Recently I had beer and dinner with Footy Almanac writers. Good atmosphere and great place to talk about footy. I feel the pub as the home of socialising in Melbourne. Percy is friendly and a gentleman welcoming and talking to me. It was a good experience to talk to a former footballer as a Japanese visiting Melbourne. Plus good to see his milestone at Carlton Football Club with photos. I enjoyed having beer and dinner and will go back at the next visit to Melbourne. All the best folks!
A hidden gem, plenty of character to it, staff on duty very welcoming, a blend of different areas to explore including courtyard, menu looks great although we were outside dining hours and didn't eat!
You know, I’ve always liked this pub. For a long time I’ve wished it was my local. It just has a good feel. On a beautiful warm quiet Melbourne day it was near to nirvana. A lovely spot for a quiet wine. The odd patron happy. The staff in a good mood. This place has never had the best food, beer, wine or atmosphere but it’s just always worked. I think I’ll always come back here.
Such a warm welcoming old fashioned suburban pub. Great food for very reasonable prices. An interesting selection of wines and beers on tap. Some superb collection of Carlton and Fitzroy Football club historic photos. The 2 open fire places in the main bar are a must on a cold winters night.
A rare find, a pub without pretensions. The food was for the most part was old style standard pub fare, but excellent in its range and presentation. All meals @ the table of 4 were uniformly delicious and generous in their portions. Wood heaters kept the atmosphere warm on cosy on a cold Melbourne day. Highly recommended for a long afternoon on a dreary Melbourne day.
As my odometer clicked over to the big “33” last week, we decided to push our Thursday parma review to Friday, Affording us the ability to kick back and enjoy a few pints in celebration without having to worry about being seedy for work the next day. Our target location for this salubrious event? The much recommended North Fitzroy Arms.
Solid little performer! This place has come leaps and bounds recently. It's not a gastro pub, but a solid traditional pub, draped in history and charm. Given it's off the main street, it's a local haunt. Prices are reasonable, food is great and the service is friendly. Great courtyard for dogs too!
FABULOUS VEG AND GF OPTIONS. Very good menu choices with many GF and veg options we had the vegetable stack, fabulous!
82 year old meat eater has now converted to vegetarian as a result.
New chef, good prices, quality feed. Will return - cheers cobbas
Thoroughly enjoyed my meal, we had eye fillet steak with a side of vegetables and wedges (we were starving). Steak was cooked perfectly! The Olivia Shiraz went down really well and I bought a bottle to take away. Service was amazing. The staff couldn't have been any better. I'll definitely be returning.
Sometimes you want a quiet beer and a good old yarn. Sometimes you want to feel the quiet atmosphere of an authentic pub with down to earth servers and no prevention. The Arms offers easy, relaxed service and an atmosphere of what Aussie pubs used to be.
Why would you come into a hotel with meals under 15 bucks and expect to be waited on hand and foot, in this old easy you put your hand up and get a beer instead of expecting to be served. In the arms you make the time that you want. It's old school, it's a memorabilia adorned memorable atmosphere, but you have to be a measured attendant to make the most of it. Don't expect what you don't pay for. Make it to the Arms to make it your own.
Getting there, slowly.. I keep cutting these guys some slack. We're locals and used to eat there regularly when Volka owned it. It was warm, welcoming and the food was good without being spectacular. They really went downhill FAST when the new operators took over. But they seem to be trying and clawing a little territory back (no doubt helped by the medium density housing explosion happening at Nicholson/Rae). But it all comes unstuck in small things. One of the last pubs with two open fires in the bar and they are, on a cold night, extremely stingy with the wood. Guys, it's frigging wood, not gold. Put some decent logs on both fireplaces and get a name as a great warm, snug place to go in winter and you are made - even with average-ish food.
Went to a 90th birthday celebration with around 40 guests.
Lovely atmosphere with log fires and live music
Food was great with ample servings.
Would recommend
One of the best pubs in North Fitzroy. classic old school with FFC lions memorabilia, typical traditional pub counter meals big, tasty and healthy. Pizza, porterhouse steak, fish and chips, chicken Parma, chicken schnitzel, vegan options. Like a country pub in the city, in a lovely old corner building with classic pub furnishings, fireplace and vibe. Plenty of specials everyday and the midweek lunch is amazing value from $10 with a pot đź‘Ť. Family friendly and a great pool table and beer garden. all pints $9 Monday to Friday, and plenty of other beers, wine, cider and single malt scotch whiskey on the menu. The menu changes frequently with a creative chef banging out some delicious food specials.
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This is the type of pub you hope never leaves. Lots of history which is easily researched. The weekday lunch prices are insanely well priced. A Parma and a pizza with a side of gravy was only $26 and comes with 2 drinks.
The Parma was a massive portion, served hot and fresh, chips well seasoned and crispy and great to see a good quality salad with nice fresh vegetables. This was $15 +$1 for the gravy which was a little under filled but delicious !
They have a $10 pizza lunch also which rotates each week. I had a pizza that had roast pork, ricotta, apple..?, rocket leaves and balsamic vinegar. Must say, way too much going on here. But I appreciate the that the chef is under pressure!, and for $10 was great. There were only two options available. Would be great if they could provide a simple Margherita option too. The dough was quite soggy, maybe not cooked in a high temperature pizza oven. But individual elements were nice and quality.
Service really nice and unpretentious. Served in good time and a nice dining room. I would highly recommend this spot !
We stopped at to his pub for a snack before a show next door. Really liked the pub and our snack worked for us..so if you go to a show at 75 Reid st..go to the pub next door for a drink it's very old word who ch suits us
David “OverlandChef” Millott
+5
Exceptional, whopping sized porterhouse grilled on point! Amazing Sunday afternoon band and the happiest chilled vibe.
Wow what a treat. Atmosphere was fantastic. A big group of seemingly football enthusiast's seemed to there to enjoy and honor their football legend hero . Percy G.meal was a real big country meal check out the pic of my meal. An iconic old Melbourne Pub. Visit well.recomended. check out the real log fires
Proper pub, great staff, broad menu to suit everyone. Wish it was our local and we're weren't just visiting from Geelong!
Great pub with excellent food and friendly staff everything you need in a pub
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