Woolwich Arrow Pub

Seen this place on Unilocal and thought we would give it a try. Arrived around 1:00 on a Saturday, place was a little busy but we got a decent table. The restaurant is a converted house, there are a few rooms you can choose it sit in, we picked the room on the far right. Right away one thing I noticed was that the room smelled old… That was a bit of a turnoff.
The menu was small, we ordered the beef burger with fries and the crispy chicken sandwich with fries. Food came not too long after we ordered. My friend liked her burger, but said she had better. My chicken sandwich was nice, needed a little more ranch sauce. The slaw they put on the bottom was nice, but it was a bit wet and made my bun soggy pretty quick, no one likes soggy buns. We both thought the fries were great.
Getting our bill and paying took longer then expected as the restaurant started to get really busy around 2:00 pm.
All in all it was a good lunch, nothing mind blowing, but good quality grub.

Amazing quality pub food at fair prices. Really nice inside of the restaurant. Servers are efficient but laid back. Visit here on the regular, always a safe bet for a great food experience.

Cute Pub! The atmosphere was a bit loud, but not uncomfortable. Food was prepared with care and attention. The service was excellent. I found the dinner selections to be very minimal, with few items to select.
I wanted some protein, but not beef so my only choice was chicken tenders. They were breaded with a very pungent spice. Tasty, but a little much by the end. The amount of chicken was quite small, fries were excellent. All the dipping sauces for the chicken lacked in flavour, but the lemon thyme mayo was the best of the bunch. Slaw was bland and not exciting, needs more freshness, vinegar or lemon to add some flavour and cut through the fat in the fried main and side.
My dinning companion ate a special, bison meatloaf. Very tasty, if a bit mushy in texture. The meatloaf was large individual meatloaf, rather than a slice. Served with smashed potatoes and asparagus. He was quite happy.
Note sure if it was the food or the cider, but tummy was not happy during night. I tend to have a sensitive stomach. YMMV.

Very good food very good atmosphere awesome service!
This is my new go to place in Guelph

Love the local food and brews!
The staff here is super nice and great with regulars.
I’ve tried almost everything on the menu and loved it. The fancy poutines are awesome! The daily specials are pretty much always delicious and there are options for every (pub type) eater.
The beverages are awesome and the daily beer features are fun. They even make great mocktails.
I strongly recommend this pub!

Locally sourced, inventive and delicious. It’s a great treat to try the fabulous dishes the ‘Wooly’ has to offer. Their local brews were impressive, and we highly recommend the Harvest Ale and the Pumpkin Ale. Had the burger with cheese and apple chutney and fries; it was delicious!
However, the service left us disappointed. Our party of 3 went on a Saturday night at 7, and we waited 20 minutes to talk to our server. We should have ordered an appetizer because our food took over an hour to arrive. Delicious food, but the service was very slow and often times our server was unfriendly, abrupt, or ignored us completely. She didn’t check to see if we were okay once our food arrived and left us with our empty plates and wanting our bill for 20 minutes afterwards. We really wished she had checked on us, as we would have loved to order a second pint for our 2 our visit.
Will return sometime, but with hopes that management has seen this review.

The spring of 2012, my friend and I were making a last round to restaurants we’ve never been to during our 7 – 8 years at Guelph and my, were we glad we stopped by Woolwich Arms.
So when we first walked in… it was a weekday at noon time and there were a LOT of young to middle-​aged dudes in there. So that’s where all the men of Guelph apparently hang out. So needless to say, it was a little bit. um…awkward.
However, the good food definitely made up for it all! Wooly’s definitely serves up high quality pub food. There are a lot of organic, local foods there so I was overall very satisfied with their selection. Like many places in Guelph, it is vegetarian friendly too. Hospitality is great there as well! Would love to revisit this place on day!

We love The Wooly. Read the other reviews to learn about the beer selection, because I just drink the hard cider. For vegetarians you’ll find a good veggie burger, spinach dip, baked mac’n’cheese (get it with mushrooms, no bacon for veg), and one or two other items. Sometimes the soup will also be vegetarian. They do have poutine with veggie gravy, but the gravy is bland as can be and, as my friend says, it ends up tasting like an old boot. I seriously wish they would add a little veggie bouillon to the gravy as that would fix it right up! Anywho, we keep coming back for the atmosphere as much as the veggie burgers and amazing mac’n’cheese.
They have a small parking lot out back, and that’s also where you’ll find the handicapped accessible entrance ramp. Note that there is no reserved handicapped parking there, though. There is also a patio back there for the warmer months. Those on wheels will need to make several 90degree turns in quick order to get to the seating areas. They will pass the restroom along the way.
Seating consists of tables and chairs in 2 main rooms, plus some bar seating in the third (bar) room. A few are the tall tables, most are standard 2 and 4-​top tables and a wheelchair could pull up to them easily. There are also a few tables where a pew is along one half. And, finally, there are a few tables outside. The chairs inside and out have no arms and are pretty sturdy.
It can get busy there, especially when there is live music and if the weather keeps people from using the outdoor tables. It’s worth it, but just know you’ll likely have to wait for a while to get a late evening seat in the colder months. Everybody loves The Wooly!

Best place ever. Pulled pork poutine, Flying Monkey beer. Can it get better?

High quality pub food with a focus on keeping things local. Wellington Cask Ale was terrific. Appetizer was Nachos Supreme — nothing wildly imaginative, but fresh and flavorful. Mains were Buffalo Maple Chili and Mac & Cheese (spend the extra buck for the bacon and mushrooms) — both were delicious, impossible to choose which was better.
On a Saturday night there were lots of people but still a few tables open. We were off in a room which I believe was called the Moose Nook — one other group at the other end of the room, so actually pretty quiet. I could see it getting loud with a full floor though — it’s basically a converted home.
I could see maybe someone describing the service as slow, but I’ll be honest — I always prefer a wait staff that lets you breathe. I never found myself asking, «Gee, I wonder where that waiter is?» Otherwise he was friendly and answered all our questions about the menu.

Deeeelicious! Best vegetarian burger options in town! A micro-​brew beer list for even the pickiest, snobbiest connoisseurs. It’s ‘pub food’ but of a much higher quality. I highly recommend!

Great Food — unique selection and a great selection of local and unique beers. Service was also great. We’ve been for dinner and also just for drinks.

Had a great night here out with the girlfriend last month. Really enjoyed the beers, servers are all knowledgeable about the choices and the draft selection is great. Absolutely love the smash bomb atomic IPA, was pleased to see it on tap. As for the food we had the «roasted peanut hummus» which I found to be over seasoned and misleading as well since it was nothing like a hummus should be, but it still got eaten. Also tried their «Sea salt and pepper» wings which is supposedly their specialty. They were good but too expensive in my opinion, shouldn’t cost that much for a pound of wings. Girlfriend had the bison burger which was delicious but the patty looked really small
My suggestion would be to get some Dieu du Ciel beers on tap if you really wanna have something unique, that would be awesome
Will definitely be returning

Good food! Awesome wings! Great beer selection. $ 100 for 3 people w. Wine and beer. Try the fish taco served on naan bread. Nice vibe and a popular local spot
Really good beer selections on tap with local and micro breweries.
Can get busy on any given night for obvious reasons and they do have a small patio in the back.
The «Wooly» as it is locally known is the place to hang out with friends and family.
The quality of the food is top notch here. Not your typical pub grub.

I LOVE the Wooly! Now known as the Woolwhich Arrow it’s owned by the same people as Borealis. If you’re looking for a casual pub style atmosphere with less of the greasy pub food, this is a place to check out!
Their food is all locally sourced, everything from the meats, to the seasonal vegetables to the cheeses! They have all free range drug free meats and a lot of organic options. The last time I was in they even had hook and line caught halibut on the menu. The inside flap of the menu lists all of their suppliers right down to literally the peanuts. :) The menu also seems to change a bit at least once a year to keep up-​to-​date and to always provide the best of what’s in season. On top of that they always have amazing specials.
One thing I noticed on my latest outing that made me love them all the better was each of their burgers have option of being local beef, chicken, bison OR housemade vegetarian patties.
This time around I went with the husband. It was his first time there and he seemed equally impressed and him being a culinary graduate immersed in the industry that says a lot to me! I tried their chicken curry with peach chutney he had the bison chili and we shared one of the specials to start, the salmon dill cakes (if these are ever available when you are there you’ll be doing yourself a huge favour ordering them!!). The portions are always large but not so huge to make you feel like you couldn’t finish the plate.
Another plus that the previous reviews have mentioned are the local craft beers that are available, their house Harvest Ale is always a treat as well as the mini taster trays which they change up periodically so you can always try something new!
All told, three dishes and one drink (hubby doesn’t drink) 50 $ and I always feel that for the quality of the food, the price is a STEAL. :) The Woolwhich Arrow should definitely be on any list of places to try in Guelph!

There are less than a dozen places in Guelph that are truly worth eating at. The Woolwich Arms is towards the top of that list.
Anytime that I’m in town, the Wooly is a required stop. The food is just terrific — it’s all organic, local, and little (if anything) is frozen or premade. I strongly suggest looking at the specials of the day; you’ll often see things that explode off the chalkboard menu. I’ve never had a special that wasn’t excellent.
The beer selection is nice, with a lot of it local. I heartily suggest getting a ‘tasting set’ of the beers, where you’ll get a series of similar beers to enjoy side by side. The Wooly also has regular special tasting days which I’d highly recommend attending.
The crowd is more mature than most of the places downtown. While it can get loud in the evening with the sheer number of people that are there you never get the feeling that a frosh is going to be ill or a table is going to get out of hand.
In short, if you’re looking for one of the best pubs in the city, head to the Wooly!

The Woolwich Arms, aka The Wolly, is a little pub in an old house on the outskirts of downtown. The atmosphere is laid back and the crowd is more mature than some of the undergrad dominated spots downtown. The space consists of a few connected rooms with the main room having a TV usually showing sports at a fairly unobtrusive volume.
Good selection of local beers on tap. The menu looks like standard pub fare with a bit of a local/​organic twist but I can’t comment on the quality as I’ve never eaten here.