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The Griffin, Frome
Frome
BA11 3DB
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Reviews of The Griffin (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about The Griffin
As with the case in the all the Frome pubs I visited yesterday, Mr Larter has beaten me to describing their current state, so not much to add on this one, it did seem very much a locals pub to me. I went for the same beer as Will did below, it was Frome Brewing Space Taxi, and for his information Frome Brewing used to be called Milk Street but not sure if they'd travelled to Sheffield either. I found the beer not undrinkable but my notes reminded me I found it "a little warm and oily", in short not great. The pub itself, the one beer example aside , wasn't too bad but didn't set the pulse racing.
On 9th August 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2409 recommendations about 2372 pubs]
Will Larter left this review about The Griffin
Three hand pumps on the bar in this GBG pub, our eighth of the day. There are four hand pumps, one out of use and the other with beers from Frome Brewing Co (est.1999, though their beers have not travelled to my part of the UK as I had never heard of them). One was an English Pale 4%, another was 4.5% stout with roasted malts, and the third was a West Coast Pale, also 4.5%. I went for the latter as it is a style I usually enjoy, but this one was not in drinkable condition. It wasn't in-your-face awful, but it had a slight sourness that became too much for me after the third tentative sip. Normally I'd have taken it back, but we were pressed for time and needed to do two more pubs and a 30 minute walk before catching our trains out of Frome, so I just left it on the table (still in the glass of course). A disappointing visit to what had promised to be one of the highlights of the day.
On 8th August 2026
- rating: 4
[User has posted 4910 recommendations about 4493 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about The Griffin
Longstanding GBG pub a bit out of town, up the hill. Exposed brick wall, baby poo walls, scuffed parquet floor, mis-matched furniture and a bit gloomy in all honesty. 3x Milk Street (Frome) ales, my Porter clearly wasn’t flying out but was serviceable (NBSS 3). Suspect, given the location, this is best sampled in the evening – it’s not a Saturday afternoon trade pub. 6.5
On 11th November 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 6341 recommendations about 6319 pubs]
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Griffin - whatpub.com
Dilton Marsh, 6.72 miles, 2 hr 9 min walk (show)
Westbury (Wilts), 8.07 miles, 2 hr 35 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes - On lead at all times - last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes - Thai - last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 11 April 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 11 April 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Micropub : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 11 April 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 11 November 2024 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 11 April 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
