Malt Shovel — Restaurant in England

If you're looking for a smart upmarket place with itallic script menus handwritten on pastel walls that charges six quid for a tin of trendy "craft beer" and another £15 for an organic Angus patty with caramelised onion relish on an organic brioche bun drizzled with Parmaggio shavings and sprinkled with sun dried yak mucus, then this really isn't the place for you. If you want a pint of decent Ale and a really good burger or omelette and chips with change from a tenner then get yourselves down. Sure the floor isn't made from distressed reclaimed pine, and the carpet might look more like what my gran had in the 1970s, but it is clean, and you don't eat the carpet. Friendly landlord, good Covid measures, and good home...

I was tempted to go in after having a long walk around the area but on looking in I saw only burly looking white males some looking like football fans you know stereotypes Britain First voters! And being black I did not really feel comfortable. I suppose it is the same as a white man walking into an all black pub? In the end it is always about race, not sexuality or sex, but race, and sadly always will be. I decided to not buy a pint but turned away thirsty. It is so close to where I live so...

Love this place! The food is homecooked and delicious. This is not a gastro pub, but the menu is extensive, and the prices are very reasonable. You can literally order the dish exactly how you want it because it's made to order. Lunchtimes only, and not a Monday, which is a shame, but that's why it's consistent. Its the same ladies cooking every time.

Brad and Margaret are so lovely, too, and are always welcoming. A...