The best restaurants serving Tapas food in West Midlands

My father came to the UK from the US for my wedding, and booked into the hotel for the nights after to stay in Shrewsbury. I drove them into town around 11am, which is quite early (he had contacted them asking for an early check in, and no one replied). The door was locked, and my two phone calls went unanswered (yes I was calling from a UK number, I live here). Despite the fact that an Amazon delivery driver was there and called a contact number and received an answer (and was told he would have to wait 10/15 minutes just for someone to come take delivery!). With no answer and no indication of how long we might have to wait, and being very nervous about how helpful they would be having ignored both my calls and his previous messages, I took them to a different hotel. I’d have been happy to wait until a designated time, but without any answer and with all of my wedding things to get back to my own home, waiting indefinitely until someone came or decided to answer the phone was not an option. Perhaps staying in the hotel itself is lovely, but if there is no communication or commitment to even answering calls when guests need assistance, I’m not sure how it can be a 5-star hotel.

One of many independent coffee houses in Hereford. Nice window seats to watch the world go by.

Great location adjacent to the Mere with views. Busy, and expensive for what you get. Menu limited. But location makes it very popular

I have it on good authority that illicit affairs ensemble within the femur features of this assortment of bricks and brioche.

Despite the huge birthday party taking up the whole of the ground floor, the staff at Gilbies - and particularly our waitress Rachel - looked after the two of us wonderfully well. We were given a table up on the mezzanine floor, our drinks were brought and our order taken nice and quickly, and then the food turned up in really good time. And the food was great! A selection of delicious tapas dishes, the star of the show being the Teriyaki belly pork (we'd eaten here before, so we ordered two portions). The party downstairs was in full swing when we left, wishing the staff good luck for the rest of the evening. Another memorable meal, and we'll definitely book in at Gilbies again, next time we're down Hereford way.