The Malt Shovel in Bradford - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Came for a wedding from Scotland, and was told they dont accept Scottish or Irish notes, which i found highly embarrassing and illegal . Ruined our evening tbh.

Drove all the way from Inverness to a friends wedding, only to be told they dont accept Scottish £10 notes. Totally illegal and ruined our evening.

Cienna was absolutely lovely best bar lady she was so lovely service was amazing , such lovely conversation , she was honestly such a lovely girl! Best experience in pub I’ve had

Lovely little pub ideal place to park go and see goit stock waterfall come back ave a drink an a bite to eat

Lovely place, great food and attentive staff. Would recommend to others

Lovely friendly pub for Sunday lunch with the kids

Excellent pub. We went with friends for a meal. Food was excellent and great value for money. There is a lovely garden but too cold for us this time. The staff are friendly and helpful.

Cienna was a great waitress for the day. Amazing service, so friendly and kept us updated with everything as it was busy!

Good value, nice pub garden. Best. Onion. Rings

Nice food I got the chicken burger and it was nice and came decently quick

Lovely pub and nice food. Very pleasant beer garden to eat al fresco in the summer. Visited after very enjoyable walk to Goit Falls just up the road.

Lovely well presented food and very welcoming staff. We were only in the area for one night but really happy we had chosen to dine at The Malt.

Tremendous beer garden on this site to enjoy in the summer months

I have just read the below review (x5310nw Simon) and feel compelled to comment as I was present ( had been dining out with friends and had retired to the sofa area for drinks) and witnessed the event that occurred and would like to express my disgust at the exaggerated portrayal of the situation. The customer was very abusive and aggressive towards the young lady that was serving and the manager dealt with this customer respectfully in my opinion considering his attitude and rudeness. I have visited the Malt on many occasions and have never had any issues with the staff or the food we have eaten, it is always very well presented and home cooked food. The menu has a good range of options to suit all pallets, I myself am a vegetarian and do not struggle to find options on the menu. I am a very strong believer that we are all entitled to our options but also believe that there is a polite and respectful way to air our issues and concerns when they arise, you sir was aggressive, disrespectful and rude! Even the other guests at your table looked embarrassed! My advice to you sir , if you want a steak go to a steakhouse! I will just finish by saying that as a regular customer myself I can say with conviction that the new management team and staff are doing a great job and provide a very warm and friendly environment and great service

As a regular customer for the last 20 years was looking forward to one of the steaks provided by Ellisons with the malt taking locally produced produce .I was taken by surprise when we visited on Saturday night that there has been a number of changes to the menu and serving times . Firstly arrived just before 7.15 pm with no one on the bar we waited nearly 10 minutes and finally found a server who showed us to the table . Given 2 tatty menus to could not believe the small choice of food compared to our last visit. I asked to speak to the manager why steaks and other pub classics were not available and got a stern reply that NO ONE orders steaks any more and we throw them all away ..I am sorry but during summer a grilled steak is a must . I also enquired that on thier own website there is a full menu of 15 choices of pub classics and steaks , now the cut down menu lists only 4 pub classic and no steaks options . If the website had been updated we would have not booked not just for the steak option but the removal of a number of vegetarian meals ...looks like the Brown cow or the white horse from now on ..its a shame !!!

Had a pint 👍🍺 after the walk to Goit Stock Waterfall. Good friendly service.

An extraordinary discovery in a beautiful part of Yorkshire. The Malt has to be one of the most welcoming pub/restaurants I've visited, and I have visited a few! The relatively new manageress has created an ambience that makes you feel at home even as you approach the door. Walkers, with or without dogs, drop ins and regulars mix in a friendly atmosphere of happy conviviality. There is a more formal eating area, though many choose to eat in the heart of the pub. There are many options from vegan through seafood to meat, and on a Sunday you will need to book for the outstanding roast dinner. Nutroast is also available. There is a range of beers, ciders and wines, perfectly served. In short, whether or not you are walking to the nearby and picturesque Goit Stock waterfall, if you are near Harden take advantage of this wonderful old pub.

Excellent food, especially the fish pie.

Cienna was fabulous a credit to the place Food fantastic highly recommend Lovely atmosphere Will definitely return again

Does The Malt have new Management as I visited with 2 friends last year when the food and service were very good. However, last night, 25/05/24, I found the food to be substandard with raised prices which we did not mind, had the food been good. We were advised by the waitress that the specials were "off" and that the fish pie was also not on the menu. The online menu was not up to date and the remaining offerings left on the menu were a few choices. My steak and ale pie: The steak was dried out and the ramekin with the mushy peas was floating in the boiling lumpy gravy on my plate. The mashed potato had formed a skin on the top from over heating. This cost £14.95. My friend ordered a beef lasagne ar £14.95 which consisted of tomato puree, pasta and cheese. My friend found perhaps 5 tiny pieces of mince in it and thought it might be a vegetable lasagne, but no veggie lasagne was on the menu. When the waitress came to clear our table she did not ask us whether we would like a sweet and we waited perhaps 15 minutes for her to return, but she did not. We decided to leave. When we approached the bar two waiters were deep in conversation with their backs to us. A gentleman perched on a bar stool kindly called them to our attention after waiting awhile. The bar was not busy there was no one else waiting to be served. The waiter asked whether we had enjoyed our food. My friend advised that him the beef lasagne had no beef and lots of tomato puree. He asked me how my food was and i asked for the bill. He said he had not charged me for the lime in my lager and asked if we would like to speak to his Manager, but by then we just wanted to leave. This Tuesday 4 of us had planned to return to The Malt as one lives within walking distance and it is her local. However, we will not be returning and will book elsewhere.

We had an enjoyable and reasonably priced Sunday lunch. I think we will be returning regularly.

Nice beer and pub grub. Very busy on a nice day with the beer garden covered in sunshine, kids and dogs.

Dreadful service!!! Rang up to reserve a table and they said we couldn't we got here amd tables were reserved. We spent ages choosing food and then went into order and they said they were not taking orders. They then told me we had to have to have our drinks in single use plastic glasses. Terrible service, arrogant attitude. Used to be a decent pub.

Lovley place food lovley staff really nice

Very disappointing trip to Malt 11.5.24. Not only has the place lost its atmosphere, the staff looked miserable and top it off we served our drink in plastic glasses, as we were sat outside. Finished our drinks walked to the carpark to find lots of people with normal glasses. Staff couldn't explain why this had happened and nothing was done about it. Been going there for years. Doubt we will carry on going there now.

Took the opportunity to stop for a wine on my usual dog walk as the weather was fabulous and the beer garden is amazing. However, when it came to pay, my card would not work after numerous attempts!! What could have been an awkward and embarrassing situation was quickly resolved by Julie giving me my wine while I sat outside frantically trying to retrieve my pin code and providing me with her bank details so I could transfer the cost of the wine without further awkwardness!!! Felt so welcome I had to stay for 2 wines!!! Wonderful place, with wonderful staff. I am looking forward to see what the summer holds at this pub. Side not, also really accommodating for the dogs, bringing water to the table in the hot weather without request x x

A good traditional village pub serving nice food and a good selection of drinks. Always made to feel very welcome by the lovely Cienna.

Excellent Sunday lunch. Staff were so kind to us and the all the meals (Sunday roasts, burgers, steak pie, bangers and mash, desserts) were delicious. Really lovely vibe and we will be coming back a lot over the summer!

Just had an amazing Sunday roast at the malt shovel pub. The Sunday roast was absolutely beautiful full of flavour. I must say the service from cienna the waitress, her greating and friendly demeanour added to the overall experience and made us feel welcomed

Called for a afternoon drink with our friends. We decided to stay and have a meal. I had the fish pie, it was so delicious, large pieces of salmon , prawns, haddock and fresh vegetables. My husband and our freind had the mixed grill which they said was so tasty. My freind had the steak pie it was lovely. No complaints. We will return to the Malt. Good choice of beers. Nice freindly bar staff. No complaints.

Can not recommend the malt enough always amazing the food is amazing and so is the staff especially cienna always goes above and beyond not just with us but with every other table she’s a credit

Lovely pub with big beer garden Food is amazing Great location for walking

We had a lovely lunch at The Malt today. The food was very nice, but the star of the show was Alex, who was an absolute star. Helpful, friendly and attentive......a credit to the pub. Many thanks

Bank Holiday Sunday lunch. Table booked advance and we said there we would not be any dogs with us. On arrival we were sat in a corner by a dogs water bowl. There were at least 6 dogs in the area where we were eating at any one time. Not ideal when owners let them continually sniff around all the tables. The food was average. The two course offer makes a difference of just 5p to when you pay separately? Not sure what the point of this 'offer' is? (In fact, maybe even 5p more). When we mentioned this to the waiter his reply was 5p is 5p.... how rude.

Had a wonderful meal here with the family, the food and service was excellent Dan and Alex were lovely and made us feel so welcome, was the 1st time I'd been, and it certainly won't be the last, would highly recommend 😁

Been to The Malt today for dinner ( my Dad’s treat ) what a lovely little pub full of character and a lovely homely atmosphere, an open fire which was nice on a wet windy Saturday, the two young men behind the bar Alex & Dan were lovely…really helpful and polite nothing was too much trouble , all four of us had the burgers , compliments to the chef they were really tasty and very generous potions at a reasonable price , will definitely be returning…Thank you

The food was delicious all freshly cooked and the service was very good ales and Dan did a fine job taking our food order and drinks very friendly and chatty

When we arrived the young man Alex, suggested we sit by the fire instead of the conservatory as he thought it would be cosier for my friend and I. He was extremely well organised, serving people food and also looking after the bar. He was very attentive and extremely good as his job, making sure we had what we wanted and asking if we were happy with our food etc. We had the small bites for lunch, prawn cocktails and for our main we had beautiful poached salmon, absolutely beautiful, best meal we’ve had in a long time. We will definitely be coming again and will recommend to friends.

First time back at the Malt for a long time and it won’t be the last . Caitlin made us feel very welcome and couldn’t do enough to make us comfortable, even lighting the fire to take the chill off . The food was lovely , and unlike so many places it was hot ! Perfect Steak Pie and Gammon , only feedback to the chef was to hold off the excess pepper in the soup . Great to have Old Peculiar on the pumps and it was well kept . Minor criticism was the price of soft drinks , £4.05 for a 1/2 of lime and lemonade is a stretch especially when a pint of beer is only a few pence more .Thanks again Caitlin and see you soon.

Lunchtime visit to an old haunt with welcome real fires and a superb pint of old peculiar. Special mention to Alex for friendly and attentive service without being intrusive.

Lovely staff, food was good and a fair price. Family and dog friendly with outside space. Waited quite a while for the food. Bit chilly where we sat. Atmosphere was good.

Fantastic mother's day meal. Staff very attentive ,pleasant and very entertaining. Thanks to all, but a special shout out to Cienna

Wow what can we say six of us went to the the malt for a mothers day meal we can not thank cece cienna enough she made our day ❤️ such a lovely girl Everyone at the malt absolutely amazing we will be back for sure thank-you for a lovely day ❤️

Poor service brought food and no cutlery some of food came cold (chips) and expensive for what you get.

Absolutely brilliant. We had the special three course menu. Best salmon dish I've had anywhere. Excellent value for money. We'll be back.

Just want to say what a transformation the new manager Caitlin has brought to this pub. We’ve been coming here for 25 years and have seen its ups and downs and our experience of the last year has not been good at all but what a refreshing change. We’ve been in five times in as many weeks, felt very welcome, roaring fires, great food and good to see it so busy once again, keep doing what you’re doing as it’s definitely working!

We called in for Sunday lunch after a hike as we chose to ignore the bad press on Trip Adviser and remain impartial as we always do. I had beef and my good lady had gammon of which a generous portion of each was on our plates, the food was well cooked and homely, staff were friendly, log fires and a nice pint. Contributors of Trip Advisor are usually well travelled (as are we) and we’ve eaten in some amazing places around the world, this is simply a local pub with a good meal that in my humble opinion was really good value for money.

Finally a Sunday Roast in Yorkshire that is proper, the beef, turkey and all the trimmings was really tasty, well presented and great value. The staff were excellent and a lovely pub, defo be back often.

Nice place, decent food and good prices.

Good food and brilliant friendly service. Can't wait to go back!

I attended with a friend for a few drinks. Roaring fires and good service even though they were very busy with a full dining room.

Lovely pub, great staff, good beer and cracking food, thanks guys

We booked out the conservatory for a 70th birthday. The service, food and atmosphere was great couldn’t fault and would definitely use again for an occasion

Absolutely terrible! Food took literally hours to come out. Then one order was wrong! Management hid upstairs out of the way of complaining customers (including ourselves) leaving a young teenage/twenty something girl and a young lad who was off duty to take the flak! Wouldn't have paid but obviously I'm a mug!! Won't be going again!!

Great oldie worldly pub, only downside? - gents toilets need an upgrade.

Enjoyed our evening tonight. Even though it was quiet we were looked after. Very happy thank you.

We invited our friends to join us at the malt yesterday for the Sunday roast. The atmosphere inside the pub was great, I had the beef Sunday roast and let me tell you it was amazing!! My friends had the turkey roast and they said it was absolutely delicious. Amazing selection of beers and a great menu for both adults and children. The staff are second to none and will go above an beyond for you! Thank you to Alex for a great evening!

Lovely atmosphere and great food, very welcoming and attentive staff .

I went yesterday with my family for our evening meal, staff are so friendly and helpful, lovely selection of drinks.... The Sunday roast hands down was the best thing I have eaten in a long time! Well done guys, absolutely fabulous

Meeting up with friends for lunch. Service was good and they gave us time to chat before ordering. The conservatory room however was cold with no heating on and only one other couple eating there. The menu looked good but the food certainly did not match it. While my beef sandwich was good the posh fish finger sandwiches were far from posh, cheap fish fingers in cheap white sliced bread. The same bread was used for the cranberry bacon and brie sandwiches resulting in just a soggy mess. The accompanying chips contained a few edible ones in amongst in amongst some fatty crispy slivers . We decided not to risk any desert. It is such a shame that this wonderful building and beer garden is ruined by the cuisine.

Loved the meal, the staff were friendly and very helpful. A lovely experience

Lovely little pub and very friendly

Enjoyed a reasonably priced lunch ... Nice beer garden

Amazing Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwich. Home made chips and gravy. Wow.

Lovely pub with great outdoor space for kids, we most definitely be coming back to try the food.

Beautiful pub and setting fab garden to sit and relax with a drink after a walk out with the pups...food was lovely...so was the service...but food took too long to arrive and some of the portion sizes were a bit small for the price we thought...the staff were great with the kids and its dog friendly 🐾😊🌟

Excellent lunchtime... Great food, great beer, friendly atmosphere... dog was also welcomed. Thankyou for an enjoyable experience: we'll be back !

Lovely cold drinks & excellent food, the sausages are amazing! Had to wait a little while for food but was well worth the wait 😁

Been a few times now in past few weeks, food absolutely gorgeous can't fault it at all, staff absolutely fantastic very friendly and helpful and the place is lovely will definitely continue to go every week

Nice place for a drink, but avoid the food and wear warm clothing- it's always cold in there. Posh fish finger sandwich was battered fried fish served in toasted bread, salad swimming in vinaigrette dressing and cold chips. Didn't eat any of it, and was wasn't charged for the meal.

Great food and very helpful and pleasant staff

Lovely welcoming pub with friendly atmosphere food was lovely and staff was fantastic

Very nice pub, family and dog friendly. Food is really delicious, lovely people there. Highly recommended

Amazing food and very friendly service

Great food on each occasion I have visited. Friendly staff.

Fairly quiet for a Friday lunch. Good menu plus specials board. Will definitely go again.

Very average all round. Food quality and portion sizes were not great.

Decent service and drink, fish is a bit too fishy

It's a picturesque boozer, with a waterfall just a short walk up the way, plenty of space for kids to play and tables to sit out in the sun, perfect location for a summer pint.

Really wonderful place for a drink in the sun in the beer garden. Great selection and friendly staff and a perfect spot to go before or after a walk to goit stock waterfall

Called for a drink after a walk to the waterfalls. Lovely sunny day so sat in the beer gardens which was large with plenty of seating.

Absolutely Fabulous. Great Food, friendly service, cant fault this pub/ restaurant, lots of varied vegetables. My favourite place to eat.

Friendly staff they didn't have enough food available from the menu no salad either

We live in Spain. Must be 30 years since I visited the Malt. A cheery greeting from the blond server, quickly served and seated. It was busy and our server warned us food might be a while. We were comfortable and warm and this was not a problem. The four of us had beef sandwiches which were excellent. A cheery checkback to see all was well, and it was. I was a Licensee for many years and staff like this are rare. Polite, professional, knowledgeable with a customer service that came from the heart. Thanks for a very enjoyable experience at a reasonable cost. We'll be back

Always a lovely experience here, the staff are really friendly and helpful. Food is lovely and consistently good. Iv been to the quiz soooo many times and it's always a laugh. Thanks guys, keep it up 😊

Good food and a cosy atmosphere

We had lunch today and it was fabulous chicken pie plus extras and steak pie…, the hostess was very good and we can’t complain about any would totally recommend. Quaint pub with lots of historyx

We came here today to try the place out. Immediately we were met with an incredibly warm welcome and sat by one of the two cosy log fires. We ordered two types of sandwich and they were exceptional, bread crunchy and soft, with great flavours and came with chips and salad. Great value for money. The place overall has a really nice atmosphere and the service was second to none. Especially by one staff member. Overall it's a great place and I would highly recommend this historic pub. We will certainly be back. Thank you.

Went for the themed Mexican night, absolutely fantastic all round. Food was delicious and the service was spot on. 👏😊

Me, my partner and our two year old daughter went to eat on Saturday evening. After waiting 20mins for an order to be taken we went to the bar to order. I ordered the pie and a child's lasagne for my daughte. After waiting 45-50mins they brought out cold, shrivelled, plain penne pasta with some stale garlic bread on the side (we asked for Lasagne) and when we said we ordered Lasagne the member of staff asked US if Lasagne was on the menu. Our daughter then cried because she was so hungry and didn't understand why she couldn't eat the cold, inedible food. My pie was warm, not hot. Awful service and poor food. Shame because its normally so good. I won't be returning, customer lost for upsetting my two year old.

Enjoyed there mexican night they did well done guys

My family and I attended this evening and from the moment we sat down the problems started. No one came to take our order and after 20 minutes we went to the bar to order instead. We then waited an hour for my two year old daughters food to be completely wrong and when served the waitress asked “is lasagne on the menu?” we were then told there was no lasagne which is what we ordered. We were never told this when we initially ordered, and apparently the chef decided to make that instead (without even asking us if we wanted this). They then brought some stone cold and stale penne pasta (about 6 pieces…) which isn’t what we asked for. My partners pie then came and was cold. We then told them to forget the meals and left as after 1 hour of waiting and no service or update to have the wrong food, and cold food, is completely unacceptable. The service was horrendous, no one came to ask if we wanted any drinks either. My 2 year old was so hungry and bored and as we left was crying she was so hungry. It was honestly the worst experience and we definitely won’t return and the worst thing about it is that they thought the food brought to us was acceptable. It was inedible. So disappointed to say we used to come so often and enjoy. Completely unsatisfactory in every aspect.

We are from North Wales( Holywell) and are staying in the area for a few days.. We dined here this evening and the food was delicious ( Steak pie , chips, minted mushy peas and gravy.. The young man behind the bar that took our order was lovely, friendly and very efficient... Would highly recommend and would definitely visit again if we are in the area... Well done all.... Jackie and Paul, Holywell, North Wales....

Quaint pub and must see scenery

Staff were fantastic. Ready to accommodate and friendly. Food was below normal standard. Chips were undercooked and raw in places, the vegetables with the Sunday roast were a very small portion (one normal serving shared between 2) the veg wasn’t really fresh and the carrot ends were still in there! The ‘hot’ chocolate cake wasn’t hot at all, in fact I think the ‘chef’ forgot to heat it up before serving. No discount was offered for poor food but I was happy to pay full due to friendly staff. Left feeling disappointed but will return to see if the chef was just having an off day. 4/5 staff 2/5 food.

Great food and attentive staff.

Went for Sunday lunch which was nice. Good portions of meat which is a bonus and decent pricing. Only downside was veg wasn't very fresh and quite small amount for 4 people.

Food was nice enough but the ‘deep filled’ pie was far from deep filled and the room we were seated in was very cold. The log burner was not in use and the electric blow heater was far from adequate to heat the room.

Lovely pub. Nice food, friendly staff, open fires etc etc

Loveley place had a nice gin after a long walk round goit stock will come back and book ffor food.