The Wheel in Staffordshire Moorlands - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Hostile. We were visiting a few years ago, and dropped by the pub. It was like something out of a movie - we walked in to a hostile atmosphere (you could feel the "they're not from here" vibes), we smiled and asked to order a drink. The old man behind the bar - "no", then stared us out of the place. It was an odd experience! Perhaps if you're local/English, you'd have a warmer welcome.

Varied menu reasonably priced. Very good service order from the bar delivered to your table. Very friendly staff. Good parking.

Four of us travelled up to visit Proctor's Nursery which is just down the road and initially wanted a coffee after over an hours drive up from our homes. The pub had just opened for lunch and the menu looked interesting on what was a cold day so we decided to eat here. What a great choice! All meals home cooked and really tasty. Real value for money and pleasant surroundings. The chap behind the bar who served us was really helpful and looked after us without being intrusive. There was certainly nothing left of the three steak pies and scampi that we had. Really enjoyable, tea and coffee good as well. Will seriously look to visit here again on our next visit to Proctor's. Big thank you to the cook and the man in the bar.

Jeff and his team are amazing! I’ve seen some bad reviews about Jeff being ‘rude’ and personally, found him to be very polite and very friendly which saddened me to hear about his retirement next year. My family and myself have been going here for years and he’s always been very lovely and accommodating. Everything they make is homemade and the cheese cake is to die for! The waitress with dark hair (unsure of her name) is such a lovely person and goes out of her way to check everyone is happy. She offers to take pictures of families when they’re struggling to take pictures of everyone, she carries such a lovely and bright aura about her. These people work tireless everyday and go out of their way to make everyone happy. 10/10 across the boards ❤️

Great to find a traditional British pub so close to home.Lovely friendly atmosphere, along with very friendly staff. The highlight undoubtedly is the food, home made and delicious and at prices I could hardly believe, I had the steak pie, wonderful and for less than £9. Highly Recommend

Cheap drink and pudding, unfortunately a bit quiet.

Thank you Jeff, you saved the day x x My mum chose another local pub for her birthday meal, was really let down by them. Jeff got us in straight away, thank you so much, made my mum very happy x

Great little place,very quiet and peaceful.

Very unfriendly. Will not be going there again.

Exelent food not overpriced friendly service.

Great food, great lady behind the bar. Always a pleasure to eat there 😋

Good food, good atmosphere. I do like the older country pubs with proper home cooked food. The only thing I'd mark them down for is the upstairs may need a bit of hazing up as its outdated and old. Other than that, go grab yourself a home cooked Sunday roast. Osssshhhhhhhh

Lovely food, lovely customer service. Love going there xx

Proper English pub food and traditional ales, couldn't recommend the steak pie and chips enough, staff are welcoming aswell.

Didn't eat as most tables reserved for parties and staff very, very busy. Beer good, service excellent and atmosphere pleasant enough. Will return during quieter time and sample the food which looked lovely.

Third visit to the Wheel, the scampi is absolutely lovely as is the real fire. If you want a Christmas meal you need to order in advance

Terrible experience. The food was mediocre, the lamb shank had barely any meat on and the service from basil fawlty was dire to say the least.

Good old home cooked food, regular visitors

Nice and clean and friendly sfood very good willervice, return

Cannot fault this little gem, the food was fantastic and the staff were second to none, also we had coffee which was piping hot(not luke warm like some places who sell it).

Staff polite, comfortable setting, food piping hot & very tasty reasonably priced

Proper home cooked food it was bloody gorgeous highly recommend 👌

I came here with a friend for lunch The guy that runs this establishment is very rude and bad customer service . Soon as meals arrived, on the table , the owner of pub turned up the radio station very loud and it made a headache alot worse . Asked politely several times if he could turn it down and he refused .

Always a good experience at The Wheel Friendly staff & service

Good basic pub food - Steak pie excellent

Love this place a proper traditional pub serving great food with an open fire 🔥 😋

Lovely homecooked food and great choice of drinks. Country pub atmosphere and a little beer garden/play area for children where we spent a happy hour in the sunshine after our meal. We visited as a party of 6 (2 children aged 9 and 7) and there were clear plates all around. It doesn't matter what you choose off the menu, you won't be disappointed. Delicious malteser cheesecake!!

Had a lovely meal with friends to celebrate my birthday, staff very friendly and helpful.

Fantastic, hearty food at a great price. Service was friendly and quick. Definitely a good place to stop for some lunch.

Love this pub, been going for many years, good food also....

Warm and friendly with proper good food at a decent price, the treacle pudding was superb!

Really enjoyed the meal and venue

Great food always friendly welcome

Great home cooked food at a great value. It is worth booking a table to guarantee a table. Geoff and his team will always look after you

Great home cooked food and good reasonable prices. The food is always hot. I would recommend you book a table.

Great place, family owned, food is excellent and would go back again and again.

Nice pub with friendly landlord

Really welcoming and warm atmosphere however the food we had was unfortunately not good , no flavour at all and boiled this included the salmon and the curry no seasoning at all . The chips were lovely though. There were loads of regulars in so think the items we had maybe should be taken off the menu and concentrate on those dishes people keep coming back for .

Food here is wonderful , The staff are very friendly and helpful. We will definitely come back .

Visited this place last sunday for lunch. It was served in time and the food was hot. The service was good. The meal was average. Not worth travelling for.

Good pub with decent ale. Kids area needs improvement though. Otherwise good boozer

Nice traditional Pub with a friendly atmosphere. Good home cooking at value for money prices. The Steak Pie and Chips is a very popular choice. Highly recommended.

Very nice atmosphere complete with good food and good service,

Food was delicious nice atmosphere

Just had the Leek and Ham in Stilton Sauce with home made chips and Treacle Sponge pudding for afters. Delicious. Excellent landlord and excellent service

As always a lovely homemade meal and a warm welcome

Traditional small pub selling good value food and drink. The mixed grill in particular is huge with proper old school chips like you'd have had growing up before everything became oven chips. Very nice and easy to recommend.

Pie was great, however the bloke behind the bar was an ignorant git and extremely rude. I don’t know why people go into a service industry if they have no people skills. Avoid this place at all costs

Never a warm welcome from the first visit!!!!!!! We returned the 2nd time because the food is delicious, We have only been here on 3 occasions and would never return!!!!!!! On the Third visits my daughter got upset when she caught her head on the back of the seat and cried (she is 17 months old) and the owner told my Mrs to take her (our daughter) outside if “she” Is going to ‘kick off’ Wow our daughter is 17 months old!!! Not even a dog should be Treated like this never mind a child!!!!! Avoid everyone with Children or ‘pets as I would not like animals to be treated the way we were never mind children’!!!!!!!

Great home cooked proper food, not pretentious or unnecessarily fancy. Always eat here when I visit Leek, never had a bad experience, usually quite busy so make sure you book ahead. Don't expect poncy fancy rubbish, this is real British pub food like we used to eat before pubs started serving poncy tapas and quinoa.

I didn't even get chance to order any drinks as we were met with hostility and told to leave because I had a bottle of water on the table. Such backward attitude especially when it loses custom like that.

Very hostile and unfriendly. 'Greeted' by an incredibly grumpy publican who told us to take our bottle of water outside before we could even opened our mouths to order a drink. Welcome to Stoke eh! Absolutely bizarre. Avoid!

Nother scooter meet held there. Lovley country pup, good grub. With up stair seating if needed. Cosy and friendly atmosphere.

Big thanks to Jeff and the team for fitting myself and the wife in for a lovely Sunday lunch. I would certainly recommend, hot and the service was brilliant. Ample carparking and a great atmosphere, we call again and book up. Excellent value for money

Pub was lovely staff were spot on some scooteries where there good people

Brilliant meal and great pub. Thanks John and Martin.

Beautiful home made food and one of the finest pints of Bass or Pedigree in the area. All at a very competitive price . A homely and pleasant environment, with a lovely welcoming fire . Just how a good pub used to feel like , twenty or thirty years ago.

My boyfriend and I had the home made steak pie today and it was absolutely delicious. Service was impeccable and very friendly. A lovely fire burning on this chilly day. We'll definitely be going back.

Fabulous food and really friendly staff

Lovely homemade food & a great atmosphere.

First time we’ve had a meal at the wheel lovely home cooked food and warm and welcoming.

Had a lovely Christmas meal. Food was excellent and the staff where very friendly xx definitely highly recommend xx

A party of seven of us had a very enjoyable meal, good honest food. A great welcome with very helpful and friendly service we couldn't of wished for better. Thank you to all at the Wheel. I would fully recommend.

A lovely and very friendly place. We booked a table to celebrate mum's 90th birthday. The landlady put a birthday balloon out and banners which was such a lovely gesture that made mum smile. The meal was really nice, everyone enjoyed it and the empty plates proved that!! We would definitely go back go back again

Lovely home cooked food at great prices certainly recommended.

Had great food and portions today. Welcoming owners. Out door seating. Play area. Wheel chair accessible. We'll priced 2 main meals and 2 pints £20ush free parking

Really good food, lovely boozer

Out for a drive.found this place. food was excellent mine host very welcoming.cannot fault this first visit

Excellent evening meal. Large portions and well cooked. Very friendly staff.

A great place to enjoy a drink or meal. A wonderful country pub for the whole family. There is a car park, children's play area and the option to sit indoors or outside. The staff are polite and very helpful.

Nice friendly pub and the food good too.

Very nice home made cooked food, good size plate for the price, puddings nice. Will be returning,keep it up.

We held our wedding reception here in June.linda,Jeff and all the staff did everything to make our day special the food and service was five star.We would definitely recommend using this pub they did everything we asked and more than you for making our day special

Nice place Beer Excellente Jeff the landlord very friendly and chatty

Very good food and the staff were very good i would definitely go there again

Fab place good beer garden and nice place to shelter from rain. Spot on service too. Cheers.

Absolutely beautiful food and the service is 5 star friendly staff most definitely will be going again.

Lovely place, good playgroup for kids and the food is gorgeous, I recommend to anyone.

Excellent pleasent staff service brilliant social distancing well organised

The Wheel is open. Ale is as good as ever and he is serving food

A great family run pub serving piping hot, home cooked food with a lovely atmosphere! Great to visit year round with a lovely beer garden for summer or an open fire for winter. Huge portion sizes and great value for money! Linda, Jeff and the team are fantastic 👍 would recommend the steak pie

i love the welcoming atmosphere nothing is too much trouble.food is excellent.

Excellent we just popped in but ended up avin food,Bass socond to none

Beautiful home cooked food and proper chips not frozen ones.

Great service. Brill night Thanks Geoff

A brilliant place to come and eat, been going for years and no matter what other pub we go to, nothing compares to the wheel. Warm, welcoming, value for money, great quality food.

Very friendly and welcoming staff. Our food was excellent too and we were a large group and received our food virtually at the same time. Will be going back soon. Recommended.

Lovely meal and lovely atmosphere

Very very good food and nice people

Great food friendly staff felt very safe hygiene wise 5stars in anyone's book

Excellent home cooked food at a good price

Excellent Food. Very Good service.. All Food Home Made. Just love the place!!!!

What a cracking pub... owner very welcoming very friendly.. quality beer and quality home cooked food..would definitely recommend.. will be going back more often

Nice, cozy pub with great friendly staff with an open fire and nice chilled classic music played, the beer 'bass bitter I had' was absolutely delicious as well as the food and all at a very reasonable price too. One of the nicest pubs I've ever been in so I would definitely recommend this place. You won't be disappointed.

Great food and beer at realistic prices. Friendly and polite staff. Enjoyed every visit.

Very fast service. I had steak pie which must have been microwaved as it was out in less than 4 minutes. Still tasted good so for less than £8 it was great for a lunch which we needed to be very quick. Couldn't give more than 3 stars though as they only had one ale and the food quality was below average.

It's friendly, clean and a nice old-fashioned country pub.

Lovely food and reasonable prices lovely place I would recommend this pub

Lovely country pub serving exceptional home cooked food that never fails to go down well. Staff are so friendly definitely worth a visit.

Had a disappointing visit. The one dish my wife likes they had run out of. The chips have changed and are not as nice. We will not be going again.