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Formerly the Ball Hotel this attractive pink-washed and well-established gastropub now does a roaring trade in locals and tourists alike. Atmospherically the zing factor is on high alert with cheerful staff and eager punters urged on by the delicious aromas that drift past as waiting staff scurry to and fro.

The food is tasty and without pretension and might include chicken liver pate with red onion jam and toasted brioche or stir fry squid with prawn and chorizo, honey soy dressing, dressed leaf as starters, followed by oven baked fillet of cod wrapped in smoked bacon, cheddar and leek mash, prawn cream sauce or pan-fried Gressingham duck breast, dauphinoise potato, roasted plums, port jus and winding up with a vanilla panacotta.

Practical wine list and a good range of well-kept ales.

In the evocative old town of Much Wenlock one somehow expects to find a restaurant like this one, part of the Raven Hotel. If it's winter chances are you will end up in the old almshouses beside a handsome fire; otherwise, come summer and those long velvety evenings and it's the courtyard for you and yours with the owls calling from the Abbey.

The escabeche of Scottish salmon marinated in white wine and sweet peppers with olive and anchovy crostini makes a good lift-off for almost anything, not least the pot-roast chicken breast wrapped in bacon and served with an orange sauce.

A former 17th century blacksmiths shop in the heart of the Shropshire countryside is the setting for this cosy family-run restaurant owned by Raymond and Sarah Hall. In its former avatar, the refuge served horse drawn travellers along the busy A49 Shrewsbury to Ludlow Road. Today, it is counted among the area's most respected dining venues.

The ambience is warm and friendly, and you could sit either in the restaurant or the garden that offer views over the Shropshire Hills and the Ragleth. Don't be alarmed if you come across Sid, the White House's friendly Jack Russell who appears on late evenings and special occasions to check things out.

Lovingly created homemade British dishes ranging from a warm salad of shredded duck, chorizo sausage and marinated figs with Long Mynd heather honey and soy dressing, and roast fillet of lamb Shrewsbury with a pine nut and rosemary crust and redcurrant and port sauce are delivered by friendly and attentive staff.

According to Andy Richardson in the Shropshire Magazine Review, "The White House knows what locals like, and is deserving of its success".

With a genuinely welcoming atmosphere, friendly service and great choice of food and drink, Frank Café Bar is quite simply, a wonderful place to stop by for an evening of relaxed dining in Shrewsbury. This tapas and cocktail bar can be found on the west bank of the River Severn in Frankwell, next to the new Theatre Severn.

Enter the cosy bar area and you're sure to notice that it's the centre of all the action. Passionately created cocktails are served alongside spirits, wines and champagne. Music is an integral part of the Frank experience and the owners belief that it helps create the perfect environment for a great evening is obviously shared by their customers.

When it comes to the food, the café bar offers an exciting tapas and a more traditional pre-theatre menu. Feast on smoked salmon, Frank chilli beef strips with garlic, ginger and peppers, spicy chilli and lemon chicken wings, and crispy salt and pepper squid.

Original artwork created by locally based artists is exhibited in the bar and all works displayed are available for purchase.

Wenlock Edge, one of the most scenic spots in the beautiful county of Shropshire, is well served for refreshment by the Wenlock Edge Inn, where travellers, weary or otherwise, have long been wont to restore their spirits and assuage their appetites.

Dating from 1700 the place was formerly a quarryman's cottage. It is clear from the moment you walk through the door that that this is no ordinary inn. For a start it's haunted; yes, you've guessed, it's Jack, the quarryman. Secondly it is the home of the nationally notorious story-telling club "Tales from the Edge". Come along on the second Monday of every month and enjoy tall stories and Hobson's exclusive beer - a powerful combination.

Chef David Morgan knows a thing or two when it comes to meeting a person's appetite. Try the Bantry Bay mussels, gently poached in white wine and garlic, served with French bread. The steak and ale pie is well packed with strips of lean beef that have enjoyed the benefit of slow cooking in some of Mr Hobson's ale.

Understated quality is at every hand, from such things as the old-fashioned lemonade and the crisps to the service and wine list. There is no music, no fruit machines and the mineral water comes from the bottom of their well, 190 feet below the pub.

The Golden Ball dates back to 1728 and is the oldest licensed premises in the Ironbridge Gorge. It started operations some fifty years before the world famous Iron Bridge opened in 1781; and although the bridge has served its purpose and is now a World Heritage Site, The Golden Ball is still going strong; welcoming people who wish to enjoy a meal or a drink, or stay a night or two in its bedrooms.

The restaurant is situated in the original brew house and has a wealth of character and charm. Their menu is updated daily and incorporates local and seasonal produce where possible. Large chalkboards in the dining room and bar display dishes such as homemade chicken liver pâté served with granary toast, and a hearty main course of wild duck and local pheasant breasts, oven-roasted and served with a mixed berry sauce, Parmentier roast potatoes and buttered green vegetables or Cornish sea bass fillets on a bed of creamy leeks.

The bar area offers real ales, draught and bottled cider and a range of imported continental beers.