The Malt Shovel at Barston

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The Malt Shovel at Barston

📍 10 minutes from the NEC
🐠 Fish specials, local British cuisine
📞 Reservation 01675 443 223
🍻 Happy hour (4-6 weekday only)
🍴Open daily Barston, Solihull.
(757)

An independent Country pub & restaurant. Charming relaxed bar with log fires & English garden for summer al fresco dining. Separate stylishly converted barn restaurant. Food is cooked to order with imaginative, modern British dishes making the best of fresh seasonal ingredients. Local produce is sourced using the highest quality butchers & the well known fresh fish specials board is developed dail

y. Cask ales, imported beers & fine wines. A short hop from Birmingham centre, the NEC, international train station and airport. Our aim is to simply offer the best food, beer & wine around with the friendliest service! Bar open all day for drinks. Reservations are recommended

16/06/2026

Introducing our new light bite Summer menu! 🍔

These dishes are perfect for sharing, snacking or satisfying those smaller cravings.

Our summer light bite menu starts this Friday 19th June.

Available every Friday & Saturday throughout summer from 3-5pm.

Come join us! ☀️

24/05/2026

Join us this Bank Monday 25th of May for a one time special offer of “Burger & Pint” for just £22! 🍻🍔
Lunch served 12-4pm
Bar open until 6pm 🥂

24/04/2026

Sun out, buns out ☀️

Come join us tonight in our beer garden because Summer tastes better between two buns…

Steak beef burger, smoked apple-wood cheese, bacon,iceberg, tomato, red onion, Gherkin with chilli jam & rustic fries

Nothings better than a burger in the sunshine 🍔

08/04/2026

Patio season is our favourite season because everything tastes better outside ☀️

Nothing beats this..
Look at the glorious weather & perfect garden!

Come join us 🥂

15/03/2026

We’re here & ready for turning “Mom’s Day Off” into a masterpiece, one plate at a time 🍽️

Shoutout to the crew holding it down on the busiest Sunday of the year! 🙌

06/03/2026

✨Our new refined menu, made for unforgettable bites

Pan fried chicken supreme
Bubble & squeak, grilled artichoke, mushrooms, leeks in white wine cream

Grilled lamb rump
Minted baby new potatoes, broccoli puree, purple sprouting, sun blushed tomatoes & wild garlic salsa Verde

Lemon meringue pie
Forest fruit sorbet

Crisp pork belly
Maple & rosemary lyonnaise potatoes, Gochujang pork croquette, sesame & miso buttered charred Hispi cabbage

Come join us and enjoy fresh flavors, great food, and a warm welcome. 🥂

20/02/2026

Reel in the flavor this Friday! 🎣

Come join us this weekend for some wonderful fish specials, or just a classic fish & chips…

Beer-battered or grilled? We’ve got the lot let us know your favorite!

14/02/2026

💕 Roses are red, violets are fine, but dinner with us? That’s the real Valentine 💕

Valentine’s Day at The Malt Shovel done right 🍸

05/12/2025

The new sign is shining just in time for the cold nights.

With winter fully settling in and Christmas creeping closer every day, it’s the perfect moment to step inside, warm up, and treat yourself to a drink or something comforting to eat❄️🍻

17/11/2025

🏆✨ WE DID IT! ✨🏆
Gastro Pub of the Year… for the 3rd year in a row!

Thank you to everyone who voted, dines with us, supports us, tags us, recommends us, and keeps our pub buzzing every single day.
You lot really are the reason we get to do what we do 💛

Here’s to good food, good people & keeping the crown where it belongs 🥂🍽️✨

Address

Barston Lane, Barston
Solihull
B920JP

Website

http://www.themaltshovelatbarston.com/, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/The9thFoodAwardsEngland2024

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