Shepherd Bar

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  Every time we visit my Grandma the kids look forward to having pizza from the Shepherd Bar.  It is hand tossed and very yummy  When my Grandfather was alive he loved this place and it hasn't changed in the consistent quality of food.  This last time I had the Chicken Cherry Salad and it was so very yummy.  We can't wait for next year!

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  Posted on 07.08.13 Hannah H.

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  We went to Shepherd Bar when they had a limited menu at the tail end of the Maple Syrup Festival.  The downtown area was pretty dead, but this place was hopping -- filled with happy people drinking good beer and enjoying the evening.  The Sunday special (broasted chicken) was quite good, and the "signature" hoagies received good reviews from our group.  The maple syrup beer (brewed by Saugatuck Brewing) was excellent.
  
  Unfortunately, the pizza was just okay.  It looked great, but fresh toppings (instead of what tasted like canned) would have improved the taste a lot.
  
  All said, this is a great little bar/restaurant in a region of Michigan where it's hard to find a decent place to eat.  With most of the good Mt. Pleasant restaurants closed on Sundays, this may be our future go-to place, especially on a Sunday.

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  Posted on 04.28.13 Matt H.

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  Best kept secret in Isabella County. Friendly and efficient bartenders. Best walleye anywhere around. Always a great  selection of draft beers. Pizza is not that great.

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  Posted on 01.24.13 David D.

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  went in a few hours ago while heading up north for the weekend. people were nice and all buy my food was ok at best. it greatly dissappoints me when i go into a bar and i order a  burger and it is a pre formed frozen patty. and there is no recouperating after that. glad i tried it out, but will never be back

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  Posted on 01.22.11 doug t.

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  One of the best places in Shepherd to eat.  I love their breakfast. Everybody knows everybody and a very family friendly place.  Must try the ham omelet.  Its the best I ever had!!

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  Posted on 09.20.10 Kayla B.

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  Surprisingly good. I headed over here on a Friday around 6:00 p.m. for the sole purpose of having a locally-produced beer that happens to be on tap here. I hadn't ever been to the place, and frankly, I wasn't expecting very much. Shepherd is a tiny town, largely agriculturally focused, and so I was expecting to be in a small-town, dingy bar, filled with rednecks and barely passable food.
  
  Boy was I wrong.
  
  While it does have a full bar, the place has a sizable restaurant side to it, and the whole place was very clean and tastefully decorated. It's not upscale by any means, but it has a great "homey" and welcoming feel to the place. Plus, I was surprised at the crowd - and it was very large crowd on this early Friday evening - was comprised of people of all ages and walks of life. This was clearly a community gathering spot, ranging from young kids to senior citizens.
  
  The huge crowd was also indicative of another thing... the food is fantastic. I went for the basic hamburger, but it's easily one of the best burgers I've had in a long time. It was a full 1/2 pound of meat, and and tasted like it was fresh off a backyard grill. Plus, it was tastefully arranged on my plate, and served with fantastic crisp-on-the-outside-fluffy-on-the-inside french fries (which lacked any sense of "greasy-ness"). My wife had a quesadilla plate, which she also complimented as being quite good, and it certainly looked appetizing on the plate.
  
  Besides the basic "pub grub," their menu indicated a fairly wide range of dishes, including some that I certainly wouldn't have expected to find in a small town (that night both frog's legs and cod loins were featured as specials. Seriously).
  
  My wife and I sat at the bar to eat (like I said... it was really busy that night), but the bartender was extremely pleasant, and looking around the room I saw plenty of smiling and apparently happy wait staff. These folks clearly seemed to want to make sure you had a nice time while you were in their establishment.
  
  To sum up: great food, great service, and in a clean family-friendly environment. It was not at all what I was expecting from a small town "bar." It's well worth a stop off the highway if you're traveling on US-127, or for the quick 7-minute trip down from Mt. Pleasant if you're staying up there.
  
  Kudos to Shepherd Bar & Restaurant... you've got quite the place.

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  Posted on 04.17.10 Jim C.

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