Wheatsheaf in East Hampshire

We sat and had table service. Getting served was good but receiving the food was slow. Food was very good though. Many gluten free options here. The burgers were amazing! Lovely little pub. Be sure to register your numberplate with the bar even if you have a disabled badge or you will get a fine.

Important :- VERY RECENTLY UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. My Mum and I made an impromptu visit here and we were happy we did. I live two hours away and my Mum hadn't been here before so it was pot luck, but turned out to be a good choice. We were warmly greeted by Leo first and later by his vivacious wife, Bex, not only is she an excellent chef, Bex is a great 'host', in fact her and Leo make a great duo. Their ethos is just great. Our food arrived swiftly, piping hot and really nicely presented. Nachos, then really crispy, tasty deep fried scampi and vegetable lasagne. Our only disappointment was that the the chips are only the 'skinny' type and we love a chunky chip, but that's just personal preference so we skipped having the chips. My Mum had raspberry and apple crumble for pudding which she said was delicious, I was too full up to have a full pudding and had hoped she wouldn't be able to eat it all and I could have a taste, but no! This pub is superb for sports enthusiasts as they have a number of large televisions, it's great for young people and families in particular I would say, but accommodates all very well. Overall a lovely experience. Parking is easy in Lady Lane car park very close by to the Market Square. I would highly recommend this pub, Leo and Bex are doing a great job.

Wow, just had my first Sunday roast after a year, delicious, great staff, wonderful food, would highly recommend eating here, prices are very reasonable, regular events going on there also. Thank you very much. A must visit and dine.

Quiet Thursday visit, but friendly, lots of TVs for sports, darts and automated dart virual setup which is cool. Chef was brilliant, made us some lovely fresh food, and tailored it to what we wanted! Recommend the food, looking forward to trying the roast!

The worst pub restaurant food we have experienced, we waited about an hour after ordering for fairly basic pub food, so expected something half decent. The ceaser salad was swimming in an inch of water and the steak and ale pie was like a lump of concrete. The staff were quite friendly and gave our dog some water, which was helpful as it helped wash down some of the pie we gave her. The salad had to be left, so basically £26 down the drain. The beer and pepsi were fine.

Awful experience from the service. To start the wine bottle we ordered was off, it is fizzy, when going back to ask for a replacement we were confronted with an extremely rude lady who flicked the bottle top off and made me feel upset and threatened by her response. Do not visit this pub.

Home made curry from the oven and a chicken piri piri burger were exactly what we needed tonight. Lovely staff. For a simple honest bit in the local pub, this is it.

Had a pint of Doombar ale, the pub was empty. Visited at about 5.30 on Saturday. Just had the one beer then left.

Brilliant location in the heart of Alton. A stones throw from the play park and parking. The food was standard pub grub - delicious burgers. We were made to feel extremely welcome. The pub has plenty of seating. There is a pool table, darts board and an abundance of board games and colouring for all to enjoy. It was perfect for our group, which consisted of 6 adults and 6 (very hyper) kids! Good selection of drinks, and very reasonably priced. Super friendly and helpful staff.

We chose this pub as a middle point for our family meet up. The staff went above and beyond for us all, catering for our son who is coeliac and my father in law, whose 95th birthday is on Tuesday. The cakes were a very lovely and touching surprise from you, and we very much appreciated it. The food was also great and your hospitality too! Thankyou, again guys. We will return. 😍

Great drink selection and reasonable prices.

Went to the Wheatsheaf for the reception after our registry wedding on 09.02.24. Service and food (buffet) was great. Always was attentive and welcoming to us and our guests. Decorated the table and area for us. Food was enjoyed by all! Thanks so much for being part of our special day!

We struggled a bit for a dog friendly place to eat on a bank holiday day out on the Watercress Line. We happened upon the Wheatsheaf and received a friendly welcome, reasonably priced pub food and a welcome for the dog too. Recommend for a family meal and a great welcome, thank you.

Friendly atmosphere and a good selection of beers

The kitchen had an issue with food supply which the bar staff and kitchen staffed discussed at the bar. No issues until we over heard this from our table, coming up with excuses to give us as to why they couldn’t serve food. They didn’t have enough time to defrost the food we ordered we heard. They proceeded to tell us the extractor fan wasn’t working and we could have a refund, not an apology, just a refund. After mentioning politely to the bar staff, we were called rude not directly, but once again we can hear everything from our table. 10/10 would recommend

Very attentive staff. Food timely and tasty

OK, we were there for a lunch at 2pm on Sunday and everyone else may have gone - but we (11 of us) were the only people in a very dreary restaurant. Poor (almost non existent) decorations in the restaurant. Very boring menu - burgers/ pizza/ fried fish etc and not at all good when it came. On the plus side the staff were friendly, but it did not set us up well for our family Christmas outing to the Watercress line Christmas train ride.

Like most wheatsheafs it's pretty bog standard but nice enough place for a pint. It prefer to sit outside in the summer

Had a lovely meal there last night although it was quiet at 6.00pm the kids were up to their own thing and no one battered an eyelid, staff helpful! Thanks team 🫶

Freindly staff and lovely atmosphere.

Great night thanks to Joanne for the great service tonight

Went for a friends birthday party, friendly staff, good atmosphere.

Fresh homemade burger was amazing. One of the best burgers I ever had. Would definitely recommend this place. Bar staff were lovely as well.

I would have given 5 stars, but most of the beer taps were empty, so the choices were limited. Food was good.

Excellent food at excellent prices!

Just had a delicious Sunday roast - beautifully cooked vegetables and tasty well cooked meat Friendly and efficient staff No ale - hence the loss of a star Definitely going back

Seemed pleasant enough but closing at 9pm was annoying enough to cost it a star.

Best roast dinner in Alton. You have been recommended by many local people. Your reviews are very old,you need updates as they don’t reflect what you do and serve now.

Nice surroundings. Clean. Friendly, helpful staff.

Great service, their cocktails are great, and whoever is in charge of the music has good taste.

Typical local pub, does food not sure what it's like though, downfall no WiFi

Good vibes, pool table good fun.

Never ever experienced a pub with such bad food. They only sell shop brought pies and had no chips half the beers where out and the mulled wine was hot sangria for a £5. Definitely needs a lick of paint. And improved decor. Felt sorry for the staff thought a manager should really be working to observe the mistakes.

Friendly bar staff reasonably priced drinks. But the food really let's the place down . £9.00 for a supermarket brought steak pie with mashed potatoes which didn't taste homemade. £12 for scampi and chips cheap scampi frozen chips. The service was slow but the server was really apologetic .

Friendly helpful staff, not so keen on the chips, but OK over all

This pub is beyond awful, they have what looks like underage staff serving alcohol, management and other members of staff that are ridiculously rude. Avoid at all costs, if I could give this a 0 star I would

Pleasant atmosphere nice polite staff

We have just been to this pub for the 1st time and the food was absolutely amazing. Roast dinner was like a grandmas Sunday roast. Definitely be going back again. Service was lovely, clean and welcoming pub. Thank you Lisa & Anthony x

The lady in the bar was really nice. The hamburger wasn't (to my taste?). The interior looks nice, and there's plenty of space outside. Good parking and location.

Very good here and pleasant staff

A really nice pub. Had a lovely roast dinner. Shame about the wait of about 40 mins but worth the wait.

Lovely Good Friday afternoon made even better by the sound of Ska playing in the background.

Lovely place , every one is so friendly

Great breakfast! Proper home cooked food. And very friendly service. 5 stars

Great ambience, friendly staff, enjoyed my break there.

I can’t recommend the wheatsheaf enough! The whole team are absolutely lovely and so welcoming, the food is superb at such a reasonable price. We used the pub for a party as we were let down from another venue last minute and we couldn’t have picked anywhere better, best night out we’ve had in a long time! Thank you so much Michelle and team xxx

Popped in primarily because we needed food due to a power cut. An example of how sometimes the unplanned is great. Excellent service and the food was well presented, good portion size and tastes great. Will definitely become regulars.

Went in for a drink , was hoping for a band but picked the wrong Saturday lol. Friendly staff and Land lady . Will be back for music next time I'm in town . Thanks .

Had a really nice breakfast here the other day, will definitely be visiting again.

Great service, generous portions, clean throughout

Very nice roast, freshly cooked various veg, waited a while for dinner but worth the wait. Reccomend to book table. **

The food was amazing in actual fact best Roast dinner I have ever had and I mean ever. I have started found in there regularly because the food is soooo good Highly recommend you give this place a go if in Alton

Lovely and clean, very bright inside giving it a warm feeling, the food was very good and the staff were lovely, we have booked again would definitely recommend.

Our second visit for lunch - in fact we might come to Alton again just to come here for lunch. Warm welcome, good service, great pub food, generous portions at a very reasonable price. We enjoyed the background music and it was the most well polished pub I have ever been to - the bar and tables were gleaming! We left feeling well fed and relaxed.

Did not know that this pub existed found by chance on walkabout decided to try a pint and then the food what can I say the best steak I have had in years and my wife had the steak with scampi tails and she enjoyed also can't wait to go back.

Had the best breakfast here the other morning highly recommend coming here! We will be back soon.staff were lovely.

Had the worse Christmas meal ever. The turkey was cheap and nasty turkey roll the vegetables were not cooked everthing was cold 🥶. The waitresses did there best to serve but were over whelmed. The barman could not pour a half pint shandy! The only beer on offer was Doombar and they could mot make a bloody mary. The decor is cheap and nasty in keeping with the rest of the pub. You felt the sticky carpet on your shoes. This used to be a sports pub till a few months ago. They have s long way to go before they can make it great pub. They should start with the Manageress who is the most frighteningly bad tempered looking person ever.

Had an evening meal here last Friday, beef and ale pie with broccoli, followed by a rich chocolate dessert. Staff were very accommodating, despite the pub being very busy. The meal was good value for money too. No fault of the staff, but I had to move tables because one group of male drinkers kept passing drinks to each other over my meal. Quite annoying.

Nice place, decent drinks, free parking and a decent atmosphere. Music is the evenings isn't quite to my taste, and it can quickly get very crowded, but it's a great place nonetheless

A warm welcome awaits from Colin & team, a perfect pint of Doombar complimented by delicious sarnies with some of the best chips weve sampled & all at a great price, what's not to like👍

Just a lovely pub good food on Sunday I would highly recommend

Nice little place and staff were great

Friendly staff, excellent value for money and pleasant surroundings

Brilliant all round service food and atmosphere was excellent can't fault it ...pub itself was clean and welcoming as was the staff will definitely recommend and will come again when I am next down .

It was a very quiet Wednesday afternoon, and we were treated to a very warm welcome by the barmaid. I had a Guinness and the OH had a doombar and both were very good. The beer garden was lovely, quiet and spacious.

Early evening dinner. We ordered our food and drink at the bar and sat outside. The lady who served us was friendly. The food was good. The price was reasonable

Excellent fantastic service and food

The food was amazing and the staff was very friendly and welcoming

Rude ignorant staff can't even bothered to speak to a customer as they come in. Waited for 15 minutes for someone to acknowledge me then went somewhere else and was approached within seconds. If you don't want customers or to work in the hospitality industry, get another job.

Had the best Sunday lunch for a long time The Beef was cooked to perfection and all the veg was fresh and crisp not suggy and over cooked like some places. Service was very good also .I'm not one to recommend normally but this is definitely worth a visit

A very enjoyable sunday lunch with excellent service .

Amazing quality food, prompt friendly service good quality beer

Great location, good food, friendly staff

Fabulous meal and huge thanks to the chef as the roast potatoes were amazing as was the rest of the meal. The value is outstanding and the service by the team is super. We'll done the Wheatshef.

Friendly and outdoor sunny spot. Nice food at fair prices.

Along with other pubs, the Wheatsheaf was open only for those sitting outside. During Spring, the Market Square gets more & more sunshine, through summer & then tapers off in Autumn. All the benches outside were full & there was a great sense of community & enjoyment. I'm sure that as things get back to how it was before the pandemic, business will pick up dramatically. I was with a friend & felt so good to be able to have a pint together. I'm pretty sure it will rate 4 or 5 stars soon.

Excellent food, friendly service. Clean toilets, plenty of room and nice atmosphere

Really nicely done out. Food was good, but the wait time was very slow. It wasn't busy but we waited 40 minutes for our starter, then was told they were sold out, but did have an alternative. Then waited again for our main around another 40-50 minutes after they cleaned our table. We weren't offered a dessert and had to ask in the end, to which we never received it!. They forgot! Think they need to get the staff up and running a little faster.

Amazing pub lovely food brilliant atmosphere and very welcoming 😀

Excellent, a nice experience, food good, and so was the beer 👍

A completely different pub to before! This was my first visit here since the renovations and wow! Feels so much bigger! A lovely clean, spacious and nicely decorated pub with friendly staff and tasty food! The gravy was to die for 🤤 definitely coming back!

A completely different pub to before! This was my first visit since the renovations and wow! The decoration is lovely (especially with all the Christmas trees!) and the pub feels so much bigger with the change of bar position! The staff are friendly and the food was super tasty and well priced! Definitely going to be returning!

Great food. Excellent service and real friendly atmosphere. Staff can't do anymore. Will be coming back again

The food here is really good. Loads of gluten free options. Tables well spaced out, staff all in masks, felt very safe.

Refurbished, very clean good special food deals

I frequently go to this pub. The food is amazing especially the roast dinner, who wouldve thought roasted beatroot would taste devine. As its lockdown i thought id try them as a takeaway and got a takeaway rotisserie Chciken, this was so succulent and juicy and made for perfect pub road at home! Despite everythings thats going on the staff were as smiley and pleasant as always. Thank you.

Nice Sunday lunch, although maybe a little over priced.

Lovely food and waitress Jo was very helpful. So much nicer than it used to be

Great. Covid secure. Landlady Vis amazing. Food is crazy good for prices

Visited lunchtime. Spotlessly clean, COVID rules adhered to, staff friendly, outside seating in Market Square, food great, highly recommended, a hidden gem!

Just had a wonderful dinner with my partner, at the Wheatsheaf. I had the lamb shank, it was delicious, and so tender. My partner had the pork belly, which was equally as succulent and delicious. We had chocolate brownie & ice cream, and bramley apple crumble with custard for pudding. That was an excellent meal, 10/10. Service was really good, and very friendly. Will definitely be returning again regularly.

Food is always good here 🙂 Highly recommend for some proper British grub in Alton, Hampshire. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

Went in for a late lunch. Had a home made Steak and Ale Pie with veg and mash. Came very quickly and was well cooked and hot. I also had a white wine and soda. The staff were friendly. The pub was pretty bulk standard. If in the area again would use again. Covid compliant.

Poor service , couldn’t get attention of the evening staff , couldn’t go to the bar as witnessed others being told off for moving, joining tables and going to the bar . Customers we aggressively told to wear masks on entering the bar . Couldn’t pay and when we were we were overcharged . Tables were not cleaned between customers , no toilet roll in the ladies loo. No hand sanitiser at tables . Some Staff avoided eye contact and inattentive. Avoid !

Very nice ambience in a Covid safe environment. We had a delicious meal with good service, so definitely recommend a visit here.

Great place to visit, 5 star food

Great fantastic wonderful the best food in Alton. Steak was huge 16oz and the pub was so clean. Staff were warming and friendly. They were very busy every table full. Had a really good night with my family highly recommended !!

What a great night at the Wheatsheaf, a Lovely Landlady Michele and brilliant Staff, who are very welcoming and friendly, a beautiful and very tasty meal, a busy evening but social distancing rules set in place, and friendly other customers. Will definitely be returning. 👍

Very disappointing evening. At a first glance the makeover is good. However several tables hadn’t been cleared and the bar was covered with dirty glasses. After waiting ages, our starter was brought at the same timed as the mains. The vegetables we ordered had been swapped over, so we each got the other’s. All around us food was being delivered to the wrong tables and then being removed before being taken all round the bar, while the waitress asked people if the food was theirs. The food was ok, but we certainly won’t be returning.

Really good clean pub and great food