The Malt Shovel in Dartford

Visited the Malt Shovel to celebrate my partner’s mum’s birthday. We all had throughly excellent roast dinners (with a vegan tart tatin) within the comfort of a charming beer garden. Everything was well cooked, fresh and nicely presented. As a roast connoisseur I could not fault this meal, it was that good and lived up to the excellent reviews. The drinks itself were served promptly and were perfectly chilled. The waiters were very attentive and nothing was too much trouble. 10/10 will be coming back soon!

Had a takeaway for Mother’s Day. I collected our meals yesterday to reheat today. Absolutely amazing as always. Loads left over. Beef lovely & tender & turkey had all the trimmings. Best roasts ever. Made a lovely Mother’s Day not having to cook. Reheating instructions too. Very reasonable price too. Thank you so much Neil & family.

Had the takeaway service again on Sunday. Great quality and marvellous value. The beef was very tender and cauliflower cheese included.How can they do this quality at this price. Ordered again for this weekend thanks a lot Neil and team

Myself & my mum came for they’re amazing roasts. Best roast ever. All the staff are very friendly & happy to help. Good covid safety measures. Can’t tell you how amazing the food is. Will definitely return.

Should get up to this pub more often.We had popped in for a drink. Ended up having a chat with Neil (the man in charge of everything!). He said he was not doing meals during the week but was still doing Sunday roasts. You do need to book a week in advance so we booked.We duly turned up for drinks and our eagerly anticipated meal. We both plumped for the roast lamb.2 dinners turned up. Lamb, parsnips, roast potatoes, peas, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower cheese and homemade gravy!My guest is very particular about her roast dinners.... well ours was eaten in almost silence. The meat was tender and tasty. The rest of the dinner was fantastic. Neither of us left very much indeed and that was due to being full up! This was a home made special. I would be proud if I could cook as well as this. After a bit of a wait we did have a small dessert - I had ice cream which is not really filling!As the heading says a five star rating does not do this meal justice.

We went here for an anniversary Sunday Lunch. Called and booked as their website advises they are booked in advance for Sundays!Although we visited during Covid it felt totally natural and enjoyable. Food was sumptuous and filling! Scanable menus on the table and order and pay on your phone, with table delivery. Friendly, cheerful and helpful staff.

Sunday dinner was lovely. We had a beef dinner, a turkey dinner and a pork dinner. All served hot with vegetables and cauliflower cheese in dish’s to serve ourselves. Excellent meal good helpful and happy staff. Need to book to avoid disappointment.

Booked this as half way for Essex and Kent last Sunday and wanted to say that the lunch was lovely, good selection of fresh vegetables and cauliflower cheese. Staff were very good and it was nice and warm and cosy with a friendly atmosphere. Nice Sunday lunch - thank you.

Friendly staff and lovely food would definitely recommend and would definitely return. Not been for a while but we had no complaints at all

Had a very enjoyable lunch last week my wife had a very filling prawn sandwich and I had a very hearty ploughmans. the food was well presented and enjoyable. the service and atmosphere was good and I had a very pleasant pint of I believe Tunbridge bitter well worth a try. I will definitely go back when next in the area

Had a Sunday roast here last weekend and it was hands down one of the best I've ever had! The beef was delicious, the cauliflower cheese out of this world and the service was 10/10. Thanks so much for a lovely meal!

Very welcoming staff. Great to see a vegan option on the menu. Even better that it was delicious. Both our meals were generous in proportion, well prepared, fresh and hot. Much better than average pub food.

Lovely pub, all the staff were really friendly & nice, the food was lush so highly recommend, big portions with lots of well cooked vegetables & excellent Yorkshire puddings all at a reasonable price.

A pleasant old school pub with a nice traditional interior, though over the years they've developed a very nice beer garden outside which is well hidden from the fasttrack road Only there for drinks, the ale range was perhaps a bit limited.

Always a great meal and a great atmosphere at the malt shovel. Bar people are always friendly xx 😘 I

When booking the restaurant we were asked which meat we would like to order. This felt out of place when booking two weeks prior to dining. The vegetables were cooked well not overdone although I thought the cheese sauce was from a packet - it had a "plastic" taste and there was certainly far more than we could eat. The meat was "ok" but the chicken looked unappetising anaemic just two chunks of white meat and the roast pork had little taste. The staff were very friendly but slightly inexperienced - delivering drinks to our table but not taking away used glasses or food bowls. I was disappointed as it is obviously a popular inexpensive pub for lunch .

Family lunch to celebrate birthday. 6 adults and one child. What a surprise! Best lunch we’ve had in ages. Lamb, beef, pork and chicken for the grandson were all cooked to perfection and came served with potatoes, parsnips, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Bowls of veg were then served plus a bowl of cauliflower cheese and extra gravy. Desserts were good too. The service was good, the staff pleasant. Will definitely be going back. Good value. Well done.

My cousin had wanted to host her baby shower here, we was advised by email to go in and see somebody about the area. When we arrived there was a lovely lady behind the bar that showed us around. My cousin called the next day to confirm she would like to go ahead and book but was advised the manager would call her back, a week later and no call back, she called again today and was passed over to the manager who was very arrogant, rude and unhelpful, the way he spoke to my cousin was disgusting and he quite clearly doesn’t want to hold functions at his pub so not sure why he advertises it. We will no longer be holding the baby shower there or 30th birthday drinks we was going to enquire about and will be sure to tell everyone else the same!

Lunched her on a Saturday. The barmaid was very friendly and, despite a large crowd arriving before the Dartford v Woking football match, remained efficient in her service and kept smiling despite being extremely busy. The beer here was excellent as it always is serving St Austell Tribute, Proper Job and Youngs Special and Ordinary Bitter. We had the burger and the chicken burger for our meal which tasted great and was just the right size for lunch and reasonably priced. The pub is spacious inside and, on warm days, there is a terraced courtyard garden overlooking Dartford. Definitely the best pub in Dartford.

We were booked on for an evening meal after a show at the Orchard. We hadn’t seen this pub before and it was immediately a friendly atmosphere, with a jovial landlord that sets the relaxing stamp on the pub.

Two of us went for lunch there today and both ordered jacket potato with prawns and rosemary sauce and the order was placed at 10 to 1. I asked how long the order would take and was told it would be 15-20 minutes. There was only one other order for lunch for 2 people who ordered just before us.

Thanks Neil and all the staff; as usual, the best Sunday roast in the area! Good service, huge portions and the best cauliflower cheese! Would recommend to anybody.

Visited The Malt Shovel on the way to a match between the Millwall Lionesses and Arsenal at Princes Park. Rarely is such a warm welcome and good service seen in a pub these days. The staff did everything possible to help us enjoy our visit. The pies that we had were excellent and the beer (Tribute) was in splendid condition.

I used to go to the quiz here some time ago but have not visited in a long time.

The food was amazing had a Sunday roast lamb an cheesy cauliflower very friendly pub would return soon

My missus local. Really friendly staff, good food, nice garden. The best pub in Dartford. Recommended.

Fantastic food at evenings and the best Sunday roast around you have to book well in advance for the Sunday roast it’s that popular

Warm and friendly atmosphere, great food their Sunday roast is amazing! This is a traditional English pub with period features and a nice beer garden.

Good old fashioned pub in the heart of Dartford - no big tv screen, no loud music just good beer and great food. Staff are very welcoming, friendly and helpful and the food is good traditional pub food freshly cooked, hot and tasty. Only downside is limited parking but there is a large car park 5mins walk away

We had originally booked for 4 people but daughter no.2 was able to join us so they happily squeezed her in. Food and drinks are order at the bar but didn’t take long to arrive. The roasts were all very good with very generous amounts of vegetables served in separate dishes. The cauliflower cheese in particular was extremely good. We went into the garden afterwards as was a warm day and it is surprisingly spacious, with very comfortable furniture and is tiered into 4 levels. We ordered desserts and ate these in the garden. All very good and very reasonably priced too. We shall return.

A very welcoming pub with drinks that are not too expensive. Staff are very helpful and served our meal with a smile.

I came with 2 friends for Sunday lunch on 29th July 18. Neil and his team were brilliant as ever, the Lamb was outstanding, portions amassing, love that cauliflower cheese. Can’t wait to go back again, I have always had a fantastic Sunday lunch here, it’s outstanding

Popped in for some pub grub as I remembered it being good last time I visited.

I can not recommend this place enough ! The lamb was the best bit of lamb I have tasted in years ! They source their meat with complete dedication of quality and it is outstanding , portion size is fantastic , wine selection is brilliant ! Desert choice excellent , service was outstanding and friendly nothing was too much !!!

So delicious I must say this is definitely the best Sunday roast in Kent x you have just got to try it x staff friendly and excellent service x the food come out hot with all the sauces you need and the best part was a large bowl of cauliflower cheese xx we will most definitely be going back xx thanks to the chef for a fabulous meal xxxx

We had my mums reception here after her funeral and it was lovely, staff fantastic really respectful and the buffet was just great. Took the pressure off a very sad day.

Having attended several "do's" here I can safely say the quality of the buffet food has been consistently excellent. A friendly little pub with lovely staff, reasonable prices and excellent buffet food. I must try their Sunday roast one day!

Well when in Dartford you get a good mix of restaurants. This one just off East Hill is very welcoming and was faultless. Not just one but all the staff. Some restaurants are less so and my partner and I felt very unwelcome in a restaurant in Meopham. The staff here are very good and we went English and didn’t regret it. Totally recommend it. Good food. Plenty of veg and welcoming to British and non British. Other places please take note

Visited here in the small room at the front of the pub for a Birthday celebration. Very surprised at the quality and service of the food. Food was lovely and a wide choice of roasts- beef, chicken, pork, lamb or nut roast. Served with crispy potatoes and a vegetable selection including cauliflower cheese. Piping hot and well presented.

Excellent Sunday roast! We all had the beef which was beautifully cooked. The portions were huge! The roasties were perfectly cooked and all the food arrived at the table piping hot. The vegetables were plentiful and the cauliflower cheese was lovely. Great service too, friendly staff, a most unexpected jewel in Dartford's pub food crown.

This pub was recommended by a friend who said that Sunday Lunch was good. Needless to say the following 5 times I have called in to eat there are problems: No chef, no food service that day etc. I gave up and took my custom elsewhere

Can't complain about the service as there wasn't any! My father and I walked in after visiting my aunt, his sister, in the nearby Darent Hospital for some lunch. We waited in the bar area and got fed up so walked out. Enough said

We were fitted in after a very last minute decision to go out for lUnch. I booked using the website and expected no joy, but not longer afterwards I was called and we were fitted in. We'd been before some years previously and enjoyed it then and this time was equally as good. The staff were friendly, welcoming and engaging of the children and the Sunday roast was excellent. We all had a different meat and having had a taste of them all (as you do) was impressed with each. Great roast potatoes and veg accompanied. The treacle sponge dessert was fabulous - very light and flavoursome, and all washed down with some good wine and gin. A thoroughly enjoyable meal and we certainly won't leave it so long next time.

Recently had my first visit at the Malt Shovel, managed to get a booking for Sunday lunch on the same day. Roast lamb was delicious, portions were big so I didn’t have room for pudding. Service was friendly but we were left after eating our...

Arrived at this Pub before the game just after 12 and there were only a few people in and the Pub was freezing. Asked whether they were doing food and was informed that yes but there would be a wait as a group had pre-ordered...

We have recently moved from Greenwich to Dartford and this is meant to be our local pub. Having heard good...

Well what a great pub and an amazing Sunday Roast. Fresh foods and nicely cooked, no ‘knackered ‘ vegetables - proper home cooking. Plenty on your plate - good service and very friendly staff. Very accommodating and helpful when booking our table. Looking forward to...

Just had a nice lunch, great food with lots of veg our table ordered every roast in our party of 5. Lots of veg and the cauliflower cheese was great. Well done Malt Shovel great food

Perfect lunch, lovely atmosphere, polite & attentive stuff, cannot fault them in anyway. Highly recommend the Sunday to everyone. Hopefully going back soon to try their other menu.

Excellent food and service. The pub has a good atmosphere and a comfortable dining area. I enjoyed dinner and would...

Pub with a proper pub atmosphere. It has long been a favourite, not least because it sells Young’s beers. Beer...

Was a last minute decision to go out for Sunday lunch. Booked a table no problems. I had roast lamb...

Myself and my family visited The Malt Shovel on Sunday 5th November for Sunday lunch. It was the first time...

Young's pub with great choice of guest ales. Two separate, period rooms with comfortable seating, and a seating area outside....

It has been sometime since we were last in the pub; on this occasion we used their online booking system...

This is a nice clean traditional pub. We decided to meet friends here on Saturday night to have a meal as recent reviews say the food is great. So based on this we were looking forward to the visit. However on arriving whilst looking at the menu, I believe the owner of the pub sitting just over from us, was stating to another couple for our benefit there is only one person in the kitchen so no more food served tonight. So very disappointed!!

We have enjoyed several meals with friends at this pub a bit slow but always a very nice meal and good service.

I live 300 meters from this pub and didn't know they did sunday roasts. Wow!

Our first visit here . Enjoyable meal, good atmosphere, and very pleasant staff. Would highly recommend.

I had a great experience of holding my 40th birthday here. The staff couldn't be nicer and all my guests commented on how good the food was. Lovely pub with a friendly atmosphere. The heated areas outside were also a bonus. I would highly recommend.

I went to The Malt Shovel to meet a friend. There were 2 other cars in the Car Park, 1 which was my friends car. Went inside, it is lovely inside. Very Clean, nice Tables & Chairs. Young's Beers on offer, which was very good. Unfortunately, the Chef had phoned in Sick, so No Food. The Barman was very sorry that no food would be available on that day, but he did suggest another pub to go to. We stayed for a drink, only 2 other people came in while we were there. Such a shame, as this really does seem a lovely Pub.

We were fitted in after a very last minute decision to go out for lunch. I booked using the website and expected no joy, but not longer afterwards I was called and we were fitted in. We'd been before some years previously and enjoyed it then and this time was equally as good. The staff were friendly, welcoming and engaging of the children and the Sunday roast was excellent. We all had a different meat and having had a taste of them all (as you do) was impressed with each. Great roast potatoes and veg accompanied. The treacle sponge dessert was fabulous - very light and flavoursome, and all washed down with some good wine and gin. A thoroughly enjoyable meal and we certainly won't leave it so long next time.

Sunday dinner at 3pm ...and what a dinner ! Absolutely top class ... good sized portions with a superb cauliflower cheese.... nothing left on our plates.... a visit much recommended ...we'll be back soon for sure ....book ahead gets very busy

Just under 20 of us descended on the malt Shovel for an evening of catch up. The staff were very very friendly and the pub itself was very clean and fresh. We were in the conservatory area which was nice and clean as well as being illuminated by natural light. The buffet was quickly, and efficiently, set up for us and the selection was wonderful and they did us very proud. The food was wonderful and I could only find one small fault and that was there were not enough chips to go all around, but that did not matter as everything else was really good. I strongly recommend The Dartford Malt Shovel in Darenth Road. As a footnote there is ample parking on site and along Darenth Road itself as well as a regular bus service called the "Fast Track" that runs alongside the Darenth Road. I will certainly be coming here again.

Went there with my family to a meal as it said open for food on Wednesday when got there we were told no food tonight unless your with the 20 people having a meal, i have to that i was very disapointed with the reply as there menu and there on line menu stated that food was available also on there sign board outside said open for food on Wednesday, under the trades discrition act they have failed to for fill what they are advertising, i will be writing to the TDA about this, we had come a long way to eat there as my daughter lives very near to this place, they should have said on line that no food tonight plus on the board outside.Not a very happy person

We had an excellent Sunday lunch at this lovely country pub in Dartford while staying with our family in Kent.We had booked a table a week before we visited and were given a warm welcome by the staff.There was a choice of beef, lamb, pork or chicken and a good selection of vegetables. The meat was served with roast potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding and gravy. There was a separate dish of vegetables, including cauliflower cheese, which was the best I have had so far.The desserts were all freshly prepared, there was a very good choice and the portions were very generous.We all enjoyed our meals and were very pleased with the quality of the food, which is locally sourced wherever possible.I would not hesitate to recommend the Malt Shovel for an excellent Sunday lunch at reasonable prices.

Came here for a father's day meal yesterday. Had to order at the bar which wasn;t a great start and then had to wait over half an hour for a roast dinner! Considering they were only serving roasts this was way too long. When the food arrived, whilst the cauliflower cheese was lovely the rest of the veg was very poor. Obviously frozen and lacking in taste - so much for the 'seasonal' vegetables advertised. Will not be returning.

A great pub and quite brilliant! Lovely Neil and Ann and staff. Very welcoming and hearty Sunday lunches! Yummy food for sure!

Table booked on Monday at 7.30 am. Its now Sunday which was the day of the booking, currently with 93 year old Nan to celebrate her birthday with people travelling up throughout Kent, to receive an email stating they are now fully booked 2 hours before we are due to arrive, with half the party already on route! Disgusting service, would never consider again. A very unhappy lady who never actually became and never will a customer of this poorly run place. Think twice before spending your hard earned cash here if this is how they treat their customers.

Great food , service and atmosphere. Had their baked camembert and calamari for starters. Both starters were cooked to perfection. Loved their presentation as well. For mains, had their confit duck and steak burger. My only criticism for the duck dish would be to go a bit easy on the oil as the overall dish is quite rich in itself. But otherwise both mains were a delight and great value for money. As the pub is quite busy in the weekends​, I recommend to book to avoid disappointment.

We have family from Essex ,we come from Surrey,so the idea was to meet Half way.And The Malt Shovel was our chosen venue,none Of us had been before,but we had pre ordered the food before hand as there were 18 of us. Well they certainly did not disappoint .We had a room to ourselves 5 of the party were children ,we all had the most delightful roast dinners First class in my opinion,there was a vegetarian,and they were catered for with a Nut roast.I would think that we will do the same on another occasion.Food was Great!

Always a very friendly welcome. Excellent food reasonably priced. Will certainly make a return visit next time we are in Dartford.

We are not from this area and we booked a table looking at the reviews in Dartford and this one thought it might meet our match. First of all the outside was nice however you can see that it has not been cleaned and there was cigarette butts everywhere on the floor. The toilets were awful full of dust and dirt. I am very surprised that there has been no inspection at this place. We had to have the meal inside and we ordered the food and the our surprise they had no fish and chips and the tempera prawns. We waited for over 50 mins and there was no sign of the food and we had three children waiting. We kept asking for our food and they said it wont be long, anyway at last the food arrived about nearly waiting one hour. When the food arrived everyone enjoyed the meal however was that because we waited so long and everyone was hungry. As we complained we got free desserts to say sorry. If you are in a rush and what your meal to arrive at reasonable time then I would say please avoid this place.

Great food, nice location, friendly helpful staff, limited parking but food is very very good. Great value too. I have been using this pub for over 40 years. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed but book at least 5 days in advance or they will be fully booked

Booked a table here to meet and catch up with a couple of friends!First thing that you realise that it's not the 'run of the mill' Dartford pub with its very quaint and olde world feel to the place!We were given the option of eating where we sat rather that being relocated which was fantastic as the seats were very comfortable!With the highly enjoyable food, attentive staff and relaxed atmosphere it was a great local evening out!Only problem was there was not a great selection of lager available but some great alternatives were!

You can't beat the Malt Shovel for a great meal at a great price. Very friendly staff & Anne, landlady, head cook and bottle-washer is very welcoming.Highly recommended !!

A group of 6 of us came here today prior to visit to the Orchard Theatre We were dealt with promptly and shown to our table. The staff throughout our visit were helpful and extremely friendly.This atmosphere coupled with the Top notch Sunday roast with a choice of Beef, Lamb, Chicken, Pork and more cooked to perfection makes this a must visit place when you're out in the area. The dessert was just as good too.

We went for a catch up and were very surprised at the standard of the food for a pub. It had been recommended to me so thought we would give it a try. The staff made us very welcome and we had a excellent meal and good value. Will definitely be going back.

I saw reviews on here and just had to try the food. I tried twice on short notice to get a table and couldnt so 3rd time lucky i booked over a month in advance. We ate on a sunday so you were limited to roasts but you had the choice of chicken, beef, lamb, pork and a vegetarian option plus puddings. Everything tasted great and there was lots of food so you wont go hungry

Another birthday, another large family (10 people) Sunday lunch at the Malt Shovel. The staff are friendly, the atmosphere is great, the food is excellent. Considering we weren't the only large party in on Sunday and the pub/restaurant was packed the staff and chef do a marvellous job. Everything was faultless.

My husband and I held our wedding reception here in the summer. Neil helped us plan the event and even recomended a DJ for us. We had dined in the pub before, so we knew the food would be excellent. We had 2 buffets, an afternoon and evening one and our guests are still talking about how good the food was to date. I'm vegetarian and so were a few of the guests and our needs were all catered for. The staff were lovely and friendly and helped make our day perfect. We were lucky with the weather, so a lot of our guests were able to sit outside in the beautiful garden area. If we were to plan our day again, we would still choose the Malt Shovel. Thank you Neil.

I've been coming to the Malt Shovel for decades. Neil and Ann are the nicest landlord and lady you could meet. The dinners are delicious and the pub is cosy, comfy and friendly.

Have eaten here on a Sunday lunchtime on many occasions as the food is so good. However, I have to say that this Sunday the meal was one of the best Sunday lunches I have ever had. The portions are large and meat melts in the mouth - roast potatoes to die for and Anne's cauliflower cheese is a legend. You will not be disappointed if you choose a Sunday lunch here.

First NYE at our local,not a fan of new year but the pubs so friendly we met people that live in the same road as us,everyone was dancing and there was a great atmosphere,Well done Neil and co great buffet and disco all for a fiver.Great way to start 2017.

Amazing Sunday Lunch and well kept ale. the ladies that serve the food are brilliant and the standard of the food is high.

We turned up off the cuff whilst out shopping in Dartford when we really fancied a Roast Dinner, not knowing the area very well we googled 'best Roast in Dartford' and this place came up, and it was no Joke! In fact I'd go so far as to say this was the best pub food I've ever had and the nicest Roast dinner I've ever had (apart from mamas of course). Despite being fully booked up the staff were amazing and squeezed us in, the place is quaint and has a real friendly old style pub vibe (my favourite kinda place), and just to be clear the food was AMAZING! We will definitely be going back, and making sure we book up next time too, thank you Malt Shovel, what a great place!

This place dos sandwiches to great roasts. Have fish nights steak or curry.Would be best to reserve seats as can get busy.the food is freshly made for you and comes with great service at reasonable prices. Just great for family or just going out for a meal with your partner. You have to try to tell this is a good pub restaurant.

This has to be the best Sunday lunch ever. The food was faultless. There were five in our party and were told when we arrived that the restaurant was fully booked for lunch. Fifteen minutes and one drink later we were approached by a member of staff who said that a table had become free, were we still interested in eating, but it would take a little while to seat us as they had to cook more food? We said, yes we were still interested and at the most we only waited for half an hour. As mentioned above, the food was faultless, the staff really helpful and the atmosphere was lovely. We all enjoyed our lunch and will definitely be going back for more

Turned up here late Sunday afternoon and although fully booked went out of their way to accommodate the 5 of us.Great meal and excellent friendly service.All of us agreed best Sunday roast for a long time and will definitely be going again though next time will book ahead first.

The best Sunday roast and such a great pub and welcoming and staff are great and the best cauliflower cheese going

The service was prompt and friendly. The food was well presented and tasty. The menu had the regular items. Fair sized portions. All in all an excellent lunch. After fiinishing our meal we went into the bright and pleasant outside seating area for coffee and, all in all, had a very enjoyable time. Highly recommend the Malt Shovel.

Have been here a few times, and loved every visit. The food is always amazing and fresh. They do a fantastic Sunday roast although booking is required days and sometimes weeks before a Sunday- it is worth it though! Atmosphere is great and staff are very friendly!

Enjoy many a Sunday meal here, theme nights good too. Curry!! Yum very friendly atmosphere can walk to here so no need for the car.

Had a great day out at the malt shovel! Delicious roast! Great way to spend a birthday! Would definitely recommend to all

Having a love of this pub always having great food and service we asked Neil if he could do a buffet for the day follwing our wedding s we had family coming from Ireland.We had the area under the newly refurbished gazebo area outside.We used flowers from the wedding to dress the tables,it looked lovely.The food,wow sooo much variety top quality and tasty food,quality and quanity both of which all guest were more than impressed,Salmon,prawns,pizza,mini burgers,cheeses,quiche,wedges and more.This all was excellent value thank you soo much.

My friend booked a table for 4. Our food was lovely and well presented. The pie is scrummy and my friends really enjoyed their fish and chips. Pudding was also very tasty and the price was reasonable. Would recommend and we will return. Staff very friendly.

Went here for Sunday lunch. Food was amazing and plentiful. Good and friendly service. Best cauliflower cheese I've had in years. Wine glasses a little dirty but that's the only complaint. Will be returning!

Once again the food was superbly cooked, well presented and of very generous proportions (see my previous review). The staff are lovely. This time we had to order at the bar as there was just one lady serving when we arrived but she calmly coped with my food-fussy friend's questions. The table we'd booked in the conservatory turned out to have a large group of rather loud people next to it and we couldn't hold a conversation with our friends so we asked to move and this was accommodated pleasantly and without any bother. After we'd eaten we went into the very bright and pleasant outside seating area for coffee and, all in all, had a very enjoyable time. Highly recommend the Malt Shovel.

I attended a business dinner with my wife. Naturally everyone was very friendly but the pub had an olde worlde motif that was quite charming. The food was good and plentiful and the meeting was highly convivial. The group was about 30 so it was fine for a biggish group, perhaps a cosy little birthday or anniversary celebration.

Pleasant & comfortable surroundings. Staff very welcoming.food reasonably priced & great tasteThe only problem is parking visited here before and car seem to be taken up by the staff as the same vehicles are always there