The Malt Shovel Inn, Eynsford - pub details
Address: Station Road, Eynsford, Dartford, Kent, DA4 0ER [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 24835)
Eynsford (0.2 miles), Shoreham (2.6 miles), Swanley (2.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by young_camra_collectiv on 17 Jun 2005
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> Current user rating: 5.0/10 (rated by 16 users)
> Local guide: Kent pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Plough and Harrow, Eynsford (0.2 miles), Castle Hotel, Eynsford (0.4 miles), Five Bells, Eynsford (0.4 miles), Lion, Farningham (1.2 miles), Chequers, Farningham (1.2 miles)
user reviews of the Malt Shovel Inn, Eynsford
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| Awful, truly awful. High prices for mediocre food. Ordered 3 meals - lamb (asked for it well done but was told it would be done how the chef wants to do it!), burger and chips and mushroom puff pastry crown (asked for it minus the cheese sauce as I cannot eat cheese and am veggie) very little veggie choice. Advised it would be a 30-45 minute wait which we accepted. Then after 30 mins were told that they couldn't leave off the cheese sauce as it was already made with the sauce on top - obviously not freshly cooked. At that point we left. The other meals we saw brought out looked pretty ropey too. To add to that bar staff didn't seem to care about what they were doing, didn't see one of them mile and two were bickering with each other whilst seving our drinks and the place is really badly laid out. Like someone else here said, you feel like you'e in the way wherever you stand or sit. Avoid - go anywhere else but here. seadragon - 10 May 2009 16:26 |
| Pub serves good quality pints, but unfortunately food was ok. Ordered the steak pie, and got a massive piece as it was the last bit - didn't know whether he was being nice or clearing out the kitchen. Unfortunately its turned into a London retreat - mums in 4x4s parking all over Eynsford and the Ford trying to show their kids what the country is like. TyronW - 7 Jan 2009 12:26 |
| Just to say, I am guilty of adding to my last comment, as I am a city dweller, so cant really get that het up about it. KittyP - 27 May 2008 16:51 |
| Haven't been here for about a year but from what I have read, it hasn't changed much. On first appearances you think its going to be a comfy, country pub but once you actually look around and walk through, nothing seems to quite add up. Now I am a fan of quite dark pubs and don't mind furniture that is falling apart even (slight exaggeration), as long as it has charactered and fits. I don't mean everything matching but at least an idea of, well, something and this pub does not have this. I have never been over to the right hand side. Is this all dining? All the furniture was uncomfortable and no matter where I sat, I felt cramped in and totally in the way and in the faces of the other customers. The bar man on one occasion was just bizarre. Like he didn't really quite know where he was. Apparently their bitter was reasonably well kept but I didn't have any. The flowers on the tables were quite classy but (again) just didn't, go. We once sat out side on a bright, spring, Sunday lunchtime, due to the smoking ban but were glad, as it was a much more pleasurable experience. Eynsford is unfortunately (in the most part, not all), not really a country kinda place but more of a London suburb, overspill. Especially on a hot sunny weekend, it can be unbearable. KittyP - 27 May 2008 16:47 |
| i must sat that i found it realy dreadfull the waitress was rude and inconsierderatd and the head chef tristan made an apperance and was very discusted at ther attitude toward the costomers who were dinning there ljstevens - 27 May 2008 16:07 |
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