The Wheatsheaf in North East Lincolnshire

As a frequent visitor to Grimsby I have found some great eating places and some great customer service. On my visit to The Wheatsheaf I expected a greater eating experience Good parking nice clean interior, well decorated in nice comfortable colours. The bar staff were pleasant and the customer service good, But, the food was equal to an Asda £1 frozen meal. I opted for a Madras beef curry 3 sugar lump sizes of beef accompanied with a micro serving of rice and a watery sort of curry sauce. The chef who produced this should hang up his hat, go home and chop sticks. My partner had a Guinness ale pie accompanied with half boiled shredded cabbage or kale hard enough to cut your throat with a spoon full of mash. The pie bottom was as hard as a tin lid, the top wet cardboard. Not very good where my order was over £50 will definitely never visit this sham of an eating venue again. Disgraceful.

Fred was actually spot one of the soundest guys i know, would get him in the circle for a drink. Fred deserves a knighthood from queen lizzy herself for the amount of respect he dropped on our table, i’d return without a doubt if my guy fred is on, probably one of the realest soundest guys i know.

Good drinks, food and staff. ABIT of eye candy too! Server Fred was the GOAT. BIG respect to my mate Fred. Love for the love would return.

It’s our local pub and we cannot complain too much. I’m bewildered in 2025 that Ember inns still neglect to put gluten free information directly on the menu. It’s a pain in the backside to log into the website and scroll through each dish to figure it out. Might seem small but it’s a big issue for my family

Fred is the best! Great service and very attentive. Slight issue with food but resolved with no bother. Friendly and helpful.

Been coming now for a few years, never disappointed always happy smiling faces 😊 A********

For a colleagues leaving do they wanted to do a pub quiz so called the pub and they confirmed it is on Thursday… 2 colleagues travelled from Scunthorpe for this , we arrive, sit down at 6.45 and order food, only for a very abrupt lady to say the kitchen is closed. So I accompany her to the till for a refund only for her to say to a colleague , can you tell the kitchen to ignore this order… so the kitchen is not closed then???? So refunded food and I said we will still get the drinks then?? Yes she tells me…. 8 mins later another person comes to say did you still want the drinks??? I said yes as here for the quiz , the staff member (much nicer than the previous one ) said oh the quiz is not on now… so back to the till for these to be refunded and throughout this not a single apology. On the way out people over heard us talking about the quiz not being on which was a surprise to them too… This is not how to run a business let alone a hospitality business not good at all!!!!

Fantastic well presented pub, with a lovely manager, will visit again.

Just had a very poor visit for Sunday lunch. Although it was a nice sunny day out, inside the pub was freezing with a lot of people sitting in coats. We ordered nachos starter, which took a good 45 mins to arrive (for crisps)! We also ordered the two rib of beef at almost £15 per person. There were no ribs in sight, just 1 thickish slice of beef. The yourskire pudding looked like it was from the freezer and the roast potatoes felt re-heated. Asked for salt which was presented in a 750g catering pack and no horse radish sauce was available. I've had much better Sunday dinners for less than £10. Will not re-visit!

Awful. After waiting over 35 minutes for our meals, I asked at the bar how much longer it would be to be told it was being plated up. Nearly 20 minutes later our meals arrived. I would like to say they were worth the wait but they weren't. My husband's vegan Wellington was mainly pastry and the vegetables on our meals were cooked at varying degrees. The carrots were inedible. The roast potatoes tasted weird, possibly reheated and pretty sure the Yorkshire puddings were shop bought frozen ones. However we couldn't complain as it would have taken too long to queue at the bar! Mind you, it might have warmer. We had to sit in our jackets for the entire time. The table next to us were told that there was limited vegetables left for their roast dinners. They could have had our carrots! They told them they had only 4 meals as the 5th one had been forgotten. Steady stream of delivery drivers waiting for orders. Perhaps take away orders take precedence over customers actually in the pub. Very disappointing. We tried here for somewhere different for my brother's birthday but doubt we will return.

Lovely place. We decided to book our wedding reception there for next yr.

We had a meal of 3 for a set price very nice .

I booked on to the breakfast with belle with my family ( husband & 2 young children ). The staff was lovely and greeted us with a huge smile. Belle was beautiful and magical as ever. Food was fast, hot and lovely! Great value for money and highly recommended! Thank you.

Great food excellent service from a young lad called Fred👍 will definitely come again. One of the best places in the area.

That's the badger...lovely!! Fred is 1st class and an absolute legend. Not gonna lie he had a bit of a mare but recovered like a true hero. The pornstar martinis had their prosecco and all was good. Excellent and wonderful scran!!

This has been my local now for over 50 years (yes I started drinking at a young age!) - it must be good as I keep coming back! The food is good, the place keeps its character and has a good atmosphere and the staff are pleasant, approachable and very helpful.

here today ordered the cheese and bacon burger and like usual it’s exquisitely delicious from dave’s expertise. i had it served with mouth watering bbq sauce. the burger packed crunchy lettuce and perfectly cooked beef 10/10 would come back thanks to the comforting team lead by danielle every experience is the best one. George was super friendly and helpful

Lovely service and kindness from Fred… couldn’t do enough for us. Great experience. Nice food, friendly staff and good atmosphere

Nice and peaceful dog friendly restaurant. Slightly slow service but food nice and fresh. Third visit and I will go again.

The food is great and can't really be complained about, perhaps some of the best in the town however the waiting times are fairly long, currently on a Tuesday we have waited over an hour for our food and still waiting while writing this review, seating also took around 5-10 minutes and old plates were left on our reserved table from the previous customers, like I said the food quality is doing near all the work In earning this review and with better customer service would easily be 5 star, also I like the thing the employees do by asking for a review as you are seated before considering the waiting times or food ❤️

The service couldn't fault, but the food i ordered the lasagne my God Iceland can make one better was so watery no flavour, and the salad next to it pfft a slice of lettuce with a slice of tomato was absolutely shocking I would not recommend the food was awful where Gordon ramsay when yea need him ah urgh won't be coming here again

Took my SEN student here for her tea tonight after being at a disco.With it being Valentines day we went early so that we would be finished before the mad rush came.I ordered my food and with there being no waiting time i thought it would be ready within 20 mins max 30 mins an hour later I'd still not recieved my food so went to the bar to ask a member of staff she said she would find out where it was.She came back and said they we're just plating it up,10 mins later still waiting another member of staff came up I told her so she went to the kitchen and 5 mins later came back with my food, 1 hour and 19 mins after I'd ordered it.The lady did apologise and gave my student a free drink but if it had been me and my partner and not my SEN student I'd of asked for my money back and left.

The Wheatsheaf is fantastic, the building has a great atmosphere, the staff are incredibly friendly and Knowledgeable. The food tastes great and there's a good selection of drinks. Parking can be difficult when busy.

Had to leave, quiz night. Couldn't get a table for 2, huge queue at the bar.

Very good dinning experience lovely food very well cooked and presented. Helpful and efficient staff

There was 8 of us, the wife had steak which was cold by the time it came to the table she got her money back, the rest of the meals were just warm. We shall not be going out back.

For a curry night the selection is very limited, we ended up having lasagne and that wasn't great, portion size was more like a kids meal.

Hardly any staff Hair in my drink Waited ages for our main meal most of which was cold, waited even longer for our desert. Not very impressed

Always have a great time here. Food is good value and tasty Staff are so helpful

Review updated as of 2025 Food was nice, but not cheap unless you have a good offer on the app. The service was brilliant, with really friendly staff.

Sunday lunch was great value and menu was good manger Daniel was so helpful

Friendly staff, good service, delicious food! I recommend this place for dinner or good time with family or friends! 👍

Haven't visited The Wheatsheaf since the refurbishment and we were very impressed the staff were very welcoming and friendly and couldn't help enough to cater for my husband's meal due to his food allergy. We feel that since the refurb The Wheatsheaf offers a more warm & relaxed atmosphere and we will definitely be visiting again in the near future. Highly recommend

We waited three quarters of an hour for our food which was very disapointing. I ordered fish and chips , about ten chips on the plate, the fish was half the size of what i expected for the price and although tasted nice looked anemic . My partner had a burger with minimal chips and a strange kind of sauce and simething that resembled rocket. How disapointing will not be returning to eat here. The waiting staff dis interested in making it a nice dining experience.

Food was nice tonight, the service very good with the food coming out within only half an hour. But service at the bar dreadfully slow all staff lovely and polite but they are extremely extremely slow. 20min wait to order a beer although it isn't 20mins every time but stil painstakingly slow

My favourite manager is Danielle as she’s nice and friendly to all the work colleagues

From start to finish the experience was appalling. They got all our food orders wrong, and one meal came out after two of us had nearly finished our meals. Even the fries were cold. Needless to say I won’t be returning and will advise others to stay well clear. When told of the mistakes we were fobbed off with “ I will let the kitchen know “….not acceptable

It was busy as it was Christmas Day. At £72 per head the overall day was probably more worth £62. Warm food, last course being served before previous course cleared, one pudding cold and needed to be replaced then brought to table with out a spoon. More drinks could have been drank but delay on table service. It was not bad or appalling at all just not quite worth the cost. Was also far too cramped with the other tables so backs of chairs touching with little room to manoeuvre. Small achievable changes could have made this better.

Ate here for the first time in many years in early December. Food quality was great, staff were very attentive and there was a lovely atmosphere. Very clean too. All round great experience and would recommend

Lovey food, surroundings and the staff were friendly enough but the service felt disjointed. Once delays were point out the staff did eventually sort things out.

We experienced some initial issues with our booking, but the staff went above and beyond to accommodate us. Although it wasn’t ideal at first, they were incredibly apologetic and worked hard to resolve everything. Jess stepped in and ensured the evening turned out to be lovely. Thanks to the exceptional effort from your team, we’ll definitely be returning!

Boasting new decor after a recent renovation this quaint boozer hits all marks for homely comfort. With roaring fires and a new special value menu its worth a visit.

The staff were really friendly and helpful. The food was excellent too. Overall a wonderful experience and the whole party of 10 of us agreed we would be coming back x

Went with my son for breakfast. We ordered by the app and waited about 30 minutes although it wasn't busy. The waitress originally brought us the wrong breakfast, which could have been the apps fault. However when we did get our food it was very poor with black bits all over the bacon and sausages. The plate wasn't warm which made the food cold.

Waited for food to come out , only one coffee to serve all

All the food was lovely and good service

We came for the Freddie Mercury tribute night and 3 course Xmas meal. The food was amazing, service excellent and the entertainment fabulous

Friendly atmosphere and staff. Good food and reasonable prices

got served last thursday by a lovely gentleman named harry coley. so welcoming and friendly.our service was spectacular. received our food quickly and was delicious.

food was great, harry served me. he was friendly and pleasant. would recommend

Visited for tea food was very nice good value for money . Was served by Harry coley who was very polite and gave brilliant customer service . Definitely be going back

i came for tea on thursday and the food was amazing. the service from harry coley was perfect, highly recommend

Went to wheatsheaf on Thursday for our tea very nice enjoyed it at bargate service was very good served by a lovely young man called Harry very palight and well manade

Service at the bar was great, friendly, and efficient. Unfortunately, it took about an hour for food to arrive, which was cold. The chicken burger was very tough, and the ham in my cheese and ham melt was chewie. Ordered a side of cajun fries that didn't arrive. When I asked for them, they sent plain fries instead.

Due to a little miscommunication (nobody's fault) we were offered a meal and thoroughly enjoyed it. Steak was cooked perfectly. We now need to go and try the new menu. Can't fault anything at all 👌

Brilliant pub danii and her team doing a great job

Used the function room after football, put food on for us. Great atmosphere and friendly service. Thanks to the staff.

Friendly staff. We went on a busy evening. We were informed of a 45min wait for food. It turned into 90min wait. There were a lot of people around us complaining. The staff were very nice and apologetic. There definitely wasn't enough staff serving to cope with the amount of customers. Food was average. I would definitely try there again and hopefully it wouldn't be as busy.

Don't like to give bad feedback, but the order was wrong. The food was cold, and they did not tell us all the eggs are scrambled, not fried

Pleasant stop here for a bit of lunch.

Food was great service very good you must try the open steak baguette

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Wheatsheaf. we tried the new menu and we weren't disappointed. Service was efficient. Drinks are reasonably priced too. The staff were great and attentive nothing is too much trouble. Will definitely be back again.

I am always happy when I pop to the Wheatsheaf the food is good and especially love the new dessert creme brulee, the staff are always so attentive and nothing is too much trouble.

There was some confusion about my order, ended up waiting a considerable amount of time after asking 3 times when the food was coming. Food was OK when it eventually arrived.

Nice place . Very busy. Standard pub grub at good prices. Drinks not bad eather.

Awesome , Beth is lovely and gives a great service , George gives great help and what a nice guy. I love it there and a great place to take the kids

I would recommend the Wheatsheaf. Good atmosphere. Reasonably priced food.

Great service , freindly staff singer was good atmosphere brilliant . Had a great night with freinds cant wait to come back

Great food again. Had to try the new menu and I have to say it's delicious. The shedded chicken starter is amazing and the new beef rib on mac and cheese wow

We went for the breakfast with Wednesday event they had on, we ended up with extra people and they were really accommodating and lovely about this. The event was really good and all the staff were lovely. Food was amazing and came really quickly

Took my daughter for breakfast with Wednesday and had a lovely time there! My daughter loved seeing Wednesday!Staff were absolutely amazing took us to the table and were really helpful and made us feel welcome! Food was served hot and tasted lovely xx would definitely recommended xx will be visit soon xx

Lovely visit to the whetsheaf, staff always so friendly. Only had a drink on this occasion, but service was great

Great service, felt really comfortable here. The staff were very friendly and had no issue with them at all. Great funn.

We came for the Jack & Sally Halloween breakfast. It was absolutely fantastic and such good value. Children really enjoyed it.

Came for the breakfast with jack and sally...complete waste of money! Jack and sally came out for 10mins had photos did one song then went...£10 for 2 small sausages 1 hash brown and some beans! No interaction from the staff! Really disappointed

Great staff, great food, very warm and welcoming

Staff brilliant, helpful and friendly, love the atmosphere 😀 would recommend trying it out !

Our first meal, and last. Couldn't get vegetarian options I wanted cos they had run out. Overpriced for the portions. Our waitress had perfected the art of throwing plates at us. It's a place for kids cos they don't know any better yet. Back to Wetherspoons!!!

My server Chloe was delightful!! nothing was too much for her and she completed things i asked for like sauces etc. It was wonderful to have a waitress like her, her service was 10/10 always nice to have a welcoming smile with her bubbly personality.

It is very clear that management here is clearly not good enough , i came in today and could see that the only bar staff on the front bar looked very uncomfortable as she was left on her own on there for multiple hours with no sort of help apart from the odd time the manager on shift would come and serve 1 or 2 customers before disappearing again, the manager had a very unapproachable face and times i have come in previously i have seen another one of the managers sat contempt on her laptop while the floor and bar staff are struggling, as for the food a young girl named Chloe brought it out, she was very helpful and polite and the food was brilliant, i will unfortunately not be returning as the management here seems very unprofessional.

We go with a couple of friends for a meal occasionally. The food is always good , the service is good also. It's a nice place to relax at a reasonable cost.

Once again the service and food was excellent and with a 40% off main meals offer made it good value for the money.

Really gone downhill. Simply can’t cook a steak. Ordered medium, come out well over well done, really dry and chewy. Not ideal for a £20.49 mixed grill. Told the waiter, and he offered a free drink but no replacement for the 8oz steak. Said he’d have a word with the kitchen. Heard nothing back for ages, so asked another member of staff if he’d heard off the kitchen. Spent 20 minutes waiting still not heard anything so left without a sorry or a refund. Definitely won’t be returning

Just enjoyed a delicious lunch ( Rainbow Lasagne ) very nice atmosphere and excellent customer service. Dog friendly too!

Very good food at a reasonable price.

Good place for a family meet up

Scampi and chips, very basic pub grub. Frozen chips that were very dry.

Absolutely brilliant, lovely meal with the family , staff was amazing and went above and beyond for my pregnant partner with a mocktail, there ultimate burger was and looked amazing , definitely be back for more and all the best for the staff , 10/10 for service!.

Cocktails and drinks are reasonably priced its always a lovely time here in town in the Wheatsheaf. There is a brilliant menu and a relaxed atmosphere and cosy surroundings. The barstaff are wonderful and the food is perfectly cooked. 🥰 plenty of parking space and outside areas to enjoy too. A well looked after venue all round.

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Had a great birthday party here.

Not a terrible place or experience, food good, friendly staff and place well maintained.

I ordered the macaroni cheese as a main, it really was delicious, with crispy onion pieces on top. Yummy. I then had the chocolate orange pudding with ice cream and this was also delicious. My son had fish and chips and he wolfed it all down.

Came in for Sunday lunch 22nd Sept 2024 ordered 2 x duo, s chicken and gammon. Gammon was very poor looked like a slice of bacon. asked them to change my meat for beef, which they did even though one of the server said I could only have extra chicken because beef was more expensive (50p).also not enough gravy asked for them too bring some more, which they did our server lucas was nice and polite. Enjoyed the beef and Yorkshire pudding roasties where frozen variety and overcooked and few where edible. and the frozen veg of cabbage, peas and leeks where undercooked. The roast vegatable again where hard and undercooked apart from the carrots which where fine. All in all the beef and Yorkshire best part of the meal which I ate the rest of the meal I left shame really that I ended up disappointed after spending nearly £40 to eat there

Had a great meal here and Chloe our waitress was great so polite and nothing too much trouble we will be back

My server Chloe was so polite and helpful with a smile. It has made me want to return at the wheatsheaf in the future. Definitely recommend chloe

Server * Chloe * was very accommodating when in over the weekend. Went above and beyond. Making sure our meals were perfect. Previous experiences not so much. Will be coming back soon. Fingers crossed to the just as good service and food.

Came at the weekend and our server Chloe was lovely and made sure we got what we ordered🥰

I had a pleasant Evening as just pop in for a dec caffe coffee before i went home it's a pleasant place to visit highly recommended.

Really enjoyed my experience at the wheatsheaf! Food was nice but what really stood out to me was the politeness and kindness of my server Chloe! She went above and beyond for me and I really appreciated it, would recommend to everyone

Excellent service with a great selection of food. Thank you to Chloe for making our dining experience enjoyable. Fantastic service Chloe. Well done