The Wheatsheaf in Rother

Oh, dear………new owners. Visited today to see if things have changed with new owners? Yes, the outside has been cleaned up..but still dead plants and metal bolts in the external planters . Staff friendly and dog friendly. Cask ale…London Pride…was sour and at £5 a pint ….no way, I would have another. Good location but needs to upgrade its offering……….

Seem to be making an effort with surroundings and customer service. But the food was worse than Wetherspoons, at least at Wetherspoons there’s not a wait!

THE WHATSHEAF.....SHOULD BE CLOSED and undergo a major upgrading - internally and externally, with review of their business objectives- if the owners and management want this limping business to survive for another 5 years! The staff we interacted with on 23/12/2023- displayed poor awareness of cultivating friendly and welcoming customer interactions. No welcome, no thanks for our custom or goodbye- thanks for coming have a nice Christmas. We were like invisible customers who spent over £60 on drinks! The decor is dated (considerinng this pub underwent rennovation a few years ago.) The furnishing is tacky, poorly displayed, uncomfortable and tables were greasy. No timely cleaning by the staff on duty during our visit. The bar counter was greasy plus used glassess were not always cleared in a timely way. The toilets/wc- smelly and needed deep cleaning. Paper towel rack -empty. Carpet leading from the worn front door entrance- unkempt. The few Christmas decorations inside the pub were tacky and poorly displayed, plus the Christmas lights were not even turned on. Television screens were left on in the two main public areas showing football matches- with no consideration that- maybe not all customers wanted to watch the matches with excessive sounds. When the game was over, the tvs were still left on showing Skysports. By then, most of the people who were watching the match, left the pub. It was almost empty from then on. No heating was on in the pub. No other entertainment was offered. It felt like we walked into a dying village pub. The Wheatsheaf has a premeir monopoly location in Bexhill/Little Common - but we all agreed- drastic business survival action plan is needed to save this pub from definite business failure. That would be a sad loss for Bexhill & Little Common. The challenge for the management, owners and staff is...Will they welcome genuine cutsomer observations/feedback..or will they react defensively?

Pity they didn't have lunch on when we visited plus didn't serve untill 12 midday

Accommodate us as a club as a meeting place once a month and have booked it for our club Xmas party. Always a pleasure to visit.

Have driven past this pub hundreds of times and finally got around to stopping in. Well worth it. Super friendly front of house and great food. Lots to choose from on the menu and well priced with deals on most days. Highly recommend the Carolina Reaper chicken wings. We carried on the evening by playing pool (which happened to be free) in their games room. Ample parking to the side of the pub. Would highly recommend stopping by this traditional pub.

Enjoyed our visit to the Wheatsheaf Inn. The food was great, nice presentation. The menu had lots of choices of food and was reasonably priced. We especially liked the fact we were able to play Pool after our meal for free. Would visit again.

Food was nice. But decor was lacking

More of a pub than a restaurant - not quite what we thought it was going to be. Food was ok but nothing special

We ordered two meals one a half chicken we reckon it was a quarter we also had a half corn on the cobb cut into six pieces to serve two people for the price I wouldn't go there again and would recommend the rose & crown turkey rd definitely more bang for your buck and large portions

Stopped spur of the moment for a quick drink,car park was ample ,beer garden looked good with tables and umbrellas up.The pub inside is large,the lady serving us was friendly, I had a glass of chardonnay which was nice and hubby had a amoretti in a glass which he said was nice and cold and hit the spot! Nice pub,atmosphere was flat but maybe because there wasn't much clientele at 3pm ? I'm sure it's much better on a Saturday evening when it's busy, the menu looks good with lots of variety so would come back and sample the menu.

We were greeted by a very friendly lady who advised immediately that there would be a delay in any food order as there was an order for 8 that had just gone into the kitchen. We decided to stay and wait, we are glad we did 😄 The food was well cooked and delicious. The only negative was that a lot of the dishes came with Carolina reaper sauces so we avoided them. We would go again if we were in the area

Not the friendliest of places of liveliest.

Excellent as a dog friendly pub. The burger I ordered was very tasty, the rest of the food was OK but not good enough to praise. Very quiet when we visited. Staff were very friendly.

Absolutely appalling pub would never go back even if it was the last place on earth. Owners and staff were very rude..

Good atmosphere...friendly people...very nice food...much better than it used to be a few years ago...car park was full on a Wednesday evening.

Went to the quiz night, good fun and a nice friendly pub.

Booked a meal here to see what the venue was like. It’s quite a large pub with off-road parking, 3 separate bar/dining areas, a pool table and dart board. The interior is looking a little frayed around the edges and could do with a bit of a refurb. The lady behind the bar was friendly, attentive and helpful and the food (we chose the 2 for 1 offer on the Lasagne) was very tasty, well-cooked, plentiful and surprisingly ‘light’ to eat. It came with a lovely salad and garlic bread. It was excellent. The wine, while very nice was pricey. To our surprise (and later, horror) we’d booked on a night when there was what appeared to be a live music event in one part of the bar but couldn’t figure out why it was poorly attended by customers. It turns out it was a guitar-singing event where the participants took it in turns to enthusiastically savage some of my favourite tracks from the 80’s. We listened in, moving through a range of emotions from quiet, hysterical laughter to tears of rage, to wanting to call the music police to start a murder investigation. There should be laws against this sort of thing. The quality of the food really made up for areas of the venue that were a little lacking.

Really good value and lovely food.

Shocking service, made to feel so unwelcome. Was stared at till we finished our drinks and left. Terrible hospitality.

Great food and excellent service too.

Lovely pint of London Pride. Sports on TV dominates any conversation, otherwise good place to sit and watch the world go by.

Great Tues open mic night and reasonable prices

Only been a few times but I already love this traditional pub 🍻

Never to visit again! Firstly, rude staff, poor customer service. Even by the owner it’s self. Not even a friendly face in sight! I was with a group of friends. Sitting in the quiet part of the pub in front of the tv. At 11:50pm ready to watch the fire works on New Year’s Eve on the tv.They come over and switch the tv, fully knowing that we were all watching it. I complained to the staff to switch the tv back on and the response was “no we have to turn the TV off” i was furious. How could they possibly do that! That was disgusting behaviour. Wonder why their pub wasn’t busy on New Year’s Eve, very unwelcoming! Will never return again. This was a lovely pub with the pervious owners, it’s a shame now.

Called in without booking as we were staying just up the road.Very friendly young lady behind the bar.Service was good and so was the food. We had to eat in the bar as there was a band practise in the restaurant but that wasn't a problem.

It was our first time visiting the Wheatsheaf Inn and all we can say is how brilliant it was! The food was lovely and great service. The staff were all friendly and made you feel welcome straight away! Nothing was too much trouble. The owner is just brilliant what a lovely down to earth lady! Highly recommend this pub. Will definitely be visiting again!

I attended a wake here and the landlady made a scene and misquoted the licencing law about my son drinking a shandy otherwise the score w have been higher.

Пиво было супер, официант очень милая и приятная девушка

Really good burger and a lovely pint of lager. Thanks guys 👦

My local, the new management are making steady progress improving this pub, great position as well.

My partner and I visit the Wheatsheaf fairly often as it is local to us. We certainly won’t be visiting again for a while. The barman , Jay I think is his name is extremely rude and everything is an effort! His customer service is shocking, he always looks like he doesn’t want to be there. The garden is so overgrown and unpleasant to sit in. The Landlady is always outside smoking with the regulars. The staff all look unhappy and don’t seem to care.

Friendly staff and manager.Food delivered on time and good presentation.

Nice pub, and pool table and darts board which are bonuses. Garden large and sunny. However the prices... wow. One shandy and a coke and it came to £8.30...!

The dining area was a but drab but the food was plentiful and tasty Good service and dog friendly

Really freindly curry house - and great food. You will not leave this place hungry - the portions are very generous.

First time we came here, it was great. Really nice guy behind the bar. Friendly, helpful. Food was good. Drinks were alright. Pool table and dart board there is decent too. Really great experience. Second time there. Not great. Lady behind the bar really couldn't be bothered. Looked miserable and seemed like she didn't want to be there. Said we could order food but only a limited menu as the chef wasn't in and the lady didn't want to cook many things. So we said about a burger and then was told we could only order the basic and if we wanted to order it had to be right there and then as the lady didn't want to cook for much longer. The general atmosphere was completely different this time. We decided not to order food as we guessed that the lady in the kitchen would probably not cook it well as she obviously couldn't be arsed. We would come here again but would probably leave if the same staff were on. The guy with the beard is definitely a member of staff that should have praise. The miserable lady with dark hair needs a drink.

Good pub and food with friendly staff. Sometimes food can be a bit of a wait with larger numbers. Often hold themed nights and discounts/deals

Very friendly staff and well cooked food.

Clean, good food and good service

Beardy bloke on the bar served quite the pint.

I had Chicken Tikka masala , it was lovely, chicken perfectly cooked. Sooo good. Will definitely be going back. My husband had Bass he too loved it. Staff so friendly and helpful. Definitely worth 5 stars.

We recently had a golden wedding party at the wheatsheaf, it was fab, great buffet and good hospitality. Many thanks to Julie & bee for all your help and great food. Wonderful night had by all.

In a prominent position with good parking and large garden. Well designed pub but is let down by its shabbiness, needs a complete interior decoration to encourage customers in, 3 of us had lunch in march 2022 pub was empty and cold. food was adequate but took along time to arrive .It was managed as if it was a hobby not a business and bar staff looked like a gardener who had popped in to help. Try the lamb inn further up the road to see how a pub should be run, very disappointed.

Food was a little cold but edible, staff were great, helpful, very friendly and attentive. Prices very good

Was told they do lovely food. It was awful. Girl behind bar was very helpful. Won't be going there again.

Love this place and food is amazing when I'm down them ways always pop in.

Excellent service from start to finish and the food was lovely Will definitely visit again

We were a group of six friends, our lunch was very nice. A wait for our food, but to be honest we all had different lunches, I could not have cooked it any quicker.. was worth waiting for, food was very nice, as was our lovely waitress. Will be back soon. Thank you for a great afternoon Mrs Nolan

Visited this pub on a Saturday night 22/1/2022 and was charged £8.15 for a glass of wine after being charged £12.96 for two drinks. I queried this the next day as thought this was excessive. I had to wait 10 minutes to be served, the pub was not busy. I spoke to the bar manager and emailed a complaint. To date l have had no response to my email. The bill was unitemised and the customer service poor. My advice is don't go there especially if your local. Clearly couldn't care less about their customers.

Great fresh beer, but not cheap. Younger staff are really friendly and the redeeming feature of the place, hence two stars. The person we believe is the landlady is consistently surly, rude and unwelcoming. Last time we went they clearly wanted to have a private party without shutting the pub and had that Crazy Frog song on repeat from a child’s phone. It’s our local but after 10 largely disappointing visits have given up on this place. Shame.

Met some friends there from Bexhill Philatelic Society to exchange items 👍

Great service, very friendly and food amazing. Desperado Burger was out of this world. Fairly priced. Parking accessible.

Very friendly service with great food and very reasonable price. Recommend burger with nacho very nice

Stop for beer 🍺, nice atmosphere, friendly staff. Clean and tidy pub.

Attended the Tuesday, open mic, very friendly and good fun.

Nice selection of food, friendly staff, ample parking, large beer garden, pool table in side room, large bar area or separate dining area if you prefer.

Tickets the boxes when you need a beer and food

Nice friendly cosy pub.Food good staff good service good would recommend.

We visited this little village pub whilst passing through Little Common and we are so glad we did. The cleanliness of the pub and toilets was perfect. The food was lovely and hot (I had the Lasagne). The staff are attentive and welcoming, also very dog friendly! Highly recommend this pub, we had a lovely time.

Absolute horrible experience, food took over an hour to come out, the burger was black, hard and inedible the steak was over cooked and impossible to chew. When we brought this to the staffs attention we were told there is nothing they can do, we when then were approached by a very rude member of staff where we were told no one else had a problem food she then proceeded to shout at us over the restaurant telling us our attitude with s*** and then shouted from the kitchen ‘tell them to f*** off’ in front of my elderly nan, young daughter & fiancée. Appalling attitude and experience.

Awful meal. Service none existing after order taken. 1 starter arrived with main meal. The chicken platter looked like it had all been cooked in the deep fat fryer way to long. Everything was rock hard.it was the worst meal I have ever had. Will never go back again.

We waited an hour for a breakfast & a bowl of salad. Had a row when I complained and after paying, we were chased off the property!! My word! I have eaten in many places in the world, but this takes the proverbial cake!

I went there for a friends birthday party. Weekend the staff welcoming and friendly. Would certainly recommend!

Good menu, a little bit of a wait for food, but was worth it.

Very clicky if your not a local

Had a great evening here. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Great choice of beers and the food wasn't bad either.

Had a great time with family. Food was good. Service was great.

An excellent meal booked last minute at 5pm on Sunday 18th July for 8 people. The staff were most helpful and the food was A1 with freshly cooked vegetables. Also very good value for money. We will definitely go again when we’re in the area. Thank you Wheatsheaf !!

Summer finally arrived and where better to take family than to the local? Arrived at the Wheatsheaf early evening to take advantage of the spacious lawned beer garden. I go to this pub a couple of times a week, so I'm pretty used to the warm welcome which was extended to visiting relatives. Beers were spot on as usual and we ordered food which looked appetising and proved to be tasty too. Thick cut chips were a particular hit! I've also been in for just a beer some Sunday lunchtimes, but I've seen they have a large family dining room where diners can enjoy their roasts while being serenaded with all the popular hits.....

Called in on the off chance on the way to Hastings as me and my husband were really hungry. Wish we had remained hungry. We had a BLT which was lacking any tomato, brown limp lettuce and hardly any bacon. We also had a hot dog, which was the worst hot dog I've ever tasted. The skin on it was so tough and chewy, I couldn't eat it. We certainly won't be back.

Very disappointing. Sadly have to give a star. Limited spaces, small screens and poor service

As always, a wonderful welcome to me, my partner and our dog. Lovely roast dinner with all the trimmings, great atmosphere and a lovely singer doing oldies but goodies and requests. Yummy pudding too.

Bee and her staff made my son and I very welcome...once again.Having not been to Little Common since September it is good to see that despite all the issues brought on by Covid-19 in recent months the service and quality is still there.Lee, who looked after our table, runs the bar well and is attentive and knowledgeable about cricket! The selection of food is good and our choices were delivered in a timely manner and tasted excellent. Well done to the Wheatsheaf, we’ll see you again very soon...

Returning to one of my favourite locals after lockdown. The entire clientele was in the garden and we all got sunburned. Usual selection of lagers and ciders, including Moretti but Cloudy Apple has gone. What has changed is the menu. Now a much wider selection and 'filling'. Not gastropub by any means but edible. I will return.

After the 3rd visit still same poor service.They run around like they are busy when there is hardly anyone around and was left waiting nearly an hour for food when there was no one else waiting for food.They wait till everyone is served before they take your order??Just weirded if you ask me obviously have no experience of running a pub.If looking for competence don’t go here.

Blindin' burger...the Desperados one :-D

Fantastic pub, great food and good value for money. Landlady was lovely.

Service was ok, the guy was friendly enough although not attentive. My children rolled in dog muck in the garden and then I stepped in another pile. Food is harvester standard (fine if that’s what you’re looking for). Mine was stone cold, but tasted pretty fresh. Cheap menu which is represented in the standard, again, fine if that’s what you’re looking for. You have to pay for everything as you go (each round, then food, etc), as apparently people have been leaving without paying (what is wrong with people?) and that’s annoying, but understandable.

Very polite, friendly, welcoming staff. Tidy clean and welcoming pub with good selection of beer and food to suit all tastes.

Sunday afternoon needed to eat came across the wheatsheaf inn rather than a drink a reversal of the government set up of drink and if so have to have a substantial meal.The staff were very polite and professional covid rules carried out to the letter.Roast dinner beef was average .Nice pub and everything clean.

Had lunch, food was very over cooked, won't be going there again

very average pub food, waiting staff very pleasant though. I am vegetarian bordering vegan so not much choice however what I was presented with was quite poor if i'm honest

Great service will definitely be coming back again

Lovely staff and super dog friendly.

I remember this pub being awful about 15 years ago, then it became a restaurant, and not a very good one at that.Today while visiting Little Common for the first time in years imagine my surprise and delight at seeing a pub again.Board at the door asking me to wait to be seated, lady came within a minute and gave me instructions, washed hands and invited to pick a table, all individually numbered and spaced out.Lady came over and took order, brought drink over, then took ten pound note, and brought back change.Two giant televisions to watch the football before my appointment.Lovely pub and lovely ladies, this is now an excellent pub that I will visit againI did not partake of the food nor look at a menu so cannot comment on any food issues.

Popped in here for a pint and some lunch. Corona measures are good. Table service was excellent - the waitress was on point. Beer was very good however the food was a bit pricey for the portion sizes. Burger and chips is better part of £7 with very few chips and a simple burger... But the quality was there so can't really complain. Overall a nice little pub!

We popped into this pub on the way home. The pub was very nice and the toilets were clean. They had a good selection of beers. We got a burger which was OK, however it wasn't worth the price, and there was very small amount of chips. My wife had a cheese chiabata which had too much mayo and not enough cheese. It wasn't melted either. It had one sprig of lettuce which was abit pointless. But its a good pub if you just want drinks. The waitress was very friendly. Overall I would give this pub three and a half stars.

Staff not very attentive and good average. Wasn't happy people were walking around without masks on. This included a builder who could spray for England (from his mouth). One of the staff didn't have a mask on and two other customers didn't wear a mask whilst walking insude the pub.

Very polite staff. Good social distancing and hand sanitizer

Nice food Especially the apple cider and custard crumble 👌

Worse meal I have ever had not fit to give to my dog. Had fish and chips but it was over cooked and couldn't find any fish inside. The hunters chicken was over cooked and they had turned it over so I couldn't see the burnt bits. Chops cold and was presented as if it had just been chucked on plate. Didn't eat it and got money back on food. Inside the restaurant /pub was uninviting and had to wait a long time. Won't be back Ever!!!

Absolutely the best. A pub with an ideal location in Little Common, that I've more often attended to see live bands rather than for a meal. They have a large car park and a garden which was where I decided I would eat my evening meal. Despite having a large number of people eating due to the 'eat out to help out' offer, the staff did an exceptional job managing orders. They also had good social distancing measures in place and endorced these in a firm but friendly manner. Having booked my table for 7pm and arrived at the pub an hour earlier and had a drink, my food order was taken promptly at 7pm and served within 20 minutes. The hunters chicken was perfect, lightly spiced and cooked just right. The pudding was also delicious. The service was extremely friendly. The portions were a very good size and food and drinks were ridiculously good value even allowing for the offer. The atmosphere throughout the pub was very friendly. If I could give 6 stars I would.

Visited with my father for a lunch very very impressed looks like it had a refit recently the staff could not do enough for you , 2 ladies . As for the pub but I don’t think I’ve been in a cleaner pub ,The bathroom is immaculate very nice decor good beer and meals were excellent I will definitely be going back. thanks

Great pub excellent food fantastic landlady

Warmly welcomed, clean bright and comfortable, great choice of drinks, lovely food. Friendly conversation with owners and chef. Food was excellent, all catered for.Very dog friendly, brought a water bowl for our dog, with a few treats too.Look forward to our next visit.Thank you.

Had lunch there today, fish was non existent, all batter. Staff did not like our comment on it and walked away, did not apologise. Would not go back there.

Just had a great meal with our friends. Thanks. Good staff friendly and worth a pay rise!!!

Took my mother into the Wheatsheaf for lunch on route home and so glad we stopped in there. The staff were amazing. Friendly Polite and professional. The food was well presented on hot plates and was delicious my steak was cooked as I requested and was tender. The deserts were so nice and obviously home made. All in all a stop we were happy to have made

Stunning food and staff highly recommended