We chose The Wheatsheaf as we were taking out my brother-in-law and his wife for Sunday lunch, who had said it was a nice place to go for lunch. That was admittedly a few years ago and sadly we found things were rather different.
We...got there just a few minutes after our booking for 1pm and we’re shown to a table inside after being given a choice of indoors or out as it was a nice day. Drinks order was taken and meal orders noted after we had been served our drinks.
The starters were fine (hot smoked salmon, cod croquettes) but after clearing the plates it took 45 minutes to get our main meals. When they arrived, I was certainly distinctly underwhelmed with my roast pork - two thin slices of meat, no more than 3oz at the most, a postage stamp size of crackling, a small spoon of cabbage and two teaspoons of carrot purée as the included vegetables. The Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes were the meals saving grace as the potatoes were nice and crispy and batter pudding seemed to be homemade.
After we had been given the menu again to potentially choose dessert, it still seemed we had been forgotten. During this time the table beside us had complained about their meal and gotten a refund of some of it and a free cheese board. This proved fortunate for us as we were considering the cheese board as a dessert option but given how little cheese we saw you got for £11 we decided to cut to the chase and get the bill.
Not sure we’ll return as service was lacking as was the portion size.
Sorry Wheatsheaf, could do better with food and serviceMore