The Griswold Inn has a great location and good atmosphere in Essex CT, it is not matched by the poor quality of the food. I had an appetizer of Clams Casino, expecting the traditional with chopped onions & peppers etc topped with bacon I instead received what appeared to be baked stuffed clams with flavorless bread crumbs piled high on the ...

Every Monday night starting at 8pm, the Griswold Inn has the "Jovial Crew" grace thier bar area and sing sea shanties. The music is great and everyone sings along. You don't need to know any Sea Shanties, you pick it up as you go. I have brought family and friends multiple times, and they all enjoyed it and want to come back next ...

Very limited menu offering. Skate was on the menu, but our waitress informed that it wasn't popular and probably wouldn't stay on the menu--not a good endorsement. Grilled tuna with butter caper sauce arrived so cold and dry, the butter was still a cold pat on top of the fish. When the waitress finally came back to check on us, we sent ...

The waitress was very young and not well trained. Because I do not care for fennel, I asked not to have it included with my entree,with the understanding(I thought) that there would be other veggies. I was delivered a plate with a hunk of meat that was too salty to eat--nothing else! How could something like that ever leave the kitchen? I could not ...

The historic background and scene of this inn/resteraunt is what pulled me into it. It is definatley a place that I won't forget. Also the service at the resteraunt was wonderful. A very appealing menu.