The Anchor in Bedford - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

The New management are lovely I bring my family here often for food always good company

The new management are lovely very family friendly pub love my local and staff

Lovely pub along with staff and customers very clean with beautiful Caribbean food I will definitely be here often

Brilliant pub. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Good people, good atmosphere and the food is the best.

They've recently refurbished and had a change in management. We had a really lovely Sunday lunch here; the kids were playing in the garden and on the climbing frame, my partner enjoyed the Sunday roast, the staff were delightful, the prices were very reasonable and the football was on the screens. I found the atmosphere really welcoming; it's not a gastropub with high-end food but it's friendly, warm, cheap and cheerful, with lots to offer. PS: I had the shwarma flatbread, which was very tasty.

It was very good service was very good 😀I come in the weekend to see my friends, an have go at the meat raffle, on a Sunday very good 😀

What an awful run down pub, looks like it is in the middle of a war zone in a terminator film

It smells so bad in there. It is like eating and drinking in a public toilet

Lovely staff, Lovely people, Will go again

Friendly, great pint of pint of Guinness!@

Sterile feel to the place on a late Saturday afternoon to early evening. If you like lager this is your place. Beer extends as far as John Smiths fizz and no further. Has pool table and darts board. A punch ball strength game, one has to wonder is this in a pub to take tension out of the punters before they lamp each other? Not cheap for otherwise cheap beers. Love music available. Didn't feel unwelcome, or threatened just didn't feel welcomed, lacks something to make it a destination venue.

Since changing hand this place has change dramatically. The staff and the new landlady and her family are absolutely lovely. It just got a very welcoming feel to the place. They have Dj,s n the weekend, pool table ,darts and fruit machines too. It’s dog and family friendly,has a lovely pub garden area out the back too. Definitely a well deserved 5⭐️ Pub

Nerds modifications, appears unkept

Brilliant place to go the food was lovely and the staff are amazing highly recommend

Rude staff and smells suspiciously of the wacky baccy

Beautiful land lady and very helpful will go again

I had never been here before so popped in with the dog to see what it was like, very friendly staff and management, love that the pub is dog friendly. Very good for your money, a good pub to stop off and have a drink.

Sorry to say but the Anchor has closed. It's all boarded up .The Anchor has reopened

Excellent service where I really felt at home. Excellent cuisine as well.

Bar staff are lovely prices are reasonable but unfortunately no chef when I was in so dinner for me and my son had to be ordered in

Absolutely worst management In a pub I have been too. I asked him to move away from my table after I mentioned a complaint I had. He didn’t agree and kept raising his voice. I asked him again to move away from my table which had food on. He said we had an attitude problem because I asked him to move away as it wasn’t going Anywhere. We was offered a free drink but declined as we felt the complaint was right to inform him. I mentioned health and safety came first, he said the ceiling needed repairing as there is a hole and can’t fix everything. I mentioned what happens if the ceiling fell through and landed on a customer end - he shrugged his shoulders. He shouted at us to eat our food which by now was cold and never to return. I would not go back on a pub where the manger is like that and health and safety he would blame his customers. Told me I was insensitive and explained I deal with customers daily at the local council which includes health and safety department . We asked for a head office address as a manager he didn’t have it. Leading in to my face is disgusting. Stay away

The waitress was doing a sterling job trying to hold the fort with serving and clearing tables and she was on her own. She apologised for keeping us waiting. The food was ok but it wasn't very hot. I expect food that came straight from a kitchen to be hot, but it wasn't. My biggest bug bear is going somewhere and getting lukewarm food. Plenty of parking.

The food never disappoints. There is lots of space. Nice for families.

Food quality has really gone down in this place and the service was not good. We were served Tilapia fish that was cold, staff were un apologetic and couldn't be bothered. Very disappointed!

Was there for a pool match,Friendly and inviting staff who put on a nice buffet. Was a n8ce relaxed evening

Had a good time with friends. customer service was excellent and food was finger licking. Anchor is nice place to be.

Smooth, calm and friendly atmosphere. Could do with more variety on drinks though.

Unprofessional bar personnel. The nyama choma was nice but the kids meals and the ugali (from frozen...? Definitely not fresh) were a let down

Great atmosphere and friendly staff

Kenyan Vibe is in this place. Cool music, cool staff. Enjoyed pool table game with pro's who gave me a hard time 😅😅😅 enjoyed my time there will be back for more definately. Kudos to the team.

Very good service and good food thanks

Not far from cardington good pub😊👍

Great for afternoon pint. Friendly staff and good atmosphere.

Lovely chilled pub, spacious and lovely food. Beer garden is rather nice aswell

Decent pub serving African cuisine.

Nice pub, need to see it when things are back to normal.

Great pub, great staff, definitely worth a visit, don't be put off by the location, great boozer.

A feel home place fantastic Kenyan feel.

Friendly but a little dear with the drinks

A nice community based pub. Just need more staff after covid.

A Kenyan pub in middle England. Serves the best Kenyan food in Bedfordshire. A nice place to visit with the family.

Love the pub friendly staff and great customer service

This is my go to restaurant, amazing customer service and the staff go out of there way, the manager was super helpful and professional in resolving my issue

Love this little pub (now restaurant) 😊 close to home, good food, friendly staff, and a wonderful welcoming atmosphere!

Came into the anchor today and was served by Jamie behind the bar , she was very helpful explaining all the new corona virus rules and why they're in place . Very good customer service and will definitely be coming in again!

Was visiting Bedford and this place caught our eye so we popped in for a drink. Fantastic food, good drinks and awesome service. Will definitely go back when next in the area.

Good food, and friendly bar staff

Lovely place, excellent family place

Food that good one off the best African food I been to in the UK

I used to love this place. Great selection of food lm I'd recommend the £10 plate of lamb! Seems it has lost its atmosphere recently

Bar snacks plus Sky sports for evening injoyment.

Like the meat, done well and cool place to be

Great local public house, reasonably priced, friendly atmosphere.. Shannon behind the bar definitely has the cutest butt in Bedford.. leaves too much of a trail mind

Wawawawa the meat, ugali, kachubari, matumbo and everything is mwaaah...you will love it just try it out and you will never regret

Unwelcoming and racist atmosphere

Anchor pub in Watford is more than just a pub. It's the place to be if you want to eat very tasty Kenyan cuisine. We had a birthday celebration there and we ordered Nyama choma (grilled mutton, fried matumbo (tripe), Tilapia fish, Ugali( mashed like maize meal) kachumbari( salsa), spinach, chapattis, chips, chicken nuggets and fish fingers for the kiddies. I highly recommend everyone to come here book a table whatever the function. And there was a DJ playing awesome mucic till the wee hours of the morning.

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Friendly staff and amazing choma (bbq)

Nice little local. African cuisine is nice. Beer garden, pool table and darts. Pleasant staff

Brilliant Good food ,Good service, 7 of us went for sunday lunch, No problems.

In there yesterday evening .Nice people prompt service .They have a larger seating area for groups aswell.

Lovely Kenyan food, friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Great place to eat straight after work, with no need to book. Friendly staff, good food and great prices! A great place to unwind after a hectic day!

Very nice pub, offers a very nice African spread. Great hospitality from the staff.

Lost my keys and the one staff said don't care about your keys how friendly was that and the pub is boring wasn't before

I think the last time I went in here was over twenty years ago. Was later on in the day after going to a funeral and I thought we'd stop and have a drink before going on. Very much a pub as I frequented in my youth. Very refreshing from todays modern public houses.

Never been to a Kenyan themed pub but loved it. Good beer at great prices and a fascinating menu.

Heard mixed reviews of the English food, but the African food is fantastic.

Nice pub, good music, but only John Smiths. Better for lager drinkers.

Ordered a burger and chips. Took a good 30 mins to come out, it was wrong and of very poor quality

African Cuisine with rhumba and afrobeats in the background was superb!..Missus and i loved it...back again soon!

I can see why they are after new management! Say now more. Do not believe everything you read on the internet. Rough

Another of Bedford's popular pubs that would attract far more custom if prices were more reasonable considering its distance from the town centre.

Ordered a cheese burger meal, the bun was chewy on the bottom and so tough on the top that I couldn't eat it. The burger was really dry and tough. Ordered chicken for my partner and he was given beef, when we spoke to the staff about this they nodded and walked off and never bought the correct dish out. The pub seems really nice but I won't be ordering food from here again

Great food and ambience. Great cool music, great location.

It was calm still great environment

Good food. Clean. Good atmosphere.

The African cuisine and music is great.Diverse and great place to have a meal with family

You can get tusker beer in Bedford at this pub

Loved it. Very nice place. Food is awesome if you are into authentic African dishes.

Food away from home. Good foood and friendly crew. Loved it.

A very friendly pub that serve good food and hold regular karaokes.

Lovely pub with great atmosphere and now including good food

Charming family friendly pub. Good selection of food on the menu with an Afro twist, tastey and well presented. Plenty of seating and DJ in attendance evenings.

Don't like the food wouldn't buy again peoole are nice and friendly thou hence 2 stars

Good Kenyan beer only place in bedford

The best place to be for grilled lamb, beef and chicken plus delicious taste sides

They serve a proper old skool Choma.

Intimate venue with good people & great food. I shall be be back. Again & again.

Had a good experience staff friendly and the food was good

Friendly punters good bar staff great food beer prices good

Very, friendly, homely and diverse. The service is very friendly.

Best soup ever. Keep it up guys.

Great food and drinks great service and a good friendly atmosphere