The Sheaf Inn in Daventry

A proper pub/restaurant in West Haddon. Our first visit on Thursday evening, met by welcoming and friendly staff. How good to see a menu of interesting and diverse dishes. And it did not disappoint.We had starter of Ham Hock Terrin, followed by the Beef short rib and The Brisket pie both with fresh vegetables. All well cooked and presented by an obviously competent kitchen. Everything was exellent. The food and drinks were very competitively priced and the whole place had a good vibrant atmosphere. We will be back soon to try some of the other mouth watering dishes.

This is a phenomenal pub. I travel 10 miles to get here because it’s better than any other pub that I could go to. Lovely cosy pub, great staff but standout food that’s way ahead of what a typical gastro chucks out. I’m a seasoned gastropub visitor of 20 years and this place has it nailed!

Excellent dinner last evening and such friendly & welcoming staff. This small village pub/restaurant from the outside seems quite ordinary, however all is not what it seems! Such an enjoyable & relaxed dining experience. Menu had an excellent choice to suit most requirements & very good value for money. Plates all well presented and plentiful with each course that was simply delicious! We will be back!

Tried the pie tonight and it was truly the best homemade pie I've tasted, perfect. Thanks for great service, great food as always.

This was our first visit to the Sheaf Inn but it definitely won’t be our last! Amazing friendly and helpful staff and a lovely lunch out in the garden.

Great food and fab place to catch up with friends and family 😊 Best lamb shank pie I've ever had! 😋

Lovely quaint little country pub, real friendly atmosphere and the landlord/barman was great, food is lush and good selection of ales/lagers/gin.

Great food. Great service. Great decor. The duck to share, the single muscle rump to share, and the tapas are all superb. Revisited August 2024 (and plenty of times in-between), and always fantastic food at The Sheaf. Bao buns, whitebait, bang bang mushrooms, beef sort rib, peri chicken thighs, blade of lamb, beef and ale pie.....all delicious. Basque cheesecake and sticky toffee sundae amazing to finish. Best place to eat for miles around.

Excellent! Great food, nice atmosphere and brilliant service from the guys and girls working there.

Excellent Sunday Roast today…everything on the plate was spot on…tender lamb…crispy roast potatoes…fresh vegetables…creamy cauliflower cheese. The service was very good and the landlord is friendly and very witty…what’s not to like!

Sunday lunch was amazing. We had a mixture of beef, pork and lamb dinners. Vegetables were fresh and beautifully cooked. Suggested red wine was delicious. Couldn't do enough for us. Throughly recommended

Nice meal friendly and helpful staff

* Easy online booking * Excellent disabled support before arrival * A very warm and friendly welcome * Really good service throughout * Very impressive menu, good choice of wine and beer. * The meals the three of us had were all different and were all beautifully cooked, well presented and were delicious. 100% recommended.

Liked the place. Nice choice of beers, and guest ones change every week or so. Average prices for Northamptonshire, £4+ per pint. Olde worlde with low ceilings and intimate small rooms. Friendly staff, although I was surprised at last orders at 10.40pm on Wednesday! Food is rated as good (by carnivorous colleagues) but I didn't try anything veg*n. They have a good value (dairy) cheese night on a Tuesday.

Lovely meal this evening. Food was spot on, service was friendly and efficient. Fantastic night out with the family. Thank you

Great Sunday roast, great atmosphere with brilliant staff. This is our go to place with friends and family, what more can you ask for.

Attentive service, great food 😋👍🏻nice ambiance, English pub style, we love it😊😍 recommended👍🏻

We always have a good meal at our lovely local. Relaxed, friendly and warm atmosphere. Luke and his team always impress.

Gorgeous food and fantastic service as ever. We love the Sheaf!

Great food, great service and really good value for money.

Amazing Sunday Roast . The Beef was so good melted in the mouth. The Veg were cooked Beautifully and the portion size was very good for people with larger appetites. Couldn't find anything to fault will definitely be returning .

Tuesday night is cheese night. For £3.00 a plate you get a choice of about 7 cheeses along with biscuits and pickles. Extras such as sausage rolls and scotch eggs are also available. Homely welcome with roaring fires, good beers and fantastic food.whats not to love.

Thanks to the team for helping to make my partners surprise birthday meal for 14 go like clockwork. Stunning food, great service, fantastic atmosphere. An amazing hardworking team. 5☆

A great British pub. Friendly staff. Great local beer. The food was superb.. Will have to think of an excuse to go back.

Very welcoming family friendly pub with great food

Lovely food and great service. Quite expensive, but the Sunday lunches are amazing.

Came here last week for a wedding reception, lovely food, friendly staff and a lovely relaxed atmosphere in the bar

The food was excellent and the staff were lovely. Hiley recommend

Without doubt the best Sunday lunch we've had for some time. The food was delicious and the staff were very friendly, attentive and professional. Another booking made.

We had lunch today with our daughter . I have to say my Sunday roast was delicious . Pork very tender and the cauliflower cheese actually tasted of cheese ! Vegetables and potatoes perfect. Husbands meal of sausage and mash very tasty including a special request of a Yorkshire pudding ! Daughter is vegetarian, her meal of mushroom tart, cooked Camembert with crispy bread and chunky chips looked mouth watering. We were made to feel very welcome . We will be back again….

Lovely village pub that serves amazing food and excellent service too. Highly recommended

Great food & service by attentive staff. Would recommend without hesitation.

We were a large group and were super impressed with the service and the food. Lots of vegetarian options, staff super attentive, and very accomodating of dogs and babies.

Went here for a birthday meal on a Saturday night. Table had been booked three months in advanced yet we arrived for our booking to be told the table wasn’t ready and the had to wait 45minutes before we were seated, at a table that had obviously been squeezed in (all I can assume is they had used my table for other people) The staff members that were working front of house were lovely and obviously very busy. We were only asked once through the whole meal if we wanted to order more drinks so the business lost out there as we would normally of had many more than we did. When we can to order all of us wanted the sirloin but we’re informed there were not enough left (run out of steak on a Saturday night!). I can’t fault the food it was delicious and the staff members were very friendly. However I would not book here again. The restaurant was very cramped and the whole experience was a disappointment.

First ever visit (7/23) to this gastro pub with a visiting friend. Varied menu with pub classics and more expensive specials. We both had sirloin steaks from the specials which were high quality and well cooked. They were served with mushroom, tomato and a sauce (choice of four). The (additional cost) sides of triple-cooked chips (me) and Greek salad (my friend) were also excellent. A decent pint too. Recommended.

Lovely little village pub with attentive friendly staff. We were quite a large party but the food arrived all together and was absolutely gorgeous. My Sunday roast was exceptional.

First visit for me tonight, we enjoyed everything about this place. Service was friendly and attentive, food was great and it was served efficiently. Good choice for all on the menu and a nice chilled vibe. We ordered the baked camembert, lamb and tortellini, fish and chips, banana rum soaked sundae and chocolate fondant. All excellent. Zero complaints from us and we look forward to returning... Recommended. Thanks.

Superb that's the only word that fits

A friend recommended this place. It was great. We arrived and were a little surprised it was a tapas night, but it seemed to be based around their normal menu. We had some lovely dishes most memorable was the duck taco and the sweet potatoes with saracha. All very tasty. The staff were attentive but not over bearing. We even received a complementary dish as an apology for not being advised when booking it was a tapas night. We will be returning when there is a normal menu on. Slight downside was we were sat in a very large room on our own for quite a while, so atmosphere was quite. The rest of the customers were sat in the front which was very busy.

Lovely little pub, the staff were very friendly, helpful and attentive. The food was excellent. I am a foodie, and i will definitely be returning. I had the burger, which was delicious, but the fish and chips a couple in our party had looked and smelled amazing. All were happy. There were a few of us in for dinner, and whilst we had a little time to wait, it gave us time to chat and it was definitely worth it as we all had our food arrive at the same time nice and hot. My only complaint is that i didn't have room for dessert, but my waistline was grateful for that. It's definitely worth a visit.

Amazing experience at the Sheaf , lovely relaxing pub and the food is amazing 👏 cannot fault the service or food 😀.

Fantastic little village pub restaurant, lovely food, nice atmosphere, great beer. The stone baked pizzas are to die for. Especially the Nduja, Honey and Red Onion! Already planning my next visit!

Food was OK. Booked a table in the restaurant on a Friday night, but was surrounded by an overflow of people from the bar. It was not the quiet meal we had hoped for, especially with the prices pitched at more of a fine dining level.

Great service, freshly cooked delicious food inspired by a talented chef.

Lovely pub, great atmosphere and top notch food. 5⭐️’s

Fab place, great menu, yummy or what!

Just had the vegan roasts and they were amazing. Nut roast was clearly made in-house, as was the wellington. Veg perfectly cooked and plenty of food for the amazing prices. Beer was on point too, plenty of Purity to drink!

Excellent Sunday lunch. Friendly staff and great service.

Went for ‘boozy’ afternoon tea in Jan. Both myself (vegetarian version) and my friend (meat version) really enjoyed the food. Everything was very good and homemade. There was a complimentary cocktail and the 2 for 1 cocktails was really good value too. Service was excellent, never had to wait too long and there were staff often coming and checking if we needed anything else and if everything was okay.

Absolutely delicious Sunday lunch, friendly staff, definitely go again.

Really fantastic food and service for a Sunday lunch treat

Very accomodating with our dogs, nice touch with the treats as we had forgotten our supply, excellent food, we will be back, many thanks

Went last Sunday for lunch it was the best one we've had. Good atmosphere nice selection of food would recommend it gave it 5 stars 🌟 would have given it more

Fantastic food and amazing service Would highly recommend a visit

Food and service absolutely top notch! I highly recommend the Buckby Beef for a Sunday Roast and the Yorky was the size of a castle! Yummy! Thank you so much Luke and your wonderful front of house team. We'll visit again soon 🥰

Been first for a drink and second time for food. Both times really friendly and helpful staff. Food was knockout, all homemade, imaginative and streets ahead of standard pub fare.

2022: Still a lovely and well-managed restaurant/pub with excellent service and superb food & drink. Just the best. At least 6 stars. 2020/21: as good as below but now with added takeaway and garden, plus a sensible one way system. Special brunch menu was amazing and the seasonal menus are always great. Book in or miss out! 2018/19: Lovely, friendly, relaxed restauranty pub with excellent service. Delicious, beautifully presented food to suit a range of tastes. Fantastic selection of drinks including local craft beers, cider, soft drinks and gin. Staff were flexible and accomodating to meet the needs of our group, including children. Even drinks available for the well behaved dogs in the bar. Highly recommended: eat, drink and be merry!

Food not seasoned, beef was cooked in a water bath, very poor quality, just my opinion.

This pub is so welcoming - the lad behind the bar was so friendly and helpful. Great burgers and beer. We'll be back and you should try it too!

Lovely welcoming pub with great beer. Dog friendly too

Good food, great triple cooked chips. Service good.

AMAZING food and great pub! Bar service was impeccable on Mother's Day! Luke and the team are second to none. Well worth a visit!

We’ve visited for 3 Sunday lunches over the last 7 weeks which shows how much we love it! The front of house staff are absolutely wonderful; helpful, professional and kind especially when visiting with my disabled dad 2 weeks ago. The food is spectacular, every element, every time. The quality of meat (we love the beef and the lamb!) is exceptional and the accompaniments delicious. The ambience and relaxing atmosphere too off what we always know will be a fabulous time….our favourite place to be for Sunday lunch! Thank you to team The Sheaf!

Excellent food and fantastic service. All dietary requirements catered for.

Service extremely slow. Forgot one main meal but when it came it was given free. Food so so. Menus not very exciting

Delicious food, loved the decor and atmosphere. Friendly staff. Definitely visiting again.

Very nice and cosy, superb service and extremely warm and welcoming staff serving deliciously prepared quality meal. Advise to book and I’ll be booking again soon!

We had a lovely meal here the other week. The waiter couldn't of been more welcoming and attentive. Also a first class local ale on tap! We will be back.

Wow, wow, wow!!! What an amazing Christmas Day lunch we had at home. Picked up on Christmas Eve and heated up on Christmas Day and it was off...the..scale...brilliant! What's not to like? Thank you 💖Lukeand the

Great little pub. Went with a couple mates after a long walk, making in time for lunch but 20 minutes but bar man was welcoming and conversing with us. Nice touch to any pub.

A lovely small gastro pub / restaurant. A small selection of dishes on the menu but all very tasty. Children menu too. Pleasant staff and efficient service.

Lovely, unpretentious food, well cooked and presented. Staff were fantastic. An all round gem of a place

Wow! Truly amazing Sunday roast, one of the best I have eaten. Good value for money, pleasant staff, lovely atmosphere

Food was amazing service outstanding

Great service, great food, will definitely be visiting again

Nice place in a lovely village. Nicely kept ales. I will look forward to visiting again

This is a lovely little pub in West Haddon. There is always an interesting menu with the food cooked to a very good standard. Whilst they don't offer a child menu they will adapt nearly anything on the menu for them, which means they get interesting food, not just the normal fish fingers and chips! Pricing is reasonable for the quality of the food. Staff are polite and friendly.

Very good service, lovely staff and excellent food, couldn't recommend highly enough

Amazing food and service, will definitely return, many thanks x

Called in last friday for a bite to eat 23/7/21 I asked for a childrens meal but could not decide on what i wanted my chicken burger to be ,the young lady asked me if i would like peanut butter and chilli on it , best chicken burger ever my new fav ,great food ,very freindly and welcoming thank you 😊

Fabulous! Helpful, lovely staff and delish food 😋

Delicious meal in this really lovely village restaurant. The manager went out of his way to cater for our needs, particularly 2 of our group being vegan ( thank you Luke). Going again very soon.

Great place. Great service. Nice local ales. The limited menu would benefit from an alternative full meal to the steak though 👍

Well worth a visit. Take pride in their food and local produce. One of these little hidden gems if you let the chef talk and not just order the box standard burger chips. A pleasure to eat. A staff who enjoy their work. You will not be disappointed.

Super relaxed country pub... Great food nice ales thanks for a lovely night

Fantastic food in a cosy, friendly environment where nothing is too much for the staff . We were looked after from the moment we stepped in the door . Will definitely be back

First visit here since the currant landlord took over and after hearing nothing but rave reviews was left a little disappointed. First off the transformation from how the pub looked from the last time I visited was outstanding it looks modern and cosy and welcoming and I'm sure the addition of the outside seating is great on warmer nights. We where greeted in a friendly manner and showed to our table but after this the service wasn't great. The waitress didn't ask how steaks were meant to be cooked until after we brought it up, felt a little slow and inattentive especially as there where only four tables in the dining room. I massively appreciate that when staff are wearing masks it's hard for them to get a bit of personality across and make it feel special but tonight it felt particularly robotic. It also to ok a while for our drinks to arrive that we ordered when the main courses started to arrive in fact we had almost finished the mains. They seemed to be following all the covid guidelines well but at no point did we get the "please could you wear a mask while moving around the pub" speech that is pretty much the new normal at the moment. But unfortunately it was the food we felt the most disappointed with. The pork belly starter the pork was dry like it had been cooked originally at a to high temperature or reheated for to long. This was excentuated by there only being two very small smears of the apple source and the top of the belly being trimmed of all the fat and skin that would help keep it moist. Compared to the other starters of the chicken Bao bun and the halloumi it also looked pretty small when next to them and extra little tiny square of pork and spear of asparagus wouldn't have made it feel overly genourous. For the mains we had the slow braised venison. Venison very dry and bland was dying for some of that braising liquor to be reduced and mixed back through the meat to keep it moist and give it a bit more flavour. The beetroot was a under done but not inedible, the mash was the best part beautifully seasoned and smooth. The gravey however if you are going to be pretentious enough to call it a whitly Neil jus it's got to taste better than a weak bisto which unfortunately it did. The picanha steaks where both pretty tough to the point we had to ask for steak knives to cut them. The tempura on the mushrooms was tough and chewy not light and crisp. The "truffle" and thyme chips had no flavour of truffle on them and were not particularly great chips. The puddings the brownie was not a brownie it was warm chocolate cake and the sticky toffee pudding was more of a toffee sponge then a traditional toffee pudding neither where good. Portion sizes where good (apart from the pork starter looking a third of the size of the rest), you could get three courses comfortably but didn't feel small either. If it had all been executed a little better it would definitely feel great value for money to probably slightly cheaper than most the good food pubs in this part of Northamptonshire. The beer was also well kept and it seems like they regularly change them. I was also impressed with the amount of local produce on offer. I hope the Sheaf takes this as somewhat positive critasism I am aware I have been particularly harsh but having heard nothing but great things it for me did not live up to it. That said with a little more training out front and attention to detail in the kitchen I don't think it would take much for them to be a 5 star pub.

Oustanding food and great hospitality with regularly rotated guest ales. This pub has done great things for the community during Covid-19 offering delivery and takeaway services. You wont be disappointed!

I often go to pubs and the food is majorly over-priced and you're left disappointed but Ive been 3 times to the Sheaf in the last couple of months, and every single time it's exceeded expectations.Always friendly service , with a great range of drinks on tap, and the meals are really well sized, but great quality. We went on Sunday for their roast - we all had something different - beef, pork and lamb shank - and every single meal was good. Too full for puddings but definitely not complaining there.The only thing Id say would be to serve Salt and Pepper in grinders as I'm not so keen on the 'open' approach, even before Covid.Well done guys - always a great experience :)

A table of 6 and we all had something different. The locally sourced spiral sausages were delicious as was the venison, which was as soft as butter.Superb wine, service was fantastic and everything came to the table piping hot.Friendly staff and the place just has a really happy chilled vibe about it.Such a compliment to West Haddon, hats off to the Sheaf Team

4 of us had a wonderful Brunch at The Sheaf. Great selection on the menu, inc vegetarian. We all went for a medium full english. It was lovely. Friendly helpful staff all wearing face masks and regularly sanitizing. We will definitely be back, it was a great start to our weekend. Well done Luke and his team

We went for a very dear friends birthday, just the two of us to get some catch up time away from our own jobs in the uncertain world of hospitality in these very strange times. I’d popped in earlier in the day and also spoken to Luke the Landlord, about a couple of personalised requests. All were followed to the letter and to the highest standards.The venue itself is both modern/contemporary but very cosy and traditional in equal measures. The log fire really sealed the deal for us. Very tastefully decorated in a welcoming way, like a nice warm hug from a long lost friend.The food was to die for. Fabulously presented and melt in the mouth. I had the venison which was literally sourced from about a mile away. Service from the front of house staff was attentive and interactive without being intrusive... Luke even came and introduced his new and youngest member of the team to us (covid safe) and we got all the smiles and giggles from such a bonnie baby .With these uncertain times it was reassuring to see all Covid-19 safety measures were above and beyond but without being too clinical or militant. Everyone was compliant but without it seeming forced. It was refreshing to see all rules were being adhered to without the ‘barking’ of orders we’ve seen from some venues recently. I’d would highly recommend The Sheaf to anyone wanting outstanding food (all sourced very locally), brilliant and caring staff that know exactly how to follow covid protocol without making you feel like you are being dictated to. Thank you to The Sheaf... you guys hit every nail on the head. (Btw, I’m totally in love with your napkins)

Just visited the Sheaf this evening Tuesday pizza night The pizzas where stunning and the beer was bang on Thank you 😊

Excellent food and service. Very friendly and an excellent night out. Would very highly recommend having a meal there.

Very high quality food, friendly staff. Perfect experience. Highly recommended.

As a family group of six, we visited for a Saturday lunch in August. We were warmly welcomed and shown to a nice table. The whole place was very quiet but probably because the Mo-We ' Eat out to help out' scheme was running. Because it was quiet it did lack atmosphere a little but for the reasons above, I'm sure it would be different of an evening. Food was very good, the only criticism of my beef ragu dish would be that it needed the option of more Parmesan and a piece of garlic ciabatta on the side would of improved it! It was however really good. Some of the party had fish and chips which were excellent. Two of the party had burgers. The burgers were great, again only criticism here were that it was just served with salad leaves, salad leaves are such a disappointment! I like to see a side salad bursting with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion etc. Leaves are boring, just a suggestion as again it would improve the overall quality and presentation of this dish. Starters were great and the fresh bread and butter are a lovely touch. If we came back for lunch it would be nice to see salads and sandwich options on the menu although it was explained to us that because of the covid thing, they are currently running a reduced menu, understandable. Service from the chap serving was great, he was very friendly and accommodating.I liked it here and although it didn't blow me away I would come back, probably not at lunch, I would try it in the evening next time.

Relaxed Sunday Lunch today. Visited as a family of 5, including 1 child and one adult requiring vegetarian food. Good food, good service.

Amazing night at The Sheaf last night. Felt very safe and actually normal apart from the staff wearing masks. It was fantastic. Really delicious food and lovely Carlsberg Pilsner and San Miguel. We had Thai fishcakes and fish and chips, fresh, hot and tasty and the chocolate brownie, home made was yummy. Nice coffee to end the night. Lovely team serving, so friendly and professional in these difficult times, thank you. We will be returning for their lovely Vegan menu as well. As non meat eaters this gives us more choices and reasons to return. Thanks team, fully recommended to anyone reading ❤️

Last night was our first night out since lockdown so I took my partner out for his birthday. The place is beautiful. All staff were very friendly and they were all wearing a mask, going that extra mile to keep people safe. I fancied a starter as a main course and this defiantly wasn’t an issue, they adapted the meal to make this a “main course”. Amazing service, beautiful place with very well presented meals. I would highly recommend booking here

Our first restaurant meal since lockdown! We've been having the Sheaf takeaways during lockdown but was so lovely to have a night out and be in the restaurant for good food, good service and a good atmosphere. Thank you for making the experience comfortable, easy and enjoyable.