Award 4 · 2027 Awards
Restaurant of the Year Shropshire
Celebrating the best restaurant in Shropshire, including Shrewsbury, Telford and the county’s market towns: outstanding food, warm and attentive service and an experience guests want to come back for. Every style of cuisine is welcome, from family-run favourites to the region's most ambitious kitchens.
The nominees
29 nominees, in alphabetical order
- Akhtar Hussain
- CSONS Shrewsbury
- Docket Restaurant
- Ego at The Grapes
- Fischer's Baslow Hall
- Hickory's Smokehouse Shrewsbury
- La Lanterna at the Old Vestry
- Lea Cross Tandoori
- Lion + Pheasant
- Mortimers
- The Armoury
- The Bear Inn, Hodnet
- The Beefy Boys Shrewsbury
- The Boathouse Ellesmere
- The Charlton Arms
- The Clive Arms
- THE COCK HOTEL
- The Down Inn
- The Golden Cross
- The Haughmond
- The Loopy Shrew
- The Old Post Office
- The Peach Tree
- The Powis Arms
- The Royle
- The Shrewsbury Arms, Albrighton
- The Sun Inn, Welshampton
- The Walrus Restaurant & Bar
- Wild Shropshire Restaurant
How the winner is chosen
- 01 NominationsAnyone can nominate. Our team reviews every nomination before it goes on the ballot.
- 02 Public voteEveryone can vote once in this category with their email address, from 18 October to 30 November 2026. The vote decides the finalists.
- 03 The galaOur judges choose the winner from the finalists, revealed at the gala dinner on 24 May 2027 at The New Bingley Hall, Birmingham.
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2025 finalists
- OsteriaMardol, Shrewsbury
- Restaurant 1840Stirchley Lane, Telford
- The Cock HotelHolyhead Road, Wellington