"I don't really eat a lot of meat very often and I love vegan food."
"It’s so amazing to go to a restaurant and have choice! Usually most menus offer 1/2 vegan options max but here everything is plant based."
"The absolute best vegan restaurant I’ve been to."
"Amazing food, relaxed atmosphere, topped off with friendly, attentive, and welcoming staff."
"Absolutely fantastic food here on Sunday (opted for the Tapas type dishes not the roast)."
"Fabulous vegan food. Made with imagination, beautifully presented, tasty."
"The food was so nice and the staff were extremely friendly."
"This place serves the best vegan food I've had in years while eating out!"
Cons:
"The food was quick, looked amazing and tasted great. Only note I could make about the curry is maybe more rice that isn't covered in the sauce to offset the richness."
"I was disappointed with the tempura veg as most of it was so thinly sliced it became overly crunchy."
"The mains were below standard in my opinion, it was dry and not very creative."
"Very mediocre quality for the prices charged, unimaginative menu stuck somewhere in 2008, served by uninterested staff."
Service and Staff
Pros:
"Staff were lovely and attentive and we will definitely be back to try more things on the menu."
"Staff were friendly and the food arrived quickly, the bar can be very popular."
"We sat outside overlooking the Rows, staff was bubbly and friendly and really appreciated that."
"My partner and I got the Buffalo SFS burger, the House Burger, Szechuan fries, hummus flatbread, finished off with the cookie dough blondie. The food was all rich and vibrant in the best ways."
"Had a nice lunch here, sat outside with a lovely view of the cross. It was a little cold out so the powerful heaters were perfect."
"The staff are amazing! The food was delicious and the atmosphere was very warm and cozy!"
"Fabulous food. Really tasty and nicely presented, great selection of vegan food. Staff chatty and able to tell you about their produce."
"I always go to Shrub whenever I'm in Chester, and recommend to non-vegans too. Service is always perfect."
Cons:
"We waited for an hour until 11am, again staff looked up didn’t move so we went to sit down in the outdoor area."
"We left feeling hungry and conned into the restaurant."
"My friends and I ate the same things all day, and the only thing I ate differently in the preceding 24 hours was my main dish at this restaurant. Following eating here I had the worst and most violent food poisoning of my life."
"The place would not take walk ins on Monday BH as kitchen was 'behind' with orders. The restaurant was half empty."
Ambiance and Location
Pros:
"Phenomenal food, lovely service, and such a sweet little place with the most wonderful atmosphere."
"The cocktails were fantastic and even though I didn't eat, the food looked amazing. Can't wait to go back there soon."
"Shrub offer small plates of amazing vegan food that anybody would enjoy."
"I was taking a stroll through Chester centre and stumbled across the Shrub and was not disappointed."
"What an amazingly situated restaurant, the outdoor area if you go on a nice day is particularly amazing since you get a great view of the street below along with all the amazing buildings in that area."
"The atmosphere is very trendy but relaxed, it is a great venue and worth a visit."
"We sat indoors, very low light conditions but it made for a cosy atmosphere."
"Fabulous food. Lovely spacious venue, child friendly, lovely bar area inside, great seating area on the rows outside."
Cons:
"The toilets are a bit of a trek away up two flights of stairs, but they have baby changing facilities which are always good to see."
"Not sure it would be accessible for those with mobility issues, bathroom facilities up a winding staircase and another bar area on the second floor."
"This visit was not ideal. The wait was 1.75 hours before there was any food on the table."
"We didn't eat here ... apart from olives ... which don't really count although they were amazing!! We had drinks on their gorgeous outdoor seating area ... on the first level so look up and you will see the prettiest balcony ... one flight of stairs and you're sat under a fairy lit lilac tree overlooking the beautiful street below."