The Arms Public House - Halifax

The food here is pretty good but nothing to die for and the setting is very distinct and unique. The service was okay as the waitress seemed to busy chatting with other tables than taking our orders.

Convenient downtown location. It is a quiet spot, and the carpet and heavy curtains give it good acoustics. Good place for focused intimate conversation, like a first date. Service was excellent. The portions are very large: I was very hungry, and four of us could not finish the monumental plate of (delicious) nachos. The calamari was ok I wasnt that into the semolina breading. The restaurant has a British/colonial theme so the twangy American music seemed out of place (and needed to be at half the volume).

Very disappointing. Ate here several times in the past. Always order fish and sweet potato fries and was a favourite restaurant. Today couldn’t even chew the fish it was so tough. I tried 3 bites and had to spit all three out. Very little fish in batter and it tasted freezer burnt and microwaved prior to frying. I actually took the batter off and the fish felt rubbery. So disappointed. Will not be returning.

Great pub inside The Lord Nelson Hotel. Opens late with a variety of tap options. Spacious large dining area. Serving breakfast all the way till late night suppers. Service was great, food was delicious. They changed the Tuna Tartare a bit and instead of the crostini it's now a fried rice piece that I find a bit too oily. Overall great experience every time.

The food was overly salty and could not be finished. Despite eating less than half the dish and complaining the dish was too salty the restaurant only discounted 25% and did not offer to attempt to remake the food or bring the menu for other options. The server forgot to bring sparkling water despite ordering this twice and when reminded the server asked if we still wanted it. Overall a disappointing experience.