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The Wheatsheaf, Tooting Bec, SW17

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2 Upper Tooting Road
SW17
SW17 7PG

Phone: 02086722805

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Tooting Bec

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David Walton left this review about The Wheatsheaf

Visited 27/08/24.

Large pub opposite Tooting Bec tube station exit. Traditional venue that has a good split between old and new. Servery on right hand side and wooden fronted with dark wood bar counter and mirrored back to bar that adds to a nice bright interior despite the dark wood flooring and furniture and dark ceiling painting. Large windows looking out onto a busy corner. Leather banquettes around perimeter with a variety of table sizes and configurations dotted around the bar area. There is a dining room out the back leading to a garden at the back. There is also a private dining area upstairs, and which also seems to be used for events. There is a lot advertised as going on over a typical week here - comedy, quiz, live music, live sport etc.

Some decent cask options, namely Hopadelic from By the Horns Brewing Co and an unusual one I tried called Lavender Hill from Sambrook's. No prizes for guessing in this type of pub there would be loads of keg options, lagers (Amstel, Camden Hells, Moretti, Madri, Jubel Peach), Orchard Thieves cider and Guinness plus a decent range of crafty stuff (OK not all that follows), namely Neck Oil, Two Tribes Campfire Hazy IPA, Siren Lumina Session Pale Ale, Stone Wood Pacific Ale, Brixton Atlantic APA, Millions of Totally Tropical a pineapple sour from Hackney Brewery.

Thought this was a decent pub. Some of these large venues by outlier tube stations struggle to pull off anything meaningful but this one is well worth a stop-off. OK has lots quite a bit of original fit out, but not the worse job to appeal to all that it is obviously trying to appeal to.

On 31^st August 2024 - rating: 6
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Tris C left this review about The Wheatsheaf

The Wheatsheaf Inn as it was, dates back to at least 1807, though was clearly rebuilt, probably towards the end of the 19th century as something of a gin palace.
Today, the pub is in the hands of Urban Pubs and Bars and whatever it may have looked like prior to acquisition, there’s tragically little left of the original finery, as this is now a large stripped out place. There’s some vestigial etched glass to saloon doors, then some fantastic carved woodwork, sadly most of it covered with dark grey paint, the same shade as the Anaglypta ceiling. The bar front had lovely carved scrolling, but was painted pale grey, the bar itself now home to tubular steel shelving to complement the now bare brick walls, sporting framed prints and old photos of the area by way of décor. Furniture was conventional, with multiple TVs showing the football, sound off, so as to not compete with banal background music. The place was absolutely packed though not rammed; I had to keep retracing my steps to get to the bar, navigating the massed hoards of enthusiastic young people, a model of good manners compared to that at the King’s Head.
The ale choice amounted to three unused pumps, then Hop Forward and Sambrook’s Junction at £2.50 a half and nice, served by a friendly barman.
This isn’t a great pub experience though better than the King’s Head; if it’s this full on a Tuesday evening, then what’s it going to be like come Saturday? Either way, I wouldn’t rush back.

On 7^th April 2022 - rating: 4
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john gray left this review about The Wheatsheaf

Don't think this is an Antic pub.Grand old style boozer with a young crown and no Cask beer.Tried a Wolf pack -lager but it didn't trouble my tastebuds.Overpowering smell of fish.

On 9^th November 2019 - rating: 6
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