What Are Wisbech's Best Pubs?

Who goes out on a night here in Wisbech or knows anyone that

does? We here at Wisbech People remembered a poll we did earlier in the year

about which pubs we liked the best. Then though we chose a pub from each area

but now I’m focussing solely on Wisbech. There are plenty of pubs in and around

Wisbech, some good, some perhaps not so good. Well we want to hear your views

on what you think of the pubs in our town and what you would do to improve

them.

The Wheatsheaf Inn is what I will begin with because it is the first place I would chose to go. I would say this pub

is what would bring in the most perhaps diverse community because it has the

food in the day time and the nightlife in the evening. In the evening it may

bring in a younger group of people but nevertheless whenever I have been there

there has always been a variety of people. The toilets upstairs I think are a

great asset because there are so many of them and they have always been clean

whenever I have visited. Although someone was stuck inside a cubicle once!

The Case comes in a close second in my choices because it is

more like the Wheatsheaf Inn.  I have

visited this pub in the day time only with friends and I thought the atmosphere

was friendly. The food served was delicious and not too pricey and the drinks

were the same. Many people I know have met there at night for a few drinks and say

that they like it so I will go on their recommendation and also recommend it to

you.

My third choice would be the Duke’s Head. My experience of

this pub was on a quiet evening with a friend. At this time there were not many

customers which at times felt uncomfortable because there were no other

customers for the barmaid to focus on. It was a nice pub however and the prices

were fair, so if you haven’t been in there yet then I would definitely give it

a go.

The Red Lion comes in fourth for me because of its size more

than anything else. I felt that inside at the bar there is not that much room

to manoeuvre if there are a few people in there. On the upside strangely though

there are always plenty of people in there and it is a thriving business. The

atmosphere is friendly and everyone is welcoming. There is a restaurant area

which serves great food, I have been there on two or three occasions and could

never fault it. I would say the car park is in an unfortunate place and not

very big. The entrance to which is on a bend and is sometimes tricky to get out

of. Once in and out though this pub is definitely worth a look.

My fifth and final choice is out of town and I have a reason

for this; I have not visited many other pubs in Wisbech and the ones I have

visited I certainly would not put in my top 5! So in light of this I have

chosen Oliver Twist all the way over in Guyhirn.  It’s still a surrounding village after all! Yes I know it is more of a place to eat than drink but I couldn't leave it out. The reason I have chosen this is because I think the food here is fantastic! I have

visited this place on several occasions and the food, atmosphere and service

has always been top notch! I could not recommend this place any higher, so if

you haven’t tried it yet please do so soon!

Now I have told you in Wisbech where I would go to drink or

eat, now I would like to hear from you. Do you agree or disagree with my

choices?  What do you think makes a good

pub? What do you think pubs in the area could do to improve? We really would

like to hear from you!