The Wheatsheaf Inn in Charnwood

Great atmosphere friendly staff with great food

Had breakfast here just after they had opened and it was delicious! Very friendly staff and rapid service! Perfect ambience and atmosphere to top it all off! Superb.

The menu selection was fantastic - I wanted to eat at this place for the whole week!

The food was lovely, large portions too and not too expensive. The orientation of the building is a little confusing but it’s well decorated.

Lovely evening spent here celebrating our daughter’s 30th birthday. Food was excellent and all the staff were very friendly and helpful and managed to cater for 25 meals all brought out together and piping hot. Would defiantly recommend. Thank you for a great evening.

Nice tiger bitter roast beef dinner not good

Lovely staff and well priced. Could add a little more avocado per portion as I only got 5 thin slices for my 2 toast.

This is a lovely little pub. We always enjoy our visits here. The food is nice & the service is great.

This is a lovely little pub. We always enjoy our visits here. The food is nice & the service is great.

My sister booked this pub for a family birthday there was 22 off us staff were really friendly helpful most off us had the fish and chips and pies which were excellent only my daughter s vegetarian lasagna wasn’t good other then that highly recommend it and would definitely come again

We had the worst Sunday lunch ever at this pub. We had booked, but our table was not ready - the waitress cleaned it for us. There was no menu. Service was best described as chaotic - no one seemed to know what was going on. My meal was shocking - Sunday turkey roast. The turkey was thin and gristly. The gravy was watery and greasy. The Yorkshire pudding was black and floppy. The roast potatoes were soft and tasteless. The veg was poorly prepared and the carrots and parsnip were burnt. My wife has the chicken - same story. With two pints of AWFUL Tiger bitter and a diet coke - we had to remind her three times about this - the bill was £50. We will not be going back.

We dropped in for a breakfast one Saturday and it was lovely. On the back of that we booked a meal for ten of us for my daughters 21st Birthday. Lovely place, lovely staff and lovely food. Everyone enjoyed the evening and the staff could not have been more helpful. A great success and thank you Team Wheatsheaf! We will definitely be back.

Lovely pub, very friendly staff

Lovely pub, very friendly staff

We booked the skittles alley to celebrate a 60th birthday with family and friends. The venue was excellent and there was plenty of good food provided. The skittles were accessible for all our age groups- from 7 years right up to 92!! It was also great to have a bar in the skittles alley. Great service all round and good value for money. Thank you !

Always a pleasure to come here. Had a lovely time sitting in the sun outside of the pub.

This is a lovely place and plenty of seating outside to rest and the garden area is so cosy with the tables set out nicely, and inside is homely and comforting, I always go when I’m in the area and come away with a smile on my face xxx

Always a warm welcome, with great food and beer. Lovely to see The Wheatsheaf try something new with their recent comedy night, which was a tremendous success and great fun!

Lucy & Grant have done it again! Fab night outside in the sunshine! Great memories & reminiscing of great live music outside! Not forgetting fish & chip Friday! Bargain! Defo keep this one in your diary! Loving it!

Friendly staff, lots of seating inside and out. Food is very good.

Grant & Lucy hosted our joint 10th Wedding Anniversary party and parents 50th Anniversary. We had a band play, awesome bar service, friendly,helpful staff and the most amazing buffet. Absolutely perfect hosts in a lovely skittles alley, weather was kind and we made use of beautiful outside seating area. Thank u x

Great for a relaxing Sunday breakfast. Quality locally sourced sausage and bacon.

Nice good but shocking service.

Such a lovely country pub to visit, the new owners are lovely, friendly and bring a new friendly welcoming vide, they are doing so much with the place it's great to see. We've just had a curry there and it was beaut, the chicken melted in the mouth, very flavoursome, definitely well worth going, if not for food then for its location, great atmosphere and friendly staff 😀

This was a spur of the minute booking as it had been recommended by a friend. I called at 9 am on a Sunday morning hoping to book a Sunday lunch for that same day the phone was answered straight away with a very pleasant lady on the other end who replied no problem a very good start. The table booking was for 1 pm and when we got there we were shown to our table which had been reserved for us. We ordered food and drink, which arrived promptly with a smile and was delicious. Both the main and the sweet were excellent

Great service and would recommend the roasts.

Isabel cooks for me everyday day absolutely fantastic so can’t even describe how good she must be in your kitchen

Great atmosphere, proprietors can't do enough for you, always cheerful and try to make your visit enjoyable.

Had great time at wheatsheaf Inn, bar staff excellent, helpful and had a laugh, ordered only two teas , tasted great and I thought cheap £5, I came over from Burton on Trent, with a friend on scooters, I will definitely come back here again, bring my wife 😊, and what was good landlady chose my vespa out of 150 scooters, for best vespa, topped my night, 5 ⭐, experience, thank you

Quick lunch with a friend. Very friendly relaxed atmosphere, with open fire that was most welcome. Menu was extensive but we chose sandwiches and fries. Food very tasty and well presented. Stay attentive but not intrusive. Definitely recommend and will use again .

Enjoyed lunch today, staff lovely food well cooked and served very quickly, just to say good luck to the new tenants and goodbye to the old one enjoy your retirement.

4 adults and 1 child - we visited for the Tuesday pie night, we were not disappointed it was delicious and good value. Plenty of choice on the children's menu too. Lovely traditional pub.

The skittles alley has its own bar so you and your guests don’t have to keep fetching drinks from elsewhere. We went for skittles and unlike some other local pubs the skittles are easily accessed and not cluttered up with stacked tables and chairs - those in use are set out at the bar end of the room, so they do not get the way of play. You pay a room hire but this is very reasonable given that you have a lovely facility and a dedicated member of the team to serve. Food is delicious, plenty of it and reasonably priced. Lucy, Grant and all the staff are friendly and attentive.

Absolutely cracking Sunday lunch, managed to squeeze us in last minute as I was on call, such friendly staff that couldn’t do enough for you. Food piping hot, real veg, sprouts, parsnips …. the works, cauliflower cheese was the best we’ve ever eaten, first Sunday lunch where we left with full belly’s!! very reasonable price and cosy atmosphere. Already booked for my partner’s birthday for Sunday lunch in April

As much as I like this pub, I just wish the managers would decide when they are actually going be open! The Facebook page says one thing, the latest Facebook post says another thing, the Wheatsheaf website says yet another thing, and the staff tell me something else entirely. It's now closed on Mondays, despite the web page saying they're open until late, and they made an exception for Easter Monday (I rang to check) and was told they're opening until 9pm as it's a Bank Holiday. The Facebook page says they are closed all day, but the Facebook update/post says open until 7pm. So, on this Bank Holiday Monday, are you closed, open until 7pm or until 9pm? Please, please just try to be consistent. This doesn't give a very good impression to the loyal local patrons who need to decide whether to bother coming down for a pint.

Brilliant pub and atmosphere. You must visit. Lovely staff. Kind regards Martin O'key

Pleasant surroundings, excellent food, we had salmon which was really tasty, bar service was a bit slow even though the pub was only half full.

Birthday party in Skittle Alley Fantastic event - Lucy and her team were amazingly helpful in planning. Food (a buffet).was excellent, both in range of options and plenty of it ! (Even prepared special meal for allergies) Staff were delightful, very helpful. Very good value event. Great time was had by all, - Thank you

This is a lovely country pub, with a very friendly welcome from Lucy Grant & all the team, they now serve weekend breakfast, the quality of the food is very good. Even if you only pop in for a pint it's a great location, reasonably priced, what's not to like, you will return once visited

Been going more and more of late. A nice, warm little pub. I particularly like the fresh flowers on the tables. Food is always good, decent pub food and not too pricey.

A nice, warm little pub. I particularly like the fresh flowers on the tables. Food is always good, decent pub food and not too pricey.

Great meal here yesterday.. First time here. Definitely be back. Great pub food. Fabulous staff. Massive thumbs up 👍

Came here today with family and friends for a lunch time meal. Beautiful traditional country pub, really friendly staff and food was absolutely beautiful. Will definitely be going back.

The Wheatsheaf Inn hosted my sports club's annual social/awards evening in their fabulous skittle alley on 09/03/24. We had approximately 70 guests, varying in age from 7 years old to 95 years. The feedback from all the guests has been brilliant and all positive, especially on the food and service provided by the Wheatsheaf. It was a very successful event, with the Wheatsheaf team being a major reason for the success. I would not hesitate recommending this venue, and the club will be booking it again for next year's social/awards evening. Cheers Andreas (Leicester Forest Cycling Club)

Been under new mgmt over a year and what a difference it’s made. Now a great pub, atmosphere, hosts, food and the weekend breakfast is , brilliant for the early morning walks to grab a full English! Ps great beer as well!

I booked the skittle alley out for my 50th birthday. Lucy put in on a snacks menu, I made a Spotify playlist which I had on for a disco, and there was Madri and Aspalls on tap. I went there a few hours earlier to decorate the room and took my own cake. The venue was perfect and everyone had a great time xx

Lovely family lunch today, proper pub food, I had a roast beef Sunday lunch, all the trimmings and a delicious gravy. The friendliness of the staff made it. The rest of my group had salmon, a Derbyshire pie. Chicken Cesar salad and a burger, all were very happy with their meals too!

Birthday Party in Skittle Alley Absolutely fantastic! So very helpful in the planning and setting up. The food (a mixed buffet) was amazing - wide range of delicious items, cold and hot, and easily plenty for 40 guests (even prepared a special meal for guest with allergies - thank you). Allowed us to run bar tokens for the drinks and to have a musical interlude! Service was exemplary and ever so friendly. A wonderful event. Thank you Lucy, Grant and your team x

Saw the social media post for the new breakfast so decided to walk to the next village with my husband and the dog. Ordered: bacon sandwich on brown bloomer, husband had a sausage sandwich on white bloomer. Come with a free tea or coffee which is self service. Food arrived fresh and hot.

Me and my partner and pup went down for breakfast on Sunday and it was so lovely. Free tea and coffee which is unlimited and a lovely touch. The staff were so lovely especially the lady behind the bar (25th Feb 10:30ish) went above and beyond and even gave my pup a treat. Food was super fast and presentation was great and tasted amazing. Definitely will be back

We’ve visited a few times since this has been under new ownership as it’s our ‘local’ & we’ve been happy each time. Food is good with a nice selection and good children’s menu. Service has also been great and the ambience is warm and welcoming. We recently visited as a large group (adults and children) and Lucy, Grant and their team were very accommodating of us! We feel grateful it have such a family friendly pub on the doorstep and are looking forward to visiting for breakfast soon 🙂

Great country pub, not many left like this In Leicesteshire. Cosy & welcoming, good food, great staff.

Food was lovely, staff member worked very hard at serving and covering bar. Nice warm and cosy pub.

This is one of the most authentic village pubs in Leicestershire, full of character. The ales are well kept, the food is what you want from a local, and the staff are always friendly and welcoming. We are regular visitors and can highly recommend if you are looking for a traditional pub.

We had a fantastic time, we hired the skittle alley. Friends were worried it may have been cold and and unpleasant but it was very nice. Warm as it’s heated. Food that was laid on was great and the staff are fantastic. Highly recommend

Went today for a family meal after being advised to book. The food and service were excellent and it’s not just a slung in the microwave dinner like a lot of places it was fresh and home cooked or sourced from local produce. It’s a family run pub and has a lot of different areas so wherever you are it always feels cosy and private. All in all none of us could fault the place at all, will visit again for sure and roll on the introduction of breakfasts!!!!

Had an amazing lunch, the team were fantastic. Just like the old LI days. 🙂

Lovely food and excellent atmosphere. Will definitely be going again.

Visited Saturday evening and had the lentil burger which was delicious! Warm, welcoming and dog friendly.

An absolute hidden gem. great food friendly staff and a great pint. Cosy spaces for a quiet evening and a landlord that's not scared of heating his pub

Went along for the Fish & Chip Friday special and had a great meal. My dog came along with us and it's great to have a local pub where dogs are welcome. Great food, lovely atmosphere. Will be back again soon. Thank you

Cosy pub, warm and welcoming. Great food and service. Great Guinness too which you don’t get in most places. Lovely staff and good value for money

Quant village pub with a great selection of drinks available. Seems to be focused more towards pub dining rather than a normal village pub, but it does have a great rustic decor. Also dog friendly.

So friendly and warm. I booked a table for my visiting son and I for Sunday Lunch. We booked early before the crowds came in. We both had the Roast Beef. Was fantastic, and so big I had to take some home. Nothing too much trouble. Never had a problem, every time I've gone.

Proper pub for a midweek meal , food lovely

Nice little spot with friendly staff a nice menu and good selection of mainstream and craft beers. 🍻

A very nice pub, spotlessly clean, food good and good range of beers.

I used to love the Wheatsheaf but I now think it's overpriced and a little chaotic sometimes. So, I doubt we'll go back for another meal anytime soon, but it's still a good cosy pub when the fires are going, and it has a friendly atmosphere. I went with friends on a weekend evening and ordered the 'Derbyshire' pie, which was beef and ale. It was a very nice pie but not that large compared to the pies that the kitchen used to produce when the previous landlord and landlady were there. There was a little veg - a few bits of carrot and peas, and a too-large portion of mashed potato which I suspect was to make the meal look bigger! The pie, veg and mash were not in the right proportions to each other. It was also quite expensive for what it was - nearly £16, when I would have been quite happy to pay maybe £11 or £12. The young lady behind the bar was struggling to serve everyone despite the landlord being in the room chatting and I think he should have stepped in to help - I've noticed this before, and I don't think it makes them look good. Having said that the young lady, as nice as she is, probably is not ideally suited to bar work as she sometimes gets confused by the prices and forgets things, but that could be because she's rushing around trying to do too much. To be honest, the prices at the Bradgate in Cropston are much more reasonable and the portions are larger, but being totally fair, sometimes their food is not quite as tasty as the Wheatsheaf food!

We had an amazing Sunday lunch today. Lots of vegetables, beef was so tender. Chicken was delicious we just loved everything on our plates.. delicious! Thank you.

Excellent food with generous portions.

Lovely staff, fitted us in when very busy. Food good .

Very disappointed with my visit to the Wheatsheaf. Went for lunch, but no lunch menu available. After enquiring if sandwiches were available, the barman read the menu from the till behind the bar. All very odd!!! We opted for BLT from the very limited choice...

Great little place for a relaxed lunchtime, although missed out on the gammon as they'd run out. Also, it's good for real ales, but unfortunately, not able to sample any on this occasion.

The worst vegetarian lasagna we have ever eaten. A few layers of too ‘al dente’ ie ‘chewy’ lasagna set between tomato soupy sauce with a few bits of red pepper. Served with polystyrene garlic bread and iceberg lettuce with the most awful bottle salad dressing...

The owners are amazing people. Just had a 3 year old birthday party the food was great it just kept coming 😋 unreal. Good luck to you both.

The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The service was great . The food was amazing. We would definitely recommend it

Had lunch here and it was delicious and really good value. A dog friendly pub run by lovely people. We'll definitely be back.

Popped in for a drink on way back from Bradgate Park. Lovely place. Haven't eaten here but food (Sunday lunch) looked lovely. Carnt wait to try!

Fish & Chip Friday was lunchtime menu between 12 noon and 2.30pm. Wow! The fish & chips were served with mushy peas, curry sauce and tarter sauce. The batter was to die for and the fish was fluffy, boneless and lovely. Beautifully presented and we...

This review is for the skittles alley. Not been there for a few years and it has obviously been renovated to a good standard since then. Really enjoyed traditional faggots chips sausage mash peas and beans. The staff were friendly and helpful and it was a good night out.

We was out on a local Sunday ramble and came across this village pub. We was greeted with a smile and warm welcome. We had a refreshing drink in the outside terrace area. Will definitely be back to try the Sunday lunch as it it looked delicious.

I recently visited with several friends and we all agreed that the food was 'OK', and nothing more. Our friends' fish was quite dry and uninteresting, and my partner and I had chicken pie that was also quite dry; there was no juice in the...

Visited a few times since it’s been taken over, food has always been good, generous portions. A good honest pub with friendly service! Will come back again

Excellent food, excellent beer and superb friendly service.

Years since l went to The Wheatsheaf until last week when sadly it was a funeral wake. We had the bowling alley which was lovely and clean. Food was a buffet, a fantastic selection covering everyone's taste, alll fresh and very moreish. Lovely polite staff. Well done to you all.

Great establishment. We stopped here for Sunday dinner after exploring Bradgate Park for a couple of hours. Food was great, we all cleared our plates and the staff were very friendly and welcoming. I shall be visiting again 👍

I've been a Wheatsheaf regular for many years but I'm sorry to say that I'm not as keen on the new menu or the increased prices. I've heard the same from various local friends and neighbours too. The 'old' Wheatsheaf wasn't perfect, but had very...

Excellent fish & chips. Served with a smile.

Very poor meal today, had lunchtime menu last week and it was really nice, the evening meal was not of the same quality. The chips were all hard and burnt, the squid was tough and overcooked. The burger was tasteless. Really disappointing as we like...

Food was not fresh, warmed up was the case.

Under new management so thought we'd give it a try. Friendly, helpful staff, food fantastic and outdoor dining area really pretty with the summer flowers in full bloom. Not cheap, although restaurant prices have gone up everywhere, however our meals were substantial portions and great value. Will definitely come back.

Myself and my father started using this pub in October 2018 as we go to the Great Central Railway for some of their events, and the Greene King pub next to our Premier Inn was pretty poor back then, so we opted to use here...

Can't fault.... Lovely staff, great food...quality, hot, beautifully presented good size portion Desserts massive choice and again beautiful We had a lovely young lad serve us and he was a delight 3 mains 4 Desserts 6 pints 2 large gins £117 Lovely atmosphere, beautiful seating area outside with real flowers I though must be fake as they were so lovely...but nope all real... Massive 10/10 You will not be disappointed xx

Really nice place and pleasant staff

Went for dinner on Saturday evening food was amazing and the service was fabulous it was our first time at this pub and the staff were very friendly and we loved the menu by jb kitchen best pub food I’ve had in a long time 😀 and very well priced we’ll definitely be going back .

Fantastic evening out, the colleagues couldn't do enough to help. Great looking menu as well.

We went for lunch and to see the jazz band Titanic, this was a good time had,food delicious pleasant atmosphere entertainment brilliant...we will be back.

What a breath of fresh air to see people take pride. Friendly polite and helpful staff.

Love this pub! Cosy and welcoming. We sampled the new menu on launch night and had a fantastic meal. Good selection of starters and sharing platters (can highly recommend the mushroom starter 😋) and main courses are varied, from traditional fish and chips to lamb shank and a delicious beef cheek ragu. Will be back soon to sample more of the menu.

An amazing meal at The Wheatsheaf Inn tonight. We were keen to trial the new menu and we're so pleased that we did. Our table was booked for 7pm and we arrived to smiling staff and a lovely atmosphere. We ordered the curried cauliflower ....