This most certainly has the look and feel of a local pub. Clinging onto the steep hill of Church Lane in one of the old parts of Lisvane, it is slightly out of the way if you're walking and don't live nearby. The setting isn't the only thing going for it. Inside it has tried to maintain the tradition of a pub despite being taken over by a large chain (something that is almost inevitable for pubs now). It has cask ales and serves good food.
It tends to be the pub in the area where people congregate for large sporting events as it has a big screen on the back wall and lots of televisions dotted around. Obviously you'll have no luck in trying to change to a different game if Wales are playing any sort of a match, but it's always worth asking if the pub's quiet and people look disinterested in the game of choice.
A local's pub, but not overbearingly so.
Popped in as we were passing, lovely old pub, great food and service at a reasonable price.
Been to the pub several times and just wanted to say the meals are delicious but I think you should add back the wrap as a main meal that had sour cream and salsa with sizzling chicken hopefully you remember it was about 2-3 years ago it went, l miss that. Anyways other than that the pie, burgers, gammon are tasty and the veggies especially the mash.
Good beer and friendly service. My other half and his daughter ate and had the small plates. They recommended the salt and pepper squid. Good little outside smoking area. Lots of seating inside. Dart board. 2 lots of toilets. Wheelchair friendly areas.
Lovely friendly staff in this extremely popular, dog friendly pub. The small plates are delicious (we had tacos, squid rings, chicken wings and halloumi fries and corn ribs-theres a great offer if you get 3 or 5 plates to share!)
The table service is prompt and you even get your drinks topped up. It's all great value and we watched the big screen sports which made for a lovely afternoon out. Thanks to the team for a great time; we will definitely be back!
Took my 17 year old for lunch, and we both enjoyed it very much. The food was lovely, and the staff were lovely. I would definitely recommend this place 👌
The feel and atmosphere of a traditional pub but with everything you expect in the modern world, extensive menu, huge range of drinks, dog friendly, TNT and sky sports, Wi-Fi, car park, attentive friendly staff, out door seating, dart board, clean toilets and more. Wish I lived nearer.
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The Black Griffon delivered exactly what we were looking for – a typical pub Sunday roast at a fair price.
The welcome and the service was excellent. As soon as the greeter saw my elderly and somewhat disabled companion, she asked if the stairs would be an issue and changed us to a downstairs table. All the servers were polite, friendly, helpful and smiled a lot. It makes a difference.
We both had the “duo” of roast turkey and beef, which took a reasonable 15 minutes or so to arrive. I was pleased to see that each meal had correctly omitted the item each person didn’t want – it’s amazing how often venues make a note but still serve something which you have said you can’t eat.
The vegetables were very good, particularly the roasties. The cauli cheese could have been flashed under the grill, and a little cheesier, and the ‘beef served pink’ was actually well-cooked and not pink, but the portions were generous and everything was tasty.
It’s great that you can order just the one course, some pubs insist on paying for two Sunday lunch courses when, for us oldies, a Sunday roast is all we can manage at one sitting!
The stainless steel gravy pots dribble and are unattractive – a gravy pot or jug would be better (as pictured on the menu).
Atmosphere is typical ‘old pub’.
I had a Guinness Zero (there was a good range of alcoholic and non-alco drinks) and the bill came to just over £30 – good value, and I expect we’ll return.
Great venue. We ordered to table via app which you can QR scan to take you straight to play store / app store to get (app similar to wetherspoons app). Track and trace form and app easy to fill in / download, QR codes everywhere to speed things up 👍. Redirect we scanned from table (also has table number)
We managed to eat by just turning up and they were happy for us to arrange tables after rocking up.
In via entrance on main road (accessible via wheelchairs) toilets were clean and accessed to right of the main bar as you walk in entrance.
Prices for drinks a bit deer but food was great and service very good and polite!
Parking for about 20ish cars.
Looks great inside !
Had a wonderful Saturday Festive fayre meal with my mother. The food was lovely and atmosphere great. Nice and quiet and staff very polite. Highly recommended. Thanks Al
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Food was absolutely delicious, the time it took to come out was relatively quick and the service impeccable. I really enjoy coming here due to the relaxed environment, the friendly people and the pet welcoming culture. There is plenty of outdoor seating, equal to the amount of indoor seating available. There are designated smoking areas outside too. You can pay with cash and card here and there is wheelchair accessibility as well. There is an ample car parking area which can hold many cars. I wouldn't say there is an abundance of choice on the menu but what is there is real quality. The price is more than reasonable for the quality and the price range is what you would expect to pay for a pub meal. Next to the Inn there is a lovely little local authentic shop that serves most things. The scenery is lovely and the area extremely quiet. It's perfect for a stroll to go and get some lunch, for a family meal, to meet friends or to have a romantic dinner or a casual evening meal. We will definitely be back, as it is very unique and I adored its welcoming and friendly feel. Why don't you check it out for yourself, you will not be sorry.
Very busy local pub with a good selection of beers. There is a two tier restaurant area with reasonably priced classic pub style food. Booking for the restaurant is advisable at weekends
Fabulous lunch today , great food , excellent service and great atmosphere and good value for money , the young man that served us was polite and couldn't do enough for us , thankyou for an enjoyable lunch , highly recommended.
A traditional pub with plenty of character. My wife and I opted for the Sunday roast and were certainly not disappointed. Very reasonably priced, great size portion and totally delicious. Treated ourselves to pud afterwards, I had the crumble and Cath had the Eaton mess. Both plates were cleared....lovely way to finish our dining experience off. If we are up from Liverpool again we will certainly revisit. Thank you Black Griffin.
Great little olde worlde traditional pub. Plenty of atmosphere and great food
Alison weston-merchant
+5
Our waitress was absolutely amazing remembered all our meals and there were 8 of us and remembered all our drinks too . We all enjoyed our meals too . 2nd visit that was , we will deff be back .
Went with family to the Black Griffin for lunch. as we hadn’t been there for a while and was really happy with our meals even the kids ate all their food lol. All the staff were very Friendly, relaxed atmosphere and traditional pub food at a readonable price. The pub, including the toilets was very clean. A very good experience all round. Looking forward to returning 😊
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