The best restaurants in Ellesmere Urban Shropshire West Midlands

Despite its rather unassuming exterior this small restaurant (now known as Thai Mere) comprising two ground floor dining rooms surpassed expectations. Having seen recent favourable reviews on TripAdvisor my intention was to stop for an early Saturday dinner. However, returning from Oswestry much earlier than planned with my wife and daughter we arrived at 1.20 p.m. Greeted upon entering we waited a couple of minutes during a service and were then shown to a table in the first section where nearby two couples were seated. Our drinks of Singha beer and tonic waters promptly arrived and we were then able to concentrate our minds on the serious task of menu selection. The first course of Poa Taek (mixed seafood soup including prawns, mussels and squid) and Prawn Tempura (tiger prawns in batter) followed. It was immediately evident from the presentation that the authentic cooking was on another scale when compared to many similar establishments. Visually appealing, well seasoned, succulent seafood, with good size portions was just the start. For mains we chose Nuea Pad Gatiem (stir-fried beef with garlic ), Pad Thai Chicken, Gai Pad Bai Gaprao (stir fried chicken with chilli and beans), Larb Mooh (minced pork), and Egg Fried Rice. After this feast only one diner succumbed to a dessert of Banana Bai and Ice cream. A consensus of opinion scored top marks for a very enjoyable lunch. Mention should also be made of the excellent service, high level of cleanliness (including washroom facilities), the comfortable seating, as well as the atmospheric Thai setting. Based on our first experience this little gem deserves to succeed.

Visited following a recommendation and needed to cool down after a long day in the heat. Great selection of ice cream and sorbet. We had the sorbet and was very tasty and refreshing. Service was friendly and price was reasonable

Ordered a takeaway tonight for me and the family. It was amazing, the quality of the food was outstanding. Very happy definitely will be ordering again soon 😊

Visited Moolah with my partner recently, as usual we were not disappointed. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere, lots of choice on the menu to suit all tastes. Locally sourced produce available in the shop also. Highly recommend 👌

Great choice of lovely fresh juices and smoothies as well as freshly baked Bulgarian pastries. A very well stocked range of specialty groceries and and fresh vegetables.

Such a friendly and fun pub. We were visiting Ellesmere and needed a dog friendly place with food and good beer. I cannot rate this place highly enough. The staff went out of their way to ensure we were able to move inside to eat as our outside table’s heater wasn’t working. Despite the pub being super busy on a Saturday night they made this work. Such a friendly bunch of people. Wish we lived close by.

Came here today with my family booked for 12 people well in advance, we sat down and ordered food, the food took quite some time to get out, and came out randomly two here two there most people had finished before some of the last meals came out, they burnt the first pizza they made so had to wait for another. The Sunday dinners appeared to be reheated in a microwave and was not very tasty at all gravy wasn’t in a gravy boat and was all over the meal, lukewarm gravy, I asked for cranberry sauce when my meal came it took until I had eaten my meal before it was brought out, this was brought out heated up which was odd. Also some of the dinners were brought out without roast potato which again some got brought out but some meals were already finished. Then some people wanted deserts the order was taken then to be told that there was only two Fudge cakes not four then there was no custard and then no waffles, this food cost well over £200 not including drinks, its was very poor and I would not return there. Should have been alarm bells when there was no one else there on a Sunday afternoon other than one couple, also they even called us to make sure we were coming today, it was our first time at the trotting mare and will defo be the last, It’s not very often we all get together so very disappointing for us all.

My partner and I love coming here. The vibe is very old fashioned and atmospheric, and it feels like we're on holiday. There's a fireplace! You have no idea how much I miss fireplaces. It's so hard to dispose of bodies without one. I mean acid baths are an option but acid gets expensive. Anyway, everyone in Ellesmere should check this place out. It's very lovely.

Just wanted to say how amazing the food was! We had Katie as our waitress and she was AMAZING! So attentive and helpful so thank you so much Katie! Definitely coming back!

Great local pub. No food but good beers and craic.

Lush salads for the troop - To take into work to keep us healthy order at 8am ready to collect! We have the sandwiches and picky tray cakes for home! Absolutely wonderful very very fresh and tasty 😋. Thankyou petes cafe !

We moored in Ellesmere on our narrowboat holiday and went in search of something to eat. Not wanting a full-blown restaurant meal we dicovered the Coco Coffee Bar. We made the right choice. The jacket potatoes are simply gorgeous. With a large enough variety of fillings to suit most tastes. Accompanied by a nice, crisp, fresh salad. As it was a really hot day we all had soft drinks so, unfortunately, can't comment on the coffee. However, the lady owner was really friendly and chatted with us for quite a while, which was lovely. (We were the ones enquiring about the drop peppers). If you are in the area, don't walk past this little gem.

Food in here is bang on never had a bad meal always full of flavour and good portions

We gave this place a try, as it was recommended by our campsite owner. Top notch breakfast, value for money, and friendly also easy parking nearby.😁👍