The Anchor in Dover

Popped into the Anchor on an impromptu visit to the area on a bank holiday. We hadn’t booked but there was space for us even though they were very busy. The staff were very friendly, welcoming and attentive without smothering. I had the pan fried duck from the specials board and my husband had the Sirloin steak, both of which were absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection. For afters the sticky toffee cheesecake was a delight! The Anchor had a lovely atmosphere as a pub that families of all ages were enjoying and the toilets were very clean too! We would definitely recommend this pub and will definitely come back when we are in the area again.

I dropped by this lovely village pub because of its extensive choice of real ales and home cooked food. The menu is varied with many different food choices. There are many flyers around the bar advertising live music events. A lively atmosphere in a quintessentially English village for visitors and locals.

Went for my mums birthday on a Wednesday lunchtime. Staff were really nice and attentive. Food was excellent, one of us is vegan and they catered well for it. Group of 8 and everyone was happy , very nice traditional pub with cosy feel.

A wonderful family run pub with great staff and wonderful food along they have music on weekends to add to the great atmosphere. Highly recommended this pub.

Honestly this public house is a jewel of wingham, it's history is extremely interesting too. The staff are amazing and the service is on-point.

Went for an open mic night great selection of preformers. Good beer and service well worth the visit.

Very nice food, big portions, very big! Nice old fashioned pub with good service and food. Would visit again.

Went to the Anchor at Wingham for the first time today for lunch with friends,food ,staff and the pub were excellent,thoroughy enjoyable,will certainly visit again,Thank you so much.Alan.

My husband and I were staying in local b&b for a few days . We visited the pub on three occasions and found the staff and locals very friendly. We had booked our first meal on a Thursday evening, quiz night! We were informed on booking that it would be busy . We had fish and chips and chicken in a bun … tasty and hot . The quiz and quizmaster made our evenings entertainment. We popped in one afternoon and sat in the sunny back garden . Our last visit was on a Saturday evening. We were made to feel very welcome by the barman . We had ham egg and chips and a very nice pork and stuffing pie from the specials board . I also asked for my vegetables and potatoes to be changed which they did with no fuss . If you like tasty , hot decent pub food then I would though recommend. We would certainly return if staying in the area again .

Always had a great experience at this pub great music too 😁

Went for the bi-weekly quiz night. A lovely quirky pub, good choice of drinks available and the food looks delicious. But yet to try it.

Again another lovely meal and staff very plesant would recommend to any one

Great food, excellent service on a busy Sunday. Will go back

This gem of a pub is nestled on beautiful Wingham high street, offering a varied selection of beers and ales.There is a huge beer garden and is dog friendly. The food is delicious, especially the Sunday roast that rivals even mum’s home cooking. We have always been warmly welcomed by the kind and attentive staff and would recommend this place to all!

Not much to say about this except that it is what you would expect from a village pub

Lovely place to have a meal and drink. Staff were friendly and helpful, food was really nice,check the specials board. Meals were reasonably priced and of a good size. We had a lovely evening there.

Lovely friendly staff. Good menu choice. Excellent value for money.

The food is good but the price has gone up.

My wife, with severe dementia, downed a half pint of apple juice without stopping. She started 'mouthing' and looked as if she was about to be sick. We went outside. J., who was serving, could not have been more caring. She came outside to check we were ok and arranged for our meal to be wrapped, for us to take away. My wife, recovered quite quickly, and enjoyed her meal at home. Thank you.

My first visit and was very impressed terrific atmosphere friendly staff great beer no comment given for food as I never had any love this pub.

Good value lunchtime set menu only £16 for 3 courses. Vibrant atmosphere.

A very historic building, but with modern comfort and service. The food was home cooked and first class, just what was needed on a miserable winter's day! The staff were friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

Wonderful Sunday lunch, staff lovely, very welcoming

After reading the great reviews we decided to try. The only thing that was good was the lovely porter on tap. We all decided to have the spare ribs advertised with chips, onion rings and coleslaw @ £18. I could not believe the plate when it arrived. Ribs that you buy prepacked in plastic in a box from any supermarket for £4 you could tell by the shape of the rack and the taste. Extra BBQ sauce had been poured over possibly to disguise this fact. Being a butcher it was easy to tell the ribs were precooked vac packed and had been microwaved. Chips were frozen nothing special, onion rings (3) were dripping with oil. The coleslaw was inedible and just tasted like oil. Not only extremely disappointed but could not belive that could be served for £18 thinking it was acceptable. Horrible experience but lovely Porter on tap. Won't return make of it as you will.

First time at The Anchor Inn for lunch with friends. What a gem of a place. I started with Whitebait with salad and mayo. Then for second course had the Gammon with chips peas and a fried egg. Was too full to indulge in a pudding. But with light bites which I would say helpings were quite large I was pleasently full. Will definately return. Wonderful meal. Thanks to staff and of course the chefs.

Lovely atmosphere, food and service. Very reasonable price too.

Oldy worldy pub with lots of character. Staff are very friendly and they welcome dogs.

Had great Sunday lunch , fresh veg ,cauliflower and leek in cheese sauce ,lovely roasties !and the cheesecake was lovely !Great staff too !

Excellent Sunday lunch. While worth a visit

Popped in here me my wife and the father and mother in law after having a meal in the village at a well known Indian restaurant. We went in the fires were on. It was not too busy which was great. They were so welcoming and nice. We had 3 Aspall ciders. Mother inlaw didn't want a drink but they went and asked her did she want just a glass of water which was very nice of them. We played billiards. Could not recomend this pub enough will go back again next time we are about.

OK, so you have some friends from overseas who want to see a typical British pub with great pub food. Look no further. This is the place. Come here for the full on great British Pub atmosphere and and food, friendly staff, timber beams, fire, well kept beer... you know the score.

Fab little pub, cosy, very attentive, good value. Will definitely return. Thank you.

Great local pub .. friendly smile fab service

Excellent highly recommended for Sunday roast. Big dinners and great soup, could easily drive straight past and miss it, parking is opposite

Went for the Sunday roast. Very tasty, good portions.. 2 courses for £20 about average for around here.. gets busy had to book in advance.

Very welcoming village pub. Arrived too late for food though. Old world style pub with lovely garden.

Excellent service very friendly. The sausages are awesome

The pub is a lively old building. Decorated with hops felt cozy and the service was great. At the back there is a huge garden and looking at their events calendar plenty of entertainment. The let down was the food so for 4 to 5 stars experience don’t eat here.

Friendly staff nice cold kronenburg . I meant to ask if they still served breakfast because I remember it being very good (back in the day)

Lovely pub in Wingham. Deceptively large, both inside and out. The chicken and bacon linguine was really nice, washed it down with a pint of Otter ale. I will definitely be back in the future

Food is always delicious here and good value..

We called in on :o day Monday 21 August. I chose from the specials menu. The lamb - thin slices cooked to perfection - absolute perfection. The nicest lamb dish I have ever been served. I asked the two ladies on duty to ensure they thanked the chef for me - I hope they did. I would recommend this 100%. Thank you.

We had a meal at the Anchor Inn during a holiday in Kent. It was a busy bank holiday weekend but we were made welcome from the minute we walked in. The food was excellent and the service great. Thanks for a superb evening!

Absolutely brilliant food lovely couple than own this pub brilliant atmosphere xx

Just had a drink on this occasion. Friendly staff, huge garden, lovely interior to pub. Next time I will try their food, I have heard it is really good.

We went here for a family dinner with kids and parents. This was a beautiful place to have dinner, absolutely amazing Sunday roast, with delicious food and excellent desserts. I could hardly decide what to have. The staff were very accomodating to the kids and made them things that were off the menu just to help us out. They also had live music and a beautiful pub garden for us to sit and enjoy. Overall a lovely experience, clearly quite popular with the locals as people were coming down just for a drink to watch the music

We are visiting Wingham Wildlife Park on a Sunday in August so we thought we would have Sunday dinner in Wingham at the Anchor Inn and make sure we booked the week before to avoid any disappointments and make a good day of it all. Good job we did this Inn is so poplar and its very obvious why. The food was excellent nothing at all to complain about and quite honestly its been a very long time that a Inn such as the Anchor felt just like the old days gone by. Friendly, polite and excellent service by all. We didn't take any photos because there is simply nothing to prove here and anyway there are plenty to see online. You wont be disappointed here for Sunday dinner.

Absolutely 1st Class. We all have the Lighter Bites Menu. Food and service was excellent.

Very good service, food, excellent value we all enjoyed ourselves including our 4year old grandson, have been before and will certainly go again.

We were on holiday and during our stay we ate here twice. Both times the food, service and atmosphere were amazing 😍

What a gem of a place. Food was excellent and good value. Staff couldn't have been more cheerful and helpful. We all had a great time.

Very lively, but very small....

This pub scores highly for decor and atmosphere. It really is a lovely old pub. However, it’s a little chaotic with its service, and that’s putting it mildly. I visited The Anchor with family. Two of us were vegetarian and one vegan. First we were offered drinks. I wanted water and my daughter in law wanted apple juice. The drinks were brought over in their bottles, no glasses. We asked for glasses! No ice, so we left that. Then we made our choices from the menu. My daughter in law had the special but swapped out the onion rings for salad but kept the chips. My son had mushroom stroganoff and I had the pasta which I was told was vegan after a lot of running back and forth from the kitchen, cos no one seemed to know, but the garlic bread wasn’t vegan. Food came out. Mine had the garlic bread, after being told I couldn’t have the garlic bread, so I gave that to my son. My daughter in law’s had no chips, so we asked them to bring some out. The second round of drinks were fine, ice and glasses were supplied, and the puddings were fine too. Then we got the bill…the waitress said she kept putting in the wrong amount, this just filled us with confidence, then I saw they had charged for the chips, yet they were meant to be part of one of the meals. The food was tasty, the staff willing and friendly but the service did remind me a bit of Faulty Towers.

Very nice 1st visit to the anchor , 3 of us had the 2 course lunch special , 2x liver & 1 cod , followed by apple crumbles . All food great portions & standards , very fresh and homemade. Nice service too , warm & friendly environment. Will be back

This is such an easy place to be … and very obviously well frequented by the locals (that includes us I’m pleased to say!). The big garden or lawned area out back is perfect for community activities, Charity boot fairs, lunch, brunch or whatever - it’s a nice place to just ‘drop by’. We had a tasty Sunday Lunch (mine gluten free) - 2 courses £20, 3 courses £24, and then stayed to listen to the band for a while. Always lots going on - live music is quite ‘a thing’ at The Anchor! Inside it’s a lovely country pub with comfy sofas, a real fire in Winter and hops hanging from the old beams. The outside is quite ‘unloved’ looking which is a shame - but overall, a good local pub.

Lovely spacious garden, pleasant staff and fantastic food. Sorry if we seemed a hurry, we rely on public transport!! Thanks again.

3 of my friends and I walked in, got greeted rather harshly for lack of reservation, wasn't too big of a deal. They told us to just sit wherever we liked so we chose to sit in the garden, they said it was fine. We chose a table and waited there. After a while no one came so I went inside and asked to order. They took my order and started to prepare the drinks. They then gave me the serving dish and told me to take it out. I was a bit confused but I took it out. They then did come and take orders for the food. The food came out and I have to say it was really nice and relatively ok prices. At the end of the evening the waitress came out and told me to bring the dishes back to the bar. Seemed to me like rather lazy service but I complied and we all paid, no trouble splitting the bill. Overall the atmosphere was nice just needs an improvement in the service.

Great place to eat as the food is absolutely amazing. The staff are so friendly, they cannot do enough for you! I had to meet the chef and I glad I did as we got to meet Charlie, she is an asset who truly cares about what she does and it shows in her food.

Lovely meal, i had white bait and the moules. Excellent value for money, and the food, everything.

Had such a lovely meal. Made to feel very welcome. Highly recommend .

Great pub, lovely food at great prices, definitely go back when we're in the area

Great Sunday dinner and fantastic band

Found a hair in baguette. No apology just didn’t charge for glass of wine, and thought they were doing me a service.

Lovely staff, good food, great atmosphere and amazing music at the open mic nights.

Highly recommend it service and staff excellent food very nice lovely village you only find in kent

We had a fantastic time last night we will definitely be back!!x

The very best Sunday lunch in East Kent nothing but quality in a proper country pub the staff both fully professionally and friendly I don't think one would get better anywhere. Good choice of food and drinks.

First visit to this pub and had a great experience. The sun was shining so we started off in the large garden and were well looked after by the lovely lady with the bunny ears, who refreshed our drinks and brought our menus without us having to move. It was busy Easter time but service was quick and efficient, no 'long wait' excuses you get at a lot of places. We went inside to eat where our dog was made welcome. The Sunday lunch was delicious, but let down by the absence of a Yorkshire pudding. We were told that the chef only cooked enough YP's for the roast beef orders. Come on - surely like me the vast majority of people think that YP is an integral part of a Sunday roast, irrespective of what type of meat you're having. Look forward to returning to try other dishes on the menu

A little hesitant to this old building of great history. Once inside the warm welcome overtook my worry. We all chose from the "Light Bite" menu. A very good selection of three courses on offer. A lunch time mid week, the food was very good, clean plates all round. Four hours later, a very enjoyable time and price reasonable. The only down side was the loo for me a trip across the road with disability Radar Key. A hefty padlock after hours on this council block in the car park best go day time then !

The food was amazing, keep delivering the greatest quality.

We were a table of 18, booked ahead for dinner. Slight mix up in communication by an unknown call taker and myself, all very quickly resolved by staff at the pub. Food arrived and was very nice, staff were very good and attentive (considering there was so many of us and the pub was packed). A great birthday meal.

Booked a funeral wake there for 22 people the service was good and the food was amazing so much and so much variety. Especially for the price of just £12 a head would highly recommend and was the perfect end to the funeral

Great atmosphere,friendly staff and awesome food. Will definitely be returning.

Very good atmosphere with good reasonably priced food.

Had two fabulous meals here with my husband, while on our recent holiday to Kent. Service and food were so good on our first visit, that we returned the following evening. Can definitely recommend and would choose to dine here again if in the area.

Great atmosphere, good food, wonderful service

Open mic night experience at this pub. Firstly, the parking was great. Although the car parking space in front and the car park opposite were full, there was plenty of on-road parking. The pub itself was a well kept old style village pub and the staff really friendly. Great atmosphere, which you tend to get with village pubs. The open mic session was fab and the sound was surprisingly well engineered and a good variety of local acts. An overall great experience 😊

Incredible Sunday lunch!!! Fantastic staff!! Can’t wait to visit again!

Very good friendly staff, easy to locate, the lighter bites menu was excellent and superb value, especially as I was dinning with a number of older people, and very very reasonable

Welcoming pub with good beers and good quality, fresh, simple food - excellent value (and plenty of live music at the weekend).

The Anchor does the best Sunday Lunch. Everything is cooked to perfection with fabulous desserts. Would definitely recommend.

Everything a good pub should be great food great music great people great village. CT CT

Went for lunch today with three friends. We chose food from their “lite bites” lunch menu,which is £12 for two courses. Great choice and all courses were generous, very well cooked and presented. The lady who served us was very welcoming and friendly. Terrific value for money and I would thoroughly recommend a visit and discover the other delights of the Pub. Thank you. Made our day.

Delicious food with amazing staff!!! ❤️

Excellent menu choice and food quality.

Visited The Anchor Inn for lunch and was blown away by the quality. Hard to believe their light lunch is 3 courses for £15. I had the liver and bacon for my main and it was delicious. So too was the whitebait which I had for my starter. Unfortunately I had to share my apple crumble and custard with someone who swore blind they were too full to do a pudding justice.

Excellent home cooked meal served by courteous friendly staff. The Inn is genuinely traditional, unpretentious and atmospheric. Recommended!

Great (atmosphere )pub, with very friendly staff The Sunday roast meal was very tasty, with great meats, and fresh vegetables. What would of made the meal a 5 star, would of been if the plates had been warmed up and the meal hotter.

Went to the anchor Inn for Sunday lunch and was very glad I did, probably the best pub roast I've had. Plenty of quality food and a decent pint to wash it down, would thoroughly recommend it and will be going back 👍.

We hadn't been here for a while but decided to give it a go again. Last time it was packed but when we visited it was unusually quiet. Service was good but my vegan pattie was poor and tasted like it had been cooked in too much oil. It was not up to scratch. The chips were oily. The menu for vegans was very limited, too. The room was very cold but I accept an old building is difficult to heat.

Excellent great beers and a superb live band on what more do you want to start 2023.

Private party event upstairs. The staff are lovely and efficient. The only downside I experienced was parking availability. Being a bust Saturday evening in a village pub on the High Street. They do have parking in front for up to I'd say 10 vehicles. But once that's full it's wherever you can on the high street or car parks.

Nice village pub, great beers, nice food, friendly service and good atmospere

Excellent old fashioned English pub with great beers

A brilliant local pub. Great food and very friendly staff. The Sunday lunch is always amazing!

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Lovely Sunday lunch: we wanted a late Sunday lunch and booked here . Great home cooked food , nicely priced and a warm welcoming atmosphere. Friendly helpful staff who were chatty which was great . Live music was a tiny bit loud as we met friends we’d not seen for a while so wanted to chat , but that’s a minor thing.

Ad hoc visit for a pint and a roast..food..beer and staff brilliant..thank you.

Lovely pub and delightful hospitality : food was reasonably good and portions adequate. Really unique atmosphere and historical features. Highly recommend !

Fave pub with great food and live music of a Sunday afternoon. Cozy in the winter and a large beer garden in the summer....oh.....and exceptional cask ales😊👍🏻