other cubical and straight back out into the restaurant without washing his hands! The door handles and around them were filthy too. I went back into the restaurant and said the the waiter ' isn't it good practice to wash your hands after you've been to the toilet'? He said 'hands? Yes' and went back out to wash them. I hope this is a one off as I saw one handling a large quantity of poppadoms as he was stacking them on a plate.

Great food, very enjoyable, will use again

bit of a bizarre one if i’m honest. the severs were attentive and happy, which was lovely, but the main manager was overly friendly. he’s a charming man but was quite overly obsessive, standing over us while we ate, leaning over us to directly put our napkins onto our laps. i chose to put my curry bowl onto my plate to avoid mess when cooling the meat down, the manager then comes over and touches my food to rearrange it on the table. this happened so many times it became an inside joke between my table🤣seemed obsessive compulsive; he actually felt the need to come to our table and watch us eat, rearrange our plates and such SEVERAL TIMES. food was nice but don’t like it being touched by strangers.

Had a meal delivered from Third Place. Was delivered on time but the food was a major disappointment. Delivered hot but thin sauce and completely lacked any taste. Worse than a curry created from a supermarket sauce in a jar.

undercooked chips and samosas both had to be further cooked in my air fryer curry was grainy and watery chicken was cut way too large

Order was delivered exactly when promised and communication throughout the process was excellent Oh, the food was great as well

Booked a table for 4pm for the Sunday buffet. Food very good, staff friendly and polite. Price reasonable. Definitely worth visiting for the Sunday buffet.

3 times now the food has been late and cold, the mango chutney is really watered down too, usually sad because I would usually rate this place

The Third place is situated right opposite the local theatre, perfect location. The restaurant sits above the main street so there are a few steps to overcome and u You may need to book a table as its very popular. We've been several times and the food and service is always excellent. Just minutes away from the town and river views. On our latest visit the food seemed to have too much colouring and a slightly charred flavouring.It maybe we're used to another of our favourite restaurants.We will return as we thought the service very good.

Food was late and cold over and

First and last visit i'm afraid. Service wasnt great, ordered drinks that were forgotton by the waiter so we had to order a second time. Food is average, no real depth of flavour. Unfortunately for us the lady on the next table to us started vaping half way through her meal, I think she was quite intoxicated. Not a pleasant experience at all. There needs to be a lot more organisation, the waiters really were very poor i'm afraid.

Food was delicious, everybody enjoyed their meals. Table was a little squashed as we were a slightly larger party and a little noisy. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Food took a little while to come.

Driver was extremely polite we had time to be so, best delivery driver yet..

Awful. Very poor service and food.

Very flavourless red curry ( Chicken makhani) asked for lamb), It appeared to have red food colouring. Staff not interested, priority was eating their tea/ dinner, before serving us. Generally staff were pushy and intimidating. We ate upstairs, the stairs were filthy and boxes of clean cutlery were on the stairs- trip hazard and hygiene risk. Not impressed will not be going back.

Prawn cocktail was dodgy. Spat it out and chucked it all away. Chicken was rubbery. Third Place is usually so good but this was awful

Look at the colour in chicken. I don’t think I need to say anything more.

Check your bill, I was there this week. And it's the third time in a row...... they regularly overcharge and add it up wrong...... That said, the food is good

Good food spot on delivery time

Starter was salty and not pleasant. Main was ok but lacked prawns.

Food was cold, Naan bread was burnt, did not enjoy

Tasted great and even arrived earlier than said, will use again

Went here the other week for a meal and it was amazing thought I would try a takeaway tonight it was outstanding this is my first choice for Indian food now

We had a takeaway and the korma was the worst one we had ever tasted. Very watery, not creamy at all, did not taste of coconut and was totally uneatable. My wife, who is 74, took the remains of the korma back to the Third Place and was met by 4 very intimidating male staff who encircled her and were very condescending. They refused to accept that there was anything wrong with their korma, and did not offer a refund but just gave a £10 voucher - which was no good as we will never go back. It was the worst korma ever and the worst customer service we have ever experienced. CANNOT recommend and we will NEVER go back.

Decent korma curry. Naan slightly on the small side though. Also Paid for lime pickle but they only put a measly small portion in the pot. There was a complimentary dish too but it was a weird one. A quarter full tub of potato cubes and chickpeas in a very watery curry sauce which I regretted putting on my plate as it made everything else soggy. All in all, alright but not the best.

Excellent as always, but I wish you wouldn't add in things like popadoms and dips and salad that I can't eat or don't like. Just what I order is what I want, thanks.

From the time we walked up the steps which were scattered with rose petals to the time we walked out, the whole experience was amazing. The room was beautifully decorated with balloons, and there were rose petals on every table. The menu was themed for Valentines Day and the food was varied and excellent. We were tight for time as we we going to the theatre but the staff were attentive and made sure everything was out on time without making us feel rushed. I was even given a red rose on leaving. Well done guys, it was our first ever visit but certainly won’t be our last.

Late delivery and very watery sauce, chicken was dry too.

Been going for the last 3 years, Always great food and service. I nice shake of the hand from all the staff, Really good hospitality. Highly recommend if you have never been before.

Got the wrong dishes delivered and took a very long time to come

Don’t think I have ever felt so intimidated. I was talked to like a naughty school boy and told to sit as I was trying to order a drink as I waited for my take away. Asked for coke and was offered Pepsi so I said no thanks then the owner or manager came and held out a bottle of coke and said in a very mean manner “is this good enough for you” then proceeded to berate his staff in front of customers. If the food was amazing I maybe would not have left this review but I felt very awkward waiting for my food after this and just wanted to walk out.

Food excellent, but please don't send things I don't order as they just go in the bin.

Me and the wife had a lovely meal really great food would highly recommend.. definitely be back

Dodgy chicken spoilt the meal unfortunately, very greasy chips

Chutneys didn’t come with poppadoms which was disappointing - but as always everything delivered was lovely

Excellent on all fronts, no complaints at all. Restaurant it up a flight of steps so probably unsuitable for those with mobility issues.

Tasteless food. Really gutted as very expensive

Very good curry, will visit again

The staff, the food and the service was amazing, I would highly recommend, have been here several times and never been disappointed.

Lovely Christmas Day dinner! Food was very tasty and the price was good

I don’t know why this only has a lower rating than 5. It is definitely the best curry in the whole of Shropshire. We love our curries and have tried several restaurants but always end up back here, by far the best. Tasty and you can ask for what heat you want. Friendly staff. Boss is excellent. Thank you again for a fantastic meal.

Very good food, tasty and hot. Delivered bang on time, just the trick for a Friday takeaway. Will use again! A*

Went here as our usual choice of restaurant was fully booked, I'm now struggling to decide which is my favourite! The food and service was excellent, hot fresh delicious food presented extremely well. All of the staff were friendly and attentive especially the manager. Overall a very enjoyable experience and I have no doubt we will be back

Buffet. Upstairs - help yourself. It was ok. Food not topped up. Drinks very expensive Restaurant downstairs may be better I cannot comment. buffet was average.

Found it greasy. Korahi and veg side both mostly onions. Curry not spicy at all (thought it said medium). Good popodams. Disappointed sorry. Nice rice.

delivery time was OK but wrong order delivered. Driver came back with correct order fairly speedily. Then when dishing up the meal there were only 2 and a half Tandoori King Prawns when we had ordered and paid for a full size meal not a starter size.

Very loud !! 6 of us on a table , couldn't hear ourselves talking due to staff shouting orders to each other ! Won't sit in again but will av takeouts

Never had a bad one absolutely lovely

Really polite driver, great food would recommend.

What a shambles the service was last night! We waited over 20 minutes for our table (even after checking we'd be done in time for our taxi in over an hours time). We had the wrong curry delivered & when asked about it, they knew it was wrong but delivered it anyway (good job there were no allergies!) Correct curry arrived after everyone else had finished & they were told it was no longer required, at the same time the card reader was brought to the table for payment! All food was to be eaten with spoons as no forks available & the food was decidedly average! The poor waiters were run ragged & spent their time apologising to most of the customers. We even had a rendition of "why are we waiting?' From the table behind..& finally, I was overcharged by double on my card for the privilege! They really need to say "sorry, we're full" if they're to deliver good food & service & not be so greedy! We won't be returning!

Fantastic dining experience, great food and stunning customer service.

Received a text to say food had been delivered when it hadn’t, which was infuriating. After 3 phone calls to restaurant and standing in the doorway for 15 minutes awaiting delivery driver, food eventually arrived 30 minutes late and was cold. Really disappointing.

Went on my birthday, it was busy, but we were booked in. No problem getting a table. Not happy with the service, neither the Waiter or his supervisor wanted to spend any time recommending a vegetarian meal for me. I wanted a medium to slightly hot curry. What I got was a hot curry full of chilli and very little flavour. Will not be going back plenty of Curry houses with good service and flavoursome meals in Shrewsbury and Telford

From starters to main meal and dessert everything was exceptional,great unhurried service can't wait to return definitely 5 stars from us two

Staff are rude and food is terrible rats outside the back and food tastes gone off avoid !!!!

UPDATE: Still good but PLEASE PLEASE turn down the music. We’ve noticed it’s been quite loud on recent visits but Saturday was akin to a disco and because it was packed, people were shouting to each other. Ruined the atmosphere. We’re here for the food, not the music. Also, I think we’ve been overcharged twice but they now bring the bill and the card machine both together and stand there whilst you look at it, pressurising you to scan rather than check properly. Down to three stars because of it. This is about dining in. Never had a problem with the Third Place. Look past the bad reviews, of which most appear to be about delivery (we tried once and it was a lengthy wait.) Good menu at reasonable price, staff very friendly and efficient and, most importantly, delicious food. If you go before a theatre show, allow good time and let them know. I've seen them politely advise customers that they know they won't finish on time.

Fancied a Sunday afternoon Indian takeaway, ordered online before they opened at 4 (for their buffet so assume they are cooking before 4) and it took 90 mins to deliver the meal, after a couple of chasing phone calls (I think they had forgotten), and then they delivered, minus the rice and chips. Phoned to complain and rather than apologising the guy seemed to want an argument, despite the wait and the missing items he was sure he had taken the order correctly and didn’t see what the problem was, he eventually agreed to deliver the missing items (great, to accompany a now cold meal), when a driver got back, these eventually arrived well over 2 hours after they opened at 4, very very poor service, and attitude. The food was ok. No refund/discount offered. We shall not be using Third Place again, suggest you think twice also

Arrived late cold and poor quality

Really lovely curry house. Delicious food

I was so hungry so was glad it came a little earlier than stated! Delivery person was polite and friendly. The food was absolutely gorgeous, as it has been everytime I’ve eaten there! 5/5 thank you 🤩

Starters were amazing! Best onion Bhaji Main courses very nice. Naan bread was delicious. Best I’ve had! Friendly service and served quickly despite restaurant being very busy!

Très bon repas, serveur sympa. Pas contre extrêmement bruyant

Not worried about them being late but frustrating they say it's delivered before it is

where is my meal I still have not got it

Really delicious food, lots of free extras will definitely eat from here again!

Superb food with very good service. Would highly recommend. We visited on a Tuesday evening and had the 4 course banquet meal which is poppadom , starter, main course and ice cream desert (limited courses) . It’s only £13.95. Absolute bargain and very good quality. Such was the quality that we Would pay the extra for other times. One of the best Indian meals we have had in a long time

Placed order at 6.55pm. Initially told delivery time would be approx 1 hour - understandable for a busy Saturday. However, then told it was delayed by about another 20 minutes - still didn't come after that. Called several times, and given a variety of reasons, and order kept getting delayed. Food turned up over 2h30 after the order time! Requested for some money back and told "The restaurant isn't going to give you any money back for your delayed order. We gave you something from the menu free of charge to make up for it". This dish was a tiny dish of potatoes and chickpeas. Apalling!

No problem with the restaurant, nice food. Delivery drivers continue to not find my address. I give specific instructions on my order on how to find me. Ignored. Got to be a better system (something like What3words). Makes me question whether to use app again or not

Looking forward to a nice meal with some friends waited for the delivery half a hour late only to find out one meal was missing. Rang them up and they said you have to go through the booking app to get a refund. Not impressed.

Cold and the chicken was dry. Also very very basic. I Wouldn't go back , nobody was happy. Rice not seasoned, tasted like nothing, only ate it because we were do hungry