The Wheatsheaf, West Bromwich

The new management have done a great job and its probably the best pub in the area now. The food is great value for money, and although there is a limited choice of beer, its very well kept. I've never had a bad experience here and the staff and management are always very friendly.

9 Nov 2009 15:29

Waggon and Horses, Oldbury

I take back everything I said about this pub! My parnter and I have been using this pub for the last couple of years, and although the "friendliness" of the staff can vary, it's always been ok.

However my expience a couple of weeks ago has put me off going there again. I'd booked their upstairs room for my hen night, but was asked if it would be ok if we had the downstairs back room as they had double booked. I wasn't told that we'd have to share the room with anyone else, and all 20 or so hens would be crammed round two tables. The landlords were rude and insulting, and our room was taken over by a large group who's stubbenness and arrogance stunned me. I wouldn't ever speak to someone in such an insulting and patronising way.

By the end of the evening the usually smelly toilets were so bad you could probably smell them several streets away.

We made the most of it and stayed, but had we been able to find an alternative I'd have left. Being told to "got f******g somewhere else next time" by the landlord was the last straw. Hopefully this will be my one and only hen night, but in future we shall be taking our business elsewhere.

9 Nov 2009 15:23

Waggon and Horses, Oldbury

I don't understand the review that said they don't care about their regulars. I'm new to the area, and started going here about 18 months ago. Andrew and Mark have always made me feel very welcome, and its by far my favourite pub in the area. The food is good, and Sunday lunch is excellent. We had my mother in laws birthday party there a few weeks ago, and Mark did us a really good spread of proper old style buffet food. Cheese and pineapple on sticks etc. It was lovely and just what she wanted. Its a proper old fashioned boozer, and we need to hang on to them. The only downside is the toilets, but you can't have evyerthing, and the friendly welcome and great beer make up for it.

13 Mar 2009 16:14