Griffin Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "It’s a very cute and cozy pub, has place for parking next to it."
• "Lovely atmosphere inside, lovely decor that mixes modern with cosy and homely."
• "It's the perfect place for a date night, warm lighting and great atmosphere."
• "The pub was clean, well lit and welcoming."
• "I particularly like the building and the decor. Lots of wood paneling, high-quality paintwork and good taste galore."
• "Very cosy and welcoming in the cold months with a real fire."
• "Lovely fireplace (bit smoky if you sit nearby) and good tasty food."

Cons:

• "We had rather a dud table placement right by the door, meaning constant blasts of cold air and people walking past."
• "Careful with kids as River is easily accessible if you are outside."
• "The tables and chairs weren't very clean."
• "Now the table behind us is talking Lord Of The Rings and loud blowing their nose."
• "Had lound music in the garden not relaxing for Sunday family lunch."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was quick and efficient."
• "Lucian was very polite and attentive!"
• "Lucian was So helpful and attentive and was quick to deliver anything we needed."
• "The service by Lucien was excellent."
• "Our waiter Lucian was incredible and his service was second to none."
• "The staff are fantastic."
• "Very helpful and friendly staff and overall, good value for money."

Cons:

• "Not a great experience - lots of staff running around but no-one taking charge."
• "Service is terrible and slow, menu is basic."
• "On our visit to the till to pay, we mentioned this to the staff member on the till, who said sharply he knew nothing about it."
• "Extremely slow service, even drinks take about 15 minutes from ordering to table."
• "The waiting time for the food to be served is too long, 50 mins for the starters and it wasn't that busy."
• "Drink service slow took 15 minutes to get drinks staff need to be more attentive on customer service."
• "Took absolute ages to get main course after starters cleared away."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was really lovely, nothing too pretentious but comforting and tasty with good value for money."
• "Excellent food with a great range of choice from the menu."
• "The desserts were equally as good and the sticky toffee pudding and salted caramel sundea stood out."
• "Very good portions and the meat is delicious!"
• "The food here is amazing. Really good pubfood and good amount of servings."
• "The food was fresh and delicious."
• "Food was very good indeed and adult meals all came together so no lonely waiting for anyone."

Cons:

• "Calamari had the thickest batter which was inedible, over cooked so chewy as hell."
• "Chickpea Curry was a favourite for those that know better 😉, but it has changed and not as good anymore."
• "My daughter had a vegan pasta... tasteless and bland!"
• "The mushroom pie; mushrooms not very well presented, bits, pieces and very crumbling."
• "The cod we ordered was inedible, extremely greasy batter & horrible looking watery grey fish."
• "My kids food was so bad it was not edible!"
• "The burgers were not nice. My roast was a small portion and not as tasty."