The Griffin, Shoreditch - pub details
Address: 93, Leonard St, London, EC2A 4RD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3837) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Old Street (0.3 miles), Liverpool Street (0.5 miles), Shoreditch (0.5 miles)
Old Street (0.3 miles), London Liverpool Street (0.4 miles), Moorgate (0.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Jukebox
- Pool table, Dartboard
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 36 users)
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user reviews of the Griffin, Shoreditch
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| Is this the worst pub in London? It's certainly up there. I've been to the Griffin many times over the years 'for a laugh' but I think that following my most recent visit, the laughter has to end now. The beer tasted rank. The whole pub smelt of the toilets. The toilets have only got worse over the years (and they started bad). The pool table has been replaced by what looks like a scale model of the Battle of the Somme. The bar staff will try and rip you off if they think you're drunk enough (I wasn't). The bouncer seems to be ex-Stasi, not letting anyone into the pub after 11pm - especially those with drinks, coats or friends inside. And, the icing on the cake - there was a fight! An actual stand-up, glass-smashing, blood-splattering fight. It's been a while since I've seen on of these in London but the Griffin came through. The bouncer was nowhere to be seen of course. So if you're an arch-ironist or a masochist then this is the place for you. Otherwise steer clear. rebwoac - 10 Oct 2011 11:36 |
| Traditional corner pub with lots of interesting features, but badly underlit (presumably to hid the tatty furniture and moth-eaten flooring). Quite an alternative selection on the jukebox and an upstairs function room for regular live music. Three handpumps - Pride (cheap before 6pm), Wandle (at £3.20) and one with a reversed clip. Curious sort of place, but it certainly has a bit of character. rpadam - 10 Mar 2010 23:31 |
| I realise that Shoreditch is considered a very cool place for a night out, and this pub is very cool, the lack of care to the pub just makes it more fun, great crowd and atmoshere, BUT i do not like waiting at the bar for a drink for nearly 20 minuites, becuase they had only 3 people serving on a saturday night, one barmaid who never bothered to see who was next another spent most of her time talking to or serving what appered to be her friends, and the other one just keeped walking up and down without serving anyone. I will be back as the pub was great but please get some better staff petesinclair81 - 18 Jan 2010 15:29 |
| A lovely old exterior and an interior of astonishing tattiness, but in a very good way. Columns of different sizes, flyers posted to the walls, original glasswork towards the back, the whole gives the impression of an alt.pub or some kind of student hangout; and yet, considering this is London, we were pleasantly impressed that it does real ale, including Sambrook's Wandle. I liked it. rainlight - 10 Dec 2009 08:03 |
| As the reviews below have described accurately, a old style corner boozer with a dark brown Victorian tiled exterior, inside which is a thoroughly run down interior with everything falling apart or giving the impression that it is just about to. And how the over zealous City health and safety wallas have missed the opportunity to shut this place down, just for the floor alone, is a mystery. However, I’m not sure what it was, perhaps the dark orange lighting, which really shouldn’t go with a green wood interior, or a half-decent pint of Doombar, but I actually found myself beginning to not dislike this place on a cold November evening. I would even consider visiting again if I was back around Old Street. But word of advice, certainly not the place to bring a first date if you are trying to impress.. Gann - 28 Nov 2009 16:28 |
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