* REPORTED TO HAVE CLOSED IN 2025 *
With two boards in a dedicated arch this should be such a fine place to play, but, despite the boards looking new in 2025, the darts area needs a little love.
The name stems from when the staff from the Wheatsheaf in Borough Market moved here in 2009 when that pub was closed due to very large bits of railway being built on top of it – bringing the dart board with them. When the first Wheatsheaf re-opened, in 2012, there was a turf war (well as much of a turf war as you could get amongst the rye bread and over-priced olives of Borough Market), and the new Wheatsheaf lost. The photo of a dart board on the wall of the original Wheatsheaf was a nod to its own darting past, until it was removed, along with the souls of a thousand market-workers.
None of which you need to know about. But, the Sheaf is nice, and soon they’ll work out that a whole lotta love will bring in a whole lotta dartists.
A friend and I dropped in on 8/6/16 for a pint and a few games. The two board set up is tucked away in its own bay which is somewhat akin to an air-raid shelter.
If coming in from a bright sunny day you may need a couple of minutes to adjust to the dim environment, but once acclimatised this place is something of a gem.
With easy access to the bar and no tables or human traffic to interrupt your throw, you can get through games pretty quickly.
A nice place to play. But it could be made better. Suggestions: Replace the two knackered boards with new boards. Winmau Blade 5/6 etc. Mount the boards properly as they are hanging off their screws at an angle. Check the measurements – the boards are mounted to a backing board which means the floor mats need adjusting ti be correct length. Consider improving the lighting as the top down lighting isnt uniform, so get something like the One80 Illumina lights (don’t get bosrd surround lighting) And lastly perhaps an electronic scoreboard for each oche.