The Wheatsheaf in Braintree

My go to place on the island for Sunday lunch. Well cooked, reasonable price . Friendly staff. Nice cosy log fire .

Tried this pub for an afternoon meal 🤩 Friendly pub, nice atmosphere, great food, good choice of drinks. Tastiest roast in a long time, try it you won't be disappointed 😋

Great atmosphere,friendly people and amazing Sunday roast

Delicious roast beef lunch. Dog friendly and all the staff were friendly. Will be back.

Go there most Sundays for roast dinner. Can't find anywhere else that can match their food and always polite staff

Always guaranteed a lovely roast dinner. Nice family run pub.

Lovely welcoming family pub, great food & dog friendly!

Love this place!! Very nice dinner pool table child and pet friendly polite staff would definitely be returning!!

We decided to go for lunch at the Wheatsheaf today. As we heard it had been split into two. Due to a family row. Two totally different pub/Restaurants we went into the left hand side. It is exstreamly quaint, but very small. We ordered a Ribeye sizzle plate served with chips and peas on a hot bed of onions , peppers and mushrooms. We will definatly return. Although we would try the Righthand side too.

Now reopened, Family and friends met for Lunch, good food good service in great surroundings. Warm friendly atmosphere. Will go again

Been to the Wheatsheaf many times with the various owners but this weekend will be our last sadly.

Tenía un par de excelentes comidas en el Wheatsheaf, el menú es bastante simple pub grub, pero realmente está bien preparado! El personal es amable y atento y tiene un ambiente muy agradable. Hay corderos, cabras y gallinas para entretener a los niños y un loro hablador.

Friendly welcome Great Sunday lunch Loved the goats and lambs they had there be great for families Would go back and recommend

Oímos que había nuevos dueños así que pensamos darle una oportunidad.

Esperamos más de una hora para la comida cuando llegamos estaba asquerosa. Todas las bebidas eran planas y el ambiente era terrible, incluyendo música que estaba anticuado y demasiado ruido. Pedimos una hamburguesa de queso cuando llegó finalmente fue colgada en el plato boca abajo con nada pero un sienten molestadas de queso y un poco de hojas de lechuga en empapados acompañado por patatas fritas frías de piedra! El ketchup fue salir junto con bebidas niños por familia. Nunca ponen un pie en allí una pena, ya que es un pub precioso!

Un salto por una pinta rápido con la familia y no queríamos irnos. Nos sentamos en el jardín y el propietario atrapado un poco de música en la que era una buena idea. Hacen un poco de comida decente y es un lugar encantador para disfrutar de un pub. Sin duda regresaremos pronto.

Fuimos allí esta noche para una cena con la familia y los amigos, la comida tardó más de una hora y estaba recocido y totalmente insípido, ni disculpa por la demora del personal. La coca cola probado como si el jarabe había acabado y los vasos estaban sucios. Cuando finalmente llegó la comida que tuvimos no cubiertos y los condimentos había acabado, cuando señaló que el personal no parecía importarle, pero no finalmente volver con cubiertos.

Este fue el segundo tiempo visitamos este pub/restaurante. Nos quedamos muy decepcionados con el personal en este lugar, fueron muy desinteresado cuando nos paramos en el bar nos dijeron por otros clientes que el barman estaba arriba. Cuando él apareció no bienvenidos. Le dije que habíamos reservado para comer el domingo. Nos dijeron sentarse donde se desea. Esperamos y esperamos, nadie vino a tomar nuestro pedido. Tuvimos que pedir al final cuando la comida (entrante) llegamos era paté de servidos en una tabla de cortar de madera con 2 tostadas francesas pot papel minúsculo de pickle y 3 rebanadas de cuecumber. La principal fue una selección de carne asada. Paquete en un plato. . Nos hubiera encantado hacer este pequeño y pintoresco pub preferido. Por desgracia, no de nuevo.

Had sunday lunch here 3 weeks running. Amazingly good value at 7.95 all home cooked and it really is! Staff are warm and friendly. It feels like home. Excellent food amazing staff and homely surroundings: what more could you want? Oh and free range chickens running about and a parrot!

Just popped in for a drink as didn't want to leave the local area to go home, so was dragging out our stay, beautiful little place, tucked away, wonderful atmosphere, very friendly staff, looking forward to going back to have a proper full stay and a meal.

Popped in on way back to holiday site. Four adults, one teen and a child. Food excellent with more than generous portions! The Vegetarian lasagne was delicious and the fish and chips huge! Reasonably priced too. Staff lovely and happy to make adjustments to the menu to accommodate our needs. Our view over the front of the pub was lovely and included hens who were more than happy to 'chat' to the younger members of our party. Would certainly visit again when in the area. Shame it's not nearer to home! Thank you to the staff who made our visit so enjoyable.

The Wheatshelf is now under new management. Run by 2 brothers and their families. It's been refurbished. They are all very friendly, the food is fabulous and prices for drinks and food are very good. Great for families. Would recommend it's 5 star.

I visited the Wheatsheaf last week with my sister and a friend and was made most welcome. My sister is in a wheelchair and as soon as we arrived they moved the furniture to make it easier for her to sit and look out at the garden whilst we eat. The food was served hot and was very tasty. We even had dessert which we hardly ever do. Prices were extremely good for the quality of the food. It is new owners and I hope that it will be successful for them . Will most definatly return.

Lovely setting , just perfect for a drink on a summers day sat out in the garden.Riders and their horses from the riding school down the road popped in for a drink, that was different Seeing 7 or do horses in the garden grazing while the riders had lunch.Have eaten here a few times and the food really nice, the new owners are really friendly and doing a great job!

Having spent a weekend in the area we found eating out a little bit of a challenge, however we passed this place a couple of times as it was enroute to our camp site. We decided to give it a go as the previous night searching for food was somewhat fraught, in all honesty I'm glad we did as the food was good with a good selection of food and drink on the menu. A reasonable vegetarian menu for my partner and my step daughter, whilst myself went for the lamb and dumpling curry to which I was most surprised as to how good it was.. Portions generous to which I had to help my step daughters finish there chips. Was it good value for money..... Yes it was. New owners so I was led to believe have made this a pleasant eatery. Good value for money. Probably the best place to eat on the Isle of Sheppey.

This pub has only just re-opened after being closed for 3years and under new management it's a lovely little family run pub reasonable prices and food nice seating area although small inside nice old fashioned and cosey £7.50 for burger and chips which was really nice was only stopping there for one drink and ended up there for a few hours :)

Decided to have tea out and took my brother . We had scampi and chips. Not bad for 7.95 but nothing outstanding. Nice pub. Nice people. Will go back again

Now under new management old style pub with character, seating inside or outside quiet location a bit off the beaten track but very enjoyable.Public and staff very polite and helpful. Food of a high quality something for everybody, daily specials board, all food reasonably priced. Very comfortable surroundings, good choice of beers.Food covered vegetarian requirements, burgers,fish,steaks home made pies, chicken

An average pub serving average food but was the best we could find for miles around. The setting and outside are nice and quiet, small inside and very old fashioned but good choice of beers, limited menu.

I visited the Wheatsheaf for the first time with two of my friends for lunch. The pub is old fashioned & quaint . We arrived at about 11.45. The owner was having his brunch at a table, which wasn't a problem, we waited for him to finish and ordered our drinks. Well priced. We sat in the garden lovely and quiet.We eventually went in and ordered our lunch, not a huge menu but fine. Food arrived quite quickly . It was basic but good.The price was good aswell.I would like to try the pub one evening, maybe try the evening menu. Good luck to the new owners , I hope this little place goes from strength to strength.

The landlord was very friendly, the seating area was lovely, you could also sit outside and enjoy the garden.

Went for a meal, great atmosphere great hosts and great food.Would recommend it to anyone, especially when sunny, beautiful gardens to sit in.

Garden was busy so sat indoors ..staff friendly .. best lasagne mum & myself have ever eaten out...

The food was great as is the location and the pub. However, the service was really poor and when we questioned where our desserts were (40 minutes after ordering) we were told certain desserts were unavailable. We weren't offered anything to compensate this and when we said were unhappy with the service, we were told not to return! Therefore we won't. On principal, I cannot recommend The Wheatsheaf, which us a terrible shame.

Whilst visiting a caravan park we decided to look for somewhere to eat instead of cooking. Our friends had past this quaint pub earlier during the day on one of their walkabouts. When we arrived it was very quiet and this is normally an ominous sign however we were all pleasantly surprised. We were met by a very happy and helpful young lady behind the bar who gave us advice on the menu. We ordered our drinks and sat down to view the menu, we were delighted when the people who were sitting beside us had their food brought to their table as it looked delicious. We ordered our food and it was then that both my husband and I realised there was a problem with our drinks. When we took them back to the bar it was then that the bar girl realised the gas had gone in the lemonade. She couldn't have been more apologetic, with new drinks ordered and brought over to us with the difference in change as well she was still apologising. Then our food arrived and drinks forgotten as we all enjoyed the food very much. All in all the setting was lovely, food was good and the attendance from staff brilliant. Well done.

Visited at 12noon with 3 friends for lunch. Sat inside, music was too loud. Ordered a sandwich each and waited 20 before it came out, then only 3 orders came, my friend had to wait another 7 minutes for her sandwich. ( the pub was not busy) We then decided to have a cup of tea each but was told the water had been cut off (ok..not their fault). Won't be going again.

Despite arriving late, food was still available and the staff welcoming. Food was tasty and well cooked accompanied by some excellent Beers

Visited as other pubs were busy, left wishing we hadn't. The pub had more flies than customers, the potato's were hard, chicken was pale and tasteless. Not a very enjoyable experience and will be avoiding in Future. Shame the last owners left as it was good before.

My family and popped in The Wheatsheaf this evening as we had heard it was open. The food was good (lovely chips) and real ale on tap! I would love to see a ploughman on the menu hint hint, you would never get me out of the place :-) I'm delighted this pub has reopened, there are not many country pubs like this one on the isle of Sheppey it truly is a gem. I love the whole look of pub and the garden is attractive and welcoming. The new owners are really nice people and and have refurbished to a high standard. Well done and keep up the good work

Great afternoon great music exellent food .Very friendly family run pub with great food .The service was quick considering how busy it was .Very clean with nice garden to sit in with outside stage for them warm days.These new Owners Trevor and Steve are very easy going landlords and i wish them every success for there future there.

Taken over by lovely people, well renavated offering a great range of drinks, super chilled lager, cider and Guinness plus bitters wines everything in fact. Plus good home cooked food. A very friendly place great for a night out or a lazy sumner in the big garden.

So pleased to see this lovely pub back open. Been out there the last 2 weekends since it re opened and it's lovely to have it back a real little gem to enjoy. Can't wait to go back there today. Get yourselves down there you will love it. Lee and Jane.

We visited over the weekend 22nd May 2016, on it's 1st weekend of opening. The place has been refurbished to a very high standard and feels so cosy inside and out. The outdoors space is great for the little ones to run around with the gates locked there is no concern and no other way they could escape. They even have music outside which is a great touch and adds to the atmosphere. We ate the Sunday dinner which did take a while to come out but it was all fresh and well worth the wait – and all for only £7.95 which is such a great price compared to other places! We were even given the option for ½ size for ½ the price, which I find very accommodating and rare to find. There’s a few things here and there that still need to be done; Such as a high chair which we needed for our little one, colouring books for this kids, desserts and new menu’s but other than that it all takes time and the owners were very honest and humble about everything. A great relaxed place with no airs or graces, what you see is what you get. The venue itself would be a great place for a private party as its license is till 1am, I am considering for my 30th next year!! Recommended.

A lovely place with lots of character, nice good food and drink , a must for anyone visiting, friendly staff

The Wheatsheaf is as of October 2014 no longer operating as a Public house and Restaurant. Application to convert from a pub to a pair of cottages has been lodged with the local council.

Staff were great, the pub is clean and comfy, great furnishings and a lovely atmosphere. Lots of outdoor seating for the good weather. Good menu choices and the food was really nice. Reasonably priced too. Would highly recommend!PS Thank you for the corkscrew, hope you got it back ok?!

New owners, revamp is really nice.Food was excellent, the steak melted in your mouth, we'll presented on the plate.Little gem of a place

Outstanding food friendly atmosphere big garden child friendly value for money best ribs ever tasted

Brilliant service, helpful staff, food was excellent, we went back twice in one week whilst on holiday. Great value for money

Last visited this country pub about five years ago,new recent owners made us very welcome ,place has had a revamp ,much improved decor,good selection of drinks ,good menu with a specials board,had chilli and ginger prawns to start which were superb,followed by superb rib eye steak with fantastic chips.excellant meal,well worth a visit

I went here with my family on a Sunday after prebooking a table. We waited over an hour for our meals. Whilst waiting, the table next to ours, who arrived after us, were offered complimentary drinks for their wait.When the food finally arrived the meat was fatty and under cooked, the burgers were child sized with a bun that was way too small and it tasted like a burger from a hotdog van rather than a village pub. We had to ask for salt, pepper and other condiments. We had to get our own cutlery as there was not enough on the table. Nobody asked us how the meal was so there was no opportunity to give feedback. (And I suspect they didnt want to here the answer).My family have been eating here for years whenever we visit Leysdown. This is the first time we have been here this year. I dont think we will be going back again and based on this visit I would suggest people eat elsewhere.John

Had a lovely meal well cooked, Bar staff very friendly and welcoming, Food came out well presented. Loved by our two dogs one who refused to leave. All areas are clean and tidy a typical country pub. I do not know how anyone can rate this pub as terrible it has been completely revamped and updated and the new owners are lovely.

We visted this pub whilst staying at a holiday camp down the road. I was amazed at how beautiful the pub looks, its a typical country pub. Its clean. the staff are friendly, the beer is amazing, the food was fantastic, its got a lovely little outside area with a little wendy house which my children loved. 10/10, a**** would recommend to anyone who is staying/living nearby.

Ran out of steak on a bank holiday the most popular item on the menu. Was not told this when handed the menu. Had to choose again from a limited menu. And when our meals arrived it was barely warm . The chicken meal was served with no veg so had to ask for veg. We all had a disappointing evening. Not as good as the old says.

we went into the wheatsheaf while on holiday. the new owner was very friendly and the meal was very well presented. The fish was the largest we have ever eaten. We will certainly call in next time we are there.

We visited this establishment one lunchtime during the week and was delighted with the quality of both the food and service.Very clean and tidy and friendly staff.

New owners Joanne and James Sheedy took over this country pub on 9th December 2013. We visited for our company Christmas evening out on 16th Dec. The first thing that we noticed is that the pub has had a makeover with clean fresh décor and a new lounge area which is comfortable and homely. The beer quality has improved since my last visit and I understand that they are looking to vary the choice of cask ales on offer. Food is of a good standard and actually is home made (I was invited in to view the kitchen which has been substantially improved upon). I should imagine that this will be a great venue in the summer but give it a try in the winter as well. Much of the pub is still being refurbished and it seems that this really is a labour of love as many of the jobs that have been unattended to in the past have now been rectified. Give them a try. We wish Joanne and James all the best and we shall return.

4 of us went for Sunday lunch and had roast gammon which was delicious. There are new owners and they have made a very good job of the refurbishment making it a lovely warm and comfortable place to go for just a drink or a meal. The menu is not extensive so the choice is very limited but the food was well cooked. The downside is that they do not take credit or debit cards although they say that this will be rectified soon but until then beware and make sure you have cash

We decided to have a meal and were pointed in direction of The Wheatsheaf - the food is beautiful and you certainly get a lot of it, we could not finish all the meal. There is nothing to dislike about this friendly pub / restaurant.

My family and I choose the wheatsheaf often for a family celebration or Sunday lunch, and have done for years because it is comfortable, casual, clean, friendly, cosey pub. It's good grub, large portions for a good price. It's not pretending to be fine dining, it's just a comfy place to have a nice meal or even a drink. The family who own the place are lovely, always a friendly welcome. Their fish and chips, half chicken and their ribs are particularly good in my opinion and their mushrooms are our favourite! We always order an extra portion. Went recently for my step dads birthday and it was only £127 ish for 7 of us to have mains and desert with two rounds of drinks. Bargain!Only down side is their burger isn't the most impressive. Steaks are usually nice though!Definitely cheap enough to give it a try!

lovely proper old school pub, with proper pub grub, and clean beer. Massive portions of food for the price, and really friendly service. lovely big beer garden as well, that had horses grazing in it when i was there. Really excellent place, highly recommend it.

Went with my mum and 4 childrenService so slowWaited 30 mins for starter. One being homemade soup. Very Un homemade looking. Main meals over 1 hour. Staff giving wrong orders to tables. Staff and owner could not care less about delay. Food poor when arrived. Curry dry no meat to be seen. Owner had stand off row with one customer who was complaining

We have just brought a caravan in the local area and last night we decided to go with my wife and baby to a local pub for a meal.The staff were nice and the pub was adequate inside but we waited 30 mins for our starters and an hour and a quater after that for our main meal which ruined our night as the baby started to cry as soon as our meals arrived.There were no baby changing facilities whatsoever and I had to change our little one in our car.Afterwards I found that there was no soap in the men's room so I had to eat the rest of my meal without washing them properly after changing a particularly nasty nappy!There were lots of complaints from the other tables about the time that the meals took and we decided never to go back again unfortunately.

Lovely food very quaint would recommend lovely garden and pleasant friendly staff and excellent service