Qype: Cromwells Hotel in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury – Hotels & Holidays – Hotels

Arriving in Shrewsbury on a Sunday evening is an odd thing as most places are closed. We managed to escape eating at Ask (which was packed), purely because a drunk informed us about Cromwells. Honest!

A hotel/bar/pub/restaurant with a really nice atmosphere, great friendly staff and a wonderful menu. This place was a real find.

The menu was varied and suited all our tastes (including the vegetarian in the group).

My stater was a parmesan topped pancake stuffed with Shropshire blue cheese and mushrooms – it’s sounds simple but it was delicious and very tasty.

Main was a Sunday roast – a very upmarket one. The meat was fantastically tender and simply melted in the mouth.

My Crème Brûlée dessert was aborted as the chef’s blow torch blew up. I was disappointed (as it’s a particular favourite of mine). The staff were very attentive though and offered me an orange chocolate torte was a substitute.

To be honest I only ordered dessert as I fancied the Crème Brûlée but decided to opt for the torte. I didn’t expect two portions on my plate (as an apology for the problems with my original choice). I struggled a bit to finish but finish I did!

We decided to have some wine and after deliberating were told our choice of a white Rioja was not possible as it had been removed from the menu. Apparently other customers had commented it wasn’t up to scratch so it was removed. We had a lovely demi-sec which was recommended by the bar staff and the crisp notes sat perfectly against the pepper in the gravy/beef.

If we had known about Cromwells before we would have gone sooner and possibly stayed there as the staff and the food really were top notch.

A must visit for anyone finding themselves tired or peckish in Shrewsbury!

Check out my review of Cromwells Hotel – I am trunkguy – on Qype