The Wheatsheaf in Vale of White Horse

Brilliant!!! Staff are amazing so kind and helpful, Sarah, Jen and Emma are the best!!!! Great atmosphere and lovely environment, decor is lovely too!

This has to be THE best place to have lunch with a great choice of excellent reasonably priced food, lovely olde-worlde ambiance and great service!....

We have been working in the area and have been having lunch every day at the wheatsheaf a great range of food with chips that are by far the best I have ever eaten Every meals we have had has been quality And the land lord and lady do it all there self And are very welcoming What a great place for food

Wow! The most unwelcoming, unfriendly pub on the planet! Walked on Christmas Day, called in and asked for a quick drink to revive us from a long walk in the rain ….. and told ……NO! They refused to let us buy a drink. In a pub. On Christmas Day! All the staff wore an expression like a slapped backside. Absolutely vile. The whole place looked like your grandmas front room and smelt of cabbage - so probably just as well.

We visited here for the first time and had a lovely roast dinner. The menu options were great, the food was really tasty and we loved the pub setting in the village.

Just visited for the first time and it won't be the last. After enjoying our starters neither me nor hubby could finish our mains. Great service, exceptional food, reasonable prices, we will be back 😃

Have been here a few times recently and thoroughly enjoyed the visits Lovely friendly welcome and cosy indoor area and also big spacious secluded pub garden Food is great and lots of choice for vegetarians, chips amazing and prawn starter is definitely worth a try We will be back!

We came across the Wheatsheaf after a quick Google Maps search for a place to eat and we felt very pleased with ourselves with such a lucky find. The pub itself is wonderfully olde worlde with an open fire and dark wooden beams. For lunch, there was a great selection of larger meals (around the £14 - £17 mark) but we opted for 'light lunches' (around the £7.50 - £9 mark) which were extremely filling, delicious and the chips were exceptional - I rarely say that about chips!

We visited here for the first time last Sunday, as a family group of 8 ranging from 7 to 70 (with a reservation), and everyone came away very happy. From the picture-postcard cuteness of the village I'd expected the pubs to be a bit upmarket and chi-chi, but the Wheatsheaf felt like a classic country pub, very warm and welcoming with lots of quirky traditional charm - no glossy blonde wood in sight. We were seated at a comfy table in a cosy side room, and served with super friendliness and amazing speed. Drinks were great - some excellent beer - and the food menu proved perfect, a great set of pub classics with a few interesting new angles and an impressive veggie selection. It being Sunday most of us went for the roast, which was brilliant, a generous few slabs of perfectly-cooked (to my taste anyway) beef, some gorgeously crispy roast potatoes, and an excellent yorkshire pudding, all swaddled in plenty of good gravy, plus a couple of side dishes with the veg, including a really delicious (and apparently famous) cauliflower cheese. One of our party went for the fish pie, which also looked good and was apparently very tasty. The staff were never intrusive but always seemed to be around when top-ups were needed, and were super-flexible catering for the picky little ones. A delightful pub which I fully intend to visit as often as I can.

As a family who have a connection with the area and East Hendred in particular we are compelled to visit every now and then to soak up the picture postcard views and to bring back memories or visit our long lost ancestors in the graveyard. These visits are normally planned well in advance but today was an almost on the spot decision to put on loan to the local museum a memorial plaque for one of the WW1 soldiers listed on the memorial outside it. My aunt suddenly asked me if I would drive her down to drop it in before Remembrance Sunday, so we planned a spot of lunch and found the Plough closed but were recommended to the Wheatsheaf as being good value for money. After our business at the museum we walked the 10 yards to the pub and had what I would call my perfect experience of a quick lunch. The pub itself is beautiful, clean and friendly and has a lovely old world charm with open fire.The beer was spot on and well kept. We looked at the menu and 3 of us immediately opted for the liver and bacon (lambs liver). It was exceptional with generous portions and the mash was the best I have ever experienced outside the home. My wife's steak pie was equally impressive and we all remarked on the quality of the meals. Excellent service, great value, perfect surroundings all went to make the trip down well worthwhile, as I said this is exactly what you expect when you pay the sort of prices charged today for food but rarely do you get what you pay for, this was one of those times!

My friend and I visited the inn on a quiet Tuesday night. This made no difference to the welcome or the food. A wonderful hostess greeted us and served a fabulously kept pint of beer. Delicious Camembert and salad with complementary warm bread was swiftly followed by the most delicious home made goats cheese and apricot nut roast. The house salad was delicious and had little nuggets of fresh apple that were light and refreshing. Absolutely gorgeous. My friend had the chicken in a light cream sauce that she told me was the best she had tasted for many years. What a fab pub. What fab food and what a lovely landlady and waitress All supplemented by a sprinkling of sporting legend photos around the room. Magic. Will be back next time I go to Oxfordshire

Food Just had to write this review as this is the only place I have ever had liver as the main course and which was after much deliberation. My goodness! It was simply devine!!! I couldn't believe I was eating liver in a pub and it was so perfectly made, and was just the right texture; not light pasty melt in the mouth and no where near hard...it was just superb! Ambiance It's a pub so really nothing to add to that, though it does have its unique features as most Oxfordshire homes and old pubs do. Service Had the service not been good I'd never have tried the liver. Informative and helpful.

After our monthly Didcot & District U3A Walking Groups' first walk of 2018, we made an unscheduled stop for lunch at the Wheatsheaf Public House, East Hendred, which entailed 18 walkers requesting lunch! The landlord was pleased to us all but did say the numbers could delay service; this was totally unfounded, all 18 lunches were served at the same time, which was barely 20 minutes from order!! Therefore, we would highly recommend this typically English village public house set in the centre of the village, plenty of parking, albeit we were walking, excellent food and service, this Walking Group will certainly be going back!! Thank you to all at the Wheatsheaf ;-)

Consistently good is all three of the service, the food and the Abingdon Bridge. You are always assured of a good welcome in the cosy little bar and seating areas. Bill cooks the best chips in the County, perhaps even further afield. Seriously I dont know how he does it but he does - every time.

A group of 10 of us turned up unannounced last Sunday lunchtime looking for a quick bite to eat before going fishing. Staff were friendly, squeezed us in and they knocked up chicken nuggets and chips (which were very good) for the children and excellent gammon and chips for the adults.

My chum and I have been coming here for a few years now for a lunchtime pint and a sandwich. Always a lovely welcome from Carmel and Bill, who gets our order cooking when he sees us in the car park. A good pint of beer in a charming old pub. And.......the best chips in Oxfordshire.

I went in for an evening meal. Most or all the tables looked reserved. They were helpful and squeezed me in for a beer and a meal. Whilst I was eating, the pub did indeed fill up. The staff were efficient and friendly.

Comida maravillosa y el servicio mientras asistía a una fiesta de bautismo. Los sándwiches y rollitos de salchicha fueron hechos desde cero. Los rellenos de sándwiches eran sabrosos con ingredientes muy bueno. Llevar vasos de agua y para los niños no había problema. El personal es muy amable. Me gustaría volver con mi marido para Domingo almuerzo y/o cena.

Staff were warm and friendly and extremely helpful . Menu was varied and portions were generous . Good value for money

Me ha impactado! Hable esta noche como algunos amigos y yo queríamos reservar para comer aquí. Soy celiaco, y como tal hay que comer comida sin gluten. Yo quería saber que podían ofrecerme como el menú en línea parecían ser principalmente que contienen trigo. La...

Este es nuestro pub local pero también es uno de nuestros lugares favoritos para comer! La comida es absolutamente increíble! El ambiente es maravilloso - tenía la chimenea encendida y el personal es muy amable! Recomiendo encarecidamente a todos y obviamente se viene aquí de nuevo muy pronto!

Hermoso antiguo pub virgen en precioso pueblo viejo como del viejo mundo.

Nice cosy atmosphere. Food was OK. A bit expensive we thought for what we had. Still we recommend this pub esp if you are looking for a traditional English pub.

Went for Sunday lunch with my parents. First visit here and was very impressed. The food is home cooked, not on a production line. The portions were huge, couldn't have managed a starter too. Looking at other diners meals, the starters were huge too. Deserts were normal size, and good selection. Really can't fault this wonderful place. Attention from staff was just right, food excellent, lovely ambiance. Will be returning. And one last thing, I never have a roast when I go out to eat, as it's never as good as at home, because t I would have it here.

Very impressed with this place. Lovely Sunday roast with delightful cauliflower cheese! Very friendly staff. Would recommend

Tried to visit but pub in darkness and the sounds of "Mrs Browns boys" being watched on tv in the garden at full volume!!! Really odd - would hate to be a neighbour. It really was SO loud. Incredibly inconsiderate. I struggle to understand why they're choosing to watch tv on a Saturday night rather than run their business We won't be trying again

Popped in here after looking at reviews for somewhere nice to eat for lunch. Great pub, lovely garden outside and food was delicious. Very friendly staff and a gorgeous little dog that roams around. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

I've visited every now and again for many years, always enjoyed the visits, the atmosphere and the food. The bar area is great and good for earring in, when it's full you have to eat in a separate dining area which in my opinion is a bit boring. Current landlords very efficient and business like, they have a lovely dog who hangs around!

We where staying locally for 5 days and for at least three of the evenings we did a short walk to this place. This place is all you would expect of a little country pub, but with food that is amazing. My wife had a medium rare steak on a bed of potato and horseradish with a purée of carrots and port wine gravy. The last two times I had the lambs liver, which was so tender and with the bacon and gravy made a very enjoyable meal. Desserts are very traditional, of which I had the treacle sponge which was a nice warm finish to the meal. As usual I took pictures of all our different meals. Staff were very friendly and helpful every time we visited. If you are in the area it is well worth the visit. We tried other places in the village and always came back here, so next time I am in the area I will be back here, to see what is new or just to have the liver again.

We chose here as it was a mid way point for 4 friends to catch up on a Monday evening. We'd all had a look at the online menu so knew we would like something (fussy members within the group!) We were not disappointed. Plenty of parking and a friendly welcome, we arrived at various times within a half hour slot, but all had drinks and menus quickly served and details of the specials passed around. I was the only one to have a starter as a cheese freak, there was camembert on the specials, they were served with salad and bread and I was nearly full up just on this! The mains quickly followed - one had lasagne and three of us had ham (loads and thick cut), eggs (two fried and just runny enough to dip!) and chips (thick cut and crispy). We all struggled to eat it all but it was good! Two had deserts - one a hot fudge cake and the other the profiteroles (see pic) which I had to try and help out as there were so many! Very good value - with a soft drink we split the bill and paid £14 ish each. Good service and clean all round.We will be back - either together or with our separate friends & families :)

Really attractive village pub/restraunt. Food was superb and plenty of it. staff relly attentive and knowledgeable. surroudings clean and attractive. Excellent garden area on a nice day.

Very nice landlady has often slipped us in at short notice on a busy Sunday.Bonuses have been extreme care over my wife's dietary problems and some of the very best fish and chips around.Oh - and very good value with fast friendly service. Nice old building, with lots of character: the sort of place to bring overseas visitors so thAt they can realise the special quality of English pubs.

Got a really good feeling going in, homely and nicely candle lit. Very friendly welcoming staff. Menu looked great but the food was a bit disappointing. We all ordered lamb with mash, the lamb was well over cooked and the mash was lumpy. Starters were good if not a little pricey but enjoyable.

One of our locals that I always forget to review (until today). it is the traditional country pub in a lovely country village. the inside is everything you could want, beams, steps and a pub bar, but mainly a lovely restaurant. We went on a whim, it was a freezing cold day and my husband, who has been ill just wanted to get out of the house.We goit really warm welcome from the owners, were directed to a cosy table by a window and were shown a menu that was just right for a below zero day. I had smooth vegetable soup, clearly home made thick and tasty. My husband had deep fried camembert, so nice I almost wished I had chosen that. I followed the soup with fried sea bass and risotto. Having had a recent bad experience with risotto elsewhere I can report that I got a decent portion and it was wonderfully tasty and creamy. My husband had pie and chips, both very nice indeed. No room for puds, just coffee (in good sized cups) and the bill. The perfect lunch venue on a cold winter day.

Truly wonderful food and excellent service.Decent menu choice limited real ale choice but good local Abingdon Bridge. Very nice Malbec in warm friendly surroundings.

We visited the Wheatsheaf last night - a Friday - and were shocked to find the place almost empty in the heart of the Christmas party season. The Wheatsheaf is a beautiful, cosy pub, nestled in the heart of the village, and with its log fire, and low-beamed ceilings is a great place to spend an evening. The food is typical British pub fare - scampi and chips, garlic prawns, sausage and mash - and for the most part is tasty and served with efficiency, albeit little charm. We were however frustrated by the chef/landlord turning on his iPad to watch the football rather loudly on the table behind us. The noise reverberated around the ancient walls and left us pondering why on earth anyone in the hospitality industry would disturb their customers like that! We'd love to return to this little English gem soon - but only if their staff up their game, just a few degrees.

We wandered through the village to this one from our B and B but made the mistake of not carrying a torch and the lanes are not lit. The pub is warm and welcoming, we were attended to immediately though it was quite busy. The menu is varied, lots of choice, including vegetarian, and we enjoyed the food when it arrived steaming hot: scallops to start (delicious), perfectly cooked sea bass and a steak and ale pie. Generous portions meant we were too full to sample the wonderful-sounding desserts. Good wine list, not too expensive, medium range, well worth it.

Best we think for brunch and lunch sandwiches. Warm atmosphere inside the place. Food comes relatively quickly.

Food is always beautifully cooked and hot. Wonderful choices and the feel is homely and cosy. Wonderful proper English pub with fantastic food and great garden

Wonderful Sunday lunch for 16 adults and 8 children, food was excellent as always, nothing too much trouble for the landlord and landlady.The children loved the rear garden gathering Conkers.Looking forward to eating here again.

With a birthday to celebrate we booked Sunday roast for eleven including three minors and one toddler, the food was excellent and filled a large appetite, the service welcoming and efficient, all with a lovely village pub atmosphere.

Delicious home cooked lasagne, friendly service, spotlessley clean, lovely hidden garden at the back

Very pleasant atmosphere in typical village pub. Good outdoor area on a sunny day. Friendly staff offering great service.

First visit here,recommended by friends, was not disappointed. There were 5 of us, nothing was too much trouble for the staff. The Sunday roast was excellent, roast lamb fresh home cooked veg lots of variety, home cooked yorkshire puddings, Dessert was tasty, all in all a lovely meal.

In the area for only one night we were recommended to eat here and are very pleased that we did. It is a lovely pub serving good quality food. It has a nice garden at the back, service was prompt and friendly and prices reasonable.We would certainly go back if in the area again.

An elderly friend just out of hospital wanted a trip out to cheer her up, having read about the Wheatsheaf I thought we would give it a try.What a lovely suprize, lovely old country pub spotlessly clean ample parking nice garden and patio. Greeted by a very nice young lady, drink order taken and served in minutes, given time to read the menu, and was served in about 10 minutes.My friend had the pie, home made, I had the gammon, both where priced at £11-50 and worth every penny, pie served with chip and 4 vegetables gammon with chips 2eggs peas and a small salad, the chips where as good as any I have tasted and all other food cooked and presented perfectly, I'm just sorry we couldn't manage to eat it all, big portions.This was my first visit but it certainly won't be my last a lovely pub well worth a visit, thank you to the staff a very nice time.

My golf chum and I are regulars, if a couple of times a month counts as being regular. There is always a smiling welcome from every one, and a decent pint of Abingdon Bridge frequently awaits us on the bar top a we enter.We are sandwich eaters but Bill does the best chips my chum and I have had in any of the hundreds of Oxfordshire pubs we have tried over the last 10 years.

Other reviews on this page are all for large groups, but we have been eating here with friends or on our own since Bill and Carmel took it on. I can only confirm everything the other reviews say, the food is excellent, the welcome warm and value for money is first class. What more do you want in a pub restaurant, give it a try you certainly wil not regret it, the only problem you may have is that could become a habit.Herb N

6 of us went for a pre-Christmas Lunch. Food very good, food hot, well presented with nice freshly cooked vegetables. On the day we went they did have a couple of other parties in and they could possibly have done with one more front of house person but otherwise the service was very good, friendly and helpful.

I was one of a largish group who had lunch the week before Christmas.We had chosen what we would eat before the event which is fine by me in these circumstances. We got a great welcome, cheery service and good food. All the main courses were deemed excellent and the generous supply of fresh and varied vegetables was well received. I agree with a previous comment about the creme brûlée being delicious.Eating in a group of ten or more can be an unjust way to judge a place, but I would return and recommend The Wheatsheaf.

A group of 11 of us and 2 children came here for lunch today, we all had 2 or 3 courses, all the meals were nicely cooked and large portions, the roast lamb was very good, they cooked a special meal for the 3 year old whowas with us which was no trouble, the staff were also very friendly and helpful. I would recommend this pub for Sunday lunch

Nestled in the quite village of East Hendred, this is a lovely pub. The inside is cozy, there is a patio and a garden as well. The food was delicious, especially the creme brûlée was surprisingly good.

Quaint pub which serves very good food. I would recommend, but maybe its because I don't eat out that much I found it slightly expensive.

Excellent Sunday roast, portions are huge and you get a great variety of vegetables. We all had pudding too which was equally as good. We will definitely be returning

Went there for a dinner with colleagues they had the t-bone as specials and everyone had the same. We also got the prawns which were HUGE and excellent.The T-Bone was amazing and very well cooked. the sides were also very good.they have a nice little dog that wanders around very amusing!!!

My son has recently moved into the village and we visited with my father-in-Law for him to meet his new great grandson. This was our 2nd visit. We were not impressed the first time believing the food to be "Big is Beautiful" and overpriced. We were persuaded to go back for a second try but were equally disappointed. Four of us ordered fish and chips off the so-called specials board so were expecting freshly cooked flakey fish with fluffy batter. We could not have been more mistaken. Each one was identical in size and shape and looked exactly like the fish you buy from the freezer section of supermarkets. It was two thirds batter and one third rather grey fish. It was tasteless, and soggy with fat. And it was £12.50! With 2 other pubs in East Hendred we wonder why people choose to go here. We will not be returning.

Excellent meal by a beautiful Log Fire, lovely ambience, first class service. I would highly recommend.

We visited this pub for lunch to treat ourselves to some comfort food now summer has gone! The Wheatsheaf is in the middle of a pretty village, well worth a short walk around. We sat by a lovely open fire. The pub is immaculately kept with brasses gleaming and fresh flowers on every table and in the ladies' loo! The lady who served us (landlady?) was very pleasant and assured us all the dishes on the menu were home made.The meals were delicious but the portions were over generous. I know you don't have to eat everything on the plate and indeed we didn't. However the prices are not cheap and it seems such a waste to leave half. If you could only order small plates at a more reasonable price! If they don't like the idea of pensioners lunches they could offer small portions for smaller appetites! Smaller portions would mean room for dessert!

I had a very yummy brie and bacon baguette - reasonably priced. The service was very good and the bar staff friendly.

came here for dinner with family, nice garden and once we had finally been served we enjoyed our drinks. Food was very average and nothing special. Would go for a drink but not to eat. Such a shame.

We have been to all three of the pubs in East Hendred and eaten meals at each of them. We went to The Weatsheaf in July for a midweek meal at about 7:00. We had heard that the food was as tasty as the Eyston Arms but much more traditionally pubby, cheaper and served with a decent real ale. The garden was very inviting and beautifully stocked with flowers and the inside of the pub is quite dark and old fashioned as one might expect.We ordered a pint and a red wine and looked at the menu. I should have chosen the Gammon as I've been told that it is very good but I spotted Fish and Chips on the special board and quite fancied that. My partner had a vegetarian option that may have involved goats cheese but cannot recollect what it was.Unfortunately the real ale that I had was cloudy and flat so I returned it and had a pint of the standard green king instead. When the food arrived I was really surprised to see that the fish was not fresh but frozen, it was in that peculiar straight sided coffin shape common to frozen prepacked fish. The chips were ok and the mushy peas were as hot as the centre of the sun after being microwaved. My partners food was similarly lacklustre.Now here's the thing, The food itself was adequate for a cheap meal and wouldn't be out of place in many cheap pub lunches, however the fish and chips cost £14:00 and the goat cheese thing cost nearly £10. My expectations, which may be unrealistic, are that a pub that charges that much money for food should not be delivering food that is clearly just pulled out of a deefreeze and dropped in a deep fat fryer, or microwave, with no attempt to disguise it's low standard. Also if a beer is cloudy when it's served don't offer another one from the same barrel.I'm really pleased that there have been some good reviews since our visit, we all want local businesses to survive and grow. I hope and expect that the microwave and freezer dinners are now a thing of the past.

We were staying in Abingdon and wanted a nice meal out. We fell upon this delightful place nestled within beautiful surroundings of thatched cottages and pretty gardens. I ordered an 8oz steak dinner and my husband ordered lasagne and chips. The staff were very friendly and fast to serve us, the, I assumed, landlady was also very friendly. When the food arrived it smelt and looked amazing. The steak with all the trimmings was the tastiest I have ever had, mushrooms, homemade onion rings, grilled tomatoes, chunky chips, it was all of very high quality beautifully cooked. The homemade lasagne was also fabulous and very freshly made with high quality ingredients. I cannot recommend this delightful place enough!!

After following signs from the main road for another pub we came across the wheat sheaf and decided to go for lunch. No one in the pub when we arrived so I thought the food might not be up to much but we were pleasantly surprised. We had a delicious roast beef Sunday lunch with loads of meat, cauliflour cheese, carrots, cabbage, green beans, roast pots, roast parsnip and Yorkshire pudding and it was delicious. Friendly lady greeted us and the waitresses were all very good.

Regularly go here for work pub lunches. Pre-order so food is ready on arrival for large groups. New owners have done a good job & produce good quality food, competitively priced. Lovely back garden for dining al fresco, cosy fireplace for winter warmers.

Used to go all the time when it was run by the SA owners. First time back, but won't be going again. Very unfriendly, seemed as though it was a real hassle to serve us drinks.

Delightful 'old school' pub, with lovely garden at the front and the sort of place where you could happily spend several hours (winter or summer).Was not impressed with the food- maybe we were unlucky.

Four of us visited the WheatsheafTwo of us ordered sardines as starters. Mine were still cold and partially frozen in the centre. All meals were average at best. Chef came out and verbally attacked me for questioning the liver in my main course. Astonishing!We will not be back. Ever. And we are local.

We were very pleased to be welcomed with a smile.The drink order was taken promptly and served quickly.The land lady gives her personal service and explains the dishes of the day.Every item on the menu is home cooked.We were very pleased with our choice.The meal was delecious.We highly recommend this place for excellent hearty food and very good service.Try once and you will want to revisit.We certainly will keep going.Good luck Wheatsheaf.

Myself and A Colleague stayed in the area for Business and was here for 3 Days. We stumbled across this Bar and Restaraunt after not having much luck finding anything open. The welcome and service we recieved from owner and staff was outstanding. We are not locals and was the first time we visited the establishment yet we were welcomed with open arms and were made to feel right at home.We were so impressed by the service we recieved we returned the second day to have an evening meal. I was very impressed by the quality of food and the speed in which we recieved it in.Overall we were very impressed and we will be returning tonight and would reccommend anyone staying in the area to eat and drink at this establishment.

The Wheatsheaf was not somewhere we went regularly (first time in about 12 months) but was somewhere we looked forward to eating if we decided to drive out that way, which is what we decided to do the other day. Driving over we reminisced about the seasonal menus and nice buzz the place always had, hoping that we'd get a table as we hadn't booked. The first thing we noticed when we arrived was the car park, which was empty, the second thing we noticed was the menu which was generic, then we noticed the lack of South African accents and how quiet the place was.We wished that we had not stayed the atmosphere didn't improve and the food was poor and over priced. I'm writing this after my return and after reading some recent reviews. Which if I'd have read would have made me choose somewhere else.

I visited the Wheatsheaf on Saturday evening with my parents, brother and sister-in-law and cousin. The staff were welcoming and friendly, and timed their visits to our table well. The food was great all round, and plenty of it, we all had a starter and main course and were totally full. The "ladies" was clean and well presented and the log fires added atmosphere to this charming pub. I would definitely recommend it to others.

I have read the poor and terrible reviews of The Wheatsheaf and feel they are unfair and unjustified.... ( but accept it is their honest opinion to a visit ).... The following is our experience.I have visited The Wheatsheaf three times over the first three months of the year and on each occasion we had an enjoyable evening. The food is excellent, a good choice of wines and variety of good tasty beers.I have always found the atmosphere to be convivial, no music( Thank the Lord ) just the hmmm of conversation of people enjoying the company of their friends. The staff were friendly and helpful.... On each visit the food was good value and excellently cooked.. (Stand in the doorway by the bar and watch the food being cooked ) ... The fish pie was stuffed full of prawns and lumps of fish ( not just salmon which I feel some chef's do to cheat ) .. The sausage and mash scrumptious... The lamb rump cooked to perfection ... The vegetables Al dante.. just as they should be, full of flavour.We shall visit The Wheatsheaf again in the summer to enjoy this terrific traditional English pub and delightful village together with the walks in the countryside around..... And oh yes the wonderful food and beer.

GReat log fire. Very helpful staff and food good, hot tons of it and plenty good enough but not quite what it has been in the past. Still worth it and our overseas friend enjoyed it.

I used to go to the Wheatsheaf lots when the South Africain guys used to run it.... I will not return until it changes hands again. A friend and I order the SPECIAL "cod and chips" at £12.50 expensive I thought but fancied a nice fresh cod and chips.... However received frozen per-battered fish and frozen pre-cut chips it is sad when the best part of the meal is the mushy peas!!! Totally apaulled how can this be a special? I could make better at home!!! When I asked to talk to someone about it when they asked us how it was I was told the waitress was on her own and I could leave a number... I did and surprise they didn't call me.. £30.50 for two drinks and two fish and chips straight from the freezer a TOTAL RIP OFF. The waitress herself was great, was very understanding and was put in a poor situation by the management. I hope she works for new owners/managers soon as I liked this pub for food and went a lot... Luckily The Plough has got new management now and is much better so I will happily go there instead... I had a great lasagna there today! I will be writing a brief review there in a mo.. :-) I work locally and was very disapointed by the Wheatsheaf...as I say there has been a change in mgmt so old reviews are out of date.. Only trust new ones.

Our first visit to The Wheatsheaf following a change of ownership. Previously it had a reputation for good food and that certainly hasn't changed, we ate in the bar on a Saturday night and the menu provided was relatively brief (there may be a different one for the restaurant). I found plenty to choose from but my wife and our friends struggled a bit. Home made pate was delicious and more bread brought without having to ask! Main courses of Ham, Egg & chips, Sirloin steak, Salmon (slighty overcooked) and Duck (big portion but not over fond of the sauce) were all well received and again extra veg offered (but not needed). Desserts were fine but in our opinion a bit pricey for what they were. Overall the service is excellent and attentive, food good and the atmosphere friendly. If you are looking for value for money it's probably not fantastic but then compared to their close rivals it probably is!

East Hendred has too many good pubs for a village this size! We tried the Wheatsheaf as a change from the Eyston Arms. The first time we went just for a drink - they were about to close but were very accommodating for us and our dogs. We had lunch there in the garden and the food was fantastic - more stylish than the Eyston Arms and just as nice. The atmosphere inside is a bit stuffy compared to the Eyston Arms but the service and food are really good.

After reading reviews of The Wheatsheaf I was unsure of what to expect when myself and my family arrived but the service was warm and welcoming on the cold November evening!! The pub was bustling with all types of people eating and the fire was fantastic!! The waitress was lovely and very attentive with wide knowledge of wines and beers. The landlady was very sweet and made us feel right at home!! Once the food was served we were pleasantly surprised. I had the Mediterranean Prawns to start and the sauce was delicious, the rest of my family had a combination of soup, which was french onion and HUGE in portion size, and the pan fried sardines which were big enough to be the main!! Following this I had the duck in orange sauce which was also massive but so delicious i managed to finish it all!! Other than this we had the sausages and mash which was delightful but so so so big! My father struggled to eat all 5 sausages, and my mother had the supreme of salmon which was light and fluffy but came with so many vegetables she was unable to finish!! I am glad to see that from what I have read the Wheatsheaf has, in my opinion improved massively and well worth a visit!

Visited The Wheatsheaf recently and have to say thought food was over priced and disappointing and service lacked any real enthusiasm.

We spent two weeks in East Hendred and we found the Wheatsheaf great. The food was excellent and the ambience really cool. Bill and Carmel made us feel like we were honored guests. Will definitely visit again and enjoy the atmosphere and friendly folks. Greg, Deslie and Annette (Australia)

The Wheatsheaf used to be my absolute favourite choice for pub lunches and evening meals when working late nearby. The owners were friendly and the food always good, even if the menu didn't really change that often. However new owners have now been in place since May so it's all change.On the plus side the garden is still the same, so you can still enjoy a meal outside in the sun if the weather holds. I was rather worried when we arrived at 1pm on a sunny Friday lunchtime to see only 2 other tables occupied in the whole place. While the bar girl was friendly enough the owner barely made eye contact which was disconcerting. I can't tell you how bummed out I was when the food started arriving. I kept it simple to play it safe and ordered a burger. It had a distrinct Birdseye quality to it and the bap wasn't much better. There was relish on the side, but nothing else with the burger (i.e. cheese, bacon etc.). The chips looked crispy but the taste didn't match the look. The other people at our tables opted for baguettes which were equally unispiring (I used to love the chicken and bacon baguette they used to do here). All of this wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the price. The old Wheatsheaf charged £9-£10 for a very good burger, fair enough. The new owners have kept the prices broadly the same, but the standard of the food is more Hungry Horse than gastropub. I would expect such a standard of cooking at a pub in the 1980s, but not in 2012. As an extra note they even charged for soda water, which is a first on me. They either have to drop their prices significantly or hire a decent chef. The Wheatsheaf used to be somewhere I took my parents for an evening meal, now I'd sooner take them to the carbon copy "Eating Inn" round the corner which although it serves chain gastropub fare, is reasonably priced and always of satisfactory standard for the money.

Keep meaning to go back to the Wheatsheaf - beautiful pub, excellent food and great service. Has tables outside where you can catch the last of the sun going down on an evening :)

The friendly welcome when we arrived. The menu was not large but the dishes were varied and a cut above your normal restaurant choice.The only downside was it was very dimly lit (hard to see to peel the prawns)

I used to visit this pub before the new owners took over, and it was very good. It may well still be very good - but what isn't good is the website - including the link on Trip Advisor - STILL takes you to the farewell message from the original owners. The changeover happened in May, so it really is time they sorted out a new site, so we can see the menus and see if it is worth a visit.

Still a place for an enjoyable summer drink in the garden (assuming there still is a summer in the rainy UK!) but the new owners have cut back on the food menu and what I tried was nothing special. Also friendliness had dropped down a notch. Hopefully the new owners are just finding their feet, but with 2 other pubs a few minutes walk away they will need to do better if they're to survive.

The pub now has new owners, so i was delighted to try the menu. Well the menu was fabulous, lots to choose from, the food was gorgeous. The service was very welcoming and personal. Both gardens are lovely. Looking forword to going back bank holiday.

I visited this lovely pub with some work colleagues. I'd heard that the pub had changed hands and/or has new management.We found the food was fairly average to poor, on a pretty uninspiring menu. Still its a nice place for a quiet drink in a lovely Oxfordshire village.

I went to the Wheatsheaf for the first time since I was a child this weekend, and had a lovely Sunday lunch. It was pouring with rain outside and the cosy pub and warm atmosphere was just what I was after. The menu was great, a good mix of classic favourites and some new additions that I was keen to try - I'd recommend the baked camembert with Cumberland dip to all visitors -Comfort food at it's best! The landlord and staff were so welcoming, i really didn't want to leave! Can't wait for my next trip.

Myself and some friends and family enjoyed a wonderful lunchtime bite here over the bank holiday weekend. Great variety of food, from tasty baguettes ( i recommend the beautiful local ham!) to freshly made main meals and salads. We had a warm welcome by the staff, and the 16th century inn provided a lovely setting to relax and dry off after enduring the rain! Very accommodating to families and a few different seating areas means you don't feel crowded. The service was great - timely and friendly. My only regret is that the weather wasn't nice enough to enjoy what looked to be a stunning garden area, will certainly be returning for a glass of wine in the sun very soon!

Well,the Landlord has only been in a few days but the beer was dead (see photo) and the food was poor. Not inedible, just no passion, no taste. We had the burger and the Oxfordshire sausages. Burger first ...Bun, frozen burger (from which fat poured and scolded my thumb). Chips (ok). Rocket "salad" with dressing. No relish (How do you run out of a relish you announce on the menu after a few days?). For 10 quid there is zero value. It was a meal I would have expected at a Weatherspoon's or such in a town. Sausages. Maybe ok. Mash was tasteless as was veg. Have they no imagination? Sour cream, mustard or cheese in mash? Do something with the veg other than boil it!If this is the 4th best place in Wantage then Wantage has issues. To the Landlord - the beer taps have diffusers on them for a reason. Do not remove them!

Hi Rachel, don't tell Adrian, but I'm really going to miss you both, rarely does one get abuse of that quality these days. Good luck in your new venture. please tell us where you are going!

great traditional Castro pub. excellent atmosphere

The food here is a little pricey but very tasty! The menu changes a lot depending on what is in season so you can be sure the food is fresh! If the rack of lamb is on the menu I would definitely go for that. The creme brulee is also a winner. I would consider driving there just to have the creme brulee!

more or less exactly what you can expect from an english restaurant: low ceiling, good selection of beers but not that strong on wines, warm service but cleanliness is a different story, etcfood is of good quality, I had an entreè of fried squids (a bit oliy, but good) and a main of seabass which was ok.a bit pricey.parking is small, we had to park on the road.

warm and cosy friendly and real ales to die for lovely log fire and bar staff new their beers.

A lovely and varied menu in a cosy and snug pub. The couple who we assumed own it were really very friendly. Highly recommended.

I've been here a few times over the years and I've always enjoyed it. The food is of a good standard and the wine list contains one of my favorite wines, which is a bonus! We recently had a Christmas meal here with a few friends and we were given the top part of the restaurant to ourselves which is nice as it gives a nice private dining experience. The staff are very helpful (compared to the stuffy and unhelpful Eyston Arms) and know their products well. The food itself is very good although if I had one complaint it would be there is not enough of it!

Lovely country pub with good beer and good food. Have been here several times in the last year and never been dissapointed. Would recommend the homemade pies, belly of pork or good old fish and chips. Nicely prepared and presented. Staff friendly and efficient. No complaints at all. Recommended. There is seating outside for summer.

We have been going to this place for the past 7 years now and the food is always good. Service is courteous and attentive, good selection of ales and seasonal specials on the board.

Food is superb, atmosphere is fantastic and the welcome is always friendly.Always have specials, menu is varied and always very good quality and always have a guest beer.Well worth a trip!

Located in a picture perfect Oxfordshire village, this pub is a delight. The venue includes pub benches in garden areas at both the back and front, as well as outdoor tables closer to the rear.The menu is highly interesting and includes a good mix of pub classics plus some interesting daily specials and salad offerings. Service is friendly and attentive.In my view this is by far the best pub in the Harwell/Didcot/Wantage area.