The Shires in North Lincolnshire

Popped in today Wednesday as it was raining and we couldn't work, we were rained off. Amazing staff and meal, always a nice place to go to without fail, it's always, friendly, warm and clean, a great experience, see you again Shaun & Mel.

Service on the whole was very slow, due to not enough staff. For most of my party the food was good no complaints. But had to send my back by the time my food came out my party had finished NOT happy.

Carvery was good but the gravy was a little sweet for my liking. They recently renovated and I feel it has lost its essence. It feels very clinical like a school canteen rather than a dining experience. The new theme loses the value of the name and its logo has nothing to do with the name it’s just a spoon and fork. The service was okay aside from the laziness of the staff not bothering to take your plates from you and making you pass your plate to them yourself. They didn’t give us a receipt and just expected us to pay. We had to send them back for a receipt. overall okay place to eat

Great food, plenty of space and good price.

Very nice food, all freshly cooked. Had the lunchtime special. Can definitely recommend it

Excellent food, and great service.

Great food and pleasant atmosphere. Staff are friendly and welcoming

Lunchtime reasonable food...said ham and eggs, but was ham and egg! One tall blond lady with hair nearly to her waist, continually stroking it and checking eye liner....not on in a food establishment...put us off going again....shame as it is quite good

Booked a table for Sunday lunch for ten of us. Had to wait in reception for a good 10/15minutes for our table. Then another hour for our food. 9 of us ordered carvery one ordered hunters chicken. We kept asking for our cards to collect Sunday carvery because we saw the queue was very long and we didn't want the hunters chicken person to be eating alone. This is exactly what happened. They told us we could go up just as the one meal came out. The person had finished his meal before we even got back to the table. The food is lovely and that reflects into why it is so busy. Just a little chaotic. When we got the bill we noticed four coffees had been added (not one person had a hot drink at our table?) and a beer that was ordered but not in stock was left on the bill (that's an understandable mistake) but the coffee? In total nearly an extra £20 was added to bill.

Big busy place. Service not brilliant but it is busy. Wine extremely expensive!

We were advised to book as it gets very full. Small car park choc-a-bloc rammed but large spacious overflow car park across the road. Offered a choice of tables either near the carvery or in the front part of the restaurant which was good. Carvery was good, with a good selection of vegetables, very hot plates as advised by the carvery chap. The beef was good and the turkey was very juicy. Staff efficient and polite. Would recommend 👍

Visited this place on our way to London. Looking at this place from the outside I was a little reluctant as to actually go in as it looked and in fact is a bowling green. However the car park was full and the overflow car park had a few cars in. When we got in we were greeted with the desert chiller with some beautiful looking deserts. The inside of this restaurant is covered with old film posters and being of that age to appreciate the carry on films & on the buses it was nice to see the posters. The service was good and pleasant, the staff were nice and friendly. The food was first class. Everything was of a very good quality cooked perfectly and the taste was great. A truly enjoyed meal and relaxed time here.

Worst experience ever tonight, the food was either over cooked or not cooked to order... Pre booked table and food to come out at a certain time and 1 hour later food comes out and was shocking..... Plates passed over people's heads and food then dropped of the plate on to children, definitely won't be in a hurry to go back, very disappointed

Absolutely shocking went for my son's birthday waited a hour for food which arrived wrong after another wait it came out it wasn't bad but then bill was nearly double what it was supposed to be after a while it was sorted wouldn't go again

The food was absolutely faultless, fresh and tasty

Cold place low seats food expensive for what you got

The meal took too long to arrive. The food was ok but nothing special.

A lovely, delicious meal with friendly, attentive staff. Well cooked food served promtly from a decent size menu.

Little slow on the night but food good

Decided to go somewhere different and was very pleased with this place. It's all home cooked food too. Planning on going back one day soon. Updated, not as good as it used to be. Chips not that great. And food in general was just meh. Bland, and chewy chicken in the chinese curry. Just really not to my taste. Also, seems a lot more expensive.

A very enjoyable experience, service excellent and the food was excellent. Many thanks to the Shires for an enjoyable evening also an excellent Sunday carvery.

Very nice place. There was 6 of us and the presentation of food was excellent,5 of the meals were excellent except my meal,I had Hunters chicken and couldn't eat the topping of cheese and bacon because it was very hard and dry. Would not recommend Hunters Chicken.

I usually get a tiny portion of average tasting food but this was massive and excellent. I couldn't finish it though i tried. Thank you and bravo

Was disappointed the sausages on my mixed grill was poor smelt off steak was like boot leather

20 mins to get served wasn't that busy either. £3.00 for lemonade, shocking!!

Always enjoys my food 😋 and staff nice and friendly 😋

Fantastic place for food loved it

Our first, but definitely not our last visit. We had the carvery and were very pleased with it. The service was very good and such a lovely beer garden overlooking the bowling green. We are looking forward to trying other choices on the menu.

Stunning food stunning service highly recommended.

A brilliant mixed grill - very much worth waiting for.

Food was lovely. Staff very attentive. It was our 1st visit, but not our last x

I was a guest at a wedding reception here last weekend. The function room was lovely and Holly made sure we had everything we needed. There was so much food and it was all so good! Cheesecake was amazing. Would definitely recommend booking for an event space 👍

We've been loyal patrons of The Shires for years, always enjoying their excellent carvery. However, our recent visit was disappointing. We ordered three Diet Cokes, which were flat and tasted cheap. Despite our complaint, the waitress didn’t offer replacements and charged us full price. Sadly, this experience has put us of returning.

Wow food is amazing 100% recommended

Five stars all round for this surprising pub next to bouncyland. After a day out with the family we visited the Shires for dinner. Amazing good quality food, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff.

There was some misunderstanding about our order from the start.this resulted in having to pay more than we had expected.as compensation we were allowed a joice of pudding.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good choice of drinks and food.

Always an excellent meal here,staff,food and srvice very good.

This is our favourite place to eat out. The food is always excellent with a generous amount. And the carvery always has a great choice. It is always better to book if you can but they can usually accommodate a couple if you just call in. You can now even fet a carvery takeaway.

We ate here last week, I’m not sure if it has changed hands but it has gone downhill badly. The chips were awful and couldn’t eat half of them as they were scrag ends, the steak pie was just a bowl of watery gravy and steak with a puff pastry lid. The seasonal veg was mainly sweetcorn with a bit of carrot chucked in. We did complain about the chips but the waitress just shrugged and said they were home cooked chips and she would mention it to the kitchen. One of the waitresses had very long hair, not tied back, and as she cleared the table next to us, her hair dipped in the curry pot, her hair must have do much dinner in it when she finishes her shift? Surely that’s a food safety issue?? I don’t like to give bad reviews but I don’t think they care? Other people were complaining at the same time but the waitress with the long hair didn’t seem overly bothered. Outcome is we won’t return, it’s a shame as we have been coming here for about 10 years and always had a good meal

We had family come from notheast and from down south,so we booked to go to our favorite resturant ,Everything was first class the welcome the food the service.I would highly recommend this place.We have been going to the Shires for years and never once have been dissapointed.Looking forward to our next visit.

Went for a birthday party food was delicious I had steak and ale pie mashed potato seasonal veg. and gravy

The meals are excellent here. Staff are friendly and helpful. Recently refurbished and looking inviting

The got us in on mother's day for what a night great staff amazing food great value for money thanks again staff outstanding everywhere keep it up 👍

We were booked here on 17/2/24 for an 80th Birthday party - 16 people - all meals served together (nobody left waiting) Food was tip top / waiting staff all "on the ball". And the place was FULL - so they must be doing something right. Thanks for a great evening.

Lovely meal, relaxed atmosphere and swift service.

Went for a family birthday . Service was absolutely terrible . People came in after us and was served before us ate there meal and left before we were even served are food . Had to ask twice about when we was going to get served and only then did they come and take are order . Was suppose to take are drinks order but got fed up of waiting and went to the bar areselves . Will not ever go again

I can understand a place getting a poor review if it's busy and the staff are under pressure. But it was a Sunday lunch. Every seat was full. The staff were fantastic, efficient and professional. The food was not only top rate but would satisfy the biggest of apatite. Its the 1st time I have eaten here. Of course I read the reviews before I visited. To say I was pleasantly surprised is an under statement. We were a party of 6. 4 adults and 2 fussy young person. Good quality furniture and fixtures. Very clean and well laid out. I'll be back.

Been here loads of times and the food has been great: been tonight and food was poor: chips were “old” tasting, veg tasteless, and overall standard was poor - disappointing

Sadly the service was very poor had to ask for menus then ask to take order waited over 45 minutes for food to arrive. The food however was very nice they were extremely busy and very apologetic just seemed poorly organised

60th birthday celebration was supposed to be a special day! We had to beckon a waitress after a long wait for our order to be taken, we placed our orders from the menu and a couple within our group of Eight purchased the carvery. After 45 minutes of waiting we overheard a member of staff stating that they only had Turkey remaining on the carvery which neither particularly liked so had to change their order. The staff accommodated the change. A birthday cake had been put away for after the meal as a surprise.. it was definitely a surprise seeing it being taken to another table, fortunately the other table sent it back. 1 hours 15 minutes later the food was served. The food itself was nice but nothing special. The staff were pleasant but could have been better trained and organised.

Really tasty food at a good price

We had a great visit everything lovely as we celebrated our 61st wedding anniversary....thank you PATTI & Bryan..

I visited here for my work Christmas party. The food was delicious, service was fast and friendly and the atmosphere was great. The food and drinks were affordable too.

Had a motor club chritmas meal here food very good and service excellent.

Terrible food ... no atmosphere... so disappointed with works christmas night out.

We went for the Sunday carvery at 1pm. It was absolutely one of the best we have ever had . Excellent food . Great service and and unbelievably priced bill so inexpensive for great quality and atmosphere. Definitely returning Thankyou . Denise Blanchard

Lovely place and good food shame it all ended so early

Shire's great food, great service but it would seem if you give a tip in cash the staff get it if you pay by card and give tip on card then it goes into management after finding this out I find it unfair on the young waitresses not getting what they are owed. Such a shame after a lovely meal we won't be going again as I find this disgraceful I do hope people read this and make a point of leaving a tip in cash.

It was my aunt's 90th birthday meal with 11 of us. The staff went the extra mile to make her feel special. They gave her a small bottle of prosecco and put a giant sparkler on her cake. The food was excellent too. Good value for money.

This is an unusual place. The carpark is nowhere near the entrance and the inside is a bit like a caravan park club house. The usual pub grub menu but nice food, well presented. Decent range of drinks and friendly staff. Maybe in summer when there is a chance to sit at the outdoor tables and there are a few more folks about ... Toilets were clean.

Think the quality of food has gone done hill massively conpared to what it used to be. The 2 childrens meals we got were tiny and the mash potato looked and tasted like smash. Definatly not worth the £60

Great food and a good plate full

Great food, nicely presented and generous portions for sure. Nice surroundings but a tad toonloud music for my liking. Other than that - real good. Thanks.

Amazing carvery, excellent desserts, staff are very polite and prices are good. Highly recommend

Loved the food. Good value for money. Extensive menu. You don't need to eat for a week before you go, portions are huge. Staff friendly and efficient and very helpful. Food piping hot. Lovely outside area. Highly recommend.

Staff were brilliant and the food is amazing

Birthday treat ..food excellent

Great place to visit for a meal or just drinks 🍸

Very nice food excellent staff very good.

Great place, great service, great food, great price, great staff.

Great place very friendly lovely food

My family and me have just celebrated my 60th Birthday with a meal and drink. WOW, good atmosphere, good venue and fantastic food 👍

Great tasting food and lovely staff

Amazing food! Massive portions would highly recommend

Amazing well presented tasty food served by friendly staff

Didn't look much from the outside but we had a lovely lunch. Did get a bit of food envy, I chose the wrong dish sweat and sour chicken, I thought the burger, fish and chips and prawn salad that the others had looked so much better. My dish looked a bit plain and boring, it tasted OK but was a bit boring. The others really enjoyed there food, I'd go again and just choose something else.

Myself, my wife Carol and her cousin Lorraine go out every Monday night, for the last 2 Mondays we have dined at the Shires and we will dine here again. The restaurant is clean and comfortable, the service is friendly and professional, the food is excellent. Carol had gammon which came with new potatoes,eggs,large onion rings and side salad, I had lasagna, fries garlic bread and side salad while Lorraine had steak with all the trimmings. They were all generous portions and definitely value for money so if you enjoy freshly cooked, top quality food this is the place to come. Why not check out their menu online to see they choice of food on offer, I can guarantee you won't be disappointed.

The restaurant was VERY busy when I visited on a Sunday, so perhaps not my usual experience there. Some of the vegetables were a little more "Al Dente" than I would have liked and the roast potatoes were over-salted. All notwithstanding, it's still one of my favourite places to eat.

The chips were cooked in old oil-tasted dreadful. Aberdeen Angus burger was dreadful. Salads were excellent. Lasagne and pie was burnt. Won't be going back again.

Good food, bit pricey. Good selection of beers that are more reasonably priced. Nice outdoor seating area overlooking the outdoor bowls green.

A bit slow serving after ordering but food quality was great.

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. Then had to ask again to get someone to come over for food order after waiting 20 minutes. Had to ask someone to take a dessert order and finally asked for the bill and then again to pay. Service was primarily two young ladies, not well informed or trained in how to manage service and tables. There were only 3 tables to attend to so it wasn't exactly busy. It's a shame because the food was fantastic! Great portions and everything was perfectly cooked. The chefs are obviously doing a great job. Drink options are pretty good with plenty of lagers, ales and spirits. Bar lady seemed informed and was easy to talk to which is great. If they could train up a decent team for service this would be a 5 star! Real shame.

Ruined evening. We booked ahead - 6 guests including 1 needing a highchair. When we arrived, they hadn't got a table ready for us yet.. not a massive issue, as 2 guests hadn't arrived yet. When we were seated, the table was all sticky, so we just wiped it down ourselves. Placed our order at the table- all fine, they brought all the drinks, except mine. Waited awhile.. but still nothing so I asked a member of staff, no apology, just they'd go get it. The food arrived in good time! Great. However, shortly after beginning, it seemed like a swarm of flies had quickly accumulated in our area. We spent the entire time batting the flies away from ourselves and our meals- especially difficult when you've also got 2 young children and their meals to watch out for. When I say a swarm of flies, I don't mean 3 or 4, I mean 20-odd. It was very very off putting as well as frustrating. I went to talk to member of the wait staff who did apologise, but basically said there was nothing she could do. I explained that it was ruining our meal. She said she would talk to someone at the bar. A short while later a member (I assume) of senior staff appeared, she seemed less apologetic and just explained why there were flies. She offered to move us tables- but it was too late by this point. She then set up a fan to try and help. The fan received complaint from a member of staff- saying it was inconveniently placed. We also heard other staff complaining about wanting to go home.. which I understand is perfectly normal, but not what you want to be hearing as they walk past your table. Especially when you're already feeling a bad atmosphere. Some of us gave up eating our meals, some had rushed to finish as quick as possible. I went to the bar to pay, the senior member of staff from before took my payment, no word of apology at all. Then as we were literally walking away from the table she offered to give my 2 children ice cream. Which was a nice gesture, but would have been nicer before we were half way out the door, especially given how young they are (I wouldn't trust them in the car!) We politely declined and said thank you and goodbye We were all especially disappointed given the great reviews we had heard. We will not be returning.

We have eaten there 20 times.always perfect

Lots of flies because all the doors were open due to heat but the food was amazing as always

Had steak off the main menu Absolutely spot on friendly and helpfull staff can get busy but it's worth a little extra wait

Lovely quaint pub and restaurant out the way so not to busy, great for family. Portions are huge. Extra carpark so no hassle parking. Friendly good service. Clean and tidy place with plenty of room and function room. Nice to sit outside in the hot weather. Bouncy land is great for the younger kids and you can sit and have a beer while they play. Would definitely recommend

Great food, long wait but was very busy .... (fathers day)

I’ve taken my parents here twice & will definitely be back! The service from Liam was amazing! He remembered us from the last time we visited & made us all feel very welcome! Carvery is amazing too! We live near Leeds but will make a special journey to visit again! Thanks Liam - we will be back soon!!

Lovely choice of food. Plenty of tables and friendly staff.

Would be nice if we could have the choice of pink or well done beef...but great food

Lovely food and pleasant staff. We will be back

Excellent food. Very varied menu to suit every pallet. Very friendly and efficient staff. Made to feel very welcome and nothing too much trouble.

Alright food unsafe play area. Staff were extremely unpolite and had no manners.

We went today as a party of 6 for lunch, whilst three meals were good we felt the 3 fish and chips were not up to the normal good quality. We told the waitress but heard nothing back so I had to approach the waitress who then told me that they had apologised but she had not come to the table to offer any such apologies.

Food is always lovely and reasonably priced. Staff are really helpful. Service is speedy, though a bit slower when really busy and food is always hot. I would always advise booking

Very good main meal, but cheese cake deserts were a big let down, looked like they were tossed in the box

Never had a bad meal yet meals are large and well cooked a good Verity as well.was great to eat outside as the weather was perfect

Saturday afternoon treat, found courtesy of Google maps. Great service menu and generous portions cooked well. We'll go there again soon.