Shea's Place - Leander

Shea's Place in Leander recently reopened. We had eaten there a few times before they closed and were not very impressed. The food was only OK and overpriced. The premises are really impressive, they took an historic old building, originally the post office in Leander, and maintained the outside appearance while totally remodelling the interior. They also have an outside patio.


Clearly business was not good, so they reinvented themselves as Tex Mex and we stopped going altogether as the food was awful, and still over priced. Situated directly across the road from a genuine Mexican restaurant with incredible prices and good food, they were fighting a losing battle. We were not surprised when they closed down.

We were surprised when they reopened and decided to give them another try. We went along on a Friday evening. As we parked the doors were opened and not one, but two staff members greeted us, it seemed somewhat desperate rather than friendly or courteous.

The new menu was extremely limited, but good, however once again somewhat pricey though there are a few items that are reasonably priced. I believe they do extras on Wednesday and Thursday ( I couldn't find a web site for them, but see their facebook page here).



We started with the Portobello Mushroom Fries with Wasabi Cream - good but not at all spicy. There was only one left on the plate when I remembered to take a photo. As you can see, they were served on a large bed of shredded lettuce, definitely a bit of a waste.

I went with the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Parmesan Grit Croutons, it was very good however I question that the dressing was fresh made, I suspect it came from a jar, definitely didn't have much in the way of anchovy flavor. I couldn't fault the chicken though, it was definitely cooked to order and perfectly so. I had a glass of red wine - well, it was actually half a glass, but at $3.50 I felt it was reasonable.

Seriously, this is what I was served, I had not taken a drink when I took the photo, and it was not a large glass either, in fact it was more like a white wine glass.

Larry was very disappointed that chicken fried steak was not on the menu so both he and Mildred had the sliders, Larry had beef and Mildred had pulled pork. They were both happy with their choice, the fries were very good and the rolls were also good.


The service was excellent, however we do eat early and so they were not at all busy.

We will probably return. I would like to try their mid week specials, but with our work schedule we very rarely eat out during the week.

The reopened Shea's Place is worth a try.