Calm down dear, he’s only a B-Movie director.

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I have to say MW’s review is one of my sunday morning treats. If he was an MW column regular I think Geoff would have unplugged the microwave as soon as the gang entered. Big mistake. If you read the review promising 8 minutes to produce that order was never going to happen.

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The comments are as irrelevant as the Stars own reporters reviews of eateries, who are they to tell us what we do and don’t like.
I went recently to The Falcon in Hinstock which got a right slating from someone at Ketley, the food and staff were top notch which throws into doubt their ability to judge,and in consequence put peoples livelyhoods at risk.

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Andy, even Mr Winner would I guess acknowledge Death Wish as a B-Movie, a classic B-Movie perhaps (& up for debate) but definately of the B variety.
Quinny, has he received any training – not wishing to generalise, but looking at him I’d say he was self-taught (often, well and in large lessons)

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Perhaps Mr Winner was in the wrong establishment? It certainly did not describe the Poppy’s my wife and our friends know and love.

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Dear Michael,

Based on your comments you would assume that Poppy’s was constantly empty, however, every Saturday is packed throughout the day with customers having to be turned away. I know this from personal experience. Very strange this seeing as, in your opinion, the food is beyond belief awful. I may also comment that many of these customers are regulars and have been heard to remark that Poppy’s serve the “best breakfast in Shrewsbury”, “best cakes” and some say its the best meal they have had in years.

The restaurant is full on weekdays with a MIXTURE of clientèle who will all be very pleased with your opinion that they are of “a very nice class” (?). These range from students looking for a healthy, cheap and fulfilling meal to parents with children looking for variety, which they could not find in other places.

I wonder if it really was worth you doing this article at all. I struggle to understand how your opinion, a pretentious southerner with prejudicial preconceptions, has any connection to the lunch time diners in a small market town.

Also, if every person who dined with you in the restaurant is actually employed by you it makes sense that they would rather agree with you over the food than not.

I wait with baited breath for your next review in which you make your mind up, again, before tasting any food.

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I have always been more than satisfied with the food and service at Poppy’s, reading Michael Winner’s comments about himself he was obviously too full of himself to enjoy the food. He is famous for the Death Wish Films which were in the 70s and an insurance advert, so what makes him an expert,

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“I’m very big in Shrewsbury,” that just about sums up all we need to know about the old windbag

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I have lived in Greece for 8 years and on my last visit to the UK in October last year I went to Poppy’s for a mid-day meal. I was most impressed with everything about the place, the food especially so to the management I would say, ignore what Michael said, he is too full of his own importance to take any notice of. Given his lifestyle he probably thinks that any meal costing less than the national debt is not worthy of him. He is after all a legend in his own lunch box. IGNORE.

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