Shepherds Ice Cream in Powys

I love Shepherds, not the farmers who tend Sheep and those that played an important role in Jesus early life, but the ice cream and cafe in Hay. The ice cream, especially the new vegan one, is incredible. So today on a rather rainy Easter Monday, a trip to Hay on Wye was great, made great by the stop at Shepherds. We started with a tasty sandwich, with pesto, tomatoes and cheese, followed by the dreamy ice cream. The only thing that troubles my heart is that they shut down the branch in Hereford, so I have to take the scenic drive over Hay bluff to partake of the best sheep's milk ice cream ever. If you haven't tried it or are put off thinking about sheep's milk, don't, one lick and you will be a convert for life. Shepherd's is the best. Oh, and the people that work there are nice and friendly too. 10 out of 10 with a gold star.

Lovely place, really friendly staff, and amazing ice cream with some flavours we've never seen before (sesame & honey, damson). Well worth a visit. And return visits!

I had heard many great things about Shepherds and there magical ice cream. I personally had blackcurrant and mint chocolate chip. The mint choc chip was nice and refreshing but lacking deep flavour and felt the same for the blackcurrant. My partner had the coffee with caramel and honeycomb, again very good but lacking the deep flavour, you would expect a strong coffee flavour but personally I didn't get that. Great cafe as a whole with lovely staff and amazing coffee. Maybe could do with a slightly bigger premises now as it was quite difficult to que as loads of teenagers were just standing in everyone else's way

Great, varied selection of tasty ice creams. Often a long queue but worth the wait.

Great for coffee and quick snack

Lovely lunch and delicious ice cream. Lovely staff

Superb café. Coffee is absolutely top notch and the panini are delicious. Splendid selection of ice creams and sorbets. The quality of food and drinks here is outstanding. I visit a lot of cafés and this is one of the best in the UK which I why I keep coming back.

Lovely building and central in the town. Went for a crepe and coffee, both excellent. Staff very friendly. Would recommend if visiting Hay-on-Wye

We had a bit of a wait in the queue outside but this is due to Covid restrictions, so fair enough. My partner had a coconut 🥥 & lime fruit ice cream which she said was very nice.I had a chocolate ice cream which was nice, but not quite up with the best I’ve had.Overall a good experience so would recommend.

Nice coffee and decent selection of ice-cream flavours. Very friendly staff are happy to let you sample their wares if unsure. You can sit inside or outside on the fork between two roads to enjoy your caffeinated and sugary treats!