The best restaurants serving British food in Shifnal South and Cosford Shropshire West Midlands

Still superb food and excellent service from great staff as usual. Can't fault them. Such a shame they are closing

My wife and I visited Christopher's for the first time in November 2024. We had a bit of a struggle to find car parking close by, and no parking was available near St Andrews Church further down the street . We had to leave Shifnal and come back in , eventually finding a nearby street parking spot in a bay on the main road . The timbered building looks lovely and full of character . Once inside we were taken to our table by a friendly waitress and soon got talking to a friendly couple on the next table . We had booked a table earlier on that night by phone and Christopher ( the owner ) had tried to ring back earlier in the day when we had phoned outside opening hours with no reply. Christopher's also has an on-line booking system via their 'clunky but functional ' website . My wife had a Devilled kidneys on sour dough toast, starter which she was very pleased with . I did not have a starter but had a main of 'Chargrilled Pork Steak on the bone , creamed mashed potatoes and vegetables' [£19.95] which was again very enjoyable. My wife had an 8oz Sirlion Steak , with hand cut chips , vine tomatoes and mushroom [ £24.95] - recent medical situations and medicines have restricted her food intake but apart from a bit of help from the greedy husband with some of the great chips , she was ab$le to eat all the steak and still smile ! I then had an interesting Apple and Winterberry Crumble with custard [ £7.50] - a decent pudding, but I would try a different one when , hopefully , we visit again . The dining experience at Christopher's was , for us, a relaxing and enjoyable one . It is not cheap, but the food is of a high quality and cooked to perfection and therefore well worth the price .

Live locally and popped into Nans Cafe Bar for breakfast, we enjoyed poached eggs on toast and a warm cheese and ham croissant. Staff were very accommodating and friendly, great place to go and good value for money, would definitely recommend, thank you

The barman gave it the biggin about the beer and how good it was and it certainly did not disappoint! Absolutely cracking beer, great craic and service, very much recommend it!

Don’t bother if your hungry Service was poor overall, long delays at the bar, snappy staff, understaffed for time of day, no menus, no cutlery when food was delivered but the absolute joke of the visit was the Sunday lunch served and the inability to deal with the issue appropriately. Skip through the 20 minutes of disgustingly poor service, we had out 2 (identically ordered) roast pork dinners delivered to the table. Both plates were largely empty except for an excess of peas and a massive plate filling Yorkshire pudding. After a brief search I managed to locate the main part of the meal, the roast pork. It (there was one tiny piece sitting atop a roast potato) I looked across at the other (identical) dinner and that was atopped with 2 significantly larger slices. Approximately 4 x what I had been served. I commented to the server that that was an expensive slice of pork (around £18 for Sunday lunch) I had and he just gave me a dirty look before snapping well isn’t there more underneath. I responded with, I have no way of checking because (again) I have not cutlery! After a brief scour around the immediate area, he managed to locate a set. I moved the mediocre slice to find 2 very undercooked roast potatoes but definitely no meat. I asked that he return the meal to the kitchen and returned with a dinner with a proper (identical portion to the other) and some gravy as the meal was served vertically dry He snatched away the plate and returned around 5 minutes later with the same food on the plate and a small side dish with a tiny extra thinly sliced piece of dried out pork and no gravy I looked into the bowl and looked at the server and explained that it was a joke, his response was the portions were served on weight and the gravy served already (almost none) was the allocated portion. I asked to speak to the manager and he said there was one there but the manager was busy so he would “ hear my complaint” I said I would be raising a complaint, that the food served was a joke and his explanations were obviously a lie as portion size wouldn’t explain the difference between the 2 lunches The dinner consisted of 2 very small and undercooked roast potatoes One carrot One parsnip A few slithers of green beans A million peas A massive Yorkshire pudding (presumably to give the impression of a full plate) By the time I began eating my lunch, my partner had almost finished so that idea of going for a lunch together was pointless. After I’d eaten my few morsels of dry potatoes and the pathetic excuse of a portion of meat (I don’t like veg so I rely on the potatoes and meat) And had clearly finished my efforts, the manager appeared with a side dish of several full size slices of pork and a jug of gravy I explained it was too little too late as all it had done was emphasise that the original dinners delivered to us were served knowing that the portions were under but the chefs and servers just simply didn’t care. She said, she told the chef she didn’t care if they were waiting for it to be cooked, that she wanted some slices of pork now!! she said she just wants me to leave with a full belly. Fat chance! What was edible wouldn’t have filled a toddler Totally up to you if you go, but they don’t care about you or what you spend, they argue while your food going cold. They lie and the treat you like your an inconvenience for being there. Sunday lunch, an absolute joke. If you can afford almost £20 a meal for a teaplate full of dried out veg and the left overs of a pork roast, go nuts. If you value good serve and food, steer well clear, it’s a disgusting experience

We have been visiting Odfellows for over 8 years now and have never been disappointed! We reserved a table for 21st August for my Father in Laws birthday. Upon arrival we were greeted by Danielle and her colleague who were - as always - great! We had 2 x Lamb roast dinners and Fish and Chips for our mains, along with some tasty starters and deserts! As always the food and service was 10/10, we can not fault a single visit to Odfellows! As a local, I always recommend to everyone that we meet, and hopefully they will also attract some new custom from further afield!

Excellent service and food. Really lovely atmosphere with most tables being used. Very good menu….struggled to choose from the small plates and probably over-ordered! Quality of the food was really good. This is a very friendly place with lovely staff and great food; we visit fairly regularly - coffees, drinks, food - and are very lucky to have this on our doorstep.

Much better than average pub lunch. The staff were lovely, the place spotless, and we'd have loved to sit in the beer garden, had July been cooperating. The Bell is becoming our go-to place for a lazy lunch out.