Maltshovel in Broxtowe - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

This business has had a hard time. A very hard time. It gets a lot of stick from a lot of people who don’t see the change . It’s finally a positive place . A great environment and we had food and the service was amazing . Jake is an amazing Landlord and we are so happy he is back at the helm.

Struggled to get served as regulars sitting on stools hogging the bar. Junior staff behind the bar “effin' and jeffin'", although were told off by manager/landlord. Struggling to sprinkle salt on my food as salt came loose in a soup bowl with a dessert spoon! I could be wrong, but I can see this pub changing hands again very soon

Come in often. The beer is always cold but the welcome is warm. Staff always happy to help and Jake the landlord is lovely! Definitely will be returning .

It. Was. Dull. I. Had. A. Rum. And. Coke

Well the employees don’t get their holiday wages when they are owed and the boss clearly doesn’t seem bothered to even want to pay his employee

Fantastic local friendly pub , staff all absolutely great

A little gem just off the high street. Great Vibe, great food. Pukka chef cooked Sunday roast - no microwave stuff here! Apple crumble and custard to follow Mmmm. Nice. We'll be back.

We had a Sunday roast at the Malt Shovel Inn today and we're very disappointed to the portion sizes. Looking at other people's reviews our meals were even more on the stingy side and certainly not worth nearly £30 for the two of us! I think they must have run out of parsnips and roast potatoes as there were only one potato (cut in half) and half a parsnip each. Sadly not the advertised 'all the trimmings'. The interior was a bit dark and dingy except for the window seats. I think we'll be sticking with our regular bigger named carvery in the future.

Hi we had a Sunday roast ,I had the pork with the wife opting for the beef . Both meals were nice enough, but we felt reasonably small and quite expensive for what you got on your plate .other than the meat there were no other choice on veg or potatoes. Staff were lovely and service was great .

Love entertainment, good beer choice, friendly staff

Nice atmosphere, but Sunday dinner was pricey ,small and not very tasty 😕

Really enjoy the malt shovel as a local ,for me and the staff are amazing especially Kim as she runs the pub very professionally , I was offered a special which was a fishfinger in ciabatta bread with chips which was really nice and very reasonably priced too , A really nice local pub but I would recommend to anybody passing bye , definitely a must visit pub in Beeston that Kim will welcome you like you are Royals .

We celebrated our child's 1st birthday here and it was brilliant! All the staff were very helpful, the food was great and we all felt very welcomed. It is now officially my favourite pub in Beeston. Thank you Kim and team for all your help!

Terrible No social skills by staff Dumped pizzas on table No napkins no sauces Rude

Really nice food and relaxed environment

Waited at least half hr before dinner finally arrived. No staff member approached me in order to apologise about the long wait. I ad to enquire but no reasonable excuse was given and the bar wasn't particularly busy. Was there 7th May 2023. Not at all impressed. The roast beef was rock hard. Wish that I'd of asked for a hammer n chisel to cut the beef up as they didn't have a steak knife

A nice cosy little pub with friendly staff and affordable food. Good deal on sunday dinner too. Dogs welcome.

This new team at The Malt Shovel really went out of their way to make us feel at home. We are a family with twin 7 year olds, who loved the activities to keep them busy while enjoyed the tasty food and really nice interiors. Relaxing with a good dollop of fun thrown in. I'm making it my Beeston regular.

Nice place with lovely staff the ale tastes really good with the taste on point

Very pleasant staff. First time I've visited. Would recommend

Fantastic service. Lovely staff. Great atmosphere, followed by great food.

Visited this pub today with my son and family for his Birthday and have to say I was disappointed. Portions were small and overpriced, roast potatoes and parsnips were undercooked and hard.

What a great pub great tasting beer and friendly staff

Enjoyed a great night of live music, playing my banjo in a jam session with the locals there a few weeks back. Very friendly, welcoming place.

Have been to this pub before and the roasts were really good so we’re happy to come back again but not as good this time around. It is and expensive roast when you don’t get much meat and the yorkies are more solid than they should be even with extra gravy. The staff are friendly and puddings good though roasts left us a little disappointed this time.

The friendly bartender asked me to leave a Google review, so here it is! Recommended, even in an area well-endowed with good pubs. I had an absolutely cracking pint of Shipstones Mild which is a particularly flavourful example of the style. The interior of the pub is decorated in warm, earthy colours with a selection of comfortable places to sit, although like so many places now, there are no bar stools. Expect a good range of Shippos’ brews plus a guest ale. Why not combine with a visit to The Pottle micropub, just across the way?

Popped in for a coffee just over a week ago, £6.30 for 2 mugs of ordinary coffees, certainly won't be popping back there.

Under new ownership. Great place with a good selection of drinks. Jake is a brilliant staff member and made my visit really enjoyable, a real asset.

Great atmosphere, value for money, friendly and we had a really nice meal. Only suggestion would be to add a few more vegetarian options to the menu. Definitely worth a regular visit

They call this ‘traditional pub food’ . I wasn’t impressed £9 for sausage. £9:75 for the pie. Glass of coke and a tonic water bill was over £27! And note the 12 1/2 % service charge written on top of the menu! The menu also state voted ‘ best restaurant in the city’ …. It also asks for a review on google, so here it is…

Popped in for a cheeky pint earlier (NYE). Pub was busy and a great atmosphere. Excellent service from Sarah and a well poured pint.

Lovely people, so welcoming. Food was filling, delicious and tasted homemade! Beautiful place, would definitely recommend.

Lovely barstaff, Great atmosphere, Thankyou to Jake and Sarah who made us very welcome, Will definitely be visiting again

I went here on the 27th dec.fantastic little pub great staff very friendly you must give it a try.

Very friendly bar tender, guick service, love the beer mats.Sarah was brill.

Sarah was a fantastic bar maid and I like the hat

We popped in on Sunday without booking as we heard about the re opening, we had the Roast Beef Sunday lunch and it was really really good. We enjoyed ourseleves and wish Jake and the team all the best going forwards and look forward to seeing you again very soon Thanks

Friendly atmosphere. Great to see Jake back in beeston. The Ales are great. Lovely warm environment. Glad my local is back open

A lovely little pub that's hidden away in Beeston. The owner refers to it as Beeston's best-kept secret. Reasonable prices and a lovely place to get a pint!

Beer was ok, the place is a little dark inside, outside was nice

This place is really underrated...good vibes and nice interior. Guy that serves is really polite.

Friendly staff, good ale and open Mike every Sunday.

Went for the open mic night, my first time there. The staff were very friendly and helpful. It was a very interesting night with some really great acts on. I will definitely be back. Many thanks.

Always a nice atmosphere. Nice for quiet pint with friends

Comfortable surroundings and friendly staff. Food was very tasty and well above expectations. Real attention to detail and a side salad that wasn’t boring or dry! Will be back- often!

Nice place haven't been there for ages nice selection of beers and quiet 👌

Cracking pub. Camra discount. Live music. Good choice of beers and gins. Now does excellent food too.

One minute the ales good the next it's s*#t

Nice place, and good live music on a Sunday evening. The band "Blend" (or "Blended"?) were really good!!

Very friendly host, great selection of beers, lovely pub.

Good beer friendly staff food excellent

One of my favourite pubs in beeston, polite staff, food always great which has only just become recently available again and selection slowly improving but will be worth the wait. The Guinness was really nice so recommended you pay them a visit.

Real beer! And an authentic pub too..

Went on a Wednesday evening and it was very quiet but pleasant. Friendly staff, board games, nice to chill and have a pint. Plenty of parking and wheelchair friendly. Nice clean toilets.

Warm and friendly welcome, had a great chat with the barman about their beer selection. Dog friendly pub and the decor and vibe is very welcoming. It’s a bit pricey but it’s worth it.

Friendly staff. Real ale good condition but a little main stream

Lovely traditional pub in the heart of Beeston. In its latest configuration you will always receive a warm and friendly welcome. There is a great selection of beers, that are well kept and presented will many local brews that is to be applauded. The interior is well laid out with comfortable seating and plenty of room consideration the pubs size. Unfortunately, food is not available currently, but they are working on this currently. Twinned with the Commercial, also in Beeston they represent the great venues to visit and I would thoroughly recommend.

It was the First time I've been last night. Nice, clean, and plenty of selections to drink

Friendly reception and good atmosphere

Went in for a quick drink after having lunch on the High Street. Nice atmosphere, good selection of wines and beers, friendly lady behind the bar

First time I visited for about 40 years and went with two of my sisters and my partner for Sunday Lunch. Although the service was a little slow, probably due to them being busy, the staff were very pleasant and helpful. Food was superb and good sized portion whilst cost being very reasonable. Will definitely go again and I won't leave it so long next time.

Beautiful meal great company. Will come back again soon

If You want a quality sit down meal, then this is the place to be. For starters the Decor inside this establishment is fantastic. Very warm feel to it with some quality oak wooded furniture. Great upholstery can be found all round on all seating. The staff are incredibly friendly and easy to talk to. Which obviously makes your time here even more enjoyable. But most importantly the food is very nice indeed. I would give a 5 start review however the food portion size isn't very good. £12 for a burger that wasn't very big at all is a bit steep. However I guess you pay for quality🙂

Comida y ambiente aceptable. Precios modicos.

Overall very nice. The food was great as was the customer service. The atmosphere was also very pleasing. Only downsides are the portion sizes are relatively small especially for the price.

Every sunday night they have open mic please go, it's amazing atmosphere

Excellent Sunday lunch with great hospitality. Recommended

Lovely now run by new pub company and staff, feel welcome there

I really enjoyed visiting this pub. Staff were friendly and the food was gorgeous. Lovely and cosy atmosphere too. I recommend ! But it is a little more pricey than normal (my meal was £11)

Looks better after its revamp .

Walked in at lunch on a Sunday on the off chance there might be space. Very accommodating staff managed to squeeze us in - all 4 of us. Lovely atmosphere, very chilled, delicious food.

Had a delicious tasty Sunday lunch here the beef was delicious followed by a apple pie which was obviously baked in house tasty mm.very nice pleasent pub cosy atmosphere recommended

It's a nice clean looking pub, and a good choice of ale. Bit expensive maybe.

Fantastic to have for a local. Great vibe, delicious food and a good selection of both music and ales.

1st visit since new owners took over.great choice of 5 real ales.comfortable seating inside and outside tables too.well worth a visit.

Very friendly hosts and the food is of a good standard. Good range of beer.

Great Beer in great surroundings

The Malt Shovel has been through several new managements since we moved to Beeston; some good and some definitely not so good. The current management I very much hope stays! It's a lovely pub, well furnished, good drinks, good food, good music, really friendly and attentive staff, and very welcoming atmosphere. It has indoor and outdoor space (something you might not expect with it being tucked right behind the high street), and even plenty of parking if you need to drive. If you've not been in the last few months since it reopened, I would honestly recommend trying it.

Great place, great time. Just go. Fantastic food.

Good food, a cut above the usual. Friendly people.

Really nice Sunday Roast. Good beer. Great.

Great Sunday lunch and very helpful friendly staff

Really homely food big portions and very tasty. Staff is super friendly, and place is nice & cozy . Love new look and it feels like a proper local! Just what was needed! Kat and Damian

Quite busy and the beer I had was very good. Will almost certainly go again

The Malt Shovel has new owners and they've improved the place no end. It was always an OK food pub, but they've really improved the menu. A few pub classics, plus some more adventurous stuff. Very dog friendly. Good place for a beer with five real ales plus craft and the usual mass produced stuff. The online ordering system works really well and the staff are very happy for you to order in the traditional manner if you prefer. Great staff and a very friendly atmosphere.

Perry is amazing...Great service looked after us all night 🌙

The best pub ever. Friendly staff good feeling. Thank you so much

Looks great for the new opening and service excellent - and the music is about to start

Lovely little pub serves really nice meals too and good on the pocket

Wonderful home cooked food always piping hot well presented and tasty.nothing is too much trouble for Ian and Kath they are a wonderful couple and great publicans.

Four lovely meals ,clean ,Covid track and trace and measures perfectly inistiated. Dog friendly ,we live out of area and would love a local run like this .you are very lucky in beeston .

Sunday dinner was awful watched dinner after dinner getting microwaved through the kitchen door

We popped in for lunch today, extremely impressed with all the covid procedures in place. Service was excellent. Food was lovely. We had the 2 for £10. It’s a great friendly down to earth pub ran by Ian and Kath. Will definitely be back very soon

Another great pub off the main walk through in Beeston.

Good range of beers friendly service.

Very nice food and staff.Pay it a visit.You will see how pleasant the experience will be.

Very friendly staff, covid conscious, I would go again.

August Bank holiday Monday, bench table on the front in the sun Doom Bar was excellently well kept & service second to none, double Malibu, best pub of the day on our trip to Beeston.

It is a very tough time for anyone trying to run a pub but the ladies at the Malt Shovel are trying very hard to create a welcoming atmosphere and a good value experience within the limitations forced on us all by Covid 19. The 2 meals for £10 offer is well worth trying and will suit those alienated by Wetherspoons' trend for trying to appeal to a younger crowd. I am not a drinker but there does seem to be an interesting range of beers. Above all, though it is the two ladies running the place that represent Malt Shovel 's best asset as they strive to make customers feel comfortable and welcome. If you are in the area give them a try.

Lovely meal as always and glad to see taking temperature and details