Fox and Anchor in South Staffordshire

What superb service! It could not have been any better. There were eight of us, including two young children. Lovely food, all fresh and hot. Very helpful service and extremely kind to our little ones. No pressure on us, despite being slow to enjoy family time. Thank you very much.

I visit The Anchor regularly and I’m never disappointed. There is always a cosy atmosphere and a warm welcome. We were well looked after by Rob, Nat and Vic today and the food was hot and tasty with a good selection of dishes to choose from. I would recommend a visit!

Lovely, warm welcome from Nat in particular, who made an effort to chat and engage like an old friend. Quite rare these days in a pub / restaurant! This is a contrast to my previous experience here when I last visited around a year or so ago, when staff appeared to be completely indifferent to whether we were there or not. Keep up the good work and it will be noticed by customers. Get the basics right like this and you should get more people coming in for food and drink. Well done all and especially Nat! :-)

Great meal and the staff that served us Nat and Nelly were were helpful polite and made us feel welcome. Always a great atmosphere

Fabulous food and service . The food was exceptional and we were served by the Adams family character Wednesday who’s service was exceptional

Fantastic food and brilliant customer service from all, but especially Natalie. Sunday roast was delicious and incredible value. Looking forward to eating here again. X

our first date night after three years since having kids and Nat gave us wonderful service! We have had a wonderful time!

Comprehensive and varied menu - Excellent food and a good selection of drinks ,great beer . Good service. Friendly staff with Muddy paws corner.

Always an absolutely wonderful experience when we come to the Anchor. The food is amazing, the staff are incredibly friendly, approachable and professional, and the atmosphere is just incredibly cozy and beautiful. Cannot recommend enough!

Came in on Sunday just for drinks, got greeted by a nice tall friendly guy on arrival who then went behind the bar to serve us drinks. Ordered a cider and glass of wine and took outside to enjoy on the decking which directly looks out onto the canal which was stunning. We saw the bar snacks menu which looked really good value b it we had already eaten but will definitely go back for the bar snacks menu, 3 4 £10 , would certainly return.

Brilliant attentive service, absolutely delicious vegan food, and dog friendly too, with doggy snacks. Would thoroughly recommend it. The pub was so busy and vibrant, yet the service could not be faulted. Thank you very much.

I stared to come here every Thursday for a quiz, it’s such a great atmosphere cosy pub what you can chill out in, drinks are great especially the iced coffees. Food has always been amazing every time! And the manager Mike and the whole team are welcoming, friendly and always go out of their way to make an effort! Will keep going back! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My wife and I called in off our narrow boat on a Friday evening. It was very busy but Rob who looked after us was an excellent host. The food (we are both vegan) was delicious and the merlot was very drinkable!? Our dogs also had a treat. All in all, an excellent visit. Thank you Rob and the chefs behind the scenes. Highly recommended.

We visited on a Saturday so it was quite busy but we were dealt with very quickly. My wife has allergies which we had mentioned when booking and they produced a special menu for her and checked other meals on the menu to ensure she could choose them as well. The food was excellent for all 4 of us and the service was also excellent. The atmosphere led to a friendly feeling I would certainly recommend this establishmen.

Bethany’s service was brilliant and and asset to the team. Food time was good and tasted brilliant. Will be visiting again soon.

Always have a brilliant time here. Thank you to all the staff for keeping the place a brilliant place to visit! See you soon

Had a lovely lunch at the anchor inn with the family. Food was great and Mike was very friendly and attentive! We will definitely be back again, thank you

Nelly was fantastic and attentive even with the lack of staff and long wait times, she made sure we had everything even sauces

Visited as a family of 6, quite a small selection on the menu although we all enjoyed what we had. Steak was superb. Will return and hopefully try desert too

Another great night at the Anchor. We came for the quiz (we came 2nd and won a bottle of prosecco) but had food before hand. Every single one of us loved the food. Good portions for the money, we were too full up for dessert. Service was quick despite it being really busy. Our server Jacob was so lovely and polite and nothing was too much trouble for him. I believe serving tables is quite new to him but he is doing a fantastic job!

Enjoyed a Gammon steak with egg, chips and peas, my husband had sirloin steak, chips n peas all cooked nicely. Staff friendly, pub has a nice atmosphere, would recommend plenty of food and drink choices.

Great food great service warm welcome large car park dog friendly canalside pub good location between Wolverhampton and Stafford countryside pub take cards

Staff were excellent. Friendly and although the service was a little slow due to the place being busy, the food was spot on and everything handled well

Food as always first class, staff friendly and accommodating, friendly atmosphere dogs always made welcome with treats and water bowls Highly recommend

It was an amazing restaurant and I highly recommend the creme brulee and the signature burger. My family enjoyed the hunter's chicken

We were given a warm and friendly welcome. The food was delicious, a good selection, decent size portions and cooked to order. There were 3 generations of us, and we were all happy with our experience. We'll definitely be back.

Scarlett our waitress very polite anf friendly very helpfull. Great food will be back again soon. Complements to the chef.

We both enjoyed a delicious Sunday roast at The Anchor. The food was reasonably priced and the staff friendly and welcoming. The puddings looked equally as nice. We shared an Eton mess which was so generous in size we couldn’t finish it between us. We...

Great food, good atmosphere & lovely staff. Neve was very helpful, friendly & switched on, as we're all the staff. First visit & will definitely be back.

Wonderful lunch today at the Anchor. Many thanks to Szilv in the kitchen for our beautiful food and to Mike for his great hospitality. 5* experience!

Brilliant lunch for work. My seabass was cooked to perfection by Chef Szilv. Never disappointed when we come to the Anchor, thanks team!

Service from Jacob was excellent and overall nice atmosphere with good food . We had and definitely recommend the Sunday dinner!

Easter Sunday Lunch. Very warm welcome on arrival from the Manager. Izzy our waitress was lovely and friendly and gave great service. Food was excellent, we all had roast turkey which was beautifully cooked and selection of vegetables and presentation was fantastic. Deserts again were...

Izzy gave great service. Very friendly and welcoming. Food was fantastic. Great atmosphere. First time visit won’t be the last :)

Our little family love the Anchor as our regular for a couple drinks and visit as much as we can. The staff are always so welcoming and are always amazing with our little girl, especially Aiden, always the best service x

Aiden was great and took good care of us. The whole experience was spot on. Food arrived promptly and was of good quality. Vintage Inns rarely disappoint. recommended!

Great food and lovely atmosphere. Thank you to Millie, who made us feel very welcome and looked after us throughout our visit.

Lovely food as always. Great service from Becky - super friendly and helpful. We will be back again Thanks for a great visit 🥰

Always a good time here. Great food and service all round, and we keep on coming back! The staff are always excellent and awesome.

Food has been just average, service has been friendly enough and quick, the banoffie pie was really good. The mains were not necessarily impressive and my partner steak has not been cooked to perfection. Location of the pub though it is lovely, and the back...

A wonderful meal for a birthday celebration which was made very special by all the staff! The Sunday lunch was delicious!

Came for a family meal and was not disappointed. We all had different meals, fish and chips, sea bass and pizza and all of them were cooked perfectly. My mom and nan aren't big eaters so had a starter and mini pud with a hot drink instead. They came out at the same time as the mains and nothing was too much trouble. For dessert we had the honey pot, banoffe pie and sticky toffee pudding. They were presented beautifully and tasted delicious. Everyone really enjoyed the food and the log fires really add to the atmosphere. Shout out to Ravi for being a great host and scarlett for giving the dog loads of attention, she loved all the love and treats.

Tried the sea bass which was absolutely delicious as was the honey pot dessert. Lovely and Corey and Wednesday the dog had lots of cuddles! 10/10

Really tasty food in a relaxed environment with attentive staff. Excellent menu and not the last time we will visit…cannot say anything bad!

This was my first visit to the Anchor Inn. Knowing I would have an hour to kill in the area I checked for pub reviews with real ale and positive feedback with a view to having a quiet pint in comfortable surroundings. The Anchor Inn...

First greeted by the manager and who appeared to be his son, the barman. We were swiftly seated and enjoyed a delicious meal which we were informed was prepared by the chef, Ryan - the best burger we have ever had! Lovely service by Bethany,...

Food was beautifully presented and tasted well seasoned, thank you chef ryan. Beth and jess served our table , service was quick and to a high quality. Appreciate.

Great service offered by vicky, excellent meals, prices competitive. Well worth a visit especially in the summer as it’s situated next to the canal. Best to book a table in advance.

Amazing meal, all cooked perfectly really enjoyed. Emily and all staff were brilliant, been coming here for years and it keeps getting better and better.

Lovely meal. Not rushed. Have a boisterous 7 year old and they treated him with respect. Listening to him. Thank you Aiden for making our moms eightieth special

Great as always. Foodc fantastic and service also friendly and attentive. Well done and thank you to everyone there! You the best.

We had the 3 course Valentine’s menus. First class service with first class food pleasant environment highly recommended you won’t be disappointed

A warm and welcoming atmosphere. Cosy log fires, and soft ambient music in the background. Good food and well kept ales. Dawn, who was serving behind the bar was a great welcoming team member who took her time to interact with her clientele, was a...

Enjoyed a tasty hot lunch beside the fire. Great service and would highly recommend to others wanting something similar

Lovely lunch day by the fire. We were served by a lovely lady called Dawn, really friendly and welcoming. Lunch was served quite quickly and the banofee pie was delicious

Served by Beth, excellent service and beautiful food :) lovely evening and will definitely be visiting again - thank you to the whole team!

Bethany was great. Wonder for environment and atmosphere. I was a kind of underdress, but all the service was really nice.. The food was exceptional good. I enjoyed the sticky toffee pudding

Lovely cocktail menu, very quick bar service. Aiden recommended us which cocktail to have. Thanks for looking after us!

Food was amazing and great service from Aiden tonight. Was very attentive and made us feel comfortable. The fires are a nice addition

Very friendly staff and beautiful food. Aidan was very attentive. We went on a Saturday evening and didn’t have to wait long at all.

Booked a table for my 70th Birthday, just the three of us, but we were treated like royalty. Aden was a true star, nothing was too much for him. The service was impeccable, food was brilliant and atmosphere was superb. Thank you to all the...

The food was great and bar service was amazing from Leah! Bethany was an excellent waitress and made us laugh. The food looked amazing and we didn’t have to wait long for food or drink. Would highly recommend to people in the area.

Came for dinner with my family and all left full and satisfied. Great selection of beers, the menu was extensive and varied. All found something we thoroughly enjoyed. We will be returning!

lovely spot for a quick work meeting and then a burger and a pint afterwards. Team and the pub were lovely, food top notch..

Lovely chilled night xx Beth our waitress was lovely too great night. Bloody brilliant Thank you Will come again & recommend

Unfortunately I have to agree with a lot of people about the food quality. The kitchen is the most important thing in any food establishment and therefore reflects on everybody who works there. I met some of the team today and they were really nice,...

Good food, great service as always atmosphere really good. Love the log open fires. Hope to be back soon, we can not wait .

A lo to eavely placet. New and interesting menus, cater for all. Nicely decorated internally,. Large amount of carparking. Good idea to make a booking, as can get busy at weekends. Full range of drinks & beers on tap etc.

Served by bethany, was a great experience of food, Location and service. The food was brilliant and choice was good. Many thanks!

Me and my wife went on a rare childless outing for lunch and the place couldn't be more perfect. Excellent, traditional pub with roaring log fires, friendly staff and above all else, superb food

Excellent value for money. Food is wholesome, very tasty and portion sizes are always generous.. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Met up with friends for lunch. A warm welcome on arrival and escorted to our table near to one of the real fires in the pub. Our server, Bethany, continued the welcoming nature of the pub. The menu had plenty of choice and when the...

Definitely the best Sunday Roast we have had from any of the Vintage inn. Millie, our server, was polite and attentive. Food tasty and perfectly cooked!

Excellent Sunday lunch for 4 of us. Well cooked, tasty and nicely presented. Very comfortable and warm inside the pub on a cold Sunday lunchtime. Thank you

Great food and good service. I can highly recommend the honey pot dessert for chocoholics like myself!

Amazing as always. Food was great and service was brilliant, couldn't ask for more. Look forward to the next visit next month.

We have used this pub a few times for food and have never had a problem, their app also offers really good deals. Yesterday we went in for a late lunch, going in was fine and we had our usual server who's name i think...

Came for dinner on a surprisingly, rather busy January weekend. Given that Christmas has only just passed, we could not believe how busy the restaurant was and the staff were clearly working extremely hard. However, despite this, nothing was too much trouble whatsoever, really could...

Lovely meal this evening, food hot and tasty. Brilliant service from Bethany,lovely and friendly. Thank you! 👌

We booked for New Year’s Eve meal and received a warm welcome from Mike. Showed us to a wonderful table. Millie served us and was very pleasant.Starter was fab we ordered the pork belly. omg melted in your mouth would definitely recommend and we will...

Our party of 5 attended @ 12.30pm Christmas Day we all had a fabulous time. Lovely atmosphere and very festive looking venue on arrival. All the food was amazing. The service was fabulous very obliging friendly staff nothing was too much. The 3 course menu...

Couldn’t believe how bad the service was. Been plenty times before hence us always going back but this occasion was awful. So, having always enjoyed our time at the Anchor we decided to take the family out for a post Christmas meal. We booked a...

Had the festive menu for the first time in a long time at The Anchor tonight and I have to say it was delicious. Service was spot on and Bethany was as usual the hostess with the mostess. The starters of prawn cocktail and pâté...

Absolutely fabulous evening at our local bar. Staff lovely as usual and Bethany looked after all our needs. Food was spot on. Always a joy to visit here. X

Would like to thank Mike and the staff for a lovely xmas meal , staff so friendly , service very good

Had a wonderful lunch. The food was really good and the service excellent. Thank you to the manager who went the extra mile to make my birthday special.

Ordered from the festive menu today. Absolutely dreadful. Couldn’t cut the roast potatoes and couldn’t get the fork in the parsnips. They changed the meal but second one was exactly the same. Lovely staff, lovely place but awful food

Superb place to eat . Pub warm and welcoming with two open fires. Cosy atmosphere , food amazing ... fish and chips were the best ever !

Friendly staff that go out of their way to make sure your visit is comfortable and the food was absolutely beautiful.

Visited for a birthday meal The meal was dreadful and very very over priced . I was looking forward to the triple cooked chips !!!!! Well what can I say they were lukewarm oven chips at most my lasagna a basic pub grub staple was not good very well ver cooked and as for my husband and daughters beef bourguignon that was so dry no sauce and burnt carrots‍♀️ Why did we not complain rather then just look at each other in awkward silence was because my daughter who’s birthday it was is shy and hates confrontation so yes we put up with it , rather than upset her birthday meal My husband went to pay and was given a copy of his card receipt but no actual itemised bill which is not normally a problem but because the bill was so expensive he asked for it , on checking it we realised the drinks were very expensive and we were charged an over 20 pounds service charge which we thought was a little naughty . My husband did call and complain(very out of character ) and after a week was refunded the money back on to his card .Will not be visiting again soon if ever.

After working in the restaurant trade for many years I can spot a meal that has sat under heat lamps for too long. It is, however, something of an ability to have a burnt outer layer of lasagne whilst cold in the middle, a soggy bun, but cremated burger and what can only be described as raw halloumi fries. The flowers on the table were nearly dead (not the end of the world) service was polite but really quite slow (acceptable if the food is worth it) but we were only asked if everything was ok after the edible parts were eaten…what a shame.Same chain on the other side of town is exemplary (the mermaid) do not be fooled into thinking that because they are opened by the same company and that the menu is the same the quality or even quantity will be comparable, they are most definitely not.

Visited on a sunday husband had trio of meats and I had a medium rare rib eye. Meal arrived after others around us who ordered after us had their meals and had eaten . My medium rare steak was very well done so I sent it back and was told it would be 5 minutes . My husband carried on with his meal which was luke warm and he finished before my steak arrived . Again it was overcooked but by now I couldn't be bothered to complain again . The price of my meal was taken off the bill but it needs more than that for me to return . The waitress was very apologetic ,but it was not her fault . This place seriously needs to look at it's kitchen staff based on mine and other reviews x

I am very shocked by the recent reviews of this country pub. We visited the Anchor yesterday for Sunday Lunch and were very happy with the food and service we received. We ordered a mixture of Sunday roasts, Lamb, Belly Pork, Turkey and Trio of meat. Everyone was very happy with what was received, perfect portion size, side of cauliflower cheese was out of this world. Desserts just as good as the main meal. Service was great, will definitely be returning.

To keep it short - we ordered a prawn cocktail starter each which looked lovely on the menu, when it came It was nothing as described, basically a joke to serve well below standard for any resteraunt/pub. 1 hour in and I had ordered a 10 oz ribeye to be told they did not have any, I complained to the waitress that It had been an hour and now tour telling me ? I also complained about our starter. I then opted for the chicken & mush pie which came with undercooked vegetables. My wife had the salmon and she then started to worry if this was cooked enough. We are a couple that never complain, no fault to the waitress but just not good enough. We wont be going for food again but will probably still use the anchor for a drink.

I live local to the anchor and I've had to send the last 4 meals back I've ordered. So my long term friend who I've not seen for years I wanted to show her my local pub . She ate there with me and I was so embarrassed as thinking it was Christmas the food would be far better, no way just as bad. So embarrassing. We ordered fish finger sandwiches with sides and children's meals. The fish came out stone cold . James the manager was called over and asked us if we wanted a fresh meal we said no as had waited over an hour for lunch and also we were put off by this point. It's a shame as it's a nice friendly bar area to sit and have a nice drink and catch up and the staff are pleasant but the food is absolutely appalling and I'm so disappointed I spend so much there with my family on meals but we now have all chosen to eat else where.

Having been to the formally fox and anchor and always had a lovely meal. This visit to the anchor Inn was terrible opted for Xmas meal my husband had pate came with no butter. Turkey meal was atrocious roast potatoes hard. Carrots burnt. Sprouts hard and edges of turkey were that hard could not eat. I had chicken which was ok. I had my husbands parsnips as he does not like them but again hard. For a cost of 23.95 I think the food was just terrible. My husband said we would have enjoyed KFC better. I hope people who have booked xmas dinner get a better meal

Being fairly local we booked a table at the Anchor for 7pm on a Wednesday evening, it was only after booking I read the reviews, which quite frankly where pretty poor, so we did not expect much. We were however pleasantly surprised, it had a nice friendly atmosphere and the staff were very welcoming, I ordered the fish and chips and my partner ordered the gammon, it arrived quickly and was well cooked, lovely large portion of battered cod, and my partner was impressed with quality of the gammon, served with two eggs and a portion of chips (my partner would have liked a few more chips on the plate) personally I thought it was just enough. We then had the trio of ice cream which again seemed a smallish portion, but I have to say it was quality ice cream and was delicious. So in conclusion we really enjoyed our meal, it was nicely cooked and was enough for us to leave feeling full up and not uncomfortably bloated, as is often the case after eating out. We enjoyed our evening and will definitely be returning.

Spent last night at The Anchor in Coven for our annual Xmas meal. When booking we were given a Christmas menu so had all made our choices before arriving. Turns out the actual Xmas menu had changed and the new menu is significantly pared down even though the website shows the original menu. My sea bass choice had gone as had the steak though they still appeared on the main menu as did all of the missing items. When questioning the waitress she agreed and we could still order these at the Christmas menu deal price of £25.95. She returned to tell us there was only one sea bass (we wanted two) or sirloin steak. Surprising as it was only 7pm and not exactly the middle of the Christmas rush. I settled on the salmon and we questioned what steak could be had as a replacement for the sirloin as nothing was offered, on our suggestion, the waitress let us order the rump from the main menu instead. For starters three had the duck parfait. I must congratulate the chef on their skill in slicing the pate so thinly. It consisted of a sliver of pate, two slices of dry bread, chutney and garnish. On the main menu this cost £5.50! It tasted fine. For the main course a friend ordered the belly pork. Her face fell when that arrived. It looked wholly unappetising and was the size of a child’s portion with just potato as accompaniment and the gravy on top was set hard. So disappointing that it was sent back. The Christmas dinner and salmon had arrived at the same time so a further Xmas dinner was requested as a replacement. We waited well over ten minutes for the final two meals. The replacement steak was fine but the sea bass also very disappointing, with the ‘sauce’ covering the crispy skin, rendering it soggy and again, a very small portion. The Christmas dinners were good other than the roast potatoes being soggy and the gravy set. The salmon was well cooked and a reasonable size. For dessert, three ordered crème brûlée - again toddler portions, approx 1cm in the bottom of a dish, one had curdled so that went back, we didn’t bother replacing it. The Christmas pudding and custard ordered by the remainder was completely cold so was returned for a blast in the microwave.Not a cracker, festive table cloth or Santa napkin to be seen. The waitress was very attentive and kept the drinks flowing, we did see quite a lot of her with the issues over our three courses.I must point out that we are not grumpy old women who take pleasure in complaining in fact we dine out every couple of months and in over ten years have never needed to return food before. We won’t be visiting The Anchor again.

Beautiful food, good service and good atmosphere for a family Sunday lunch. Good value for money too

My cousin and her husband drove down from Stoke-on-Trent to meet for a Christmas lunch. We are local. Before last year's lockdown we used the Anchor fairly often but will not be returning.Having arrived at 12.50pm for a 1pm booking we waited 1 hr and 45 mins for our main course. The starters had taken over 30 minutes. Every time we asked where our meals were we were told they were short staffed but people around us seemed to be getting their meals before us. We had all ordered the turkey dinner. I have to say it was the worst roast dinner I have ever been served. The only edible part was the turkey and carrots. The roast potatoes, parsnips and the one tiny ball of stuffing were all so overcooked you could not even cut them. The sprouts were also over cooked. As a turkey dinner I would also have expected a better selection of veg and pigs in blankets but if the rest had been edible this would have been forgiven. All in all our visit was a total disappointment and we will not be returning or recommending it to anyone.