Great selection of beer and cider. Lamb is always good. Other food enjoyable. This pub can be very…read morebusy, even then the service is great. Inside the pub is often noisy, the dining room quiet, outside variable

I am from the States, and I am a beer enthusiast!…read more I was on a business trip to Malvern working with a company that later screwed me over, but that did not put me off of Malvern, because of this pub! The Nags Head is a place that has 15 hand pumps for cask conditioned Ales. The place is old like a real pub should be. It is so kewl to sit in a public house that has been around over 200 years. The service was great the the restaurant that is attached is really quite good. Specializing in "Slow food" they only take reservations but I as a single managed to get squeezed into the dinner line up. I highly recommend if you are ever in Malvern to find the Nags Head and enjoy it!

Great local pub, real ales, very good food. We used to go to the Bluebell up the road but that went…read moredownhill when I believe they had a change of management. Then we discovered this place and it really is as good as all the reviews say. Good for bringing relatives when they come to visit. Can't fault it really.

Great place to have beer and spirits. Gorgeous, friendly, cool staff. Clean place with a warm old…read morefashion setting. A must-try establishment pre or post dinner. One of the fun and trendy bar to peacefully enjoy a glass of beer in Malvern, England.

This has always been, and will probably remain the Malvern pub for younger people. I used to go…read morehere alot, but on the odd occassions I go in the evening I find that I feel incresingly out of place. The daytime, however, is a different matter. If you are in town in the day and you want some kind of alcoholic drink with your lunch, then I would suggest that this is the best place in the centre of town. Also, if you fancy a walk before or after you lunch then I suggest that you start at the door of the Unicorn and walk straight up the road next to it until you can't walk any further and then turn round and come straight back. You probably won't need the gym after that.

A friendly neighborhood pub in a fantastic little town, The Brewer's Arms serves all the best local…read morebeers and all the best local cuisine. We came for the beer and stayed for the soup. They make some fantastic soups... Mixed with some pork scratchings, it was a great truly English pub experience. The locals are nice, and they all hang out there. They have outdoor seating, which is on top of a hill. You can see the mountains as well as Wales from the top. The view is very picturesque. My only qualm with the place was that they were out of half of their food menu items when we got there. That doesn't change the fact that what we did get was delicious beer and some great soup. A definite must see if you're in this pretty rural portion of England.

This is a really nice little pub, if you can be bothered to find it. It is well off the beaten…read moretrack down a steep bank behind several houses. If you are a walker, it makes a great post amble resting place, as it is right amongst the western side of the hills. The pub really is tiny and can get packed, but I think it's worth the effort, as the owners and regulars will make you feel very welcome. In the summer they sometimes have such quirkyly British events as Morris dancing.

We had the 'Sunday Roast' for the 1st time while on vacation the last week in August 2011. The…read moreatmosphere and the food were fantastic. The service was a bit slow, but the place was packed with patrons, so that was to be expected, plus we had a large group in our party. I highly recommended going on Sunday mid-afternoon for the Sunday roast selections and do try the desserts, too. :)

Great bar, comfortable sofas, pool table and a good selection of drinks including cocktails and…read moreshots. Friendly atmosphere!

Over priced drinks cocktails are poor, shabby dirty smoking area, Toilets also poor no toilet paper…read moredirty sofas are ok but if that's the best I can say about this place it speaks volumes. It is trying to be a sophisticated bar but is failing miserably better drinks a reasonable prices at the other local independent pubs a short walk away.

Excellent service throughout the meal! We walked in and were served immediately at the bar. There…read morewas a terrific selection of gin, beers and wine. We quickly perused the menu (skipped lunch so we were famished!) and placed our dinner order. The food took a while to arrive but we were enjoying our drinks and chatting, after several hours in the car driving from our home in the North. Everything was warm and tasty, and I really loved the vegetable variety. The cod and salmon pie was a bit dry and I could only think they must have forgotten the hollandaise as I didn't detect any sauce. Still delicious and stuffed full with fish! Only complaint would be the really dirty seats. Easy enough to order a few chairs or have them recovered.

This is the second time I've stayed at The Swan, the first being last June. I wasn't impressed with…read moreit then and gave it a (generous) 2-star review on Trip Adviser. Now, however, it is under new management (again) and has improved considerably. It's difficult to know how to grade it, and I really wanted to give it 4 stars as I did enjoy my stay, but on the other hand.... 'meh, I've experienced better', which would be 2 stars. So I've compromised and given it three stars this time. Let's start with the rooms. These are lovely, really nicely decorated and appointed, and quite spacious. Each has a fruit theme, and this time I was in the Pear room. The bed was comfortable and warm, and the en-suite was large with a bath and shower. The only minor downside was the small amount of black mould in the grout of the tiles around the shower. It's so unsightly and really spoiled the overall impression of the room, and it's not difficult to get rid of with the appropriate cleaner. This room was also located at the back of the inn and was over the cooling plant, so there was an almost subliminal vibration that even extended to the bed at night, making it difficult to get to sleep. It was barely noticeable at a conscious level, but subconsciously your body is expecting an earthquake or other imminent disaster and refuses to relax. The cooler did switch off eventually so I did manage some sleep. It's an old building dating from the 18th Century, so you have to expect that there will be some stuff like this going on and just deal with it. But I think I will ask for a different room next time. On to the bar and restaurant - the bar area is great, very cosy with old timbered beams everywhere - it does look the part. They have a good selection of ales on tap, including one of my favourites 'Doom Bar.' There's a huge beer garden outside with children's play area, and it's ideally located in the centre of the village next to the green, so there's plenty of space to spread out in hot weather. It's a popular place with locals and is well-supported, but then again it is really the only game in town in this small village. The food menu has been downsized since my last visit, which is no bad thing really as they clearly could not support the size of menu that they used to front. Now it's more basic pub fare - fish and chips, steak pies, burgers and the like - and although it's not going to win any prizes in the haute cuisine stakes, it's certainly more manageable and is good homely grub. I had a wild mushroom soup, which I suspect may have had a canned variety as a base, followed by a chick pea and sweet potato korma, which came with rice and a very small nan bread, and was very tasty. I was just glad that they did have a few veggie dishes to choose from. The dessert was a rather interesting-looking apple and blueberry pie, and it really was a pie! It looked like a large pork pie and came with a separate jug of custard - delicious. The new staff were lovely and very friendly - they've only been running it for 6 weeks and are clearly keen to do their best for the place. I wish them well. So well done The Swan - I'm glad to see improvements in the place and may it continue to do so.

I've read Crazyfox 69s review & (hey!) I am that tourist. This is well positioned for a brief…read moredetour off the Malvern Hills and it's 'honeypot' pub & ice cream places. Probably only 200 yards, but what a difference! It's a 'real' pub full of locals as opposed to the shade wearing Sunday poseurs you see in the pricier places. It has an excellent collection of light, local beers and great views to Malvern & the east. Cheap too, my round only cost £7.00 for three!!! The interior is a glory to behold.....fake beams, some fibre glass, and a sub Spoons patterned carpet. My advice? A window seat, looking at the view!!!

We stayed at the Wyche Inn while taking in a relaxing weekend in Great Malvern…read more The room is above a local pub about 2 miles or a 30 minute walk away from the town centre, which has some lovely shops, pubs and Cafes. There is some guest parking behind the pub itself and plenty of free on-road parking if the car park is full. A 2 minute walk away from the pub there are some great walks across the Malvern hills to suit all levels of walker, and some amazing views too! The room we stayed in (no. 4) was fantastic, being a good size with a big double bed, an excellent shower, LCD Freeview TV, tea making facilities -- including some Camomile and Green Teas, bottled water, plus some scrummy biscuits! -- and reliable free Wi-Fi too. Also included in our room was genuinely useful visitors guide with complimentary maps of local walks to take away with you. The pub itself has a lively bar area occupied by friendly locals, and a lounge area that serves food until 8.30pm each evening. The home cooked grub was nothing short of fantastic! We had two main courses, and alcoholic drinks and the bill came to a very reasonable £35. Breakfast was just as good, with a variety of cereals, home cooked bread, spreads and a choice of full cooked English, vegetarian or Kippers too! If you want an early night then be aware that you might be disturbed by the bar music intermittently disturbing you until 11pm-ish. Take some ear plugs if you're easily disturbed, or better still, enjoy the good atmosphere of the pub and great variety of beer until late! The owners/staff were very friendly indeed and I'd have no hesitation in staying here again -- we really enjoyed our stay!

Winner of Good Pubs Guide, newcomer of the year 2013 Excellentread more

Drove through a lot of winter fog and had a great family reunion there last night. Top notch pub…read more Cosy with games room, bar and dining area. Looked like there was a beer garden but too cold to investigate. My mum has been talking about the steak and ale pie all day and my niece is raving about the steak. Really friendly and relaxed atmosphere, home cooked food and really excellent value - honestly could not ask for more.