The Griffin in East Northamptonshire

Three of us came here for lunch. Very friendly staff, nice and clean place and freshly cooked food. Everything was well presented and tasted really good. It was our first time here but I'm sure we'll be back. Would recommend to anyone wanting good food at reasonable prices.

Fantastic, staff and food, so fresh.

We’d been shopping nearby and fancied a roast. We googled nearby restaurants and The Griffin Inn appeared so we thought we’d give it a try. It was a carvery with three meats of Beef, Turkey and Gammon. We both had a slice of each accompanied by an array of vegetables and a large yorkie. The food was delicious and I loved the choice of vegetables: cabbage, cauliflower cheese, peas, carrot and swede mash, carrots, parsnips and amazingly crispy roast potatoes. The service was really good, attentive friendly staff. Will definitely return when we’re next in the area.

We had the pie & mash and fish& chips and all I can say it was fantastic. The waitress was polite and extremely friendly. I have read the previous review and I disagree. It was our 1st time at the griffin and we will be back.

I visited The Griffin Inn on the 28th February 2024 with 8 of my family to celebrate my mother's 96th birthday with lunch out. My sister and mother had visited the previous week and were served nice food in the bar area. However, the food today was awful. The batter on the fish and onion rings was flacid and undercooked, my husbands brunch was one overcooked sausage, one rasher of bacon, one half of raw tomato, two small hash browns, one hard fried egg and a lake of baked beans. With it were two slices of white sliced bread spread with, what was said to be butter, but was a pale magarine colour. My husband asked why it wasn't toast and was told other.people prefer bread, with no offer to toast it. My sausage and mash was two re-cooked sausages which were poor quality on a bed of undercooked mash complete with lumps. The onion gravey was gloopy and a packet mix and had never seen an actual onion. Our friend chose the curry, rice and naan from the menu but was served a garlick naan, which she could not eat. The curry portion was also very small. The two burger meals were OK but the skin on fries needed further cooking. Two of our party were lucky.enough to order scampi with fat chips and had a good portion of simple food. All the food came out with delays so we didn't eat together as a group. As it was such a special birthday I did not complain until my mum had left. I spoke to the waitress who apologised but made no offer to speak to a manager or to refund any monies. I asked to talk to the "chef" who had gone home. This was less than an hour after we had eaten. The after service was poor, but the food was a disgrace. I am left never wanting to visit again. As we exited we saw the sign for Fine Dining displayed, which was ironic. Food: 1/5 | Service: 1/5 | Atmosphere: 1/5 1

I visited The Griffin Inn today with 8 of my family to celebrate my mother's 96th birthday with lunch out. My sister and mother had visited the previous week and were served nice food in the bar area. However, the food today was awful. The batter on the fish and onion rings was flacid and undercooked, my husbands brunch was one overcooked sausage, one rasher of bacon, one half of raw tomato, two small hash browns, one hard fried egg and a lake of baked beans. With it were two slices of white sliced bread spread with, what was said to be butter, but was a pale magarine colour. My husband asked why it wasn't toast and was told other.people prefer bread, with no offer to toast it. My sausage and mash was two re-cooked sausages which were poor quality on a bed of undercooked mash complete with lumps. The onion gravey was gloopy and a packet mix and had never seen an actual onion. Our friend chose the curry, rice and naan from the menu but was served a garlick naan, which she could not eat. The curry portion was also very small. The two burger meals were OK but the skin on fries needed further cooking. Two of our party were lucky.enough to order scampi with fat chips and had a good portion of simple food. All the food came out with delays so we didn't eat together as a group. As it was such a special birthday I did not complain until my mum had left. I spoke to the waitress who apologised but made no offer to speak to a manager or to refund any monies. I asked to talk to the "chef" who had gone home. This was less than an hour after we had eaten. The after service was poor, but the food was a disgrace. I am left never wanting to visit again. As we exited we saw the sign for Fine Dining displayed, which was ironic.

This was our first visit, pleasant greetings on entering, attentive and polite staff. We were there for a Sunday carvery, but there were a few other items on the menu. Our meals were hot and tasty. The dessert menu covered our whole party of 8s tastes and I personally recommend the homemade cheesecake. We will certainly visit again, perhaps to try the week day menu.

Very Special pub. The carvery is always lovely. We also come in for burgers on an afternoon. The beef burgers were to die for. Absolutely immense. Not had a burger like that before.

Strange awful smell when entering the establishment, we went in for a relaxing drink, however we drank up quick and left as the smell really was uninviting!_

Excellent carvery served here. Although we hadn't booked they found us a table and were very helpful.

Lovely Sunday carvery. Will definitely come again

Thank you to Lyn, and her team, for another great lunch. I took my Mum, and family, to celebrate her birthday. We had a fantastic time, lots of laughs, and good food . Thanks again Lyn. X

Our family went on New Years Eve lunchtime and had a lovely meal The carvery was excellent and we were all happy with our choices We will definitely be going to dine there again

I hadn’t been for years but remember this being a cosy historic pub with characterful rooms and a warm atmosphere. I booked as it was my choice for date night, the walk through the cute town was promising and the pub does look inviting as you near the large old door …..on opening the door that all changed! The smell of eggs was knockout…rank pipes, stale beer what caused this hum? The first thing you notice is the duck tape across the threshold carpet (classy), then the furnishings..wow…the look…..”borrowed from a 90s Bulgarian night club”! We just left, if the pub was this dirty I can only imagine what delights the kitchen must be hiding. This is becoming more and more common, beautiful historic buildings going down the pan from pure neglect. Do not complain that your pub is failing if you cannot even clean it for Chris sake or sort the pipes, we ended up in a large chain restaurant as a last resort how disappointing. I have to say tho the girl behind the bar was very friendly and cheerful, so definitely keep her on.

Great food,excellent service and friendly attentive staff.

My friends and i(seven in total)met for a pre christmas meal.the food was very nice.the usual turkey and all the trimmings.(£25 for two coures)but strangly no cranberry sauce.and most disapointingly,no crackers and a distinct lack of christmas decorations save for a tree with just lights.!.the staff tho were lovely.and very welcoming.

Christmas lunch with a friend. Excellent, attentive staff. Amazing food in both taste and quantity. Will definitely visit again.

What can I say had a fantastic meal on Friday night they had a big party in but we didn't mind the staff were fantastic the food was excellent.we will be back

Traditional bar side area with leather sofas and open fires is very pleasant. Not a big space but cosy. Just not overly welcoming. You are stopped at the door around 10pm from entering and it’s been known to ask you to leave earlier than that which is strange as it is a nice place to sit and chat. The seating could be tweaked a bit to make more space to sit. The bar is well stocked and caters for most needs. To meet up in an authentic feeling pub for a beverage early evening it is a good spot to start especially if you get near to the fire.

Cold room xmas food not great no decorations or crackers on tables or coffee to finish

Excellent Sunday lunch good company.Would defiantly go again.

Arrived at the restaurant and immediately you could feel how cold it was ! Everyone in the bar area had their coats on. We were shown to our table in the restaurant and I asked the waitress why was it so cold. I ate my meal in my coat and scarf and had to put a friends scarf over my legs. The waitress said as it was a listed building it couldn’t have central heating! But surely you make sure the whole place is warm enough for all your clients. Starters were ok. Mine and my husband’s main was chicken skewers and they came to the table cold. The waitress took them back and when they came bs k they were just slightly warm. Just not good enough. Unfortunately we will not be returning.

Beautiful old pub with deceptive space and ambience, nice food, lovely friendly service and were happy to cater for my 3 year old son to share our dinner rather than order a whole meal for him

We called in on spec, being in town for a function.. We were early doors, so chef needed a little time to get up and running. No matter, we sat with a couple of drinks whilst we perused the menu. My wife is coeliac so we needed some special dietary requirements. The menu offered several options which Sara could eat, and as she loves fish and chips - which is not often available in GF she opted for that. I also went along with this choice, saying that I was happy to make chef's life a little easier. I was informed that all GF is prepared in separate cookers/fryers anyway, still I went with the GF option too. We were not disappointed! The meal was lovely, although on first sight the batter did look slightly pale, we needn't have worried as it was absolutely delicious, a lovely, crunchy and tasty accompaniment to the light, flaky fish. Add to this lovely home made chunky chips and tartare sauce and sublime mushy peas this was a truly lovely meal. Sara was more than pleased, and I was glad I'd chosen GF, although I feel sure the regular fish and chips would have been equally superb. The staff were very friendly, helpful and accommodating too. All in all highly recommended. Thank you The Griffin!

We called in on spec, being in town for a function.. We were early doors, so chef needed a little time to get up and running. No matter, we sat with a couple of drinks whilst we perused the menu. My wife is coeliac so we needed some special dietary requirements. The menu offered several options which Sara could eat, and as she loves fish and chips - which is not often available in GF she opted for that. I also went along with this choice, saying that I was happy to make chef's life a little easier. I was informed that all GF is prepared in separate cookers/fryers anyway, still I went with the GF option too. We were not disappointed! The meal was lovely, although on first sight the batter did look slightly pale, we needn't have worried as it was absolutely delicious, a lovely, crunchy and tasty accompaniment to the light, flaky fish. Add to this lovely home made chunky chips and tartare sauce and sublime mushy peas this was a truly lovely meal. Sara was more than pleased, and I was glad I'd chosen GF, although I feel sure the regular fish and chips would have been equally superb. The staff were very friendly, helpful and accommodating too. All in all highly recommended. Thank you The Griffin!

Lovely, friendly staff, delicious food at a reasonable price. The furniture is all a bit worn and the carpet needs a good professional clean! Although we were there at lunchtime, it was evident that the carpet had not even been vacuumed from the day before.

Great pub with a very generous Sunday lunch option. Would have preferred not to have to walk past other diners to get my food .

Great food and atmosphere with friendly welcoming staff. Looking forward to seeing the fire on in winter!

Fantastic Sunday lunch, great atmosphere and all staff were extremely helpful

Absolutely fantastic staff! Couldn’t fault a single thing. The food was divine. Service was fantastic, everyone was friendly and welcoming, always there to check if everything was okay,not sure where the previous review came from ? Definitely not this restaurant wouldn’t hesitate to recommend will definitely be back

We had the carvery couldn’t fault the meats available and selection of veg, staff all extremely polite and welcoming would definitely return 👍

So we turned up on a Sunday with our friends and there children we was having carvery the food was all cold then my partner found some green plastic inside his stuffing. The old lady serving the carvery was the most rudest person I’ve ever come across in my life . The looks she was giving us and her staff was disgusting. We were served buy a blonde lady called Leigh once we told her about the plastic in the stuffing she won’t leave us alone I found it quite annoying definitely not going back all I can say is bring back Ray he was the best person to run that place .

Nice Sunday lunch from the carvery but some veg dried up a little... Still, as a carvery it was very nice.

Highly recommend! Superb food, service and ambience. Thank you for looking after us.

Very welcoming only complaint we booked a table by a window but never got it . Staff were very polite ,friendly and helpful.

Had a lovely carvery on Sunday with my family at The Griffin . The food was absolutely delicious with three meats to choice from, I had the beef which was cooked to perfection along with a giant Yorkshire Pudding and crispy roast potatoes . There was a wide variety of vegetables all fresh and very tasty. The staff were very welcoming and attentive. Will defiantly be returning. I would highly recommend The Griffin if you’re looking for a traditional Sunday roast.

Six of us booked for Sunday lunch. Five opted for the carvery, one for a different option but with carvery vegetables. After ordering we waited a good 20 minutes before going to the serving area, but were turned away as the other option wasn't ready...it would be another 10 minutes! When we were told it was ready, we went back to the serving area. I opted for the gammon which looked - and tasted - delicious. The vegetables weren't so good. The peas were wrinkled, the carrots were tasteless, the butternut squash was hard but didn't taste too bad. As for the gravy? We were told the chef made it from bones and stock from the vegetables, but it didn't taste of anything at all. Worst were the Yorkshire puddings. When it was my turn to be served, I had the option of a flat black disc or waiting for a fresh batch. As I was told the fresh Yorkshires would arrive by the time I'd selected my vegetables, I chose to wait . Unfortunately the puddings in the new batch, although risen, were as charred as the disc from the previous batch. However, the food was miles better than the service. Not one of the waiting staff smiled the whole time we were there and one young lass looked positively sullen every time we or the other staff asked her to do something! Maybe new and needs more training? The worst part was when one of our party asked for the bill. The waitress looked straight at her and turned away. When we managed to get her attention again she spent part of the time talking over her shoulder to guests on an adjoining table whilst keying in card payments! Not impressed

We visited the Griffin this evening with my husband and mother in law. We live in West Yorkshire and was visiting my mother in law who lives nearby. The Griffin was lovely. It was pretty quiet for a Saturday evening, but the service was great , very friendly and helpful. The food was lovely and reasonably priced. Would definitely visit again.

Proper old school village pub. Decent cask ale, and good menu.

Super breakfast beautifully cooked

Great Sunday carvery. Friendly, helpful staff too. Really nice place.

Had a lovely Sunday lunch. Staff very helpful and friendly.

Thought we would try the breakfast carvery. On a positive, for us meat eaters the food was very good and was good value. On a negative my daughter is a vegetarian and they had no veggie sausage option as they hadn't had a delivery yet. No discount was offered as she was only left with hash browns beans/tomatoes and egg with toast. On another negative note we did have to wait a long time to be told we could go up and had to ask a few times to be told just restocking with beans or bacon or eggs etc. A couple who came in after us had eaten and left before we had even been up to get our food. I think the coffee needs a rethink as £2.60 for a tiny cup of decaf seems a little steep. To add insult to injury we didn't realise until we left that they had charged us for an extra cup. I know breakfast has only been running a few weeks so appreciate there may be teething problems.

Food was good but experience was marred by the expensive coffee. A very small black coffee over 2.60.

Stop off there for lunch for the first time today good service and food

Friends people,,lovely breakfast 😁👍

Came in today with my wife for the new carvery breakfast and it was amazing. Go up once fill your plate up take it back to your table and enjoy with a nice pure orange or hot drink the bacon was cooked to perfection and the sausages were to die for. Nice environment inside staff all friendly. We will be back again Thankyou

Myself and my partner came for the newly launched breakfast carvery. For the price you pay, I think it is excellent value and the food was very nice as well. The lady serving us was very nice however I think she could have done with an extra person to help as it got busier. I hope this idea continues and we will definitely be back to try again!😄👍🏼

Now doing breakfast. It is fantastic, great food, all fresh hot food and brilliant service. Had a lovely time with family.

Just had a beautiful lunch at the griffin Inn the fish and chips was cooked superbly and will be returning for food again

Tired, tatty, toilets were awful, staff have no knowledge about anything asked, no wonder it's never busy!

As usual very good, loads of meat in fact probably one slice too much, very generous. Great selection of vegetables, roast potatoes, parsnips and huge yorkie puds. Excellent service as is the norm here. Looking at the last couple of reviews about Sunday lunch, I certainly couldn’t agree with any of those comments. If you want a carvery, this is the place.

Lovely town pub, good food and service.

Booked here for a Sunday carvery. Very good. 3 different roast meats on offer plus trimmings and nice selection of veg. Opted for a citrus cheesecake for dessert. Tasty! Service was good. Venue is a little tired decor wise but welcoming enough.

My family had a lovely sunday afternoon at the Griffin. The building is charming and very welcoming and comfortable. I could have sat by the fire forever. The bar staff were extremely pleasant and assisted to our needs. We all had the carvery which was perfect. Everything was cooked to perfection and was well replenished. The table service we received was lovely and we well be returning in the near future. Credit to the chef and all the staff.

Small portions, good beer, very cold, slow service

Nice atmosphere and polite staff. Very welcoming and comfortable. Food was nice enough.... 3 stars felt a bit mean so I gave 4..... The Steak being the highlight of the meal wasn't great quality. I'd return but go for something else on the menu.

Very much my type of pub. Open fires, leather arm chairs, calm atmosphere, pleasant friendly talkative staff. My favourite in town.

Party of 6 all had carvery. Unfortunately everyone had luke warm food. Roast potatoes had tough outsides. Difficult to cut. But the meat was delicious

Rang up to book a table for my brothers birthday for 7 people which was fine when I turned up I was told that we don’t have a booking and the lady was extremely rude to us will not be going back

Burgers were really, really good. Service was great too. I'll be heading back for sure.

Amazing food, great value AND their specials all week are awesome. If you haven’t visited yet, you need too. You will not regret it

Visited with friends last Saturday. Good choice on menu, very attentive service and lovely food. Will definitely be going again! Thank you for a great evening!

Love a good roast dinner there 💙

Lovely Sunday lunch served by Lovely staff!

One of my favourite places. Dog friendly. Love the food though not always have enough vegetarian options. There should be at least 2 options for starters (not just soup) or mains. But cant complain about the food I already had:delicious. Nice drinks too. Friendly staff.

So looking forward to this carvery. It was delicious. The only downside was we got such a small amount of meat. I asked if I could have a little extra and was told yes but she would remove a slice that was on the plate already and there was only 2 very small slices. Very disappointing. The staff were excellent.

Went there Wednesday, amazing service such smiley faces. The food is amazing for the prices you get what you pay for, such big plates full of food. Order the chicken burger cooked to perfection so much chicken in there served with a scrumptious pot of burger sauce and very well seasoned fries. And the presentation for the food is just amazing 🤩 Definitely coming back again 👍

Fantastic food & great service AAA+++

First time coming to the griffin. My husband had belly pork and was very greasy. I had stuffed mushrooms they wasn't very stuffed and the fries was very over cooked and also very greasy. Will not be coming back.

This is the first time we’ve been to this Pub in many many years they always did a lovely Carvery back then. We wanted to try the Carvery today because we are taking family in two weeks and wanted to be sure they would be happy with it. The Carvery was very well presented and cooked to perfection with the exception of the roast potatoes which could have done with being roasted more. You had a choice of 3 meats and a lovely selection of vegetables you could tell it had all been cooked fresh the only negative comment would be is it could have been hotter but this is always a problem when you have a carvery. The desserts are all homemade and very good. Finally the staff are very friendly can’t do enough for you and make you feel very welcome.

Four meals, all different, all fantastic. New chef to be highly congratulated. We'll definitely be back and would certainly recommend.

A couple of nice craft beers with lovely staff.

Good to see a return to nice food here today! Loved coming here before and hopefully it’s getting back to best

17th century inn. Very cosy and nice place. Extended with glass house patio. Free parking available in the rear of the inn.

Very quiet pub, great if you want to sit and have a chat with your friends. Ok beers not much in the way in cocktails. 🥂

Went here with my Sunday lunch club in February. There were 23 of us, plus 1 unexpected addition. The staff and manager couldn't have been more friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and the desserts, out of this world. Several people have approached me to ask when we will be going there again. I will definitely be booking Sunday lunch for our group here again. After we've given the staff a few months to recover!

Had a fantastic carvery great choice of meat and veg.staff were fantastic will definitely be back

Service was very slow meat was over cooked only thing that was good was its was cheep

I moved to Higham Ferrers recently and every time I’ve tried to go to this pub or book a table they’re closed. Closed on Valentine’s Day 😂 and they close a couple of times a week, they obviously don’t need the money.. 😂

No restaurant and last orders at 10 30 on a Saturday night

Meat and Yorkshire served to you from the kitchen, you just add the vegetables that cannot be seen easily under pink lighting! Personally I like to see my meat being carved in front of me, turkey was very dry as if been reheated, partners beef was red, when asked if he could change it because he doesn't like it this way, was told No!... that's how it all comes!

Took my Mum for a surprise 80th birthday lunch today. The food was excellent, good value for money, the service exceptional, nothing was too much trouble. I was able to go into the restaurant before everyone arrived to put cards, presents, decorations and a balloon on the table. Thank you to Lyn and her staff for making it a memorable day for us all.

Booked for 6 last week for my 60th birthday, we were the only ones in the place and apart from some movable oil radiators there was no heating in the restaurant which was beyond cold, I have been using the Pub for 30 years and have never had such an awful service, I had checked out the menu online so was anticipating a great selection but we were given a very basic menu selection that was poor beyond belief. The food was very poor quality and the service was similar. Would I visit again ? Never, I feel that bad about this experience, you may feel I am moaning for the sake of it but I would have also given a great review if I felt it warranted it. So disappointing from what was the best place in Higham to eat at fir years.

Very enjoyable Sunday carvery. Staff were very helpful and friendly making a very pleasant atmosphere. Will most definately patronise again.

Came in for carvery food was excellent, service was great too, the toffee lumpy bumpy was absolutely scrummy! Lovely stuff

Lovely meal food was fabulous. The bar maid I think called molly was just lovely very attentive will be back. Brilliant.

Great beer and great atmosphere always.

Had a lovley dinner here.nice menu and specials.I had the beef stir fry and it was so tasty.my husband her the pie with plenty of fresh vegetables.followed by an strawberry and white chocolate brioche bread and butter pudding.it was gorgeous.nice pub and very lovley food.

Fabulous staff, everyone was genuinely warm and welcoming. The food was fabulous too. A great place to take Dad for his 80th Birthday meal 😋

went for carvery with family. had to wait a short while but the food was worth waiting for. the staff were polite and helpful. would recommend to anyone....

Had Sunday Carvery. Food was excellent. Very busy today but the Service was excellent and the Staff so friendly. Really lovely

This was hoped to become our local dining venue due to moving to the area, but that idea has now been shelved! The bar space is lively and cosy and has a great feel but the restaurant is dated and quite honestly, filthy. We were the first booking in the restaurant the night we dined and yet the table still had food and tobacco on it (this was also an inside table!). The carpet was thick with grease and you could see where furniture had been moved and the colour the carpet once was!The food choices were limited, with many mains and dessert items unavailable. This would be less of an issue if we knew the unavailability prior to choosing our meals!! Shockingly, the chef kept popping out of the kitchen to refill his pint!! The food was uninspiring and, though the portions were large, the quality was very poor indeed. The waitress was nice enough but incredibly forgetful, to the point she waved us off and I had to remind her we hadn’t paid!! A very disappointing experience and, unless the venue changes hands, we will not be returning.

Great service lovely looking place and delicious food will definitely visit again. Thankyou.

Don't turn up late for the carvery like after 215 otherwise food overcooked

10:30 on a Saturday evening and it was nearly empty

Nice vene but was not serving nibbles.

Lovely pub and restaurant. Friendly staff and great food. Dog friendly in the bar. The best carvery I've ever had

Really nice place,booked table for my partners birthday,lovely food,service excellent,staff lovely,will definitely go again.

Lovely pub best in area very friendly staff highly recommended