The Wheatsheaf in Winchester

This is a really good pub for beer drinkers. You don't know what they will have on but it always seems to be local ales which seem to always be lovely tasting and good value for money. Its a real old fashioned pub with very friendly staff. My favourite in this area.

I visited the pub on 10 December 2022 and the service provided by Beccy was outstanding. The curry I had was delicious. The Old Rosie cider brilliant. An uncomplicated traditional pub with lovely interior furnishings with lovely back garden. Go there for the extensive food choices at reasonable prices washed down with real ales and or cider. Well done and carry on. Thank you. Ed the cyclist

What a find a true traditional friendly country pub. You get nothing fancy just great beer, freshly cooked meals and a very friendly atmosphere along with a very pleasant garden when the weather is right. looking forward to when we can visit again

Fantastic night with the locals after we'd escaped from th Meon Valley! A complete breath of fresh air and made to feel really welcome. Thanks guys.

Aunque podría decirse que no hay mucho que ver desde la calle fuera de este pub, definitivamente vale la pena detenerse. La excelente comida recién hecha se complementa con excelentes cervezas locales de Flowerpot Brewery y otras. En nuestra visita, el eglefino y las patatas fritas (¡era viernes!) Fue excelente, tan bueno como cualquier cosa que haya probado. Además, en estos tiempos del virus, todo el aspecto y el servicio de seguridad fueron fantásticamente bien administrados por John. ¡Absolutamente y de todo corazón recomendado!

Excellent pub with an excellent choice of real ales. Easy parking outside and opposite, and a nice garden. Very friendly service. The whole experience was very good indeed

We popped in here for a drink while on a walk. We were staying at the Meon Valley Country Club Hotel. A good local pub and good local ales. Gin for the wife. Very friendly place, the landlord had good knowledge of the ales and recommended well. Sat in the pub garden as it was a lovely day and the customers were friendly and very chatty, made you feel right at home so to speak. A pleasure to review a lovely pub like this. Would definitely recommend this pub.

All average have to say. dog friendly, as a large woof walks the two rooms, though there seems to be a smell of dogs when sitting down for dinner. Checked wifi speed and is very slow. Food was average, very average. Pies may or may not have been homemade. It's a pub for locals, parking outside means taking your life in your hands. Have to be fair - not for me, probably loved by others.

Five of us popped in for lunch after walking in the area. Great range of draft ales straight from the barrel and at very reasonable prices and very nice sandwiches again at very reasonable prices. We’ll definitely return

In-laws live locally and are regulars here, so popped in on a Friday night. Cracking selection of local beers, straight from cask. Great place for a few pints of good beer.

We were well received with three dogs in tow, the oldest being 1yr and the youngest 4 month, as long as they were on a lead we were very welcome. The food was simple pub food but of excellent quality, being drivers only two of our number was able to partake of the ale, there were no complaints. I would thoroughly recommend this pub as a place to stop off at for a family and pets.

Good food, real ale, friendly atmosphere - a First Class venue. I have only visited here at lunchtimes but it has never failed to impress. Most recently was last week when I enjoyed a delicious plate of ham, egg and chips, together with a couple of pints of Hampshire brewed real ale., all for under 16 pounds.

Go here fairly regular but I'm not a local, the trip out is worth it, the best ale around all kept perfectly well. Staff are always polite and friendly. Food is excellent in both quantity and quality. Well worth a trip.

This unpretentious local pub serves the best Cajun chicken dinner ever along with a good range of well kept real ales at competitive prices. Evening meals served only on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings but worth booking for a delicious experience.

Saw a great band in the garden on Sunday afternoon. Real ale from kegs behind the bar. Great way to spend the afternoon.

¡No solo el mejor pub, sino el mejor pub del mundo! La Ale mejor conservada combinada con la mejor comida casera, sin música, ni máquinas de juego, hermoso jardín en el verano - "Goodens Gold" a un precio razonable - ¡Heaven no puede ser mejor que esto!

Lovely pub. Very welcoming and serving good real ales. Flower pots bitter and an excellent ale from newcomer Steam Town Brew Co.. Will be back.

Great selection of Flowerpots beers at good prices. Comfortable pub with traditional bar and newly extended lounge. Log burners in both rooms. Good, real food. Highly recommended pub.

On the hottest day of the year a party of ten of us were at the Wickham Festivsl and thought we'd walk about two miles from the Festival to what we hoped would be a nice country pub where we could get something to eat. Our party included three children under seven. Two of our number arrived at the pub at 1.50 pm - to be told that the kitchen shut at 2.00pm and they would have to order straight away . They explained that they were part of a larger party - but were told they could be served if they hurried up and ordered but not the rest of the party. The barman/owner tutted and was very grumpy. When the rest of the part arrived with children in tow - still before 2.00 pm - we were told the kitchen epwas shut, they were unable to offer a sandwich and we should have checked before visiting their pub. The owner was rude in the extreme and implied it was our fault and there was nothing he could do. We tried to appeal to his better nature and explained how far we had walked and that we had hungry children and would probably spend a good deal in his pub. He couldn't have cared less - would not advise of anywhere nearby where we could eat - and did so in an aggressive and unpleasant way. When we left one of the regulars came out to speak to us and apologised about the lanlords behaviour and told us that there was an equestrian centre with a cafe a short distance away. We had passed another pub on route and asked if their kitchen was open - they too shut their kitchen at 2.00 pm - but agreed to key it open until we arrived. This pub was brilliant and they knew straightaway that we'd been victims of the Wheatsheafs brand of hospitality. My advice is don't go there - why pubs with such poor customer service carry on in this way is astonishing. If a public an dislikes customers and children so much maybe they're in the wrong business. Looking for a welcoming family friendly pub - then give The Wheatsheaf a wide berth.

Although not very central the Wheatsheaf was conveniently located to meet a colleague for lunch.

Wandered up to this pub from the Wickham Festival, a group of 10 including children in ~30 deg arriving ~1.50. We pulled the man serving away from his newspaper puzzles, he wasn’t impressed. We explained we were just ahead of the rest of the party and the barman (possibly landlord?) said “well, they had better get here within the next 2 minutes”. We put in an order for 6 of the party, the barman huffed and faffed quite a lot and wouldn’t split the bill between the two families and HAD NOT given the order to the kitchen OR taken payment when the remaining members of the party arrived. He said “She won’t like this” quite a lot and went to check again with the kitchen. He returned to say that the kitchen would take the order we still hadn’t paid for, but not any further.

Never had a hello or recognition from the miseries that run this place. Dont bother unless you want a distinct unwelcome....

The Wheatsheaf is a fantastic little free house pub not to be missed if you’re in the Fareham or Southampton area.

Food is completely fresh no microwave Mike here. Does take a while longer because it is freshly prepared. Very reasonably priced and a nice atmosphere and beer garden.

The food is excellent and the staff very good not to busy and had a airey feel witch we love as hate being packed in we are visiting again later this month with a few friends So looking forward to that

Went there for a couple of drinks but only stayed for 1 as the staff made us feel so unwelcome. Unless yor face fits then i suggest you don't go there.

One of the most unfriendly pubs I have been to. Yes the prices of drinks are good and good range of both drinks and food but felt unwelcome

Last minute lunch decision, arrived about 10 minutes before kitchen due to close. Unfriendly barman told us we had 5 minutes to order so we did. Food was excellent. The major disappointment was hearing the chef/cook talking to some customers, saying she was late getting away because "some ar*roles had ordered food at the last minute".

Spent a very pleasant afternoon and evening at the Wheatsheaf yesterday with some old Lorry drivers who I have known since the sixties and seventies The landlord Tim who is an ex trucker made us fee very welcome. He laid on a barbecue in the...

The real ale is very well looked after and at a very good price. Dogs are allowed in the bar area. Good size garden to sit in and neat and tidy. Very good selection of food from snacks to meals. The scampi was the good...

I've been coming here on and off for about twenty five years. It's also renowned for superb home cooked traditional food. The Gentlemen's Pie Club frequently has it as pub of the year. The beer is five out of five. Quite simply, you will not...

We are visitors every year when attending the Wickham music festival. We love the selection of real ales and lunch time food. The weather, so far has always been good and so we've sat in their well kept garden. Friendly staff and locals. Will be...

Start with a nice big car park (not many people can get there without a car, but worth staying in the New Place just for that). I like the way the lager taps are hidden away under the bar. The beer is beautifully kept in...

If you want real ales straight from the barrel and at a good price look no further, they have extended recently so more seating, my only reason for coming here is the beers first class.

Pasó por aquí hoy (22/12/16) simplemente para probar sus excelentes cervezas Cheriton (sí, bueno como siempre), pero el pub en sí es un poco de un desastre. Carece de todo bar la buena ale. Y por el amor de Dios cuando vamos a encontrar un...

La mejor cerveza, buena elección, buenos precios y ambiente agradable, bonito jardín, sin adornos sobresale un buen simple honesto pub

The Wheatsheaf Inn is a proper country pub. The food is all home cooked and those who like spicy food...

Real ale in casks behind the bar, friendly staff. Stopped for a quick bite to eat, husband had lamb curry and a great pint of ale, I had the ploughmans with huge chunk of cheese and kids had hearty sandwiches.

If you remember the 80s then you will have no trouble recalling the 'you made me miss' scene in the pub from American Werewolf- well, here it is! Also, if you liked arcade games, the 80s classic could well represent the running of the gauntlet that you have to undertake to get from the car park to the pub in the first place! If you survive this, then you are greeted with a selection of well-kept English ales, but- being careful not to enjoy yourself too much- most of the ales are well under the 4.5% mark...if you are from Belgium or the US- you might want to give this a miss and opt for a bottle of Volvic from an omnipresent supermarket; once inside, the atmosphere is akin to that on Mars, and no doubt if you like inhaling dog hair there will be plenty of choice. No music, not even the typical British brewery ambient Howard Jones and Phil Collins CD- to it's credit, it's not a 50s megapub and so you can feel that you are part of the, albeit limited, action. Not a place to drink at (unless you are old uncle Tam from round the corner), or unless you want to capture that Hollywood moment....Liberty Valance comes to mind......stop in for a quick English ale so you can sample our dull, weak, warm beer and then make a hasty retreat to your car...if you make it alive...don't forget, we drive on the left...and everything else we do seems to be wrong too...

Great, well kept beers dispensed straight from the casks behind the bar. Very reasonably priced (find me a pub in the area that's cheaper). Great landlord and staff. Fabulous home cooked food (no starters or pudding but if you are still hungry after your meal, I would be very surprised and you could always top up with another beer). Friendly locals and you can bring you dog in. Garden at the back, music every Saturday. BBQs in the summer at weekends. Beer festival once a year.

No nonsense village pub, excellent beers at very competitive prices - daily lunch and home-cooked speciality dinners every Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Many regulars will tell you that this is where the best Cajun Chicken in England (if not the world) can be had!!

In all honesty this is a working/retired mens' local and it is terrific. My wife and I stopped for lunch and it is a bit like walking into another era with the beer barrells behind the bar and the locals sitting at the bar with their pints. I'm sure when we walked in everybody looked at us however the barman quickly asked what we would like to drink and an elderly couple at a table said they were going shortly and we could take their seats. The food was straight forward and although we only had ploughmans' (cheddar and rare beef) they were excellent and another time i'd order one of the tempting hot dishes.The flower pots bitter was very well kept and if I hadn't of being driving i'd have had a second pint. As we left one of the regulars actually said good bye...i'm looking forward to being in this part of the world again and revisiting this super establishment.

Marvellous beer and eccentric landlord! Great combination for a proper pub. Very local atmosphere. They serve very good basic pub food which really is home made. There is ample parking opposite a busy road. Live music is played once a month or more in the evenings. They still do a meat raffle. If you like real ale straight from the barrel, then this is the pub to come to!

A proper English pub , that serves great beer straight out the barrel from behind the bar. Lunchtimes there is food that is all freshly cooked , none of that microwave stuff served up in the chain pubs. If you want the cajun chicken be prepared to wait at least 15 minutes. ,,,Although the menu is not to large you will spend some time trying to decide what to eat as it is all well prepared and great value. Order you beer and spend some time deciding , then get another beer.Great atmosphere and well worth the visit , and they even take cards now.

Excellent beer, been going for 8 years now once a week. A great selection of ales. A great proper English pub.

Look behind the bar, see the Flowerpots selection of Ale and Cider's and tell me this is not a real pub. Great place to chill and have a few pints, ciders or wine and watch a bit o' sport or simply read the paper. Food is not the important item here. Pub's own dogs entertain endlessly and amuse, this is a dog friendly pub and should stay so. Be careful with any young children arriving and leaving this place though because it is directly on a fast road. Watch out for passing traffic if crossing to the car park.

It's good to see a pub such as the Wheatsheaf thriving in times where corporate blandness is so often the standard. The welcome is genuinely warm, the tempting range of gravity fed real ales are sourced from local microbreweries and the simple lunchtime menu menu is described on blackboards in the two bars. Portions are generous and good value...however, best to turn up promptly as the popular choices do go quickly.

Very welcoming, despite having to shoe horn ourselves in. Served by a very bubbly lady from Brazil. Tried a couple of beers and took up the recommendation of the lady. Excellent choices. Beers all lined up from the barrel, proper English Pub. Would we go again, to right.

Great selection of Real Ale in a traditional country pub. Also selection of real cider.. Cheap too, from £2.80 per pint.

We popped in for a late Sunday lunch and enjoyed the real ales and ciders at VERY reasonable prices from 2.80 / pint. The food was really tasty, we enjoyed a huge spicy Cajun Chicken and a very meaty Lasange with big salads and chunky chips.If you want a local pub with good olde worlde atmosphere and no music or pool tables and gravity fed ales then this place is worth sampling. Good car parking opposite.