Our Story

Our History

The Joyce as we know it today was born in 2015. What was ‘The James Joyce Irish Pub’ became ‘The James Joyce Pub’ and finally ‘The Joyce’, as we dropped the Irish theme to focus exclusively on New Brunswick products and creators.

Beginning with 18 taps, we had more draught lines than New Brunswick had breweries. As new breweries popped up, we attempted to pace by adding new lines. Reaching the capacity of our keg fridge in 2018, we tapped out at 36. Although we can no longer house every brewery in New Brunswick at the same time, we still feature as many different New Brunswick breweries as possible through our rotating selection.

In addition to local beer, we also offer local food. Our longest partnership has been with Local Valley Beef. Our signature burger, ‘The MacLeod’, is named after farm owner – Cedric MacLeod.

Cedric is as passionate about grass fed beef as we are about local beer. He views himself as a grass farmer rather than a cattle farmer. His cows don’t live in a barn, but instead roam freely in different pastures, each overflowing with a hand-selected variety of grass and clover specifically chosen for the current season. Come visit and taste the difference for yourself.

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Year bringing you the best New Brunswick beers

Our Story

The Ingredients

Our menu features Canadian pub classics and great Joyce
signature dishes. If beer isn’t your thing, you can always enjoy a nice glass of wine or a cocktail. Our Cocktail menu features both traditional standards and staff creations. They’re some of the best in the city!

Excellent staff, great service, fantastic location. I did have the salmon in parchment which the waiter told me was not a lot of food and he was correct.

Vince Kulchycki

Tonight I had just a snack here, but in the past, I have eaten here several times. A great place not just for pub grub, but to really try and test all the best craft beers Fredericton has to offer. Always very nice staff. Tonight I had the Yip Cider which was clean and crisp and the breaded buttermilk chicken wings. The honey garlic sauce was authentically Asian and delicious, meaning, it was more like a sauce you would get with sushi instead of a thick North American sauce you get at Sobeys. The blue cheese dressing was even better when coating the wings. A great place for friends or colleagues.

Andrew N. Byrne

Very comfortable seating and excellent staff (Shout out to Chris). Other than it being a little loud (speakers above our table, and a boisterous wedding next door) it was a perfect evening. Our table tried wings, lobster roll, mug club, pakora shawarma, fish and chips and two dessert. Caesar salad was ultra delicious. The hotel has free EV parking as well!

Meredith Culberson

The Joyce is always a win! Tried the Scotch eggs and soup of the day. The latter was a cream of celery with pear and bleu cheese. I had to order it because it seemed like a questionable pairing of flavors but knowing the chefs' talents, it had to be good, right? I'm so glad I did. It was delicious! Cyndy and Lisa gave exceptional service. Thank you!

Brenda Perrin

Hands down the best service I've had in fredericton! Waitress was knowledgeable and friendly, was patient with our large group and even though there wasn't an empty seat in the place, came by many times to make sure we were okay. Pricing is reasonable and selection is great. I had the pulled pork nachos and could barely eat half. It was so delicious, very well made, and now I have leftovers for tomorrow. Highly recommend and will definitely be back!

Laura Whittaker

Great local food, 20+ maritime brews. Service is great and they get as much local meat and produce as they can. They also cross-promote these producers on their menu. You can tell the chef cares. What a restaurant should me.

Ryan Williams

There’s no better way to learn about a brewery than to visit it! We’ve toured breweries in all corners of New Brunswick. We’ve been as far north as Petit-Paquetville and Charlo to visit Distillery Fils du Roy and the now closed Shiretown Brewing. To the west there have been several trips to Edmundston to visit Les Brasseurs du Petit-Sault. To the east and south we’ve made countless trips to Moncton and Saint John. It’s always an amazing experience and we come back excited and educated.

LARGEST CRAFT BEER SELECTION IN NEW BRUNSWICK

We are here to showcase the wide array of beer and cider available from across all New Brunswick. Our connection with local breweries is an extremely important part of what we do.

We develop that connection by visiting the breweries and by bringing the brewers to us. These relationships help us to share our local producers’ stories and celebrate their products with you.