Shears Yard

1. Very chilled ambiance at shears.
   I was suprised by the lunch menu cost 2 courses for £20 or 3 courses for £25.
   At that price (let’s be honest was in this day and age a steal, but I was dubious).
   I was indeed wrong. The quality and presentation of the food was divine.

   We decided on trying the bread, the butter that day was mixed with timothy taylor beer. Not to my taste, but the forcaccia bread…oh my the bread. The crust was definately to my taste if you lean on the salty side of cuisine it was worth the price!

   The fish tasted fresh and delicate. My lamb was cooked perfectly. The kimchi potatoes were drier than expected…however, I l2t it go after the chocolate brownie. I shared this with my husband. It was rich with flavour from tart cherries to the silky ganache.

   I forget our waiters name, but he was chipper and friendly. Gave his opinion on some the dishes which was useful.
   Was definately a warm welcome coming through the door.

   I would love to come back for an evening meal.

2. Visited last night to try out the tasting menu. The place itself is lovely inside, really nice atmosphere and music. We ordered the tasting menu with the wine pairing, which was matched beautifully. We really enjoyed the food itself. However, we felt so rushed between courses. We weren’t given enough time to finish our drink before our next drink and course was being given to us. I had to ask to have a break between courses because we hadn’t been given one. We felt the waiting staff weren’t interested in providing an experience and didn’t give us any extra information about the tasting menu itself. It was a shame considering how much we paid for the experience. Unfortunately, I don’t think I would visit again as the customer service spoiled the whole experience.

3. It’s hard to find a really good Sunday lunch sometimes when you are looking at new towns and cites. My grandson found this little gem for us to go out for a little meal when we visited him at his uni digs. And wow it did not fail to please. We had a starter of seared smoked salmon and then a beef or pork Sunday lunch each and they were delicious. The staff were just amazing also. The star of the day the bread and butter well we had never tasted such superb bread with butter. Its most certainly baked on prem and what a baker who makes it. You could live off it and i have added it to my to ten list of favourite foods now. I cant recall the exact details but it was black garlic with grape and a few other ingredients between the butter and bread i felt like Oliver and wanted to shout please sir could i have some more.

4. The food was alright but with the small portion sizes, it did not justify the price. Service was really slow on this occasion, waiting staff were not on the ball when clearing up plates between courses leaving a lot of time in between. All in all we were at the restaurant for just short of 3 hours, I don’t think we’ll be coming again.

5. I shot a wedding here early this year: The staff were incredibly friendly and really helpful. The space itself is really light and airy and suited a wedding layout really well. The food was some of the best I have tasted. They make a mean cocktail too.
   As a wedding photgapher, there is a great deal of stuff to shoot really close the venue too, so its an ideal venue for any couple.
   Thanks for having me!

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