The Anchor

Fairly souless.But it was a Sunday evening i guess.Outdoor kitchen had sold out of a lot of things.

Beautifully decorated pub, the risotto was ok, service fee not included Kid-friendliness: High chair available

It is our local pub, we live couple of minutes from it. We showed up yesterday just a bit before 7pm to grab some food. The restaurant looked busy but had quite few tables empty. We asked if we can have a table for two. The waiter (short black hair/middle eastern/balkan look) greeted us very unpleasantly and said that they don’t have any tables and we can have drinks outside only. No info when table would be available or advice when to come back ‍♀️ We then stepped outside to see that outside bit seem closed and no heaters are on. We then remembered that they had quite few times free on their online booking system (which was odd), so we booked online and came back 10min later to find out that this is “a system glitch”. Again no suggestion to wait certain time or come back later, they just clearly wanted us out, extremely frustrating.

Quite let down by this. Came to celebrate a 40th birthday. Waiters took ages to take our order and the food was over an hour to arrive while we have children with us. We even asked for the food to be brought as it is ready as the kids wee hungry. The decor is nice inside but for some reason they had two windows open and everyone is sitting in the pub wearing their jackets.. not the cosy experience you’d expect from a pub.

Was expecting good things however, was lacklustre and disappointing. Came for Sunday lunch. Service was poor, roast potato’s cold. Food took a very long time to arrive. Menu was outdated ‘cauliflower cheese’ no longer being served and hasn’t been removed from menu. Bread and balsamic, no balsamic felt should have been mentioned before ordering. Unfortunately wouldn’t recommend.

The serving staff were marvellous despite being short handed. My beef was superb.

Too bad they didn't have the Tofu and Chips at that time. But the other vegetarian options were also good: plant-burger and eggplant parmigiana. Make sure to order their dessert! Also, I love the interior of the restaurant!

Such a disappointment! Lovely decor and potential but on a Wednesday evening, we waited almost 20min to order (there were only two other tables with guests in the restaurant section). They didn’t have much of the menu available because of some delivery issues during the holidays, this even included beer (really, at a pub?!?) I ordered the baked Camembert (a whole ten pounds) and some focaccia. The former was just a low rate cheese heated in the microwave, while the latter was stale, drenched in oil, somewhat burnt, and crumbly… inedible. The server seemed friendly but after serving that dismal meal, I feel I was taken for a fool… in other words, never again. Probably much better place to go just for a drink.