A destination restaurant and wine house for those who understand that the finest evenings are unhurried. Coming to the heart of Shropshire.
No noise. One message when reservations open.
Dinner as it
was meant to be.
The Lloyd is an evening restaurant in the truest sense — unhurried, considered, and quietly exceptional. An intimate dining room. An open kitchen. A wine programme that rewards curiosity.
We are not trying to reinvent anything. We are trying to do a handful of things with complete conviction: cook with precision and generosity, pour with knowledge, and send people home having felt something.
Cooked with
total conviction.
Laura Kimber joins The Lloyd as Head Chef and Director, bringing with her a track record built at the highest level of regional British dining. Most recently at Salt in Stratford-upon-Avon, her cooking is shaped by an obsession with seasonal produce, precise technique, and the kind of generosity that makes a plate feel like a gift.
Her shortlisting for National Chef of the Year is the industry’s recognition of what guests at Salt already knew: this is cooking that earns its place in your memory.
- Shortlisted, National Chef of the Year
- Head Chef, Salt Restaurant, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Head Chef & Director, The Lloyd — from April 2026
our kitchen
“A room that asks nothing of you except to stay a little longer.”
Laura sources from a small number of trusted growers, farmers and fishmongers across Shropshire and the Welsh Marches — producers chosen for the quality of what they raise, not the convenience of what they supply. The cooking begins with that ingredient, then asks what it can become. Familiar favourites return when the season allows. New dishes arrive when the idea demands it.
The wine
deserves
attention.
The wine programme is built around genuine curiosity — producers with something to say, regions with something to prove.
Each selection is chosen in conversation with Laura’s menu, evolving with the seasons rather than sitting fixed on a page. A considered range of bottles available by the glass makes exploration not just possible, but easy — an invitation to take a chance, follow a recommendation, and discover something unexpected.
Join us
at the start.
We are building a small, exceptional team for the opening of The Lloyd. If you care deeply about hospitality — about the details, the warmth, the craft — we would very much like to hear from you.
These are the roles that shape a restaurant’s character from day one. We are looking for people who understand that.
See all current openingsFind us in
Shifnal.
Five Park Street sits at the centre of Shifnal, one of Shropshire’s most handsome market towns. We are within easy reach of Telford, Newport, Wolverhampton, and Bridgnorth — and directly accessible by rail from Birmingham and beyond.
The Lloyd is designed for the journey to feel intentional.
5 Park Street
Shifnal
Shropshire TF11 9BA
- On-site Parking at the venue
- Town Free parking in Shifnal centre
- Rail Shifnal Station, 5 min walk
- Telford 15 minutes by car
- Wolverhampton 25 minutes by car
- Bridgnorth 20 minutes by car
- Shrewsbury 20 min by car · 25 min by rail
- Birmingham 45 min by car · 35 min by rail