The Black Griffon delivered exactly what we were looking for – a typical pub Sunday roast at a fair price.The welcome and the service was excellent. As soon as the greeter saw my elderly and somewhat disabled companion, she asked if the stairs would be an issue and changed us to a downstairs table. All the servers were polite, friendly, helpful and smiled a lot. It makes a difference.We both had the “duo” of roast turkey and beef, which took a reasonable 15 minutes or so to arrive. I was pleased to see that each meal had correctly omitted the item each person didn’t want – it’s amazing how often venues make a note but still serve something which you have said you can’t eat.The vegetables were very good, particularly the roasties. The cauli cheese could have been flashed under the grill, and a little cheesier, and the ‘beef served pink’ was actually well-cooked and not pink, but the portions were generous and everything was tasty.It’s great that you can order just the one course, some pubs insist on paying for two Sunday lunch courses when, for us oldies, a Sunday roast is all we can manage at one sitting!The stainless steel gravy pots dribble and are unattractive – a gravy pot or jug would be better (as pictured on the menu).Atmosphere is typical ‘old pub’.I had a Guinness Zero (there was a good range of alcoholic and non-alco drinks) and the bill came to just over £30 – good value, and I expect we’ll return.
Julie Tamlin
Took my 17 year old for lunch, and we both enjoyed it very much. The food was lovely, and the staff were lovely. I would definitely recommend this place ?
Zoe Tomaszek
Good beer and friendly service. My other half and his daughter ate and had the small plates. They recommended the salt and pepper squid. Good little outside smoking area. Lots of seating inside. Dart board. 2 lots of toilets. Wheelchair friendly areas.
Craig Woodward
Fabulous lunch today , great food , excellent service and great atmosphere and good value for money , the young man that served us was polite and couldn't do enough for us , thankyou for an enjoyable lunch , highly recommended.Parking: Plenty of free parking
Becca H
Love Rosie’s quizzes, great food and good pints ?
Paul & Corni Holdway
Lovely pub fantastic food will definitely visit again
Jill H
Special turkey and tinsel pre Christmas lunch for we oldies.Roast turkey ,stuffing,pigs in blankets ,Yorkshire pudding and loads of great vegetables -was as good as any meal I have had anywhere.This was followed by a lovely fruit crumble and raspberries and Cornish clotted ice cream - fabulous.All this for £6.99 which is the normal price for a two course meal - £7.99 for three courses on the senior persons menu at this friendly very welcoming village pub with outstanding staff.
Truffles000
We had a wonderful Christmas Day lunch at the Griffin All six of us were impressed with the quality of food and service. Even the little dog we had with us was given a doggie Christmas cracker. The pub was very busy, the atmosphere was great, and the staff worked their socks off. I’d certainly recommend Christmas Day lunch here but you need to book early as it’s very popular, this year was my third attempt at a Christmas Day lunch reservation. Thank you to Emma and her wonderful team for a truly amazing day.
John M
As a family we recently had our Christmas lunch at the Griffin and must say we were all quite impressed with the service and quality of the food. as follows: Their customer service is second to none. The quality of the Christmas dinner was outstanding, exceeding my expectations, the food was delicious and we really enjoyed the atmosphere. I must say I was completely impressed with the professionalism and customer service from Emma (Land Lady) to Lyn & Rose who is the assistant Mgr and Ellie and in in general the team they really did their best on the day. Its fair to say we really enjoyed the experience as it was our first time having Christmas lunch away from our home and I would highly recommend it to others. I'll definitely be back!” Thanks to all the staff for making the day a special one. Best Rgds John
ssb73
Have been here a couple of times in the past for drinks and some pub lunches and also had a great experience but I was truly blown away with their Christmas lunch we had with them this year. Its the first time we had eaten out for Christmas Dinner and we will definitely be booking again next year because everything was prefect from the delicious food to the amazing service. There was 9 of us in our party from over 80s to kids and everyone was happy. Thanks for the great experience
Came in for the live music by Celsius. Very talented and the staff were really great and helpful. Will return again.
Luke
Always a great time at The Black Griffin Inn. The food is great and the staff are always so friendly (in particular Rose, Ethan and Tal).
Pete Bowley
Lovely friendly staff in this extremely popular, dog friendly pub. The small plates are delicious (we had tacos, squid rings, chicken wings and halloumi fries and corn ribs-theres a great offer if you get 3 or 5 plates to share!)The table service is prompt and you even get your drinks topped up. It's all great value and we watched the big screen sports which made for a lovely afternoon out. Thanks to the team for a great time; we will definitely be back!Vegetarian options: Veggie and vegan are all on the menu.Wheelchair accessibility: Fully accessible.
Finley C
Very nice place to spend the evening, especially lovely around Christmas and always very friendly and clean.
E D
We came for Rose's Christmas Quiz on Dec 17th. The Sunday night quizzes are always great fun but this evening was excellent. The good was very good and great value. The quiz was fab, we really enjoyed it. Thanks to all the Black Griffin team, especially Rose, we had a great evening.
The Black Griffon delivered exactly what we were looking for – a typical pub Sunday roast at a fair price.The welcome and the service was excellent. As soon as the greeter saw my elderly and somewhat disabled companion, she asked if the stairs would be an issue and changed us to a downstairs table. All the servers were polite, friendly, helpful and smiled a lot. It makes a difference.We both had the “duo” of roast turkey and beef, which took a reasonable 15 minutes or so to arrive. I was pleased to see that each meal had correctly omitted the item each person didn’t want – it’s amazing how often venues make a note but still serve something which you have said you can’t eat.The vegetables were very good, particularly the roasties. The cauli cheese could have been flashed under the grill, and a little cheesier, and the ‘beef served pink’ was actually well-cooked and not pink, but the portions were generous and everything was tasty.It’s great that you can order just the one course, some pubs insist on paying for two Sunday lunch courses when, for us oldies, a Sunday roast is all we can manage at one sitting!The stainless steel gravy pots dribble and are unattractive – a gravy pot or jug would be better (as pictured on the menu).Atmosphere is typical ‘old pub’.I had a Guinness Zero (there was a good range of alcoholic and non-alco drinks) and the bill came to just over £30 – good value, and I expect we’ll return.
Took my 17 year old for lunch, and we both enjoyed it very much. The food was lovely, and the staff were lovely. I would definitely recommend this place ?
Good beer and friendly service. My other half and his daughter ate and had the small plates. They recommended the salt and pepper squid. Good little outside smoking area. Lots of seating inside. Dart board. 2 lots of toilets. Wheelchair friendly areas.
Fabulous lunch today , great food , excellent service and great atmosphere and good value for money , the young man that served us was polite and couldn't do enough for us , thankyou for an enjoyable lunch , highly recommended.Parking: Plenty of free parking
Love Rosie’s quizzes, great food and good pints ?
Lovely pub fantastic food will definitely visit again
Special turkey and tinsel pre Christmas lunch for we oldies.Roast turkey ,stuffing,pigs in blankets ,Yorkshire pudding and loads of great vegetables -was as good as any meal I have had anywhere.This was followed by a lovely fruit crumble and raspberries and Cornish clotted ice cream - fabulous.All this for £6.99 which is the normal price for a two course meal - £7.99 for three courses on the senior persons menu at this friendly very welcoming village pub with outstanding staff.
We had a wonderful Christmas Day lunch at the Griffin All six of us were impressed with the quality of food and service. Even the little dog we had with us was given a doggie Christmas cracker. The pub was very busy, the atmosphere was great, and the staff worked their socks off. I’d certainly recommend Christmas Day lunch here but you need to book early as it’s very popular, this year was my third attempt at a Christmas Day lunch reservation. Thank you to Emma and her wonderful team for a truly amazing day.
As a family we recently had our Christmas lunch at the Griffin and must say we were all quite impressed with the service and quality of the food. as follows: Their customer service is second to none. The quality of the Christmas dinner was outstanding, exceeding my expectations, the food was delicious and we really enjoyed the atmosphere. I must say I was completely impressed with the professionalism and customer service from Emma (Land Lady) to Lyn & Rose who is the assistant Mgr and Ellie and in in general the team they really did their best on the day. Its fair to say we really enjoyed the experience as it was our first time having Christmas lunch away from our home and I would highly recommend it to others. I'll definitely be back!” Thanks to all the staff for making the day a special one. Best Rgds John
Have been here a couple of times in the past for drinks and some pub lunches and also had a great experience but I was truly blown away with their Christmas lunch we had with them this year. Its the first time we had eaten out for Christmas Dinner and we will definitely be booking again next year because everything was prefect from the delicious food to the amazing service. There was 9 of us in our party from over 80s to kids and everyone was happy. Thanks for the great experience
Restaurantji Recommends
Came in for the live music by Celsius. Very talented and the staff were really great and helpful. Will return again.
Always a great time at The Black Griffin Inn. The food is great and the staff are always so friendly (in particular Rose, Ethan and Tal).
Lovely friendly staff in this extremely popular, dog friendly pub. The small plates are delicious (we had tacos, squid rings, chicken wings and halloumi fries and corn ribs-theres a great offer if you get 3 or 5 plates to share!)The table service is prompt and you even get your drinks topped up. It's all great value and we watched the big screen sports which made for a lovely afternoon out. Thanks to the team for a great time; we will definitely be back!Vegetarian options: Veggie and vegan are all on the menu.Wheelchair accessibility: Fully accessible.
Very nice place to spend the evening, especially lovely around Christmas and always very friendly and clean.
We came for Rose's Christmas Quiz on Dec 17th. The Sunday night quizzes are always great fun but this evening was excellent. The good was very good and great value. The quiz was fab, we really enjoyed it. Thanks to all the Black Griffin team, especially Rose, we had a great evening.