The Malt Shovel - Gaydon

Booking was easy using Quandoo. Delicious food that was freshly cooked. Service was prompt and efficient. The staff were all friendly, polite and efficient. We appreciated that a jug of water was offered and refill available, all without asking. Would definitely recommend eating here and hope to return.

As good as always with friendly staff and great food

Lovely lunch on the terrace in the sunshine. Quality, tasty food and lovely, friendly and efficient staff. Will be back soon.

Lovely place with lovely food. Great staff and friendly atmosphere

The food was gorgeous, although my chips on the 'Chip Shop Board' where a little too salted and had lost their delicious crips, it was tasty nonetheless.

Really nice time, thank you very much for a lovely meal

Meet up of family in between locations. Great place to do this. Food was excellent, the waiter could not have been better. We have been before and looking forward to going again later in the year.

everything except the lamb cutlets was great - just the lamb was very chewy and the steak knife wasn't strong enough

A Sunday evening visit - good food at fair price.

Thanks so much, staff were so lovely and friendly, food great. We really enjoyed our (first) visit.

Our first visit to the Malt Shovel. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent. I would recommend and well be visiting again.

The staff very kindly found us a table in the bar area because our guests insisted on bringing their dog with them (& dogs understandably not allowed in the restaurant). The table was great, the staff wonderfully attentive & friendly and the food/drink were excellent, however the bar was busy with a few loud individuals - but, it is a pub, so no complaints!

Unpleasant to have the tv on directly above our table. Very noisy in the bar area, difficult to hear conversations at our table. Food was good quality but very limited options available and large portions - only burger and chips offered as vegetarian option. Serving staff were friendly and gave a warm welcome

Awesome atmosphere, very good food, we had a wonderful time.

Very tasty Sunday lunch with gluten free options and good beer

Service was very friendly and efficient. The food was delicious and interesting. Thoroughly recommend eating here.

Wonderful mushroom starter and great roast dinner with good choice of ale

We had a family lunch over the weekend, the choice was excellent and portion size generous, desserts in particular. Our lovely waitress couldn't do enough to make sure we had everything we needed, including crayons and colouring sheets for the 5 year old ..it should've been busier, well worth a visit. We will go again.

Everything was great but do you really need a muted TV on? Half way point between us and relations so will visit again (if not in line of sight of offending TV) :)

A lovely country pub with lovely food and excellent service

Great food, great service, beautiful setting and decor. Kept the kids entertained too 👌🏻

Enjoyable family catch up despite it being St.Patricks day. Food as always well presented and delicious. Would appreciate wider choice of bitters including a weaker one ! Would visit again, as halfway between Hertfordshire and Shropshire.

Great service, lovely food. Nice atmosphere and a warm friendly pub.

Greeted very cheerfully, and a nice table had been reserved for us. We enjoyed a very pleasant lunch in nice surroundings. The food was tasty, fresh and well cooked

Extensive menu. Lovely staff. Good quality food. Warm and welcoming

Delicious food, lots to choose from. Very friendly service Excellent value for money

We felt really well looked after on Mother's Day. Although really busy they were very attentive.

Excellent food and service. Would definitely recommend The Malt Shovel.

Firstly, my waitress was great. But my drink order took 15 mins to arrive and food took nearly 50 mins to arrive. It was busy, but as all tables were reserved, it would have been obvious it was going to be a busy night. They definitely need more staff. Also, I know it's a family pub, but there were little kids running outsid, then inside, then outside, then inside... it would be nice to enjoy a relaxing meal...which is what I went for.

First visit, service was excellent, we arrived early and were seated straight away. Food options were varied. We were left for the perfect amount of time to decide on our food choices. Food was decent. We were checked on to ensure everything was ok. Was reasonably busy creating a good buzzy atmosphere. We were acknowledged again on leaving. Thank you all who looked after us today. Only downside was the cockatoo slightly noisy.

Lovely pub, with very friendly staff, and great food. Wish we lived nearer. Special shout out to John and Ellie for their great service.

The Malt Shovel is a lovely pub with great food and fab staff.

The service was excellent The owners were very attentive and helpful The food was amazing

Lovely atmosphere and attentive staff However my steak and ale pie turned out to be chicken and cheese!!!

Excellent service and great food. Couldn’t have been better. We will be back.

Lovely pub with friendly staff. Service was exceptional and food delicious !

Warm welcome, friendly staff, excellent lunch which was great value.

Love this pub , great food and fabulous service. The atmosphere is warm and friendly a great place for lunch or dinner. The sweets are to die for too.

Worth a visit, highly recommend the food and service was excellent

A delicious Sunday roast lamb meal in a restful atmosphere.

Lovely little table out of the way, delicious quick service, great food options, amazing desserts and nice touch to have a shovel! Thank you

We enjoyed it. The Waiting time was the biggest concern.

Great food (despite what I requested not being available !) and excellent service

Comfortable homely surroundings friendly staff ,food was well presented tasty ,the only downfall was the pizza as it was quite doughy and topping quite bland ,my daughter didn't enjoy, bit could highly recommend the Sunday roast

Lovely happy staff. Excellent food. There was too long a wait between courses. Not enough staff to keep the flow of service.

Excellent Sunday lunch. Used to use the pub a lot (as my M40 services) during my working life. Standard still as high as in previous years - nothing negative to say.

Lovely meal with friends. Sat in the corner window recess which is cosy although is a little echoey. Very good service from a lovely new waitress from Ireland. Very friendly. Portions quite large but tasty. Husband had the Irish stew which he loved. Will come again.

Lovely pub. Fabulous food especially desert. Good service too. Great staff. Will be back.

Historic place with an outstanding service, i can not stop recomending this place.

Lovely food and friendly staff with a relaxed atmosphere will definitely be returning soon.