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“Very good fish and chips”
Review of The Yockleton Arms

The Yockleton Arms
Ranked #11 of 361 Restaurants in Shrewsbury
Certificate of Excellence
Cuisines: European
Dining options: Dinner, After-hours, Reservations
Restaurant details
Dining options: Dinner, After-hours, Reservations
Reviewed 23 January 2017

We were travelling past on Friday lunchtime and decided to pop in and sample the fish lunch. Very pleased that we did it was really tasty. The staff that we encountered were both pleasant and helpful.
Furnishings are a bit cheap and cheerful and outside definitely needs to be 'smartened' up although I assume that happens in Spring.

It was surprisingly quiet when the food is so good.

We shall definitely return.

Date of visit: January 2017
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Thank Pat T
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Liam H, Owner at The Yockleton Arms, responded to this reviewResponded 16 February 2017

Hello Patsy10red,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed your food & service!
You are correct with the spring being out time to get the place all smartened up ready for the summer!

I look forward to seeing you again!

Kind regards
Liam Hall

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Reviewed 22 January 2017 via mobile

What a great all round experience, from friendly staff to great food.
We had a Sunday lunch to die for, initially just planning on having 2 courses, but the menu was so inviting we ended up having 3!
The presentation of all the food was great with some nice touches & good portions. The main course was served with 3 very good slices of meat & both the beef and pork was beautifully cooked served on warm plates and hot gravy. A good selection of side veg, which again was well cooked and served hot.
The puddings simply finished off a great meal with a good choice and were a taste explosion!
Overall very enjoyable and worth a return visit mid week.

Date of visit: January 2017
Thank Ross1324
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Liam H, Owner at The Yockleton Arms, responded to this reviewResponded 25 January 2017

Hello Ross1324,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review about your recent visit!

We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your meal with us and im glad you were able to enjoy one of our desserts!

We look forward to welcoming you back soon!

Kind regards
Liam

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Reviewed 20 January 2017

I don't normally write restaurant reviews but in the care of the Yockleton Arms I'll make an exception.

We have eaten here on a number of occasions in the past few months and have always found the food and service to be excellent. A short but balanced menu is well produced and a welcome change from the usual 'pub/restaurant grub'.

Date of visit: January 2017
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Thank Hurdlebunter
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Liam H, Owner at The Yockleton Arms, responded to this reviewResponded 25 January 2017

Hello Hurdlebunter,

Thank you for making the exception and taking the time to write us a review!

I'm so glad to hear that you enjoy visiting us and for your continued support, we look forward to welcoming you back soon!

Kind regards
Liam Hall

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Reviewed 3 January 2017

We have not visited here for a couple of years and I was a little apprehensive after the last time. But there seem to be new owners.

We were part of a group of around 25-30 and although no fault of the restaurant, those of us there as scheduled seemed to wait ages for others who had gone home to change and collect others following a morning walk. I'm sure the restaurant was waiting for everyone to arrive before serving.

Once everyone had arrived things got going. The food was delicious, plenty of potatoes and vegetables unlike our last experience. Excellent service and the two young members of staff were helpful and attentive. It was also excellent value with the group booking for either a two or three course meal. At the end it was fine to settle up by card individually.

My only concern was that there was an extremely long wait between courses, even taking into consideration it was a large group booking and the last dishes of the previous courses had long since been cleared. To make matters worse, I along with numerous others, had decided not to have a starter, so it was probably a good hour before we got our first food.

We really must find an opportunity to visit again by ourselves and get a true representation of the restaurant.

Date of visit: December 2016
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Thank Cecil H
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Liam H, Owner at The Yockleton Arms, responded to this reviewResponded 10 January 2017

Hello Cecil H,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

You are completely correct with what you have said, we were waiting for all of the party to arrive before we served your food to try and not up set anyone! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed your meal with us! I apologise about the wait between courses, this was down to the amount of people with the party, being a small team it can be quite a challenge getting 33 main courses out at the same time! But when you next visit i can assure you there will not be such a wait between courses!

We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Kind regards
Liam Hall

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Reviewed 23 December 2016 via mobile

Great food and service, pub has been renovated to a high standard, service was very good and professional, also a good range of drinks will definitely go back and recommend to my friends and family

Date of visit: December 2016
Thank andrewa958
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Liam H, Owner at The Yockleton Arms, responded to this reviewResponded 10 January 2017

Hello Andrew A,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review!
I'm glad to hear that you like what we have done with the place, we look forward to welcome you and your family back again in the near future!

Kind regards
Liam

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