The Goytre Arms in Monmouthshire

Nice pub, good beer. Didn't eat. Quiet for a Saturday night.

We had Sunday roasts, 2 gammon and 1 chicken. The food was nice enough, and enough of it. We didn't have a dessert, as there appeared to be only 4 "stodgy" choices, none of which appealed to us, and which we also felt was rather over-priced at £6.50 Unfortunately, our server looked as if she could do with a wash and some clean clothes without all food splatters on them, which was a bit off-putting. There were no actual menus...all food options had to be read off a scrolling display. This was rather annoying to try to read out to a partially sighted member of our group. Not good when they wanted a recap and you had to wait for the display to cycle again. I requested both gammon meals have the meat sliced into manageable sized pieces, as two of our party have hand problems. The kitchen did as requested, which made eating much easier.

Friendly staff and lovely food!

Really enjoyed our Sunday roast. Fitted us at the last minute, comfortable, clean, and friendly. Staff are all really hard working and attentive. Great selection of vegetables. Definitely would recommend

Lovely meal and excellent service, a group of 13 and our meals arrived together and all enjoyed.

Lovely meal and excellent service, a group of 13 and our meals arrived together and all enjoyed.

Steak was well done instead of medium. Peas were dried out and the chips had black areas on them. Spent over £40. Hardly anyone in there. I can get better food for a lot less elsewhere. Very disappointed

Great place for food very good service what was disappointing was table tops very 1960s plastic like , really needs rustic wood top to go with the rest of the decor the table bases are good but not the the top . All in all you get the same tables in a greasy spoon cafe .

Great place for food very good service what was disappointing was table tops very 1960s plastic like , really needs rustic wood top to go with the rest of the decor the table bases are good but not the the top . All in all you get the same tables in a greasy spoon cafe .

Lovely Saturday treat for myself and family whilst on our way to the Garden Centre. Never been in here before so we did have a nice surprise. Lovely young lady serving us, clean and cosy, good value meals and plenty given. I had the stuffed chicken in bbq sauce, I wouldn't chose it again as I found the sauce too strong for my liking but my husband and son had what they described as The Best Burgers they'd ever had! Wow, they've had a few so that's praise indeed! Would recommend and definitely come back, thank you x

The manager and lady behind the bar were sociable and pleasant but the young man in black joggers and hoodie doesn’t really give a good impression as a waiter although was pleasant. As for our meals my husband ordered gammon which was acceptable sadly I ordered beer battered haddock, what a mistake that was and the easiest way to explain it is UN- EDIBLE in fact mostly raw, we will never eat there again. The manager was most apologetic and took the cost of the meal off the bill. We were also surprised at 7.30 on a Friday evening the place was just about empty. WHY!!!

Delicious food and price is not too bad because you receive a good portion. Lovely looking pub, nice atmosphere, looks very clean and modern and well spaced out tables. Interesting little place, with a nice garden and car park at the rear. Sitting outside the front and the back.

Good place to eat friendly service and staff would use again

Sunday lunch lovely food, polite, kind, helpful staff

We booked for Sunday lunch, timed it right as the establishment started to get busier after 2pm. Very popular it seems and it was half full on arrival at 1pm Staff very friendly and accommodating, prices are reasonable for 2 courses and plentiful in food portions. Meals were tasty likewise deserts. My pitfall is hard veg for my liking (broccoli, cauliflower and carrots) and no potatoes (only roast) but maybe down to preference and to reduce waste (as many don’t want roast and boiled together) All meals were fully consumed (I only had the peas just for purposes of readers) and is based on my preference only. Positive feedback not a total negative I would visit and recommend to all

Lovely warm and welcoming...good service and lovely food . Always comfortable n warm . Love coming here . The team are always happy to serve u .

Our first time at the Goytre arms today and I don’t think it’ll be our last. We called in for Sunday lunch at very short notice and they fitted us in with no fuss even though it was pretty full. The lunch itself was excellent, plenty of it and beautifully cooked ( and possibly the best roasted potatoes I’ve ever had ). Also I must add how welcoming and attentive the staff were, they made for a very pleasant experience.

Liked the Sunday lunch, liked the service, liked the price, will return

No fresh milk for tea and no peppercorn sauce . Bill was literally dumped on table no finesse or customer service . Awful , everything seemed too much trouble or felt like they wanted us to leave. Absolutely no atmosphere . No valentine charm or little extras. Extremely 😞☹️ disappointing feeling extremely let down.won't be visiting again or recommending.Awful evening apart from the company I was with. . No customer service or politeness from owners . No apology at not having food items or fresh milk for tea or coffee. Shameful

Food was lush, the mushrooms in garlic sauce was amazing, lovely atmosphere and good service. Will definitely visit again.

We would like to thank the team at the Goytre Arms who were so accommodating last minute when we were let down by another local pub. The staff were amazing and the food was fantastic and great value for money! We can’t thank you enough my son had a wonderful 18th Birthday lunch with his family! We highly recommend Sunday lunch in this lovely traditional pub.

First class food and it was so nice to go somewhere and receive first class service. The staff was very welcoming and nothing was to much trouble. It's very hard to find a place like this these days. I will definitely return.

Got in at short notice for a Sunday dinner, and was very happy with it. You have to try the extra red cabbage, best I've ever had.

Excellent pub, friendly service and a superb pint of Guinness!

Just had a lovely Sunday lunch which was hot, tasty and a generous portion. Service was great too and great value for money

Thanks to Liz for making us so welcome again

Had a fantastic Sunday lunch at this pub with my wife. Plentiful portions with lashings of gravy. Plenty of roast options along with delicious desserts. Would recommend. Will be going back.

Good food, friendly staff, all around nice pub

We called here today (23/7/23) for food, and we hadn't booked as we were passing through. We were given a table, and they were serving a roast dinner only. There was a table behind us and above their table, there was a TV with the menu. We sat down, and a waitress came over to serve us. We ordered 3 adults' meals and 1 small. When the food arrived, all meals had a massive Yorkie, stuffing ball, roast potatoes, meat and gravy and a separate dish was served containing carrots, peas, brocoli and cauliflower and and extra boat of gravy. The dinner was outstanding, and there was a huge amount of food. The staff were very helpful and lovely. I highly recommend this pub, call in if your passing., also dogs are welcome too.

We visited last night, I had the curry and my friend had the gammon. Absolutely atrocious food, over priced microwaved rubbish.

Great meal. Immaculate vibes all around. Great gammon and chips and my wife had the lasagna. Both meals were great.

Called in last night for food, there were quite a few people in but it was no problem to eat. The bar staff tended to us straightaway and were very polite. We were shown to the dining area and wasn't left long for our order to be taken. Being a vegetarian I was pleased with the choices and opted for a veggie lasagne (as you don't see that on menus very often anymore!) My husband had the gammon and was very impressed! The food was served beautifully and was a big portion. The meals on other tables looked lovely also and my husband wants to come back for the steak. We will definitely be returning 🌟

Visited on Tuesday 13th Dec after attending a local carol service. We arrived at 8.30pm , 12 adults and ordered drinks. We then sat in the lounge /restaurant area ,where no one was eating and only 6 other people were in the area having a drink. The bar person came over and informed us we couldn’t sit there as it was a restaurant area could we go to the Cwtch bar . The tv was showing the football and two gentlemen were watching ,we disturbed them as we were all chatting. I went over to speak to someone behind the bar and asked why we were moved and she said the tables were laid , this was a serviette and cutlery , they were exactly the same in the cwtch. IT was a really bad experience as the pub was empty ,we spent a fair bit on 12 drinks and won’t be returning . I’m surprised that a pub with only 6 customers at 8.30pm the week before Christmas wasn’t great full for the custom.

The restaurant was very quiet on a Wednesday night but the food was great. I had moist and tasty lambchops and my wife had stuffed chicken. The ale was wonderful. Nice quiet place. Absolutely no complaints from us.

Had Sunday lunch with my wife, the meal we both had was roast beef and it was excellent, the vegetables were delicious and plentiful, and the beef was lovely

Once again a lovely meal and friendly service and well worth the money Thank you for a very pleasant birthday meal for my husband and myself .

Stunning food lovely staff , very professional, such a nice area to in will definitely be goin back for food very soon

Today was supposed to be a celebration with my family so we chose the Goytre Arms. We bought some drinks at the bar and our pre-booked table was pointed out to us. After about 5 or 10 minutes a friendly waitress came over and asked to take our orders. We told her we weren't given any menus. She pointed out the TV screen on the wall which displayed the options and told us that was it. We then ordered. After 30 minutes we were still waiting for our food. We asked another waitress (possibly one of the owners) how much longer it would be. She replied with 'I'll go and find out as we're quite busy as you can see'. We thought that was quite rude/sarcastic and so this made us feel like we'd definitely chosen the wrong place for a long waited Sunday lunch hoping for a friendly place to enjoy it. The food arrived shortly after but not before a couple who arrived after us and was served their meal before us. We wete given one separate small serving of veg between five people. We asked for more and it was no trouble, another serving brought out. My Mum and sister had to ask why they could taste lamb when they'd ordered beef. It turned out that lamb beef and another stock was used for the gravy. Neither of them can physically eat (or smell) lamb without it making them physically sick). They were told by the waitress that they should've mentioned it and they would've been informed about how the meat gravy was made. A replacement was brought out for them, this time with vegetarian gravy. If you like gloopy gravy you'll be fine! In the meantime I had to ask for the veg to be kept warm whilst they prepared the fresh beef as it was going stone cold. The Yorkshire puddings were hard and tasted stale and I only just managed to cut through the one small ball of stuffing without it shooting off my plate! I ate one half but decided to leave the second half as I wasn't willing to risk breaking my teeth on it! It was like a gob stopper! Our appetite had gone by now and so most of the food was left. At no point were we asked if everything was OK. We decided to skip desert judging by what we'd already experienced as we just wanted to leave. The waitress asked if we'd finished and we said yes thank you and asked for the bill. She cleared half of the plates and the rest were left until a gentleman (I think also a manager/owner) cleaned the rest away about 10 minutes later and brought the bill. I spoke with him saying I'd like to give some feed-back and explained we'd never been before so it would be helpful to have it explained when we arrived about no menu as such but the TV screen. He apologised. He brought up the issue with the gravy, blaming us for not mentioning we don't like lamb. I said we should've been told about the ingredients to give us the option to request an alternative. Why would we mention it if we wasn't aware? So £75 for pretty much a few mouthfuls of food left us feeling rather disappointed to say the least. No offer of reduction in bill for the very disappointing experience. It goes without saying we won't be returning and would definitely not recommend if you expect a professional service and an edible meal, especially for the price!

What a wonderful meal, both had the pate stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon smothered in cheese and bbq sauce, chips salad peas and an extra of onion rings, absolutely wonderful, used this pub often and never fails to please, Julian and his team are seriously...

What can I say? Steaks were very tough, peas undercooked and cold, chips appeared to be reheated. 3 coffees ordered and only 2 brought to table and no white coffees available as they had no milk ( shop across road). Service very poor. Will I...

Party of four. Dog friendly. Not allowed in bar area but where they are allowed is pleasant enough. Food, clean, wholesome and well cooked and presented, apart from peas being harder than they needed to be. Prices more than reasonable and a friendly service and...

Absolutely great service and good food was great. It was very clean.Will be going there again for sure.

Carvery for 16 and it was really nice. The three course for £17 was great value as food was top notch. Being critical the crumble for my desert could have had more ice cream but I'm sure if I'd have asked they would have obliged as service was brilliant too. Would highly recommend

Good service and nice dog friendly garden at the back to enjoy your drinks in. Thanks all.

Nice food and reasonably priced

Popped in for a drink. Will definitely go back. Its a lovely pub.

Excellent meal. Staff friendly and very helpful. Definitely be back

Lovely Sunday lunch with the family we enjoyed it so much we go out there a lot for Sunday lunch, and julian and his staff are very good and helpfu. Thank you Julian. Sonia white

Fab Sunday Dinner... Recommended 😋👌

Cosy place with a lovely softly lit ambience.

We visited the goytre arms for Sunday lunch with family. We were greeted by a man and an older blonde woman behind the bar that seemed to be rushing us to order our food, my daughter heard the blonde woman behind the bar asking”well are...

Excellent buffet lunch, lots of choices, staff wonderful.

The goytre arms isn’t the perfect place, Indeed , me and my family went to this pub with our friends we chose this place because it was close and nearby but the conditions were poor . And not to mention the staff all vaped and...

Food was tasty and well priced. Everything was clean and staff were friendly and attentive. Toilets were clean and accessible to disabled. The downside was that it was freezing cold and not even the food warmed us up

Lovely food, great service. 6 of us and all enjoyed our meals. We had Hoisin Chicken Skewer, lasagne, gammon, burger and chicken nuggets. Will be back.

Lovely food. Friendly staff. Immaculately clean.

Nice place. Friendly staff. Meal was satisfactory.

Great decor and service and food was excellent

A Friday evening meal at the Goytre Arms early January was truly lovely. With everything going on at the moment, the management and staff had gone above and beyond to make you feel safe, the place was spotless! The team were friendly, the environment was...

Lovely clean, cosy but spacious pub. We called in as we were new to the area and looking for a late Sunday lunch. Greeted immediately and made to feel welcome. Limited menu but also specials available. We opted for lasagne and mixed grill which were...

Lovely atmosphere fabulous meal good service

popped in for a meal on a week day night, just by chance as we were driving past. greeted by polite welcoming staff, we were seated immediately and amazed by the quirky decor surrounding us, in this cozy well presentation place. ordered veg lasagne which was awesome. very very reasonable prices, very nice food. Will be back and highly recommend this place

Can't get served at the bar each visit won't be visiting again and the music is Loud and the main man needs to learn to smile and be more polite

Called in for pub lunch and will definitely be returning, easy to park, staff were friendly and pub was spotlessly clean, we sat in beer garden but would definitely recommend

Just moved into the area and really enjoying the varied menu , great food lovely staff

Great customer services, nice and friendly staff overall experience outstanding apart from the food that let them down partner is really ill after his mixed grill tonight food under cooked very disappointed. Won't be visiting again .

Great pub good place to go for a meal

Good clean spacious pub. Friendly staff. Didn't get to see the drinks at the bar as we had table service, but moretti was on tap so I'd guess decent selection. The burger I had was one of the best I've had in a while, and the cheesy garlic bread was delightful. Thanks guys.

Nice food, big spacious pub with inside and outside eating under large parasols

Good clean , friendly . Portions good size.

Nice food and friendly atmosphere xx

Great food nice cider what more could you ask for !! I will be back !!

Nine selection of food and drink at reasonable prices. Plenty of parking and a big outside garden.

The best mixed grill I have had in a long time. Fantastic portion size and the staff was very pleasant. I have been going here for years and will continue to do so.

Fantastic pub and wonderful staff 👍

Nice friendly welcome, good table service and nice tasty 🍲 all at good prices. 🍻Drinks are refreshing. Will definitely recommend. I will be back 🔙

The Food at the Goyte Arms was lovely, huge portions, so be aware. Everything was perfectly cooked. The only thing that let it down was the quality of the white wine. Really would recommend.

After a good but very hot ride around the beacons dropped in here on the way back to the motorway. A nice cold pint of shandy, and a lovely lasagne, chips and garlic bread went down a treat .Nice place !

Called in at the end of a holiday and we had a lovely well cooked evening meal. Staff were lovely and very helpful. The pub is dog friendly and the staff definitely dog lovers

Lovely food and great atmosphere. Also very child friendly

Was closed on Friday, no notification

Food stodgy, no healthy choice, eg salads, jacket potatoes, very salty meal, and bottled carbonated water 6 months past sell by date.

Lovely beer garden, Service excellent

10/10 lovely place, fantastic friendly service. I had the rogan josh curry which was lush. The think steak chips were Devine. Love a good thick chip! My friend had the Goytre arms chicken which was amazing. The bbq sauce was tasty and the peas were...

Nice staff with a warm welcome. Booked for Sunday lunch, pork & lamb were beautifully cooked along with the roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding & gravy, for us the thing that let the meal down was frozen veg.

Pleasant beer garden and good Covid precautions. Nice selection of drinks and food. Good portions and served quickly.

The food has always been good, came last night and was disappointed with the meal. The peas were nasty and looked like a cheap version tasted the same, the Lasagne you could tell had been microwaved you could tell as it was burnt around the...

The best mixed grill we've had for a long time, absolutely delicious.

Had the chicken skewers they were amazing so tasty and really moist .My husband had steak it was really tender lovely food young girl serving was so polite and friendly will definitely be visiting again ..

The garden is perfect, the sun was shining and the guy who served us spoiled Stigi and that is sufficient for me!!! 🥰

Went last night 5 june 2021 food was fab. My steak well done but not tough like some places do it. My hubby had the chicken and a lot of it. Well worth the money. Social distance fab lovely place will be back .

Great food and service, and the pub quiz is fab!

Lovely few hours with my friends

Excellent service and great food.

Food was not very nice side salad looked like it was weeks old service was rubbish

Unfortunately not a great experience. Friendly staff but the food was below average. I had haddock & chips, both were incinerated to breaking point upon contact with a knife & fork. My partner's steak was good 👍 but his chips were also next level crunchy. We've since been told the Indian takeaway next door (under the same management) is the better option.

Beautiful Sunday lunch collected today, lots of it, very fresh and very warm plenty of gravy (and mint sauce) will definitely order again when staying at Pont Kemys caravan park.

Sunday lunch delivered today excellent food excellent delivery service excellent value for money Thank you Julian and all your staff. Will certainly order again

Previously had lovely meals and very welcoming, however, when the board outside said serving meals all day 3 of us went in and a lady said they had stopped serving at 3pm, it was 2.50pm but still wouldn't serve us. That was about 2 years ago, had a lovely birthday meal last year for my mum, booked a table this year on 08/12/2020 for 15/12/2020, arrived to a shut down pub! No communication from them to say it was closed and still on their FB page and website as open. When I complained they said they had sent voicemails which they had not. Not happy!!

What a pleasant surprise !!! Walked the canal and hoped for a drink but was fortunate to be able to have Sunday Lunch Everything a pud should be. Walk back along the canal contented.