Crown & Anchor in Adur

Lovely walk along the seafront in the sunshine to shoreham followed by a Sunday roast. What a perfect way to spend a precious day off. Well it may have been perfect had we chosen a different place for lunch. We sat down and ordered drinks, started chatting only to realise that we were sitting right in front of what turned out to be a performance area for an afternoon entertainer - PA system literally 12 inches from my head. Now I have seen this entertainer before (Black horse - Rottingdean) and he is - er... entertaining, but, and here's the thing, when booking a table, for 8 people for lunch, would it not have been advisable to warn the group that there was going to be loud entertainment and that entertainment would be pretty much on your table. Anyway we decided to get the conversation in quick as the loud music kicked in and we ordered our food - mostly roasts and a couple of 'Mountain' burgers. The waiter was confused at the request for mountain burgers as he was unaware that they were even on the menu. He turned out to be the owner! An owner that doesn't even know what the kitchen is serving - that's a new one on me. Anyway we sat there for an hour awaiting our food trying to enjoy the entertainment and convince the mother-in-law to remove the makeshift paper napkin earplugs she had cleverly constructed. After an hour the waiter/owner came over and said "Sorry no roasts left...nothing I can do about it. Choose something else." An hour - a bloody hour we sat there waiting for our food - to be told that. What a farce! He obviously then sent one of the waitresses over to tell us that we could have any food for free, but by that stage the damage had been done and we decided to leave. A real shame. It's a lovely place - right on the river with a great beer garden but for goodness sake - sort it out. The owner said he's been had the place for a couple of years. I just hope that someone who has a clue about customer service, and knows how to manage a kitchen takes it over soon because I shan't be returning as long as the present owner is cluelessly running the place.

On a wet and windy Sunday afternoon, decided to visit for a roast that frankly, I was damned if I was going to put together myself. What a wonderful, place. Food was exceptional, and lots of it!! Perfectly cooked potatoes, meat and great home made yorkies. The cauliflower cheese genuinely stole the show for us! Staff were very friendly, very helpful and accommodating. Nice glass of red, plenty of soft drinks available. Child and dog friendly. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! Hygiene is on point, toilets are clean and well kept. Absolute 10/10 for me. Worth the train ride from Portsmouth!

For context this was a Friday at 6pm I took my family with a friend to have a main dish and one drink each. It was £70. I had a chicken burger that was nice, which was let down by some basic fries and token garnish salad. My partner had a vegan burger which was the reason i’m coming out of my way to leave a review. It was a laughable burger and something you’d expect to be served in a school, just a crumbed patty of some sort, I can’t imagine 4 of these would cost more than £2 in Lidl. It was just hugely overpriced for what it was. I did go and ask if it was normal just incase the kitchen perhaps had run out of a proper vegan burger and they were substituting but they said, they used to have two patties but their boss had said to cut it back to one. Not sure it would help in any way though as it was just beige within a beige bap, with a slice of lettuce and a slice of tomato. It felt very roadside caff of the 90s. Both burgers were £16 each and just looking at the Honest Burger menu in Brighton to compare, i could get something truly special there for £13 so I really think the team at the Crown need to take this on and relook at their menu as this utterly bonkers.

I’ve been using the function room at Crown and Anchor to teach yoga classes and the whole experience has been brilliant. All the staff are all so friendly and welcoming. I needed to find somewhere at short notice and they couldn’t have made it easier. The function room is a beautiful space, it’s warm and cosy with river views and plenty of light. Plus I’ve been able to use their sound system to play my music and create a lovely atmosphere. My students have all said what a great space it is. Huge thanks to Angie and Andy. I highly recommend.

Enormous Sunday roast. Was advised that lamb was the days special which was a no brainer. Catered for gluten free. Vegan/vegetarian options also available. Exceptionally friendly helpful staff. Good value, lots of choice and comfortable surroundings. Family friendly.

First time at this place. Great place for a beer and some decent pub food and great river views. Inexpensive. Friendly welcoming bar staff.

It’s a shame that with the roast they served frozen roast potatoes that were re heated . The plates were nouveau cuisine style ie minimal portion sized and placed in a dressed style ,rather than the good old fashioned pub roast style ,lots of spuds ,gravy ,veggies etc ,I was expecting ,especially for the rather expensive £18 per course . I think it would be a better option ,after reviving the roasts on the menu imho . Service was good

Came here a while ago but never did a review, brilliant scran very delish lovely location and place to eat but the glasses and cutlery were like actually just unwashed or not cleaned properly at all and I ended up getting food poisoning the day after🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ who knows maybe you know how to clean stuff now but yeah the food was 10/10 class munch would demolish again

Lovely pub with lovely views. Staff are very welcoming and friendly Update just had a roast dinner and it was delicious I had the lamb with fresh veg , I love roast and I would definitely recommend.

All good with the roast! Disappointed to find out that there was no lamb. Excellent friendly service.

Lovely pub the beer garden has amazing views over the estuary.

I found it a little expensive, but all in all it was good

Wonderful pub, great new management! Looking forward to returning and enjoying some new entertainment.

Wonderful staff, amazing food and a great location.

Amazing place great staff great food and brilliant atmosphere worth a visit if in area.

Great pub, great views, reasonably priced and great service.

Since Angie and Andy have taken over the pub has flourished. The menu is much better plus the ambience is now off scale. They are a breath of fresh air always welcoming always with a happy smile and greeting. I'd say number 1 in the establishments I've used. Highly reccomend and will be coming back

Great food, great staff. Definitely one of the best in sussex for me on the beautiful river!

With all the vast amount of pubs in Shoreham The Crown & Anchor stands out on it's own by miles. It's quite deceptive walk into the main bar which is a fairly decent size but as soon as you wander further back, you walk into a huge bar/restaurant area then add to the picturesque outdoor setting by the riverside. The drinks were refreshing, the staff very polite, helpful and on the ball the landlady was lovely and friendly the food was outstanding and just when you though it couldn't get better they also have live entertainment no and again The Crown & Anchor is a pub well worth visiting if you're heading to or live in Shoreham.

The Korean chicken burger was very nice. Sadly the Fish & Chips provided a large dry-ish, tasteless piece of fish. The waitress listened to our complaint and said she would let the chef know.

Only an hour from London but it feels like a different world. Such a nice pub and excellent staff.

Had lunch here today and very happy. I had the classic burger and my friend had the Korean chicken - both excellent. Big portions, freshly cooked, proper ground beef and genuine whole chicken breast. Good service, great views over the river, reasonable prices, what more could you want from a pub lunch ?

Disappointed by the service, and the mussels were not fresh, the fish had bones not really acceptable .staff were friendly, out side views are good.

Service was poor and very unfriendly, unwelcoming to say the least but worst of all the food was absolutely dreadful, the worst pub food I’ve eaten sense the 80’s which is such a shame because the area at the rear of the pub is fabulous with views over the river, why o why don’t you get a top class chef and revamp the front of this shambolic pub, change the front look into a pub that invite you in… I say all this with a sad heart as I’ve lived in Shoreham for many year and come back regularly to see friends, what a sad waste of what should a class waterside venue!

If you want tasty food prepared professionally on time this is NOT the place for you. If you want a lot of food with a bit of taste that you can to wait for then definitely go here.

Excellent service always accommodating and friendly. Food always cooked to perfection by Marc . Wide selection on menu . Great views of the river and lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended by a fussy eater !

We often return in June for our wedding anniversary, as we had our Reception there. Different Chef and menu since then, and less fish orientated (which we liked), but still great value and good quality. Helpful, personable staff and superb (large portion) food. My son had some of my camembert wheel and fell in love with molten cheese for the first time. Yum! We'll be back!

Just want to say a big thank you to the lovely barmaid Amy who was excellent, professional, friendly and made us feel incredibly welcome!.

Great pub, nice beer garden over looking the river. Would definitely come back.

Stunning location despite the gale force wind, inside is a lovely typical old fashioned pub with the most beautiful views over the estuary, the food was gorgeous and what made it was that they never rushed us, loved that we had time between courses. The food was fantastic and they are huge portions, definitely worth a visit. Oh the outside area is beautiful with even better views.

A very nice pub by the sea. It has an outdoor terrace, huge windows and hearty fish and chips portions. I really enjoyed their pan fried sea bass. The service was great too!

Very nice pint of Spitfire bitter. Lots of split level areas in the pub. Pleasant lady serving. Only there for one pint. Sat outside on the patio, ample seating overlooking the River Adur. Brief visit, a Tuesday afternoon.

Wonderful food, and because I was driving, they had a good selection of 00 beers to choose from. I am glad I called in.

Well located, established pub with large sunny terrace at rear with seating for 100+, superb views alongside river at ground level. (Only 5 people using when I was there Thursday in May 12.45 pm on a blue sky sunny day) Problem for me was majority of seating was closed bench type (need to lift leg over to get in) they also had seen better days - looking very old and worn. There was some newer editions with movable bench seating along with some covered booths on perimeter But I prefer a bit more comfort at my late age. Not wheelchair friendly from Main Street entrance but you could go down side of building to get to outside terrace - but then should you need the toilet which is inside there are more steps ( just the nature of the old building) nice clean gents -liquid soap warm air dryer all working well. Friendly staff cool beer varied menu but too pricey on my budget. Does not suit my needs but inside better furniture equipped.

Fab find. The food was delicious. I had the vegetarian roast and my partner the beef. Very good portions beautifully cooked and presented well. We both had the white chocolate and velvet cheesecake - amazing. The staff were so friendly. Food delivered to us promptly. An excellent experience from start to finish and I would highly recommend. Will definitely return.

Disappointing visit to this previously amazing food pub - the menu on the website bears no relation to the very limited , overpriced basic food on offer on the white laminated sheet , no specials, unwiped tables , complete lack of welcome despite restaurant being empty , service very lacking almost entirely and whilst we were eventually told they had no chef that day (burnt potatoes, overcooked fish, cold , frozen mussels, cheese burgers with cold grated cheese) we won’t be going back again. Sad for them as I know they are trying to attract locals but we felt very ripped off and disappointed and most of us didn’t finish our food ….

We decided to come here as the menu advertised online looked like there was plenty of choice. Unfortunately the menu we were given had much less choice and was quite basic. My partner's cod was just average and my pepperoni pizza had very little pepperoni on it. Disappointing

Four of us went for sunday lunch and wow it was honestly the most amazing roast dinner with all the trimmings ! The lamb was Devine soo tender , finally a pub that cooks crispy roast potatoes, my eldey father demolished the lot and said it was the best he had eaten , portions were very generous and the staff were soo efficient and went above and beyond, we will most def return , advise booking as it was a full house and obviously a very popular place due to the fab sunday roast

Food amazing staff couldn’t do enough. It felt like you were on holiday views are amazing. Definitely coming back

We went for lunch the other day. Sat outside in the sunshine. The view is lovely. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff and prompt service. The food was delicious and the portions were perfect sizing. Looking forward to spending more time here the the summer. Highly recommended.

Went there for a spot of lunch great service and a great atmosphere

Terrible service, they really didn't care. We were planning on staying for dinner but decided the food and food service would unlikely be good. Also fyi the menu is vastly smaller than on the website. Such a shame, this used to be an excellent pub with really delicious food. It was empty, which says it all really.

Went for a pint and sandwich for lunch on a Thursday. Ordered at 1pm. At 1.20 server asked if we were ready to order. Said we had 20 mins ago. 1.30 still no sandwiches - asked why and were told they had to go out to get some bread !! Sandwiches arrived 1.45 literally 2 bits of buttered bread with some BLT. I complained and they halved the bill and said people don't usually have lunch there in the week !! Why not say they don't do lunches ???

Great nice pub lovely atmosphere 👌

The pub offers good choices of food and drinks but the decor is looking a bit tired. Friendly staff.

Lovely spot for a drink overlooking the river, would just like to shout out to the fantastic bar amid server who attended the tables outside, dark haired lady, absolute class employee, spoke to each table and was super dig observant and friendly and with permission on the next table offered our did left over chicken, so sweet a real treasure and asset to the establishment

Had a great Sunday dinner here. The staff and food were fantastic and what a beautiful setting as the sun goes down over the estuary. I will definitely be back

Came in for some lunch with my daughter. The food was lovely and so was the service, view of the river topped it off. Staff made us feel very welcome definitely will be coming back.

Fantastic roast. Came with the family and we all really enjoyed it. Great service, delicious food, thank you! ………………….

I had a coke zero. It tasted good on the "buds"... the taste buds. I remember it like it were yesterday. Tescos extra west durrington, meal deal at 12am, head so dizzy, smell so strong. "Rainy day" I whispered softly to myself, a bead of sweat trickling down my brow. Just the slightest bit of sun, a hint of rainbow forming in the clouds above. Mother would never approve. Suppled from the babbling Brook, he'd know that taste anywhere. Right there, right in that glass, There it was. The elixir of life. Scared.

Was part of a large party. They looked after us well. Great food and the food came quickly despite being 20 of us.

Menu massively reduced from that shown on the website.

A big group of us booked an Xmas meet up dinner. Unfortunately they had a chef issue on the day and told us as we arrived incase we wanted to try somewhere else. Honesty is a good policy. We decided to stay and happy to wait for food. Some of the orders got a bit mixed up food got missed but standard was good and the service and communication was amazing. Yes stuff went wrong, but they owned it! They looked after us under a stressful situation. We all had a good time and have a story to tell.....and will return soon.

Visited on Sunday for a roast and have to say it was the best I've had in ages! Usually prefer to cook at home but the family wanted to venture out...Can't fault anything really, the staff were attentive and friendly. We ordered the Beef, which was tender, lovely roasties and Yorkshire, and well presented. My daughter had the Pork and her friend had the Chicken, both cleared their plates! Will definitely be back again.

Decided to go for Sunday lunch. We walked over a table and I nearly spilt my drinks which I had just purchased when I sat them down onto a very wonky surface. I just managed to save them! We moved tables but before we could alert the waitress, a crowd of people arrived at the table and lo and behold, their tray of drinks smashed on the floor. Not a great start. I ordered the pork belly and it was awful. It was so salty and tough. My partner had the vegan option and he enjoyed it. There was very little atmosphere and we won’t go back. Such a shame as we had high hopes.

Pre-Covid we went here quite often. Decided to go back today. We had booked lunch. Had to wait to be checked in. When we did we were given menus and told where to sit. Had no service and after 20 minutes I checked in again at the reception counter. I was told by the person there there was no table service as she was the only front of house. I ordered and about ¼ hour later we got our food. We had sandwiches, we were not given a choice of bread but basically the food was acceptable. If the staffing situation was so bad we should have this explained to us at the start and not had to go back to find out. We won’t be going there again, it was too disappointing.

Christmas lunch dreary as anything. It was £75 for one slice of turkey and 5 Brussels, the stuffing was rock hard and inedible, the gravy was watery and the gammon was tough as old leather. The kitchen at one point set off the smoke alarm, not surprising as everything was burnt. The pithivier was completely blackened and inedible. As it was Xmas nobody complained but then nobody ate anything. The restaurant wasn't even full and I have had a Sunday roast there before which was actually very tasty but this was appalling. The desserts were awful too. All very disappointing.

Broad range of beers, spirits and wines - Solid pub environment. A few premade cocktails on tap, but nothing too fancy. The mulled wine was a little disappointing. Outside space is great, especially in the summer.

Christmas Dinner. We booked here because we have eaten there many times and never been disappointed. So I don't know what happened on Christmas Day. Starter and amuse bouche were good. Christmas dinner was sadly horrendous. Turkey was OK, gammon was inedible it was rock hard, sprouts really under cooked and parsnip the same, Stuffing and roast potatoes were burnt as were the yorkshire puddings. The beef pie pastry was inedible because it was so burnt. Custard that came with the Crumble was cold and not enough to cover the whole crumble the Crumble top was softcand stodgy. Looking around at others meals they were all equally burnt. Such a shame because we up until.then had never had a bad meal there. Maybe a novice chef was brought in for the day or he was overwhelmed. Shame next year we'll be cooking at home or going away

Christmas Dinner for £75, the most unappetising selection you could possibly imagine. Gammon that was so tough you could not cut it so chewing was out of the question, 5 tiny Brussels sprouts that were like bullets, no other vegetable on view. Turkey which was best thing on the plate, one slice, Gravy not sure what that was oxo in water I think. So disappointing and then the person in the kitchen I can't say the chef set fire to the Xmas pudding and set off all the smoke alarms it was quite frankly the worst Xmas dinner I have eaten in 60 years

It's okay, not the best for atmosphere inside and can be a bit 'dead' but outside in the summer is great next to the river with a DJ sometimes present - popular with the younger crowd.

New refurbished makes for a great,relaxed, clean atmosphere. We loved coming here for the best Sunday roast around. It used to be half a chicken, lashings of gravy , more veg you could possibly want. All for around 14. 50 each. A lot for your money!!! Unfortunately , since the refurb, prices have risen to 17 pound each for the roast chicken, which is understandable. However the chicken portion has now shrunk to that of a standard breast, with minimal veg. Still all well cooked and delicious, but disappointing as it was so amazing before. Staff all good and efficient, but wasn't as busy on a Sunday like it used to be.

Didn't eat as was for a school reunion but great atmosphere & lovely friendly staff

10/10 Fantastic experience! Dog friendly pub! I came here on a sunday and I had the pork roast and it was amazing! Great value for money! Fantastic staff! Would 100% recommend :)

Amazing roast at the Crown & Anchor today - our first visit but definitely not our last. They were very accommodating with a veggie roast for me with swapped items so it was just how I like it. And all completely delicious. Crispy roasters, giant yorkies and they didn’t overlook the roast parsnips! Can’t wait to go back.

Had an amazing roast dinner and friend had fish and chips. Both meals were delicious and staff were great. I’d highly recommend to go . 👌🏼

We both ordered a blt asking for the bacon to not be too crispy. What we got was stone cold congealed bacon in a cold bun and tepid scraps of fries. After pointing this out to the waitress there was no apology. I also booked the table in advance and was not informed the conservatory would have scaffolding inside.

Great place for a meal by the river, on a crisp November afternoon. Great New menu, perfect wine and lovely attentive staff.

Me and mum always eat here when we're In Shoreham never fails to please definitely a must try 😀

Food was poor and staff while cute forgot cutlery and sauces! Only come for drinks! Reply to Angie GM: I offered the discount to my aunt who lives locally (I do not) and she said she was not interested. You really let us down I'm afraid, this was my Uncles 60th, doesn't come round often!

The food was really good but the service was slow. Restaurant felt like an after thought.

Really nice roast dinner with friends. New manager is chatty and friendly

what can i say but the entertainment on a sunday afternoon was throughly enjoyable , sun was shining , staff were friendly what a fabulous venue good views . Great Lamb roast i’ll be back and I highly recommend !!

Large, sunny garden next to the river and good beer. Unfortunately we ordered Sunday roast today and it never arrived. Asked the staff after 45 mins and they said they'd looked for us but couldn't serve the meal, even though we'd told them the table number. We hadn't seen anyone trying to find us. They then said it'd be 10 minutes but after 20 still nothing. Got our money back because we didn't want a meal that had been sat around while they 're-did the potatoes' and they still kept saying we'd never given our table number! All our fault apparently. Poor service.

had the worst roast of my life. so dry and tasteless

Love this pub. super friendly helpful staff and a lovely atmosphere highly recommend

Best roast around, hands down. Staff are unreal and the entertainment never lets you down here! I shall be back very soon.

New owners, tardis of a place over 3 floors and outside garden on to river great views.

Beautiful location and views. Food and service was excellent 👌 there were some works going on as under new management but they did so well even under the circumstances

Really well cooked food and friendly staff. Nice beer garden too.

All round wonderful experience! Especially love Thursday nights with DJ Franco! Lovely staff, beautiful food and stunning beer garden! looking forward to visiting again soon, absolutely recommend

This was the best roast dinner I've had in AGES! And the staff - Louise in particular - were brilliant, and provided outstanding customer service (which is so lacking in lots of places these days!) Thanks for a lovely Sunday visit.. I had brought my parents who were visiting from Kent, and they were really impressed. We had a lovely afternoon, thank you x

Popped in for a pint. Excellent.

Lovely Sunday Roast by the river

We sat outside & enjoyed the view of the waterway. Place was nice & clean, spacious & good service. Not too expensive- fair price for our food. Will visit again when in the area

There was a new manager and she'd been there only two weeks. So she was still learning the ways of the of the pub. Food was nice, sandwiches, with hot contents. Beer range was poor, one had run out. And outside, part of the floor was raised and there was no warning.

Went over to the Crown yesterday after work as the Crown is a great place to catch the evening sun. Was an amazing atmosphere, sitting by the river with great music and the bar maid's was incredibly friendly despite how busy the pub was for one person. Definitely recommend.

Such a lovely pub with great atmosphere. Franco the Dj created such a good atmosphere and was super friendly and welcoming, made the night! Would recommend Thursdays!

Sat outside in the sun was lovely place to grab lunch and drinks with such a wonderful view

A welcoming traditional pub. Visited the bar with friends recently, we had some nibbles from the menu which were nice and sat along the river having a drink. What a dreamy location. We were welcomed by the landlady who was very welcoming and showed us towards the bar and invited us to sit by the river. Really lovely venue and will be looking into hiring their function room for my birthday this year.

We had the Sirloin Stakes they were cooked to perfection will definitely go again, the bar has been cleaned up and looking much better staff were lovely and looking forward to seeing it when the work has finished

Great lunch staff were amazing definitely returning

Great food unfortunately they were short staffed on the Friday night and dinner we waited 20 minutes for. Hopefully they will get more staff.

Sunday roast - literally the best pub roast I've had in a long time and the best I've had in Shoreham EVER! Reasonably priced, generous portions with roast potatoes that are actually crunchy, crispy AND fluffy, succulent meat, a proper nut roast (I'm so sick of Wellingtons) and cauliflower cheese where you can actually taste the cheese (a rarity these days). The broccoli and savoy were not overcooked and were a welcome addition after being served only root veg at another nearby establishment the week before. Friendly and helpful staff - even my dog was made welcome, with water and gravy bones. Please keep this team in the kitchen for ever, like slaves for my Sunday roast requirements - lol. No pictures because we were having a no phone day, but it was beautifully plated too.

Understaffed, long wait at the bar , the food was acceptable.

Amazing atmosphere, the staff are lovely and the drinks are a reasonable price. Great deals on shots

We visited bank holiday Monday and I have to say the 2 lovely servers on shift were absolutely rushed off their feet but still managed service with a smile. They literally did not stop. I really hope they are appreciated by their manager and payed appropriately. They certainly earned it! Kudos to the chef too! Lovely food

What a beautiful place . The new management have cleaned it right up and lunch was amazing. The river views are stunning

The pub has recently got new management, so we thought we’d try here and we we had a lovely meal. Large terrace overlooking the river with plenty of seating and shelter, expansive and reasonably priced menu. The pub was spotlessly clean, the staff were polite...

Great daily deals on food. Had some tasty burgers. Good garden with river view, large inside too nice pub