The Wheatsheaf, Braishfield - pub details
Address: Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 7NZ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 22519)
Romsey (1.1 miles), Dunbridge (3.1 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by anna on 18 May 2005
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> Current user rating: 7.5/10 (rated by 11 users)
> Local guide: Hampshire pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Hunters Inn, Woodley (0.2 miles), Sun Inn, Romsey (0.8 miles), Bishops Blaize, Romsey (1.1 miles), Dukes Head, Romsey (1.2 miles), Old House at Home, Romsey (1.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Wheatsheaf, Braishfield
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| I visited the Wheatsheaf on the last bank holiday Monday only to be surprised to see Gordon Ramsay and his family enjoying lunch on the patio. We were their for a couple of hours and so were the Ramsay's enjoying the atmosphere and the sunshine, like us they obviously enjoyed their food as they were in no hurry to move. We had a lovely meal and can thoroughly recommend their home grown pork, you can see their pigs roaming around the paddock, it's brilliant, proper food in a perfect country setting. This is a proper pub with lots of quirky bits and pieces around the place. The food was very good indeed and they served really good wine by the glass and local beer. The atmosphere was chilled and relaxed, they were playing jazz inside the pub but not loud, this added to the relaxed atmosphere. I would thoroughly recommend a visit, we have been back on a number of occasions since, sometimes to eat but also just simply to have a drink and a chat and have enjoyed ourselves each time, this pub is definitely on our 'to visit' list. I would highly recommend a visit and just cannot understand some of the other comments on this page, the prices are no different from any other place serving fresh food the wine was cheaper at the Wheatsheaf than another place we visited locally as was the beer. pollytthree - 5 Nov 2007 20:07 |
| "Blessed I was indeed to have this as my second local". I am with Bruce Reed in so many ways, and wholeheartedly endorse his recommendation of The Wheatsheaf. I've spent yet another wonderful day there today - having popped in for lunch but having been side-tracked by proper newspapers, great wine, fantastic food and a welcome for dogs that you don't tend to get outside the New Forest. A wonderful Sunday lunchtime walk (for anyone who visits Hilliers just outside Romsey/Braishfield, go across country away from Romsey, as this area is amazing in the autumn) was perfectly rounded with a wonderful lunch. My partner and I had the fresh pork (if you're shy of seeing your food on the plate, you shouldn't sit in the big window - all pork here is reared on the premises, so watching it frolick while you dine is not for those of a nervous disposition...) and the gumbo, which was a soup, a stew, something Cajun, something sexy and something truly delicious, both of which were absolutely fantastic, followed by a couple of glasses of their extensive wine selection (my partner drinks Pinot Noir and it is a relief to find a place that indulges her). Fabulous puddings - we destroyed the mini doughnuts, whereas I (*guilt*) couldn't finish a pudding and so "just" had the local cheeseboard, with quince jelly and local honey. And it was excellent. Keep it going, Wheatsheaf! This place has been in the BBC Good Food Magazine recently, on top of a host of other accoloades - Pete and Jenny, Landlord and Landlady, keep up the good work - you're definitely a 10/10 from us. I, my wife and our dog will be back. Just keep the big hairy Newfoundland from growling too much - wake him up next time!!! lovejonny - 28 Oct 2007 22:14 |
| I wonder how this pub managed to win awards. Certainly when we ate there on 20th October the food and service was very disappointing. The mushroom soup was like a puree of dark field muchrooms and very bland. The Gumbo, for which they say they are renowned was lacking flavour and tasted just like a chunky vegetable soup. The vegetables served with the meat and fish dishes were soggy as was the rosti served with them. The treacle tart was old and dry. This was served with a very small portion of marmalade ice cream, also lacking in marmalade flavour. We did find a couple of strands of peel. Coffee like dishwater. The young waitress gave the impression that she was there under sufferance. No one came to ask if everything was Ok. We did expect more especially as they were pricing the food at a level above your usual pub food. Would not recommend it. anonymous - 23 Oct 2007 00:34 |
| Local pub to me, and as previous post noted this is not the best pub in an area blessed with other excellent choices. I find the price of the beer ridiculously expensive. Menu is expensive and odd - too ambitious in its ingredients, the staff all seem nice, though management always appear to be distracted. Over time the clientele of local people has fallen away; the pub now is really a restaurant serving the 'commuter' families of Braishfield - and they seem happy to put up with prices. anonymous - 12 Aug 2007 12:22 |
| Blessed I was indeed to have this as my 'second local' in Hampshire. A complete contrast to the nighbouring Newport Inn, an all-day opening policy meant that I had many a happy Sunday afternoon in the Wheatsheaf. An Enterprise Inns outlet, it serves Four real ales (Landlord, Hook Norton and HSB with one other) All kept very well, and immediately replaced in the event of any issues arising. Food was a varied menu, only slight drawback being prices which at over ten pounds a head was on the expensive side. Nevertheless, very nice pub, landlord and landlady both extremely polite and nice. Thoroughly recommended if you are in the area BruceReed - 28 May 2007 19:53 |
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