The Anchor Inn in Harrogate

First time visiting and definitely not the last . Great atmosphere, friendly staff and just a very comfortable place to drink.

Taking into account it only reopened a few days ago I called in for a drink a very nice lady served me later I went for a refill waited 10 minutes nobody came as I walked out the lady was sat with friends if you want to make it work you must be alert work first friends second

Warm welcoming bar staff. No Guinness but a lovely pint of John's made up for it 😁👍

The fish and chips here are as good as you will get ANYWHERE. The fish is a very good size and freshly cooked just as I like it. It retains its soft texture whilst still retaining its form (not at all easy to do) and the batter is to die for. Service and the friendliness of staff is unparalleled. Unlike a great many well-known 'chippies' the chips here are obviously freshly cooked and to perfection. If you order the large fish, you will need a very, very good appetite Plenty of tartar source supplied..+++ I'll be back again very soon (with friends!). This review also applies to the last three times I have had fish and chips here in the last 3 months. 5 star *****

Having seen all the good reviews about the quality of fish and chips at The Anchor decided to try out the take away service. Have to say that these were really excellent and probably the best we have had locally. Ordered earlier in the day and they were freshly cooked for collection. Can highly recommend The take out service and will definitely be back for a future order.

Very polite and happy staff good price for drinks and a very nice outdoor seating area. Dogs are allowed in aswell.

We only popped in for a drink but the food looked lovely. Lady made me a pot of tea and brought it out on a tray it was lovely. Husband had a beer

Lovely pub grub (like a chippy) and nice outdoor seating area. Thanks.

Nice pub with good fish and chips

Nice pub. Best fish & chips in Boroughbridge, eat in or takeaway. Forget the local chip shop whose service these days is terrible.

Walked into this bar to find a child pouring a pint behind the bar.When the women who was also there had finished taking payment for the drink she then poured her self a drink and sat down in the bar.The little girl was left standing behind the bar alone and I was left standing at the bar with no one serving.It seemed the only thing to do was walk out.

We had drinks outside here in a rare bit of sunshine. Good selection of drinks and dog friendly too, thanks

Best fish and chips ever. Lovely pub, friendly staff we shall certainly be back

Fish & Chips & service excellent. Would thoroughly recommend. Thank you to the staff

Called in here on the chance of getting something to eat Wow was I surprised. Pub was spotless Ordered fish n chips for me Sausage and chips for my wife Side orders peas and curry And 2 pints beer Cost £35ish Best meal all week, proper chippy style Would definitely recommend

Stopped for lunch after our bike ride, very friendly and our chip butty was absolutely lovely.

This rating is purely for the fish and chips. Well worth grabbing a takeaway, they're spot on

Nice pub, great beer garden where you can hear the nearby river and weir- just a shame that it's not closer as you can't actually see the river.

Nice and very welcoming,busy pub Was contemplating asking about food but noone was eating or any menus visible

Lovely pub, great location. Land lady is a gem! Xx

Landlady is wonderful, so welcoming favourite pub.

Lovely pub, great decor. Food was amazing, three of us had the fish & chips, and my youngest had the sausage. Great portion sizes and fantastic quality. I’d go as far as to say the fish was some of the best we’ve ever had, batter was really crisp, fish very meaty. Highly recommended.

Extremely good chips and nuggets would highly recommend not greasy at all curry sauce is gorgeous 10/10

Stopped in the village, wanted to revisit the pub after a few years absence. Great beer, pleasant beer garden and welcoming staff. Second night same, with the added bonus of superb 'fish shop' fish n chips at a great price.

Amazing pub with an amazing atmosphere! Amazing location! Amazing beer garden! Amazing fish & chips! Most of all is the amazing bar manager Lesley, she is very welcoming & friendly!

Had a lovely hour with the family friendly staff

Friendly locals and staff with great beer 🍺

Comfortable clean premises and cheerful friendly staff. Food was excellent too. Called on spec en route to holiday and will likely call again on our way back👍

Just had the nicest, tastiest, freshest, hottest fish and chips with the perfect amount of salt and vinegar on the top and delicious curry sauce. These were literally the best fish and chips I've had in a long while (probably ever!) Would highly recommend. Friendly staff and quick service. Cannot fault it. Thank you

Proper pub. Good beers, cracking service.

Most amazing fish and chips we will definitely be back

Lovely food . Very friendly staff

Marvelous food, great service and friendly atmosphere. Thank you.

Brilliant evening spent here had the best fish and chips 😋 xx

Quite simply best Fish n Chips in Boroughbridge.

Great food, friendly staff, warm atmosphere. What more do you want from a pub! Takeaway fish and chips is best in the area!

Nice homely pub, landlady is lovely and they have cocktails on tap

Fantastic fish & chips and lovely Pale Ale. Service lovely and friendly also.

Lovely welcome by Leslie and yummy fish and chips by Lynn

Fantastic friendly pub with lovely staff. Will definitely return.

After 18 months of not being able to travel to the away games we were given a 630 mile round trip to Hartlepool to start. We again were looking for a pub to stop off at for our main break in the journey - this was our first visit and what a great place The Anchor Inn in Boroughbridge just off the A1M at junction 48. Thank you to Lesley and her staff for the welcome and providing us with a extremely good buffet lunch - we had already travelled 4 and a half hours and the food provided was just brilliant and plentiful just what we needed for our 44 supporters - we stopped for 90 minutes before heading to the game. We will visit again in the future and any supporters groups travelling by coach just give them a ring and arrange a stop, they have a car park capable of taking a coach.

Absolutely fantastic place 2nd time here staff are so lovely hood prices nice food watched match last nite we were so welcomed and outside is lovely beer garden this pub is a must xx

We visited on 23rd May for my sons Birthday for a couple of drinks. Lovely place nice beer garden. The young waitress who took our order overheard it was my sons birthday. Shortly afterwards a delicious piece of cake and Happy Birthday song delivered. What a lovely touch and great service will definitely be back.

We visited the Anchor Inn as part of their Snaffling hog box at the anchor inn event. The pub has a lovely atmosphere and was nicely busy. The Anchor Inn are enforcing a strict covid policy and gave us a 2 hour time slot which was more than enough. Will definitely be visiting again for the next pizza event!

45 members/supporters of Saddleworth male voice choir arrived by coach at 9.30pm on Sat 2nd Nov. Left at 10.30 having enjoyed mountains of sausage and onions and chips on muffins at a bargain price, all washed down with spectacular real ales. A great pub. Many thanks to landlord Chris and his team. We will return. John Watts....Saddleworth MVC

Went on. Tuesday evening. Friendly welcome. A small selection on the menu. The food is freshly prepared and is very tasty, which is a testament to the pride taken by the chef. The prices are very good ( A 12inch pizza with a variety of topping for £6.95). The chips are gorgeous. UUUnfortunately no de

Just dropped a pin and found this fab friendly local with delicious burgers, great beer and wish we lived close enough to call in regularly. If you are passing I would recommend, 3 bites in and I was totally sold. Thank you the anchor and locals xx

Called for drinks only and enjoyed our stay. It was a weekday lunchtime and we were the only ones in but that was o.k.. The lady behind the bar was very pleasant.

Pulled in here on our way to Northumberland. Deserves lots of visitors as it tries to update and modernise, and keep a local open. Fair price on drinks and superb down to earth food at cracking prices. Will use this pub again.

A very friendly warm welcome from the owners. The alcohol is priced as it should be always clean with a lovely beer garden to the rear..

Tried this home delivery service. It was great. Well cooked and presented, prompt delivery. Friendly staff. Had the Greedy Chops Burger loved it!. Highly recommended. Will definitely try again.

Visited 14/07/19 as part of a large group on the way to and from York races, great staff very accommodating, hopefully we’ll be back next year

The new landlord, Chris, has transformed this from a basic drinking hole to somewhere you'd want to make a special trip to sample it's delights. Still a work in progress, but Chris really knows his beers, keeps them in tip-top condition, and has time to help customers choose what they would like. In addition, there's a pizza menu for when you would like a bit of simple food in addition. If anything, the pizzas are too large to eat in one sitting. I'm guessing you could have them in a 'doggy bag' if wanted. Most of the beers are Yorkshire brews, but he's made an exception for Oakham beers as they are so nice they could be brewed here. Lovely outside area, though the current weather (June 2019) means that it's certainly stay indoors time. Not the pub's fault of course. All in all, it deserves a full five stars without hesitation. If you're in Boroughbridge or near, it's a great choice.

Excellently kept real ale. Usually two local ales available. Friendly service in this great little local.

Can not recommend this place enough 11 of us had breakfast which was delicious fresh and hot the new land lord and his staff were fantastic couldnt of been more attentive and friendly we were made to feel very welcome would highly recommend absolutely lovely

Hello there. Just been to the newly opened inn where the new landlord is called Chris and this place will be the place to go in the future.

Stopped in town for the night whilst travelling north. Had a great time in this boozer. Friendly and chatty Landlord and locals alike that made us feel welcome.

Another great pub in Boroughbridge, popped in for a quick drink while having a walk around, met Tony a great guy, told us all about the local history. Met the locals and had a great chat, made to feel welcome. They don’t do food here anymore but they have a sister pub across the road that dose so we went there for a meal. Had a good night. Will be popping in again before we leave the village.

Im never easily shocked in pubs or .any eating house really but this one has catch me off balance . Nice pub beer garden local pub but when I ordered my food which the choice is basic but local pub level pizza burgers curry easy quick dishes youd say .

Visit here regularly as have a caravan on local site. All staff are friendly and welcoming and good selection of drinks. Beer kept well and the freshly made pizza is very good.

The Anchor is a friendly pub both for walkers and for locals.

We turned up at 6.20pm on a Sunday evening as a group of 8 including 5 children aged 2-12. They warned us that the wait for food would be long as they were busy - at least 40 minutes. As it happened, we had to wait 1 hour and 30 minutes for the food to arrive. However we were sat on a lovely beer terrace in the sunshine and we took turns walking along the beautiful riverside whilst we waited for food. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The pizzas, when they arrived, were without doubt the best pizzas we had ever had, and incredibly good value. Despite the long wait, we left feeling that we had had a great meal and would return with hesitation.

Great British pub and GREAT Pizzas, good beers, lovely staff and brill beer garden all in all FAB...

Drank in here over the last few years, don`t get me wrong this has always been a decent place, unfortunately the previous landlord died suddenly. With just a bit of painting and re-arranging etc, the place has been transformed. The food at the moment is only burgers or pizza`s but they are busy (look nice) worth a visit.

Visited here on a Saturday evening with a group of friends for the carvery. The carvery was very well run with a really good choice of meats and veg all the food was high quality and you got plenty of it. We were eating in the large room at the back of the pub this was because of the size of our party, although there are smaller more intimate areas which would be better if you are as a smaller party. To order the carvery you pay for it at the bar and they give you a ticket to hand to the chef. In summary a great place for a carvery meal which is also very good value.