The Wheatsheaf, Shrewsbury

I agree with the descriptions below. This pub has been somewhat made over which is a bit at variance with 'old' Shrewsbury. The ale range is dull too with a pint of Marston's Lancaster Bomber barrelling in at £3.50 a pint which seemed quite pricey. It appeared to be ok but I'd spent an evening being bored to death with the stuff at Oxford's Victoria six weeks earlier so wasn't really in the mood for it. Not one to avoid this, but there are better pubs locally.

I utilised this one on a couple of occasions whilst staying in Shrewsbury, initially on a Thursday evening, as local musicians bring along their guitars and set up in the seating section by the left hand entrance, and as a consequence the pub was busy and had a decent vibe, and then again the lunchtime of the day after for the official Pubs Galore crawl when we found the pub inexplicably completely empty (and the barmaid only too happy to see us) and the whole thing a bit flat. The interior is small but light and airy although a bit corporate as mentioned below. I didn’t mind the brick wallpaper in the small snug section at the back, which for the record is actually different old suitcases rather than bricks, but perhaps it works better in subdued lighting at night. I cannot disagree with the comments about the ale range though. I had gone for the Lancaster Bomber the night before which I didn’t like and went for the Banks Amber on the subsequent visit which was OK but not a patch on the same beer in the Loggerheads. I would recommend a visit here of an evening when the local musicians are performing on their guitars, otherwise probably not.

From the exterior advertising, I was expecting this to be a gloomy music pub, but the latest refurbishment is in a surprisingly light, modern style that is perhaps more suited to the town centre's semi-pedestrianised area. As a seemingly unbranded Marston's house, there was a modest selection from the brewery's range on four of the six handpumps, including Brakspear Gravity (£1.65, half).

A modernised shoppers' pub, with lots of grey paintwork and a distinct lack of character. Ales were from the wider Marston's range but condition seemed variable to say the least. Rather disappointing and there are much better pubs nearby.