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.
Got hungry on the way to Costco and hubby said we should give this place a try rather than eat at our usual places. He said he's been here once with workmates and it was good. Glad we listened! Food was surprisingly good and at a good price too. It's a pub lunch I would be happy to come back to.
The best restaurant/pub in westhill. Diversified menu, affordable prices and duper friendly and helpful staff
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