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The Wheatsheaf, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
SY1 1ST
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Leased (Marstons)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Tris C left this review about The Wheatsheaf
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.
On 25th October 2019
- rating: 4
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Wheatsheaf
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.
On 25th October 2019
- rating: 6
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Wheatsheaf
This pub looked very inviting from the outside, along with a decent looking pub sign, which I spotted on our approach. I thought the interior décor was rather bland and the seating uncomfortable. Some framed pics of Shrewsbury town centre and the railway station around the walls didn't bring it together either. I went for the Lancaster Bomber, which wasn't the best, the original recipe has been altered from how I remember it.
On 21st October 2019
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Wheatsheaf
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).
On 21st October 2019
- rating: 6
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Wheatsheaf
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.
On 20th October 2019
- rating: 5
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Wheatsheaf
The PuG crawl went direct from The Whatsheaf in Frankwell to this Wheatsheaf and it was downhill in more ways than one.This is a Marston's tied house with an unfortunate makeover making it both twee and uninviting.The strange brick wallpaper doesn't help,it's also very corporate and despite being split into sections ,the lack of customers tells a tale.
The barmaid was chirpy enough but the 6 handpumps only offered Brakspear Gravity,Marston's EPA,Banks Amber and Lancaster Bomber (NBSS 2,dull and malty)
I would swerve this pub in future,if you must drink from the Marston's portfolio there are better examples in town.
On 19th October 2019
- rating: 5
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Al Bundy left this review about The Wheatsheaf
Oh dear, this pubs beer selection has badly gone awry. Still beers from Marston's but the handpulls have been reduced and you now have bog standard Marston's beers. A let down nowadays.
24/11/16:
A good pub. A small corner pub with a single room. 8 handpumps on the bar with beers from Marston's, Fullers, Banks, Brains, Titanic and Hook Norton on today. Just the one telly and no jukie. Quiet and relaxed on this Thursday afternoon visit. 8
On 18th October 2019
- rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about The Wheatsheaf
This is a nice old building, well preserved though not, as far as I know, with any original features worthy of note. It has multiple rooms but has been opened out somewhat. There are bare boards near the bar but carpets elsewhere. There were numerous hand pumps but just four beers available at the time of my visit: Wychwood Dirty Tackle (a seasonal beer), Hobgoblin, Banks's Bitter and Marstons EPA. It was fairly quiet for my midweek midday visit, apart from the background music.
Date of visit: 13th February 2018
On 5th February 2019
- rating: 6
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Wheatsheaf
Very nice pub well worth a look in but could not stay long because of the smell of the cooking think the fryers want cleaning the place was blue with smoke it was a pit had half very quickly and left
On 18th May 2014
- rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Wheatsheaf
First impressions of this pub weren’t helped as I walked up the almost deserted High Street and noticed a portly old bloke having a fag outside and wolf-whistling at two young girls on the other side of the road before pretending to be whistling a tune as soon as he saw me approaching from the opposite direction. Thankfully, he wasn’t very representative of the clientele, nor the general feel of this cosy High Street pub. The interior sees a single room layout with bare floorboards, half panelled walls and some rather fitting floral wallpaper. Well worn settles run around the perimeter of the room with standard chairs and low stools opposite. The walls have been decorated with plenty of black and white photos of local scenes and an old dresser had the day’s papers laid out across it. There is some effective partitioning to the left of the servery which helps to create the feel of a separate room, or at least a distinctly different space from the main bar area. A decent soundtrack played throughout my stay and rather surreally, this was accompanied by a couple of TV screens showing ‘Three Men and a Baby’. I had originally intended to visit the pub on Saturday evening, but found it was packed out with some live music on.
Banks Bitter, Jennings Cumberland, Wychwood Hobgoblin and Marston’s EPA and Pedigree were available at the bar, whilst two other hand pumps had ‘Coming soon’ signs on them, including one for Ringwood Old Thumper. There was also a fairly decent looking wine list as well, but I went with the Cumberland, which was okay and served by a barmaid who barely broke her conversation with one of her regulars whilst serving me.
This is a fairly nice traditional pub with just about enough going for it to make it worth adding to a crawl around town. In terms of other Marston’s pubs nearby, I marginally prefer this place to the attractive, but rather soulless Old Post Office and the shabby beer and service of the Loggerheads.
On 18th May 2013
- rating: 6
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