Anchor Inn in Lewes

Used to have great food and great service, but for the locals this place is now a nightmare; blaring loud music at stupid-o-clock with rude and inconsiderate owners running it. Absolute joke.

My favourite English pub today and I'm s fan of staff and logan

My wife and I stopped here by chance, on our way to Plymouth. The service was superb! My wife ordered the ham and mustard sandwich. I ordered the sausage sandwich. The server, Hollie, was friendly and efficient. I asked if i could switch salad for soup but was told I couldn’t really do that. But then, Hollie brought a small bowl of wonderful butternut squash soup out. Full marks to Hollie for her service skills, smile and friendly nature! The atmosphere was wonderful and the restaurant was clean. We definitely recommend the Anchor Inn! The sandwiches were huge on a wonderful bread from a local bakery. They ended up being supper as well as lunch.

Nipped in for a quick ploughman's, with a few friends, good service, very enjoyable food, overall, great little Pub, 👌

Just stopped for a refreshing lime and soda, no food, but it doesn't give the option to not star at all. The young lady who served us was really pleasant.

It's a great pub but why would you force people to have table service? It's so weird to not be able to walk up to the bar in a pub and order. It really puts me off what otherwise is a great place.

Just stopped because hungry kids. Nothing expected but where sooo amazed. Smart stuff. Good food. Cozy place.

Open on a Monday! Friendly, food well presented. Typical pub atmosphere, clean. With garden away from the road.

Fantastic meal at the Anchor this evening. The food was 10/10 The staff were incredibly friendly, prompt and lovely. Would highly recommend!

We popped into the Anchor after a 20 mile cycle at lunchtime (21/7), We found the staff to be very helpful and attentive, the service was quick even though the garden was fairly busy. We saw a bit of commotion regarding a dead rat in the garden however once the staff were informed they dealt with it swiftly. We didn’t eat today but have done previously and the food has been good and a nice pub menu. We will definitely be returning.

The pasta ordered was stone cold and rock hard. We also ordered two apple and raspberry drinks which both had mould at the bottom. Then we walked outside and saw a dead rat outside the kitchen entry and none of the staff bothered to get rid of it without being prompted multiple times. Terrible place all round. Definitely think inspectors need to take a look.

Very friendly and helpful staff

We sat in the garden and ate a meal here, it was very nice setting. Food was lovely. A screen was set up in the garden to watch the football on. Dog friendly too.

Lovely pub, great food, gluten free available.

A great find. Fantastic service, amazing food... be back soon 🤗

Lovely impromptu lunch stop. Jessica was lovely 😍

Staff were lovely and friendly , however i had a drink of Coca Cola and it was very very watery had no taste, going onto the food I ordered a Roast Dinner, it was presented lovely however it didn’t state on the menu it was a chicken leg , I thought It would be chicken breast so just bare that in mind if you don’t like chicken legs , just like me who could not eat it. The Veg was very limited not much on the plate and broccoli was raw. Everything else was nice, this is just my opinion and experience 😊 hope everyone else has a good experience:)

Great food nice friendly staff will come again

Stopped here for dinner whilst out on the bike. Staff friendly on arrival, sat in the garden and ordered from the efficient tablet service. Food was quick and very tasty. Had the Anchor burger. Would definitely stop here again.

Special venue .... Loads of great places these days but this is lovely, thank you 👍😎

Lovely place, great food and very dog friendly

Lucky enough to get a table on a Sunday without booking. Excellent meal and great choice of drinks.

I have never felt so unwelcome in an establishment as I did when we attempted to go for a drink in The Anchor. The lady serving behind the bar was incredibly rude. We wouldn’t know what the quality of the food and beverages is like. For somewhere that boasts ‘The heart of Ringmer’ and ‘The definition of a Sussex pub’ might light to take a look again and address the attitude of those it employs.

I recently visited the Anchor Inn pub and had a wonderful experience. The atmosphere was cozy, and the service by Ellie was exceptional. She made sure our time there was enjoyable with her attentive and friendly service. I was particularly impressed to find out that they offer free sanitary products for females, which is a thoughtful touch not commonly found in other pubs. I highly recommend visiting the Anchor Inn.

Food was not great, the meat was tough. They had a very bad musical mishmash on that you couldn't understand, never finished a song or tune, I've heard better bands tune up, their contribution to the whole atmosphere was too loud, you couldn't hear yourself think let alone talk, everyone was trying to make themselves heard to the person next to them. It really spoilt the whole experience. I would not recommend this establishment as a good choice for a meal. I'm sorry if my review has upset anyone but, I review honestly as I find. I personally would not revisit.

lovely meal.great surroundings.

Awesome pub. Staff are amazing. The atmosphere is friendly and fun.

I like this place! The food is really nice, it's quiet, friendly and comfortable. Really can't say anything bad about it at all.

Just popped in for a pint and a break from our road trip. Lovely looking pub. Food looked great too.

A lovely pub with friendly, attentive staff. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. Nice and cosy seating areas didn't feel overlooked. Good atmosphere. Would definitely recommend a visit.

What a lovely atmosphere! Friendly staff, amazing table service and tasty food which catered brilliantly for my dietary requirements, even going so far as to specially make my meal choice. A warm log fire, smiley faces and a huge variety of food and drink (great knowledge by the staff on a choice of wine). I’ll be going back very soon.

Very friendly staff and atmosphere for Sunday brunch .... I was a "comer-in visitor" but clearly this is a local favorite

Excellent service, tasty food, delightful atmosphere

Great pub grub and a friendly service. Can't fault it.

Lovely food, good beers and good service..a little pricey though.

Cracking pub. Good beers. Good grub. Thumbs up from me 👍

Dreadful....booked a table for four for dinner . The table barely big enough for 2, let alone 4, cramped into a corner and very difficult to sit at comfortably. A disco for 60 30 year olds was in progress making it impossible to hold a conversation....we were not told that the pub would be taken over by the disco party when we booked. We left after one course...it was unbearable.

We were made very welcome and staff were all friendly and happy. The food was excellent , we did have to ask three times was the yorkshire pudding Vegan and was assured it was. It turned out NOT to be Vegan as we suspected so that was not great. We asked for the gravy to be separate in a jug but it was poured over the dinner!!

As ever a great Sunday lunch at the Anchor. Staff are wonderful friendly and efficient. The food was great. Sorry for reading samphire as Sardines. My mistake 🤣🤣

The pub did not have a nice atmosphere. Met friends who were eating, but not overly impressed with the food, and my pint glass had a dirty rim. Tried this pub, but will not be returning under this management.

Awful to see bar staff eating whilst working and just standing around gossiping

Visited on Sunday the 1st of October at 1.30 for a family lunch. We were a group of 12 who couldn't fault our dining experience in any way . Five stars for service, food ,friendliness of staff and atmosphere. Well done!!!!

Regimental dinner was superb, staff were brilliant at service & coping with the Veterans. Several allergy issues dealt with so well everyone enjoyed the event

Lovely vegan meal. Great pub with great staff.

Lovely atmosphere, beautiful gardens, good food, and wonderful staff.

Sat out in the garden on a sunny day. Prompt service for food and drink by a very helpful young lady. Food was piping hot and very large portions. We didn't have a starter but saw others with them.

Nice spot to try out a meal for lunch or supper times 😁, great idea for seated waitress service without needing to stand around at the bar for ordering. A Nice few menu choices for any time of day, would be delighted to come back and try out more, including the South Downs Cider for drinks, well done to all.🐴🐴

Nice spot in the village with a range of lunch and supper items that should be good to try out, nice at seat waitress service good so don't need to keep going to the bar all the time. Would definitely be a good place to try and come again..

Good pub, beer garden with trad jazz on a Sunday.

Well filled and tasty sandwich. Nice ale too.

Waiting staff were lovely and very accommodating. The food however was awful, veg was all undercooked, parsnips were barely even roasted, yorkie was tiny, roast potatoes were chewy and tasted like they'd been left out, not crispy at all. The pork belly was a slight saving grace, but it was drenched in gravy so who knows what it actually tasted like. All round, grim... Get a chef that actually tastes their food cause this is awful. I've never left a pub hungry but this occasion, I didn't want to pay 15 pounds for this joke of a roast.

Friendly staff, great food, good prices, served quickly, lovely beer garden on the sunniest day of the year so far

From the previous time I came to this pub, it has improved dramatically! Mum being vegetarian and a great cook makes her limited on what she'll eat out. Not only was I satisfied, she was too (I'm a bit easier to please. Lol) The first time I heard of mussels in cider with pancetta, but it was delicious. Portion sizes were plentiful if not slightly too much! Needless to say, I ate most of mine. Customer service was wonderful, and being a dog friendly place is a winner for me. There are 2 large dogs living here, but both were extremely friendly (bit overweight... like me, I'll add, although I'm less so. 😉)

Lovely pub great food and easy parking

This is tough.. love the decor and the location but it really is time they moved on from the Covid era. You go into the pub when it's quiet. You are,directed to a table. You wait for 5 or so mins before you order just a drink.. your drink comes another 5 or so mins later.... Not that time here is the issue but when you are sitting there waiting and the staff are just standing chatting it just feels so wrong !! Really... come on.. get back to being a traditional British come on in and get served pub like the Green Man..

I stopped off for lunch. I wasn't disappointed. A superb Ploughman's lunch. Fit for a King.

Lovely pub with restaurant. Friendly and helpful. Fantastic food and real ales every time we have been. Now my family have moved to Ringmer, we will definitely be there more 😍 Hope you don't mind feedback 😑 * toilet up a step, so not accessible for disabled person and baby changing (in ladies) is too high for a normal woman *

Really lovely pub and great Sunday roast. Only issue I had is the baby changing - only changing facilities in the ladies toilets and it is inside a toilet cubical so there is no space to move - you have to keep the door open to pull down the changing mat but the door doesn’t stay open and the mat is so high up it is really almost impossible to use unless you are super tall!

See recent Edit. Pub grub menu, but having said that our choices of roast and tuna, then dessert were excellent, and service was good even though they seemed quite busy for a Sunday lunchtime. Good atmosphere. Happy to go again and recommend. Edit. Re visited in June 2023. 4 different meals ordered, the excellence experienced previously was not repeated. Table Service was without care, and disinterested, “yer just a minute”. Very disappointing. Wont return.

Just too odd am experience to want to go there again. I just wanted a quick pint in the pub but was ushered outside for table service. They're really pushing the food angle too. Not sure where I had to pay.. zero atmosphere

Lovely garden, had live music outside. Service was good. Helpful staff as ive got allergies. Food was nice.

Very lucky to have this as our local pub. Lovely staff and great atmosphere.

My lasagna was poor and I only eat half of it. This was surprising as our friends who live nearby say the food is usually of a high quality.

Never been there for a few months would like to with my parents

Always accommodating. Good variety of food. A regular visit. Dennis

Welcomed by the Staff and had choice of seating. We arrived as a walk in for lunch on a very sunny day, it was relatively quiet and had a nice atmosphere as well as good garden areas with shade. The food was delicious we had the fish special and a sharing mezzo plate which were well worth the money and excellent local beers to choose from.

A delightful pub, with a nice garden and internal decor

It's an odd method of ordering just a drink, but it's a lovely local village pub

Nice atmosphere and good service

Nice friendly atmosphere, lovely garden and nice reasonable priced food.

Lovely pub, nice atmosphere and great food. The Falafel Buddha bowl was amazing 👏

Lovely meal, nice staff, very well organised, definitely be going again.

Excellent service ,lovely food and great atmosphere !!

Lovely fires , nice food. Maybe a little slow.

Great atmosphere, very enjoyable food.

Amazing food and brilliant friendly staff.

Wonderful Avkat, very friendly when I’m done. Enjoy my day.

We had a wonderful lunch on Sunday 5th of March. The pub was busy but the food arrived promptly and was hot and delicious. We would highly recommend The Anchor but advise you that booking is essential at the weekend.

This is not a pub, it's a restaurant! Bar managers 'open office' is at end of bar area, has a voice that makes Brian blessed sound mute.

went to the anchor inn for the twins birthday the choice of food was amazing cant fault anything it was very busy but the staff were incredable thanks to all involved

We booked for 6.15pm. Unfortunately a large party had booked just in front of us. Staff kindly warned us there would be a delay of 30 minutes as a result. 45 minutes later we were still waiting and staff were very apologetic. The food was very tasty when it arrived and was worth the wait. Decent portions too. Several good options for vegan/vegetarians. After a good choice of mains for vegans it was disappointing to find just one desserts option which was ice cream advertised as vegan but delivered with a non-vegan chocolate stick. Overall quite good though.

Great pub great food and great service. Whats not to like...

Ate here on Monday, lovely food and safely gluten free for the Coeliac in our group. Staff very knowledgeable about allergens and cooking procedures. Service on the slow side but it was busy and a bank holiday Monday. Will visit again.

The best meal I’ve had in a long long time. Staff always friendly and they couldn’t do any more for us so Thankyou 😃

Went there for a group christmas meal, food was great, service was fantastic and great price. a really nice atmosphere in the pub too. Thamks

Had an absolutely beautiful meal! The portions are very generous & very well priced. They have a very well put together menu, which includes a lot of options for people with Gluten, Dairy Allergies etc. Would 100% recommend it to my friends & family. My friend & I had the pleasure of meeting the owners of the pub - lovely people, with extraordinary minds. We’ve spoken about our horrible experience at the restaurant that my friend and I went to for her birthday the day before, and the owners have sent a stunning birthday cake to my friend - which was absolutely magical. The decor is outstanding & very different from everything that I have seen before. They’re also dog friendly! Overall, extremely pleased - the best food/atmosphere in the area with fantastic service!!

Zeer fijne pub met zeer gastvrij personeel en heerlijke steaks van de kolen grill. Aanrader!

Awesome place! Great service, and the food is amazing!

Tremendous food, atmosphere and staff.

Sunday evening dinner at the Anchor. Nice atmosphere here, open fire, background music and friendly staff. Good choice of food, although not all still available. Suggest you book. parking right outside. Large beer garden with sports TV.

Popped in for the first time for a quick pint of Best on my way home from work on Friday. Lovely warm welcome from very friendly staff. Can't wait to return again!

Went there with your son / daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren for lunch ,great food and atmosphere , service excellent

We enjoyed our meal there, met up with family we spent lovely afternoon, they good menu to choose from and range of beer, wines.

Excellent service. A welcoming efficient manager.

Excellent: food; service and welcoming

Returned here last night after a year or so and the staff were still so lovely and helpful and the food is still amazing! What a great Country pub with such a friendly vibe.

Very welcoming,friendly staff,dog friendly good food & drink

Very pleasant staff, good food, nice atmosphere

Great pub great food with great staff 👍 will be back soon ....

OK they are still doing table service for drinks since covid. So we found they have taken away the pub part and it's more like a restaurant. Would just like to sit at the bar and order my own drinks. Bring the pub back guys ..