Newton Arms
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About Newton Arms
A dedicated burger menu anchors the food at Newton Arms, a pub and live music bar on Newton Brae in Glasgow, with named builds including the salt n chilli burger and the psychedelic burger. The wider menu runs to pub mains such as steak pie with mash tatties, alongside macaroni cheese and nachos for sharing. Drinks are ordered at the bar rather than brought to the table, with beer on the pumps, and the kitchen and bar keep going daily. Entertainment fills the week through live bands, karaoke and a quiz night, while multiple TVs carry the football. A step-free entrance lets visitors with mobility needs get in without help, and the garden gives an outdoor spot to eat and drink, with a play area for families bringing young children. Dogs are welcome inside. Tables are taken on a walk-in basis, so no reservation is needed before heading over.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention burgers from the burger menu, live bands, karaoke and quiz nights, long waits for mains and £10 sharing nachos.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention burgers from the burger menu, live bands, karaoke and quiz nights, long waits for mains and £10 sharing nachos.
Customer Review Summary
Food draws the most comment, with the newer burger menu leading the praise: one visitor calls the psychedelic burger a highlight and notes how much comes on the sharing nachos, while another was surprised by how good the steak pie and mash tatties were. Close behind is the welcome, described repeatedly as friendly and polite, from bar staff and locals alike, and several mention the entertainment, quiz nights, karaoke, live bands and live music called excellent, plus a garden and play area families appreciate. The complaints are specific, though. One diner describes a long wait for a salt n chilli burger that arrived burnt and rock solid, with others at the same table waiting still longer and the plate cleared away uneaten. Another reviewer found no menus on the tables, a smell of cigarettes and multiple TVs showing football, and left without ordering. One customer also notes the bacon crust promised on the macaroni cheese was nowhere in the dish.
Customer Review Summary
Food draws the most comment, with the newer burger menu leading the praise: one visitor calls the psychedelic burger a highlight and notes how much comes on the sharing nachos, while another was surprised by how good the steak pie and mash tatties were. Close behind is the welcome, described repeatedly as friendly and polite, from bar staff and locals alike, and several mention the entertainment, quiz nights, karaoke, live bands and live music called excellent, plus a garden and play area families appreciate. The complaints are specific, though. One diner describes a long wait for a salt n chilli burger that arrived burnt and rock solid, with others at the same table waiting still longer and the plate cleared away uneaten. Another reviewer found no menus on the tables, a smell of cigarettes and multiple TVs showing football, and left without ordering. One customer also notes the bacon crust promised on the macaroni cheese was nowhere in the dish.
Featured reviews
- philip mulligan
“Such a good pub, the live music is excellent and really nice food”
- Steve Brown
“New to the area and thought we'd try out this as the closest spot for food. If food is available here, you'd never know it. Stepped in to the smell of cigarettes and found a fairly populated place, yet not a single person eating at 17:30 on a Sunday. No menus, or literally anything at all on the empty tables, so presumably should you want to eat, you'd need to wedge your way in past the packed bar hoping to get someone's attention just to get a menu. Atmosphere of a sports bar. We didn't particularly fancy trying to order at a place that by all signs doesn't want you to, so we upped and left. Had we stayed, we'd have had to endure multiple TVs playing the football, because apparently it's assumed that everyone wants to have to listen to that regardless of where you sit. Wanted to like this place but at least when we went, it felt very off. If you want a drink while you watch the football, it's probably an okay spot. For anything else, I wouldn't bother.”
- Ruby Liversedge
“Came here for a few drinks the women who served me Rachel was very nice and attentive to all me and my friends needs”
- Richard Mills
“Great family friendly pub, nice garden and play area, food is fantastic and the staff are great.”
- Simeon Riley
“Good local pub very friendly and polite, great beer aswell you can tell the pumps are cleaned regular.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Bar games
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Karaoke
- Live music
- Live performances
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
Show more amenities
- Food at bar
- Casual
- Beer
- Dancing
- Food
- Spirits
- Highlights· 8
- Bar games
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Karaoke
- Live music
- Live performances
- Quiz night
- Sport
- Offerings· 3
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Facilities· 1
- Toilet
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Dining options· 2
- Outside food allowed
- Seating
- Atmosphere· 2
- Cosy
- Trendy
- Crowd· 1
- Groups
- Parking· 2
- Free parking lot
- Parking
Location
How Newton Arms compares to nearby bars
- Newton Arms · This shop4.6355 reviews
Mentioned in reviews: burgers from the burger menu, live bands, karaoke and quiz nights, long waits for mains
- Duke Bar4.2193 reviews4.4 mi
Mentioned in reviews: cheap pints of tennents, back room pool table, traditional old school interior
- The Star Bar4.5657 reviews5.6 mi
Mentioned in reviews: £4 three course lunch, homemade lentil soup, pie chips and beans
- 957 reviews5.7 mi
Mentioned in reviews: highland burger with haggis, cajun chicken pasta, table service issues
Newton Arms This shop | Duke Bar | The Star Bar | Times Square Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6(355) | 4.2(193) | 4.5(657) | 3.8(957) | |
| Price | £ | £1–10 | £ | ££ |
| Distance | — | 4.4 mi | 5.6 mi | 5.7 mi |
| Open today |
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