The Shires Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The Restaurant itself has its own charm and has a nice homely atmosphere with good decor."
• "Absolutely loved it. Great atmosphere too."
• "Lovely quaint pub and restaurant out the way so not to busy, great for family."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "Lovely surroundings and a lovely restaurant."
• "Really nice and friendly place."
• "Absolutely brilliant place to eat and drink great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The area was hardly decorated."
• "Although this is advertised as a family pub there is nothing for children to do except pay to go on 3 rides usually found outside supermarkets."
• "Lovely place, although not very cosy and inviting."
• "The restaurant looks uninviting from the outside."
• "The carpark is nowhere near the entrance and the inside is a bit like a caravan park club house."
• "Music appalling, totally inappropriate for venue."
• "We find it much too loud...you can't hear yourself speak."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very friendly and spot-on efficient."
• "A very friendly and warm welcome, nothing seems too much trouble."
• "Service excellent and we will return and recommend to friends."
• "The service from Liam was amazing! He remembered us from the last time we visited & made us all feel very welcome!"
• "Staff friendly and efficient and very helpful."
• "Really attentive staff, friendly and helpful as this was our first visit."
• "The service is friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "Overall we all felt very rushed and the service was very blinkered on getting people served and out."
• "Service far too slow, it really needs MORE staffing."
• "Long wait on food, although not busy."
• "The waiters weren't really interested, no smiles."
• "To be asked to leave (whilst one of our number was still eating dessert) because we had sat at the table too long was really poor management."
• "You walk in to be greeted by someone who cannot even muster a smile to give a warm greeting."
• "Service was slow and the staff were rude when we arrived."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fantastic! Great portions and everything was perfectly cooked."
• "The meals both for the kids and adults were generous and absolutely delicious, the range and choice were brilliant."
• "Can't fault the food tasted great."
• "The food is excellent, good choice of roast meats, vegetables and accompaniments, always fresh."
• "The food was very good and the majority of the staff were lovely."
• "Food was delightful and portions were very generous."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and lots of it, so much so I couldn't quite finish it all."

Cons:

• "The Yorkshire pudding was nice, stuffing ball was bit hard but nice the meat selection was poor, veg were barely warm and a little on the hard side."
• "Think the quality of food has gone done hill massively compared to what it used to be."
• "The food was full of grease and oils."
• "Also roast potatoes was sat on the serving counter too long which made them very hard to cut and put on your fork."
• "The burger was worse than MacDonalds with the cheese being burnt rather than melted."
• "Some of the vegetables were a little more 'Al Dente' than I would have liked and the roast potatoes were over-salted."
• "The steak was very, very stringy."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Definitely value for money."
• "Reasonably priced beer and food with a great selection."
• "Very good portions and excellent value."
• "Good value and nice traditional pub restaurant food."
• "Drinks were very reasonable too."
• "Prices were very reasonable."
• "Prices very competitive."

Cons:

• "Whilst cheap you clearly get what you pay for."
• "Definitely not worth the £60."
• "The portions are way too big, nearly everyone at our table had to leave some of their meal as there was just too much."
• "Although smaller than I imagined it was lovely and clean."
• "Only really let down by the soundtrack in the background playing the same 3 songs on a loop.... if I hear Grace Kelly by Mica again any time soon I think I might scream!"
• "We actually felt we had been shoved to the back of a room and forgotten about."
• "One of the rides wasn't working."

Facilities & Extras

Pros:

• "The Shires has a huge free carpark."
• "The fun fair is a brilliant idea for kids and well worth a visit our niece loved it."
• "Kids outside play area in the summer which is outstanding!"
• "Nice to sit outside in the hot weather."
• "There's a lovely play area called Bounceland for the Kids."
• "Clean and tidy place with plenty of room and function room."
• "Good little pub, tucked away. Large seating area inside, with lunch offers."

Cons:

• "Visited Bouncy Land attached to the shires pub. Was very disappointed and will not be returning."
• "However, shortly after beginning, it seemed like a swarm of flies had quickly accumulated in our area."
• "They had a refreshment van that couldn't take cards."
• "Only poor point a few flies buzzing around had to keep swatting away."
• "One of the rides wasn't working."
• "The carpark is nowhere near the entrance and the inside is a bit like a caravan park club house."
• "Service is pretty poor. Not very attentive as we had to ask to take drinks order after we got our table we were just left."