The Griffins Head Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Nottingham

Address: Moor Rd, Papplewick, Nottingham NG15 8EN, United Kingdom

Phone: +441158745834

Rating: 4.2
based on 173 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff where very helpful, food was very good, service excellent."
  • "Excellent service, choice and quality of food."
  • "Staff are amazing and attentive."
  • "Service was great, had to go and compliment Tom the chef for my perfect blue steak."
  • "The staff were absolutely lovely, friendly and welcoming."
  • "The young ladies looking after us were friendly, attentive and clearly on the ball."
  • "Great service from the staff there."

Cons:

  • "Piss poor service at the bar."
  • "Friends of waiting staff that arrived 30minutes after us were served before us."
  • "We then had an eye roll from a member of staff."
  • "However when we went to order food was told by a lady with a nasty attitude we can’t order for another half an hour as they are cleaning the kitchen."
  • "Service was poor."
  • "The waitress was very sour faced everything was an effort and she looked like she'd rather be any where else but serving us."
  • "Terrible service, really slow on a very quiet day."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Catered for our daughters gluten intolerance."
  • "The roast beef dinner was delicious the beef was perfect melted in your mouth and plenty of it, lovely thick gravy, loved the veg and cauliflower cheese."
  • "Sunday dinners here are the best."
  • "The food was fantastic."
  • "Simple food well prepared shows its not rocket science to produce good well cooked food."
  • "The food and service was excellent and plenty of choice for Gluten Free."
  • "Food was amazing Stilton and garlic mushroom burger and chips to die for."

Cons:

  • "Microwave food for fresh food prices."
  • "The beef was so fatty and chewy I left 3/4 of it."
  • "Way overpriced for the tiny portion sizes you receive, poor quality food used to be fresh now seems all frozen."
  • "The food arrived, but unfortunately not together, it was warm, standard, run of the mill pub chain meals with inflated prices."
  • "The food was cold and over priced for the portion size."
  • "The past few visits the food has been awful. It's motorway services cafe level at best."
  • "Awful Sunday lunch. Not proper mash potato but powdery rubbish."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Very nice set up now with lots of outside space."
  • "The pub itself is well maintained, clean and cared for."
  • "Enjoyed meeting up with friends at the Griffin's Head, a pub I haven't visited for some time."
  • "Nice atmosphere some good real ales and a good menu."
  • "A very nice cosy sitting area near the old fireplace."
  • "Lovely Village Pub full of Character great choice of Beers wine and spirits."
  • "Really lovely cosy feel with a great community atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "Behind the bar there is a 'friendliness' problem."
  • "Our biggest concern was the social distancing aspect of the pub."
  • "The table was for 10 which was placed within inches of the outside door so every time there was someone smoking, we ended up smoking with them."
  • "Throughout is low class, dirty floors early afternoon - sticky tables and toilets that need condemning."
  • "Very distressed with the lack of social distancing measures."
  • "Zero regard for covid compliance as staff not wearing masks or enforcing track and trace or mask use."
  • "We sat in the bar which requires refurbishment. Paint is missing from the furniture and the floor is grubby."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "The food is excellent value. Really tasty, hearty dishes served by attentive wait staff."
  • "Prices are cheap comparing with other pubs and food quality is really good."
  • "Good selection of pub food included 3 specials served promptly and good and hot."
  • "They had a good selection of gluten free main and dessert at very reasonable prices."
  • "Always top quality and brilliant service."
  • "This is one place we keep coming back to food is fantastic at good price."
  • "The staff are extremely knowledgeable and accommodating of food allergies and intolerances, more so than anywhere else I've eaten outside of London, so I would highly recommend this place to coeliacs and anyone with a similar food allergy."

Cons:

  • "Also it was £16.50 which is so expensive and the portion was small!"
  • "I paid £200 for a buffet that I could have sorted for £30."
  • "The food is overpriced for what you get."
  • "Not enough staff available for organised event, long queues at bar."
  • "Food was really expensive for the size portion that was received."
  • "Expensive beer prices nearly £ 9 for a lager shandy and Guinness."
  • "Food ok, bit over priced."

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