Shovels in Blackpool

We decided to go to the Shovels to try the two meals for £13.49 offer.We arrived at 17.45 as going to a show in Blackpool. On arrival we parked up and walking to the entrance we noticed that the bin near the wooden table was overflowing with empty boxes and waste, so much that it had spilled out all over the paving, not a good advert on first impression ! We entered the premises to try and find a table but nearly every table had a reserved sign on , apparently due to the fact there was to be a quiz at 20.00 hours but eventually we found a table for 2 which had not been cleared or cleaned (which we did ourselves) and ordered drinks and food at the bar , served by a pleasant friendly lady. We ordered the fish and chips deal which was served promptly and was very good and value for money, however we realised that we had no cutlery in the box so I went to try and find some but the bar staff were busy and no waiting staff seemed available so I went from table to table looking and eventually found a couple who had some on their table..and returned to our table to eat what was now warm as opposed to hot. All in all the food was good but the general cleanliness and customer care just took the edge off the occasion.

Steve gave me incredible customer service as he recommended me one of his favourite drinks!

Staff lovely, I had the Jamaican chicken stew, the chicken in it was really tender however i felt it tasted a little strong (something was over powering in it) my mum had the lasagne and said it was delicious 😋 it was Friday late afternoon/early evening and quite a few people in even though the member of staff said it was quieter than normal, good atmosphere.

My Husband and I both had the mixed grill. The food was delicious, the staff were friendly and the atmosphere was inviting. We will definitely be eating here again.

Only stayed for coffee break. But it's a lovely place . Disabled toilets and very friendly helpful staff. Food looked good . Lots of people eating.

I'm only in the area on holiday and myself and family had decided to give this place a go..... From the moment we walked in, the service was excellent...the quality of the ales and food were spectacular. I had the mixed grill and out of my 43 years on this planet...by far that was the best mixed grill I'd ever had. I couldn't recommend this place highly enough

Had Sunday lunch ,it was beef it was like rubber and the mash cold asked for mint sauce ,the waiter said we don't do it lol never again .

excellent value food with great deals has now become one of our go to places

James the assistant manager and Tony are fantastic. We eat here once or twice a month. For a budget pub restaurant, the food is always on point. What’s even better, is the service. James the assistant manager is really friendly, helpful and always smiling. Then there is Tony. So helpful, accommodating and has a really good aura around him. All the staff are great, but these 2 are next level

Saturday lunch with mum and granddaughter. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The food was good for the price. Would visit again

Don’t know where Green King Pubs get their Steaks from but they are not worth the price. We ordered the 9oz Ribeye Steak Skillet medium rare and it was just like trying to cut through rubber, sent it back to be given a replacement of the Sirloin, this was just as bad, rubbery and unchewable. Just gave up and eat the chips.

Very friendly and welcoming staff with lovely food.

Great place to eat and have a couple of drinks, we were staying on Chippendales Park caravan park, 15 mins walk away, just far enough to work up an appetite.

Mediocre burgers. Not one of the best Greene King pubs. Dirty menus and the disabled toilet needed repair. At the time of the visit, the seat was loose and missing some spacers on the underside. Friendly staff who know how to make a good cocktail drink. Dog friendly but best to reserve a table.

Super fast service and such a pleasant experience welcoming both to us & our dog.

Myself and my son visited Blackpool again last week for 2 nights. I rang and spoke with Karen( manageress)the day before regarding parking our motorhome on the car park ( it's on Britstops website) Our previous visit 2 months ago was brilliant, this visit was on a par. The food,service, ambience etc is exceptional. The staff are ultra efficient,knowledgeable and friendly. The weather was shocking for the 2 days but we still enjoyed our time in Blackpool. It was lovely to have a meal and a drink both nights in such great surroundings. Thank you all for a great stay

Loved the food except my husband found a hair in his burger cocktails were great just needs a bit more stirring and don't like the fact the place was most pre-bookings fish and chips and peas and tartar sauce were great

5 Stars as always, was a quiet night though and last orders was 10:30pm but all good

I really enjoyed it, food was excellent and the service was great, everyone was really friendly and helpful. Would definitely go again.

excellent pub - fantastic food at a reasonable price. fast service - helpful staff - clean facilities. The sort of place you would go back to again and again. On ordering our food we were told there was a 40 minutes wait but it arrived in 20 minutes and everything was cooked to perfection. Certainly going back next time I'm in Blackpool.

This is our second visit, Both visits great apart from the second visit with a rude waiter, but apart from him everything was great,

Featuring drilled based menu and a good atmosphere it’s a pub worth going. The parking is

Good service and good food And friendly atmosphere

Had a lovely meal tonight, my partner had a XL mixed grill and I had Chicken Nuggets & Strips in fries,coleslaw & Tikka sauce, absolutely delicious 😋😋

Great food and great service and exceptional value for money. Only let down is that they allow dogs into the eating area which is really disgusting.

Well run , great menu with special reduction Mon day to Friday

I hear so much about Shovels and we have come to this establishment for 8 years. Usually after a day in the garden or travelling from a little distance. It is a pub that the staff bend over backwards to help you, it is PUB food but usually good. Yes !! It has dogs but in 8 years tonight was the 1st time I have heard one barking. There is no hen nights, when I have been in or drunken stag nights. I think its a great place to go for decent food at a decent price when cooking just does not appeal to you. Thank you all in Shovells. My feet Thank you. 🤔🙃🤣

Great savings on the Monday to Friday menu .... Two main classic meals ..for £13 . 49 ....friendly atmosphere good food and attentive staff asked how we like our meal. Dog friendly too ...they even do a doggy party!!!

Amazing place Great food Brilliant staff

Fantastic food served with a smile and courtesy. We asked to sit outside because one of the party suffers from anxiety, and there were a lot of people inside the bar. They couldn't do enough for us. They cleaned the table off for us, made sure we were comfortable, and were able to order our meals

Busy food came quick and hot really friendly staff

Very impressed,food was fabulous all staff very polite and helpful very pleasant experience all round will be visiting again

Food lovely as always our waiter was tony very attentive and polite

Really liked this pub visited before a non league game

Been here a few times and food and staff are always amazing, dog friendly too so that’s a plus, water and biscuits available for dogs. Can park overnight in camper and it’s a quiet night. Would highly recommended for anyone. Family, friends, best book a table

We always visit when on holiday, Karen and her team are always welcoming and go above and beyond. The food is lovely and very good value for money can’t fault it. Dog friendly aswell. We would definitely recommend.

Really good little stop off,great selection of food, and pretty good, not gourmet obviously, but suited us, nice bottle of wine and a sharing plate of bits.

Excellent atmosphere and even when a busy bar the staff, notably Karen knew who was next in line. Highly recommended.

Brilliant food, brilliant drinks and well done to stevie for doing all our cocktails, get that man a drink!

Lovely food and a great place to relax on a sunny day.

WENT IN FOR A FAMILY DINNER 🍽 AT 1700 AND ORDERED THE MIXED GRILL AND VERY NICE INDEED 😋 10 OUT OF 10 IN MY BOOK 📖

Found this lovely dog friendly pub when we were on holiday, we have 2 dogs so ideal, great service the food is lovely, good size portions & super dog friendly.

Love this place. Today had the half chicken and ribs

Good food, shame there isn't a salad option... good pleasant service. Recommended.

Always good food and atmosphere

The staff r awesome... it's a causal pub friendly with it too...can't fault it xxx

Food hood chips a bit iffy, but enjoyed it.

This is my family's go to pub for all our special occasions. Great atmosphere, food is always amazing, especially the Gammon. Writing this review today as on more than one occasion, staff members have gone above and beyond for me. A server Steven who went out of his way to make my Son birthday 🎂 special ( my son is in the Spectrum, so can be challenging for him). He is a credit to the pub. Also my nan enjoy her afternoons here due to the friendly welcome , Karen u make my nans day so thank u. Overall great pub 👌 Good prices .

Good hot food, friendly atmosphere , efficient happy staff serving with a smile ,and very fairly priced , 1st class in all departments will definitely be back again soon

Great pub. Friendly welcome. Great food at good prices and a great selection of beer. Highly recommended. I noticed on menu that there are Sunday Roasts on a Sunday for less than £9. I'm sure they will be great. I will be back ! I had ( see photo) 8oz Rump Steak meal for £8.49 and a pint of cider for £4.45 . Both great !

The service was brilliant and quick. The food was really good I had eyes bigger than my belly because I couldn't eat it all 😅

For where you are and what it is, we couldn't fault it..... well, maybe... only critique, our 1st and 2nd food choices were not available...ordered the mixed grill in the end, served hot, no fat on anything, egg perfect, service lovely, staff gave a warm & friendly welcome, atmosphere was lovely, a good vibe

Brilliant stop over in our motorhome lovely and quiet at night , food was good and so was the ales will be using again every time we come to Blackpool, bus stop right outside pub.

Great pub great food staff loverly will be back again

excellent food and service from daz & fam

My husband and I visited the Shovels in Blackpool on the 11/7/24. We had phoned up Three weeks previous to try and reserve a table which we had used many times before. We was told that they don’t reserve tables but would “see what they could do” and that the time the table we was asking about wasn’t reserved for anybody else. However when we arrived the table did have a reserve sign on it but with somebody else’s name. I understand that the pub gets busy and most of the tables did have reserved places on them. However the table we was put on was right by the open doors and was too cold to be sat there for any amount of time. We therefore ended up finding another table ourselves (in the pool room) which wasn’t ideal but I didn’t want to start complaining as we was lucky to get a table. As this was to celebrate my husbands birthday I felt quite upset the fact that we do visit Blackpool a lot (every month) for a week and only ever eat in the shovels as we really do enjoy the food which is always lovely and the staff do usually go out of their way to be helpful. We had a meal which was lovely and a couple of drinks each but my intention was to have a bottle of bubbly to celebrate my husbands birthday as well but instead we left immediately after our meal and in my eyes cutting our evening short. I just want to reiterate that this is not a complaint whatsoever about the meal because as usual the food was lovely. It was just so frustrating over the table situation

Oh dear, not a quiet cosy pub. Think I may be getting old

Very quick service, the staff are friendly and the food was excellent. The whole area is lovely and clean.

Lovely place for a meal ,lunchtime or evening. Food is good,staff friendly.

The food and service was great, I had the slow cooked beef rib excellent and we had the ribs and chicken combo excellent again with a sharded starter of boneless chicken wings very good Drinks were what you would expect beer and a good coffee All together good value and very good

Great atmosphere very friendly staff just a couple of beers this time but the food looked good.

Basic pub meal, my chicken was tough and very dry , overcooked !!!! Service good and clean. No great change food still poorly cooked.now dog friendly!!! Barking continuesly. !!!! Will not be going there again

What an amazing dod friendly pub. The service was very courteous and professional, the food was cooked perfectly also Daniel was very helpful and friendly. We will definitely be back.

Not really a pub, more of a restaurant to take the wife and teenage kids for a burger. Food looked ok. One of the sadly increasing number of soulless places where you don’t feel welcome if you are just having a beer.

Lovely pub, with friendly staff, and a great atmosphere! We ordered the Sunday roast - slow cooked rib of beef with all the trimmings - absolutely superb. This has to be the tastiest, best value Sunday roast in Blackpool! Special thanks to the Kitchen Manager/Chef John.

Food, hospitality and atmosphere was excellent! Dog friendly too 10 put of 10👏

Had a pub tea here with my family, the food was good value for money & the people serving us were lovely - Conner was especially kind and helpful - thankyou!

We go for lunch at The Shovels fairly often and are always impressed with the atmosphere, the staff, the standard of service and the food. Today was no different. Special mention for James who served us - thank you for being so friendly and attentive.

Always an enjoyable experience. Food is always amazing! Staff are very polite,helpful and go out of their way to make sure you’re taken care of. Have been here a few times and always had the best experience. Today I am writing this as we had a server who went above and beyond. Make sure we were taken care. -Daniel is absolutely lovely and a massive credit to you. Keep up the good work.

Wheelchair friendly.Staff couldn’t have been nicer and helpful towards us.Food was brilliant.Spoiled a bit by an older woman swearing at the staff in front of the whole pub.The staff member was very professional in the way he spoke back to her.

What a fantastic welcome we get everytime we visit with our motorhome. Great food served to your table and always pleasant staff. Park your motorhome free if you eat and drink at the pub. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Great pub with good vibes! Went for a meal with my husband whilst visiting Blackpool. Fantastic menu with lots of choice. Really friendly & helpful staff. Dog friendly, with a treats bar for the pups. Would definitely recommend visiting 👌

Booked a table for Father’s Day lunch, it was also his birthday, there was 4 people altogether, we ordered, 3 Sunday turkey lunches, and hunters skillet, food arrived fairly quickly , very pleased, the turkey dinners, were a disappointment , the picture on the menu, showed 6 roast potatoes, two of us got 4, the birthday man got 3, the broccoli was tough, the traditional turkey wasn’t very traditional, it looked like a packet you can buy in Aldi for sandwiches , and then not a lot of anything else, very disappointed , we asked for extra gravy, which we didn’t get, and it wasn’t till I got home and looked at the receipt, that I realised we had paid 50p for it, what a rip off, won’t be going again 😞😞

Delightful food,excellent friendly staff,a credit to the hotel,Dog friendly (4 legs only),thanks 👌🐶

Great dog friendly pub, staff very helpful in finding suitable seating, great food and service, very reasonably priced

We had a lovely meal and a lovely stay in our motohome thankyou very much

GOOD meal nice clean and tidy. Enjoyed very much.Will go AGAIN 👍

Great food as always. Ordered a steak and it came cooked perfectly. I also like that I can get Lilley's cider there.

£5 odd for two halves of lemonade absolutely takes the piss

Verry friendly oub love I can bring my dog in food is always excellent

Recommended absolutely amazing place dog friendly too 👍

Cheap pub food. Served well and cooked well.

Not as good at it used to be. Last 3 times we've visited half of the menu isn't available

served by steve, excellent food and great service

The personnel was super friendly and went out of their way to provide us with a table on a very busy Quiz Night. Highly appreciated

Lovely family and dog friendly pub. We booked a last minute table after coming back down south and decided to stop in Blackpool. Even have a doggie corner with water and treats. Adorable! The staff couldn’t do enough for us. Great value food, drinks, and a lovely vibe all round. (Also staying in our camper in the car park which they offer free of charge!

Enjoyed our food, treats at the end of the bar for the dog, all round family and dog friendly pub.

We have passed hundreds of times on our way home and never called in, but popped in for a drink yesterday and was most impressed. Good atmosphere and friendly staff - what more do you need!

Nice selection of drinks and when the weather is nice the outdoor drinking is very good

Popped in for food and was really impressed. We were shown to a table straight away by a lovely lady called Kirsteen, after we had ordered drinks at the bar. She told us of that days offers and was really friendly and informative. Our food came within a reasonable time and was hot and delicious. All cooked to perfection. (I would recommend the lamb kofta flatbread). Again brought to our table by the lovely Kirsteen, with a smile and making sure we had everything we needed. My husband is very picky with his food and cleared his plate. He had the mixed grilled and was impressed that his steak had no gristle whatsoever. Will definitely be returning for food in the future and will hopefully be served by the wonderful Kirsteen again.

If you're in search of a delightful spot for your weekly unwind, look no further than Shovels Pub! A few friends and I make it our mission to hit up Shovels every Thursday, cheekily dubbing our visits "group therapy" sessions, thanks to their irresistible two-for-one burger deal. Trust me, this isn't just about saving a few bucks. The burgers are consistently fresh and flavorful, turning a simple meal into a gourmet experience. Beyond the food, the beer selection is top-notch. Whether you’re into hoppy IPAs or smooth stouts, they've got something that’ll hit the spot after a long day. And let’s not forget the real stars of the show – the staff. Their welcoming and attentive service makes you feel right at home from the moment you step in. They truly go above and beyond, ensuring that each visit is more than just a meal—it's a stellar experience. So, hats off to the amazing team at Shovels Pub! Whether it's the quality cuisine, the excellent brews, or the outstanding service, this place checks all the boxes for a great dining destination. Can't wait for our next "therapy" session!

We booked a week earlier for a party of 11 when we arrived a very off hand woman behind the bar said we hadn’t booked. Luckily we had confirmation of booking on the phone, very dissapointed they found us a table pushed in one side near fire door. The food was good but table not cleared we had to clear our own table to one side to be able to place birthday cake and ask for plates. Then another party wasn’t booked in and they had to find two tables to be pushed together to accomadate them. Very disappointing won’t ever go back and the other party of 7 agreed

Good place to go, too, if you're just not in the mood for cooking. It's very casual, sometimes far too noisy, but overall, it's close to home and offers some decent menu deals.

Dogs allowed in but not dog friendly..went in with dog only to be told there not allowed sit on the furniture and told not allowed to drink water at the table what is far enough if your furniture don't look like you dragged it down street.

Great service we came in last minute on way home ordered food and drinks and got the food in about 15 minutes and this was bank holiday Monday great service thank you.

Friendly, welcoming pub with excellent food and service.

Lovely meal, friendly staff and great live music from Andy Holt. Great night thank you.

Great food went in for lunch yesterday and have to say it was fab would recommend to anyone xxx we will be back soon I can promise you this , recommend to our Friends and family xxx

We visited with friends and when we went to the bar to place our order the person who served us was the most ignorant person that we have ever had the displeasure of meeting. His attitude towards us was demeaning as if he was talking to a young child which would also have been incorrect. When asked simple questions about the menu all we got was have you not read the menu . We would have walked out immediately but had come from Manchester to visit friends who had recommended here. The rest of the staff were brilliant and the food was very good but you left there only remembering the nasty way you were spoken to.

Never had a bad meal at the shovels....and I've been many times.....this is a pub I just can't drive past..... Excellent value for money......highly recommended..