The Griffin Inn - Swithland Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was great, lunch for two with really good vegan options."
• "The buffet was excellent. Everyone rated this."
• "The food is incredible. The most amazing Sunday lunch out we have had in years."
• "The food was first class and drinks reasonably priced."
• "Extremely well prepared and presented."
• "The food was beautifully cooked with generous servings."
• "Every single thing we ordered; from their cocktails, starters, mains, and deserts, was excellent."

Cons:

• "Expensive food I don't mind if it warrants it but Chorizo with red peppers and chick peas was a total fail for me."
• "How disappointed we were to find out that all the trimmings included only a spoonful of cabbage and sweet potato mash."
• "The main course was of poor standard."
• "All the food was only lukewarm."
• "Really nice pub/ restaurant shame it was the worst meal I've ever add. 3 out of 4 mains were not up to par ranging from raw to overcooked combined with a waiter who didn't listen to the order."
• "The steak I ordered was overcooked."
• "The burgers very disappointing and the meat burger didn’t look properly cooked."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are attentive and keen to please, with good service and a warm welcome."
• "Service was extremely good, just attentive enough."
• "Service is always very good."
• "The staff were wonderful. They were helpful, polite and very professional without being over bearing."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff."
• "Friendly helpful staff made the day just what we wanted it to be!"
• "Special thanks to Cameron and JJ, for their impeccable service!"

Cons:

• "No atmosphere where we were situated in Bar area."
• "We received no apologies and received no kind of discount to compensate any of this."
• "Some of the staff either ignore you or treat you with utter disdain."
• "More importantly no one was around if you needed something like another fork, mustard etc."
• "Being detached from the main restaurant meant that we were forgotten about to the point where the desserts we had asked about were now unavailable."
• "Some confusion with the starters and we had to ask for the olives but they never arrived!"
• "The service wasn’t great. We had to ask for menus then had to asked to be served for drinks."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Wonderful traditional English restaurant with lots of typical English dishes on the menu in a very old cottage full of character."
• "Lovely atmosphere. Open fires. I said open fires. Traditional old country pub but at the same time very modern."
• "We found the atmosphere warm and welcoming, and we felt relaxed with no rush."
• "Inside is cosy in the bar areas."
• "It gives you that home away from home vibe."
• "A very nice garden too."
• "Nice atmosphere for outdoor seating, would certainly recommend Griffin Inn."

Cons:

• "No atmosphere where we were situated in Bar area."
• "Rubbish and food left lying around for the entire length of our meal."
• "None of the staff followed any social distancing or wore masks."
• "We were unlucky enough to be seated in the noisiest room I have ever come across."
• "Annoying that they only take card. This is purely down to suit them not the customer."
• "None of the staff followed any social distancing or wore masks."
• "Restaurant in the back was a little bit underwhelming."

Value

Pros:

• "Not too expensive either!"
• "What a great night for £20 per person. Highly recommend for next year."
• "2 main meals, 2 medium wines and a hot chocolate came to £34 which I thought was very reasonable."
• "The current menus, while not expensive, are providing excellent food at very reasonable prices."
• "Drinks reasonably priced."
• "You definitely get what you pay for here."
• "Best risotto I ever tasted was well seasoned and tasty."

Cons:

• "Expensive food I don't mind if it warrants it but Chorizo with red peppers and chick peas was a total fail for me."
• "Too expensive to risk being disappointed."
• "Food good, but expensive."
• "It's extremely expensive."
• "Pretentious prices for minimalistic portions are not acceptable."
• "However, when you're paying in excess of £10 for 2 pints and being ignored by the majority we certainly can't justify coming back."
• "The portions are quite small considering the price point."