please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Grand old building which is in contrast to the typical uni blocks surrounding it. Good selection of beers with a couple from The Brunswick in Derby and a Blonde beer from the Coppice Side Brewery in Nottinghamshire (a new brewery to me).
Imposing entrance and interior with a conservatory off the bar and gardens beyond. Busy at lunchtime when we were there and it's the first time I have ever seen customers queueing in line to be served !! (presumably because the bar counter isn't very big). Beer prices were very reasonable - averaging �2.50 a pint. Naturally it's popular with university staff and students though we did not feel out of place (and I never went to Uni). The tram stops just round the corner so it's easy enough to get to. Well worth a visit.
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Warm pub just on the edge of the university campus and by far the best place for a relaxing drink if you're an ale discerning uni student. Tends to be frequented by post-grads and lecturers but feels friendly to all crowds. Frequently evolving ale selection, supplemented by Thornbridge regulars all at a reasonable place gain the Uni Arms bonus points. Also one of the few pubs around with a garden that is actually pleasant to sit in when the weather warms up.
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Comfortable, traditional pub virtually on the University campus - hence the name, I suppose ?
Note that it's only been a pub since January 2007 - previously it was the University Staff Club building.
It feels a bit like entering a hotel as you go in through the lobby into the bar straight ahead of you.
The pub bears the logo of Thornbridge Brewery outside, but serves real ales from other micros as well.
My pint of Thornbridge White ( Wild ?) Swan at � 2.20p was an excellent beer with a noticeable spicy and citrussy taste to it.
In contrast to other reviews, I felt the customer mix was equally split between students and older drinkers during my recent Friday afternoon visit.
This is another pub I think you should try and do when in Sheffield
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An unexpected pleasure, finding an excellent pub in the middle of university land which is quite unlike most student bars (although I suspect that this place is perhaps more frequented by lecturers and other staff). Good range of real ales, including a selection from Thornbridge Brewery. The Lord Marples was on good form, and the atmosphere was lively and warm.
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Late comment from October when visiting to do the Pub-Tic-Tram-Sport beer festival, and this was pub number two of those participating. Enjoyed 7 beers from the bar, cellar and the stillage in the lovely small room overlooking their oasis of a garden. Great choice of ales and all tip top condition.
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A very good pub indeed. The beer, in particular, is first class in quality (mostly brewed by Thornbridge, arguably the best brewery in the UK at the moment - or at least that's my opinion!) and kept/served to the highest of standards. All favourable comments of other visitors are endorsed.
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What a splendid pub. Was in one evening close to closing time and had time for 2 well kept real ales. Delightful and attentive bar staff were undergoing training while I was in.
This is the way a pub should be.
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Got real affection for this place - lovely secluded garden, terrific staff and for aleheads there are constantly rotating guests. Not a Thornbridge man myself but there's still lots to choose from. Plus budvar on tap and a small selection of Belgians too. For students it marks a more cosmopolitan contrast to the uni bars but beware running into your lecturer (as happened to me more than once!)
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The Uni Arms is totally unexpected - you�re walking down an ugly and noisy ring road with ugly modern buildings, when you bump into this large, sedate and charming Edwardian building. A little faded to be sure, and that adds to the rather splendid old British Empire / Oxbridge atmosphere which is totally at odds with the industrial heritage of Sheffield.
Five casks, two of them Thornbridge. The beer garden is an oasis of green, peace and charm in the wasteland of broken brick, concrete and weeds that makes up the forgotten battlefield of Sheffield. Unexpected and all the more delightful for that.
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Formerly the 197 Club, this is now more obviously open to non-academics and is busier. It has long had a good beer selection, and the pleasant beer garden is now more popular. Also has some under-used function rooms upstairs. The best pub in the area.
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Great pub. Good beer, friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere. Food's also good. Surely a contender for the Good Beer Guide!
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close by the Blue route tram stop....so convenient to add to your other stops on the Blue Route pub crawl...University owned, but not packed with student-types...food only at lunchtimes.
Good beer selection, including 1 or 2 Thornbridge Ales.
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