The Malt Shovel Inn

Little gem of a place. Was a little concerned it may have been noisy being a pub, but it was nice and peaceful. There was an excellent choice of food, including vegetarian and gluten free. All cooked beautifully and well presented. This applied to both breakfast and evening dinner and was very reasonably priced. Room was spacious, clean and well equipped (tv, bottled water, tea and coffee facilities along with liquid soap etc). Highly recommended and would stay again if the opportunity ever arose.

Lovely stay and really good home cooked food during a stopover half way to Cornwall. Convenient as not too far from the motorway. Accommodation was very comfortable and quiet for a good night’s sleep. It is slightly separate from the pub itself. We had dinner in the pub, my partner had a lamb tumbler which he said was delicious and I had the steak and ale pie which was homemade and served with mash and fresh vegetables… Breakfast which was a full English was delicious and very reasonably priced. Staff were very friendly and helpful. This is a family run business and we were made to feel very welcome. Would definitely stay here again.

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

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 *******. 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.

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.

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