September 2026 by stacey baggaley
Managed to get a booking on the same day. Had one of the last bookings of the service, but we weren't at all rushed and the food came out fresh and delicious. A really good menu with lots of variety. Everything was cooked well and very tasty. We had the fish platter, chorizo, patatas bravas and trio of burgers. The lamb burger, chorizo and prawns with pico de gallo were especially tasty. Overall great food and service with a good atmosphere.
September 2026 by Howard Gruber
Great food. Service efficient. Staff lovely and had good knowledge of what they were serving
September 2026 by lorraine Mitchell
The waitress was excellent
September 2026 by Marian Graham
TRhusrday, so as well as food music enjoyable. Has friends with me.
August 2026 by Stuart Graffin
Very loud. Some people are unable to speak with inside voice
August 2026 by Charles Metcalfe
Lovely food and friendly staff.
January 2024 by Ben King
We had a brilliant Saturday night at Shills. There was a bagpipe player for Burns Night who was great. The food was fantastic and the staff were so friendly and couldn?t do enough for us. Looking forward to going back again soon and trying more of the menu.
January 2024 by Gareth Pollock
Absolutely staggering from all the staff,from the chefs to the front of house. We all attended a burns night meal and the front of house staff couldn't have done enough for us, treated us all like kings and the chefs were on point with the food. Thankyou once again and will definitely be back.
December 2023 by louiseemmacampbell
Friendly service. Great coffee and food excellent. Good value. I visit regularly as it is so good. Great selection via menus of breakfast/brunch, lunch and lite bites and tapas on offer in the evening. There is also entertainment on some Thursday evenings.
November 2023 by Kevin F
Promised a lot, delivered little. Chose the downstairs room. Mistake. So poorly lit the waiter had to shine a torch on the menu for us to order. They had a deal of three tapa and a glass of wine for £25. So we ordered 6 tapa. We?d taken our coats off on arrival but soon put them back on. It was freezing. The entrance was just behind us and it?s a sliding glass door - letting tons of cold air in each time it opened. There was a curtain separating us from the door but it didn?t help. Food came quite quickly. Gambas Pil Pil. Nice large shell-on prawns but swimming in a watery sauce with no discernible heat. We couldn?t see well enough to peel them and had to ask for a light on. Cod croquettes. Too much creamy filling and not enough cod. Made the mistake of picking one up with my fingers and it just splodged everywhere: Sticky sausages. Submerged in a watery sauce instead of having a sticky glazed. Patatas Bravas. Covered in a watery tomato sauce which made them soggy and unpleasant. Spicy squid was quite nice. Padron peppers - also quite nice. We also ordered a bread basket - unaware we were getting bread anyway so only ate about a third of what we were given. Bread was delicious though. A couple who entered 10 minutes after us also put their coats back on and complained about the dark and cold. They were offered a table upstairs, as were we but being half way through our food we declined. I have to say the waiting staff were wonderful throughout - they were doing their best. The young man who brought the bill and asked how our food was listened to our feedback and said he?d go and have a word with the manager. We thought he might come and speak to us but he just sent the waiter back to say ?sorry?. He refused our tip and I had to insist he take it as he?d done the best he could. This could be a really nice place but the heating and lighting needs sorting. As does the cooking.
November 2023 by Julie J
Our best Sunday Lunch we have had out for a long time, the food was beautiful and the staff were great.
October 2023 by 266rachaelf
This place is amazing! The wine list is wonderful and linked to their ground floor store. There is currently a tapas deal (3 x tapas and 1x glass of house red, rose, or white) for £25. 3 of us got this and all loved it and left full. One got a vegetarian platter which was also a great selection! Cocktails were fab and so was the service (Leah was our main waitress and was so great with us throughout). Will be back for a staff Christmas party soon and very excited!
September 2023 by David T
Excellent food and service.I would thoroughly recommend.The staff were very attentive and friendly.I will definately be visiting again.
September 2023 by Paradise38622752850
We got a last minute booking last Friday having just arrived in Cockermouth for the weekend. The staff were so friendly and pleasant, nothing was too much trouble. Food was really great, we shared a nachos and a seafood board, lovely bottle of wine. Would highly recommend a visit
September 2023 by Car0line59
I am in a wheelchair and have lots of dietary requirements but I found shills catered very well for both we were a family of 5 and everyone had a wonderful meal I had gluten free fish and chips followed by a gluten free lemon meringue pie. The shop also was amazing with lots of local delicacies. Great service too. Thanks for a lovely experience.
