The Nag's Head in Malvern

Never had a bad pint. Worst thing is the time it takes to decide what to drink!

Great Sunday lunch. Very dog friendly.

Lovely cosy old pub with big newer dining room. Great Sunday menu with a lot of veggie options. Massive portions were much appreciated after a hike on the hills! Vegetarian options: Impressive number of veggie options on a more limited Sunday menu

Great range of food at reasonable prices. Catered for my allergies without an issue. Dietary restrictions: I have allergies to dairy, egg and fish. Was not an issue.

Lovely place to drink plenty fires etc , does get very busy. Atmosphere lovely, we also ate here amd lovely food aswell very reasonable prices.

Stopped off in Malvern to charge the car and found this pub just down the road. Ordered come drinks (great local Robinsons cider) and would have liked food but theyd just stopped serving lunch so I had so walk to Waitrose down the road and sneak sandwiches in to eat! Lovely pub but needs to serve food a bit longer!!

Excellent Sunday Lunch backed up with friendly staff and chilled, cosy atmosphere. Found this gem on Google after meeting friends for a dog walk on Malvern Hill. Luckily we booked a table as it was busy inside and outside from beginning to end. It s a very dog friendly pub but equally if the 4 legged fur ball isn t your thing, it s also good for a family gathering or date night! We all tucked into the roast, my only criticism was I like my beef rare and it was more like medium well but we were at the 3:00 sitting so the juicy bits already eaten. We shared a lemon basil tiramisu which was phenomenal and generous portion! We will definitely return when our calves allow us to move again!

Brilliant service, good food, excellent beer selection, easy to see why it s so popular.

Very good service , food is amazing and cooked fresh and served very promptly. Pre booking is advised is you want a table , we booked table for 8 no problem. Good selection of real ales , some craft keg , look out for the sharing bottles on the paper menu some gems on there ! Parking: Can get busy but plenty of free parking

Cracking staff last night, working very hard

Plum porter is mint

We visited yesterday with no booking, and unsurprisingly were unable to book a table. However, the staff went out of their way to contact us later on in the evening so we would ensure our booking for today! Incredibly happy with the food, atmosphere and service. Everyone was extremely friendly and the food was delicious and came to us quickly. We will be visiting here again!

Lovely old pub, will go again soon.

Absolutely amazing selection of real ales, we were there on a Sunday evening and it was packed.

A great place to eat & drink. Brilliant atmosphere and excellent food.

Hard to find - but worth it. Friendly service, fair prices and sufficient portions at fair prices. Recommended.

Popped in for a Sunday roast, portion sizes were decent and meal was pretty good

Atmosphere is 10/10, wouldn t say the service is great, sometimes they re a bit grumpy and hesitant to exchange pints that aren t right?

Superb traditional pub.

Brilliant place

We held my mother-in-laws funeral reception in the function room at the Nags Head and it worked really well. The staff were excellent making all the arrangements beforehand and nothing was too much trouble. The buffet was delicious and the beer is always very good. The sad occasion became a happy celebration of a wonderful person.The Nags Head is a superb venue.

Food is very good and served very fast. Dog friendly which could be a good or bad thing.

Great Sunday roast and traditional British fare. If the weather is good the back garden is very pleasant and peaceful. Dog friendly as well

Brilliant food. Fantastic ale. Lovely atmosphere. What more could you want for a Sunday afternoon!

Best pub, great beer

Ask for the beer menu. Superb collection of cask, keg and international bottles

Always great to have a Friday lunch drink and bite to eat

Wow! We stopped off for lunch, and well certainly be returning! Food was delicious and for a lunch completely overwhelming. The pub itself was like a museum, we walked around starstruck on the pictures and structure. I think over the years theyll be a few stories. recommended to visit and eat!

Delighted to have The Nags as our new local. Wed had recommendations from others, and visited for the first time last week. Its an excellent pub, with a good range of beers, nice seating areas and a friendly atmosphere. Will be back very soon!

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere

Lovely relaxed atmosphere and good value

Went with my large family, the pub was incredibly accommodating with a vibrant atmosphere, and the service was outstanding. Will hopefully be returning again!

I have been visiting this place since I was a teenager, firstly playing at the Phoenix Club and latterly having moved back to Malvern popping in occasionally to meet up with old friends. The Nags is always popular, with many well kept lager,cider and ales on offer. Dog friendly and very welcoming

Excellent ales... Some of the best in the Midlands. So 5 stars for beer. But my reason for the low rating is their ridiculous dining restrictions. I went in the pub at 6.30pm on a Saturday night after a hard day on the hills. There were abundant tables free. But incredibly, they said you cannot eat at any table outside of the dining room... An area which I never saw or frequented. I then asked if we could have a table in the dining area (wherever that was) but was told sorry we are fully booked tonight. This is at 6.30pm! So after a swift couple of pints we left. The barman kindly suggested that if we wanted to eat, there was a Chinese takeaway nearby... Yes, exactly what we wanted after travelling from Birmingham for the day. So in conclusion, this is a great pub that pretends to be a restaurant and falls woefully short. Make up your minds and start serving food at the tables!

Five of us came here after a walk. As a vegan I had a great meal, enjoying Old Mout cider, the vegan chilli con carne meal, and lemon and mango sorbets. My family enjoyed a range of meals and amongst them they decided the pie was particularly impressive, though all enjoyed their meals and the portion sizes seemed just perfect. The staff were very helpful and friendly and attentive. The toilets were decent. The restaurant area was separate to the bar which made the atmosphere for our meal a lot calmer but it was good to see how popular the bar was!

Amazing pub

One of the last proper pubs. No gastro nonsense, it s not a restaurant. Just a really good, proper pub!!

Excellent CamRA award-winning pub with a great selection of real ales. Very friendly atmosphere and log fires in winter. It could do with a lick of paint here and there, and some of the furniture is not the most comfortable. Its the best drinking pub in Malvern by far, and very good for food too in the Nags Tail restaurant. Theres a quiet garden at the back, and a very nice popular outdoor area at the front.

Great little gem of a pub. Dog friendly & good selection of drinks. Food looks great, but hadnt pre booked so sadly unable to eat there on this trip. Well be back!

Lovely for Sunday lunch, food was fab! Dogs very welcome. When we went, there was a dog under every table being very well behaved. Service very friendly and efficient. Thank you Vegetarian options: Best nut roast Ive had in a longtime!

What a wonderful place! Whether in a huge family or on a date. The food is incredible, and the staff are all so friendly and helpful. Will be back!

Amazingly busy pub serving wonderful food by delightful staff. 10/10

Great selection of inexpensive, interesting beer and larger. The slow cooked beef and ale pie was superb as were the potatoes, vegetables and copious lashings of gravy accompanying it. Top notch service. The staff were courteous, polite and very helpful. The atmosphere was positively eclectic with people from all walks of life enjoying its enchantment. Lots of seating inside and out. A meal and a pint will give you change from £20. I had a few pints hence the £20 - £30 rating to follow.

Roast beef Sunday!!! I loved the place, the food, the atmosphere and the attention of the staff. Thank you so much.

Fantastic pub. Very friendly.

Very nice food and good menu choices. I had Blanche bait and tartare sauce the the steak and ale pie. Massively beefy (solid) with a nice short pasty. Good service and fast service without being hurried.

Friendly local serving good food with a list of beers as long as your arm!

Lovely pub to sit in while the sun Id beaming. Good prices for the drinks and great service. The food is also very good and the restaurant lovely. Would highly recommend. Food : 5/5

Great selection of beers

Did not disappoint, well done.

Great pub, nice food

Wow, I cant recommend this pub highly enough! We visited the pub on a very, very busy Friday night as a large group of 19. We had pre booked our tables and our food, but were arriving and eating at different times. They were so helpful in serving us at different times. All the food was absolutely delicious and really good portion sizes! There was loads of choice on the menu, and prices were very competitive. All the staff were friendly and welcoming. Definitely will be back.

Cosy inside, decor a bit tired, plenty of outside seating under cover. Did not eat do xant comment.

Proper pub with amazing beers and food.

Best pub in Malvern.

Went as part of a walking group. Amazing breakfast, the sausage was especially nice. Fantastic range of real ale, great service and hospitality all round. Will certainly be returning soon 5*

Nice place to stop in for a pint, lovelynbeer gardens to

Lovely pub between Great Malvern and Malvern Link. Food is amazing with hefty portion sizes. The sandwiches are brilliant value with salad and home made chips. My Egg and Chive was wonderful. Super quick service for a bank holiday too. Someone next to me had fish and chips and that was huge!!!

Nice homely pub, good choice of ales and ciders. Very tasty, well cooked and well portioned Sunday dinner. Lovely homemade roasts and Yorkshires!

Best Roast Ive had out in a very long time... quality meat, ROASTED potatoes and lots if fresh veg! Enjoyed with friends in an unhurried atmosphere... puds were delicious too. Only negative was the tea... tasteless but Im a tea fanatic to be fair!

A large number of drinks to choose from. Great atmosphere

We have just been to you for our evening meal, great atmosphere and service. Lovely food

Great atmosphere of an English pub.

Excellent pub, great atmosphere. Food was superb!

Need a few different flavoured gins to choose from. Toilets not great and always busy so difficult to park at times. No bar food either.

Update 28/02/2024: Just wanted to mention the amazing welcome I had from staff last time I visited, they were genuinely just so welcoming, chatty and I felt like Id stepped into somebodys home. They very kindly allowed me to order food despite being close to kitchen closing, and the food was just excellent as always. Visiting The Nags Head is like visiting a second home, it means a lot!! Love the food, the beer, the people and the vibes. ---- Ive always loved visiting The Nags for drinks when Ive been in Malvern, it has some great evening vibes and service has been consistently excellent, despite how busy it can often get - This is one popular spot! I keep forgetting there is a dining area so decided to give it a go on my last visit and the service was just as exceptional, very good value for money and food was great, not to mention how timely it was served. Highly recommend booking ahead if dining as they did say they were fully booked but fortunately they were kindly able to squeeze us in! It can get crammed inside when busy but theres plenty of heated outdoor seating too. Craft beer usually available on tap as well as plenty of cask ales, always been a small selection of craft in the fridges too. Im constantly looking forward to my next visit to Malvern knowing Ill end up here.

Nice pub! Excellent selection of beers, very good food served by friendly and welcoming staff who showed patience and consideration with our group. Also liked the decor, old pictures pertaining to the building and the area and lots of wooden furniture! The toilets were spacious and clean - always a plus! Food

Good pub food at sensible prices. Service with a smile. Unfortunately it was a quiet night so no atmosphere but I expect it would be good on a busy night.

Decent pub food. Good sized portions. Beer prices are excellent at a time when its all shot up in price. I was paying £3.90 for a pint of Banks bitter.

Great selection of ales. Very good, restaurant style fayre. Friendly atmosphere, great bar and log fires.

Very busy pub with hot staff....bonus

Great service, lovely roast (choice of pork, beef, lamb and a veggie option when we went), good portions and at a reasonable price, whats not to like! Dog friendly in the restaurant which is a bonus and means we can bring the pooch next time we visit

Always good beer and good craick

Had the best roast dinner ever

Great beers and good food. You dont want much more from a traditional pub. One star off as it could have been a bit warmer in the restaurant, the bar has an open fire so warmer and full! Special mention to the chef. Food came out to 4 of us, all piping hot. The battered fish was proper flakes of good quality haddock and light crispy batter.

Always a great pint. Recently decided to go for a meal here and it was brilliant! Great quality food at a very reasonable price.

Cracking pub, great beer food service and atmosphere

Great set up for a pub and restaurant, nice separate bar with big selection of ales and other draught beers. Then a separate resteraunt away from the busy bar area with great service, managed to squeeze us in before the kitchen hours. Food was good value for money and a good menu. Plenty of staff to make this place and enjoyable visit

Good selection of drinks. Very nice staff, glad we stopped off at this gem. Didnt eat but the people eating seemed happy.

A very good pub. Service is excellent and the food is better than standard pub food. I had the steak, and when it came out, I was taken aback, The presentation and flavour layering were only spoiled by too much chilli heat.

Always great for Sunday lunch.

Lovely food and friendly place ,great atmosphere

Great friendly pub with many bits & pieces to look around at . Excellent ale selection & friendly bar staff . Very busy inside when we visited but heated areas outside. Cant comment on food as we didnt have any .

Nice atmosphere, open fires. Drinks not too expensive. Great food

Great people, lovley pub!

Visiting Malvern for the for football. Picked the nags head based on reviews, and was not disappointed. Lovely place, great service and one of the best burgers I have ever tasted. Definitely recommend Sean Dacey Food : 5/5

What a fantastic pub. My first time (husband has been a few times). Amazing service - very quick and friendly. A warm welcome as soon as you entered. Excellent range of beers and the Sunday roast was superb. I couldnt believe how fast the food arrived. I ordered the nut roast which can sometimes be a bit hit or miss in other places. This nut roast was delicious. Piping hot veg and plenty of it! Son had a pudding and said it was really good. A very popular pub but we got a seat quickly. I was so impressed by the service - a very well managed pub.. Vegetarian options: Great veggie food

Always busy and great food and drink. Lovely open fires and very helpful staff.

Great and rare traditional pub friendly staff great beers comfortable atmosphere a real ale real joy sort of place.

Lovely pub, great to hangout with friends and family just to chat , drink and have a bite.

Fantastic range of cask beer. Welcoming helpful staff

A very friendly and welcoming pub, so glad I found it,after being recommended. It has a good selection of real ale, and is quite busy early on, always a good sign. They even have an outside fire during the cold winter months, as well as one inside. Felt like a local after two visits, so hopefully will be there for a third before heading back home.

Amazing pub! Great food, great selection of ales... Best of all super staff. They were really accommodating for a large group of us that had just come from the Malvern Hills Walk

Called in for a drink whilst on a walk, lovely sunny day

Very good food good atmosphere very pleasant staff and friendly would definitely recommend to anybody

classic pub with nice food

Great pub with a tasty range of local ciders and beers. Highly recommend if in Malvern!

We visited here when we were visiting Malvern on business. We went again a second time in 3 days as the food and service was so good. Well-cooked & well- presented, in wonderful vibrant surroundings. Rhia, our waitress, was the epitome of exactly what a good waitress should be: friendly, efficient, informative & a good source of local knowledge. She was so helpful in arranging a meal at their sister restaurant later in the week. Thank you Rhia for making our experience so pleasant & we can t wait to come back next year. Rhia is an absolute ASSET to your pub and you can really tell she is passionate, determined and dedicated to her job.

Excellent choice of ales and all staff are very friendly.

Tia is just great! An asset to your pub. Amazing food & service.

Excellent characterful pub. Great food and vast range of ales, beers, cider . Lots of seating inside and out. Nice views of parks and hills behind pub. Best place we found in Malvern.

Very nice pint accompanied by the light lunch belly pork and sauted black pudding. Whats not to like. Always seems a nice atmosphere in this pub.

Lovely traditional pub we come across after a full days walking the malverns,the choice of ales in outstanding, I went for Timothy Taylor and it was excellent, Lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff,wish I could have stayed longer and ate something but will be back

Lovely food and great service as usual!

Nice place very welcoming good range of beers and spirits.

Zuperb as usual.

Really enjoyable evening meal, looked after by wonderful staff and food was great xx

Staff were very friendly and the garden is a lovely place for drink

Omg. The crisp game is immaculate. Pork pies were banging. Ask for them hot, trust me you won t regret it. Bar staff are very friendly. Great pub. Would definitely recommend

Nice pub

Perfectly acceptable food staff Are great.

One word superb as simple as that Drink and food

Good value, good food and decent service.

Love this place! Dont go here as much as Id like especially now its summer but a decent selection of ciders available and always a great atmosphere! It can get busy with the weather being so good but not a complaint as thats expected! Hopefully he down the very soon

Really nice, friend and relaxed atmosphere, plenty of ales to choose from and the dog was welcome

Went for sunday lunch today. The food, service, atmosphere was perfect. Great helpful bar staff. Really good value. One of the best Sunday roasts ever !! Food : 5/5 |

Went in for a meal and a pint. It was very busy but food and service was excellent

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Lovely food and good selection of drinks. Was very busy in the bar area when we went in.

A hidden gem. Whether its food or drink or both, you wont be disappointed

Friendly staff, very busy but well organised, had food at Xmas in separate restaurant, good, plenty of real ales, all sorts, outside courtyard style is nice, popular most times of the day, Recommend Food

Great tap list,good scratchings, good food, parking, whats not to like

Great range of beers nice staff interesting interior and pleasant garden

I didnt eat here, but was served quickly, by friendly staff. It seems to be a real locals spot, which says everything about how the place is run. Nice cosy beer garden. Loads of dogs! Loved it.

Lovely friendly pub that this very dog friendly. Excellent service and lovely food. Only slight quibble that really should have allowed me to score it a 4.5 was there wasn t enough salad with the feta cheese we ordered.

What an excellent pub! Very busy with groups of drinkers. Its obviously a meeting place in tbe nicest sense. But we went for food. We both ordered the steak pie in the fear that as always it would have the pastry plonked on tbe top (not a tue pie), but no it WAS a proper pie with lovely short crust pastry all round! Perfect! And whats more we asked for mash rather than chips, which although not on the menu they gladly served. The waitress as very friendly and attentive also. Atmosphere - the fact that it was called the dining room says alot! Very nicely furnished with a homely feel. Recomended for anyone, and is close to walks at the top wooded end of town. Parking easy. Go there!

Gorgeous pub staffed by very nice people serving a large number of excellent beers and really good food. Wish I lived nearer.

Very nice place .great after awalk up the malverns .but a little expensive but thats because its in the malverns.

Fantastic as usual. Havent been there since 13 years since we live abroad now but it hasnt changed at all! Dinner still good as well as the selection of beers

Quaint pub with a cool team

Great range of cask ales

A nice place for a drink. A good selection of beers

Beer range and quality cannot be faulted so as a visitor to the area with a couple of hours to spare, I didnt waste time looking elsewhere. There maybe better alehouses in town, but I doubt it.

Lovely pub didnt try the food but had three great beers. A real shrine to real ale !!!

Always a good experience and good menu and beer choice.

Excellent pub meal at reasonable price.

Great Sunday roasted

We enjoyed an excellent meal at The Nags Head at very reasonable cost. Although the pub was busy, the restaurant section was not overcrowded but was very comfortable. The service was friendly, helpful, and efficient. We look forward to a return visit Vegetarian options: Most options would not be suitable for vegetarians. However, choices are available Dietary restrictions: We were asked about dietary requirements

Id pre-booked table to entertain guests and we got there slightly ahead of our allotted time but although there was a sign talking about precautions (and a QR code to scan) there wasnt any directions where to go, so we strolled into the bar. The premises insists on masks (and all staff are masked up) but once seated, they can be removed - pop them back on to wander around when inside the building. We were shown our table which featured a specials board, and a drinks order was taken whilst we waited (theres a good range of beers, so we decided to spend the evening sampling most of them). My colleagues elected for the Herefordshire Beef, Mushroom & Ale Pie (standard menu), along with Belly Pork (off the specials board) and both came sitting atop a pile of creamed mash, surrounded by gravy. The belly pork has crispy skin - some good crackling - but required removing the layer of fat between that and the meat (well, its belly pork - youd expect that). The pie was rich and dense in meat, there was no scrimping on the filling here. Both dishes were accompanied by a small tureen of boiled veg - a nice mix of carrots, peas, cauliflower and broccoli - to round it off and made for a filling meal. I opted for the swordfish steak, which say atop a pile of tomato and onion risotto. I found the fish slightly overdone as the flesh was hard, but wasnt a problem to eat - and the risotto was nicely flavoured with herb oil and sweet tomatoes, although I could have done with less risotto and some veg to the side (other than rocket on top). Service was very engaging and although the dining area seemed quite popular, we didnt feel pressured to move, sitting there for a few more drinks. Eventually we shifted outside to continue working our way through the list of ales to free up the table - service here was a bit hit and miss as bar staff waited on tables to take orders but had no way of communicating it back to the bar so there were long delays whilst waiters walked around collecting orders, taking these to the bar to get fulfilled and eventually bringing trays laden with several orders out... there really needs to be some quicker ordering system, and each round had to be settled there and then rather than roll up a tab as we had when indoors. Nonetheless, was a great night out and Id definitely return - theres quite a few meals that took my fancy.

Proper pub

Lovely little traditional English pub. Food (sausage ciabatta) was excellent.

Excellent pub. Always good food. Friendly efficient staff. Would recommend.

Lively Sunday lunch .did not book but was found a table food was really good . thankyou to staff

Great food, very friendly staff, very dog friendly.

Went to collect some ale and stayed for a drink and fish and chips. Staff were very helpful and helped us out with a couple of barrels of ale as ours had not turned up. Nice pub, nice food and very doggy friendly.

I am more than happy to share my thoughts on the Nags Head. I recently had the pleasure of dining at this charming establishment after a Malvern Hills walk with my walking group B123 Walks. The food and service were both exceptional. We were greeted with warm smiles and prompt service. The menu had a fantastic variety of options, and every dish we ordered was cooked to perfection. The staff were attentive and accommodating, making sure our experience was nothing short of amazing. The Nags Head truly knows how to take care of their customers, especially after a long and tiring walk. I highly recommend this pub to anyone looking for great food, service, and atmosphere.

Only went for a quiet drink, but bar staff didnt seem to have a clue who to serve next, numerous people got served before me even though they went to the bar after me.

Had lunch with my daughter and partner. Great find! The food and service were both excellent. Food : 5/5

Old fashioned pub, very busy gor a late Thursday lunch. Food was good.

Great pub. Lovely staff, great food and buzzing atmosphere

Fantastic proper pub feel with over 9 ales on tap plus 4 ciders and lagers. Delightful place. Roaring fire and really busy. Really affordable beer too. We ate Sunday roast too and it was delicious, the meat a little tough but all in all the meal was great. Would definitely return and highly recommend.

Great place for real ale Dietary restrictions: They were great when I said I was Type 2 diabetic Food : 5/5 |

Lovely meal with friends

This was my first visit. Great pub. Ill be back.

Beer awful white wine warm tables dirty. Enough said

Yesterday the Manager was very happy to allow our 3 ladies in Santa fancy dress to visit his pub to ask for donations for our free music festival. Upon arriving the staff turned extremely aggressive and man-handled the ladies from the premises. A change of mind or extremely rude and abusive employees? You decide.

Went and met a group of friends for a Christmas dinner. Found a spot in the bar before and after the meal. Lovely quality of food, nicely cooked. Great evening.

Great choice of ales with very friendly staff in a nice cosy tradition English pub

Everything about this place is superb! Friendly, great service and fabulous beers! And great food!!