Malt Shovel

Pub Details

Address: Church Road

Gaydon

Warwickshire

CV35 0ET

Telephone: (01926) 641221

Opening Times: Weekdays
11 - 3, 5 - 11, 11 - 11 Fri, Sat
Sundays
12 - 10.30

Location

Good Pub Guide Recommended

In a quiet village just off the M40; nice mix of pubby bar and smarter restaurant, tasty food and five real ales The cheery licensees at this spotlessly kept and friendly pub serve particularly well kept Fullers London Pride, Greene King Abbot, Everards Tiger, Wadworths 6X, Wye Valley and possibly a guest such as Black Sheep, and most of their dozen or so wines are available by the glass. Mahogany-varnished boards through to bright carpeting link the entrance with the bar counter and its lined-up stools on the right and the blazing log fire on the left. The central area has a high-pitched ceiling, milk churns and earthenware containers in a loft above the bar. Three steps take you up to a little space with some comfortable sofas overlooked by a big stained-glass window and reproductions of classic posters. Dining is as important here as the beer, and at the other end is a busy eating area with fresh flowers on the mix of kitchen, pub and dining tables; piped music, darts and games machine. They will keep your credit card if you run a tab outside. The springer spaniel is called Rosie and the jack russell is Mollie.

Good Pub Guide Food

Enjoyable food, cooked by the chef/landlord, includes good lunchtime sandwiches and panini, ploughman's, salads, duck with orange, lemon and honey, wild boar and apple sausages, battered haddock, four cheese ravioli, gammon, egg and chips, battered fish, and steaks.