Malvern Hills
The Admiral Rodney

The Admiral Rodney

Berrow Green,, WR6 6PL, Malvern Hills, United Kingdom

Pubs • Full • Steak • Dining


"What a most unpleasant experience eating here. This is such a shame as it was our 4th time previously staying here and every time it has been fabulous food, service, accommodation. It seems to have new ownership and having being closed for a while has opened to very little staff serving the worst food I have ever been given. Firstly we ordered a bottle of Prosecco, it arrived, already opened with about 1/3rd gone from the bottle. This was quickly resolved. There was only one other table in the bar with us, yet once we ordered our food we waited about an hour. During this time we were told the ‘chef’ had to restart our order and we we offered a bowl of nuts. We ordered 3 cod and chips and 1 belly pork. When our food eventually arrived, I cut through my fish, which was still frozen and oozing with water. This could have made one of our party seriously Ill. the belly pork was bland, no colour, with a few veg that were limp to say the least. We told the manager, who was only on his first week of working there, who quickly took the food and asked if we wanted to eat anything else. We chose not to considering the poor quality food we were given. We did however decide to have a cheeseboard to share as we were so hungry. This arrived, with no crackers and one slice of stale bread. Again, inedible. We went to our room hoping that breakfast would be better. This in fact was just as bad. The black pudding was rock hard and the rest of the food Luke warm. We didn’t eat it and left straight away. I have been waiting to hear back from the owners with regards to an email I sent but after a week, am still waiting for a response! I will not go back here again which is such a shame! Avoid if you want to eat some nice food!"

Vasai Fine Indian Dining

Vasai Fine Indian Dining

267-269 Worcester Road, Malvern Hills, United Kingdom, WR14 1AA

Vegan • Asian • Balti • Indian


"We decided on the spur of the moment that we really, really fancied a genuine curry as opposed to the pre packaged ones from the local supermarket. After a bit of Googling we decided on the Vasai and off we went. We arrived at 17.45 pm to an empty restaurant which on a freezing foggy night was no surprise. We were met by a friendly member of staff and sat in a corner and given menus and that was it for around 30 minutes. We kept glancing around to try and catch someone’s eye but to no avail, we latterly decided that perhaps the chef hadn’t turned up as yet. Eventually we managed to order popadoms, pickles and some drinks but no chance to order our mains as the staff simply disappeared again. By this time two other groups of customers had arrived and perhaps also the chef. We ordered and ate, okay but not as good as we were expecting from other reviews on here. Admittedly I did order a rather unusual dish as I was feeling adventurous and felt like a change from a more “standard” curry, in hindsight it is probably stupid to expect a dish with sea bass, prawns, scallops and squid to arrive as the same time as a jalfrezi on a cold winters night but hey ho! So, the experience was rather tarnished by the rather weird intro of sitting in an empty restaurant for what seemed ages before anyone bothered to come over to see what we wanted. Wish it had been better but it wasn’t will try the Everest next time."

The Dog Inn

The Dog Inn

Dunley, Malvern Hills, United Kingdom

Steak • Salads • Chicken • Vegetarian


"that was a good pub restaurant before. there seems to be a bad retention and a high turnover of employees who think about management. the steak I ordered was chewing and full gristle. I said the waitress politely that she would get the manager/Koch/Barman out of the kitchen. gary, the above mentioned helicopter of all trades, seems to do the work of all, instead of managing that he has not arrived. a few minutes later the waitress asked if we would like more drinks. I explained that I wanted to solve the problem first with my meal and she went back to the kitchen. finally gary arrived and in a very condesctive way explained that rib auge steak has some fat in it. I am aware of the sibling that gives taste, but not gristle and steak as hard as it is like chewing leather. in no phase I offered a replacement or another option, but after a waiting period of minutes since my complaining and the sight of cold gristle before me I was no longer hungry anyway. gary's attitude was risible. he has no customer service skills and did not make any excuse or offer of any kind to put it right. he simply produced a bill for the whole meal (minus the steak), which was wrong anyway, as there was an additional glass wee on it. he changed this with a pencil entry and stood above the table while we paid. we took family members to this pub and its attitude, lack of civil society and general ignorance made this a very unpleasant experience. we will never visit the dog again, a once excellent pub restaurant ruined by its bad administration and high turnover of unfortunate and overworked employees."

The Bell Inn

The Bell Inn

Martley Road, WR2 6RF, Malvern Hills, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian


"We haven 't been our for Sunday lunch for years but as pescatarians we found plenty to suit us on the menu here. My carnivorous parents (in their eighties) on the other hand, eat out regularly and are always keen to critique a roast dinner. They commented as we sat down that The waitress is on the ball, which was a very good sign. Indeed, there were plenty of staff all equally friendly, efficient and helpful. My parents both agreed that their roast beef was beautiful tender, perfectly cooked and plentiful. So much so that Mother wanted to know which butcher it came from, so that she could get some too. My father commented that it was a shame that the beef was piled (albeit very prettily and topped with peashoots) on top of the roast potatoes, which were soggy not crisp. However, the side dish of vegetables looked fabulous and I think that the cauliflower cheese made up for his disappointment. Aside from the roasts, I enjoyed my smoked salmon and feta salad, which was tasty and plentiful. My husband chose the 5 bean chilli with a flatbread (if I remember rightly) and salsa, and a side of salad too and although his meal would have been more practical on a plate than in multiple dishes perched on a narrow wooden board the food was good. We all chose desserts. I had the bread and butter pudding (really indulgent and delicious) and my husband had sorbet. My parents both went for the rum glazed fresh pineapple; Mum 's was very boozy but Dad 's was not so. I paid the bill on my card but left the tip to my parents, knowing they were not expecting me to pay. Unfortunately it turned out that they didn 't have much cash on them, so we mustered a pile of change and far less of a tip than the fabulous team deserved. Sorry about that but we hope that this review will make up for it. We all had a wonderful meal and the service was top notch. We should go out for Sunday lunch more often!"