The Anchor Inn in South Staffordshire

Food was great, staff welcoming, a really good variety of drinks available and best of all, it's dog friendly!

Amazing meal at The Anchor this evening, can't recommend this place enough and how great its been since Mike took over! Will definitely be returning

Absolutely lovely venue. It was my first time here tonight and what a beautiful atmosphere. My family said the food was really good! The staff are extremely polite, and highly accommodating. It was also an absolute pleasure to host your first quiz night! Great Turnout! Bring on next week!💞 Lovely to meet you Mike & Team x

Very nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Good service. We hadn’t booked but were soon found a nice table for two. We both had fish and chips. Well cooked and tasty, lovely batter and the chips were delicious. Large portions so unfortunately no room for pudding!

This was a great restaurant with not bad prices. The service was amazing as well.

Nice friendly staff and food was delicious…and dog friendly 🐶🐶👍👍

We had a meal for four at 6pm on Sunday 7th April. As it was the end of the Easter holiday they had been very busy but we still had a lovely Sunday dinner which was perfect. The service was second to none and we had a lovely couple of hours there. We will be back.

Lovely food. Friendly staff Scarlet was our waitress for the evening very polite and friendly

Food & service was great from new server Jacob

Food cold pub cold me cold 12 o'clock on a saterday anonymous ones in there.

Maybe pop in for a drink? The food was below par with potato less roast potatoes, under cooked vegetables especially cauliflower cheese!! Surely the cauliflower needs to be part cooked before throwing it under the heat to melt the cheese?? My dog would have had trouble crunching the storks!! Waiting staff were pleasant so at least that’s something. Recommend to come back ……. Don’t think so , like I said maybe a drink if I’m passing.

Absolutely awesome food, serviceand ambience. Loved it x

Lovely atmosphere and welcoming friendly staff. It is positioned next to the canal, so a lovely venue I didn't try the food on this occasion, but my friends have visited regularly and said the food is really good. Trl recommend the passionfruit gin with lemonade We will definitely revisit, and l am looking forward to a visit in the summer so l can enjoy the atmosphere next to the canal.

Zero stars actualy waited 10 mins after asking for menu never arrived and neither any drinks so we left as person who has owned 3 restaurants i was so glad that none of mine were run like this place ....never again

Staff were friendly. Food arrived on time and was very good

A really nice traditional pub inside with good choice of ales and food. Only disappointment was the untidy and scruffy exterior of patio area of the pub alongside the canal.

A beautiful place with excellent food and caring attentive staff. The actual ingredients are fresh and the best quality, which are beautifully prepared and cooked. Everything at the Anchor is a very high standard. We definitely recommend having a visit and meal there.

Very nice food, the waitress who served us was really helpfull and nice and it was a nice atmosphere

Nothing was great! Food cold, lamb poor quality, service slow, poor presentation , waited ages for food and the place was freezing cold. Despite being next to fire we ended up eating with our coats on

Food has been just average, service has been friendly enough and quick, the banoffie pie was really good. The mains were not necessarily impressive and my partner steak has not been cooked to perfection.

Great food, good service and fairly priced what more can you ask for

Brilliant menu, excellent meals, great staff.

Lovely friendly staff, our server was Scarlet, she was very helpful. Lovely warm friendly atmosphere.

Becky was attentive, smiley and friendly. Food was great and we had a great evening.

We came for Sunday lunch for a family of 4 adults; two lamb roasts and two sirloin roasts. The sirloin was fab but the lamb was very sinewy; the main problem was the carrots and parsnips, which were not far from raw, and we were unable to cut them with the cutlery provided (needed a steak knife!). The broccoli however had been boiled to within an inch of its life… would have gone up a straw. Great service from Becky and Dawn, first class!!

Dropped in yesterday for lunch. Food was good and was good value for money from the set lunch menu, service from Becky was excellent. Looking forward to returning.

Wedding anniversary dinner, dogs allowed too. Fabulous food, server, Neve, went the extra mile doing an ice cream celebratory plate at the end of our meal. Definitely worth a visit ☺️

There was a mix up with the waitress giving our meals to the next table, in total we had a 45 minute wait on the food. We were ready to leave and had a chat with the manager who was a lovely guy. He gave us a large discount on our meals. Great customer service all in all.

We've had a lovely meal after a chilled walk on the canal. Bethany provided excellent service and really made our evening a wonderful experience. 👌

Very poor cooked food had Trio Sunday roast.The carrots were raw could not cut only had small pieces of turkey,beef and a small piece pork belly the quality and quantity is poor for the price charged.Will walk to 3 hammers next time in area on boat the chief needs to take more pride in his cooking and tast veg before serving .poor very poor

Lovely experience, dog friendly. Was a busy Sunday and service was a little slow, although was full table service. More noticeable as thr first drinks were slow possibly... Overall we loved it and will return, if doing the voucher, remember to register 24hrs beforehand as we missed out

Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding. Very good quality produce, cooked nicely. The staff were friendly and efficient.

Was served by Neve and enjoyed a fantastic meal with 3 kids and a dog

The food is always amazing, the staff really polite and has a great atmosphere. Been coming here for meals for years and the quality has always remained outstanding.

I am sad to say I was very disappointed with the Sunday lunch today - the veg was so hard it was difficult to cut and the gravy was a watery juice with a film of oil on top - compared to previous meal we were very disappointed

Came on Monday for food and drinks in the bar. The staff were amazing! Nothing too much trouble, food delicious and nice to have a laugh with the staff. Special shout-out to Hayden and Beth and the manager who’s name we didn’t catch! 100% recommend we had a wonderful time. Thank you

Beautiful location and fabulous food. First visit, but won’t be our last. Would definitely recommend 😁

The food was great and was well looked after.

Had the fish and chips very nice.family enjoyed there meal. Clean plates all good.nice and cosy

Lovely atmosphere and lovely food

Staff friendly, food was poor this visit

Lovely place staff very friendly , the food was very nice although the drinks are a bit expensive but overall we had a lovely evening.

Food was tasty, staff friendly and overall a lovely atmosphere

The steak was beautiful but I do think that you could add things like onion rings and mushrooms for the value of the meal I was very disappointed to have just a steak and chips that's it and the wife had Mash with hers but to have 2 items on the plate for £22 was extremely disappointing

Went to the anchor on Friday 19th January for a birthday meal. We had a lovely meal, I especially enjoyed my beef and red wine pie of the day! We had a lovely server called Millie, who was friendly and attentive! Will definately be back 😃

Went there for food Friday night. Amazing atmosphere and the food was incredible. Service was quick and efficient! We look forward to coming back! Highly recommend!

Really good value meals at 50 per cent off. Staff really pleasant and friendly and helpful. Pub itself is very welcoming AND warm. 3 open fires on our last visit. Will keep going back

Sat down immediately, welcomed by lovely friendly staff and atmosphere. Took our order swiftly and served not too long afterwards. The roast and desserts were all very beautifully presented and tasted amazingly! We were left rather a long time after puddings with no drinks and bill but understandably very busy.

We have been several times as it’s one of the few places that welcome dogs The food and services is always good, staff always make you welcome Our 1st choice when eating out

I visited on Thursday evening and I had the most pleasant experience despite it being busy. We sat in the bar area and the girl who served us was lovely, I believe her name was Scarlet, her customer service was amazing and handled the rush very well. Our pizza was great and the warm fire made it even better. Shout out to Scarlet!

Great Food and service we will be visiting again

Went for lunch today,3 adults and one friendly grey hound. Place warm and welcoming. Food and service good. Staff friendly and attentive . Stan(greyhound) given a fresh bowl of water and a chew. thanks for a lovely afternoon. See you soon.

Booked for boxing day lunch for a party of 5, and what can I say.. firstly we were greeted by very friendly staff and escorted to our table, everyone ordered different dishes from sirloin steak ,pork belly and seabass.. everyone enjoyed their starters, homemade soup was amazing I was told , as was my duo of smoked salmon and mackerel pate..desserts were fab and even though we were told they had ran out of the creme brulee, after many apologies from the waitress, we all really enjoyed the desserts on offer,. Had a really enjoyable time at the anchor, the atmosphere and the friendly staff who worked hard to make our visit a truly memorable experience.. Thank you for a great boxing day lunch.. and just to end , many from our party left with saying this was was the best meal they had had in a restaurant for a very long time.. we will Definitely be back soon .

Excellent food. Perfectly timed service for each course. If they don't have everything on the menu, don't let it bother you, it means they are actually cooking the food they have, not stockpiling in a freezer. Staff are friendly and efficient. Mother in Law said best meal she ever had... high praise indeed. Once word gets around, this place will become very popular. Total cookery transformation from last visit before it was taken over. Eat here. You won't be disappointed or need a bank loan.

Lovely local old feel. Nice real fire and comfortable seating. Bar staff was very friendly. Excellent choice of ales.

Came here for a 21st and 40th get together, we booked a table of 12, we've been to the pub many times before, unfortunately tho this experience was far our worst time ever . We had to wait 15 mins or longer to have to be seated while we stood around the entrance, then after self servicing ourselves to going to the bar for drinks a waitress who seemed to be on her own (bless her ) informed us that there was a lot of mains not on the menu, no pizzas or burgers which left us all very limited what to eat, some resulting to not eating. A phone call would of been nice in our opinion, no one asked if the meal was OK, some of the meals we refused to pay for, as I wouldn't of fed it my dog it, no service off drinks ect or even a desert was shocking. Such a shame really as always known this a lovely place to eat, our biggest regret is that we actually chosen this place over the Malt in gt Wyrley as thinking they could manage our party of 12 due to the size of this place #clearly not. Only tip I could give you is that during a festive busy period maybe a few more staff 👍

First time in about 5 years and what an absolute pleasure it was, I was served by Scarlet, who I found very professional, very helpful and very friendly. The other members of staff were also really friendly, highly recommended

Food expensive for what you get in my opinion . In excellent position by side of canel and decor very welcoming . They welcome dogs in bar area which is a bonus .

Excellent Christmas Dinner Great service from Beth,would definitely recommend

We have been here afew time this year and taken out dog and its been fantastic. Staff are some of the best around and food is full of flavour. Log fires to keep warm in the winter and great atmosphere.

Scarlett was an amazing server and I can't thank her enough, very patient and kind!

Good location for a warm day sitting watching the canal barges go by

Went on a Friday night , meal was great and the atmosphere was good will visit again

Good food but a little expensive

Food not brilliant but average.Try and charge you a £25.00 service charge. Not great.But Beth the waitress was very good

Stop of regularly for a coffee on my bike ride. Staff friendly and welcoming and always nice and cosy with an open fire. 😊

lovely place, food good, portion size ok but service rather slow.

Everything was excellent from the welcome to the table service. We could not complain about any of it. The food was fabulous and there was no rush when we asked to delay our desserts. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you.

Really nice evening with friends. Good food served by Emily who was wonderful

Went to the pub for dinner whilst on holiday. From the moment we arrived the service was very friendly and attentive. Although they didn’t have a different menu. Myself being gluten-free was very pleased that the offer of being able to do many of the dishes to suit my diet. I chose the scallop starter as a main meal which they added a green salad to. The salad was dressed really well. For dessert I had the Panna Cotta with fruit which was very light. My family had the homemade burgers and the crab salad which they all enjoyed.

I would like to say a big thank you to The Anchor inn coven Heath on the 20th June I had my 60th birthday here there was 6 in my party and the service was fabulous I have been going to this pub for over 20 years and so it was a fitting place for my special birthday my family had put balloons up and the staff were so welcoming to us we had lovely good food and the waitresses and bar staff were very helpful and pleasant the management couldn’t do enough for us so thank you all again it was fantastic

This place is a wreck and we couldnt even get in as it only opens at 7pm but most of the building is wrecked, windows put in and you certainly wouldnt want to eat there

This pub is certainly one of a kind. It kind of doesn't look open but it's worth a visit as you won't find many like this anymore. Check the opening times before you go. Dogs and muddy boots are OK so if you've been out on a hike you should pop in.

A time capsule,With a fascintating history .A must visit for any true beer lover.This Inn surely will not survive much longer Covering many periods of time this Inn is possibly the last surviving Inn of an era .The beers are superb. The building survives but only just and is in a delicate state of repair.

Went in a group for mothers day and unfortunately the service, lack of food available and burnt food completely ruined mothers day. Shall not be returning!

Visited this pub for Sunday meal with family. The menu was limited to either roast beef or roast lamb or a combination of the two. I opted for roast beef, whilst the others had lamb. The waitress informed us that they did a standard size or a smaller meal. Half of us went for the smaller meal and the others the standard size. I was glad I had the smaller meal I would have struggled to finish the other one. All the vegetables where freshly cooked and side servings of cauliflower cheese where also provided the meals where brought out quickly. What a difference from some roast dinners that are served extremely good home cooked food. They also provide details of the produce they use which is locally sourced. The dessert menu was quite extensive I didn't try the puddings but most of how party did again extremely good and generous portions. The price of the meal was very reasonable, the staff friendly and helpful if visiting during the week they offer more choices of main dishes. If visiting it is probably worth booking a table. It was quite busy. Would definitely go again.

6 of us thoroughly enjoyed a superb christmas day lunch at this lovely pub. The meal was superb, and the staff looked after us very well. Everone went home happy. Thank you so much for a lovely time, and a happy new year to you all.

Have visited the Anchor on many occasions and always enjoyed it. On this occasion one of our sons managed to get his 3 brothers and wives together for the Friday chip shop night. We were very well looked after and had a super evening.

On arrival we got drinks from the bar before ordering our meal, the service was excellant with really frendly staff, Our meal was well presented and tasted great a high standard of cooking no overwhellming portions. Everything cooked from fresh ,would highly recomend

Excellent customer service. Food, drinks and workers were outstanding. Will definitely come again. Tremendous

The anchor inn is a real throwback to the 50's. it's been run by the same family since sometime in the 1800's and is now run by Olive. It has two rooms, both small and one bar about a metre (yes, 1 metre) in length. It sells one draught ale (6x) which is very well kept plus some bottled beers and cider (not cidre!). It serves freshly made sandwiches the sign said so being lunchtime we asked what the choice was - "cheese" said the lovely Olive and then added "with pickle, onion or tomato if you like". There was one local in when we arrived on Sunday. Soon another 6 or 8 further turned up. Very inclusive lovely atmosphere so don't miss it if your near. Ale and cheese sandwiches!

We have visited The Anchor for lunch twice in as many weeks. We were so impressed with the food the first time that we booked lunch a week later for a birthday celebration. Every dish was outstanding and beautifully presented. The service was very attentive, but not overbearing. It has a family friendly, relaxed atmosphere - important for us as we have a baby. For those with older children, there is a big play area in the garden with swings and slides etc. We're thrilled there is finally a top quality restaurant near Leighton Buzzard! It's also great that there is a cheaper, more 'informal' menu if you just wanted a burger or club sandwich, for example. This will no doubt be a regular for us.

Four cyclists heading for the café in Garelochead. Found it was closed so went into the Anchor. home made soup and any sandwich for £5.00 - not only a bargain but so tasty. Really liked the 60's music in the background.

Fuimos a el Anchor Inn en 25 th 2015 julio y tuvimos una gran acogida de Mike el encargado. Tiene una buena variedad de cervezas y sidra. Su esposa es un gran cocinero y siempre que se reserve con antelación se sirve una muy alta calidad cocina casa - creo que, excepto el cordon bleu en vez de comida de pub. Hay que decir que el edificio ha visto mejores tiempos, no le vendría mal una mano de pintura, pero que no resta la esencia de este pub inglés y pintoresco. Realmente es un espléndido lugar viejo y si no has visitado - ir pronto.