Griffin in Carlisle

We walked in on the Saturday night yo make a reservation for Sunday lunch the following day. We wanted to refuel after day 1 of Hadrian's Wall, we are raising money for our local hospice to purchase a cuddle bed. Staff on Saturday were friendly and it was easy to book. We returned on Sunday after our walk for lunch. We all enjoyed the beef dinner and a few of us had pudding. We had chosen this spot as the football was on, we ended up staying most the afternoon!

Terrible experience of this establishment , was not busy at all on a Sunday evening around 7.20pm ish. Yet it took so long to get served 3 drinks , such a shame as it looks not a shabby of a place

Great clean pub, great food and drinks

Wonderful pub, better service, and a great Sunday roast! Very accommodating for a large party (20+)

Absolutely minging, dropping someone off another station so decided to grab a drink and a bite to eat. Got the loaded fries sharing thing which was OK. The buffalo chicken one was the best the rest was a bit crap. The main issue was how dirty everything was. We were there for 45mins to an hour and the tables were never emptied or cleaned anywhere around us. When we sat at our table we had to move dirty plates and glasses. I wouldn't mind bugjit wasnt busy and they had plenty of staff on chatting behind the bar.

Update taken over by greene king Very nice in there some top beers available and done out lovely.. 100yds from Carlisle train station have a beer have a brew or meal in very nice surroundings before going on with the rest of your day.. Impressed, they even have all the sport on various tvs around the place what's not to like. 🤷🤷

Similar to spoons but not quite as good

Great atmosphere, very friendly staff, amazing door staff very friendly, would highly recommend to everyone coming to the city

Great quiz, unexpected find, good food good drinks. Burt for PM. Fast service, friendly host, good atmosphere. Will come back

The food was amazing cooked to how me and my family enjoy our meal and faith was absolutely amazing with us and my children as my children are deaf she put a big smile on there faces as she was talking to them but some of the other staff need to cheer up and understand that not everyone can experience what “normal” people can experience so please and thank you don’t go amiss these days I was shocked to hear off my wife that some staff don’t know how to use there manners but apart from that evething was amazing thank you to faith and Josh for yet another good experience but faith keep going with your dreams you’ll get there one day hope it all goes well for you

My husband & I called today (September 28th, Saturday) for lunch while on a steam train trip...the food was served quickly & was very tasty..our waitress (with long dark hair & glasses) ,was a credit to the Griffin, very friendly & efficient..The Griffin itself is a friendly,clean ,good place to eat..we will certainly be back.

Lovely service from Josh Brake!! Deffo recommend.

Manager Josh was a great host, very helpful

Great service from josh b and Chris!

Visited here again on Saturday evening (after our first visit in January 2024). Once again food was lovely, and the service was on point. Shout out to Laura who made us feel very welcome and suggested we stay for the live entertainment, which was a male vocalist. We had a fantastic night and will be returning very soon!

Great pub with decent food, hats off to Josh B for making it more comfortable when a food order was wrong he was more than to help and get it sorted for us with no hassle. Would recommend to anyone.

Firstly when we went in we thought it was a witherspoon but soon found out it wasn't, Food and drink were good and staff were friendly and professional

Excellent service and very friendly

Great pub.Friendly team, and love that it's dog friendly 🐕 can't wait to visit on my next trip to Carlisle 🌝

Excellent food ,great value and very friendly staff.Would definitely recommend ...lots of choices of food and drinks and so close to railway station and city centre.👍

Went into the Griffin today with my friend Maria . Josh Linda and Chris where brilliant food excellent atmosphere great thank you again to the three of you

Absolutely amazing experience, staff were friendly and helpful.

Helpful staff, food reasonable and served quickly.

Some of the staff here are absolutely amazing the food was fantastic but as I was watching the staff I have noticed more or less the staff are leave on person out never got a chance to speak to the lovely lady that was on the floor all night but I want to let her know she was doing amazing and staff should feel bad for not talking to this member of staff you never know what anyone is going through but other than that the griffin is a nice place to stop by and have a quick meal and a quick drink and the girl that was on the floor the other weekend you definitely made my dead son feel so happy that he was able to talk to someone other than just mummy and daddy you are amazing thank you for making my son smile and laugh the way you did you have a heart of gold

Called in for something to eat and opted for a chicken burger and a mac n cheese. Chicken burger was pretty bad with a processed cheese slice on it, mac n cheese was just gloopy stodgy garbage. Definitely not somewhere we'd call again! Bar is ok and decent choice of beers but avoid food

Popped in quickly for some food while waiting for the train. When we were told that the wait was around 20 mins, we decided not to risk it and just had a drink. But then the waiter came to our table and said he's checked with the kitchen and they just finished the last dish, so our loaded fries would only take a few minutes. They came and were absolutely delicious (BBQ Cheese ones). We really appreciated the care and understanding from the waiter, and he earnt you guys 5 stars! Well done ✅

Called in at lunchtime. Not many people in so easy to get served from helpful and friendly staff.

Nice lasagna but charging £2 for a dash of lembo is taking the piss

Had a lovely afternoon here, the sun was out so the outside area was full but we weren’t disappointed inside. The pub is beautiful and the service was lovely. The flatbread was perfect. The staff Made us feel so welcome and at home, not as much fuss for us as there was for the dogs though 😁 thank you again for a lovely day, we will see you soon.

Great quiz and enthusiastic quizmaster on a tuesday night and brilliant interior decor. Accessible and close to the station, what else do you want?

Food was really very good. Unfortunately the choice of draught ale was limited. But the interior was nicely done.

Really nice staff in comfortable surroundings ⁿ

Have amazing service by all the staff by Jace was just so lovely . Promote her now!! From newcastle here for a visit and would come back for the service! X

Really poor service. Have no ability to work out who is next in line. Recommend going to the wetherspoons just a minute away - better service, by a distance, *and* cheaper. Save money, get served when it's your turn and chill out.

Good vibes all day and night, would come back again. Very friendly place and good food and dogs are welcome too, would recommend

Starting to get busy, ready for the England game tonight.

I'm a big Greene King fans. Friendly service + nice food is a norm. However I must say I was disappointed this time. PLEASE BE AWARE ALL DAY MENU serves after 12pm here. Do not pay by gift card as the staff will need to key in the numbers manually and she will be eyerolling on you. I felt humiliated, be honest. The breakfast was disappointed. If you tried my breakfast you will know what I mean. Quite far from "good" standard. In Carlisle I had better visiting Gosling Bridge Inn branch. Always quality service.

Inside was lovely service was fast. However the cocktails are abismal, with little alcohol to proper specification. Pints are good.

Eaten here 2X for dinner.. Great portions, great flavour and service. If I do the Wall again, this spot is on my stop list.

Josh was very polite and has great customer service

Thanks Josh for all your had work today, great service

Met with a friend place was roomy, food good , pleasant staff, dog friendly just what I needed .

The service was excellent, friendly and attentive. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the food. The breakfast was tepid and barely edible (even though we were ravenous)! What on earth is in those sausages?! We were both worried about food poisoning (that fortunately didn't come to pass).

Travel with work. Always my only option when at Carlisle Station. Love looking for a greenstone wherever I am

Excellent service, very friendy staff paticularly josh and all the other bar staff really nice atmosphere

Great place friendly atmosphere cute dogs and lovely food great place for a first date

Great atmosphere and lovely food. Highly recommend

Beer not very nice cant get popular brews.

Called in for a " quick beer" when waiting for train. Busy, wee bit noisy for us 79 year olds, but definitely a well run pub. Cheers and thanks!

Bouncers are horrible, get kicked out after buying a drink for not having id even though we are all 25

Very friendly staff. Table we had booked did (as requested) have a view of the live football being shown on TNT Sports. Perhaps because of the football crowd, many of the food items we had wanted to order were not available (but what we did order was very tasty).

Decent pub, food was very tasty and loved the decor. Very echoey so having conversations was difficult at some points especially when the music was turned up. Great selection of food and drinks.

Evening meal, excellent food and service.

Nice bar just by railway station, food available , didn't eat this time but last time food was OK, simular to a spoons type of menu good bar overall.

My wife and I used to frequent the Griffin along with friends several years ago but stopped going during Covid. Yesterday we returned and realised a breath of fresh air now permeats the place with new and dynamic deputy managers (take a bow, Josh) who are on a mission to provide excellent service and food. Well they certainly succeded yesterday. We will be back!

Easter Saturday I had gammon steak. It was to draw and all the staff were fantastic as well. I returned later that evening for a cup of tea as I’m not a heavy drinker and the barman (blazer white shirt) let me have it on his tab. Massive thank you to you and I’ve given you a shout out on my YouTube channel GWR Trains. Next time I’m making content in Carlisle my evening meal is definitely sorted.

Place has a warm atmosphere , our server (josh) was amazing I have celiacs disease and he was so accommodating and made things easy for me to order and was so good with my dog athena ! Definitely would be back for a pint. Food was average but they are the first place to get the temperature on my steak perfect first try ( rare) in Carlisle so theres that!

Excellent service from Conrad and Josh Thanks you

Great place was in yesterday for Good Friday it was pretty busy but the staff was amazing and the general manager was very helpful. We will be back

Absolutely gorgeous all day breakfast.. Colin’s customer service brilliant thank you Will be back :)

Great experience and very fast and lovely service

Fantastic service. Great atmosphere Josh was amazing

Dropped in for a quick pint between trains, very quiet, same great service. The friendliness of the staff more than made up for the scarcity of customers. We'll keep coming back!

Absolutely brilliant service and friendly atmosphere from our host Josh. Clean, friendly and good music. Definitely recommend 3

Lush pub, great service and drinks and the place is really nicely done out.

Attractive pub close to the Station and the Historic heart of Carlisle, didn't eat there so can't comment on the food but the service at the bar was good, plenty of seating and power sockets to charge your phone. Gents loo has quirky industrial looking theme, but the taps, spray water everywhere all over you, and the cubicle doors had broken locks.

Food was lovely and Jace was very friendly and helpful, I would definitely come back again,

Drink was pricey & not the nicest pint i have had

Clean, Tidy, Friendly Staff, Thanks for Good Quality Coffe

Very clean and warm, situated in the city centre. Friendly staff. Good pub food.served quite quickly on Warm plates!

Soaking in the cracking atmosphere at a friendly local pub! Hens and stags, have a blast here but remember, no crossing on the stairs and STAY safe!!!

Excellent service, booked a Six nations rugby package and got a perfect view of the screen! Staff are amazing, very efficient! Huge range of beers, very clean! Will be back!!

Lovely food and great prices. Look forward to our next visit.

Thank you to the team for a great night. Top service and great food. Will be coming back soon

Great service, great atmosphere. Be sure to bring the girls down next time

Came down tonight with my wife for a couple, ended up getting a bite to eat and wow. Absolutely amazing service and quality all round. Top shout

Had such a great time tonight, staff, service and food 10/10. Will definitely be coming back!

Came down in the afternoon today for a couple, ended up staying longer than expected. What a great atmosphere, the team was brilliant, service was top tier and food was phenomenal. Most definitely will be coming back next weekend 😀

Nice place, great atmosphere and delicious food 😋

Nice chilled atmosphere, more than decent prices for food and drinks, the staff where nice and polite. Definitely be going there again in the future. Highly recommend!

1st time eating in the Griffin. I ordered pulled beef Tacos for Starters. 2x Taco's very well made and defo have again. Although I might try some of the other flavours. For mains I had lasagne 2x fresh made garlic bread, huge amount of salad that was fresh Avery tasty. Now the lasagne, woah mate just beautiful, made me want to order another one. Chips came with it separate bowl so it may have been side. They were the best chips I've had since arriving back in the UK. THEY WERE CRISPY. And could stand up on their own, 1st thing I grabbed was a good chip. I really enjoyed my meal and will go back again with friends. In fact I have already invited a mate to eat in there sometime. Top job staff friendly and helpful. 5 stars from me. Aussie Mark

come to the griffin with my husband and my child and i can tell you guys now please don't go because the whole attitude and the way these staff members talk is ridicules and should be sacked there and then this is happen 2x now. even to the point where my food was cold and so was my child's my husband got a stake and it come out not how he wanted he wanted very well done and it come out still pink and he did not want to eat it but we come out for a meal before we visited family members. this place needs someone higher up to come in undercover or something because there is no way this

Fantastic place, lovely food reasonably priced, nice atmosphere and lovely staff. Would highly recommend

Blue cheese burger.... no blue cheese. Steak in the steak ciabatta tasted like old meat. One particular member of staff very rude, rolling her eyes whenever we asked something like we were asking her to work on her day off or something. Both front of house and the chefs very unaware of basic allergen information. I was provided with their ipad with all allergen info on it. Then the rude waitress and the chef both questioned our choices even though we ordered using the allergen information provided on the ipad. Terrible choice of venue for lunch! Would not recommend!

2 items on menu were not available.Urinals in gents were dirty all around the rim. Only one real ale available out of two.

Had the katsu curry it was amazing!

We only had drinks! But it's a nice, welcoming place

Good food at the right price and wonderful draught Guiness !

Great pint of Guinness, extra cold, young lass serving with the broken arm very friendly and went out of her way to chat about her accident. Only came to Carlisle for a day out, definitely be coming back here again.

Visit for beer only seems a friendly place and a good selection of drinks

Lovely atmosphere in The Griffin, the food was very tasty & hot & reasonably priced.

This was just what we needed. Came in on a Monday night, it was bright and airy with nice furnishings. It wasn't loud and was a great place to have a drink and a light bite with a little one after a long train ride. Staff were polite and helpful and it was clean and warm.

Came here with my mate and had a smashing time, the lady with the cast on the bar was an an absolute star, the friendliest service

But slow on device but a great atmosphere and a good place to grab a last drink before heading for the train .

Lovely food lovely bar staff apart from the miserable looking cow who battered her kid wouldn’t recommend being served by her (Kimberlee)

I regularly stop off in the Griffin when travelling back to the Scottish Borders and it is always a great place to hang out. Really nice food, the staff are great and I always enjoy having a pint here, when doing some work on my laptop.

This was one of the busiest days, but the staff were excellent. They've been let down by staff and management but still pulled it out the bag and made us feel special. Massive shout out to Violet, she was fantastic! Needs a promotion! All staff working there arses off! Well done

The service, was excellent especially from violet, was so accommodating thank you so much

Would not recommend to anyone. The food was average which wasn’t the problem . The problem was the customer service was absolutely rude and disgusting by the two female staff behind the bar . I’m guessing it was the manager but she was swearing in front of customers , complaining about having a bad day and overall rude personality. When I asked for a cup of tea she rudely shouted “ We are not serving hot drinks because it’s busy “ and then proceeded to rudely shake her head looking disgusted . If I had to give a positive I’d be struggling to find one .

Had a great nite in here friendly staff cnt wait to return