The Malt Shovel in Wakefield

Visited this pub recently on a saturday night was quit quiet which i usually like but felt very off in thie pub. Woman at the bar was very not friendly and complained when i went to use the restroom. Wouldnt come back. stay away.

Great welcome lovely Hosts and it's become my local 😊 a great place for a Saturday afternoon drinky poos 🍺🍹🍸🥂🥃

Good little pub, home from home.

Local pub but sadly no hand pulled beers anymore.

Great pub with friendly bar staff. Great value too.

Lovely and friendly. Nice larger.

local pub, car park around the back, taddy beer. Friendly little place

Went for a darts match.good beer choice and friendly service

I called down to the malt shovel at glasshougton for Sunday lunch the other day. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was good had a really good dinner they were very good in the way of what I wanted on my dinner as I don't like everything. Would definitely go back again

A bit run down, better than it used to be though and usually a decent pint of lager or beer. Needs modernising

On 13 Aug 2016 myself and my husband left the malt shovel and are no longer landlord and landlady there tge reviews up to that date are for our efforts and food any reviews given after that date are not

This place does some of the best pub food around. Good size portions, amazing Sunday lunch and really good value. Don't be put off by the decor, the food makes it for it 10 fold.

Very good curry on a Thursday night. Pint and curry £5.95 also have a shower, pint and meal for £7.95

We were spending the day at Castleton and Pontifract so needed somewhere to eat. So we looked on trip advisor where else? Every rating was 5 excellent so the malt shovel was our venue for food. Now I'm being honest as we entered the ordinary and in need of TLC pub I was worried. My wife likes everything clean and tidy and it is. The big clue is toilets and they are some of the best I've been in. The second is atmosphere and welcome. Now the regulars , landlady and very tall son 6ft 5 I think he said and a really nice guy. Next was the food. We had a meal each 2 for £9 , tea £1 and puddings £2.50. Mine was a steak pie . This was delivered on a hot plate with hot veg and jacket potatoe. The pie in its own dish about 8x4 inches. Fantastic filling perfectly cooked. Tender beef and lots of it onions and gravy topped by homemade short crust pastry and a jug of more gravy. The best pub pie ever. The wife had chicken melt and again jacket potatoe and salad. Hot and yummy. Pudding was rhubarb crumble with custard. Had to have rhubarb it's grown locally and tasty. Worth every penny and more. We talked to the landlady who is a local from a mining family. The pub became their thirteen months ago and needs some money spend but they painted and tidied for now. Seemingly she has a stunning Sunday lunch and we are tempted to visit again from Huddersfield. If your visiting junction 32 don't waste money on the big multiples here is a local pub , with a lovely family and great food. It costs us £15 and we couldn't eat anything else that day. We will return.

Lovely clean pub...great food great atmosphere and made to feel really welcome. Decent beers too

Great beer great food amazing value

Now doing breakfast at this main road village pub from 8.30 till 11am cheap and good quality freshly made to your requirements small £2.50 regular £3.50 and large £5 they include tea/coffee and toast so bargain cannot serve alcohol before 11am but we'll worth it if your on your way out for day there is a lay by at front with 30 min free parking if spaces available and a customer car park at rear via school lane pop in and give it a try

We've eaten here several times now including Sunday lunch and Valentine's Day and can't fault anything. The food is delicious and you can tell it's all homemade and the owners and staff are really friendly and can't do enough to help. We like the place so much that we held my daughters 21st here and the entire night was amazing. There was a fantastic spread and a DJ on and everyone had a brilliant time. I would recommend giving this place a try.

Beautiful home cooked food at a great price and fab service in a tradition pub with a friendly atmosphere. Kids and families are made more than welcome and the children's food is lovely. A place you need to visit for a good meal.

I can't fault The Malt Shovel, what a wonderful place for my special treat. The staff were so friendly with nothing too much ask. This was our first visit but were made to feel like regulars to this lovely local pub. Coupled with the excellent staff was beautiful food which I couldn't fault! I'm definitely coming back! Thank you all for making my day! I'm a very lucky Mummy.

This is my pub I have been running it for 10 months now and in that time it has all been freshly painted and cleaned up. It still is a little tired and dated and we are hoping for a referb in the near future. It is clean and well looked after. We do home cooked food 7 days a week which I do myself. Being a fully qualified chef working in the food industry for the past 30 years since leaving school. The food is good quality and very affordable my Sunday roast starts at just £4.25 and my main meals mon to sat are £4.95 each or 2 for £9. We do deals and specials and we even have a shower in the gents for our customers that are drivers. We are planning on doing the rooms upstairs so we can start up bed and breakfast over the next 12 months too. We are new to trip advisor and don't have many reviews yet and I just wanted to put some truth on to show everyone thanks for reading

Mel and mark are great hosts we had party for my sons 18th on the fri it was a brilliant night, we also booked for valentines dinner on the sat night.. gorgeous! Room was decorated accordingly both nights :) great value for money, ideal highly recommended :)

Drinks are cheap enough and staff have always been chatty when iv been

Three course meal with a carvery main course for an amazing price, add the friendly staff and attention to detail and you have satisfaction guaranteed. This is a diamond in the ruff!

Mel and Mark laid on an excellent late Christmas party for the VX Enthusiasts.They even managed to lay on a snow storm which added to the ambiance. The 3 course meal was excellent along with the free flowing wine and only cost us £15 ahead.The locals in the other bar were enjoying a DJ and karaoke night ,So all in all I would highly recommend a return visit for our club .

We've eaten here a number of times now on week nights and for Sunday lunch and every time is spot on, really friendly landlord, attentive staff and excellent home made food make for a very enjoyable experience.

Fantastic little friendly pub had a beautiful mixed grill cooked to perfection with proper home made chips

The inaugural Curry Night at The Malt Shovel. 5 different curries, boiled and pilau rice and a plethora of side dishes all home made. Excellent food, great value, fine ales and friendly, welcoming hosts.