The Wheel Inn in Oadby and Wigston

Lovely pub with good layout. Looks like Red Bass is the regular ale but unfortunately this rare treat was not on at time of visit. Infact this had disappointing foot traffic so maybe barralege is low? One of the cheapest pubs in the area, has a pool table and dart board. Hopefully more people will pay this one a visit!

Wonderful time and staff now knows my 🍷🍻.. love the amount ambience as there are other ones I tried and this one is less music and quit!

1 of the best pubs round here.the landlord is really friendly ever since Sean as taken over the place the. Pub seems to be on the up carnt wait for the new renovation as I use this pub at least 6 days out of the 7 they try to cater for all family and kids even if your just on ya own drinking always conversation flowing would definitely rate this place especially now they have a new chef aswell 👍

What a disaster this poor pub is now. Not open when it claims to be, no atmosphere, food limited. It surely can't last much longer being run like this.

I ant been hear for years it change hands twice carpark got a meater on it but if your going in put your reg in at the bar they no signs saying free for customer they do Cury eat in or takeaway good range off bears they make you felt welcome

Under new management—lovely traditional pub with great selection of drinks. Nice interior but also with a cute enclosed back garden, complete with a friendly resident rabbit named Peter!

Rating based on my last visit a while back where the service was good but two pathetic troublemakers Stevie Goodrem (awful human being) and Dale Scott who acted like they owned the property (found out they didn't) acted immorally and ruined the atmosphere.

Lovely landlord, great customer service. Has a great crowd and I will definitely be coming back here 😊

Despite this venues kitchen being closed and there not being all their advertised beers being available - the atmosphere and the young lady running the venue made the visit memorable and left us wanting to return. Support this pub. Great potential.

Hated it well not hated but no Bass it is a disgrace

Very pleasant staff who recognised us from our prvious visit 3 years ago! Good curries served, but fish & chips very grey and disappointing. Bottled beers suited us all (group of 7) although draught beer was off due to extreme heat (Sat 14Jul22). Will go back next year when back in Oadby.

The Food and Atmosphere here is crazy! Kitchen under new management with Banging Food!

Cold... no atmosphere.. all round bad experience.. to survive will need takeover or brewery stepping in.. clueless bar staff and upwatds.

Love working here, so unique to other pubs - they really look after staff too

Lovely pub. Very covid organised and the staff are amazing esp Tilly

We had booked for Sunday lunch at 1 o’clock we had to all book in and we we’re shown to our table for six by a one way system by a very friendly waitress/bar staff. She took our drinks and food order and the drinks duly arrived the starters seemed to take ages to come. The main courses took even longer to come but was very nice the only thing I was not happy about was the manger served the main courses and she had no mask or visor from start to finish it took about 2 hours

Great pub the landlord very friendly

THE WORST PLACE TO EAT. AWFUL SERVICE. BAD ATTITUDE AND OWNER HAS BAD ATTITUDE. Generally would not recommend at all. Had such an awful experience due to bad service and rude waiters.

My first visit here post-lockdown and it was very positive. It was early evening on a Friday. Signage is good, as is availability of sanitiser. Some customers came in through the clearly signed EXIT ONLY door and staff politely explained why the door is an exit only and asked if they would be good enough to follow the one way system next time they came in. Staff were very friendly and really helpful (letting me look at labels on gin bottles to help me decide which one I wanted to try). No drinking at the bar, which means you can actually get to it to buy drinks.

Even though there was a reduced menu some of the food was still unavailable. There were 3 or 4 other clients in the pub max, so not really overly busy at all! After an hour and 15 mins and asking for the 3rd time we were spoken to rudely by the waitress from across the pub “our food is fresh and not cooked in a microwave”! We were annoyed and hungry with kids so asked to cancel our mains, and were then asked by the manager, “did you still want your starters!” There was no apology for the delay in the food, or an explanation as to why there was a delay. At that point we decided we would pay for drinks and leave. They didn’t charge us for drinks however couldn’t wait for us to leave and showed us out to the door. The manager then came out and confronted us on this situation and said it’s not acceptable - again no apologies, or any effort to find out what happened. They definitely favoured the other clients who were either regulars or weren’t Asian! They all got they’re mains before our starters were even started to be cooked.... Our last experience her was a lot nicer.

Staff would not let me in on arrival as said they were full, but were happy to accept a group of 4 girls with no reservation immediately afterwards, clearly the landlord has an eye for the ladies or simply wanted a table with more custom on. Pub to avoid.

Have visited post lockdown with all new meadures in place. Friendly welcome upon arrival and can choose a table. Table service throughout with really friendly staff. Good atmosphere. Food is great and really tasty.

Fantastic place brilliant atmosphere. Lovely landlord so friendly and funny.

Excellent choice for vegetarian meals which is unusual even in this day and age. We think its family run is so nice to see this. Everyonenseemed to work together very well. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The owner of the pub made the effort to come to us to check our meals were all ok and thanked us for choosing to dine with them this evening (valentines day). This was greatly appreciated. The waitress was so very pleasant and friendly too. It's very much a locals pub which is nice. Thank you from us both, we will be back very soon 🥰

Excellent choice for vegetarian meals which is unusual even in this day and age. We think its family run which is so nice to see. The team seemed to work together very well. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The owner of the pub made the effort to come to us to check our meals were all ok and thanked us for choosing to dine with them this evening (valentines day). This was greatly appreciated. The waitress was so very pleasant and friendly too. It's very much a locals pub which is nice. Thank you from us both, we will be back very soon 🥰

Great ambience. Great beer. Great food. Great staff. Great!

10/10 . The wheel is a lovely place to visit, the landlord and his team are very welcoming, the meal and the service were excellent and I would definitely recommend a visit

Very disappointed as had booked a table for two today,for our Wedding Anniversary. Upon arrival at 13.52 for our 14.00 booking, we were told a party of 4 had turned up for an earlier booking, but their party was now a 6. Whereupon, they were given our table to accommodate the extra two who had not booked. Suffice to say we were extremely disappointed not to eat there. We will in future NEVER recommend this pub or visit again. What a shabby way to treat paying customers.

Best drink of Bass in Leicester

Disappointing. Only given one menu. Service slow. Meal not bad. What was really annoying was someone on the next table with a laptop, phone and notebook conducting business in a loud voice. Eventually we ask him to more which he did with a grunt of an apology. We can only assume he worked there as he moved somewhere behind the counter. Not acceptable.

Good food very pleasant staff all at reasonable prices keep it up.

We were invited for a family birthday get together and Sunday roast lunch. Food served was excellent and the roast beef we had was tasty and well cooked. Nice meal and most enjoyable. Service very pleasant and made to feel welcome. Good traditional family pub atmosphere.

I ha I have enjoyed excellent well priced meals at lunchtime. With good friendly service.

A group of us went for a meal here and we were very pleased with the quality of the food. Everyone’s meal was hot and tasty. Tilly looked after us and was a credit to the establishment.

Stopped here for Friday night drinks only. This is a good atmospheric establishment with good facilities all around. There is a car park on the side. The bar staff were friendly and welcoming. The place was very busy. Choices of beers was good. This is our first visit here since the ownership has changed. Others pubs in the area stopped doing restaurant food menu seems to have helped the Wheel. We will have to visit here soon to sample the menu.

We arrived at the wheel inn at 6.30, there were 5 adults and one three year old, the adults decided what they’d like which were 5 different ‘sizzlers’ I then asked to see the children’s menu which I was informed we don’t have one. I will point out when I booked the meal I made a point of asking if the menus online were up to date as within our party we had a vegetarian, a person with a severe nut allergy and a child. I then had to try and find something to choose for her with luckily they had macaroni cheese on the menu as a side portion. We then ordered at about 6.45, our food arrived nearly an hour later. There was only 3 other tables eating. I asked where our food was and informed it’s coming now. Another 15 minutes later it arrived. Negatives - The lack of apologies for how late the food was (none) We weren’t told how long the wait would be and with a 3 year old this really bothered me. We booked a table so they should of been prepared for this. The fact id rang and asked about the menus before and they were wrong. Wouldn’t of booked if they hadn’t got a children’s menu. We were never asked how the food was otherwise I would have explained before writing this review. Positives- when it arrived the chips and the food was nice. Despite the sizzlers arriving in a dish that was too small to eat with your rice. Really needed an extra plate. Such a shame as we are really local and had family visiting us from Scotland.

Lovely Sunday lunch served with a smile what more could you ask :)

We went to the wheel inn as are new to the area. All four of us ordered steak, for the steak night. I had Sirloin, everyone else rump, a family of 4 adults. The bar staff were friendly. The wait for food was a little while but we didn’t mind waiting. The food came out, the chips were amazing, however the steaks were what could only be described as weird. Mine had a white translucent colour on the inside, supposed to be cooked medium rare. My partner asked if my steak was ok as his tasted weird, I tasted his and spat it out. My dad said his didn’t taste like steak. My mum hadn't tried hers yet. My partner couldn’t eat it, so we approached the staff and asked to speak to a manager. No manager was available, we told her the steak didn’t taste like steak and she said she would get the chef to come and talk to us. She came back a few minutes later and said he had said to issue us with a full refund, I thought it a little strange that he didn’t even want to know what was wrong with the food he had cooked. Myself, my partner and my mum felt a bit funny afterwards but thought it may have been psychological, how wrong we were. My dad started being sick an hour later and me and my partner are also ill. Reading the reviews, I think maybe we came here on an off day?

Two many people vaping inside smells were very evident pluss plumes of smoke from vapes last time we go in there

Good food but only 1 (one) beer. Very disappointing

I went here with my sister and the food was lovely. The chips are so good. We were told we would have a wait for the food but this wasn’t a problem for us as we enjoyed our drinks and chat. Might have been a problem for some though. Definitely recommend.

Great local pub, friendly staff, good beer, tasty food

Great place love the pub and a really super priced menu for some fantastic food-

Large food plate was far too small and service took an age

Celebrated a family birthday at The Wheel a few months ago and it was superb. Food, service etc everything was great SO when another family celebration came up, there was no contest…. all agreed back to The Wheel.What a difference ! From the moment we arrived there was a strained atmosphere the staff were not so welcoming and unable to greet us,Waited ages for our starters . Another LONG wait and evenually ONLY TWO main courses were presented with the words , ' Sorry the other six mains will be another ten minutes or so '. The two main courses were taken back to the kitchen to await the other meals. Another long wait and all eight came out (two meals had just been kept warm and tasted like kept warm meals always do). Almost no puddings available so most of the party didn't bother..Very disappointed and put a dampener on the day. Made our feelings known to Manager who said the Chef had been on holiday and was fed up having to get back to work AAAH Poor thing !!Why can't venues like this maintain standards ???

Nice meal for a late walk in, friendly pub atmosphere

Great place nice atmosphere and a lovely bunch of people

Good staff, good service can't knock it

We weren't from the area but wanted to watch the rugby on Saturday, popped there on the off chance, nice pub, polite friendly staff 👍

Excellent food, good service, just a little let down by the lack of choice of beers on draught. Would recommend and visit again if in the area!

Brilliant Sunday roast, good range to choose from and not very rowdy so is quite a quiet pub in my opinion

Went to the Wheel Inn for a Sunday dinner with a large group of family and friends.  The service was great, and the staff couldn’t have done anymore for us all.  The food was served hot with plenty of extra vegetables and Roasties which were delicious.  Extra gravy was spaced out in jugs around the table and we all tucked into a great lunch.  Like another review states the Sticky Toffee Pud was luuuurvely especially with lashings of hot custard.  Thanks to all the staff for a great meal, the chefs must take their praise as the meal was one of the best I’ve had in a pub/restaurant for a while.

This review is going to be a little outside the the box but I will endeavour to explain why. We have just held our second funeral wake here, both within three weeks. My mother and father-in-law both died within a few weeks of each other. We chose the Wheel Inn and we certainly made the right choice. Nothing was too much trouble and the array of food apart from the platters of sandwiches just kept coming. We had gorgeous filled rolls and sandwiches on both brown and white bread. These included beef and horseradish, ham and mustard, egg mayo, brie and cranberry, tuna, smoked salmon on brucchetta topped with advocardo just to name a few. The hot food items included chicken wings, onion bhargies, chicken goujons, little Cornish pasties, little cheese and onion pasties, chips, chicken drumsticks, various quiches (which were gorgeous). Free tea an coffee was in copious supply which satisfied the wrinklies amongst us and of course an array of alcoholic drinks, which included a well kept "pint of Bass", which I was informed about by a retired bass senior management employee who was spouting emphaticallay about it. Lastly, I would just like to thank all the staff for a fantastic service and such a well catered for event.

Family get together for a birthday Sunday Lunch. Ten of us most on traditional Sunday roasts others on the fish dish , one guest vegetarian option and another on the 'Pie of the Day'. All meals were served together on HOT plates , gravy in separate jugs and individual pots containing apple sauce ,horseradish,etc. All this served without having to ask which often happens elsewhere . All the food was expertly cooked by the young chef Kyle and was a home from home meal ..more vegetables and more of the delicious roast potatoes were served as the meal progressed... Sam the Manager was overseeing without intruding and was extremely efficient pleasant and friendly. Desserts nice varied selection but out in front was the sticky toffee pud......Yum Yum

Extraordinarily long wait for our food, 15 minutes after placing our order we were informed one of the starters was not available! We had to wait a further 15 minutes for the remaining starter and then a very long time for our mains, when the food arrived it was delicious, I couldn't fault it but the waiting spoiled our experience.

Good service good atmosphere good drinks ideal little stop for a quick pint

OK but not be my first choice beer expensive

Came here for a small family meal, this place has had very mixed reviews but we found it to be great. The staff couldn't do enough for our party of people, with drinks ordered very quickly, we were given time to make our choices for food and we didn't have to wait long for the food to arrive. There wasn't a huge choice being a Sunday but the Veggie choice was extremely tasty, really enjoyed it, a real effort there. Definitely worth nipping in to try this place.

I have visited this place twice recently and on both occasions we had lovely home cooked food. As a vegetarian I often struggle with pub food but there is a good choice here and usually a vegetarian special on the board too!

Decided to take my Mother for dinner. We had not been to The Wheel since the change of management and were very pleasantly surprised. The staff were very polite and friendly. The garlic mushroom-topped chicken breast was tasty and succulent, the beef bourguignon was also very good. We will be going back

Great food and a lovely evening spent there

As regular visitors for lunch, we are delighted that the previous high standards have been retained by the new management and that best chips anywhere are still available! We have noticed a few minor changes within the pub, generally for the better.

Sunday lunch on our first visit after a recommendation we found home cooking with open fire and pleasent staff definitely worthy of a visit.

Lovely food, nice staff. Friendly ,and welcoming.

Still a regular lunch time spot for us and now under new management. The food is still good and nothing has really changed as yet so it’s a big thumbs up from us all.

We are so pleased that the staff have stayed since the new licencee and manager have taken over. Our four different meals were first class again; Solvig taught the chefs well and they didn't let her, or anyone else, down when we were there last week. Bad staff are also friendly and cheerful. Keep it up! We will be back again later in the month!

Excellent meal. Change of management has not affected the quality.

Friendly staff, good menu. Food always very acceptable.

Had our final meal at The Wheel cooked by Salvejg, so sorry that she is leaving the pub following the recent death of her husband. We have really enjoyed our lunches there and the chips to die for! Thanks Salvejg, you'll be missed.

Thought we'd try the Wheel as we had heard good reports and we certainly were not disappointed as the food was absolutely superb and there was certainly enough to eat. Waiter service excellent as the young lad replenished our drinks and we spent a thoroughly enjoyable couple of hours there. Will visit again for certain!

I had pie when I was there and it was delicious, such a luxury pie. The portion was smaller then I would’ve like but other than that! Also for pudding I had sticky toffee pudding and it was the best I’ve ever tasted !

A cosy, homely pub with comfy furniture and brilliant staff. Seems mostly popular with older regulars, but also well equipped for sports fans and small groups. My friends and I were served by Tom, who was incredibly helpful and personable.

The food is spot on and the staff are excellent and friendly palace

Fantastic quality of food, menu changing throughout the seasons. The owner is lovely and friendly. Great place for a meal out

Had Sunday lunch very good value for money.

Very good food pleasant staff good value for money

After long, hot drive up the M1, looked for somewhere to eat in Oadby at tea time Friday afternoon. Other pubs not serving so recommended to try here and very pleased we did as excellent meal, good atmosphere and good, friendly staff. Plenty of choice on the menu, place clean and tidy and parking next door.

Visited with wifey and two teenage children. Main course each, two drinks each £48. Food was ample and good quality for pub restaurant. Regulars quite friendly! Nothing to dislike really, unless your aspirations are much higher and in that case choose something more expensive!

Appears to trying to hide it being a chain pub, or tied or managed house.Service at bar was fine by one lady, but the younger morticia lookalike seemed docile. Fish Platter starter was okay, but the Whitebait reminded me more of small sardines, and tasted so too - not in season till July, so I was in by the day, 1st July!! Asked if the beef was rare, told it was - certainly wasn't rare, they appear to work on basis of overloading portions will compensate for tough chewey meat - looked so consistent in cook slice and texture to be boil in bag - did I complain? What is the point? I'd not eaten that day and they (the kitchen) wouldn't have understood! Avoid it if you can, I will.

Nipped on enroute to races my fish n chips with mushy peas were the best I have had in a long while my mates burger was apparently very good and the wife and her friend had a couple of starters with a side of chips again were very nice ...lovely pub and staff also that's to the helpful regular ( stone Island shirt) for pointing out bus route etc for us to catch to races ...well worth a visit if in the area

Lovely Pub, bar staff not very friendly & didn't acknowledge us after waiting for 5 minutes. Wouldn't mind, but wasn't busy so no excuse. Although pub is very clean, so would use again, just staff need more customer service training.

Nice pub with good food and staff

Traditional type pub good reasonably priced menu & a specials board.Some great dishes that you won't find elsewhere , which arrive at your table nicely presented.portions are a little on the small side sofir those with a large appetite you may need a pudding ( good selection).lunch time menu available too. pub has car park too.

Lovely little pub. Prices are reasonable Good atmosphere. Clean... overall a good place.

We popped in for a quick evening meal in the knowledge that we would be disappointed.

Nipped in on a Tuesday evening with my husband. We both had a burger and agreed it was delicious. Service was good too. We would recommend

They are so good at dealing with allergies and making arrangements for me. Always friendly and welcoming. Quick service and delicious food!

Friendly pub with an average menu, good staff and service, good selection of ales, very reasonable prices.

Great Home Cooked food. Although living in East Yorkshire have visited 5 or 6 times and had great meals everytime. Our kid is at Leicester university and this is a great place to get a home cooked meal with veg too.

Good selection beer, good choice of food, at a reasonable price.

Fabulous food and lovely atmosphere!!

Excellent food and service providers well done thanks.

Always a friendly place and one where all the family can enjoy a drink! Well done Wayne.

A very traditional Sunday dinner food well cooked generous portions and a good selection of beers what more can you want on a Sunday dinner time

Very good lunch today. Hot tasty and reasonable. Nice staff

What a fantastic meal. I had the steak pie and it was crammed full of the most succulent meat imaginable. The gravy was just right in a way that made it stand out from other gravy!!! The chips were beautifully cooked and all fluffy inside. Even the veg was prepared with care, served with a glaze that complimented it well. Pie and chips is a stalwart of the pub menu and often lacklustre. The Wheel has certainly raised the bar and set a standard for others to aspire to!!!!

Our third visit this year, The Wheel never disappoints. The best Sunday Roast around Oadby and Wigston! The delicious desserts need to be shared otherwise you would not fit it in. We will be back. Staff are very friendly too Two happy customers who walk from Wigston and back.

I popped in here for Friday night drink. The place was very friendly and with welcoming atmosphere.

Had a great Sunday dinner a good pub that loves its rugby a pleasure to recommend it

Quick decision by us for a quiet meal out nearby. Staff friendly with a well attentive and lovely lady chef.