Guelph's Great Meeting Place
People often ask "How did the Woolwich Arrow become a landmark business?". We believe it is as a result of the many accumulated patron visits over the years. We also think part of our popularity probably comes as a result of the very language we use and the accompanying values they imply. For example, we don’t call our patrons ‘customers’, to us they are guests. Our goal has always been to treat our guests as if they were coming into our own homes. Along with our focus on locally crafted foods & beverages the ‘guest in our home’ philosophy has resulted in a parade of individuals and groups that continues to increase year over year.
All of our staff members enjoy the diversity of ‘our’ crowd. Pub events have included beer-tastings, food festivals, whisky nosings, Slow Food meetings, Cuisine Canada feasts, cities meet farmers symposiums, fundraisers for our rivers, BBQ patio parties and even political gatherings. Yes, political! The Wooly has hosted national, provincial and local party leaders of a few persuasions and a number of celebrities, as well. But our favourite of all the people who patronize the pub are our very own regulars. (Hell, we even have a band that plays some of the Saturday Music Nights that call themselves ‘The Regulars!’) Week in, week out some folks have turned us into their second home. It has become their ‘local’ and we’re flattered.
Thanks to everyone who’s helped establish the Wooly as one of Guelph’s great meeting places. Cheers!