University Arms — Restaurant in Sheffield

Long rant below, but tl;dr; the Uni Arms has been serving dairy ice cream as a vegan dessert for months. This is not acceptable and a real shame.

Unfortunately, when it comes to vegan/vegetarian options, the Uni Arms can't be trusted. We found out recently that the vegan desserts that we've been eating for a while are served with dairy ice cream - they have vegan ice cream available, but they mistakenly have not been using it (not a one time thing - we've had this dessert many times). The dessert is marked vegan on the menu.

If you ask the staff, they clearly haven't been informed about any of this because they aren't confident answering questions about it. (We were told by one staff member that he believes that the cake is vegan but the ice cream it's served with isn't, when the cake is marked vegan -- casually, as if that would be fine.) They also usually don't ask about allergies, even if you order vegan, so they would serve dairy ice cream to someone with a milk allergy. This is just not acceptable, and way behind most restaurants and bars who are getting these things right nowadays, and it's really disappointing. We'll be inclined to just not eat here...

I called in Friday (6th June) early afternoon, to check the place out as a relation lives nearby and was looking for a good place we could meet up. I had an an enjoyable experience, the staff on duty were welcoming and helpful. I had a pint and a half of Brock stout which was very tasty and well kept. I ordered the Fish Finger Sandwich (came with chips and mushy peas) which arrived after about 10 minutes. The food was tasty and fresh. The service was friendly. Henderson's Relish and Sarson's vinegar in plentiful supply, which is in my opinion, a definite bonus. Total cost of visit £17.70, reasonable these days. A relaxed and pleasant atmosphere prevailed making for a great visit and I will return again. Dogs are welcome and dog snacks were available, a fair size beer garden is at the rear, they don't open Sundays so check opening and food times before you turn up. Give it a go they don't accept cash payment, so cards, phone, you know the usual stuff, minted coinage or polymer banknotes are not taken, that said, if you have a spare bagful you want to get rid of, I will gladly...

Beautiful garden and cheap beer make this one of the go to summer pubs in the area.

Drags itself back to the crowd in the winter sadly. Modern conservatory rather sterile and chilly but at least allows views of said garden. Main room tries to be cozy but fails due to the large open area between the front door and the bar. If it was busy enough for people to stand in this bit then it would be fine, but it rarely is. Instead there seems to be a custom for people to queue for the bar in single file. No idea why and somewhat non traditional!

Finally the toilets! Extraordinarily spacious as they are in an old cloakroom I believe.

Despite the criticism this is a true hidden gem (for non-postgrad/lecturer types at least) for 4 months of the year.

Good selection of cask and draft beers, the former at...