The Anchor Inn in East Devon

Great food, great staff, great experience, Would highly recommend this place all year round amazing atmosphere and food

Wowwwww I visited here on Tuesday 29th October 2024. The moment you come through the door you are greeted by the wonderful staff . The food is totally lush and delicious. The whole experience is very good I can't recommend this pub highly enough.

My husband and I stopped at The Anchor Inn for a drink and something to eat with our dog Winnie. We were immediately met with the lovey Helen who offered us a warm welcome and chatted to us about the area as we were visiting for a few days. Our food arrived very quickly which was delicious and Helen even won over our nervous pooch with doggy treats.

Evening meal booked at short notice. Faultless service, welcoming staff and amazing food. This is our third visit and we will definitely return when in the area. Thank you Pippa and staff.

Great location and service, Pippa is fantastic. Greene king food… read into that what you will.

Great location with outdoor seating with views of the coast, friendly staff. Let down by the quality of the food though, go if you're expecting frozen broccolis with a £20 main!

Super, well priced food. Great location and lovely staff. Martin was a lovely waiter

Excellent service excellent food excellent surroundings

Another fab service from Pippa!! Lovely food and great service!

Good service and reasonable pricing with lovely staff and great view of the beautiful sea

Friendly atmosphere, nice friendly staff, dog friendly, good pub grub

We attended the anchor inn for one of their roasts which was amazing. Pippa and Kendal are a credit to the Anchor inn and Management should be proud of their staff. They worked hard and nothing was too much trouble. We will be back next Sunday for another one. The chef needs to be patted on the back. His gravy is lovely just like my Grandmother use to make. The portions are large even the kids portions are pretty big. My partner even had a pudding which looked lovely but we were too full.. WELL DONE TEAM.

Not able to comment on rooms however the food was insane 🎉,service friendly and informative 💕,beer selection tasty and interesting 😜 Defo will return for one of their evening specials. Plus the most fantastic views,stunning.💯❤️💯

We've stayed here a few times and have never been disappointed. The rooms are very comfortable with amazing views, the staff are lovely and helpful, the service is impeccable! A brilliant, friendly hotel where you are always looked after!

Lovely atmosphere, food and service

Stopped in for lunch, friendly staff Decent plate of food, lovely garden area on a dry day.Can't comment on accommodation as we didnt stay. Would definitely stop in for food again.

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our evening . Millie showed us to our table and made sure we were ok throughout our visit, Maki took our food and drinks order and it arrived in no time at all . The food was hot and and cooked to perfection . It was delicious , my husband had the mixed grill and I had the Katsu Chicken . Very good value for money and will definitely be back .

I recently had the pleasure of staying in a cozy double room with an en-suite bathroom. Breakfast included, good value.

Lovely family gathering well done all the staff and kitchen

Ordered on a table of 4. 3 orders fine however, asking for a burger without cheese and mushrooms proved difficult for the staff to understand here. The meal had to be returned twice due to making the burger plain and forgetting the side sauce. The burger arrived with lettuce and mayo added. I gave up at this point. The burger should've had tomato and rocket added to it as well as the side sauce however, the waiting staff seemed not to understand this at all. The location is wonderful and the meals provided to others looked and tasted good however, they struggle to accommodate even the smallest of changes to a meal

Another very pleasant 10 day stay. All staff deserve a gold star especially Macci. and Hannah.

Great breakfast. Aaron the chef cooks a mean breakfast

Always worth a visit! Thank you…

Visited with a family as member for lunch. Food was amazing. Hannah & Mary was very helpful. Would like to say aswell thanks 2 the chefs.

This weekend was the Beer R&B Festival and the Anchor hosted two absolutely brilliant free lunchtime sessions. Highly recommend the great atmosphere and the scampi and chips 👏

Great pub in lovely location. Popped in for a commiseratory drink after our local rugby team Exeter Chiefs, got beaten by Bristol Bears. Hannah gave us a friendly welcome and we enjoyed some perfectly kept Guinness. The pub was pleasantly warm and had a welcoming atmosphere.

Booked a table for my birthday and turned up to a banner on the table and a birthday card from the staff! So lovely!!! ☺️

Fantastic service this evening, recognition for Pippa she efficiently showed us to our table on our arrival and was friendly and dealt with our order and food order point and helpful setting us up a tab. Excellent choice of roast available at 6pm on a Sunday evening as we booked later to enjoy the music around the village. Rest of Sunday staff were friendly efficient and came back to check everything was ok with all our meals.

Friendly staff, clean and with an eating area away from the bar. Great location with sea views. Some items on the menu a little disappointing. Freshly cooked chips and sides but the main, Hunters Chicken left something to be desired..microwaved..and not terribly hot. Other members of my party were satisfied though. However, nice spot in a pretty fishing village..no parking available though so luggage needs to be carried from the public car park.

Lovely, homely pub with clean, tidy bedroom and separate toilet. Service was timely, the staff polite and accommodating (i like my steak sauce on the side in a pot) the food was good and just what we were looking for on a short visit to see family! We even brought the dog who also had a lovely time!

First stay at the Anchor but have eaten there many times the room was clean, comfortable and warm ( good shower) breakfast was good and would definitely stay again.

Lovely Monday lunch, top team and excellent food. Thank you

Great meal. I had the Beef bourgignon. With mash and extra veg. It was to die for. Thanks to the staff who have been brilliant. Thanks Chief. The veiw is brilliant

Had a Lovley family meal the staff were very busy but they still all made our meal special and were very efficient thank you to you all will definitely return soon!

Sunday Roast, there is kid friendly, & then there is Anchor Kid friendly .. it was our sons 4th birthday, they decorated table, card ,balloons and gift. On top of that we had lovely roast dinner. Made his day & ours. Thank you 😊

This is the only pub that serves food after 3pm. Good service and nice food.

Beautiful location, very convenient for where we are staying, could not be better.

Excellent service, lovely food great value

Partook of two lunches and dinner. We were not residence. The food is excellent. The village is very attractive. Highly recommended

After completing a somewhat gruelling walk along the coastal pathway from Beer (and yes, we did the undercliff route 😀) I took my girlfriend into this wonderful pub that I last visited many years ago. We were greeted by really friendly barstaff, and i enjoyed the most amazing pint of Palmers Dorset Gold, followed by a fabulous IPA. My girlfriend enjoyed a large glass of New Zealand Sauvignon blanc. Our only mistake was not eating here. We're both really looking forward to a return trip.

Amazing food and great customer service! I would highly recommend coming along to this spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Beautiful location surrounded by warm and welcoming people.

I stayed here at the weekend. Lovely rooms, cleaned well! Lovely breakfast in the morning with a stunning view! Most of all great service throughout my stay! Would highly recommend!

My Family always visits here for special occasions birthdays, Christmas etc the staff are always welcoming and hard working(they are always busy) the new menu is very good lots of new meals to choose from and of course the view is stunning!!

I am writing to formally express my dissatisfaction regarding a recent dining experience at the Anchor Inn which I did not enjoyed with my family. I ordered the king prawn risotto, and unfortunately, I found the rice to be undercooked. After noticing this, I brought it to the attention of two different staff members who checked on us during our meal. Regrettably, despite my feedback, no action was taken to address the issue or to ensure my meal was satisfactory. Additionally, I did not receive a receipt for my order, which I find concerning. Clear record-keeping is essential for both the establishment and the customer, especially when there are issues with the service or food quality. Given the lack of response from the staff regarding my concerns, I believe that all customers deserve prompt attention to their feedback, especially regarding food quality. As a suggestion, Based on my experience, I cannot recommend the Anchor Inn, as there are other dining options available in Beer that my family and I are now more inclined to explore in the future.

Had the new katsu chicken curry and it was absolutely bangin! Staff were lovely too, and they have a beautiful garden

Excellent service, friendly helpful staff. Accommodated my family of three very well, as we only needed a double room for one night. We were given a lovely big double room with a beautiful sea view. The rooms are cosy and clean. The food is delicious and very well cooked. Highly recommend the full English breakfast. They also have a lovely outdoor garden area with fabulous views. Beer is a beautiful coastal village. We only had one day and night but we can’t wait to come back to stay at The Anchor Inn. Thank you for making our stay so lovely

Ordered 2 medium steaks, served as very rare (lots of blood) sent back and same steaks came back 5 minutes later with no change. Sent back again and after long wait and complaining new steaks arrived and this stime they were very overcooked - looks like the microwave came in handy. Gave up and left hungry and very disappointed. Also my wife who did not order steak had to eat her dinner alone. Considering this was recommended to us it is very disappointing as staff did not know how to deal with this situation

Queue up, order gnocchi - it's off. Return, queue up order squash ravioli - it's off. Return, queue up (in ever increasing queue as clearly understaffed) order pork belly - it's off (of course!). Return, see size of queue has grown even further. Give up. Get snacks on beach instead. Shambolic from Greene King. Run like a hospitality business started a week ago rather than a hundreds of years.

Well from coming here I have to this place is utterly quality . Hannah and Adam are super quality and the anchor is utterly thriving and a huge asset to the village . Will be back very soon

Nice staff but the food is really average. Considering that there is local fish on supply metres away, this hotel could offer amazing dishes but it's really basic and very bland

Beautiful location with nice views and good beer

Do not order drinks on the app, it doesn’t work apparently but still takes your money

Very nice indeed..was quite quiet when first arrived but soon filled up as it was their festival week. Staff friendly, we only had small bites but it was just enough and tasty. Lovely location by the shore. Thanks

Really freindly pub on route for our OSCAR foundation charity walk from exmouth to Weymouth, see you next year

Called in ‘on spec’ for lunch on a really busy summer Sunday. Excellent, organised ordering of food, staff friendly and businesslike and the food quality was first rate. How busy pubs can treat customers well!

Best possible location in Beer. Superb views from the garden. Could be busy in summer season. Food is standard

Food was excellent, service was fantastic! There were 9 of us, all our food came out together and hot!! Everyone's food was lovely.

Lovely location overlooking the bay in Beer, shame the rest doesn't quite live up to the same wow factor. Pub a little tired and definitely in need of a deep clean, however we were eating outside in the pub garden so not really an issue for us. Busy late afternoon / early dinner, so tables were pretty full outside. However we only had to wait a few minutes for one to be free. They've clearly spent some money on the garden, but it's annoying that so many of the tables are on a slope when it would have been simple to level the different sections to make it easier for customers dining or enjoying drinks at the tables. Anyway having chosen our food, we went to order at the bar and OMG were they slow to take orders. Staff really need training on speedy service as the queue was over 20 minutes long with some giving up and going elsewhere. Not all the food was available which was disappointing, and when dishes were partially available no alternatives were offered (eg a salad instead of garlic bread) or reductions in price. When asking about this the staff just said a flat NO! Great customer service! Some of the prices were also a little steep, being charged over £5 for one blackcurrant and soda! Queried this but was told it was correct, which makes it more expensive that London prices for this drink. Sauce bottles outside were greasy and sticky, clearly not cleaned regularly Food was average when it arrived, rather than great. Therefore wouldn't recommend or return which is a shame as it SHOULD be fantastic!

Gorgeous views from the beer garden and great selection of food and drinks 👌

Great food, fantastic service. Bar staff were quick and efficient served by verity at the bar very polite. Food well presented and came out very quickly served food in garden by Kian who again was very polite and came back to check food was ok and if we needed anything polite as always.

I am vegan and my wife is vegetarian. My friend who lives in Sidmouth chose this venue because it has a vegan menu. We were so fortunate.

Had a nice meal,sat outside in a nice eating area, great service, friendly staff and dog friendly 👍👍👍

After a nice day out we ended in Beer and had another great meal here. Well served tasty food with a good menu all reasonably priced.

The staff looked after us so well. Two families and the grandparents at the end of a Sunday . They were very patient and accommodating of our last minute arrival and gave us a great meal .

Visited for lunch with a friend. In a fairly busy bar for lunch the service was speedy and the quality of food was amazing. Thank you to our servers Verity and Kendal you were both amazing and we will be back when we are next in the area.

What a beautiful place, lovely overnight visit to beer the anchor inn was great with lovely food & the most comfortable bed , will definitely be visiting again soon

came in for some drinks with the family, all the staff were very helpful and accommodating. Will (?) behind the bar was especially lovely, nothing was too much of an ask. lovely located pub, will be coming again.

Spotted this place quite a few years back. It was just before Christmas and I was out dropping some boxes of wine off with my daughter, who was a young teen at the time. We've been back quite a few times since and it never dissapoints!

Perfect in every way possible customer service outstandingly good rooms comfortable location great shame about parking had problems phoning and paying for 24 hour parking behind the dolphin in Beer tried several times before we eventually succeeded paying the parking fees but squid was beautiful could not fault this place at all

Food was great, staff were friendly and very reasonably priced!

Absolutely great. The location is idyllic and the beer garden can sit many people alfresco. The entertainment live singing is a bonus and adds to the ambience. You will enjoy this bub and the entertainment. Children are also welcome and there is a play park very close by.

Just a lovely place, only stayed for a couple of pints of Palmers & orchard haze for the ladies

This is a busy, dog friendly pub serving a lots of passing trade. The staff are fantastic: friendly and helpful with every guest. It’s a bright and zoned environment with lots of different types of inside and outside seating, all with lovely views of the town and sea. The food is also to a very good standard e.g. a lightly dressed salad was just that, and the croutons had lightly crispy coats and soft insides - perfect. These are the some of the reasons we have come day-after-day; additionally, it’s in the heart of glorious Devon.

Very nice beer garden.Friendly staff. Great location. Very good place for families!

My wife and I Stayed two nights and really enjoyed it. Nice location and great staff. Food is very good and rooms clean and comfortable. No parking on site but a car park only two minutes walk away.

Had a really nice meal there by the sea last week , Loch served us and he was really nice, will deffo be back.

Excellent place for a stop off for lunch. Great food, great service, excellent price. Cracking area as well.

After a long wet walk from a campsite 40 minutes away, we were greeted with a warm welcome and made to feel at home by Sam. Even though the pub was full of people watching the football, Sam ensured we werent waiting long to order and was kind enough to take the time to engage with us. This is a great pub right on the sea front and I would visit again for Sam alone. Top marks.

My wife and I visited The Anchor Inn as the third and final pub of our pub crawl in beer. Full of character and charm, Sam was a delight and even called as a taxi back to our campsite near Branscombe as it was getting dark and the rain was unrelenting. A great evening!

Verity and the staff were great. Food was delicious and piping hot. Great service and super fast delivery to our table. Definitely recommend a visit.

Not great . Friendly staff but food not good. Prawn cocktail ( what can go wrong ). Had big leaves sloppy prawns one cold avocado slice and gloopy rose Marie sauce. Caesar salad had leaves that had brown edges .

I recently went here for my birthday meal, there was around 10 of us. The team at the Anchor went above and beyond once again. They decorated with banners and I also had a few cards laid out on the table. I had Chicken in a basket for my lunch and it was sensational. Love this pub and the staff are all amazing, Hannah does an amazing job as manager. Can't wait to visit again 😄

Payed £15 for a fish n chips . Got a tiny piece of fish and 12 chips , payed for tartare sauce got none ….. And I had to wait 52 minutes….. shockingly bad ! Fish was cold and oily … when I said something to management I got a shrug of shoulders….. I’m not a holiday maker I’m local …. I will share my experience and I will not return to your venue …. I hope many people think twice about your venue ….#noteveryonesatourist

Had lunch here, there is plenty of indoor and outdoir seating near to the pebble beach. Service was ok, however i thought the food offered poor value for money, i had a green salad with 2 small pieces of chicken breast which was 12.99, my husband had mac n cheese again 11.99 poor value for money. I appreciate costs have increased but the quality is also reducing. Wouldn't go again.

Excellent location, the beer garden overlooking the beach, fantastic food choices, something for everyone, dog friendly always a bonus, staff very helpful and pub gives CAMRA discount on ales, blue light card holders also get 15% discount on food with QR code from Green King blue light app, well worth it. Nice interior but could do with an upgrade, but comfortable

Badly run very rundown meadeoaker food could be somuch more

A beer in Beer 🍻. Fab pub, beer and food!

There is no service, apart from they bring the food to your table, you pay at the bar, then sit down & wait, the food when it arrived was bland, i had grilled salmon Florentine, with new potatoes which had been nuked & tasteless, supposedly with a poached egg which wasn’t whole it was just mashed in the Hollandaise sauce which was bland, too much spinach which was tasteless, as for the salmon no seasoning whatsoever, very poor, my second worst meal ever, would never go back

Had a nice Sunday lunch here, food was tasty with decent portion sizes.

Quite good lunch time grub....couple of sarcastic bar girls!

Good food and drinks good service

Went for just a drink with my family barman seemed very grumpy his hygienic manner was not acceptable coughing all over our drinks will pulling them.

Turned up without booking. Although it was busy they were very accommodating and found us a table. Lovely friendly staff. Been here a few times and they always look after you.

Nice pub but not sure they were coping very well with the numbers wanting food. I don't mind waiting at all, but to be told there would be a 45 min wait after I had ordered is probably not the way to do it. Was a nice day , Sun 🌞 was out it was going to be busy. Food was nice though.

Great little hotel with a great position- lovely breakfast and super service

Had a few meals here on a recent trip to beer. Lovely indoor and outdoor seating. Good menu. Nice staff.

Very nice beer Garden sea view, amazing service

This pub is great! They managed to squeeze us in even though they were full and the service and food was amazing

Excellent location, right on the seafront at Beer. Good menu with a choice of main meals and light bites. Friendly, timely service. Tasty, well cooked food. Clean toilets. Separate area for family diners.

I did a review a few weeks ago when I was actually there... So this is partially a shortened update to that review. Staff are really friendly and the food is great. For the area it's in. It is mind price level. And there are both snacks/bar menu type and larger meals. Be cautious if you're eating outside on a cold gate. But eating outside is the way to go when the sun is shining because the view is spectacular. The location is spectacular. The village is spectacular. I definitely go back. Beer is a lovely little village located Between Seaton and Branscombe . It's definitely the sort of place that if you were to be fortunate enough to afford, then you would choose Beer over some of the other locations along the coast of devon And the anchor in would definitely feature as a local haunt, for me at least anyway. The pub is slightly raised off the beach. But that actually makes the seating area outside sfford you great views ! I did not stay at the hotel accommodation. However, I can only imagine. It's also well managed and of good quality But most importantly for me It's dog friendly.