Shropshire Restaurant Guide

It's All About Me

'It's All About Me', formerly the Ironbridge Bar and Brasserie, has established a decent reputation as one of the town's better venues for eating, drinking and relaxing in style and comfort. With its ground floor restaurant, basement bar and magnificent sun terrace 'It's All About Me' offers something for everyone.

• Address: 29 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7AD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Mediterranean, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £28.00

Jenko's Mongolian Barbecue

As a faithful follower of the Mongolian Steamboat method of cooking my nose twitched when I heard that Jenko's Mongolian Barbecue had set up, in all unlikely places, at Ketley, an offshoot of the Industrial Revolution at Ironbridge, and now intersected by the dual carriageways of Telford, one of which narrowly misses the Compasses Inn.

• Address: The Compasses Inn, 72 Beverley Road, Ketley, Telford, TF2 6SD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Mongolian, Family
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £28.00

Koo Japanese Restaurant

Just when you thought that there must be something missing from the restaurant scene in Ludlow, suddenly you find that it has even got a Japanese restaurant - a rarity in the Shropshire rural areas.

• Address: 127 Old Street, Ludlow, SY8 1NU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Japanese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £31.00

La Becasse

This addition to the culinary oasis that is still Ludlow, despite a few losses recently, is the latest addition to the collection of Alan Murchison of Michelin-starred L'ortolan, with Chef Will Holland leading the team at the stoves.

• Address: 17 Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 1DA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £40.00, Dinner: £70.00

Lime Kiln, The

The Lime Kiln is a re-invention of the very successful French restaurant formerly run by Ian and Jane Whyte in Brighton; it was taken over by John and Chris Hanby in 2004. The lines have been loosened and the Gallic format which prevailed is now relaxed and easy-going, more suited perhaps to the clientele, though boules in the beer garden feature strongly and children are positively welcomed.

• Address: Porth-y-Waen, Oswestry , SY10 8LX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Lodge Restaurant at Old Downton Lodge

• Address: Downton on the Rock, nr Ludlow, SY8 2HU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £32.00

Malthouse, The

The place is definitely more restaurant than pub these days, the atmosphere is comfortable, rather than stunning, fitting with the décor of the rough plaster finished walls, decorated in ochre and dining room red, with resplendent check curtains, natural wove Wilton carpeting on the floor and a cream ceiling.

• Address: The Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7NH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £28.00

Mr Underhill's at Dinham Wier

One of the highlights of the Ludlow repertoire - and that is high praise - located in a prime riverside setting, once an old corn mill, below the castle. Mr Underhill's is consistently good in everything it does and one can book there with complete confidence.

• Address: Dinham Wier, Ludlow, SY8 1EH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £63.00

Nando's - Shrewsbury

From South Africa to Ealing to Crawley, Nando's has taken the traditional peri-peri flame-grilled chicken on a fantastic journey, all the while maintaining its proposition of good food in a relaxed atmosphere.

• Address: Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury, SY3 7ET (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Portuguese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £13.00, Dinner: £18.00

Navigation Inn & Warehouse Restaurant

• Address: Maesbury Marsh, Oswestry, SY10 8JB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £32.00