Name: The Malt Shovel Inn
Address: Blackmore Ln, Bridgwater, Bridgwater, Bridgwater, TA5 2NE, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

Heating

Garden

Express check-in

Patio

Outdoor furniture

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Room service

Hairdryer

Shower/Bathtub

Wardrobe/Closet

Linens

Toiletries

Rooms

Accessibility features

Wheelchair Accessible

Accessibility

Iron and board

Laundry

Services and amenities

Coffee/tea for guests

Diet menu (on request)

Breakfast

Restaurant

Snack bar

Kettle

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet access

Internet

Picnic area

Recreation

Parking

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Fax and copy machine

Business

Pets allowed

Pets

Location

At the guest house

Room amenities

Walled Gardens of Cannington

Oatley Vineyard

Cardiff Airport

Bristol Airport

Exeter International Airport

The Malt Shovel Inn

Bridgwater

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

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7-beds

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9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Had a late afternoon family Sunday roast get together to say farewell to our granddaughter who was leaving to go to Boston University for a year.

All we can say is it was superb! Food was amazing, service first class and to make it really special for our granddaughter she presented with  a  ' good luck' cake.

6 out of 8 of us had roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Wow! Meat, veg, presentation all first class (and plentiful) our other two meals were lasagne and a mixed grill. Again top notch.

Thank you. You made it really special.  Can't wait to return.

Malt Shovel -a  little gem of a find

My family and I were delighted by the quality of food and excellent value at the restaurant. Shelly looked after us very well. The place was immaculate. It is hard to imagine us not going back! A sensational afternoon!

The steak that I ordered was simply excellent. Kid friendly, dog friendly.... efficient and charming service all round. Could not recommend more highly.

Stunning!

Me and my wife had booked a double room was very spacious and immensely clean
Great Wi-Fi signal also 

The staff were very welcoming and had seated us to a nice table when we was waiting for food I had the lamb tumbler and my wife had ordered the herb cod I must say it was absolutely Devine we will be booking again very soon. 

Thankyou Julie and her team for our wonderful stay

Excellent

If I hadn't prepaid, I'd have refused the room and gone elsewhere.  

It smelt overwhelmingly damp.  It was a very depressing arrival.  I had to ask for towels.  To air the room I had the heat on all evening (in July!).  The bed felt damp when I pulled back the duvet: it took a while to get rid of the smell, and rather longer to make the bed feel like I'd want to get into it. 

The room had very little privacy, its large window looking straight onto the children's play area, with no net or screen. It's nice to have the garden/tables outside the room, but the pub was hosting a large function, so I didn't really feel welcome in using them, and had to keep my curtains shut.  I don't suppose this happens every day, but I'd paid for a room in good faith, not expecting it to be literally 2m away from a noisy party.  The place's layout just doesn't seem to work when there's a function on and the rooms are in unrelated use.

I retreated to my room but it was noisy - kids were being kids in the play area. I had to have the window open to air the place, so the noise almost drowned out the TV.   About the TV: it had no remote control. But then, it had no aerial cable either.  I'm not sure what it was there for.  Happily I carried a WiFi TV stick, so I was able to watch Netflix.  

I booked by following the link on the pub;s website, which took me to Expedia.  Beguiled by the description there of "bed and breakfast" I booked only to learn on arrival that no breakfast was being served.  I have no evidence that I paid for a booking with breakfast... but it's really disappointing.  Incidentally, the farm shop 2 minutes away serves a good breakfast: the pub could have mentioned that.  The pub is half an hour's walk from the centre of Cannington, so your options for other food and drink are limited.  

In the morning, "check-out time" was 10am,  but no one from the pub was around at 9.30am.  So I left the key in the room and departed, deflated by the whole experience, and  very glad I only booked one night.

I've stayed in some basic accommodation before, but this is really the low end.   I'd spent the week staying in the area in other pubs with rooms.  By comparison, this was certainly overpriced, and poor all round.  Would I come back? No, in case that wasn't already obvious. 



Like a motel but without the charm

Dined here last night and it was very pleasing to read a menu with Gluten free options and have People willing to check  ingredients.

Enjoyed Ham, Eggs and GF Bubble & Squeak

Reccomended for Coeliacs.

Looking forward to returning

Gluten free on the menu !!

We had a family meal on Saturday for 9 of us. The food was great, really tasty, and the service was fantastic. The staff were very accommodating and friendly. We used to visit this pub over the years with my parents so it was lovely to come back and see it revived.  It has been updated but still retains its old world charm. Will definitely be back if we are in the area.

Lovely to revisit the Malt Shovel

Great weekend away with my hubby.  We spent 2 nights here.  The room was big and clean.  The location was beautiful and very peaceful and idyllic.

The staff are very friendly and a very big thank you to Kyle who was extremely helpful and accommodating where my meals was concerned as I can only eat small portions and he allowed me to order of the childrens meal.   He was always cheerful and happy to chat.

The meals are lovely and the portion size is great.

I highly recommend this hotel if your looking for a peaceful and relaxing getaway.  We will definitely book again.  

Many thanks to you all.

Angela Clark

Idyllic and beautiful hotel.

Had 3 nights here over 5,6,7/08/22 with our two dogs. Staff were excellent and very friendly. Unfortunately did not have chance to sample the evening food or Sunday roast, the breakfast was excellent though. We hope to stay here next time we are down this way.

Just a great place to stay

Our first visit to this beautiful country pub. Visited on Sunday 31st July, what a gem made to feel welcome the minute we walked in, even though it was busy the staff gave us immediate attention. The Sunday lunch was amazing everything fresh and good quality All cooked to perfection. Service staff were polite, and attentive even though they were busy. We were really impressed, would recommend a visit.

Sunday lunch

Fantastic place from start to finish. The food is absolutely spot on. This is definitely not what I would call a gastropub: it’s more of a local pub serving restaurant quality food. It’s big so there’s no atmosphere whatsoever so you have to enjoy who you’re with! The staff are wonderful; very accommodating and charming. A brilliant accidental find.

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