Warm welcome and delicious fare on offer at The Good Life

The knives weren't out when I visited the Good Life Coffee Shop and Restaurant this morning, writes Andy Richardson.

Nor were the forks and nor were the spoons. But that didn't stop chef Joel Cheadle from offering a warm welcome. "Are you open?" I asked, as I pointed to a sign that read 'closed'.

"No," said Joel. "But you can come in anyway. Take a seat, what would you like?"

Henriette Graham, a waitress, was busy on the telephone. A customer was telling her about today's story, which in The Times included her picture.

The Good Life's menu was chalked on a blackboard and featured pastas, salads, potato dishes and quiches. I ordered a broccoli and blue cheese quiche, with side salad, and a glass of sparkling cranberry with a hint of orange.

It's a pity Helen Griffiths choose to criticise The Good Life without visiting. Had she have done so, she'd have found one or two areas that could justifiably have been criticised. Delicious as my quiche was, for instance, the ring-a-ding-ding sound of the microwave meant it had a very hot exterior but a lukewarm centre. That didn't detract from its flavour, of course, which was deliciously eggy and decadently cheesy.

Cheadle's range of home-cooked desserts were too tempting to ignore and I opted for a pecan pie with yoghurt. It was utterly divine. Cheadle showed his skill by encasing the dessert in a terrific wholemeal pastry.

The food was good and Cheadle and Graham were both warmth itself.

Griffiths' false online reviews not only made her look silly, they also did a grave disservice to an impressive Shrewsbury cafe.

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