Had my first experience of The Dowry yesterday when me and around 15 other lasses went in on my hen party day, we actually turned up 10 minutes or so after the kitchen had closed but they went out of their way to open it back up for us (thanks Helen!) and it didn’t disappoint! Lovely fresh food, cooked perfectly; and the atmosphere and decor are perfect! Amazing addition to the street! Will definitely be back!
Honestly one of the best meals I have had in Shetland. The evening menu is superb. Well thought out choices and served beautifully on the plate. The atmosphere was wonderful and we enjoyed great views over the harbour too. We were well looked after by Stuart and his team.
Well done The Dowry. We will be back.
The Dowry is a pleasant bar/rastaurant in the centre of Lerwick. It is clean and nicely layed out and the staff were friendly, prompt and accurate.
The menu was quite varied and had something for most tastes. When the food arrived, it was nicely presented and tasted good.
Prices felt about right for the type of place and food we got.
All-in-all, pleasant and good on all fronts but nothing that was really stand-out.
We came in to the Dowry midday on a Saturday without a booking. The friendly manager was very accommodating and managed to squeeze us in within 40 minutes.
We had a delicious lunch. The food was fresh, flavourful and the service quick and efficient. Awesome experience, and we will be coming back!
Had a lovely meal on my solo trip to Lerwick. They made me feel very welcome and I really enjoyed what I ordered. I am a veggie so went for the cauliflower wings, salt and pepper fries and affogato accompanied by some great local gin. I went early evening and it was already getting busy so definitely book.
Lovely evening meal. Had mussels and salmon as a main. And the desserts were fabulous. Was very busy and we pleased we booked as they turned a number of people away.
Great atmosphere, but book in advance if you want to have a meal. Quite busy, but I have only popped in for a dram of Harris Gin with sugar kelp;) great accompanied with black coffee for a lovely afternoon reset.
A very modern, bright and light restaurant. The menu is a bit limited. We had fish and chips (very good) and two of us had the burger (which comes alone, no chips or salad). The burgers were quite good. We also ordered an order of chips (fries) which were unique in shape and delicious.
I don't think we have enjoyed a meal more at this price point than at the Dowry. We really liked the relaxed friendly service and atmosphere, the place was full of a mix of locals and visitors and on a Tuesday night! If you are lucky enough to get a window seat (you really need to be in a party of 4 or more) then the view of the waterfront is lovely.
The food is very very good, well presented and delicious. It's accompanied by a very good selection of drinks, interesting beers, wines and spirits. All excellent.
The dowry was lovely I was seated very quickly and the food came out fast the service was great and the burger I had wad lovely definitely worth trying
Had dinner here once. We had buttermilk chicken burger and the salmon on bed of curried vegetables. Both were very tasty. We had local beers which were also very nice. Didn't award full stars because the servers attitude wasn't good, she was abrupt and seemed to have no interest whatsoever in any of the customers. It wouldn't put me off eating there again though. I recommend booking a table if you can, we saw people turned away.
We were on Shetland for 2 days and went to the Dowry twice, it was that good! The first night we went for drinks and snacks. We had smoked almonds and crisps/ chips as the kitchen had just closed but they were delicious. Great gin and tonic with Shetland reel gin. I tried the Simmer and seaweed gins, both were great. They took the care to serve each with a particular tonic and garnish to suit the taste of the gin. My husband had the lerwick beer on tap. For lunch we had smoked salmon Flatbread which was great. Also had the hummus bowl. Very busy for lunch. So would recommend reservations if you can but they good us a table. Owner was very friendly welcoming both to the restaurant and Shetland.
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