March 2024 by Josephine Pollard
Beautiful pub in a lovely rural village. Service was friendly, and Jamie was lovely. Came over and spoke to us all, which I thought was nice.The food didn't take long to arrive at all, and was so delicious! Well worth the visit. Thank you for everything.
January 2024 by Brian hall
God he's annoying, but ffs she even more,they are
December 2023 by stephen dodd
The beer and food is very good
December 2023 by Julie Wesley
Hugely disappointed- wouldn?t go back!Food & drinks: Booked for an early Christmas celebration and was hugely looking forward to the evening. What a mistake. The pub was busy but not packed, serving a number of groups. We were encouraged to go to the table rather than have pre dinner drinks at the bar. We were sat in a small room area where two of the chairs had broken backs and there was food on the floor. There were a number of occasions the food could have been cleared off the floor ( especially as the tables were cleared but it didn?t happen).Our ordered was encouraged to be given early as there was a party of nine in and they wanted our order in before theirs. Three of us ordered the prawn and crayfish starter. Each plate was slightly different one acceptable the other two with very little sauce. Bread was only available at an extra charge. When the mains arrived the hake was beyond over cooked and had to be sent back. A sirloin and a rump steak were ordered both medium rare. Neither were medium rare. One was at best medium and cold the other at best medium well. We had to ask for steak knives and mustard only arrived when we got up to ask at the bar. We requested to speak to one of the two chefs to discuss the steaks and the initial response would be that they would not come out. Eventually a chef came out and looked at the medium well steak and agreed it was not medium rare. However we had to appreciate how busy they were. We would have gladly waited longer to get the food we ordered correctly cooked. Ironically when we made the booking Jamie commented how we were booking early for Christmas, so did not expect being busy to be an issue. Yes the staff apologised and yes one main was knocked off the bill. Our server constantly said sorry for the inconvenience and in equal measure asked apart from that was everything ok. Despite it clearly being not ok. We didn?t bother to have desserts or any more drinks after that.After all we have heard about The Griffin all we can say it is overrated and the staff both in the kitchen and serving need better training. Also don?t take more bookings than you can deliver quality food to. No intention of returning, you really don?t justify your pricing or live up to the hype!
December 2023 by Tim Ravoo
Great place for a weekend away, absolutely to be recommended for couples or families. 10/10!
November 2023 by Polly Luscombe
Incredible food, highly recommend the duck spring rolls with a homemade Bangalore sauce to start!Service was wonderful, with everyone being really friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend this place!
November 2023 by Vivienne Brown
Lovely meal on our special day , couldn?t have asked for more, staff very helpful and pleasant , highly recommended from us both ?.
October 2023 by Sally Wiles
Another amazing evening at the Griffin Inn. Tapas night, what can I say fantastic food, great service and superb value for money. A lovely mid week treat . Thank you to all the Griffin team.
October 2023 by Simon Wiles
Great Tapas night on Wednesday, all dishes were well presented and tasted fantastic. Prompt attentive service as usual, well done team.
October 2023 by Derek Hyner
Excellent location. Unfortunately everything else was a disappointment. Perhaps this was because Jamie was away on family business but the hotel needs more professional support.Rooms: The hot water was not working in our room and was not able to be repaired
September 2023 by Rebecca Macrae
I love this pub! As do all my family and friends!! And when I was in need of wi-fi for an important meeting, I was able to do my meeting at The Griffin, no questions asked. Always very helpful staff and Sir Jamie is amazing to meet :-) Highly
September 2023 by Michael Alexander
Went for a family lunch having read the reviews. Guess we must have gone to a different pub. Great greeting from Jamie, the owner, and the initial service was good but once he had left it became a different situation. The serving staff, with one exception, were indifferent bordering on downright rude. I asked if the grandson could have some tomato sauce and was looked at, then ignored while the three of them carried on with their chat! I had to ask again before someone took notice. The food was mediocre and not worth the long wait and overpriced for what it was. In different company I would have walked out! Could not recommend.
August 2023 by Mike Heard
A delightful evening. Started off by meeting the owner of the pub (and greater environs) in the car park, driving about in a black cab. We were charmed and welcomed right from the start. After a long day the garden was peaceful, the food was an interesting pub menu done well, and the service from all was perfect. Special thanks to Ray who would not be deterred from returning home purely to collect some mint so I could have a most excellent Mojito. Top drawer!
August 2023 by MCD750
Our daughter was getting married at Irnham Hall and a number of the guests were staying in the Griffin Inn and cottages in the village. We had a dinner for 30 family and friends at the Griffin the night before and were very pleased with the service and the food. Louise and her team looked after us all well and everyone said how much they enjoyed the meal. We had pre-ordered all the food and were all served at the same time and the dishes served piping hot - which doesn?t always happen in restaurants when it?s a large party. It was a lovely way to kickstart the celebrations. Would highly recommend The Griffin Inn.
August 2023 by A916PViant
Absolutely wonderful! We ate at the pub last night for the pre wedding dinner and could not have asked for a better time. We were introduced to Louise and her team upon arrival and they took such good care of us through the night. 20+ people pre orders our dinners and were all delivered beautifully presented, on time, hot and delicious. There?s a new Chef apparently and he is SMASHING IT! Thank you so much to all the team who looked after us and made us feel so comfortable. All the best, Ian T
