Shears Inn Paris Gates in Calderdale

Stayed here 2 nights in our motorhome with a perfect parking place behind the pub, with a trickling waterfall behind. Had some great food & drink - warning the big breakfast is Very large!!! Our favourite Timothy Taylor on offer as well. Feiendly staff & clientele. Ideal spot for visiting the Piece Hall as we were at a gig Fri night - 10 minute walk away.

Nice place food nice we had pork baguette with coleslaw chips pork crackling gravy realy nice had a light beer was good And realy helpfully staff would have had dessert but full.up

One one hand this is a ramshackle pub with an indoors that has nothing to wrote home about, next to a little river with junk in where the beer garden is basically in a car park. However, there is a quirky vibe to the place, and it sits in a classic West Yorkshire landscape of Industrial Revolution era chimneys and buildings. It's also a calm and peaceful location with only the sounds of the river, and there is plenty of greenery around as well. We brought kids for an ice cream, which went down well, and they had a play on the small playground while the adults sat in the sun by the river. Didn't try the rest of the food. Basically, it's interesting, and has points of difference.

6 of us visited for breakfast, didn't book in advance but that was no issue, they were very accommodating. Great value and tasty food, plenty of it and the coffee was good! Parking good too. Thank you!

This pub has an amazing menu. Unfortunately, the quality of the food is a little disappointing. Portions are large but the ingredients are far from high quality. A place worth a visit as the bar staff are friendly and there is a good choice of Timothy Taylors and Pennine ales. Plus 5 different draft lagers, Guinness and draft cider. You will need your big coat if the fire is not lit.

Went for valentines day meal..had the sharing platter.......absolutely outstanding...the food was very possibly the best ive tasted in Halifax for a good few years....excellent service....THANKYOU ...we shall cal again

We were visiting Halifax and decided to Google pubs local to the town centre as we intended to call after shopping to have lunch somewhere - this pub popped up in the search and had a good rating so we called in. Halifax were playing a match at home so all the tables were pretty much taken, but it wasn't far off kick off time so we hung about and waited (about 10 minutes) for a table to become available.....we ordered our drinks and the landlady (?) allocated us a table, my husband went to the bar and ordered food - we had about a 15/20 minute wait. I had the meat and potato pie with chips and mushy peas and my husband had the mixed grill with chips......the portions were very generous and the food was absolutely beautiful, my hubby was very pleased that his steak in the mixed grill was cooked exactly how he'd asked for it (you don't often get asked how you like your steak on a mixed grill in my experience) The chips were chunky home made chips with the skin on, my pie was absolutely divine - I can honestly say that it's been the best pie I've ever eaten, the chunks of meat were substantial and the pastry was beautiful - as was the delicious gravy....you could taste that it had been made with the meat stock - my hubby's mixed grill had very generous portions of meat - a large thick pork chop, a whole chicken breast, an excellent quality sausage, a large piece of gammon etc - well worth the money in my opinion, the food is absolutely spot on - compliments to the chef !!

Had Christmas lunch with my colleagues and every dish was absolutely delicious. The place was warm and comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful. Highly recommend a trip here.

Booked a table for 4 pm we ordered our drinks and food. We appreciate that is was a Sunday but it wasn’t that busy. The starters took around an hour before they arrived, nobody apologised or spoke to us to say they were running behind. We ordered garlic mushrooms served with sourdough bread, when they arrived the mushrooms were covered in orange cheese, the bread was soggy grey looking with seeds in. My son opted for the Jack Daniel burger, he couldn’t eat it as it tasted of pure alcohol. When asked how the meal was my husband said it was poor and to be fair, the young girl did ask if we wanted to speak to the manager to do anything about it. At this point we had been there over 2 hours, we just wanted to pay and go. We used to come here regularly and not been in a while, the place has gone down hill and unfortunately, we will not be returning.

This pub has gone seriously downhill and now is extremely poor value for money and a very unpleasant experience from what used to be a great pub with food. I had Moroccan spiced kebab on flatbread with roast potatoes. There was about 4 huge outer lettuce leaves 2 slices of cucumber and quarter of a tomato. There were 5 small half roast potatoes. But the real disappointment was the flatbread that had 2 large lettuce leaves filling the bread with 5 small pieces of slightly burnt chicken amounting to about a third of a chicken breast plus 5 wafer thin pieces of steak about 1 cm wide and 4 cms long that were at least 65% fat and gristle and totally inedible. The whole thing was awful. I tried to speak to the young girl at the bar but she was too busy flirting with a group of boys at the bar. This disgusting food that was very poor quality cost £14.50 and being honest was not worth £7.00. It’s such a pity because this used to be a decent pub with good value for money food but no more I would avoid h to his pub like we all had to avoid Covid

Room was comfortable bed nice plenty of pillows allowing for a good sleep. Really tucked away and not the easiest to find but once there mostly good. Only issue I had was I couldn’t get in the shower as not enough room door to cubicle smacked against the loo someone my size no chance of getting in so had to have stand up washes. Really pleasant staff there.

We visited this pub today and had a lovely roast dinner. It was just like a home roast!! Would highly recommend.

Amazing quiet spot overlooking a brook, the food is freshly cooked and they catered to my allergy which can be hard but the service was spot on and amazing. Will be returning when we visit Halifax again. The server was so polite and had the best customer focused mind. I’m glad we found this hidden gem 😊

I wanted to take my wife out for her birthday and found this little pub off a back street. The atmosphere was amazing and full of character with locals chatting in the background felt very comfortable and relaxed. The food was outstanding and very tasty and even better value. I ordered the Shears Supreme burger expecting a small burger but what came out the kitchen was this huge towering burger and chunky skin on chips. My wife had the chicken roast with giant Yorkshire which was giant in every sense of the word. Let’s just say we filled our boots and still had leftovers. Their food was so tasty and fresh. I cannot recommend this pub enough. 10/10

We had a lovely stay at shears inn, greeted by a lovely man , who showed us to our room , clean well presented, in the evening we had a meal , great value for money , very comfortable and welcoming

It may be hard to find but it's worth it the food is amazing very generous portion sizes and great value pricing and add to that very good Timothy Taylor beers, pleasant staff, lovely decor and an nice location with lots of outdoor space for the nice weather.

We went to this pub for lunch with a group of friends. We were asked to order our meals in advance from the menu on the website. The food was very disappointing, vegetables were over cooked, the belly pork was extremely fatty and tough and with no crackling and the portion was small, the soup was bland, the gammon was very fatty. Worst of all though was that when we came to pay, each of the main courses was about £3 more than advertised on the website. We checked the printed menu in the pub and it showed the higher prices. We tried to argue that having been asked to order in advance from the menu on the website we should be charged the prices shown on the website. However this was rejected completely. Needless to say we won't be going back!!

We had a lovely stay at the Shears Inn, warm and welcoming, the accommodation had everything we needed. Lovely evening meal and breakfast. We would highly recommend this little gem , we will definitely be staying here again. Thankyou to our hosts .

We booked a room last minute, reading the reviews we were pretty worried of what to expect but it wasn't that bad. Room was ok, bit dated but it didn't cost much for 1 night so that was fine. Staff were helpful and pleasant enough. Location is good, 10 -15 min walk into the centre. Would stay again if ever over this way.

This is less a case of the place being dirty, or the food having flies around it (as other reviews have mentioned). It's more about the owner and how they treat both staff and customers. The owner, an abusive women who will openly say that staff who are tired (an hour before their shift ends) shouldn't be working, as well as aggresively attacking customers who either defend staff or ask questions, is essentially a movie villian. I really wish I was making this up but she's the least welcoming landlord I've ever met, and apparently treats her staff like crap. I remember talking to one of the bar staff here and they were open about their worries heading into winter given the cost of energy and supplies (as to whether the place would even remain open). Given my experience down there, as much as I don't want someone to be out of a job, I would hope it does close just to stop the owner from her abusive and borderline criminal ways (given the employment rights act). While the place does cater to a clearly limited bunch of locals, several of whom I've met at other pubs in Halifax and can only say positive things about, it's obvious that with an owner who regularly abuses staff (from blaming them from being hurt or tired to attacking them for supplies running out) that Shears Inn is hopefully the last of it's kind, I write this as part of my review of West Yorkshire pubs. Funnily enough, as far as Halifax goes, every other place I've been is better, even those that only open half of the week.

Fantastic atmosphere friendly staff Couldn't have chosen a better place for a family meal. Tasty food and good value for money. Wonderful place well worth the trip over

I was recently in Halifax for a short break with my husband. During a visit to Halifax Minster we struck up a conversation with 2 members of the clergy who were extremely friendly and helpful. One of them recommended the Shears Inn for dinner so we decided to try it, not much else seemed to be open on a Monday night. We weren't disappointed. There's an enormous choice of food on the menu. My husband had spam fritters and chips and I had a large salad with king prawns, potatoes and eggs. It was delicious with plenty of fresh prawns. All the staff we encountered were friendly and service was good. I was very happy with the wine available and my husband thought the choice and quality of beers were good too. It's an interesting and historic location. All-in-all it was a very pleasant evening and we were grateful to the vicar from the Minster- which is also well worth a visit!

I went to the pub with my daughter. The toilets were unkept and dirty. I witnessed the waitress/ bar worker come out from the toilet cubicle (having flushed the toilet) and not wash her hands. She then brought our cutlery over. Both the waitresses and the kitchen workers were sat outside the front door in their work clothes smoking. And then return to serving food without washing hands. When I asked for a high chair they brought over a dirty one. I asked for a cloth to clean the high chair but a waitress came over to do it. Although she did make an attempt the sides were still stained with tomato sauce. I was embarrassed by this point, and didn’t want to ask again, so I finished cleaning the chair with baby wipes from my bag. I would be interested to see what star hygiene rating this pub would get if it was reviewed now.

Living close by and not big drinkers we have only ventured to this pub a couple of times when events are on with the kids. We decided to nip out for tea so phoned for a table and on arrival was met by an employee who showed us to our table which was reserved for us, the food was excellent we both went for the pubs homemade option which isn't something we normally do.. we normally get the usual pub food. The staff were friendly, food was amazing and homemade and prices were very competitive. The pub itself is in a nice corner of Halifax, with a kids play area outside and plenty of room inside, they have rooms to rent as well which I didn't know until someone booked one, some locals were in or I would assume they were locals as they all knew each other but came separately while we were seated, they all seemed friendly as well. Excellent choice anyway for us, we will be visiting again soon

This is mainly an eating pub and as a result the beer does not appear to have been given enough attention. Called this week with five friends but beer was terrible. I would not complain if one beer is off, but I have never known a pub have four beers off at once, all three guests were sour and also one of the Taylors. Felt sorry for the poor barmaid who changed our beers but the landlady was very grumpy and suggested that nobody else had complained, but refused to taste the beer herself. Such a shame as this used to be a good pub, but I will not be going back again.

I am a bit confused. I have read all the reviews on booking.com and cannot believe the difference in experience we had. We arrived and went to the bar. Yes there was a funeral wake on at the time but we went to the bar...

We’ve been going to The Shears for years but never again after our last meal which was served frozen!!! We ordered steak & Stilton pie & chips, steak & mushroom pie & chips and a chip butty. The first chip I bit into was rock...

The portion sizes are really good and the food was delicious. Quick service and really friendly staff. Really good for money as not expensive and high quality food.

A great find Very good range of beers plus other drinks Comprehensive menus with something for everyone including children Food was reasonably priced and good portions. We had homemade steak and Stilton pie and it was delicious Staff were very willing and friendly A great...

Guy who was serving food was walking round holding a ferret not very hygienic it put us off ordering any food

When in on a football match night for a bit of tea....this is my balanced, honest view.. Ordered chips, pork pie and peas. Positives...chips were very nice. Negatives...The peas were a stodgy, pale green mush,..completely tasteless and would probably have been put to better use...

Dined here 3 times over the last couple of months and it is consistently good. Delicious home cooked food, extensive menu and specials board and excellent value. Friendly staff and a great choice of drinks - what's not to like?!

Dropped in for lunch on a whim. Really friendly welcome. The food was amazing and plenty of it. This is a hidden gem, tucked away and definitely worth a visit

All 12 people were really happy with their meals. The Yorkshire puddings were massive and the battered haddock was a real hit. So reasonably priced for the amount of food you get. Drinks also very reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend

Ordered food for take out and wow beautiful and very tasty. We’ve missed coming down , so was nice to still enjoy in the comfort of our home. Thank you :)

Our family of five had afternoon tea here today , it was delicious and at £10 a head really reasonable, sandwiches, pork pies ,mini sausages, salad, quiche, cookies ,fruit scones with jam and cream, flapjack, brownies and a cheese board with butter and crackers ....

Everything about this place is great! Great service, welcoming, great pub food and great prices! A great hidden gem for a nice evening meal or couple of drinks! Offering 2 meals for £10 mid week, there is a great selection! Will be booking in for...

We regularly visit the shears and can honestly say we’ve never had a bad visit. The food is amazing, all home cooked, staff and very friendly.

Well am I glad Shears is back open. Never lets me down. Beautiful food and drinks in the sun. All home made and the beef very tender and juicy.

Not really sure why the reviews on this place are so mixed, almost put us off ordering a takeaway Sunday Lunch yesterday and what a mistake that would have been! Tender beef and LOTS of it, home made Yorkshires, veg cooked perfectly rather than over-done,...

The food was awful the Yorkshire pudding was burnt and rock solid the veg was undercooked and chewy the toast beef was impossible to to chew so I left it the gravy if you can call it that was tasteless the table was grubby and looked like it hadn’t had a good clean in months I ordered a lager that also tasted like it had been watered down and it was flat to say I was disappointed is an understatement and don’t even get me started on the ladies toilets won’t be going again

Took a friend for drinks and lunch yesterday at opening time 11.30am, as advertised online. All locked up and no signs of life. Waited until after 12, still no show. Tried phoning, no answer. No notice regarding closure. Poor service clearly indicated.

It's difficult to come down fully on positive or negative. The bed was really comfortable. The pub looked friendly - didn't eat there. The surroundings are scenic and feel rural.Less sure about the bathroom altho it's probably limited by the style of the accommodation (country pub). No obvious way to gain access in the morning apart from by hoping for a passing member of staff and knocking on the locked door to return keys.

Great food ...great service ...was 11 of us and we all got a served at the same time.. Very friendly staff and would definitely recommend it to others

Been here many years ago and always enjoyed our meal. Called on way home after shopping in town for a bite to eat for lunch . Beer and wine ok .We both ordered fish butty . Not long to wait but very disappointed. My fish was tasteless in soggy batter . No idea what the fish was certainly not cod or haddock . Came with a small side salad , wouldn’t have bothered - few leaves , piece of cucumber , quarter of a tomato and a couple of strips of onion and pepper . No dressing ! The tea cake it came in not to my taste either . I basically left most of mine my husband left some of his and he usually clears up ! All in all worst sandwich we have had for a long time, we will not be going there again . Don’t bother !

no curtains. Shower shirt. Bad heating. And next door to us.someone putting lazors through our wall.? Police. Bad value for money. In a nut she'll

Lovely out of the way pub, friendly and helpful staff.Food was very good for the price, however my wife thought the chips were soggy.Potions were an excellent size, if anything slightly large.They have specials on the board and a 2-4-1 board during the week.All excellent quality.

What more can you ask? People were very down to earth which suited us. We ordered champagne and had a marvellous bottle before we went out for the night. The room was small but comfortable. If a King Size etc is essential then go elsewhere. Likewise if you want a small breakfast of lettuce leaves. If you want instead the biggest most cholestrol infused eats of your life stay here. After a very long day ending the previous night I almost ate mine, the lady managed a slice toast. It was TOO much but like the pub, down to earth and honest. I'll go back there when the ocassion arises again. Decent people and room to park. Its at bottom of a cobbled 19th century hill otherwise populated with ancient mills and like. Great place.

If this were a pub, then you could talk about the great range of real ales. If it were a restaurant then the wine list is good (and long). I think it really needs to make its mind up - you don't need wines costing £25/bottle, or champagne at £80/bottle in a pub. But you don't need so many beers & ciders and bar snacks in a restaurant.Food is good as far as pub lunches go, but not really restaurant standard.Just confusing really.

Which pretty much sums this place in that the only thing about this place that felt authentic was the drinks.When in Rome.... Well, Yorkshire, you have Yorkshire pudding. Just like going to Cornwall for a pasty, or France for snails, of kefalonia for the meat pie. So I ordered the Yorkshire pudding loaded with beef chilli. But this place couldn't make a Yorkshire pudding for toffee. It was hard and burnt and the chilli was mediocre at best.The bar staff seemed friendly, though clueless when I told them the room was already paid for and they insisted it wasn't.The hotel part was very cramped and hardly ant room to turn around and with it being the hottest day of the year I got the extra thick winter quilt and all I could hear till midnight was the loud noise from the pub. I'm sorry, but i really don't recommend this place.

Second time we have stayed here and also enjoyed a evening meal. Highly recommended. Good value. Historic location

Came again for Sunday lunch with the family , had the steak and mushroom pie my word wow. Beautiful , the whole family enjoyed their food. Lovely welcoming place with very friendly staff ! such a fab selection. They even deliver now what more could you ask for.

this is one of them places that's hard to fined but once you know where it is you be back time and time again. BIG plate full of good food its small so best to book to get a table if you do not want to wait

The food here was awful . I had scampi that was still frozen , the chips were hard and dripping in fat . My friend had a cremated burger with stringy molten cheese on top . The salad was days old and all in all just awful . We complained and were offered for our food to be taken off the bill as we obviously hadn’t eaten any of it .

Delicious food all reasonably priced, big portions of real home cooked food. The staff are very welcoming, we will definitely return

WE had been for a visit to THE PIECE HALL in Halifax and my partner remembered the Shears Inn from years ago where she frequented it with her parents, and would like to try it again. It is off the beaten track but well sign posted with Brown tourist signs. This place is a LITTLE GEM, for the welcome was very warm and the food is good basic food of top quality, and the portions are very generous for a varied menu. Anybody living in Halifax or visiting this is a place not to miss.

Possibly the best pub pie I had in years. With mushy peas, proper chips and real life gravy. Great pint to boot. And amazing value. If only more pubs were like this.

Nice and cozy place. Quiet atmosphere, welcoming and friendly staff. Delicious meals, children friendly. Affordable prices. Hidden gem. I highly recommend for everyone for dinner and for just drinks. This place is historical and authentic!

This used to be a great place but unfortunately its gone down, down hill don't like leaving bad reviews but its the staffs attitude that needs more work here...! whoever is managing this place spoke to my wife with such disdain lets just say its a good job my baby was with me.! the Yorkshires tasted like they had been cooked in an oven that had had something burnt in there and no veg offered with there Sunday lunch seriously no veg!! an easy answer to this place raising there standards is complete new management there customer service is shocking whoever the lady is that' comes from abroad is incredibly rude anyway I hope this helps you choose a more deserving establishment.

We booked for a lunchtime family meal, four adults and two children. We were made very welcome by the lady behind the bar.

Always a nice atmosphere, warm welcome from staff. Special included Christmas Burger. I tried it and loved it. Friends had roasts or Steak fajitas. All enjoyed, lots of good quality veg. Puddings are nice and 2 for £6.00. Love this place, nice peaceful setting.

The woman behind the bar was incredibly rude and arrogant very unwelcoming atmosphere would not reccomend

Waited 40 minutes for my beef sandwich but very disappointed to find my order of chips was a baked potato with the skin on and only lightly fried so really tasted like a baked potato with a greasy taste. What is wrong in serving real fried potatoes crisp and crunchie. Side salad was served with no dressing and had to wait at the bar to request salad cream.

The shears inn is located in an old part of the town surrounded by some amazing and beautiful buildings. We stayed for one night here while visiting some friends. The room was comfortable and had everything we needed. We didn’t eat dinner but breakfast the next morning was superbly substantial and we couldn’t eat it all. Vegetarian breakfast was available too.

We have eaten here a few times in the past and the meals are always nice and reasonably priced. Today we called in for Sunday lunch (2 meals for £15) absolute bargain. It was the nicest Sunday lunch I’ve ever eaten. It came out quickly and there was definitely plenty! The gravy was amazing!! We live 50 miles away in Doncaster but I would make the trip just for this delicious dinner ;) ( staff super friendly too)

Overall great friendly place . Ordered 4 meals and waited about forty minutes although the meals were freshly cooked and hot. Two of our meals were sandwich based and would of been delicious if it weren’t for the awful margarine and cheap bread . The other two were fajitas which were delicious and plentiful although their was a lot of oil left on the serving dish.

We have been to The Shears before and we had friends up from around the country and decided to go for sunday lunch. 4 of our party had the meal deal which was 3 courses for £15.00. Excellent value and left them full. I had the Whopper burger, it was very tasty and nearly beat me, a few chips were left. It is Halifax's hidden gem in a lovely riverside location.

Hidden gem. Building dates back to 1664. Located down a small cobbled road by the river in the shadow of the old Shaw Lodge mill. Quiet location. Friendly welcoming staff, definitely value for money. Was steak night and my t bone was large and cooked as ordered. Beer selection was good and very tasty.

Called in here on Saturday about 3pm, was greeted by a lovely lady, ordered drinks and sat to read a very varied menu. I went for the lamb shank dinner, my partner opted for the shears whopper burger. ÒMG was it a whopper, 2 burgers, cajun chicken,bacon, gammon, onion rings and salad all in a massive bun served with traditional chunky chips. The huge lamb shank came with yorkshire pudding, new and roast potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and peas and proper gravy. To say we were full is an understatement. If the rest of the menu is this good I'm definitely going to be a regular

We've lunched here a few times over the past two years. The menu is still very comprehensive, but on our recent visit we were attracted to the '2 meals for £12' offer. We really enjoyed our fish pies; the mashed potato topping was smooth and tasty and there was a decent amount of filling. It comes with salad but my husband asked for, and got, chips instead - we know from previous visits that they serve 'proper' chips! Other choices on the offer menu included fish and chips, sausage and mash, lasagne (meat or vege) and steak and potato pie.

Having previously enjoyed the Shears some years ago the place lost its way and we haven't been for a couple of years but heard on the grapevine things had changed and by crikey they have for the better !!!

We knew the Shears is an old building. We had been there for a drink before; however, we never stayed there. We were satisfied no more. There was a very friendly atmosphere and a willingness to help thanks to staff. The rooms were somewhat crampted and basic. We were surprised that the room was not made up after the first night and when we enquired we were casually told the person who does the rooms was off sick. Not really good enough. What food we had there was just okay. Accommodation was a reasonable price but the best thing about the place was the staff.

On arriving we were welcomed by a really friendly lady, we were seated and offered drinks, then the waitress let us know that she would take our orders at the table. When I asked about certain ingredients in 2 dishes she was very helpful and checked with the chef straight away. When she informed me both dishes were not suitable she was very apologetic and drew my attention to the specials board. The food that we ordered as a group of 4 were varied however the meals arrived not to far apart, I had sausage and mash with gravy, and an added portion of mushy peas, it was lovely, mash was creamy and very tasty, other meals ordered were steak and potato pie, roast dinner, and braised steak marinated in ale, every meal was amazing, portions were very generous indeed, the service and interaction from staff was really friendly, great atmosphere, would definitely return to try other dishes well done

We have eaten a few times at The Shears and the food has been adequate but would not go here for a special meal. Recently we popped in for the Thursday Fish Night, two of our party ordered Jumbo Fish and Chips and two had Fish Pie. To be fair the fish and chips went down well with no complaints, they were enjoyed very much. Sadly the fish pie was a total disaster! The pie was served in a dish with two roast potatoes on the side of the plate, then a dish arrived with new potatoes, cauliflower, sprouts, carrots and peas. A decent fish pie has no need of all this accompaniment, and certainly not more potatoes when the dish is already full of mash. Actually that’s all it was full of, certainly not Fish. I found 3 minuscule prawns, 2 slivers of salmon and barely any sauce. The mash was so dry it was hard to eat, I left most of it , so disappointing. There wasn’t even any cheese on it.

Excellent food served here by friendly, helpful people. Pies, fish, liver and onions, chilli, chicken, gammon ++++++ and puddings. Menu on a blackboard and on the table. I have recommended this haven to family and friends. We have never been disappointed in this traditional pub with a car park.

have lived in Halifax since 74 and this was first time I have been to the shears, i went for my Christmas meal with the crt guys I volunteer with. And I was very impressed with the building, and was very impressed with the service of our xmas meal by linda, she did an excellent job,& had S.O.H the food was cooked spot on, oh and a big thank you to the other waiting staff who served our xmas meal, well done to chef for the time & effort that was put into preparing our xmas dinner. wishing you all a merry xmas and happy new year for 2018 big thank you to linda xx

We visited for Sunday lunch, I was impressed when the food came, the plates held in tea towels, so I assumed that the plates would be too hot to handle, wrong. Cold plates, very disappointing.

We had a meal here prior to watching Halifax Town v. Maidstone...the meal was definitely better than the match!! Loved the pub...typical Yorkshire food and good beer. What more could you want? There is a large car park, but you can walk from The Shay. Wish this was our local! Well worth a visit.

He estado yendo aquí y bajar durante unos cuantos años. Solo ha cambiado de manos, pero sigue siendo un gran lugar para ir por una buena alimentación tradicional pub inglés. Buena cerveza, y el personal es amable. Un poco fuera del circuito turístico, pero vale la pena el esfuerzo.

. Y ciertamente este era.. Cocinar en el lugar y dos de cenamos por 15 libras con un plato principal más postre. Adecuada y correcta del Yorkshire pud pastelera en el pudding. Un hotel muy acogedor, Encargado así como alegre, personal amable. Bien merece una visita y estará allí la próxima vez tengo más.

Tienes que saber este sitio es que no te topas con él (a menos que estés perdido! ). Yo lo clasificaría este lugar como un adecuado boozer, encargado de camisa blanca y corbata, cervezas de barril, mesas con taburetes. Almorcé aquí y no me puedo quejar. El menú extendido fuera de lo que cabría esperar de un pub tradicional. Sí, el tenía una buena selección de Tarta y guisantes, pero también tenía un menú de tapas y una amplia selección de platos principales. Comí fajitas y eran buenos. Quizás cuesta un o dos libras más que tendría previsto pero desde luego no es una estafa. Felices pop volver cuando estamos en necesidad de una comida cómoda.

En una visita a Halifax desde Durham para ver hermano que tenía reservó una habitación aquí. Es un lugar peculiar. Cuando llegamos fuimos a un bar para tomar una copa antes de ver nuestra habitación. El personal del bar era muy amable y había un buen grupo. Un montón de risas. Para llegar a la habitación tienes que ir fuera y a la vuelta de la esquina ir llave de la puerta frontal y la llave de la habitación (que es genial, así que no se corta por el bar todo el tiempo!). La habitación estaba impecable, lo suficientemente grande para dos, pero muy acogedor, con una gran ducha doble, TV y cafetera/tetera. Tuvimos una comida de cigalas, muy sabroso. Nos pregunta a qué hora nos gustaría que era agradable para el desayuno porque lo odias demasiado temprano. Estaban dispuestos a hacerlo para 10:00. Estaba delicioso. El servicio era genial, nada era una molestia. Sin duda me alojaría de nuevo.

Only 3 customers - its a local pub for local people - not dog friendly (well canine that is) - Halifax's best kept secret - well that'd be the best idea - keep it secret

Fui allí para té con mi hermana, llegamos a las 5 de la tarde y pedí la comida a las 5:10 y me dijeron que la cocina no abre hasta las 5:30. Me tomó nuestra orden y nos dieron nuestras bebidas y me senté. Había...

We were pleasantly surprised by this little hotel. We stayed 2 nights and Chloe the manager was delightful. She couldn't do enough for us. We only had our breakfast here but the food was freshly cooked. I had the scrambled eggs and tomatoes and it was a big serve and delicious.Chloe even gave me 2 bottles of water to take with me on departure.My only query was the dark spots in the bathroom sink area and also the corner of the bedroom. We were in Room 1. I hope it wasn't mould.

Food and service was good, however, Sausage and Mash consisted of a plate full of mash (far too much) and not enough sausage and No Veg, not eben garden peas. Delicious pint if real.ale.

I had never been to this pub before, but had heard the food was very good. How disappointed was I . I had beef in a Yorkshire pudding which had been microwaved with very thick gravy. The broccoli was weird not much broccoli but plenty of stalk and I hate cold plates. My friend had Lasagne which arrived cold. So I will not be going back.

Just spent this evening at the Paris gates. Eaten here many times before but am sorry to say I won't be eating here again. The service was OK apart from the rude landlady. The food was poor. Chips were burnt and the lasagne was all pasta. My husband had roast dinner and it looked burnt and there is no way that it should of been served. We spoke to people who complained about there food tonight and it fell on deaf ears. Sorry but will not return. The landlady has a lot to learn.

The Shears Inn is possibly Halifax's oldest pub. It's away from the town centre, down in a valley bottom, hidden among the mills. It takes some effort to find it. And sadly that effort is not worthwhile. The atmosphere is strange, the welcome lukewarm, the beer OK and food, grim. The meat was dry, the vegetables were weird and the broccoli the worst I've had anywhere. A sauce of any kind was absent. That someone thought this fit to send from a kitchen is hard to fathom. Even with nobody else queuing it could take up to five minutes to be served at the bar. The pints were topped up without asking, a plus mark, but it wasn't necessarily from the same pump. I had high hopes when I arrived and I wanted to like the Shears Inn, but I was disappointed and won't be going back.

If you want somewhere off the beaten track but kiterally within a mile of Halifax town centre then this is the place - great choice of beers and every time we visit good quality and value food plus really friendly staff;whats not to like, just follow the "secret" signs.

Birthday eve meal mid-week.Warm welcome, lovely atmosphereFriendly staff, food took time but worth the wait.Good value, definitely visit again

Came here for a retirement party a while ago and was impressed so called today for a meal with my wife. Wow, what an homely and friendly atmosphere, excellant freshly cooked food and really attentive staff that created a relaxed atmosphere. Real ales and real well tasty food at reasonable prices.....worth a visit.

Put simply - It was possibly the worst meal we have had!The veg was cooked with in an inch of its life, this was possibly due to the fact they clearly didn't use a knife to chop it so they over cooked it to make sure was done.Gravy was clearly granules, and was so think and salty made it practicality inedible.

We have visited the Shears Inn on numerous occasions but never before had meals served as bad as todays.We ordered garlic mushroom starters, the garlic sauce was salty and burnt. We then ordered our mains, 2 roast beef, 1 braised steak & 1 Liver and mashed potatoes. All the gravy was so thick it would not move on the plates, the mashed potatoes were heavily mixed with black pepper, the vegetables, broccoli & cauliflower were served with the entire stems attached, carrots & red cabbage were over cooked, the only well served item were the garden peas (after all what could you do wrong with heating up frozen garden peas?).The entire occasion was a disaster, we will not be back. (We recommended the Shears Inn and took 2 friends with us, what a disappointment)

Called in after a walk for Sunday dinner. Beer was great. Ordered Steak and Kidney pie with chips and mushy peas. The pie was not great, lathered in thick gravy, mainly kidney which was not tender and no crusty pastry due to the gravy. The peas and the chips were homemade and nice. We also had a kids portion of sausage and mash which was one sausage and mash with loads of gravy and some steak!! I'd go back for a drink as the beer is lovely and the bar man is very particular about serving a good pint but I'd make do with a packet of crisps.

This pub describes itself as 'Halifax's best kept secret'. It is signposted from the road at the top of the street where it is situated but I was glad my husband knew where he was going, even if it was his first visit in 40 years!We were made very welcome and found the menu extensive. I settled on liver, bacon and onions with mash and assorted fresh veg and lovely tasty gravy. My husband chose sausages and mash with gravy in a giant Yorkshire pudding and said they were some of the best sausages he'd ever eaten. Neither of us could eat everything on our plate and we sadly had to say no to dessert.

Nice out of the way pub - small and friendly with good home cooked food at reasonable prices . Families welcome and room to sit outside when it's warm enough . In a nutshell good Yorkshire fayre to suit Yorkshire pockets .. Avoid Saturday afternoon if Halifax town is playing at home

I've been to the Shears on several occasions, and have always had a warm and friendly welcome, excellent service and really good food. The home-made pies are seriously good, but the rest of the menu is also excellent. All home-cooked and very well presented. Good portion sizes. Thoroughly recommended!!

Not going to go into to much detail. The food was clearly microwaved. I took my partner and my mother and both were rather disappointed with the whole experience.

Yet again a fabulous day out, the new outside bar was amazing. Shame there wasn't a BBQ on as the food is always sublime.