Griffin Godshill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "gorgeous food"
• "good food"
• "The carvery was beautiful, with the largest Yorkshire pudding I have ever seen"
• "Food is amazing we had the triple roast and it was delicious, 😋."
• "The quality of the food and the portion sizes were amazing."
• "our meals were excellent & delicious"
• "Food was excellent and really tasty."

Cons:

• "food was mediocre"
• "The food is disgusting."
• "The quality has taken a real nose dive."
• "The Lamb rump was overcooked and the Hunters Chicken was stuck to the dish."
• "I had a burger which was nasty"
• "The food is terrible. I ordered the hunters chicken as they no longer serve macaroni cheese (my favourite)."
• "Food very poor"

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly and polite."
• "Staff very attentive, and helpful."
• "Really friendly staff gives the place a welcoming feel."
• "The young waiting staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were friendly and were happy to allow us to simply sit and drink without needing to eat as well."
• "Staff were friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff were polite and helpful."

Cons:

• "Nobody checks if you're okay and you have to place orders at the bar... so where's MY service charge."
• "management had a different approach with a lot of tables and forcing people to move"
• "Bar staff rude and apparently the boss dosent care"
• "Was quite a delay with food though."
• "It took over half an hour for our food to arrive."
• "Long wait at the bar, moody staff"
• "But the staff were scruffy."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "a lovely garden for children to play safe in"
• "Lovely dog friendly pub ( Bella gets served her icecubes before we get served 🐕)."
• "Lovely spacious pub in a lovely location."
• "Lovely pub with a great pub garden for the kids!! Also has a full-sized maze for the kids and adults 😎."
• "An absolutely lovely pub with a warm welcome, and a great selection of beers."
• "Nicely decorated comfortable pub with a big garden."
• "The Griffin is a large pub/ restaurant which has been refurbished and tastefully decorated."

Cons:

• "Looking from at the front entrance which had not been swept and had weeds growing we almost turned away"
• "Toilets are small in size and disabled toilet not built with gaining entrance access."
• "Main negative was being kicked off our table even though it was 15 mins after the next booking was supposed to arrive"
• "The place itself inside is filthy and sticky dirty."
• "The maze is a bit unloved but we persevered around it. Wear something to protect your arms from the brambles."
• "The little playground needs updating."
• "The place is a toilet. In fact, the public toilets opposite are more welcoming."

Value

Pros:

• "Generous food portions and reasonably priced."
• "Prices were cheap compared to other places we had stopped at."
• "Very good price wise"
• "prices are the best compared to others similiar places in the island"
• "Very reasonable prices. Very generous portions."
• "Lovely friendly staff food is lovely and very well priced."
• "Great food and at a great price."

Cons:

• "Food price could come down a bit but the visit was overall great and I would come back on the basis the improvements above have been met."
• "I was quite shocked at the cost of a 250ml glass of Zinfandel at £8.60 must be the most expensive on the island…."
• "Paying £3 for extra onion rings felt a bit much because there were only 3 onion rings!"
• "Overpriced drinks"
• "Rude staff and portion sizes where outrageous for the amount we paid."
• "Like most places they have put there prices up."
• "the prices are extortionate"