The Malt Shovel Tavern

Always a great selection of beer; unusual midweek opening hours, in that pub doesn't open until 4.00 p.m. so no lunchtime drinking.
Apr 10th, 2023

Very traditional pub. Good selection of ales. Friendly. Great atmosphere.
May 1st, 2023

Always a good atmosphere, polite friendly staff, regular live bands plus guest real ales and ciders. Try it, you may just enjoy yourself.
Apr 30th, 2023

I visited this excellent real ale and real cider pub 3 minutes away from the Albion / Phipps real ale house on Saturday 9th April 2022 This pub is a great real ale house, and i was so impressed with the staff clientelle and propper pub feeling to the place Lyndsay behind the batmr was so helpful today in ordering me a taxi to northamptons football ground. Saturday 29th April 2023 I again visited this fantastic real ale pub wow it had a beer festival on today an how great it was see a picture of outside festival beer on pubs site This pub is, in my opinion, Northamptons' best real ale by far in Northampton
Apr 28th, 2023

Excellent selection or real ales and good music on the night as well
Apr 13th, 2023