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Plates & Shakers

Smokin' Up a Storm, One Sip at a Time

Simply irresistible. A story in every bite.

Cocktail Bar Ross on Wye

Welcome to Plates & Shakers, an award-winning cocktail bar in Ross on Wye offering immersive dining, signature cocktails, and tapas-style dishes designed to surprise and delight. Every visit is crafted to feel different, combining premium ingredients, theatrical presentation, and creative storytelling.

Plates & Shakers is a destination for those looking to enjoy something beyond the ordinary. Whether you are visiting for a special occasion, a relaxed evening, or a unique dining experience, every detail is designed to leave a lasting impression.

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GARDEN & LAND

Menu Information

Details:

  • Dips of the day
  • Warm bread
  • Can be vegan

DIPS OF THE DAY

£8.0
Dips of the day, ever-changing delight, Whipped and folded fresh each night. Scoop with bread, warm and ready. Tear, dip, savour… slow and steady.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Mixed bravas
  • White and sweet potatoes
  • Aioli
  • Gluten free

MIXED BRAVAS

£7.5
Mixed Bravas, white and sweet entwined, twice kissed by heat, perfectly lined. Crunch outside, pillowy inside. Aioli flowing at their side.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Tabbouleh
  • Parsley
  • Roquillo peppers
  • Beetroot
  • Vegetarian

TABBOULEH

£9.0
Tabbouleh bright with parsley grace, Roquillo peppers bring unlit embrace. Beetroot blush in ruby hue — A garden dancing fresh for you.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Warm red lentils
  • Chickpeas
  • Spices
  • Hazelnuts
  • Grilled goat’s cheese
  • Thyme
  • Gluten free

WARM RED LENTILS

£12.5
Warm Red Lentils, slow and deep, Chickpeas tangled where spices sleep. Hazelnuts toasted, golden and sweet — Grilled Goat’s Cheese melting in thyme-kissed heat.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Courgette mille-feuille
  • Cauliflower cheese
  • Toasted grapes
  • Orange zest
  • Gluten free

COURGETTE MILLE-FEUILLE

£11.0
Courgette Mille-Feuille, layered light, Cauliflower cheese, rich and bright. Toasted grapes with gentle heat, Orange zest — a citrus beat.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Greek salad carpaccio
  • Tomato
  • Cucumber
  • Feta cloud
  • Pepper gel
  • Gluten free

GREEK SALAD CARPACCIO

£9.5
Greek Salad Carpaccio, thin and bright, Tomato, cucumber — layered light. On a feta cloud, soft and proud, Pepper gel sparks through the shroud.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Butter squash risotto
  • Crème brûlée finish
  • Gluten free
  • Available as Tapas or Main

BUTTER SQUASH RISOTTO CRÈME BRÛLÉE

£11.0
Butter Squash Risotto Crème Brûlée, amber rice in slow ballet. Fire-sealed with a sugared glaze — Break the hush. Release the blaze. Go Grand — and let comfort reign.
Main£18.0
Menu Information

Details:

  • Dips of the day
  • Warm bread
  • Can be vegan

DIPS OF THE DAY

£8.0
Dips of the day, ever-changing delight, Whipped and folded fresh each night. Scoop with bread, warm and ready. Tear, dip, savour… slow and steady.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Mixed bravas
  • White and sweet potatoes
  • Aioli
  • Gluten free

MIXED BRAVAS

£7.5
Mixed Bravas, white and sweet entwined, twice kissed by heat, perfectly lined. Crunch outside, pillowy inside. Aioli flowing at their side.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Tabbouleh
  • Parsley
  • Roquillo peppers
  • Beetroot
  • Vegetarian

TABBOULEH

£9.0
Tabbouleh bright with parsley grace, Roquillo peppers bring unlit embrace. Beetroot blush in ruby hue — A garden dancing fresh for you.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Warm red lentils
  • Chickpeas
  • Spices
  • Hazelnuts
  • Grilled goat’s cheese
  • Thyme
  • Gluten free

WARM RED LENTILS

£12.5
Warm Red Lentils, slow and deep, Chickpeas tangled where spices sleep. Hazelnuts toasted, golden and sweet — Grilled Goat’s Cheese melting in thyme-kissed heat.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Courgette mille-feuille
  • Cauliflower cheese
  • Toasted grapes
  • Orange zest
  • Gluten free

COURGETTE MILLE-FEUILLE

£11.0
Courgette Mille-Feuille, layered light, Cauliflower cheese, rich and bright. Toasted grapes with gentle heat, Orange zest — a citrus beat.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Greek salad carpaccio
  • Tomato
  • Cucumber
  • Feta cloud
  • Pepper gel
  • Gluten free

GREEK SALAD CARPACCIO

£9.5
Greek Salad Carpaccio, thin and bright, Tomato, cucumber — layered light. On a feta cloud, soft and proud, Pepper gel sparks through the shroud.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Butter squash risotto
  • Crème brûlée finish
  • Gluten free
  • Available as Tapas or Main

BUTTER SQUASH RISOTTO CRÈME BRÛLÉE

£11.0
Butter Squash Risotto Crème Brûlée, amber rice in slow ballet. Fire-sealed with a sugared glaze — Break the hush. Release the blaze. Go Grand — and let comfort reign.
Main£18.0

LAND & SEA

Menu Information

Details:

  • Lamb keftedakia
  • Feta
  • Olives
  • Lemon
  • Rosemary
  • Available as Tapas or Main
  • Main includes creamy mash
  • Gluten free

LAMB KEFTEDAKIA

£14.5
Lamb Keftedakia, tender and round, Feta and olives folded through, profound. Bathed in lemon bright and free — Rosemary sings through every bite you see. Turn it to comfort, rich and lush, with creamy mash beneath the hush.
Main£24.5
Menu Information

Details:

  • Sea bream
  • Lemon
  • Garlic
  • Chimichurri
  • Available as Tapas or Main
  • Main includes Greek salad and hand-cut double-fried oregano fries
  • Gluten free

SEA BREAM

£11.5
Sea bream, pan fried to golden hue, Lemon and garlic shining through. Crisp at the edge, tender within — Chimichurri seals it in. Upgrade the moment — make it a spread, Greek salad bright at the head, Hand-cut, double-fried oregano fries. From simple plate to feast-size escape.
Main£22.0
Menu Information

Details:

  • Tuna steak
  • Pan-seared rare
  • Citrus salsa
  • Available as Tapas or Main
  • Main includes mixed bravas and tabbouleh
  • Gluten free

TUNA STEAK

£14.0
Tuna steak, pan-seared rare, Blushing centre, ocean air. Crowned with citrus, bright and bold — Salsa jewels of sunlit gold. Go the distance, make it Grand, Mixed bravas crisp at hand, Tabbouleh fresh with lemon zest — From light bite… to proper feast.
Main£26.0
Menu Information

Details:

  • Croquettes
  • Spider crab
  • Saffron
  • Homemade aioli
  • Add-on available

SPIDER CRAB CROQUETTES

£10.0
Croquettes lead — golden, crisp delight, Saffron warmth in every bite. Spider crab, delicate and sweet, Homemade aioli makes it complete. Add on available for £2.50.
Add-on£2.5
Menu Information

Details:

  • Prawns
  • Kataifi pastry
  • Pistachio aioli
  • Extra prawn available

PRAWNS IN KATAIFI

£13.0
Prawns in Kataifi, tangled in gold, Fried till the crunch is brave and bold. Succulent centre, seaside loyalty — Served with pistachio aioli. Want another one? £4.
Extra one£4.0
Menu Information

Details:

  • Pork
  • Wine sauce
  • Warm bread

PORK BEKRI MEZE

£14.5
Pork Bekri Meze, bold and bright, Wine-kissed pork in saucy bite. Wrapped in bread still warm from flame — A tipsy feast that earned its name.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Chicken
  • Pineapple
  • Lime caviar
  • Coconut panko
  • Mascarpone
  • Gluten free

CHICKEN PIÑA COLADA

£13.5
Chicken Piña Colada, golden and crisp, Pineapple grilled to caramel twist. Lime caviar bursts sharp and bright — Coconut panko, mascarpone white.
Menu Information

Details:

  • Fillet steak
  • Cherry gloss
  • Dark chocolate
  • Available as Tapas or Main
  • Main includes mixed bravas and Greek salad
  • Gluten free

FILLET STEAK

£16.0
Fillet steak, seared to spark, Blushing centre, tender dark. Cherry gloss in ruby light — Dark chocolate deepens in every bite. Take a bigger bite, mix bravas and Greek salad delight.
Main£31.0

Cocktails

Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Vodka
  • Melon
  • Midori
  • Cherry
  • Bubble Gum
  • Hibiscus

YOU ARE HAVING A BUBBLE…

£12.5
Vodka bright with a melon wink, Midori green in a candy-pink drink. Cherry pop with a playful shuffle, Bubble gum trouble in a pink blush bubble. Hibiscus bloom with a tart little cuddle — Sip, smile… you’re having a bubble.
Mocktail£7.0
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Gin
  • White Wine
  • Pear Liqueur
  • Lavender
  • Orange Bitters

YOU ARE MY BETTER HALF!

£12.5
Gin and white wine — side by side, Pear liqueur sweet with nothing to hide. Lavender calm, orange bitters bright, Balanced like day leaning into night. Apart they’re notes — a simple stave, Together? The song we crave.
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Coffee
  • Rémy
  • Cacao
  • Mascarpone
  • Tiramisu

ESPRESSO YOUERSELF, BELLA!

£12.5
Coffee sighs, buongiorno, bella, Rémy whispers smooth a cappella. Cacao velvet, dark and deep, Mascarpone dreams you get to keep. Tiramisu in liquid desire— Sip your truth, rise higher and higher.
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Ingredients:

  • Pistachio Cream
  • Gin
  • Mint Liqueur
  • Disaronno Velvet

NEVER ODD OR EVEN

£13.0
Pistachio cream, gin aligned, Mint liqueur cool in the mind. Disaronno Velvet soft and slow — Balanced beauty in every flow. Blended bold or martini driven — Choose your side… it’s always even.
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Tequila
  • Mezcal
  • Lime
  • Melon
  • Basil

LET ME SEE YOUR MELONS!

£12.5
Tequila smooth, mezcal light, Lime gives it that cheeky bite. Melon cool and dripping sweet, Basil fresh at summer’s feet. Fresh, flirty, full of felons— Go on then… let me see your melons.
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Orange
  • Aperol
  • Poppy
  • Cava
  • Soda

JUST POPPY-ING IN

£12.0
Just poppy-ing in — no need to knock, Orange sunshine, Aperol shock. Poppy sweet, cava spin, Soda fizz says: “come on in.”
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Apricot
  • Salted Caramel
  • Plates & Shakers Rum
  • Cointreau
  • Bitters
  • Ginger Beer

GIVE A GINGER A CHANCE

£12.5
Apricot shine, salted caramel flame, Plates & Shakers rum signs its name. Cointreau bright, bitters bold, Ginger beer with a heart of gold. Sweet and salty in spicy trance — Go on… give a ginger a chance.
Mocktail£6.5
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Raspberry
  • White Chocolate
  • Cream
  • Vodka

LADY’S RASPBERRY DELIGHT

£12.5
Raspberry laughter in ruby hue, White chocolate soft as gossip at two. Creamy elegance, vodka with nerve— Sweet, but never one to swerve. For our dazzling neighbours, classy and bright Two fabulous ladies… pure delight.
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Aged Rum
  • Peanut Butter
  • Banana Liqueur
  • Cocoa Bitters

CHIPPENDALES

£13.0
Aged rum strong with a peanut butter glow, Banana liqueur stealing the show. Cocoa bitters dark and bold — Sweet temptation, liquid gold. One smooth sip… no fairytales — Just pure flavour. Chippendales.
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Earl Grey
  • Milk
  • Vodka
  • Lychee
  • Pandan

NAUGHTY PANDA

£12.5
Earl Grey melting into milk so mild, Vodka behaving… just like a child. Lychee blush and pandan sway— Sweet little panda leading you astray.
Mocktail£7.0
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • XO Rum
  • Cactus
  • Cinnamon
  • Lemon

WHY ARE YOU HIDING?

£13.5
Low lights. Locked doors. XO rum settling old scores. Cactus cool from a distant line, Cinnamon smoke in a glass of crime. Lemon sharp as a whispered lie — Drink it fast… let it fly.
Mocktail£7.5
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Limoncello
  • Dill
  • Elderflower
  • Lemon
  • Soda
  • Blueberry

FLOWER POWER!

£13.0
Limoncello kissed by dill’s green spell, Elderflower hums where wild thing dwell. A squeeze of lemon, light and bright, Soda lifts it into flight. Blueberry clouds drift soft in the air — Peace, love… and a little flair.
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Metaxa
  • Passionfruit
  • Aloe
  • Soda
  • Caviar

I USED TO BE A PORNSTAR, BUT HR RUINED EVERYTHING

£13.5
Metaxa fire in a corporate frame, Passionfruit sweet but not by name. Aloe smooth in a tidy report, Soda behaves — of course, of course. Then caviar pops, a sparkling plot — Still worth the risk… Just don’t get caught.
Mocktail£7.5
Menu Information

Ingredients:

  • Disaronno
  • Passionfruit
  • Passoa
  • Pineapple
  • Beer
  • Monster

MONSTER INK-ED

£13.0
Disaronno dark with a velvet sting, Passionfruit wild doing its thing. Passoa flash, pineapple snap, Beer and Monster — energy trap.
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Immersive Dining &

Signature Cocktails in Ross on Wye

Step inside and something shifts. The outside world fades. Time stretches, softens, smiles.
This is not just a cocktail bar. It is an immersive dining experience built around creativity, atmosphere, and constant innovation. Menus are hidden inside vintage books. Drinks arrive with smoke, texture, and theatre. Every plate and every glass is part of a wider experience.
Founded by Milena and her team, Plates & Shakers was created to bring a new level of creativity to Ross on Wye. Within its first year, it was recognised as Best Cocktail Bar in the Midlands 2025, reflecting its focus on quality, originality, and experience-led dining.

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Our Food and Drink Experience

Each cocktail begins as an idea, then becomes something more. Crafted in-house using premium spirits and creative techniques, every drink is designed to hold both flavour and presence. Some arrive bold and structured, others lighter and more delicate, all carefully balanced, all entirely original. With over 100 unique creations, no two visits feel quite the same.

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Signature Cocktails

Each cocktail begins as an idea, then becomes something more. Crafted in-house using premium spirits and creative techniques, every drink is designed to hold both flavour and presence. Some arrive bold and structured, others lighter and more delicate, all carefully balanced, all entirely original. With over 100 unique creations, no two visits feel quite the same.

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Tapas Style Dining

The food moves with the moment. Our tapas menu draws from Mediterranean influence while allowing space for creativity and change. Dishes are designed to be shared, passed across the table, and discovered together. From rich, comforting plates to lighter, vibrant flavours, each dish is prepared with care, detail, and a sense of rhythm within the experience.

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Ever-Changing Menus

Nothing stands still for long. Menus are refreshed every two to three months, allowing new ideas to take shape and familiar favourites to evolve. Each return visit offers something slightly different, something new to notice.

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A Symphony of Flavours, Crafted to Share

A Symphony of Flavours, Crafted to Share At Plates & Shakers, every dish is a story waiting to be told. Golden croquettes with chorizo and garlic aioli sit alongside layered filo creations, slow-braised meats, and vibrant Mediterranean-inspired dishes. Each plate combines flavour, texture, and presentation to create something memorable. Cocktails complement every dish, bringing together bold ingredients, refined techniques, and a sense of theatre that defines the Plates & Shakers experience.

Taste the Tradition

Savor the Moment

Why Choose Plates & Shakers

Choosing where to dine in Ross on Wye is about more than just food and drink. It is about the experience.

Clients choose Plates & Shakers because of:

  • Award-winning cocktail bar recognised across the Midlands
    • Over 100 original signature cocktails created in-house
    • Immersive and theatrical dining experience
    • Premium ingredients and high-quality spirits
    • Constantly evolving menus with new concepts
    • Independent business with a strong creative identity

Every visit is designed to feel unique, whether you are visiting for the first time or returning to explore something new.

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Seared to Perfection

Customers Testimonials

Popped in for a Sunday afternoon drink, decor is lovely, gives the place a lovely cosy atmosphere, staff were very attentive, ended up ordering something off the tapas menu, which was lovely and good value for money, will definitely be returning.
Tracy Cubberley
What a lovely place the food and service is outstanding I really enjoyed are visit.
David Lever
Fantastic food Amazing cocktails In a very relaxing and friendly surrounding. Will return for sur
Elijah Kotsias
If you're in Ross-on-Wye and looking for an unforgettable dining and cocktail experience, Plates & Shakers is an absolute must-visit! From the moment you step in, you're welcomed by a vibrant yet cozy atmosphere that sets the perfect tone for an evening of indulgence. Their cocktail menu is a masterpiece—beautifully crafted drinks that are as stunning to look at as they are delightful to sip. Each cocktail is bursting with flavor, creativity, and balance, showcasing the passion and skill of the mixologists. Whether you prefer something bold and daring or light and refreshing, there's a drink for every palate. The small dishes are the ideal accompaniment. A mix of hot and cold delights, every plate is thoughtfully presented and full of taste. The variety ensures there's something for everyone, from classic comfort flavors to dishes with a twist that will surprise and excite your taste buds. The combination of excellent service, gorgeous cocktails, and mouthwatering food makes Plates and Shaker a true gem. Whether you're popping in for a casual drink or planning a full evening out, this place delivers in every way. Highly recommended!
Maria Savva
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Dining in Ross on Wye and Surrounding Areas

Located on High Street in Ross on Wye, Plates & Shakers welcomes guests from across the local area and beyond.

Many visitors travel from:

• Herefordshire
• Wye Valley
• Monmouthshire
• Birmingham

Whether you are local or visiting the area, Plates & Shakers offers a dining experience that stands out within the region.

A Premium Dining Destination in Ross on Wye

Plates & Shakers has quickly established itself as a leading dining destination in Ross on Wye.

Recognised as Best Cocktail Bar in the Midlands 2025, the venue reflects a commitment to quality, creativity, and consistency. This recognition highlights the standard of both the drinks and the overall experience.

From premium spirits and carefully sourced ingredients to in-house cocktail creations and evolving menus, every detail is designed to deliver a high-quality experience.

Guests visit not just for food and drink, but for something that feels considered, distinctive, and worth returning to.

Cocktail Bar of the Year 2025

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If you are looking for a cocktail bar in Ross on Wye that offers more than just drinks, Plates & Shakers provides an experience built around flavour, creativity, and atmosphere.

Address:
9 High St
Ross on Wye
HR9 5HL

Opening Hours:

Monday to Thursday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm

Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am to 00:00 am

Sunday: 11:00 am to 09:00 pm

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Cocktail Bar of the Year 2025