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."