The Joiners Arms

The Joiners Arms reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Kathy

   Nottingham1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   great service and food , both had fish and chips and were excellent
   

   The Joiners ArmsResponded 5 days ago

   Thank you for your review Kathy, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed dining with us! We hope to see you again soon.
   

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   Tony

   Newcastle1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Phoned ahead to advise that I was going to be late for my reservation. Not a problem. Arrived to be seated by a friendly waitress who gave us a choice of tables. Restaurant was moderately busy, plenty of tables available. Food and drinks order was taken promptly and brought to us within a short period of time. Lunch men food was excellent. Tasty and good sized portion of hot beef stottie. Price was reasonable. Overall, a great experience, just what we wanted and the food hit the spot perfectly. Will definitely return.
   

   The Joiners ArmsResponded 5 days ago

   Thank you for your kind review Tony, we are pleased to hear our team looked after you so well and that your visit with us was enjoyable. We look forward to seeing you again!
   

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   Jen

   Newcastle1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic little pub offering exceptional food, staff all very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be returning
   

   The Joiners ArmsResponded 5 days ago

   Thank you for your review Jen, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent lunch with us, and look forward to seeing you again in future!
   

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   Michelle

   Newcastle3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food, lots of varied choices on the menu. Helpful and efficient service, nice ambience,we will definitely be back!
   

   The Joiners ArmsResponded 5 days ago

   Thank you for the kind words Michelle, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your meal with us, and that our team looked after you. We look forward to seeing you again in future!
   

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   Joanne

   Yorkshire5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 21, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   First, I'd like to thank Tegan for a lovely welcome and for handling alm our queries quickly and efficiently. Unfortunately the menu was very rich and heavy (particularly the salt! Way too much). It would be nice to see a few lighter options. I would have liked to know where my meat is from. It should be easy to source high welfare meat locally. Instead it felt as if everything had been bought in. The vegetable soup was simply an undefined green salty soup. Breakfast was good but again were the eggs free range and was the bacon local? I think they're missing an opportunity. It's a fantastic location with lovely rooms. I don't think it's backed up by the restaurant food.
   

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   Matthew

   Manchester5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Food was good and service was actually excellent. Unfortunately experience was somewhat ruined by a large group sat behind us with a group of very loud adults and feral children shouting throughout and running amok throughout the pub. A pity as other than that the venue is potentially great.
   

   The Joiners ArmsResponded on April 14, 2025

   Thank you for your review Matthew, we are pleased to hear your experience with us was enjoyable, and apologise for the other guests impacting your visit with us. We do hope that we will see you again in future.
   

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   KATHRYN F

   Devon2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 11, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a very enjoyable evening and the Staff were great, very accommodating with our dogs, the radiator being turned down as it was on & 19°C outside. The food was very good. It's alot quieter there than it was in August! (Not surprisingly). Definitely will be back in this week.
   

   The Joiners ArmsResponded on April 14, 2025

   Thank you for your kind review Kathryn, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent experience with us, and look forward to seeing you again!
   

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   Dorothy

   Newcastle1 review

   4.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   It was easy to book. I have been before so knew what to expect. The waiter took our order swiftly and the food arrived within a reasonable time. The food was presented quite haphazardly on the plate. I didn’t realise that I had a roast parsnip underneath the roast beef. The carrot was not cooked at all which is a pity as it looked so nice. Everything went well until we had finished our mains and I complained about the raw carrot when the waitress cleared the plates. It then took the waitress almost half an hour to take my dessert order and even then we had to stop her and ask. It was busy for Sunday lunch so there might have been an excuse but come on, five star? It won’t put us off as it is our local while on holiday. Maybe next time will be better.
   

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   Alison

   Yorkshire1 review

   3.0

   Dined on April 2, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Food was very tasty, the fish and chips in particular were very good. Unfortunately some of the standards were poor - food on the floor, toilets not great. The service was ok - nothing special - and some items we wanted weren’t available.
   

   The Joiners ArmsResponded on April 10, 2025

   Thank you for your review Alison, I am very sorry to hear of these issues during your visit with us, and would like to thank you for bringing these to our attention, so that they can be rectified, we will be sure to take your feedback onboard!
   

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    claire

    Edinburgh2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 30, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Excellent lunch first class service Great choice on the menu . Roast beef delicious
    

    The Joiners ArmsResponded on March 31, 2025

    Thank you for the kind words Claire, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your Sunday lunch! We hope that we will see you again in future.
    

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