The Terminus has now been in the capable hands of business partners Sanjeev Kumar Ponnala and Naresh Bejjanki for just over 3 months, and they have already breathed life back into one of Sheppaton’s oldest and most well-loved venues.
Naresh joins the Terminus team as a chef with over a decade of training as a chef in India, having worked for a long list of luxury hotels, catering for private guests and cricket teams across India and the UK. He brings an impressive knowledge of fine dining and cuisines including Mediterranean, Indian, and Japanese to the Shepparton community. San and Naresh are confident in what they bring to the table. After testing and taking note of pub food across the region, San and Naresh are taking the best of classic pub meals and adding a gourmet twist. “We thought – we can do 100 times better than this food”. In the Terminus kitchen, Naresh is determined to make everything from scratch, with the highest quality ingredients.
After a year and a half of searching for a venue, the duo from Wangaratta had a good feeling about the historical and iconic Shepparton location from the minute they walked in. “We thought ‘Woah’, we had an excellent feeling – we’d never had that before.” said San.
While its iconic facade remains the same, inside, a fresh coat of paint and a new layout make for a clean and inviting interior. The systems throughout the pub have been completely modernised and renovated, bringing everything online. With the bottle shop and accommodation soon to open, locals can look forward to The Terminus back in full swing.
Guests can now look forward to being greeted by table service and a smile from the new team. With happy hour every day from 2pm to 6pm, specials from Sunday to Monday, and Naresh’s fully reworked menu full of delicious, from-scratch food including their mouth-watering arancini, San and Naresh are ready for Shepparton locals looking for something more from their next pub meal to fall in love with The Terminus.
