The Wheatsheaf Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Super friendly staff who go out of their way to help!"
• "The bar and wait staff are fun and the service was impeccable, especially Doug."
• "The bartenders are friendly, the beer selection is GREAT, and the food is pretty good."
• "Very friendly staff."
• "The staff were super friendly, especially Erica and Seho, who gave me and my friend wonderful service!"
• "Great staff and great breakfast."
• "The staff is absolutely great, and helpful."

Cons:

• "For some unknown reason our ‘group’ of 4!, was denied entry."
• "Stood at the bar waiting for service for a full 15 minutes before ordering food."
• "The service left something to be desired."
• "The bar staff wasn't very happy and they were really tired of their work so they did not smile at all or try to be helpful."
• "Bar staff rude and inept. Large wine instead of small wine, Diet Coke instead of regular, wrong lager."
• "Staff friendly but not attentive."
• "Super rude staff. I asked to charge my iqos, they said that they are too busy for this."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Lovely vibrant pub in the heart of Borough market."
• "Nice atmosphere and great place to relax after walking all around the market."
• "Lovely locations and a great atmosphere."
• "Good atmosphere and a great location. Shocking pricing though, I only bought a double vodka and coke and double gin and tonic which cost £27."
• "Best of all the location is in Borough Market and it's a lot bigger than it looks with a courtyard."
• "Great atmosphere inside the pub, inside Borough Market."
• "Fantastic boozer on Borough Market, never lets me down... excellent tunes, buzzing atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Its also gone from being a friendly locals pub to being a tourist attraction."
• "They allow smoking in the largest seating area, which is covered and only loosely ‘outside’. Toilets reek."
• "Overpriced and the line up for a drink is always massive."
• "Such a poor night, cant believe we were asked to be quiet because we were trying to enjoy ourselves?"
• "At first this place looked like a welcoming boozer but we were quickly caught by the strong smell of vomit that inundated the room."
• "There was a bad smell in the courtyard."
• "Just got refused entry in the outside smoking area for a drink, where there was a free poser table, on the reason that it is booked."

Food and Drinks

Pros:

• "Dog friendly which is always a plus!"
• "The wine and food absolutely top notch and great value for money."
• "It was really simple to pre-order food in advance of the day, and the prices were very reasonable."
• "We also had a very nice meal. I had the spicy pizza and my sister had the loaded plant burger, both delicious."
• "The food was also absolutely amazing, and we all had a mixture of burgers/pizzas/sides so highly rated all round."
• "Great selection of drinks (including low/no alcohol), and great food."
• "The food was delicious and a great selection of drinks."

Cons:

• "Pizza is extremely oily and garlicy."
• "Premium lager served in old bitter glasses hot gin that was cloudy and barely warm."
• "Food was decent enough, but nothing particularly special."
• "The food though, oh my God. It is the most disgusting, foul, truly awful and sickening food I have ever tasted in my life."
• "Shockingly poor & over-priced drinks. Two double G&Ts cost £30."
• "Food was not great - overpriced and overcooked, so I'd recommend go elsewhere for food."
• "Veggie beetroot burgers were small and not very filling, but accompanied by an avalanche of chips."