THE GRIFFIN INN - OSWESTRY, SH

My two friends and I went for a meal in the Griffin in Oswestry, we have been going there for years and have never been disappointed it used to have a wide variety of home cooked food on the menu also a variety of vegetarian options however that has now been replaced by a much shorter and bland menu, when we inquired we discovered it had changed hands, we decided to give it a chance but never again, please read my review so that you to will not have to endure the awful experience we did.

The first problem was we had to wait 45 minutes for our meal's to arrive, we were told by the waiter the chef had run out of cream and had to go to get some more, when our meals did eventually arrive with no apology for the delay there was a hair in one meal, absolutely disgusting! another meal was cold and the broccoli was undercooked and my meal was advertised with two eggs however arrived with one egg, when I asked where the other egg was I was told I had to ask if I wanted a second egg although it was advertised on the menu as a two egg meal with peas, gammon and chips also the the service was lapse and haphazard the response I received was condescending when I asked about my the egg situation.

There was a dog constantly barking from behind a door which led up to some stairs preferably to the accommodation they have advertised.

We met another couple who also had to wait over 40 minutes for their meal. We were not offered any refreshments on the house as an apology for the delay and never received an apology for the terrible food or service. It was a terrible experience.

There used to be a roaring fire in the Griffin it is no longer (As seen on the web page) that is an old photo and now the fireplace just bare, once there was a pool table which has since been removed.

The Griffin in Oswestry would be best to be avoided if you are looking for hygienic food with a prompt service, it leaves a lot to be desired.

I stayed at The Griffin whilst passing through, I must say that the service and food was great, the atmosphere and the local customers where friendly and the music was by way of an open mic night. I will be returning if in the area again. I was disappointed to see negative reviews, but maybe disgruntled local business competition, but from my experience everything was very good. :)