The Loopy Shrew, Shrewsbury

Official site of Loopy Shrew - loopyshrew.com

Now re-opened after a short time as a Noodle Bar this is the public bar and restuarant of the Bellstone Hotel . The Hotel gets its name from a large Rock situated just around the corner in the courtyard of Morris Hall , the Bellstone , where a young Charles Darwin first took an intrest in Geology , every year people gather around the stone to toast the Great Man on his Birthday . The Bar has had a complete change round , the entrance is on the corner of the building , the lower level has a selection of leather sofas and low tables , the upper level has the bar , with a very ornate modern back-bar , there is a dining area further back complete with life size Zebra ? , its all very up-market modern in here . Clientelle was a good mix of young girlies having a bite to eat and a few bottles of fizz , a few couples and a couple of well dressed old boys having a quiet pint at the bar . Usual selection of Keg Taps and a couple of real ales , Salopian Hop Twister and a decent Stonehouse Station Bitter at a reasonable £3.30 a pint , not to bad for an upmarket hotel bar .

Refurbished public bar of the Bellstone Hotel , the main bar area is L shaped and on two levels there is a resturant to the rear and an outside patio area , its a lot bigger than it looks . Its quite trendy in here , lots of light wood and large mirrors , customers seemed mainly to be younger white collar types , the usual fizzy beers on tap plus three handpulls , two of which were on with Joules Blonde and Stumbling Monk , the Blonde was pretty good if a tad warm . Not a bad place if a tad pricey .

Cafe bar attached to hotel , no real ales but does get very busy