Shepherds Rest - Pub & Grill

Shepherd's Rest Pub excelled in every category (food, staff, ambience). We ate here for dinner on two nights (four meals). The salmon was a really good portion, cooked through yet moist and tender. (We eat a lot of salmon and this meal ranks among the best.)The Haddock was also a good portion with plenty of tender, moist fish with a light crunch batter (definitely more fish than batter). The Mex-style burger was tasty and cooked perfectly (moist but cooked through). The grain salad with chicken was also great. We have been critical of meals elsewhere, but not the food we received at this pub on these two nights. The staff were super courteous and upbeat. They were also very busy, yet served us quickly. Just took more time to get the bill to pay. Shepherd's Rest has a classic pub ambience (difficult to describe it, right?), which made the meal and experience that much more enjoyable. One suggestion is to add other salad meal options beyond the current one, such as Caesar/Cos or tossed/house salad meal with choice of a few add-ons (chicken or salmon or prawns, etc.). Also, the slaw side salad should have less dressing and more of the shredded slaw veggies.

First visit to Shepherds Rest and was very impressed. We chose to sit outside in the very clean and well kept outdoor area. The staff were very friendly and accommodating and the food arrived very quickly. The food was hot and well presented, not what I have come to expect from a chain restaurant, and was very tasty.

First time at Shepherds Rest and went for Saturday lunch. We will go back again. Taken to our table in the bowels of the pub. All the staff were friendly. Our server was Joanna. She was a hoot. Had us in stitches from the moment she started to speak and was a refreshing take on waiting staff. If you have a sense of humour and enjoy banter, Joanna is the server for you, she's very bubbly. The two of us had a starter (No Images taken) and main each. Prawn cocktail and Crispy Squid were our choice. The Prawn Cocktail was nice with nice succulent prawns, plenty of sauce and nice salad and was enjoyed. The squid was slightly over cooked so was a bit chewey, but still edible and was nice. The sauce that came with it was not nice, and I would not recommend the sauce. Elsewhere it Usually comes with a garlic mayo or similiar. Mains were Hand-battered Haddock & 12oz 30-day-matured Rump Steak. The haddock was a large size and had very crisp tasty batter and the flesh was flaky and really enjoyed. The rump steak was ordered medium but came medium rare. I like medium rare so it was ok for me and it was a nice steak and I enjoyed it. We ordered a side portion of Onion Rings, but they were the frozen chopped onion type that really are not nice. I really wish places would state chopped onion or onion slices. Marked down the rating due to the onion rings and the sweet and spicy chilli sauce which was vile. However we will go back again, not just for Joanna's banter but for the food.

We started with nachos, wouldn't recommend as there is barely cheese. Then we had a rack of ribs each. They were excellent!!! Frank is a great bartender who really knows his way around the cocktail bar! However the gin cocktail we ordered should not had come with so much ice. If it wasn't for that, I would had given this a 5 star. I recommend going when Jane and Frank are working.

My family members from Canada wanted to try a Scottish fish and chips. Shepherd Restaurant didn't disappointed. It's one of the best fish we had eaten. The potions were big the fish tasted fresh. Wish they had lamb optionlike lamb shank since we don't eat beef. The staff were very welcoming, and the atmosphere was very pleasant. Will definitely 💯 recommend totally.