The Anchor in Blackburn with Darwen

sorry to post this love the anchor but saturday night was awfull mark was very loud ,drinking like a fish behind the bar we could hear his bad language over the music called last orders at 11 but served people coming in at 11.30 thought he was rude when hubby spoke to him about covering for lance and he said lance is just a hanger on keiron was very polite and came to apologise for marks behaviour told him he shouldnt have to apologise for such behaviour 10/10 for keirons work ethics he is a credit to your pub

Lovely atmosphere but the lady on the bar was really rude. Got my order wrong then blamed me. I said one of the wrong drinks would be fine after she poured it as I then felt awkward, she was Adamant I still asked for the wrong thing when I didn’t and continued her attitude upon payment, it was not my fault she misheard my order and she tried to argue and say normal cider is what I asked for when I specifically said dark fruits. With experience of working on a bar, customer service needs to be improved and maybe a lesson in people skills as with over 5 years experience of working on a bar myself I would never dream of being like that with a customer. Trying to argue with customers isn’t very nice especially when I accepted the drink she made by mistake. The man on the bar however was very nice so I’m not sure maybe an off day? Other than that a nice pub with nice atmosphere but this interaction has really put me off especially being a new customer. I never write reviews and I’m not normally one to complain but this was really disappointing. Having just recently moved to the darwen area, the hunt for a new local still continues unfortunately, the anchor had so much potential.

A great local pub and one of the few Thwaites pubs still remaining.

Brilliant pub, great atmosphere and the best decorations going!

Just a proper Lancashire town pub.

A proper pub, dart board, pool table, Jukebox great staff. Enjoyable few hours spent.

Just called in for a swift pint. The landlord definitely takes pride in keeping the lines clean for his beers/ciders etc. Lovely pint

Always a good idea, friendly staff and great prices for drinks.

Just popped In for a couple drinks while staying near by. Lovely friendly pub. I was made feel welcome. Good atmosphere. Didn't have food so only reason for no stars on food.

Great pub good bar staff made to feel very welcome

It's not good. The music is way too loud. But I would go again

Great night, good beer. massive beer garden. food was great.

Brilliant pub great atmosphere and prices very competitive

Service was slow which probably with only 1 person working is excuse beer was good and very good price and helps outside pub how much beer costs.

Bobbed in after a night in Blackburn. The landlord was very pleasant and the pub was clean, so I'd definitely go there again.

Just popped in for a couple of pints. While going to Darwen FC ground. Nice selection of beers.

The anchor is a great example of a local pub full of character and characters. Great choice of beers and spirits. Bar staff are great. Lots of different rooms, including snooker tables and darts. Regularly visit with my football team.

Fabulous music act on. Great decorations

Very big pub with bags of potential but could do with a good makeover / lick of paint. Beer is good and well priced as well. Basically, if you want a pint with your other half then there's nicer places than this in the area.. If you want a pint with your mates, at the right money and you're not bothered about the decor then this is your sort of place. My dad would have called it "a drinkers pub"

Great pub, always makes the effort for special occasions 🙌

Nice pub,nice beer,and an excellent outside smoking area 👍👍

Nice pub, little small but they always go above and beyond for events like Halloween Christmas etc, full of decorations and polite staff

Made a coach of Brummies welcome good atmosphere defo recommend

Nice friendly place with lots going on over Halloween and Christmas.

Always a great pub .The effort they put in each Halloween is fantastic .

Not been in for a long time still as friendly as ever

Proper traditional pub. Guy behind the bar was lovely, cut a straw in half for my gin! Haha. Great to pop in for a pint before the football.

Really nice pub Everybody really friendly will go again

Nice staff very polite and made to feel welcome

The wainwright's beer is far over priced

Fantastic pub. Loves new people as well as regulars. 5 star. ..... updated, still the best pub in darwen! 😁

Friendly service and brilliant beer garden.

Great local. Friendly staff and locals. Sport on TV. Great beer on cask. Old style pub. Snooker and pool table. We'll worth a visit.

Looks a great pub, but I'm teetotal and don't go in pubs

It's always a great atmosphere and I love the theme decorations, Halloween etc the best pub decorations ever.

True traditional pub, so friendly and just like the 90s. Love it. Best landlord and land lady in Lancashire. Great atmosphere. Xx

Mel and lance make it such a lovely pub to be in its warm and friendly the best pub in darwen.

The Anchor, what can I say? Doesn't matter how much they spend on the pub it will always be the same!

No jukebox for any Diaz is the best on earth related activities

Top little pub good atmosphere love the banter with the lads united on a Friday thanks to anchor pub for making us feel welcome 👍💙

A must to visit over Halloween :-)

Nice, friendly pub made us feel welcome only down side was no food :( but clean and happy pub

Good atmosphere and friendly bar staff.

Friendly staff excellent service with a smile relaxing vibe

Great pub good beer and recommend visit around Halloween

Good local pub great hosts and a great pint

Great run place by lance and Mel,great friendly staff and great fast service.

Very friendly pub , good service and always a good pint

Anchor is a great family run bar excellent staff and beer

It was closed . All pubs are closed, why does Google keep asking me to review closed pubs? There's a pandemic going on, get a grip of yourself Google, I'm sure they will open soon.

Just moved to Darken.. everybody seems friendly

Popped in as was passing, great traditional pub. Warm, clean, friendly and good value.

Great pub really friendly with great tasting well kept beers

Amazing courteous staff and helpful towards disabled customers see why they won that award

Great friendly pub, atmosphere, staff and great prices!!

love this place so friendly made to feel welcome everytime good food excellent staff.

Brilliant effort with the Halloween

Good pub with good facilities, not keen on Thwaites beer and a bit on the dear side.

Great local, busy. Getting ready for their Halloween spectacular which will be brilliant. Outdoor needs tidying up. But really nice friendly local

A pub with nice service and value

Great food and service. Go there loads

Very welcoming , great drinks selection . Wonderful landlady and landlord .

Best family friendly pub in Darwen

The place is alive, a fun place to go on your day off! Landlord and Landlady are off course nuts, but that adds only to the experience!

Cause it's so friendly and welcoming and it's child friendly as well

Usually busy .good for sports on TV. Melissa and Lance .always make you feel welcome

Classic pub. Lots of seating. Pool and snooker table. Darts too! They also go hard on Halloween with the decor.

Brilliant friendly place. Loved it.xx

OK if regular if not be prepared for all locals to be served first!!! Waited long time!!! Got to point of frustration and left. Very unprofessional service. Shame on management who are ultimately responsible. Good pint mind you as a positive.

Kids in the pub past 20:00 isn't my idea of a Saturday night out. There should be a curfew behind this. Left after one drink.

Great at halloween/Xmas etc. Really go all out with the decorations

Amazing Halloween decorations. Seems a popular pub. I've only been a couple of times but it's been a pleasant experience. They do seem to have regular events too.

Class pub at Halloween time, the decorations are off the charts.

Went in at Halloween, great effort by the landlords, brilliantly decorated.

Wonderful experience made even better by wonderful staff.

Brilliant pub really relaxed and welcoming

Excellent pub great food freindly staff

Music choice is sometimes very weird

Lovely friendly pub with great beer. Full of lovely, friendly people. A great find.

First time I been in there .found it to be very friendly .cleanan and tidy .

Great local pub. Very clean, great at decorating for certain dates like Halloween, friendly staff. Sports on tv, music, great for everyone. Perfect place to relax

Top pub fantastic land lord and land lady nothing to much trouble to help you best place in Darwen in my opinion

Best family friendliest pub around

Great pub and better owners, family friendly, good astmosphere, highly recommend

Great local pub. Amazing atmosphere and great owners. Anchor has plenty of events throughout the year. It also has a pool room, an snooker room and a large outdoor smoking area with games for kids or drunk adults wanting to have a funny time

Brilliant time and newly resprayed x

Very spacious and comfortable. It does get busy with a good atmosphere at peak times 😉

Best pub in Darwen, family friendly with great hosts

Good pub with plenty going on. Go on haloween they really push the boat out.

Extremely friendly and welcoming place and the staff are the same

Very friendly pub, the landlord Lance and barman Jamie were excellent host's the pub was buzzing all night which was great. Very good beer at a very reasonable price. Would certainly call again when in the area.

Great friendly and inclusive venue

Brilliant pub one of the best in Lancashire Melissa and Lance are perfect host and keep a cracking pint

Grate pub parking grate staff and really frendly atmosphere

Could very easily become my new local, and I live in Blackburn haha! Great atmosphere and a quality pint pulled every time. Gaz Ridley is a legend

Nice pub but very busy on game days... nice outside seating

Went for Halloween as usually decent, decor was alright but nothing special and all a bit random and mis-matched. Great bar staff who serve quickly and coped well with demand. However, didn't think much of the music that was on either. Ended up leaving and going elsewhere after about an hour or so despite originally planning on spending the night there.

Best Halloween decorated pub... ever

Loved it. Great decor for Halloween, and dog friendly. Visiting family and needed a pint, so pleased when we could take the dog inside. Made us very welcome, and the drink prices were fantastic compared to the rip off south.

Good range of beer but a bit sports centred for a quiet pint.