The best restaurants in Shap Eden North West

Stopped off for breakfast as we were staying in Shap. Warm and friendly greeting to us and our dogs. Superb quality breakfast cooked fresh to order! Highly recommended

I just tried to order 2 pizzas via their app, which didn't work, then over the Internet on a PC, which also didn't work. When I phoned to try and tell them and order over the phone, I was told no orders could be taken that way and Shap Pizza was so interested in being told that their app wasn't working.....they put the phone down on me! Sorry but we live locally and that isn't impressive.

Secluded and very chic hideaway. A real hidden gem with a great chef and art deco interior. One of my new favourite places to recommend. Lots of amazing, less trodden trails to discover on the doorstep too.

We had a 8 course taster menu and to be frank, at +£90 per head, was very poor value. The pub down the road was far superior in food quality….this felt like a case of a chef trying too hard… vanilla sauce with fish…??? No surprise to say that was dreadful, I don’t think I ever want that combination ever again. Im not convinced Mark Greenaway was there in the kitchen, he wouldn’t let the sub par food make it pass to our table. I also genuinely think the restaurant would be 1000 times better if it stuck to honest local food, done well.

This is a fantastic chip shop. My husband had fish and chips and I had battered sausage and they were excellent. Not to greasy and great portion size. Will definitely return

Great food great staff great service

On a typical Lake District evening what are you looking for in a pub? This certainly hit the spot … a roaring log burner, a warm welcome with a mix of locals and visitors, good beer and excellent food - tasty, good quality and hearty portions. Travelling alone you always end up talking to those around you and they were similarly enjoying the beer and the food. It’s certainly dog friendly too with water bowls and towels to dry them when you arrive … before they hog the log burner. I gather this has been newly taken on by a family and I wish them well. Certainly I hope it thrives so I can return whenever I am breaking my journey at Shap - which is v convenient just off the M6.

By the time you’ve descended from Kidsty Pike, negotiated the Hawesater shoreline and then walked onto Shap you’ll be pretty well exhausted so it’s rather disconcerting to find you have to trek the length of the village to arrive at the Greyhound Inn BUT the good news is it’s all worthwhile! Four of us walked the C2C. The section from Patterdale to Shap is the toughest stage. We found the section from the start in Patterdale to the Greyhound (at 17 miles) to be a greater distance than mentioned in the guidebooks but it does mean (because you can walk directly up to the railway and motorway crossing points from the back of the pub) that you reduce the distance of the following day’s walk by something like a mile. We had a very warm welcome from the manager Tom and, more importantly, the bar staff. Excellent dinner and very lovely restaurant waitress. Breakfast was similarly very good. Service was prompt and friendly at all times and we felt that the team couldn’t have done anything to make our stay more enjoyable. The bedroom (room 2) was spacious and pleasant with a large, comfortable bed and had a decent bathroom with plenty of good quality towels. All accommodation in Shap is on the A6 which is a busy road (and the Greyhound is no exception) but thankfully you’ll be so tired that you maty not notice it!