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The Norden Arms

4.1
4.1
30 Reviews
£25 and under
British
539 Edenfield Road, Manchester, OL11 5XH

About this restaurant

The Norden Arms is a hugely popular Gastro pub in the heart of Norden, Rochdale. The premises boasts a ground floor pub which is both contemporary and comfortable serving classic pub food throughout the day.

The upstairs restaurant serves A La Carte food coupled with a fine wine menu and a fine dining experience. The Norden Arms is a free house serving a wide selection of real ales, premium lagers and a great selection of premium spirits and wines.

The Norden Arms restaurant can cater for all occasions, bespoke to any occasion, birthdays, funerals, business meetings to name a few. The Norden Arms often holds theme nights such as Italian night, 70's night and cheese & wine tasting evenings.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British, French
  • Hours of operation
    Breakfast: Monday-Friday:9am - 12pm Saturday and Sunday: 10am - 12pm Lunch: Monday - Sunday:12pm - 5:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 6pm - 8:30pm Friday and Saturday: 6pm - 9pm Sunday: 6pm - 8pm
  • Phone number
    01706 650946
  • Website
    http://www.nordenarms.co.uk/
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Peter Clough - Michelin trained
  • Private party facilities
    The dining room is available for private hire both during the day and in the evening and can cater from 10 - 80 people sit down or 150 stood up.
  • Location
    539 Edenfield Road, Manchester, OL11 5XH
  • Neighborhood
    Littleborough
  • Parking details
    Private car park plus lots of on street parking available:
  • Public transit
    Bus stop right outside our front door. 5 minute taxi drive from the town centre:
  • Entertainment
    The Norden Arms hosts monthly theme nights such as French Night, Italian night, 70"s night, cheese & wine tasting, ladies night to name just a few. We also have live bands and a monthly kids day held on the last Sunday of the month between 12 - 3pm. If you are looking to hold an event at The Norden Arms whether it be for business or pleasure we can cater for it, no venue fee for corporate bookings and access to some great entertainment line ups should your event need it.
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Menu

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What 30 people are saying

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

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1
4.1 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 3.9Ambience
  • 3.7Value

Noise • Moderate

30 Reviews

  1. OpenTable Diner

    Manchester2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 21, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Ok all round, nothing special.

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  2. WineDancer

    Manchester3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on November 15, 2015

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Had I if known that they do not provide table service I would never of booked. Menu very limited and only good things on there were not available. Very disappointed. Not likely to return.

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  3. Suzyq

    Manchester22 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on June 11, 2015

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    I went with my friend who had only had lunch there before. I booked a table thinking it would upstairs in the new bistro. Apparently, this is only open Friday and Saturday evenings and it was a Thursday evening when we went. The staff apologised and showed us to a table downstairs. The food was lovely and the pub has a good atmosphere. The downside is that some of the furniture is a bit tired looking, tables are a bit rickety when you are eating. Other than that, we had a really nice evening.

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  4. JoVinegarette

    Manchester1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 10, 2015

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The service is professional and friendly. The staff are very helpful and are happy to discuss menu options. The food is excellent, plenty of choice and freshly prepared. The black pudding starter was beautiful, two of our party had the terrine and both thoroughly enjoyed it. Three is us had pizzas which were the best I've ever tasted. We have been before and have always enjoyed dishes from the A La Carte menu as well. I strongly recommend this venue.

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  5. MrsH

    Manchester6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 16, 2015

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food, with nice atmosphere. We were a pre-booked group of 9 and the speed of service was excellent. The staff were all friendly and efficient and cared about the service offered. Good range of food including children's menu.

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  6. Northernlass

    London9 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 6, 2015

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Food wise, one of the best steaks in a long time. The service was mixed: despite booking and arriving on time we were left hanging around waiting for the table to be set up. The one clearly assigned to us in the nice ambiance of the bar was occupied by two people and the four of us assigned one round the back, under the stairs. That said, once seated the service was good and, along with excellent food, made up for the cool reception on arrival.

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  7. Steve

    Manchester1 review

    3.0

    Dined on March 22, 2015

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Service was very poor unfortunately, pub was quiet for a Sunday afternoon but despite this service wasnt great at all. No menus at table, which despite waiting five minutes no one bothered to pro actively bring over...bill had to be asked for twice and even then it was a long wait to receive it, also felt like we were bothering the waitress when needing to order or ask for something. Burgers were very nice and presentation lovely. Being a resident of the area I won't be returning in a hurry and it's a shame because it's very convenient and has bags of potential. Summary = overpriced for sub standard service and clearly under staffed as soon as things started to get a little busier.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Manchester1 review

    4.0

    Dined on January 23, 2015

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    My partner had steak frites he said it was the nicest he had tasted out of France, I had fish n chips was luvvly, wasn't offered a steak knife but thts by the by, wld recommend and wld go again, the downside there's not much Parkin n it was pourin down but not their fault, good service, nice food n reasonable

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  9. juliee

    Manchester5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 14, 2015

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a lovely birthday meal at Norden Arms. Food and service were excellent

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  10. iaincraig1234

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on December 27, 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Staff worked tirelessly and were friendly Staff told us 40mins for food and it arrived in about 10 min. Service was excellent...easy to book online....great vibrant ambience...good food...nice restaurant.....reccommend to everyone......

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The Norden Arms is rated 4.1 stars by 30 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for The Norden Arms

539 Edenfield Road, Manchester, OL11 5XH

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Littleborough
  • Hours of operation
    Breakfast: Monday-Friday:9am - 12pm Saturday and Sunday: 10am - 12pm Lunch: Monday - Sunday:12pm - 5:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 6pm - 8:30pm Friday and Saturday: 6pm - 9pm Sunday: 6pm - 8pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British, French
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Private car park plus lots of on street parking available:
  • Public transit
    Bus stop right outside our front door. 5 minute taxi drive from the town centre:
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Peter Clough - Michelin trained
  • Entertainment
    The Norden Arms hosts monthly theme nights such as French Night, Italian night, 70"s night, cheese & wine tasting, ladies night to name just a few. We also have live bands and a monthly kids day held on the last Sunday of the month between 12 - 3pm. If you are looking to hold an event at The Norden Arms whether it be for business or pleasure we can cater for it, no venue fee for corporate bookings and access to some great entertainment line ups should your event need it.
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.nordenarms.co.uk/
  • Phone number
    01706 650946
  • Private party facilities
    The dining room is available for private hire both during the day and in the evening and can cater from 10 - 80 people sit down or 150 stood up.
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