The Wheatsheaf Inn in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Food is fabulous, staff so friendly

Dreadful service, between the 4 people we dealt with. Waited an hour for cold food (just the starters), then left abandoned after asking for it to be done again (for being cold). Ended up walking out when starters were just left with us for another 15mins.

Just had the most lovely fish & chips fantastic

On the hunt for the best Sunday dinner in the area, not top, but it was good! Lots of flavour! Trio of meats was delicious, only let down was the sultanas in the red cabbage but that's a personal thing! Waitress and waitors were very accommodating, lots of selections of drinks and desert was fab

Amazing service here on Thursday lunch time food was great too. Good value for money.

Friendly staff. Great price, clean and tidy with a great breakfast included.

Sunday lunch only. Beef or turkey. Good portions

Nice and quaint. Clean, good food and a games room.

food was lovely as were the staff. prices average for the area. sadly the cutlery provided was dirty and they automatically add a service charge onto the bill which you have to ask to be removed. childrens play area is getting very worn now and needs replacing

Beautiful pub, great food and really friendly staff.

Poor poor hotel not quite sure how this has 4.5 * rating on here room as you can see bad floorboards not put together properly no plug for bath or sink 😕 funny loud water tank noise whenever you ran taps for anything fittings hanging out ceiling food for evening meal was poor pork belly bites dry and fatty mushroom stroganoff was nice sat at breakfast typing this apple juice so weak and coffee really poor no taste don't be fooled by the glossy photos of the new wing with nice looking rooms they also have some rooms inside the pub as pictured which are not worth the money nowhere near wifi was rubbish as well kept dropping out noisy until after 11pm for obvious reasons on the plus side the TV worked and so did the limescale filled kettle 😀 staff were very nice not there fault the place is a bit of a dump !! You have been warned ⚠️ 😏 full English has just arrived looks OK 👍 wouldn't stay here again even at half the price 😞 just about to press post and a leak through the roof has just started behind me unbelievable anything else WHAT A DUMP !! not sure if you can make it out in photo I have just taken.

Stayed in a room in the main build, clean and tidy. Maybe could do with an update but is priced accordingly. No food served on a Monday which is a shame as its the day I pass through the area, so I've never got to try it. However the breakfast, English/Irish breakfast, was very good.

The wheatsheaf fitted us in last minute and we're so attentive. Lots of check backs and food and drinks were lush. thank you

My Birthday Sunday lunch was held here. The room was realy good. The food excellent and staff were brilliant and friendly

Great rooms, fantastic breakfast, friendly service. Everyone from check in, breakfast and housekeeping is super friendly.

We booked two rooms which turned our to be outside and suited us fine. The rooms are very nice and modern. Our room though needs some work in the bathroom as there is what looks like water damage which has lifted up the worktop. The rooms could also do with a deep clean, the light fittings are very nice but do need a good dusting. And there was only 1 pillow each! The staff were all lovely and service was very good. We all really enjoyed a evening meal and the cooked breakast was plentyful and tasty. Again though, the dining area could do with improved cleaning and wiping down of seats/benches. Would we stay again, yes, but we'd would hope that the cleaning would have improved. It's not dirty, just not done good enough.

Lovely place with friendly staff and good food. Good vegetarian options. It was quite quiet for a Saturday night but still enjoyed it. Would go again.

Fabulous food, nice and hot. Great service. Fabulous surroundings. Thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Had a meal there last night. Service was excellent and we had two great meals. My vegetarian choice (often a lottery) was excellent. chips were fantastic as was the sweet potato fries my husband had with his pork dish. thank you.

The food and drinks were great and the atmosphere was good.

Staff are very friendly and welcoming. I arrived moments before check in closed but they were happy for me leave before showing me to my room so I could collect a Chinese takeaway which they allowed me to eat in the bar and provided me with a plate and cutlery. The room was spacious and clean. The bed was very comfortable. Breakfast was included with the room. I’d definitely stay here again. Very happy.

Meal for 8, food was excellent and Staff were friendly making it a good evening.

Old coaching Inn, great rooms, good food and beer. Right next door to a golf club. Would recommend the breakfast 😋

This is not the experience I was expecting when I purchased an inviting break away for 2 people from Red Letter Days. I was absolutely appalled at the state of the room we were given ,named The Bridgemere. The lighting in the room was abysmal, making it feel dark and dingy. The bathroom was shocking. The mould and mildew in the shower cubicle was totally unacceptable, as too was the flush handle on the toilet. It had obviously broken and been replaced with a bolt that made the loo uncomfortable and painful on the hand to flush. The shelf over the sink in the bathroom was also dirty with toothpaste spittle plastered underneath.The wall paper was coming off the wall and ceiling looking very unsightly and there was lots of dust on the skirting board behind the main door to the bedroom and also under the bed. I complained about the room to reception as I had booked a deluxe room and they told us all the rooms were full and could not move us. They agreed to refund £15 which was appreciated but regardless to say we will not be staying at The Wheatsheaf Inn at Onnerley or using Red Letter Days again!

The most wonderful of welcomes followed by lovely food with fantastic service, all within a beautiful and relaxing atmosphere.

Just a simple family, 2 grandparents, 2 parents and 3 kids having Sunday Lunch for no special reason. Everything went as it should. The food was good. The service was really good with the kids. The venue was very good. we all had a good time and thus are likely to return.

Needed a simple overnight stop and found this great pub on Trip Advisor - what a great find. Good, clean, spacious bedroom, excellent dinner (with huge portions) and excellent beer. Excellent service by Carl at the bar and the friendly and helpful staff at check-in and restaurant. All for very reasonable price. Highly recommended!

Really nice tapas type meal, gyozas were excellent chilli beef really nice, definitely will go again. Sag outside on a lovely summer evening .

I rarely ever write reviews but I have had such an easy to organise experience with this pub, I just had to. My parents celebrated their wedding anniversary today and as I live abroad, I find gifting tricky. I discovered they were going here for a meal, sent the pub an email and they organised a gift voucher. They even printed and put it on the table as a surprise for when they arrived. Fantastic customer service!

We stayed over, the cooked full English breakfast was the best ever, the evening meal was excellent and a decent bar.

We got married here on 6th May. Alethea and the team couldn’t do enough for us. We wanted a very casual informal day with close family and friends and they made it perfect. Alethea was at hand from the beginning to calm down any bridezilla moments I had. She took the stress out of the day. Everyone commented that the food was amazing - we had a 3 course meal and it was perfect. This is an ideal venue for a small wedding

Called in for Sunday lunch the restaurant was very quiet. We ordered the roast beef dinner which took a while to arrive. The meals were not hot indeed the only hot item was the gravy boat. The roast potatoes were hard and overcooked, cauliflower leek and Stilton tasteless, the meat was sliced thinly and we did not enjoy it at all. None of the servers approached us to enquire if everything was okay, this is common practice and always expected by customers, even when we went to pay at the bar the question was not forthcoming. Be aware that a service charge of 7.5% is added to your bill at the point of sale, we understand that this may be common practice in some places but no where did we see or were we made aware of this charge. To sum up poor service, poor food and the table was marked with circles of drink rings, obviously it had not been cleaned since the last user had left.

We visited the Wheatsheaf after having it recommended to us, we have recently moved into the area and are trying out different restaurants each month. My husband had Chicken Leek and Tarragon pie and said it was excellent however I had the Tofu with roasted vegetables and crispy noodles. I had not expected the noodles to be so dry and as such the meal only became ok to eat with some of my husbands gravy!!! Good selection of cheeses and my Salt and Pepper Squid was excellent. The service was ok however we were not asked how our meal was by any server. One member of the team was very nice but we only met her at the end of the meal.

We had an overnight stay with friends, a good selection of beer at the bar, the pub is a good size and spacious, the tables are well spread out too We enjoyed a very good evening meal, the rooms where comfortable and well appointed. Everything was very reasonably priced and the full English breakfast was exceptional, thank you.

went as a group of five for a boxing day meal. meal tasted like christmas leftovers heated up! small over done meals. for the ones that were given roast potatoes they were the same size as the sprouts! some just did not get any, the carrots devoid of any flesh, roasted to death! the coffees sent back as were cold. had cake and a minute amount of custard that once poured over cake barely ran down the side. never again.

Very pleasant visit to The Wheatsheaf for lunch. Good food, good service and a nice atmosphere. What more can you ask for!

We booked a table for 4 here for a Saturday night in August. Confirmation received by email. When we arrived the plAce wasn’t that busy but we had to wait for a table to be prepared. Ok no problem. Our order was taken eventually after asking twice for menus and after a long wait the food came which was good. I had frozen whitebait and then a steak which was very good. My wife had Sea Bream or at least half of one. That was good too but her vegetables were cold. The service was good but slow and the staff were talking to each other and not being that attentive. We came about 4 years ago and then the Wheatsheaf was excellent but we would think twice before booking again. Sad.

I went to the Wheatsheaf for the first time since the dreaded lockdown last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great beer selection, good atmosphere and excellent food. I had the burger and others enjoyed other ALC dishes. Well worth a visit

This pub is local to my family and I, and we have been many times. But the last few times we went the food wasn't as nice. I'm not sure if maybe they brought new chefs in and they aren't as experienced or maybe they...

Delightful welcome and service. Veggie Sunday dinner a triumph, Yorkshire as big as a meal, texture just right, flavoursome Wellington, fabulous to have leek gratin abd red cabbage as veg, rather than run of mill veg. Quality of toilets made me happy, almost worth a...

Bar staff polite manager not so everything seemed to be too much trouble and was very abrupt with staff food is expensive not very geared up for family food packages told it would be half hour wait for ordering kids when hungry won't wait 40...

We stumbled upon The Wheatsheaf Inn, passing by at lunchtime. The first thing that impressed us was the first class Covid-19 safety measures that were in place. A good start. What a gorgeous place, the decor was so tasteful. The food was great, the Malaysian...

The Wheatsheaf my seem a bit unassuming from the outside. You could mistake it for being a bit of a sleepy little country pub. On the inside it’s vibrant, warm and friendly. On a whim on a Friday, they managed to find a table for...

Had a superb meal at The Wheatsheaf last night. Carl is the perfect host. He is charming, courteous and always remembers names. Everyone is made to feel most welcome. The food was all excellent. Our party had the chicken breast with cream sauce, salmon risotto...

My husband and I recently celebrated our Golden Wedding at the Wheatsheaf. We had a wonderful time. The staff were very helpful and polite. The room looked lovely. Everyone enjoyed the three course lunch. I would definitely recommend this venue.

Lovely place, decor, staff. I ordered vegan quinotta with vegan 'halloumi'. What came was not made with quinoa, it was made with rice so was more like a risotto. I like risotto so didn't complain. I generally like a lot of seasoning but this was...

Booked in June for 90th birthday in the side room and was much much better than I expected with all 40+ meals coming at the same time and all were hot and very well cooked good quality food - we all had roasts...... 3 of...

Came here for Sunday lunch at the end of August and really enjoyed it so decided to return along with extended family. What a disappointment! We came here on Sunday evening (13th October) as a party of 8 adults & 2 children. No stuffing with...

We booked the Wheatsheaf for my husbands 70th Birthday celebration. He didn`t know where we were going. I was hoping it would be ok as we had not been before. We arrived and were shown to our table, we ordered our food after about 15...

We met up with family at The Wheatsheaf In for a traditional Sunday lunch. Priced at £19.50 for 3 courses, we thought this to be excellent value. I had the prawns to start, chicken for main and cheesecake for dessert. The food was all hot,...

Very nice sunday lunch. Beef with all the trimmings (cooked either pink or well done), complete with gravy boat. Very tasty indeed. Fantastic looking restaurant with lovely beer garden outside with a playground for the kids. Will definitely come again.

Abit out in the sticks but a really cracking pub. The burger here is one of the best and they do a deal on thursdays for a burger and a pint for a tenner i think it is not sure. We have had problems paying...

Definitely recommend this place, the food is great, lovely setting. I wish there was a family area though, away from couples eating.

Just been for my husbands birthday. Beautiful pub which has fab decor (loved the monkey wall paper), friendly & lovely staff, very child friendly & superb outdoor garden with adventure equipment for them to play in. Sunday’s children eat free & my little girls chicken...

Really lovely place for evening meal, had a really lovely mid week dinner tonight. Have been previously on a Sunday which was amazing roast. Beautiful decor and amazing service. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Well worth visiting, the food is excellent and the service is very good. We choose this over all the local area pubs because of the food. Keep up the good work!

Rough place to be when people from the bar come outside to attack strangers and damage vehicles and landlord does nothing. Unsafe for children.

The restaurant is excellent the interior is fantastic. The tables are spacious and spaced out. You certainly do not feel crowded. The staff are always at hand and not overbearing. The whole of the restaurant shows class. All the food was excellent and presented well....

We called in today for a late lunch-early tea ! WE got a warm welcome and good range of real ales on offer we had Eastgate which was on top form. I hade Fish and chips with garden peas very good it was, Jane had...

Ate lunch here with a party of 10 ladies and although we waited around 40 minutes for the food to arrive the food was really good. We had various dishes from Monkfish to sandwich platters ( which included chips) and everyone was satisfied. Quality produce...

After a trip to the local garden centre .Me and a friend stopped off for early lunch.The place is very relaxing with fashionable decor. The food was lovely with proper, homemade chips. I had the halloumi burger with a side of greens and my friend...

Met up with friends at The Wheatsheaf Inn as I work nearby. I have not been since last year, and the place looks as nice as I’d remembered. Friendly, attentive staff served us throughout our lunch, providing Great table service. We all ordered the sandwiches....

This was my 5th overnight stay at The Wheatsheaf this year. I have been using their facilities for well over 10 years and have seen the steady progress made to turn this into a worthwhile ‘destination’ inn. The quality of the food has in the...

Visited with colleagues from Keele. Superb food (starters/mains and desserts) and brilliant service. Serving 20+ people could have been tricky but the staff were brilliant. Hopefully we will be back next year!

I recently went with work and I had the turkey! The food was good but I just wanted a touch more gravy. The food came quick and everyone was helpful. They have a good selection of drinks. I will go again

Called in for lunch with son daughter and granddaughter. Staff friendly and attentive and drinks brought to the table after ordering. Varied option on the menu....opted for spaghetti for granddaughter, the burger for myself and steak for the others. Meals all of a good standard...

Across the board good place..... Modern and classy environment... Front of house staff could not fault , food and beer great overall... Sat in a great place ... Would highly recommend... Will definitely be going back... Thank you to all staff...

Attended as a wedding guest, service from the moment we arrived to when we stumbled out many hours later was attentive and very welcoming. Food was the best wedding meal we have had, beautifully presented and hot. hot mushroom starter followed by Lamb shoulder and...

We had a stop-over on our car journey at the Wheatsheaf Inn. Our room was very clean, warm and well-appointed with a large TV, queen-sized bed and a Jacuzzi bath. It was situated across the courtyard behind the restaurant. We could park our car immediately...

Stayed overnight here. The refurb rooms are lovely, but the beds are not for the vertically challenged. Very comfy, but don’t expected to be able to sit on them. The photos shown on the website are true to form, and very clean. The meal in...

Great food and service and value for money.Highly recommended.Good selection of real ales and nice menu

Dined here many times never disappointed Been for celebrations and various meals Service and Food Excellent and tasty For the real ale drinkers always a choice of local beers on draught

The meal was standard pub food, nothing amazing or worth eating again for the price it is. The atmosphere was horrible, all the tables surrounding us were dirty and had dirty plates and glasses on them for the entire time we were there, waitresses were...

We visited here on a Monday evening. Service was perfect, greeted immediately, served drinks quickly and our order took right away. Food was gorgeous- we had the smokey haddock, burger, train wreck fries and honey & mustard sausages and we would order all again- cooked...

Stayed here for just the one night, but most certainly will stay again. Even if I have to drive 400 miles again to do so. I would say that anyone that goes above and beyond what’s required of them professionally deserves a favourable mention. The...

The setting is stunning, the decor is beautifully in keeping, the staff are welcoming, friendly and helpful, then there is the food! To die for. We will be looking for an opportunity to visit again.

Went here for lunch, a few people in but it still felt very comfortable, we were never hurried and the food is back to its best as are the surroundings, a great place to meet up with friends for a good catch up

I have driven past this pub for years, but this was my first visit for food and drinks with a friend. Service was friendly and attentive. We sat in the restaurant (you can also choose in the bar and outside) which is decorated beautifully with...

I attended a birthday celebratory meal recently in this restaurant for my best friend’s 50th. I had no idea what kind of restaurant I was visiting as I am not a local. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that we had been allocated a small...

After a trip to the local garden centre my husband and I stopped off for lunch. We were met by a very lovely man (Carl on the receipt) who let us choose where we wanted to sit. The place is very relaxing with fashionable decor....

Came to this pub for my Birthday Meal the decor is absolutely stunning and a lovely atmosphere. I ordered the wheatsheaf steak burger. I must say that the member of staff that works there called Lucy is a credit to the pub her customer service...

This is a regular with my boyfriend and I. Never had a bad meal and always a welcoming atmosphere. Reasonably priced and brilliant food. Accommodating for gluten free options.

My family consisted of 11 adults & 9 children ranging in age from 15 to 4 yrs old. We had booked a private room just off the main restaurant. The room was set with a huge square table for the adults and a smaller table...

My partner and I needed a stop over during a business trip & chose the Wheatsheaf for its location & reasonable room rates. On arrival our room was changed to aaccommodate the fact that I am currently on crutches & my partner took our bags...

I have to say this is one of the best Sunday lunches I have had in a long while, the beef was cooked to perfection ( just pink). The service from the waitresses was perfect ( they were informative about the food and nothing was...

While I give a 5 star rating the only criticism is I would have liked my meal warmer. The quality and presentation of the food is excellent and the staff are very attentive.

Lovely lady who took our order advised the fish of the day. We also had warm breads to share as a nibbles. Breads n different butters were lovely. Sadly the fish dish was luke warm. I do like my food to be hot. We don’t...

We went to this pub as you could book for Sunday lunch.There was 14 in the party. Although the restaurant wasn’t particularly busy the service was very haphazard, for example we had to wait 45 minutes for our pudding. I had a Sunday Roast, which...

This is the first time we have been to the Wheatsheaf even though it isn’t far away. We booked for a Friday night in February and got a very warm welcome from the manager and staff and chose our food and had a drink at...

Love this place , go with wife and kids in the summer and sit outside .Been for many special occasion meals and always good , lovely decor , beautiful ! Only complaint is I used to love the fish and chips it was huge and...

Excellent food,nice atmosphere, good attentive service,reasonable food prices, good choice of beers and wines.

We ate here one Saturday night in November. The evening was somewhat spoilt by a very noisy party of men at one of the tables. They weren't badly behaved, just very noisy. We couldn't hold a conversation as we couldn't hear each other. The waiter...

A lovely 3 course meal, food was excellent and the friendly/ warm atmosphere makes the Wheatsheaf one of the best places in the area in our opinion to eat out! Food and service 5 stars!

Just had pulled pork on white bap & Turkey with cranberry on white bloomer......portion size was a joke!!!! Tasteless food & tiny portions. There were also quite few small flies buzzing around which was off putting.....very dissapointing! !!!

Dined here with my two mates for our pre christmas dinner - lovely decor since updating and warm atmosphere not lost which can sometimes occur - Great meals on offer and very pleasant and helpful staff I had the Gammon steak served with fried egg...

A very relaxing early evening meal. Lovely fish mains and glass of Chardonnay. Friendly, efficient staff and swish decor. Quiet music so could enjoy a chat without distraction. Reasonably priced for quality of meals. Very yummy. Will return when in the area.

I have stayed in this Inn for many years, it has gone into new ownership this year and the rooms have been renovated to a very high standard. I regularly bring groups to stay and this year was as successful as ever with everyone leaving...

The food was gorgeous, the decor was lovely and the manager was very friendly and attentive, making sure the fire was topped up with logs throughout our meal. I would definitely go again.

This was a new venue for most of us though two confessed to attending in their younger days. the welcome was warm and helpful, the surroundings attractive and appealing. There was a wide range of beers and a good menu. Several of our number are...

tuesday evening tea time treat with my son.lovely decor,friendly staff,food very good,we had the slow cooked lamb and choc brownies with raspberry sorbet for sweet.Will return again with rest of family soon