Wheatsheaf Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was excellent and so was the food."
• "We were promptly served in a friendly manner."
• "The staff were all brilliant nothing to much trouble even though the pub was packed."
• "The staff from bar, to waitress to the owner are great friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were pleasant and helpful."
• "The service was excellent."
• "Service was very good, polite, friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Nobody from the staff checked up on us or cleared plates."
• "The staff member I spoke with was sarcastic and unpleasant so we won't return."
• "To make things worse the bar man was actually sat at the bar having a beer."
• "The whole place was a totally disorganised mess that resulted in the service being slow and chaotic."
• "There was no checks to see if our food was ok, nobody asked if we needed any more drinks."
• "Quite frankly the staff were very unattentive, which ultimately spoilt the visit."
• "The staff were unbelievably rude and inept."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious, hot and served very quickly."
• "Firstly, the food was nice."
• "Food was tasty with good selection."
• "The food arrived quickly and was piping hot and delicious. Despite the large portions."
• "All our meals were lovely and I was very pleased to see such vast menu choice for my friend who is gluten free."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Food was delightful and have a good choice of beers, lagers gins etc."

Cons:

• "Sorry but far too expensive for the standard of the food."
• "The food was not very good - sweet potato and chickpea curry with cheesecake as a pudding."
• "Today the food was the worst I’ve ever had there, the salad was clearly days old and dry, the lasagna tasted nothing like, along with the garlic bread being burnt and tasteless."
• "The roast beef dinner was absolutely awful. The beef was so tough it could not be cut with an ordinary knife."
• "However this time very disappointed at the quality of the food."
• "The salad was clearly days old and dry, the lasagna tasted nothing like."
• "The food was very poor."

Ambience & Facilities

Pros:

• "Perfect positioning of table at the end of the room and easy access to the garden."
• "Really nice large pub."
• "Lovely outdoor eating area if you prefer to eat outdoors on a good day."
• "The large beer garden is the best feature in my opinion having young children."
• "Stayed over night taking up 4 rooms, lovely large and warm rooms, everything you need for a great stay."
• "Lovely old style pub in great location very near Chatsworth House."
• "The gardens were lovely and such a nice place to be able to sit out and enjoy the weather."

Cons:

• "The bathroom however was very small and a bit tired looking."
• "The Yorkshire puddings looked great but were cool and extremely tough."
• "Only thing missing were comfy chairs to have a drink following your meal, the pub is all dining tables and chairs."
• "It was quite noisy and the waitress struggled to gear us correctly which led to wrong orders however this was not her fault and rectified very quickly."
• "Felt pub needed a deep clean, looked very tired, upholstery grubby and carpet."
• "Near the kitchen door which banged shut every time staff were in and out, which was annoying."
• "The pub lacks the friendly atmosphere of before and desperately needs an update or a good clean."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "A nice selection of food, reasonably priced."
• "Great food reasonably priced."
• "The food is spot on very nice and not overly expensive."
• "All very reasonable priced."
• "Very reasonably priced."
• "Portion sizes were excellent and prices very reasonable."
• "Lunchtime menu offers are available at a good price."

Cons:

• "The IPA was ridiculously priced."
• "Massively overpriced as well. Had a trio of meats..beef was dry, pork tasted like Turkey! And Turkey was ok."
• "To be honest, too overpriced."
• "Overpriced mediocre food, served in tired surroundings."
• "Prices have increased quite a bit since we last visited."
• "Incredibly expensive for what you get... £5-6 for a pint didn't help the mood."
• "£75 for Sunday lunch for two! Ok we had three drinks but £16 for a very average plate of food."