No5 Coffee House - Shropshire

Was staying room only nearby and spotted this place for breakfast Really nice eggs florentine and great espresso. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. Lovely.

Visited in august , very attentive staff, lovely cocktails that are very well made . Enjoyed lots of lovely tapas that was also freshly made . Lovely atmosphere and will certainly be returning .

Fabulous tapas, lots of choice, Staff lovely attentive but not intrusive. Great atmosphere. Will definitely return again soon

A neat little dining room is presided over by a couple of delightful staff. They manage to be constantly attentive and accommodating without ever being cloying. There’s a very impressive looking cocktail menu which I was sad not to be able to explore. The wine list is reasonable and broad and there are a couple of good beers on draught. The menu is tapas adjacent. £8/9 a dish is towards the pricier end for tapas and while there was a more than generous portion heaped upon each neat little plate they offered little joy. A lamb croquette with peas, sweet potato and East African spices fell apart the minute the fork touched it into a sort of hash. The lamb was well cooked and the peas sufficiently defrosted but there was no taste of any spice at all. It’s served with a lamb jus which is nice enough in a gravy sort of way but as the croquette had no structure it’s only use was to pour over the collapsed ingredients and imagine a small shepherd’s pie. I should have sent the Stuffed Sweet Pepper back. The pepper was undercooked and the “spicy vegetables” were chunks of undercooked sweet potato alongside beans that tasted like they’d come from a can. Recently. There was measly amount of mozzarella on each one and great slices of red chilli advertised as pickled definitely not pickled. It was unpleasant. To round it off there was an excellent chilli beef. Advertised as coming with crispy rice noodles I managed to find a few wisps of them across the dish as if the chef had been embarrassed by them. That aside the beef had been treated well, the spring onions were bouncy and lent a lovely acidity and the sauce was rich and unctuous. The food wasn’t good, certainly not good enough for the price asked, but it’s a comely spot and somewhere that would tempt me again for coffee.

We visited this restaurant for the first time and we will definitely be returning. We live in the local Shifnal area but had never heard of this hidden gem before. The tapas options were delicious and there was a wide variety of choices on the menu. The staff were efficient and friendly, and the prices were very reasonable. We highly recommend this restaurant.