Shirl's Shakes - County Durham

What a fantastic idea choosing a chocolate bar to go into a milkshake! Deliciously naughty and on our 'to do ' list when ever we visit Barnard Castle. Really friendly staff who explain what you can have, etc..

We visited three times for shakes while we were staying in Barnard Castle. Our children absolutely love the variety of shakes and couldn’t wait to keep going back. However on our last visit there were four teenage girls lounging all over the chairs swearing, shouting and being generally revolting and intimidating. I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from saying anything to them. They weren’t even having a shake or ice cream and we were unable to sit down due to them. I can understand why the young man behind the counter didn’t say anything as these girls were rather intimidating. I appreciate that this is not the fault of ‘Shirl’s shakes’ However it did ruin our last visit there. And had it not been for this experience I would’ve left five stars.

Always go here for a sweet treat, Lots and lots of choices and it always takes me way to long to decide even though i tend to get the same thing each time. all the staff ive met have always been polite. I have seen shirls shakes at events too and they're equally as fabulous!

You know when you go to a Milkshake thing and it’s basically a rubbish Krusha rip off? This isn’t it! We got 9 milkshakes and they were all thick, Ice Cream infused tasty gems! Tons and tons of flavours. I got Wispa flavour which was amazing. I also got to finish my daughter chocolate honey comb heaven. from this milkshake addict.

When we visited the shop was quiet and the staff member was polite and friendly but didn't offer any advice about how it worked. There were a huge number of options and it was a bit overwhelming. There were also no prices on display for the shakes. Two of us decided on ice-cream because there was a smaller list of options and the price was clearly stated. Those that had milkshakes enjoyed them though one said the flavour wasn't strong enough and they both said they were gritty. I imagine that just depends on the choice of flavouring and chocolate bars by their nature are going to be gritty when blitzed. Over all they enjoyed them and the ice-cream was nice so it seemed reasonable for the £10ish that we paid. If we were in this area again we would visit to try other flavours.