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The Gryphon, Grange Park, N21
N21
N21 1RE
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David Walton left this review about The Gryphon
Visited 03/06/25
Cask was Hophead, L Pride, TT LL and Doom Bar. Keg was SB dark fruits, Thatchers Gold, Peroni, Carling, Wingman, Madri, Coors, Stella, Guinness, Asahi.
Now part of their Ember Inns portfolio rather than a Harvester. Bar counter opposite the entrance with generally tall tables and tall benches / stools in front of and to the left of, the extreme left-hand end of the venue having a fire grate and being carpeted. A TV above the fire grate was showing Sky News. Some tan leather bucket armchairs resided immediately in front of the fire grate. To the right of the entrance and edge of the bar counter, the venue extended into a carpeted dining area with regular tables and chairs to the back of the venue with the entrance out into the rear beer garden. The front right of the venue before you embark on the carpeted walk to the rear of the pub was boarded with some slate grey tile inserts and a mixture of banquettes in the front windows plus a solitary booth table in the side window. The rear beer garden was much bigger than I had assumed and had a paved area immediately outside the back before reverting to a grassy area of that quite nice rustic form. Seating was via regular picnic style benches for the most part. The cask range not exciting (I sampled the HH and the TTLL and well kept) but it was a range at least rather than none or a solitary handpump, usually to be treated with suspicion.
On 24th May 2026
- rating: 6
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Gryphon
This used to be a solid back street local in the Grange Park area of Winchmore Hill.
Or it was until M&B decided to turn it into a Harvester.
As well as the large partitioned Harvester style dining area, there is a small bar area equipped with comfortable sofa style seating and even a fruit machine to try and recreate that real pub effect. Unfortunately it comes up short in that, like most other types of this chain, there is no real ale and Tetleys and Speckled Hen on Keg is as good as it gets, and it is a place to be avoided on a Saturday and Sunday as it then becomes overrun with families waiting for a table in the restaurant section.
On 16th February 2010
- rating: 4
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