Literally, I have driven past this pub 1000 times and never stopped before. What a mistake in the past. The food was fabulous and not too expensive. The beer was good with excellent choices of good real ales.. Daughter was delighted with the vegetarian options. The service was spot on. A lovely family run pub with a great menu.
If you don't mind a bit of a wait it's well worth a visit no ping food here proper home cooked food can recommend the cajun chicken sizzler and the Eton mess for dessert excellent
Superb pub with great beers and a delicous interesting menu with good choices. Also all the staff and customers are very dog friendly (regulars bring dog biscuits or water over to your table!) Deffo one of our regular haunts now as Walter the Labradoodle likes the 10oz Ribeye Steak offcuts ...... IF I leave any
Brought my Mum for fish and chips today after dining here fairly frequently. It is always good service, value and quality but today all three of us thought it was the best fish and chips i can remember having anywhere. I can certainly recommend the homemade gravy, too (though not with fish!). Thanks, we'll be back soon.
Lovely and cosy place. Had a nice cosy lounge, a seperate restaurant , a small games room, and another modernised lounge area, something for everyone. We felt most welcome (including Jess,our doggie)
The staff, although the young lady was on her own, made us feel most welcome and was very attentive.
Had a gorgeous meal, loved it, very happy.
Always fantastic food, service and value. Can't recommend the place any higher. Try it for yourself. �
Had a lovely meal here yesterday, food was quality & the staff were very helpful & friendly. Would definitely recommend 👍🏼😊
Wow what can I say the food was absolutely delicious definitely worth a visit and the staff and all the locals are so friendly and helpful,I will definitely be coming back x
Lovely atmosphere, very good staff, but most importantly the food and drink was exceptional!
Really impressed, thank you �
Visited the shovels a few time whilst supporting a large group of individuals with learning disabilities could not fault the food or the service we received staff were all super helpful and friendly 'chris' even came to wish us a happy holiday and a very good night after hes shift had ended ... will definitely be visiting again
I think we have found our new *local* x Labradoodle friendly x Great food x Excellent staff x See you again soon x
Fantastic food, great service, reasonable prices. Definitely recommend.
Called in for a late Sunday lunch for 8 and 2 dogs. Staff were lovely and friendly, super efficient. The food was very good, I opted for halloumi salad and a side order of fat chips which was the perfect amount of food for me. The Sunday roast was absolutely enormous and according to members of the group; delicious. I had room for a dessert so ordered the shovel cheesecake, again just the right amount so was left comfortably full. Overall a very nice lunch 😊
We visited on the last night of our holiday in Knott End. Great welcome, dog friendly, spotlessly clean and lovely atmosphere. The staff team were so helpful, friendly and attentive. The food was great quality, generous portions and great value. Loads of choice for veggies and vegans too. The chips were amazing!!! When we arrived it was fairly quiet so we were given a bigger table to give us more space for us and our old rescue dog. Honestly can't recommend it enough! Thanks for a lovely evening. X
We were recommended a visit here by friends so decided to book in for the roast....I'm not sure if the meat choices change each week but there were only 2 meats on the menu which was a bit of a surprise.
The roast came with broccoli and carrots and parsnips, roast potatoes, gravy and a Yorkshire pud. Everything was served on the plate so you had no control on portion size. There were no extra choices either like cauliflower cheese etc.
It was nice we all enjoyed it
Beautiful family run pub really friendly and polite amazing food the best ever I’ve tasted definitely a must in hambleton
Popped in for a quick bite to eat. Staff friendly and welcoming dog also made welcome with water and dog treat, late afternoon early evening so difficult to judge the atmosphere all in all a very pleasant experience will definitely be back. Well done to chef and all staff.
Andrew Currie (Andy Currie)
+5
An absolute gem of a place, the building has been there since I think the mid 1700's and it has that charm about it. The staff were so friendly and welcoming, they even gave our wee doggo some treats. The owner gave the kids a wee bar game to play once they had finished their dinner. It also has a games room, darts, pool and a jukebox. Wish we could have went more than we did. Everyone in the shovels Inn were so friendly. The owner loves his fishing, a fountain of knowledge and pointed us in the direction a great fishing shop. Definitely worth a visit
We went for a Sunday roast here after the Shovels was recommended on the Hambleton FB chat, the first surprise was no chicken as a choice ... A couple of us don't do red meat and find pork a bit fatty .... However the pork was really nice so that was not as bad as we originally thought.
The food came quickly, service was good and we all enjoyed it ... No extras were offered like cauliflower cheese which we probably would've had .... It's not the best roast I've had but it's definitely not the worst!!! We had an enjoyable afternoon here
We are staying locally on holiday and booked a table for 7 including myself in a wheelchair. Booking and arriving no problems what so ever.
The food what can we say was absolutely gorgeous piping hot, excellent size portions the chips were to die for. I’m sure we will be back before we head off home.
Tonight we booked a table for 8 adults and a dog. We received a very warm welcome and nothing was too much trouble. We had one of our party who required a gluten free meal and the gentleman came over and explained everything that was available in detail. The food came very promptly, it was piping hot. portion sizes were very good and meals were delicious. We highly recommend the Sunday lunch.The service was the best we have ever had in a pub and we would like to thank you all very much. We hope to see you again. Even Freddie the dog had a treat.
Food was great, went on saturday night and got a big portion so never had dessert which look big also, our 3rd time here.
Great pub. Have had food in the past which was superb, but not this visit. Lovely atmosphere. Well worth a visit.
The best pub food I've had in ages. Great quality, quantity and value. Very good service. Thoroughly recommended.
The staff make this place perfect. They can't do enough for you. Nice relaxed pub. We never ate but the food looked delicious. Next time we are in the area we will be booking a table for a meal
An Excellent Place to Eat it has a lovely friendly atmosphere, it's also dog friendly and can also park your motorhome as there is plenty parking. In addition they sell excellent hand sewn items which supports a local hospice which are made by a local sewing group.
Keep up the good work Y'all
Excellent service, accepted dogs and even came over with a bowl of water and plenty of strokes for our Border Collie pup X Temp checked when arrived and paper bag given with cutlery and condiments. Food was so tasty, lasagne exceptional. Son wanted chicken with chips and peppercorn sauce , was no trouble to change from menu. Decor was lovely, very warm and welcoming. Would recommend and look forward to returning
Came across this restaurant while researching the area as we were coming on holiday nearby. Couldn't resist booking, given our surname. The food was lovely, highly recommend the steak and ale pie. Will return again when in area. Thank you all x
Lovely independent pub. Good food that came out really quickly. Not the cheapest but not the most expensive meal I ever had either.
Great food, helpful staff, good atmosphere.
Great pub with fantastic selection of beers and lagers. Landlord was so friendly and attentive, made to feel so welcome. Will definitely be back
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