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As Strongers has pointed out, prices are now high. A pint of Pride was also £3.20 the last time I visited.
The Griffin (and the beer) is good but it's not that good. There's plenty of pubs around the area and indeed along the river towards London where you are not charged such a high price for your beer.
A pity but I'm no longer drinking in the Griffin whilst their prices are so much higher than other places.
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It was nice to see all of the flags on display for St George’s day in this Fuller’s pub, although £3.20 for a pint of Carling is a bit of a piss take. There is a beer garden out the back (although I did not see it) and plenty of benches at the front of the pub.
I also have to agree that this is the best pub out of the 4 corner pubs of Griffin Park. I usually go to the New Inn on match days, but I’ll give this one a try next time.
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Visited this pub pre match last Saturday. Good old traditional place, not over crowded although it was a nice day so there was an overspill on to the pavement. Second pint of Pride good and burger from garden barbecue reasonable. Downsides - unsupervised children in the pub and over proliferation of St George's flags inside.
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Had a pre match Pride on Saturday and very nice it was too. Always tastes at its best in here. Pride is the only cask beer available but they had ESB and Honeydew in bottles.
Always packed in here before games and despite only having one beer it's thoroughly recommended.
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Definitely the best of the 'four pubs of Griffin Park'. Extremely homely and very small and gets cramped very quickly on matchdays. But is well worth a visit. I liked the fact that, when I went in during the summer and there were only a few regulars in, I was mae to feel welcome and not like an outsider, non-local type as some pubs can feel like.
Always have a few guest ales and the London Pride is beautiful.
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The best of the four pubs on the corners of Griffin Park. Service is good even when packed on match days and the beer is too. There's also a pretty nice and traditional feel to the place.
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Lovely pint of Pride in a friendly, welcoming pub. Having said that, £2.90 seems excessive for a pint from a barrel I could have carried from the brewery!
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Great pub, traditonal footy pub, if you are watching the Bees go here rather than the crappy Royal Oak, service far superior and lesss nicotine encrusted
TheGP - 15 Apr 2007 22:20 |
Best pub in Brentford...atmosphere, friendly, decent pint, decent nosh, dartboard...just dont chuck the beermats around !
anonymous - 2 Feb 2007 09:57 |
Its mega crowded on match days yes..... but thats because its a decent pub... if it was rubbish it'd be empty!
Ralph and Sue (Owners) are fantastic and the staff are all helpful and friendly...... met some really nice people in there and am glad to call them my closest set of friends......
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Excellent pub, easily the best of the four on the corners of the ground (what ground? Griffin Park, home of Brentford of course!). Good beer, good food, friendly efficient staff.
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Popped in on a quiet evening to ask for directions to some road. The staff and locals positioned around the bar were all extremely helpful and actually gave me the right directions. Shall go back at some point to sample the beer, but it was a warm and welcoming place on first impression.
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This is a great pub frequented by many Rugby League fans when the London Broncos are at home (Griffin Park). This pub seems to be the only one of the four on each corner to realise that Rugby League matches are being played and bring in enough staff to cope. The one cross-corner over the ground seems to actively discourage any Leaguies from returning by avoiding you.
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This is an excellent pub, as long as Brentford FC aren't playing at home, when it can become quite crowded.
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Went to the pub on a match day. The beer tasted stale and warm. Not sure what the pub is like on a normal day.
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Splendidly traditional and welcoming pub. A must on any pub crawl of Brentford
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best local pub you could hope for....friendly locals and relaxed atmosphere
diane - 20 May 2004 16:06 |
From http://www.londonbylondon.co.uk
Elijah Wood is currently filming a movie called The Yank, about
an American who gets seduced by football hooliganism - obviously
lifelike. Recently the Griffin Pub at Brentford FC was used for
filming, so look out for it as the "Brigid Abbey" when the movie
comes out next year.
Pauly - 5 May 2004 10:30 |
Good pub, but on the day of my visit, a match day, the London Pride tasted a bit old and warm
Pete - 23 Mar 2004 21:57 |
great pub one of the four pubs that corner Griffin Park.Good beer(london pride) and friendly service. Heaving on match days but worth the perserverence to get to the bar. Kate - Rbnsn844@aol.com 12th December 2003.
Kate - 12 Dec 2003 18:32 |
Goes against the grain as being a pub which actually seems to benefit from being brightly lit. My local for 2 pleasant years.
Good for: pre/post football match drinks.
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