The Maltsters in Daventry

We decided to try an Italian themed evening by a guest chef. The starters arrived quickly but tasted like they had been kept warm for some time. The main course eventually came after over 40 minutes and two of the dishes were below average. The shocking food coupled with the very loud music served as a reminder to avoid this establishment in future.

Terrible food, atmosphere, everything they have ruined our village pub! Have no desire to visit again Such a shame as conviennent but just awful all round!

Lovely lunch after a wet dog walk! All food is freshly prepared and fresh ingredients. Fantastic steak, cooked perfectly and fish pie was lovely. Great to chat to the Chef Simon too, understanding the pride he takes in his food and how he only believes in delivering the best fresh food.

How the pub has 4.5 stars overall is beyond me! I can only think it’s from previous owners. No atmosphere, poorly run, and sadly our only choice of pub in our lovely village! Total let down! Dog poo all over the garden, tables and chairs piled in one corner not inviting people to come sit. Shabby interior and exterior, and when asked about food told couldn’t eat as too busy but no one was eating! So can’t comment on the food! Whilst those running seem pleasant enough they don’t seem to have care for running a pub well Please someone who cares about hospitality and is passionate about what they do come and run our pub well and make it a proper pub again!

The food is awful , dont go! But the pizza on a Wednesday is like a light in the dark when you have one eye open, but when that is taken away and its pizza every other week, theres no hope! It's now our ONLY pub in the village since the beautiful Windmill pub " that's been open for 300 years "has shut to be a resident home by the owners. Forgoodness sake please someone save us! if you want to run a pub for a village please put your heart into it.

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Proper roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings. Great quality food. Friendly staff. Definitely recommend.

When we turned up the male behind the bar was vaping I thought vaping and smoking were band inside pubs and was talking to his mate so it took ages to get served. When we went to the pub previously they did cocktails so I was looking forward to having one over Christmas to be told NO we don’t do them not even a simple cocktail. I did hear that the male was the manager well if this was the case he could dress a bit smarter and I think it would be great if people didn’t sit up the bar, reserved tables in the front of the pub and just keep the back room for eating.

Very disapointing. We had held a small function here in March '23 and on the sucess of that plan a repeat in March '24 so, knowing it had changed hands in the meantime, we booked a table for just ourselves to check it out. On arrival we found there was no reservation recorded even though it had been made several days earlier. However a table was available by the door into the kitchen. My wife chose two starters -Asparagas tartlet then Prawns with mixed veg. I chose baked camambert then Beef burgignon with chips. The asparagas tartlet was crisp and very dainty with a minimal amount of asparagas. The prawns were inedible having so much pepper in the sauce that my wife, who is normally happy with spicy, peppery food rejected it . We asked th waitress to inform the chef but there was no response from the kitchen. The waitress did offer to get her something else but there was nothing else on the menu that she wanted. The camambert was fine, being a good portion "Le Rustique" soft and runny and well within the sell by date printed on the case. My beef dish was not as flavoursome as I had expected of Burgignon The chips were nicely cloured but had an oily look and no crispness at all. I suspect they had come from the freezer via a dip in warm oil. I normally wolf down all the chips on the plate but a good half went back to the kitchen..We usually like to look at the desert menu but gave it a miss as we had no expectations. I went to the bar to pay. The barman asked if we had enjoyed the meal so I told him it was not to our taste as the prawns were inedible owing to the amount of pepper and that we had sent that message to the chef. He was happy to take the full amount from my credit card. Such a pity when we had had such a good experience here with Lucile in charge 9 months ago. We are still looking for a venue for our function next March.

We were staying in the village and it was great to come here. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming and the food was fantastic.

Open all day, reviews looked great but reality was very different, the food was below average and looked microwaved, the chips were reheated, the garlic prawns were in a watery sauce if you can call it that. Beef bourguignon and mash looked like it was out of a can. Overpriced and run down place

We were lucky enough to be able to book in on Sunday morning for lunch the same day after a walk in Badby Woods, and so glad we did. Really excellent food and nice to get a choice of how the beef was cooked - unusual for a Sunday roast at a pub. Meat arrived cooked perfectly, roast potatoes were incredible, some of the best cauliflower cheese I've ever had. Couldn't have asked for more, will definitely be back!

Fabulous home cooked Sunday lunch, by Simon and his team from Inspirado! Beef cooked to order, roasties crispy and Yorkshire pudding quality.

A fabulous little gem in a beautiful village…. We stayed for bed & breakfast to visit a surprise birthday party for our friend in a nearby village.Our room was immaculate & the staff were so friendly….. We needed a taxi to take us to the party venue & after numerous unsuccessful telephone calls,resorted to asking the landlady,Megan,for recommendations. She went above & beyond to sort our problem out & came up with a solution for us. A wonderful,lovely young lady. Thank you for making our short stay so enjoyable.

Very nice pub barmaid was very pleasant that is were it ends.We ordered a steak panini and chips the chips were very greasy looked like they had been warmed up the so called panini was just a bread roll.Steak was very grisly.We did complain but the chef wasn’t interested didn’t ask what the problem was he didn’t make an appearance.

We used to enjoy eating at the Maltsters but sadly the meal we had recently was poor that it has put us of eating here. We ordered Burger and chips that was literally a burger wacked in a bun with a slice of tomato and a small bucket of chips, no fresh coleslaw or onion rings, it looked unappetising. The Brownie for pudding was that small it looked ridiculous on the plate . The staff were friendly but never asked if we wanted more drinks . We left still hungry and thought what we had was a waste of money.

Lovely pub. The new team are brilliant. Megan, Zach, Evan and Simon are all really friendly. Great customer service. The food is brilliant - the dishes we had were all home made, delicious, and reasonably priced. Nice big garden, dog friendly, and they do a good pub quiz too.

A lovely little place in a very quiet area , rooms are lovely and the owners, Megan and Zachary are too! Great little get away for me and my wife, with our dog, to chill out and relax. Highly recommend to anyone for a great relaxing break and village, family friendly pub. Lots of areas to walk the dog and take in the scenery

Always keen to find authentic village pubs, this is a gem. Sunday lunch was a real treat with super beef, good wine and Taylors beer. Great garden, good service and a knowledgeable chef make it worth a visit. There's lots of Duckegg green branded wine pubs around. Avoid them and support these characterful gems.

Great little pub! The service and atmosphere was lovely! The food was incredible, one of the best burgers I’ve had!

lovely staff and food, we love this restaurant with my family. such great atmosphere, everyone is very friendly

I had enquired about booking for my engagement party and had a reply timely about coming back to me with prices. I waited 3 weeks until I emailed again. On reply Lucile was very rude and thought of me as an inconvenience. Lack of respect and decency. I had emailed to say that I thought her reply was rude and her response was ‘ok’ I will not recommend this pub to anyone that is looking at booking an event. Me and my family will not be attending the pub itself due to the pure rudeness of this lady.

Accommodating to my dietary restrictions, meals outstanding, staff friendly, warm and accommodating. Atmosphere lovely, snug fire on the go, clean and overall just lovely! Andy, the Manager, couldn’t have gone out of his way anymore than he did! I travel to meet friends here as a half way point and wouldn’t go anywhere else and they feel the same.

A great atmosphere in this popular pub. A very warm welcome from the team. A very good selection of beers and all drinks at reasonable cost. Pre-booking tables for meals advisable especially weekends. The Sunday Roasts are Superb !! Very tasty Beef and the vegetables...

Had two meals here on successive nights and enjoyed both. Sensible decision to offer a smaller menu and instead concentrate on quality. What makes for a really enjoyable visit though is a) the staff - courteous not unctuous or bored - the usual defaults, and...

We had booked a table for Sunday lunch at 2pm so it was most disappointing to arrive and be told that they’d run out of roasts. The food looked nice as it passed by but we won’t be going back to try it out. We...

Lovely food, excellent cocktails and service great. It’s been wonderful to sit outside in the garden during this summer.

What a fab place, great service, fabulous food, wine and beer. I'd highly recommend a visit for food or just a drink. Great looking cocktails too

Great lunch on a Saturday Warm welcome from the team behind the bar Food was great - lovely fish finger sandwich - and we're not talking bog standard Findus fish fingers - with lovely sour dough bread All in all a good experience It really...

You can’t go wrong here! The staff, the service, the food, the drink, the fire, the ambience, the relaxation…and that special something that doesn’t make you feel like just a random drop in. How very wonderful to live so nearby.

The Malsters in Badby have nailed it! Excellent food and excellent service - fantastic village pub definitely will worth a visit 👍

The food was delicious, however the portions were huge and the menu on the 'heavy' side. Dare I ask for more green vegetables or salads on the menu? In this day and age of obesity and healthy living? It would be very easy to make...

Jack and the team are fantastic! Super friendly, especially with families. We held our wedding reception there on Saturday & then took our families back on the Sunday for Sunday lunch. The service is fantastic, the food is always delicious and the atmosphere was perfect....

An absolute delight. My husband and I came in looking for food and we were not disappointed! Both had the roast beef and what a portion! The meat was perfect and the veg was fantastic. So often you get sad veg with a roast but...

What a fantastic pub. Visited for a company do with the place packed out and open just for us and it blew my expectations away. The food is the best I have had in a long time, service was phenomenal and such a joy to...

Really enjoyed our visit - nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Food was great, but this is another venue that overcharges for effectively a plate of veg. My husband's roast beef - £16. My veg and lentil loaf - £15...How can that be right? If you're...

Local pub / restaurant , it was steak night and we saw tomahawk on there which sadly enough was on pre-order. For appetizers we had all of the small dishes to share as we were with 7 people for dinner after long day at work....

We went Casually for a Sunday Lunch but the Starters sounded so Tempting we simply had to have 1 each! I had the Halloumi Fries with Sweet Chilli Sauce (2 Die for!) & my Partner had the Calamari (which he Enjoyed very much!) Then for...

Nice to see staff that know what they are doing- quick and efficient service, friendly and welcoming. Food menu quite small but if that means everything is perfect then that’s fine with me! Cooked quickly with good, fresh ingredients, well done.

If I had to give the Maltsters a rating out of five. I would give them six! The food was exceptional. We both had the Garlic and Chilli Prawns to start So so tasty We then had the fillet Steak with a peppercorn sauce. It’s...

I live in one of the neighbouring villages and have wanted to go to The Maltsters for ages, it wasn't a disappointment. Staff were friendly (even with the customer who was being 'challenging' food was lovely, Covid precautions taken without being over zealous. A really...

Lovely Country Inn. Just had a walk in the woods then stopped for lunch. Prawns and calamari for starters then the full works Roast beef lunch. Too full for dessert until someone mentioned marmalade bread and butter pudding which was absolutely not to be missed....

First of all, the dining was very safe. Our table was well distanced from others and the table service was excellent and attentive throughout the evening. The quality and presentation of the food was excellent and was absolutely delicious. We can't vouch for the desserts...

Excellent food, excellent service, had a fantastic evening, The Malsters went the extra mile to make my stepson and his new brides special day unforgettable

We booked for 8 O’clock and the 2 guys met us with a lovely greeting, drinks arrived before we sat down at our table. Starters well, HUGE. We had 3 rib eye and 1 fillet steak. All cooked to perfection and the drinks continued to...

Called in for a post - walk pint. Great choice of gins and mixers and beer. Excellent service. Nice interior sat outside in Autumn sunshine

We arrived to a very friendly atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was excellent.

Chateaubriand. Lovely food, perfectly cooked. conscientious service too. Skinny fries were a big hit! 5 stars in every respect.

We popped in for a chateaubriand steak mid-week and it was the best meal we’ve had all year by far. We had medium-rare steak that was cooked to perfection with a simple salad and frites. Lovely atmosphere in the pub, great service and simply beautiful...

We visited as a group of 6 for a birthday meal as we are local but have never visited before. The food was all delicious and the cocktails and other drinks were lovely too. We will definitely be visiting again soon.

What a find,first meal after lockdown and the experience was sensational. The food was outstanding both the sirloin and pork belly. Lovely friendly staff and compliments to you all. Don’t hesitate go and find this place and see for yourself

Lovely staff, nice small selection of food and drinks, great place to have a catch up with friends will definitely come again soon

We went here for Sunday Roast best roast ever. Everything was perfect from the potatoes to the cauliflower cheese. Compliments to the chef. Front of house very friendly. We definitely coming back.

Rarely go out and eat a Sunday roast as it’s usually disappointing, however, we had a wonderful lunch today at The Malsters. Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding and lovely vegetables including cauliflower cheese. Will definitely return. The staff were all polite, friendly and efficient. Thank you for helping to make our mum/daughter lunch so lovely.

Everything you could ask for - superb cocktails, excellent wine list and great food. A really warm welcome from staff who are efficient and genuinely friendly.

Que dire? Accueil, qualité, ambiance repas très "anglais" et recherchés. Vraiment tout était parfait. Sans oublier les cocktails et sourires de tous. Ce pub est incontournable et vraiment à conseiller.

Une bonne ambiance , un très bon repas et des cocktails au top, des gérants sympas,bwhat else !!! On y retournera sans hésitation!

We go back here every time we are in Northamptonshire or breaking up a long journey on the M1. It fits my perfect vision of a British country pub: cosy interior, wood fire in winter, well stocked bar with local beers and a really great kitchen. I think it's independent from breweries, you get much more than just the run-of-the-mill brews behind the bar. The menu is small and changes regularly so you know it's all good in-season and fresh. And as highlighted in the header for this review, Sunday lunch is tremendous. The owners and staff are really warm and welcoming. Good function room out the back too. All very recently renovated. The personal touch really comes through.Wish I could make it here for the evenings, seen nice events on the chalk board - open mic, music sometimes, quiz night etc.

We have been wanting to try this pub since it had the make over and not disappointed. The food was excellent and the staff cannot do enough to make your stay enjoyable, the atmosphere is chilled and laid back will definitely be back

we always make a point of going here when we stay in Daventry, you get great service, lovely atmosphere and fantastic cocktails. 10/10

It's such a wonderful thing that to find a country pub serving the classics and more contemporary food and drinks in a homely setting. Staff are all very friendly and have good knowledge on menu and drinks. Definitely be back again soon.

An idyllic typical country pub on the surface with a bit of a twist.

Cannot fault this place - landlords are friendly and great fun to be around, and this echos right through to the staff - especially Jack & Bella! Food is delicious and the cocktails are to die for.. even if your favourite isn’t on the menu, they’ll do their best to accommodate. The atmosphere is friendly and cosy, and you can’t beat a good old game of cards!

Great stop for lunch after a walk in the beautiful woods (was a little muddy). New dishes on the menu were very tasty especially the hake and the braised beef. Beautifully presented. The rest of the family had roast beef and said was really nice. Cosy fire and really friendly staff made the visit extremely pleasant.

My husband and I had a lovely evening meal in this charming pub. Very friendly staff, very pleasant atmosphere and scrumptious food.

Went here for dinner after reading reviews on Trip Advisor. Lovely little setting with really friendly staff.

Popped in based on TA reviews and was not disappointed at all! Lovely place, great atmosphere and the steaks were amazing. Staff really lovely, polite and attentive and the addition of cocktails was really quirky. There needs to be a picture of the steaks (we didn’t remember until we’d almost finished our meals) because the presentation was great. Would definitely visit again.

Excellent food . Great service excellent drinks. Ate here often always top class woild recommend to anyone

Me and my husband were staying in the beautiful village of Badby over the Bank Holiday weekend and visited this pub all 4 nights we were there. I have to say this has got to be the most friendly pub we have ever been in. All the staff and the locals were friendly and chatty, and made us feel welcome from the first time we stepped inside their pub. Their food was freshly cooked and delicious, especially the fillet steak and home cooked chips!! Drinks were very good too, tried quite a few of the flavoured gins, and all were made to perfection. I would highly recommend this pub to anyone staying in the area or just passing through - you're sure to get a warm welcome!

We were a party of 8 celebrating a Birthday.

Booked through Quandoo. Turned up to find that Quandoo don’t let them know when they have taken bookings!

Fantastic veggie dish made to my requirements, decent size potions good quality ingredients not ‘fast food’ you usually get in pubs, not cheap but well worth it! 2 starters 2 mains pint lager g & t and porn star martini £70

We turned up at 8pm and they managed to find us a table so quickly, it was great. Drinks are reasonably priced and all the staff were so helpful and went out of their way for us.

Lovely cosy pub. Had a Special seafood risotto to die for. Nachos ate amazing Lovely staff. Thank you for a lovely evening

Stopped off for some dinner and was pleasantly surprised. Food was good with a relaxed atmosphere. Reasonably priced and would go back again if in the area.

First visit to this typical country pub. Nice friendly greeting. Didnt book a table but was offered a table and ordered drinks which were bought to the table together with the menu. Specials board was available although our attention was not drawn to it. Food was served promptly and was excellent. I had the pie of the day which was chicken and leek...lots of tasty chunks of chicken in a white creamy sauce...which was delicious. My partner had a burger which was also excellent. If you are looking for a reasonably priced pub meal then I would definitely recommend The Maltsters. PS..the beer is good too

After a lovely walk in the bluebell woods, we were impressed with the welcoming atmosphere and friendly, attentive and accommodating staff. Well kept beers and cider. Superb, freshly cooked food, beautifully presented. We had fish and chips and double burgers which we all enjoyed but there were other very tempting offerings and we’ll definitely be returning to try them out. Chocolate Brownies were divine. What’s not to like?

Starters lovely made me risotto beautiful

Came here for dinner unexpectedly but made room for us anyway. Bartenders were kind, service was really good. Even though I normally do not like the more rowdy pubby scene, in this case it was just fun and homely(maybe just a British thing, but certainly not what I would expect in a Dutch bar-restaurant).

Stopped for lunch with the dog after a walk in the woods to see the Bluebells. We were only customers and barman was very helpful fetching water for the dog and serving drinks at the table. We ordered the specials which was Ciabatta one with fiery chicken and one eith roasted veg. Both with chunky chips. Food came quick and was delicious. Well presented and nicely cooked and very tasty. The vegetarian one had vegetables cooked perfectly with no sloppy bits but not too crunchy either (I'm told!). Chicken came with home made raita dip to help with the fiery sauce although it was more of a tingle as opposed to a burn. Very nice taste. Top up drinks served at table and generally well looked after. Surroundings are lovely too and really nice feel. Not a massive lunch menu to choose from but what we had was lovely. Would recommend to anyone.

Hadn’t been here for a long time but thought we’d visit again and have a spot of Saturday lunch.A lovely, clean pub with smart yet traditional decor. Friendly, passionate staff with good knowledge but I felt the food options were sparse. The homemade pie wouldn’t be ready for another half hour. Hmm.I chose the bacon & onion quiche and my husband the pasta with meatballs both specials at £8.50. We had a long 25minutes plus wait and when the food arrived mine was a very meagre portion of partially burned quiche which wasn’t nice and a large portion of sweet potato chips. I would gladly have paid more money for a lunch that would satisfy my hunger. While we ate, a table was seated beside us and also informed the pie was to be ready in about half an hour(still?) Also, the back door to the pub was open creating a bit of a breeze which is fine when you’re busy staff but not seated on a late March day. Sorry it pains me to say that I won’t rush back. I left hungry.

We didn't mean to stop at the Malsters, but a water main closed the road to Daventry so we gave it a try. It has been a couple of years since I last visited and boy has it improved!! My son said it was the best steak he had had in ages, possibly the best ever (he likes it almost blue) and was juicy and cooked to perfection. I had the haddock which was also moist and covered in lovely crispy batter. Will definetly be going again.

Met here with friends for dinner but we were disappointed. Food was very well presented but didn't live up to expectations. Waited a very long time for our meals and we all said we still felt hungry when we left!

Best fish and chips my wife has ever tasted! I had the steak which was fabulous. The atmosphere was great as was the relaxed music. Staff were very friendly. We are coming back again tomorrow to sample the cocktails and try more of the amazing food!

Absolutely terrible . Waited forever for food. Came eventually and was bland and poor quality. Asked for steak knife as beef was tough with Sunday lunch . Pudding was rubber . Then realised after was overcharged. Very poor quality and would not recommend it .

Stopped by fro a quick drink with my Wife, never been in before but we were impressed, good Wine, Food being served looked good.

Visited for another quiz night at the Maltsters and couldn't resist trying the special Valentine's menu. The mains were delicious and the chocolate baked Alaska for a sharing dessert was lovely.

Four of us arrived at around 2-00 pm and were made very welcome. We ordered lunch and ended up with two gammon egg and chips (the Day's Special) , a cheese-burger and a Nachos. The food was excellent and the chips were superb.

Lovely meal with friends at the Maltsters. All meals were well cooked and presented. Delicious pork belly , lamb two ways and the steaks perfect. Busy and warm atmosphere with very efficient and attentive service. Important to book a table

We visited for a family meal in the evening. We were given a warm welcome and our prebooked table had the required high chair in place for us. there was a good selection of fantastic food. The staff were very efficient and there was a lovely atmosphere. Well worth a visit.

Awesome seafood risotto! Incredible - well done to the chef - will definitely visit again when next in the area

We had a fabulous meal, fantastic food, brilliant service and a lovely warm atmosphere. Highly recommended

It’s a local, but it was 12 months since we ate in here. It wont be that long next time.

Family night out. Food was amazing as always. Service was great. Good selection of drinks. Fantastic cocktails !!!!! What more could you want ?

Came here for a evening meal with friends recently and what a surprise. Haven’t visited this pub for quite a few years after a disastrous meal and although it has changed hands since I had not gone back.

We really enjoyed our evening here. The food was delicious and so were the staff 😉The pub had a great atmosphere with plenty of laughter

Just had a lovely Sunday lunch the food was of a very high standard

We only popped in for a pre dinner drink and have booked to return for dinner before Christmas.

A beautiful local pub with a warm and friendly welcome!

My daughter and I met up at this rural pub for Sunday lunch. I had the vegetarian roast, and my daughter had the pork. Both dishes were delicious. This is most certainly not your average pub grub! We were given a warm welcome and very attentive service. Thoroughly recommended!

We dropped in for a dessert and a couple of drinks while were out for a drive. Really friendly welcome. The boys behind the bar were really good. Knowledgeable, chatty and willing to let us try tasters of things we weren't familiar with. Because of this I tried the shiraz gin with bitter lemon (as they suggested) and it was lovely.