The Griffin, N20

Official site of the Griffin, contains menu and real ale details - www.thegriffin-whetstone.co.uk

Official site of the Griffin, contains menu and real ale details - www.thegriffin-whetstone.co.uk

I’ve found the staff in here to always be friendly and the quality of beer is always good. Deuchars and Bombardier are the normal ale offerings, but one of them is usually off. Fosters, Strongbow, Kronenburg, Guinness, John Smiths and Bulmers are also available. The pub doesn't look that big from the front, but there is a huge beer garden located out the back, which if the pubs self advertising is to be believed, is the biggest in North London. Before entering the beer garden there is a covered smoking area that has some seating, table football, a projector screen and an outside toilet. There are loads of TV's in the pub and the staff seemed quite happy to change the channels when requested, so great for watching sport. There is also a dartboard in another part of the pub that has some comfy chairs and another TV screen. Apparently this area is also available to hire out for private functions. There seems to be a lot of effort being put into the pub with something happening almost every night from ‘cheesy disco' nights to quiz and poker nights so all in all a good pub that I will be visiting often.