October's Newsletter

There is something about October that simply suits a proper pub. The evenings draw in, the pints get a little darker, the pastry gets a little more comforting, and suddenly spending a few hours tucked into your favourite corner of The Hawk & Griffin feels less like going out and more like excellent life planning.

This month brings the return of a very old "friend" behind the bar, an entirely new cocktail list with a suspicious number of motives, a Pie of the Month filled with chicken, spinach, garlic butter, and enough sport to give you a perfectly respectable reason not to leave.

October is shaping up to be a busy one, so rather than attempting to squeeze every match, special, event and bit of pub mischief into your inbox, we’ll point you in the right direction.

Keep an eye on our calendar on the website for everything happening around the pub, and follow along on social media for late additions, match announcements, specials and whatever else we decide is a good idea that week.

There is almost always something going on.

OVER AT THE BAR

The Pride Is Back

It has been far too long, but Fuller’s London Pride has made its way back across the pond and onto our bar.

London Pride was first launched in 1959 and has been brewed at the historic Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, where brewing traditions stretch back centuries. Even the name has a bit of proper London history behind it. It was named for the hardy little flower known as London Pride, which famously grew among the rubble of the city after the Blitz.

Rich, balanced, unmistakably British and very much at home in a proper pub, it is rather nice having Pride back where it belongs.

Come have a pint. Possibly two. We’ve missed it too.

OUR NEW COCKTAIL MENU HAS ARRIVED...

Someone Has Been Murdered... So, Naturally, We Made Drinks.

Our new autumn and winter cocktail menu arrives this October, and this one comes with a story.

Welcome to "A Most Unfortunate Evening at the Manor."

Our very own murder mystery told one cocktail at a time.

Our story begins… There has been an incident. The guests are behaving suspiciously. Someone was seen outside. Someone knows considerably more than they are letting on. And as the evening progresses, the drinks may provide a few clues.

Expect dark spirits, autumn fruit, spice, strange characters and increasingly questionable alibis.

Order carefully.

The Gardener Knows Something.

ON THE TABLE

Pie of the Month: Chicken Kiev Pie

Because apparently wrapping Chicken Kiev in pastry was the logical next step.

October’s Pie of the Month takes everything wonderful about the classic dish and gives it the Hawk & Griffin treatment. Tender chicken, plenty of garlic, herbs and gloriously rich butter, all tucked inside our buttery house pastry and baked until golden.

Chicken Kiev was already comfort food.

We simply gave it a roof.

SPORTS AND THE WEEKEND

American football is properly underway, including a run of NFL games being played in London throughout the month. Which makes it British enough for us. Come and watch the Washington Commanders with us this Sunday morning and get a half price London Pride for every Fully Monty breakfast.

Our local sports teams are nearly always on the big screen and we’re happy to show other games on request. And if the scores don’t go your way there’s always sticky toffee pudding to take that pain away.

Check our calendar and social pages for featured matches and opening times.

FINAL THOUGHTS...

October has everything we like.

Proper pints. Buttery pastry. Football back where it belongs. A warming cocktail or two. Dark evenings. Good company.

And, apparently, an unresolved murder at a country house.

Get ready for Halloween.

Make your guesses, ask the staff, and part two will be coming…

Just another month at The Hawk & Griffin.

We'll see you soon...

Hawk & Griffin Public House

435 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180