Hungry Horse The Anchor in Bedford

Cannot fault the service at the bar. The beer garden, and the enclosed are for familys/kids are superb. However, when it came to food we weren't so lucky. 5 of us ordered the Sunday roast. Either the beef/turkey duo or just the beef. We went and ordered at the bar 2 minutes apart from each other (stood one behind the other in the queue) and our separate orders came out 20 minutes apart. The vegetables were al dente (that is being kind), if not raw. The inside of the roast potatoes were grey and under cooked, the gravy comes in a gravy boat but we had to scoop it out in lumps if we wanted some. The stuffing was dry, brittle and more akin to granola, and the beef was as tough as leather to cut. Yorkie puds were lovely, though. The other meals from your normal menu served to other tables around us smelt and looked lovely. But it seems like you should be giving the Sunday roasts a miss until you have chefs capable of cooking them. Or send anyone who wants a roast next door to the carvery. Waiting staff were all brilliant, however it seemed as though you were very short staffed yesterday. Edit: Have since been back with my family after we were invited back to try the food again. A few of us had the black and blue burger among other things and it was absolutely lovely. Would definitely eat there again.

The team at The Anchor could not have been more welcoming and accommodating, and helped us set up for a rugby game which was not easy to find. We didn't eat so can't comment on the food but the atmosphere was lovely, and a special shout out to Becky who went out of her way to help us. Thank you!

We have given this a 1Star, if it was possible, we would have rated it as zero. I waited at an empty Bar, to order for 5 Minutes, when I had ordered, the meal took 35 Minutes to arrive, we had two Apologies from the Staff, apparently there was no problems, other than that they were very busy. Personally, to me it didn't seem busy, there was one table of a group of Ladies who had already been served by the time we were seated, and a few people in the Bar area. We would definitely not be returning and would not recommend it to others.

We went here last Sunday lunchtime, not been here for years, can't remember when, wanted somewhere out of the town to eat. Quick few minutes drive up Goldington Road in Bedford from the town centre. We sat in the rather nice conservatory area, nicely decorated with all different items & colours, works really well, we had a katsu curry chicken with rice & chips, & hunters chicken with chips & a salad, i asked for my BBQ sauce on the side as I don't like too much,& prefer to put my own on, we also had a side order of cheesy garlic bread which was lovely. There were a few pieces of leaves in the salad which had gone soft, which i would have picked out if I had been at home, & one end of my chicken breast was slightly over cooked, quite brown & hard, but it was very thick, so they had to make sure it was cooked, which i just put extra sauce on. They also do coffee & cake for £3.49,which looked really good value, coffee out the machine & a good sized slice of cake, which was chocolate last week, we didn't try any as we were too full up, next time we will though as we won't have any extras with our meal, & there will be a next time as we think we have found somewhere really nice & pleasant to eat, with prices as good as anywhere else, also we both had pineapple & lemonade to drink, & the land lady offered more pineapple if needed which is really good,as it can be so weak, when they really portion it out, overall was a really nice experience, & we would recommend it for people to try.

Meals were clearly forgotten even though our party preordered .The attitude of the women dealing with our group was off too

Great pub, fantastic staff, will definitely recommend

Wish the car park wasn't used for school pick up as makes it hard to get in to the car park even when the pub is empty.

Great food , reasonable value and friendly staff . I travel for work, so I tend to eat alone, and it feels very calm and a great place for the family, not rowdy at all . Will come again when I'm next working in the area.

Great pub , great food and friendly staff

Nice pub with good selection of drinks and food. Quiet, spacious beer garden too lovely for a sunny day.

Nice pub with good selection of drinks and food. Quiet, spacious beer garden too lovely for a sunny day.

Very welcoming place and food was nice and reasonably priced , staff were friendly RECOMMENDED ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Friendly helpful staff and great Katsu Curry.

Friendly helpful staff and great Katsu Curry.

Lovely food, fantastic staff, great service, come here regularly. Great atmosphere. Disable friendly. Always clean.

Absolutely fine but less parking space

New decor and new menu since I last went.

It's decent and very clean ,understaffed but one girl absolutely sprinting around and holding the Fort not sure what she gets paid but should be the equivalent of at least two .

Fabulous Sunday lunch. Service was excellent.

Fantastic family meal out , food always tastes so fresh , lovely atmosphere , absolutely fantastic that they have added a kids play area outside too. waitress Harriet couldn't be move helpful thank you for providing such a lovely service . We will be back again soon !

Family meal with gf and 3 kids and we all really enjoyed the food it was great value and so tasty The garden is very nice and the kids play area kept the youngest occupied whilst we had a peaceful drink Staff amazing as always 🥂

Beautifully done up, foods fab - always fast service. Staff are lovely too. Really recommend for both drinks and food - affordable but fantastic.

food was microwaved and un eater able its a resturant but give out microwave food wldnt reccomend any1 eating from here staff member was amazing on the bar

The food was so delicious and the staff were very friendly plus my daughter had the most amazing birthday surprise with singers singing happy birthday! It was so fun!😊

i booked a table for 14 with the red lion in elstow to find out they had no steaks or gammon when we went to order, a gentleman got hold of his partner and mentioned to her about us having a bad experience with them and managed to get us in for my daughter birthday meal!!! can’t thank you enough to get us in so quick! lovely staff and service. my daughter truly loved it thank you for making it special for her 😊

It's a great pub with a nice atmosphere. The steak I ordered the other day wasn't good at all, but other food I've tried here is fine. The beer is always good in here, so we always pop down for a couple now and again.

Another lovely meal at the anchor. Speed of food arrival was good. Presentation lovely too.

Great relaxed atmosphere for a Thursday afternoon, food come out and was quick. And lovely service from the staff. 😊 👍

5 stars all round, haven't been to the anchor since it has been revamped and I can safely say I am not disappointed, the food offers are amazing food, side and drinks for two of us under £25 is amazing and very happy, helpful and friendly staff. Would highly recommend and highly recommend the salt and chilli chicken and chips on the food offer menu.

3 of us went lunchtime today, the food was excellent, the staff were great, the manager had time to come and speak to us, all in all, a very very enjoyable experience, can't wait to go back again. Thank you.

Why would the manager argue with a customer who wasn’t happy about the volume of coca cola he received? It sounds to me like the pub deserves another low score review as this place has clearly gone down hill since I lived there 40 years ago. We had our dads 40th here and it was magic. Clearly customer service is a problem. Give the man a complimentary glass of coca cola you penny pinching Green King brewery bureaucrats. I tell you this wouldn’t happen under a socialist government. Austerity measures everywhere you look 👀

We booked a table for 17 people to celebrate our daughter's 18th birthday. Food arrived in a timely fashion, was tasty, the service was lovely and we couldn't have asked for more. All staff were fantastic, we had a couple of children that are neuro diverse and the staff were really understanding, with separating foods that are not allowed to touch etc etc. The atmosphere was amazing too. We will definitely be back.

Decent food and pleasant atmosphere

Went in today 29/5/24 and was served by Maria witch was very polite and very helpful/good with service checked if everything was ok and if we needed anything thank you Maria.

Cold food. Server and barman very professional couldn't have been more helpful.

Recently had a full make over....Fantastic improvement. Under new management and it is nice to see this local pub become up and coming. A great atmosphere. It's great to see an improvement off staff and food is delicious. There is so much more going on with live music and rock and roll bingo, to name a few. Staff are clearing and cleaning tables as needed. Love the new look. Well done to the new management and staff keep it up.

Good hot food and friendly service

2nd visit now and really happy with the service and food! Also the place is so clean especially the toilets an baby chaining unit. Definitely recommend the place 10/10 service 👌

Went to this establishment the staff were fantastic the pub and toilets were clean and tidy in fact the whole environment was pleasurable how ever the only let down was the food. Although cooked very well and tasty the portions were poor. This establishment in my opinion was poor on portions considering the price I payed for the meal. I was done and dusted in ten minutes in my opinion a child’s meal. How ever over all experience kind friendly and very clean.

It was really nice to see the pub back up on there feet and the young girl bella was amazing was so polite and professional she made me and my wife fill very welcome keep it up

We had an amazing family meal service was 5 star. Food was great value also they were very accommodating for our large party.

Asked for medium to well done steak got rare, tough and really fatty...baked potato was soft but barely warm...Will never go back again as this was a free meal because the last one was even worse

Changed from last time we were there, expected it to be poor for some reason. But was very good indeed on everything. Meals were very good , I had an amazing lean gammon and, the service was great, as usual. 100% I will be going there again.

Superb refurb, new staff and management. This place has improved immensely, the food is 100 times better than it was with previous management and we most certainly will be back for more fabulous food and customer service 😁

Nicely re decorated interior. Menu is smaller with skewers no longer on menu. Food was same average to be honest. But I like it inside now

Since refit it has to have the most boring menu ive seen in any pub/restaurant. Before refit it had a varied filling menu, now it's nothing more than you'd get from supermarket cafe.

Good service, great beer and great atmosphere

Don’t buy the fizzy drinks you will pay £2+ For a glass of ice ! So not thinking it would be an issue, i asked manager for top up as less than 3 sips of coke to which she replied with no empathy, it’s the brewers policy to fill up with ice first !! Used to visit at least twice a month for many years, (Hungry horse)and enjoyed with family , food always good. Good menu, with range of sizes and prices Will not be visiting again Disappointed with customer experience And managers discretion

Was part of a large party of 16 people. Food and service was great.

Nice pub food not to bad not much selection

I would like to thank Dan for rectifying a problem we encountered. Brilliant staff, front and back of house.

Been refurbished but same old food and crowd.

Great service, friendly staff and tasty vegan food!

The Anchor hosted our wake for a beloved family member today. I can’t thank you enough for your kindness and service. Particularly the young girl behind the bar who dealt with our food order (sorry I can’t remember the name) . The food was excellent and you couldn’t do enough for us. Wishing you every success in the future

Since this place has had a revamp it is sooo lovely! Been here today for mothers day with the kids and they're pricing is good and the quality of food is good, a big improvement in deed! Staff are lovely and welcoming. Definitely recommend and will be back.

Amazing place and amazing food Quick at coming out to the table No issues at all Great Mother’s Day

Not the old Anchor we all used to know , with its face lift, the atmosphere is now very chilled and relaxed ,the food is now very nice and freshly cooked to order . And the service I would say great

I love the anchor took my son there for his 18th.only thing I can complain about is the food u ordered some of the items r missing like fish and chips with peas and tartar sauce. I asked and they said sorry we don't have any.y don't they say this when u order and the fish was over cooked 😒

Good food with decent prices. Friendly staff. Dog friendly with special doggo menu.

Really nice local pub, staff are lovely and inviting, especially Becki and Dan. Would recommend to any, really good prices for drinks and student friendly discounts!

Becki served me a delicious pint of beer. Very smiley and polite. Definitely coming here again :)

Excellent steak meal here while staying at the travel lodge next door. Would recommend a visit. We felt it was better than the Toby carvery next door which we tried the night before.

Dramatically improved by the makeover. Food is exceptionally good value, nicely served and tasty and the quantity is just right. Staff are friendly and helpful. Great

My steak was tough, the chips weren't cooked thoroughly and no one asked me how my meal was until I'd finished. My initial contact was excellent so I had high hopes. They did offer me a free dessert and to comp me the meal but I settled for a free drink as work paid for my meal. I will say the staff where polite but missed many opportunities to make things right prior to the end of my meal. I did debate on going to the Toby next door. As soon as I tried it I wished I had.

First time there we had too wait for our food at 4.30 the was 4 tables for food so not impressed with that and then when it come out we had chips and pulled pork 10 chips and the smallest cup of pulled pork I could not believe my eyes I had scampi and chips it was not worth the money over all terrible

Went there to see the new refurb, and was very impressed. My family sat at a table and used the app to order food and drink. The food was a little pricey compared to the previous hungry horse days but the quality certainly made up for it. I ordered a steak which was cooked to perfection medium rare, much better than the previous rubber steaks I used to get. The waitresses 2 off had the whole restaurant satisfied working seamlessly together like a well oiled machine ensuring everybody's needs were catered for. On that particular night there was karaoke on and the bar was rammed, but the vibe and friendly energy carried through the building much better than the old clients it used to attract shall we say. Overall great makeover, great food, attentive staff and friendly atmosphere. Well worth a visit.

Visited yesterday with 6 other people. Lovely atmosphere within the pub and they also had a live singer. The pub has been decorated nicely and the staff were very friendly and attentive. All of the food (starters, mains and desserts) came out in good timing and was cooked well. Will be definitely coming back again!

Had a lovely meal here celebrating a birthday with family. Food was good. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Will definitely visit again.

Hungry horse but recently been refurbished. Good value food

Nicely renovated. Staff friendly & service quick. Poor selection for vegetarians. Food was bulk standard pub grub. OK for a quick lunch.

Looks lovely inside. Portion sizes ridiculously small . Side orders a rip off. Cold chips.

I was given a sliver of tomato and a half a thin ribbon of red onion for my cheese burger. The menu stated that it came with both, the small amounts were simply to fill the requirement of the menu description. It was an insult.

Nice busy pub and everything you'd expect from a decent Greene King pub. Food was good, served promptly and staff were really friendly

So disappointed with food that was presented, it was luke warm and not enough staff but we were so hungry and in a rush we ate and left so not late for our appointment. Won't return sadly and it was quite empty which should have been a warning to us. The person who served our food from the kitchen was not wearing a uniform/apron!! The Ship St Cuthberts Street have more or less the same menu where food is excellent and of a high standard so I will be going there in future but wanted to try somewhere different but bad mistake. NB.We won't be back.

Food and service very good and place in general is comfortable and clean since the refurbishment. Booked just in case as in run up to Christmas. Only issue was the tap soft drinks were a little weak otherwise cannot complain. Look forward to going back. Chicken and Ham pie was tasty and my wife tried their festive menu which she really liked. Also had the crumble and custard. Good selection behind on draft.

Great atmosphere very friendly staff and happy to assist with dietary requirements. Food came out hot and was very tasty. Will definitely be back very soon best thing I didn't need to leave the fur baby at home

Great atmosphere in a nicely refurbished pub, staff very pleasant and couldn't be more helpful, food was lovely and cooked exactly how was asked (steak) highly recommended if your in the area.

We love this pub so much, the staff are friendly, the food is delicious and the atmosphere is great! I always recommend the anchor to my friends and family. See you all again soon!

I visited last week with my family and was really impressed with this pub. The atmosphere was fantastic, the staff were friendly and helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We all had food which came out promptly and was delicious. We will absolutely be coming back. Thank you to you all

We had been travelling for 3 hours visiting family over Christmas and just needed to stop for a drink and a stretch. We ended up in The Anchor and what a lovely, friendly, warm pub it is. We hadn't intended to eat but it smelled so good, and tasted good too. Thank you for an unexpected lovely afternoon.

The food is great here and for such good prices! Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere, we visit here a lot and recommend to others

I came last week with my family and had a brilliant experience. We all really enjoyed our food as well as a great atmosphere. We will definitely be returning

We booked a table using the online service. We found the staff very friendly and welcoming. We placed our orders and didn't have to wait too long before the food arrived. The food was hot when it arrived and well presented. All in all very enjoyable.

Came here for a meal with my son as we were passing through the area and I’m so glad we did. The staff were so lovely and the food was beautiful! Highly recommend the lasagne, it was delicious.

food was only ok, good job done by the chiefs but small portions for the price (Sunday roast around £14) the female bar staff was pleasant and friendly. friendly atmosphere from the locals. male bar man not so much. the waiters is what really let this place down, had to pretty much argue with them (4 visits to the table from 2 different waiter staff members) over what we ordered and payed for and what we got ...to finally receive 1 only extra 'pig in blanket' if we knew before hand the extra payment of the additional extra and 10 minute discussion and 10 minute wait time for the one only extra 'pig in blanket' certainly wouldn't of bothered ordering or bringing it up. was brought over in a rude manner, so badly it was actually comical to all the other paying guests in the restaurant area. some food was brought out cold was returned to be re heated and also had to ask 3 staff members before cutlery was brought over after the food had arrived. would not return for food. I'll go to the Toby carvery short walk from here.

This was a first visit &, on the whole, it was disappointing. I booked online & did not receive an email confirmation so called them & they confirmed the booking. When we arrived they did not have a reservation for us. Fortunately they had a vacant table. We used their App to order our food but this took a while because choices turned out to be not available. One of the party ended up with their 3rd choice! We ordered coffee & were informed that the coffee machine was not working. Eventually we were offered instant coffee, which we accepted. I will say the staff were apologetic & polite throughout & they cannot be held responsible for the shortages. My rating reflects this & my stars would have been lower if the waiting staff had not been as nice. They did refund the cost of the coffees. I was somewhat disappointed that there were so many unavailable items & suggest that whoever does the ordering does a better job. After all, they should have some idea of what is needed in the run up to Christmas. One coffee machine for such a large restaurant - really!

Had set menu xmas meal today. Had starters then waited 2 hours for our mains. Walked out got full refund and went to mcdonalds. Not good

Waited forever for food it wasn't even busy ...food was cold left our meal on the table .won't be hurrying back there again

Very quick service friendly polite staff lovely decor

Went to the anchor for a meal with friends .was disappointed. Food arrived no knives and forks .Order 3 Sunday roasts very small portions .payed extra for pigs in blanket only got one .other person order burger and chips had to send it back as...

We booked a table for 1pm, we were a little late but this didn't seem a problem, we also had one  extra person which was also not a problem. The staff were warm, welcoming and very helpful. We didn't wait too long for the food...

We visited the Anchor on Sunday evening after seeing a show in town. We had booked a table as it was less than 2 weeks before Christmas and expected it to be busy. However, when we arrived(5.30 pm) it was almost empty. We were shown...

Let down by lack of information,after ordering drinks and returning to table to see menu,ready to order.We both wanted scampi but on placing order were told there were no scampi or any fish dishes available,no explanation given. This problem was reported on tripavisor 4 weeks...

This now is not a hungry horse and menu been cut back

I only gave the food 4 stars as they had sold out of my 1st and 2nd choices, which speaks volumes. 1 of Bedford highlights 👍

Booked a table 3 days in advance and asked for a specific table for a birthday meal (large group). Even after personally booking the table in person, the lady who booked it gave the table to another customer and the booking was suposidly 'lost'. We were seated on a table which wasn't great and was told 'the table is more than adequate'. After explaining when someone requests something, it tends to mean that it's important to the customer, the lady was rude and not understanding. Rather than spending thousands on a refurbishment, the money would be more well spent in staff training, new booking system and a few more microwaves.

Beautiful surroundings, decor fab, staff helpful and obliging, superb place to go. Did not need to book, was shown to a table once drinks were ordered. Food hot, and delicious. Sports in in the bar area that did not interfere with dining.

The restaurant has very recently been refurbished and looks really nice inside and out, even the toilets have been updated and smells nice when you walk in and have ‘emergency baskets’ in the ladies which is a really lovely touch! Staff have always been friendly...

Newly refurbished with a fantastic decor. Great for good food.

The Anchor is a great place to come for Brunch, or any meal for that matter. Lovely, and lively staff that are very attentive. Portions are just right and meals are warm through and through the most lovely experience to come and have a meal...