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The Griffin, Carlisle Central, Carlisle
Carlisle
CA1 1QX
Reviews of The Griffin (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Gill Smith left this review about The Griffin
This pub is in the 2010 Good Beer Guide, but is a large barn of a place with little atmosphere. Had Geltsdale Brampton bitter which was the only guest available. The other beer was Greene King IPA so I was disappointed with the choice in such a big place. Asked for soup of the day and was told it was pea and spinach, but when it came it was orange, more like a spicy carrot. Nice enough and the food menu was reasonably priced too. TV screens showing artists playing their music at a reasonable level allowing conversation.
On 26th August 2010
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1138 recommendations about 1066 pubs]
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hondo . left this review about The Griffin
2 floor pub close to carlisle train station.Opens 9:00 am food served & 2 real ales on.
On 16th March 2010
- no rating submitted
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Tex Icecubes left this review about The Griffin
Did the old, sneek off while wifey is shopping ploy and headed straight for this place which I'd noticed after leaving the railway station. It had many "were in the good beer guide" and "camra pub of the season" stickers in the window, so I was a little disappointed when there were only two real ales available (Jennings Cumberland and Brains Bitter). Plumped for the Brains. £2.56 Bargain.
So I sat down in the not very plush interior and began to make notes. (pretty sad).
Its a large building, bit of a drinking den, mainly lager and smoothflow drinkers, not many people eating food. The beer was ok but nothing special. You get a much better pint and better choice 100 yards down the road at the Woodrow Wilson.
All the usual - beer pump clips and a big picture of John Barras, but sadly lacking in the art effects and parrot inhaler.
On 2nd February 2010
- rating: 6
[User has posted 28 recommendations about 26 pubs]
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Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 22 November 2016 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 05 March 2012 by Dave McNally
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 23 June 2014 by Dave McNally
Last inspected: January 11th 2017
