Blue Anchor in Reigate and Banstead

This pub in Reigate is a must-visit for beer and meat lovers alike. With a laid-back, rustic vibe, it’s the perfect spot for anyone looking to unwind with a hearty meal and a cold pint. The beer selection is extensive, covering everything from local craft brews to well-known favorites, ensuring there’s something for every taste. The food menu is refreshingly straightforward, focused on expertly crafted burgers and perfectly cooked steaks. The burgers are juicy, stacked high with fresh ingredients, and packed with flavor, while the steaks are tender and cooked to perfection. With friendly service and a lively atmosphere, this pub is a great go-to for a no-fuss, delicious meal with friends.

KIDDIES BAR ...MANY UNDERAGED FOR SURE, DIRTY TOILETS ! I was there recently and it was full to the brim with underaged drinkers, one I overheard was celebration her 15th Birthday and drinking alcohol .....so bad is it last Thursday 12/9/24 they had 2 security men there, so it was virtually empty, The Kids mostly went to the Red Cross Pub nearby, which I am told is run by the same people and was full after they all got in !!! The Kids have been coming here for years, what a Joke. The Local licencing authority need to be told.

Nice outside area and great place to watch the cricket on a warm summers day.

Solely directed towards the chef whose service is appalling. Me and my friend got some drinks then spent over 45 minutes waiting for some chips while he was inside playing games and doing anything but his job basically. For context, it was pretty empty, we were the only people who had even ordered food. We didn’t fancy a massive meal, just wanted a bit of food to go with our drinks and the few scoops of ice cream included on the menu for the kids meal. After 45+ minutes we get the food without the ice cream, not a massive deal but when we ask for it the chef sends the server (who was an absolute sweetheart) out to communicate his blatant refusal to give us part of the meal we paid for. Apparently we couldn’t have the scoops of ice cream because we were not children lol and they needed to save the ice cream for children, even though the other part of the meal was acceptable and there were no children in the pub so clearly the ice cream wasn’t in high demand (I’ve never even seen children in that pub?) And baring in mind we’ve already paid and they neglected to say we “couldn’t” have a kids portion while they were taking our money. Funny how that works. Maybe say that before you’ve taken the money or put it on ur menu? Servers were lovely but chef (m) clearly doesn’t give a toss and doesn’t do his job. It wasn’t busy, play games or whatever in ur own time not when u have one food order in a near empty pub. A few chips shouldn’t take near to an hour. Then the audacity to not give us the ice cream part of the meal. Lord give me strength - can’t a girl just get her ice cream she paid for like?

We came here for some light food and drinks. My friend and I, both in our twenties, were not looking for a big meal so ordered two kids meals. The lovely staff, Taf particularly, were incredibly kind. However, the chef, Marius, refused to give us our paid for meal because adults “aren’t allowed kids meals”. Although after some disagreement we did get given our food, it then took 40 minutes to arrive. Whilst this is understandable, this was not said when paying or on the menu. We spent enough money on other drinks and sides for the establishment to know we were not rinsing them for cheap food but rather didn’t want a big meal. We paid for a service that we did not receive or were promised. Taf was wonderful and very helpful however the same words cannot be spoken for the chef. Truly disappointing. The blue anchor is lucky to have Taf, as without her we would be far more upset.

Service and drinks great. Unsure on food as did not eat. Great beer garden to be out I'm the summer.

Good pub, excellent outdoor seating area.

Nice beer garden with amazing view over the local cricket grounds. Could do with a few more umbrellas though, it was hot and covered seating was limited

I’ve been coming here for a while now, the atmosphere is fab, great selection of drinks and Katie is so lovely. Normally my reviews don’t include names of the staff, but Katie has blown me away with her service. She is such a professional and really knows her stuff, best bartender there by far. She is attentive and pays heed to even the smallest of details and customer service such as this is highly appreciated. Will be returning in the future!

Sells beer. Has seats. Footy was on. Food menu looked terrible.

Perfect for a sunny drink on the terrace. Would love to try the food here as looks delicious.

Great pub. First visit. Lovely staff. Enjoyed the beer garden and views across the green and cricket pitch.

Food service closed so we couldn't order. It was after 3pm while previously placed orders were being served. I thought maybe there will be some flexibility but had to move to other pub for drinks and food. Because it was a a sunny day, it was quite full and with cricket ground nearby seats outside are a challenge

Ok, so I visited on a Tuesday Afternoon. Didn't expect it to be buzzing, but also didn't expect it to be dead. There was no one in there and no staff to be seen. I waited a minute and someone came from upstairs. No apology for keeping me waiting but pleasant enough otherwise. Beer was fine and the pub itself nice and clean with interesting architectural features. The next guy that came in waited about 5 minutes to get served, despite calling Hello a couple of times. There was constant movement upstairs and at least four people up there. LANDLORD - consider if it is worth opening at 12 on a weekday, you are wasting money on staff and it's not a great advertisement for your pub to have no staff in the bar area. I could probably have poured my second pint myself. It would be a shame to see another pub close down.

The worst pub in Reigate by far. Owners have lost interest. Great if you’re under age.

Faboulous food , beers and atmosphere Friendly staff and they welcome our dogs, pleasant seating and dining areas that add to the ambience of the location

Lovely pub. Excellent food and drink. Good atmosphere.

Wonderfull place to enjoy with your loved ones 🤗🍻

Nice quiet little pub with decent pub garden, nice view out over the cricket pitch out the back and plenty of booths with heat lamps. Lacking vegan options though.

I was taken here by my English family for a drink while touring the town of Reigate. The pub was beautiful and everything you would imagine an English pub to look like. The outside of the pub is deceiving, as it looks quite small. As you enter the building, you immediately notice the massive open outdoor seating area that backs up to the Cricket club. It was amazing! The bartender was friendly and did a very nice job! We spent about an hour and a half just sitting by the back wall overlooking the cricket grounds, while taking in the sunshine! It is a beautiful location and well worth a visit! It was my first time in Reigate (from Florida), and I definitely will return! The entire town is stunning and well worth the effort to go visit.

Food was bland, staff not friendly. It was a monday so that may explain it. Needless to say won't be visiting establishment again. A smile and a greeting makes hell of a difference.

Nice relaxed atmosphere and great beers

Super busy early on a sunny Saturday afternoon but still able to get a table outside. Service was quick and drinks were cold 👌

Great food, great staff the bar manager looks like Bruno Fernandes.. garlic bread sensational!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The chairman

Good food, good service and impeccable pub garden, toilets included with a couple indoor TVs to watch the footy, f1, rugby etc etc. If you’re visiting Reigate this is a nice pub near the town centre and the park for easy access to parking.

Great outdoor space to catch up with Friends. Great view of the Cricket Pitch

Food is good lively pub staff are friendly sometimes very busy but very good, 11pm close is upsetting but makes sense due to neighbours. Amazing view of cricket pitch

Good spot in the summer, backing onto a cricket field. Service can be slow, beer choice OK.

One of my favourite pubs in Reigate

Booked tables for a group of 14. Great location in beer garden overlooking a cricket pitch. We were all happy with service, drinks and food. Recommended.

Lovely pub, large garden at rear, that I didn't know was there, overlooking a cricket pitch, friendly staff, good food

Decent prices for Reigate, seems to very popular with young people; being one myself, it’s definitely my kind of atmosphere. The staff were very friendly and I absolutely adored the courtyard

Can look like a festival at times, literally everyone who is young (18-25) goes here for a night out. Shame last drinks at 22:30, this is the time we usually head to the cage or the Bell up the road.

They have good variety of beers and also a beautiful garden with a beautiful view, I really love this place!

Nice locals bar with friendly people. Backs onto the cricket and football ground with amazing wide views. The local Pilgrim brewery (literally a few doors down) was on tap and made the start of our afternoon. Black Country pork scratchings were a nice touch for bar snacks. 4 stars as food timings could be a bit better, as could of done with a small portion of chips or similar. However an excellent old time but lovely pub and if I'm back In the area I shall return.

Lovely beer garden over looking the cricket pitch. Ideal place for sunny afternoons.

We came here for a family lunch recently and was appalled by the service. When we arrived and ordered food there was virtually no one in the pub. The food took 45 mins to arrive (we had to chase) bearing in mind we all ordered the either one of two dishes so not a big variety in the order. Also one of the dishes was essentially a cheese and ham toastie with chips! Food was also very average. Our plates then sat on the table for the remainder of the time we were there. It’s seems like it is a bunch of teenagers are just having a social behind the bar and show no attentiveness to the customers at all. Won’t be coming back or recommending to others

Friendly staff, they were dog friendly too! And the food was pretty good too. Food took quite a while though.

Awesome in the summer, but great in winter too

Nice warm open fire and a couple of good ales. Perfect after a morning out in the cold.

Nice boozer a little bit out of town. Good selection of ales and a nice beer garden out the back. Next stop is the Pilgrim brewery...cheers 🍻

OK, food was wholesome, freshly cooked, good beer but its a bit soleless and loud tv plays pop videos which I find distracting.

Nice place but stopped serving hot food at 8am

Nice pub, bar staff a bit disinterested

Good selection of drinks and decent paved outdoors over looking the football/cricket pitches. Great in the summer months

Great outside space, especially on a nice day. Sit and watch the cricket in the sun.

Nice pub for a few drinks in the garden at the rear. Good team here.

Good beer garden, service is good but a young clientele

Great view of the cricket pitch

Covid precautions in place. Table service and decent amount of outdoor seating. TV screens outside for the football as well.

Such a lovely spot, service was dreadful. Waited over half an hour to get served at a table, even with specifically asking for service on 2 occasions. Seemed understaffed for a sunny Friday night.

Cool for beer. Nice view at the back.

Outdoors table service was great. Good range of drinks and reasonable prices. It has a nice atmosphere

Great place for a neo-Marxist pint in the garden. Heil Boris.

Fantastic food, best calamari starter I have had in years. Rest of the food was also above average. Nice protected vooths for cold or windy weather and good service. Some splendid walks in the area around the pub.

Great atmosphere, good beer, genrrally well organised although service was very slow. Several times asked staff for drinks and then no one turned up at the table - otherwise it would be 5*

To the manager running the pub on Friday evening. Please remember that some of us are unable to wear masks for medical reasons. A welcoming smile is customary, yet despite wearing a lanyard, signing your book and following social distancing, you gave me such a look of disapproval and revulsion. I will take my business elsewhere in future. Your loss!

Pub that has booths with heaters so you can sit outside which is great. The prices are okay and the food is poor however this is thoroughly redeemed when Bruno Fernandes delivers your order.

This place is in a really nice spot. It overlooks the cricket ground to the back and the beer garden is great on a Summer’s day and nicely laid out. I’ve only had a drink here so can’t comment on the food. I’m not sure about the staff, been a couple of times and they seem a bit disinterested. The inside isn’t as welcoming as the outside. There’s better/nicer pubs in Reigate.

COVID procedures followed very well, QR code on entry, sanitiser & log book for names etc, tables well spaced & plenty of outdoor seating including booths with heaters! Friendly staff, good choice of draught lagers etc & good value. Decent menu all freshly cooked, halloumi fries were amazing. Hidden gem just on the outskirts of town, well worth a visit 👍👍

Really well organised in these weird times, staff very helpful and polite. Still feels a strange experience in any pub at the moment

Went there for a roast and was not disappointed, the food was lovely. Also great service from the staff.

One word for the bloke at the door... bell*nd Absolute joke of a service. The bloke complains when you order a pint like it’s not his job. Ordering a round he said we can’t order straight away as it would take 20 mins? Mate it’s your job pipe down. Beer tastes awful, said it’s busy and there’s no one here. I hope you’re reading this while we’re still here cause you are a joke. Never coming back. Cya

No no no....maybe is a nice place when the weather is good and you can go out to the garden.But my experience wasn't good,the lady who came to take the order didn't know the menu,she asked from us to pay strait when we ordered and then came back after 5min to tell us that they didn't have our food.Then she didn't know what beers they have and we couldn't go and check at the bar because not allowed(covid). No good experience.

It was just the worst experience in a pub. First of all it was Friday and after a long day we wanted to spend a good time in front of few drinks but we also wanted to have dinner. So we booked a table for 6 and they said “the kitchen is open ‘till 9:30pm’. However, at 8pm the kitchen was closing and the waitress was rushing to take our orders. There was nothing available, no fish and chips, no burgers (a part from the beef one) and the waitress was quite rude to be honest. She also didn’t know anything about the menu, nothing about wine and we can accept this if we find out that she’s new at the pub, but the behaviour and the expression on her face was unacceptable. She was just rude. Anyway, I ordered the first beer, I asked for a lager and she said “we have Heineken”. Ok. It wasn’t available. “I’ll have a pint of something else, just bring me a lager please” and I received a 330ml beer in a bottle for something around £5 and a small and tight glass. My friend didn’t even receive a glass. The chips tasted fish, probably because of the oil used... I didn’t like the bacon but the burger was good. Just a nightmare. Pubs in England are normally so good, we’ll go somewhere else for sure, but not here. Not again. Sorry for the bad review, I know the hard work that there is behind all the organization, but I had to do it.

It was just the worst experience in a pub. First of all it was Friday and after a long day we wanted to spend a good time in front of few drinks but we also wanted to have dinner. So we booked a table for 6 and they said “the kitchen is open ‘till 9:30pm’. However, at 8pm the kitchen was closing and the waitress was rushing to take our orders. There was nothing available, no fish and chips, no burgers (a part from the beef one) and the waitress was quite rude to be honest. She also didn’t know anything about the menu, nothing about wine and we can accept this if we find out that she’s new at the pub, but the behaviour and the expression on her face was unacceptable. She was just rude. Anyway, I ordered the first beer, I asked for a lager and she said “we have Heineken”. Ok. It wasn’t available. “I’ll have a pint of something else, just bring me a lager please” and I received a 330ml beer in a bottle for something around £5 and a small and tight glass. My friend didn’t even receive a glass. The chips tasted fish, probably because of the oil used... the bacon in my burger reminded me the cheep one you buy for £0.99 in the supermarket. Just a nightmare. Pubs in England are normally so good, we’ll go somewhere else for sure, but not here. Not again. Sorry for the bad review, I know the hard work that there is behind all the organisation, but I had to do it.

Excellent. Moved here after poor service by new management at The Bell. Love it.

Very good beer garden. Normally had a good selection of beers but this appears limited due to covid.

Very nice place, the staff was great , they treat you with respect and they are very clean. Good luck, 100% we will be back.

Never been to the Blue Anchor before and the staff were great and so was the bear garden at the back. Wish I'd found it before.

Good vibe cheap drinks nice workers

We came here after the Kingswood arms as the lady there was very rude. I love coming to blue anchor as you can always be sure that staff is more than welcoming, my ridgeback was treated like a king 🥰 the food is always amazing, but especially I love winter menu. It’s very comfy there as they have a lot of space under umbrellas so you don’t have to experience all 36C while eating and also very cosy in the winter inside 🥰 really recommend the place 💖

Came into the Blue Anchor a few days ago for a few quick drinks with some friends and ended up staying for a few hours. The garden has a lovely view onto the cricket pitch unfortunately there wasn’t a game on but enjoyed the view anyway. Service was quick and the staff were very friendly.

Lovely food. Service was terrible! Waited over an hour for my food others were getting served before us after mentioning this to the manager he did not do anything didn’t apologise then after talking back decided to blame us for ordering separately. We than began to eat ahich my sandwich came burnt and the manager sat on the other table looking over and speaking about us because we complained made us feel so awkward to the point we wanted to leave.

Nice chilled pub, lovely staff, overlooking the cricket.

Came here for some lunch with my girlfriend and a couple friends, absolutely shocking in all honesty. Ordered 2x fish and chips, a portion of chips and some halloumi. Halloumi was good to be fair, but the chips were practically uncooked and the fish was dreadful. No batter on the bottom of it and honestly closer to the size of a fish finger as opposed to what you’d expect. Very soggy, covered in grease, it was like eating cardboard. This place is good in the summer for a drink but i’ll never get food from here again. If you want good food, I suggest The Market Stores. Don’t waste your time or money here

Bangers and mash, lovely! Close to work, so nice for a relaxed lunch/quick drink after work. And much less noisy than crowded pubs in town, so you can have a proper conversation 😊

Friendly welcoming staff made this a very pleasant lunch with friends. Have been back since many times.

Cosy little pub, nice atmosphere with friendly bar staff. The food is class and with an open fire, it's a great way to spend these chilly winter nights!

It was -1 outside and there was no heating inside the pub. Half our food came at different times and some of it was still cold

Decent beers. Great decor. Friendly staff

Lovely traditional pub, great garden and food

Lovely place but very slow on the food.

Ok for a quick drink. TV too loud and preferred it when there was no TV.

Great pub .... great selection of beets... great friendly staff .. 😁

Good stuff, can get busy ona sunny evening

Good atmosphere let down by slow service (even with 3 behind the bar) and the food is expensive. Will be amazing in the winter though with the open flamed fireplace. Oh and animal friendly

Fun pub quiz on Thursdays and lovely beer garden.

great atmosphere, saw Moth, a band and they were great. would definitely recommend

Very nice terrace, and very delicious food

Price changes every time you go the bar and keep an eye on them as they pour short measures. Was a good bar now looks like they scrambling for every penny

Came here for lunch. Arrived at 12.30. An hour 5 mins later had not received dinner. We ordered very simple dishes. We left having no food. I'm pregnant and I was with my 3 year old son who was really upset. We ordered two sandwiches and a pasta. Will not be returning. Its a shame because we have visited on other occasions. We did have this trouble one time before but the pub was a lot busier. Today it was dead so no excuse for the bad service. Apparently the reason was that they had a new chef who hadn't been trained. Bad planning esp on such a lovely day. Also they didn't communicate this news until we left asking why the food had taken so long.

We popped in last week as newbies, welcoming face behind the bar. We enjoyed a drink in the garden overlooking the cricket pitch, will return for food another time but seems a lovely venue.

I had really good fish and chips there and it's also nice pub.

Lovely cosy pub with a lovely garden and great food

Much improved in every respect. Food, beer and service quality - are top class. Finest beer garden in East Surrey, overlooking the cricket grounds. TV sports attract many - and there's a good atmosphere.

I enjoyed the food here and felt it was filling and as described. Slightly slow on service but all good otherwise and nice atmosphere.

Popped in on a Sunday afternoon for a quick bite with friends and the kids. Was quiet mid afternoon. Cozy pub atmosphere, staff seem friendly, food just OK (pie of the day, roast dinner, kids pasta - onions w a bit of tomato). Wasn't a hit with us and overall experience was less positive than we need. Our family won't be visiting again anytime soon.

A group of us ate here and most were very disappointed with their meals. Staff seemed disinterested and the food was uninspiring and stodgy. Wouldn't eat here again.

Nice pub for a drink with mate not the cheapest