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The Malt Shovel, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

The Malt Shovel

4.5
4.5
87 Reviews
£25 and under
British

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2 people
19:00
Booked 18 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for groups
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The Malt Shovel is a family owned independent pub in Hartshill, Nuneaton
We open 7 days a week, have a great selection of beer, ales, ciders and wines and serve delicious from 12pm daily. We also have our outdoor Aspalls Area with its electronic retractable roof and sides we have you covered come rain or shine. Our team pride ourselves on offering a warm and friendly atmosphere and we hope to see you soon.


Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed 12:00–22:30 Thu–Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 12:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    024 7639 2501
  • Payment Options
    Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 87 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseEnergetic

Loved For

  • Warwickshire

    Great for brunch

  • Warwickshire

    Child-friendly

  • Warwickshire

    Good for groups

  • Warwickshire

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Warwickshire

    Great for outdoor dining

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The Malt Shovel boasts a "great atmosphere and food," offering "phenomenal choice" and "great value for money." Patrons are consistently impressed by the "delicious home made food" and "huge portions." The staff are "friendly and hard working," and the cozy pub ambiance makes it "always a pleasure to come back."

87 Reviews
  1. Vicki

    Norfolk/Suffolk

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a lovely meal today. The table was great and spacious for 8 of us, there was plenty of choice for everyone's taste. The food came out quickly and was delicious, everyone loved their meal. The staff were friendly and polite and very helpful. Will definitely be coming back for many meals.

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  2. Carolyn

    Caribbean

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The only negative (which is laso a positive) when busy parking can be an issue.

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  3. Glenn

    Warwickshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 31 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great atmosphere and food, always welcoming - thanks.

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  4. Paul

    Gloucestershire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 26 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    How do they provide such a great range of food out of such a small kitchen…but they do. Typical village pub with great range of drinks and food. Has been just the same these last 50 years. Great value for money, phenomenal choice and the staff are terrific. Cannot fault The Malt Shovel.

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  5. Rowan

    Warwickshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 25 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Good place to go and eat staff were friendly and meal was lovely, service was good

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  6. Denise

    Warwickshire

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 January 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    Arrived and sat for nearly 25 min awaiting order to be taken while others around coming in and being served Food arrived 2 or the 3 meals where extremely undercooked.Steaks blue rather than medium rare. Everyone's chips and veg were stone cold and limp. Sent one of the steaks back in the end as was having trouble cutting it due to it being pretty much raw. It came back about 3 minutes later obviously thrown in the microwave,was medium rare at this point but tough and inedible and everything on the plate was still stone cold. So gave up left it and paid and went without dessert. Two of the other tables around us also were having problems with their meals although wasn't at all busy like it normally is

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  7. Rachel

    Warwickshire

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 22 January 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Very slow service considering there were only three tables occupied. Upon receiving my pizza, it was lukewarm with a crust I found difficult to cut through-rock hard!

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  8. Shaun

    Cumbria

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Took my wife, kids and 9mth old grandson today and we all loved it. Portions are big and a great price. Staff was lovely and polite. Many thanks Malt Shovel.

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  9. Damian

    Warwickshire

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Everything was great apart from the ending there was a party of 8 who were stood at bar waiting for us to vacate our table and we had not had pudding but if had of done we’d of been there longer and could hear them talking about us hurrying up but would say was as much the venue at fault for not leaving enough time between bookings apart from that was all good

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  10. Ian

    Dorset

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 18 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a great meal, thank you That was all I was going to write but it looks like I need to use 50 characters!

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The Malt Shovel is rated 4.5 stars by 87 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 18 times today
Google Map for The Malt Shovel

The Malt Shovel, 39 Grange Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV10 0SS

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Atherstone
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed 12:00–22:30 Thu–Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 12:00–22:00
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wine
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