The Anchor Inn in Swale

Lovely food, great atmosphere. Had a fun evening at the quiz night last night. Curry was lovely! Went a couple of weeks ago also and had the roast beef which was amazing! Will defo recommend and will defo go back again.

Nice enough. Not the cheapest as you'd expect for the location. Lacked atmosphere and welcoming staff.

Went for lunch with friends. Had a steak baguette with side salad for lunch. Sad looking few bits of lettuce and a small half of a baguette. No dressing even though it was supposed to have some. When queried we were presented with a tiny dish of olive oil between 3 and not the honey dressing. No cutlery until asked for. Really slow service. And no atmosphere at all. Overall a really underwhelming experience.

Everyone need to try this pub run by a amazing team good beer friendly and amazing food

Absolutely brilliant. Mark and Paige are wonderful.

At first we thought the pub was closed as from the outside there were no lights showing but when we tried the door it opened to what seemed a busy bar area. Unfortunately it was another shepherd Neame pub which meant the usual beers and lagers on tap ie. Bear Island, Whitstable Bay, no lovely locally brewed beers from Gadds or Goodies brewery. The staff were lovely and friendly. The interior has been redone to the modern taste of every revamped pub, grey although it has a very cosy feel with the fireplace and fresh flowers. We only wanted a light lunch so looked at the menu, there is a restaurant area which was empty if you wanted a more formal setting. The menu itself was very underwhelming, sausage and chips, soup of the day etc a retro style pub menu. We chose the scotch egg for £9 and calamari for £9.50 and a side of cheesy chips. The scotch egg was lovely obviously homemade and came with a tiny bit of salad leaves no sauce, dressing or chutney, the calamari was thin, pale and tasteless with no dressing or lemon just mayo. We thought both dishes were very overpriced. We would go back again for a drink but wouldn’t return for the food.

Received a warm welcome by Paige & Mark who recently took over this beautiful pub. We ordered lunch & the service was swift. I had ham, cheese & tomato chutney sandwich & hubby had asteak, onions& cheese with garlic mayo baguette. Would recommend this pub to anyone.

A really lovely place with a warm welcome and an open fire. Food quality was beautiful and nice to see such a variety on the menu. Its a little tricky ordering with food allergies, i was asked to choose 3 times for my main course as i'm gluten free, which did detract a little. Additionally, only 1 dessert without gluten. A little choice would have been hugely appreciated. Otherwise, a really lovely meal.

Lovely pub, great food, and good beer. Highly recommend.

Lovely old pub about 1/2 mile outside Faversham. Food is excellent and the staff and clientele friendly. The are happy with dogs too which was nice.

Best meal l have had in a long time. Super atmosphere and service.

The first time we went for dinner under the new management was December, it was so fabulous we had to come back. Paige and Mark are welcoming, warm and very friendly. They know their stuff re allergies etc and nothing is too much to ask. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend. Thank you for another wonderful evening. Hopefully Shepherd Neame will give Paige and Mark the opportunity to continue with the tenancy as they alongside the chef Patrick and Jo have really improved everything about the Anchor.

Devastating that the new owners are selling up. We can only hope that Shepherd Neame keep the tenants, they are so helpful and lovely. I thought for a while that we had got our Anchor back. I’m fed up being disappointed so fingers crossed for the future of The Anchor.

What a fabulous old traditional pub The Anchor is. Beautifully decorated in estate colours and furnished like a country house with mahogany, sideboards, solid wood tables, and Harley Quinn chairs. The stone and brick floors slightly uneven in keeping with the building of such age. My wife and I had booked in for dinner, as we had done Many times before, and were met by the charming and very professional Mark and Paige, who showed us to our table, already laid up with rush mats and quality cutlery. Our waiter Isaac was well presented, polite and charming. We ordered our drinks which were delivered in quick time, accompanied with warm, crusty bread, and an olive and balsamic dip. My wife ordered the cod loin with a crumb crust and seasonal vegetables whilst I plumbed for the stuffed pheasant breast in a creamy mushroom sauce, wrapped in bacon, with fresh vegetables and roasted new potatoes. Again we didn’t have to wait long before our beautifully presented dinner was laid before us. The food was perfectly cooked, Hot and delicious. Helpings were plentiful and left us with little space to sample the delicious puddings that were on offer. All the food is home prepared to order by a very good chef and the entire evening was extremely pleasant while our needs were attended to at all times. My wife and I would highly recommend this superb pub, which is clearly the hub of the community at the standard Quay end of Faversham, one of the most amazing mediaeval towns in England.

Great pub does,say,on tin good solid with decent beer

We only popped in for a drink but will 100% be going back for food. The food we did see, looked incredible ! Fire was roaring a perfect stop off for a pint and cheeky G & T

I arrived at 12 exactly on a Friday and asked for bar food, they couldn’t accommodate, as the chef was toooooo busy! It’s advertised as food from 12-3 , I suggest anyone who expects a normal kitchen to operate with walk- ins, rings ahead or goes elsewhere - it’s a shame nice looking pub on the quay and staff were nice enough >@ Shepherd Neame, this is home ground , and one of your top pubs! …… what’s going on ?

Went here with friends (and dogs) over the festive period for dinner. Food was exceptionally good, with an interesting menu. The service was so friendly. The pub was busy so nice atmosphere. We had a table in the snug area, so nice and relaxed. Favourite place I've been to in a while. Good value considering we spent the whole evening here and had a great 3 course meal.

Polite and warm welcome, The menu was extensive and we were spoilt for choice, our starters arrived and exceeded expectations this continued with mains and the dessert A must for people that like good food We will be returning

New owners have done an amazing job, spruced the place up to enhance the character of the old building, good bar, and amazing restaurant - some of the best food we have had in a while and definitely one of the best in the area - good value too considering the quality.

Christmas 2023 return visit: it's been taken over by a couple who've run other Sheps pub for years. It has much more restauranty gastro vibe but retains the main bar bar area (on the right as you go in) for drinkers. The place is whole lot more pleasant but only Master Brew and Spitfire on cask which was a tad disappointing. Not really fair to give a full review until lockdown fully relaxed IMO and bear in mind we visited on the first weekend people were allowed inside. I opened with that paragraph thinking the range of cask beer might be limited due to trade not yet running at 100%. A choice of Master Brew and Whitstable Bay Pale won't ordinarily float my boat. But the pub retains an authentic olde world maritime-themed charm, old wooden beams and multiple rooms. It felt like sitting in an old sailing ship without the swaying (only stayed for one not-particularly-well-pulled pint) or creaking of the timbers. Staffed by a friendly seemingly all female crew, they were more adept at sticking to Covid rules than pouring a pint; too slow a draw and more concerned with filling to the very top than giving it any hint of a head. There's a big garden at back through which we had to walk to enter the pub. So keen are they to ensure a one-way system, it was a challenge to find the permitted entry. It's handy for visitors (mainly tourists?) to Standard Quay.

Wonderful greeting from Mark who took our order effortlessly.The French bistro menu had plenty of choice! The food was absolutely delicious and atmosphere lovely. Prices were good value for money.Our guinea foul was stunning!

Food was delicious . Service was good with friendly staff but only awarded 3 stars because we did have to wait 45 mins for our starter .

Disappointing with mediocre food.

I and three friends came for a celebration Christmas lunch looking forward to delicious food at a favourite pub under new management. On arrival we were told that ‘the kitchen was closed’ and no lunches were being served. I was told ‘I would have been contacted’ but in spite of leaving my mobile number no explanation or apology was offered. Needless to say, none of us (all local) will be visiting any time soon.

We went to The Anchor on a very busy Friday evening for dinner. The food was excellent. We particularly enjoyed the Hake, the Game Terrine, the Poached Pear and Creme Brûlée. Despite how busy and crowded it was, the service was perfect with courses served at just the right time (not too rushed but not too slow either). All of the staff were friendly and welcoming. We would highly recommend it.

Beautiful and cosy pub with all it’s natural history. The new owners have done a fabulous job at keeping it as a pub with a large bar area but also serving honest, very good food in an inviting dining room. Patrick’s food is legendary … can’t wait to go back!

We held our works Christmas Dinner here last night. Staff were very attentive, food was amazing. We never felt rushed and all meals came out the same time. Good friendly atmosphere. An amazing night.

The Anchor is now under new management and what can I say. Beautiful food and really lovely friendly staff.I would highly recommend a visit you won’t be disappointed with the high standard of food and very reasonable price. Well will definitely be back soon.

The pub has lost a lot of character since the refit. Beer was good though and the garden is very nice Update: the pub is in new hands and back to it's old self!

If you were told you were going to visit a 300-year-old pub at the end of the loveliest road in Faversham, the Anchor is what you'd hope for. Lovely pints, beautiful pub, cosy fire, excellent food and a very warm and friendly welcome.

A warm welcome from friendly staff. Delicious roast beef with a lovely selection of vegetables. Great ambience.

Loverly pub with great historic feel of old Faversham. Located right near the quey. Great food highly recommend. Dog friendly

Visited just after it reopened, fantastic atmosphere and delicious food. It is a beautiful building in a great location, and the staff were really welcoming.

Just reopened after being closed for some time, and the chef that used to work at The Bowl Inn has taken over and 2 of the staff from the bowl are managing. The food and atmosphere were excellent

The anchor is so much better now it’s under new management, I had such a lovely meal. Food is great, service is great and good selection of beers.

This pub used to be pretty decent, but went today and it's really gone downhill. Food took hours, waiting staff didn't take down table numbers and served up to the wrong tables. Food was pretty rubbish and low quality. Will be back again to see if it's turned around, because it used to be a good place, but not any time soon.

Beer was OK, baguette passable but the nachos were VILE. Nacho chips covered in what can only be described as 'green tasteless gunk', tiny amount of what looked like tomato sauce, 3 jalopeno slices and all topped of with tasteless HOT CHEESE SAUCE. ABSOLUTELY VILE.

Nice little pub by faversham creek. Lovely garden gets the evening sun. Very welcoming. Reasonable prices. Only had chips but probs best chips we've had for a while

Lovely shepherd neame pub with amazing history

Only stopped for half, had a couple as yhe beer was excellent... and a dartboard. Yippee, Igot some practice in! Friendly staff, nice beer garden.

Very picturesque place, however food was awful, even managed to burn the peas.

We gave the anchor a second visit since the new management took over. The new barmaid who joined today could not have been more lovely! Excellent, friendly service. Lovey rosé wine. Good quality pint of Whitstable bay, poured beautifully. Well done guys. Keep up the good work! Nice to see food back on the menu. The baguettes looked delicious. We shall be back in to try the food soon.

Excellent grub here! Friendly bar staff who will always go out their way. Great choice of alcoholic beverages. They have even bagged their self a 5 STAR FOOD RATING! well done. Looking forward to trying their Sunday roast next! Well done guys 😃

Nice and clean, but sadly not the atmosphere it had of a nice local pub.

Отлично местоположение,лятна градина и всичко необходимо за приятно прекарване!

Very busy on opening weekend. Very friendly

Went for a drink with our 1 year old today, decided to sit in the garden to let him run about. Unfortunately the garden was FULL of dog poo, at least 10 different piles of the stuff all over the place. Shame because we would have liked to have let our child run around, but had to move inside because of it. Have been to the pub a few times before and it’s been nice, have always had a good experience, but have to say this visit has put us off.

Really enjoyed our meal, dog friendly and great atmosphere.

Excellent Quiz every first Thursday of the month. I never miss it!

An amazing traditional pub. Beautiful ambience, delicious food, good people. Thanks!

Used to go here on a regular basis , popped in for a welcoming pint on Saturday with my wife ( we thought) the most miserable landlady who was not in the slightest welcoming to us , a real atmosphere of zero, it felt like a pub dieing on its feet, Last sad throws of life absolutely freezing inside, no fires on even though it was 6 degrees outside, only one draught beer bitter on out of 8 pumps, drunk up and went to the elephant with warm cozy log fires, 6 real ales always on. Won't be going back to the anchor anytime soon

Great pub, often busy but has good atmosphere

Great atmosphere, old pub, lovely fireplace and decent food for a reasonable price. They have very small selection of non Shepherd Neame beers though, but they have Neck Oil, which was good enough for me. Overall 8.5/10, would come again.

Hmm, where to start. Having been a dozen or so times over the past 4 years, it may well have now changed hands or simply lost direction a little. The positives are that it's still Dog friendly and is still a nice country style pub, however last night they let themselves down somewhat. Went in with a plan to eat but got the immediate impression that there was a lack of enthusiasm to cook, asked them to clear and clean a table for us and although initially the plates were removed, 10 minutes after sitting down the table was still littered with 7 or 8 glasses, crisp packets that hadn't been cleaned. Despite this the same gentlemen came to take our food order without clearing the table, when we asked why the table hadn't been cleared he said (quote) 'I have been cleaning plates in the Kitchen' - not sure how that became his priority ahead of his customers and hygiene, maybe we had a junior member of staff or someone that lacks basic training but unfortunately the Anchor has now lost our business for the time being...shame as it's been good in the past.

Charged £3 for a loop walm instant coffee and £3 for half pint of lime and soda. Rediculas

Lovely pub with a log burner in the front bar and a very welcoming barman . Unfortunately, I was only here for a few pints but it's definitely worth another visit. Has a small frontage with a few benches on which would make a nice place to perch in the summer.

A lovely pub near the quay. It all oozes history.

Welcoming and relaxing with a good atmosphere

A great pub with lots of character. The staff are nice and friendly and the selection of Shepherd Neame beers is very good. As well as having a nice pub indoors there is also a nice big beer garden which is perfect for warmer days. The pub is dog friendly and is is a good stop off point from the many walking routes in the area. As The Anchor Inn is at the end of Abbey Street it is often a bit quieter than some of the other pubs around square near the market place in the centre of the town. So you are usually more likely to get a seat at busy times. Highly recommended.

We had a lunch here a rarebit open sandwich when it arrived we started to eat it but was luke warm when asked told the barmaid who said she would tell chef nothing was offered or done I brought it up when paying the bill so they gave us for half price. I should of sent back ! I was disappointed in "chef" part owner of pub, as he should make sure food is "pipping hot" when leaving the kitchen !!! He would not like to have luke warm food either His partner female apologised I will think twice if we?go & eat there again Advice : "Chef" check yr food when it leaves the kitchen

Nice pub. Friendly front of house team. Good food and menu

Very historic pub. Nice interior. Dog friendly. Pleasant service. We had the fish and chips which were fine.

Great little pub, put on a fantastic show for the Hop Festival. Shame the beer is Shep's but any port...

Second time in this amazing pub... Food was fantastic and staff made us feel welcome most definitely coming back x

Beer was good but not the food.

Proper pub. No fancy gimmicks, decent beer garden. Have a walk along the quay then pop in here for a well poured pint.

Only giving one star because giving 0 isn’t possible!!! Pina Coladas are watery and the food there is inedible! Appalling they actually thought they could serve such a fatty , meatless, tasteless meal. The staff are very unpleasant and incredibly impolite. WORST PLACE EVER!!! AVOIDDDD!!!

Amazing place the scotcheggs are to die for, a lovley friendly pub and hospitality is great, have had a amazing experience with good friends after a hard day's work. 😎👌

Great garden, lovely food and selection of drinks

Drinks were fine . The roasts were tasteless . Lots of food on the plate but no quality. Roasts Potatoes were like cheap frozen ones . Also had fishcakes which were really dry and again tasted like cheap frozen ones The area is a great place just a shame the food is so poor .

Service was fine, and the quality of the food was average. Unfortunately there was huge confusion over desserts, with most choices unavailable. Food for our group arrived piecemeal, with some getting their meals long before others.

Супер аутентичное место с отличным пивом из местной броварни в Фавершам . Царит дух Истории и аромат пива!

Very cosy, quaint pub with with lots of traditional features. Great atmosphere and the price of Hendrix gin was pretty good too

The garden is big and there is a massive tent and dogs are allowed in and the dogs respect the children so all is good here.

Skvělé místo, doporučuju navštívit!

Visited today with four friends for lunch, nice old fashioned pub, good beer and nice food, the lady who served us both with drinks and food was very friendly and good humoured, however, the young male behind the bar was less than friendly, completely lacking in customer care and service, if I didn't know better, I would think he didn't like serving "non regulars", or he didn't want to be there. My friends and I meet up once a month, usually there are seven of us, and we try different places and we are never shy in spending money. I am sorry to say, because of the young man's attitude we did not leave a tip, and this is the first time my group were unanimous about not leaving a tip and I doubt if we will return, which is a shame because this is a lovely pub with nice food. Customer skills play a vital role when working in this environment, I hope the management take note of my comments and have a word with this young man.

Lovely bustling pub with character and charm. Good food and beer to suit all pockets.

Good pub next to the wharf. Food fires and local ales.

In my opinion one of the best pubs in faversham. An authentic unspoiled traditional pub. Big garden for the summer and log fires for the winter. It's a Shepherd Neame pub and the beer is well kept. The pub has a nautical vibe thanks to it's proximity to Iron Wharf and the creek and there's always a good mix of customers. It gets busy but there always seems to be a seat somewhere. I haven't eaten here so I can't comment directly on the food, bit it gets good reviews. Update..we went for Sunday lunch today. Traditional Sunday roast (Inc veggie option) or the normal full menu. 3 of us had Sunday roast one had chickpea curry. Not spectacular but perfectly fine and great value. Definitely recommended 👌

Staff usless slow had no idea what they were doing overcrowded no atmosphere very expensive for what it was food was average not worth the money waited ages for it never go back advise people be patient give yourself lots of time and mabey eat before you get there worst pub ever

Had chips, mushroom toast and calamari. All very delicious, prepared quickly and eaten even quicker.

Cosy old pub serving generous portions of good traditional pub grub, plus some interesting specials.

Good proper pub with good Sunday lunch

Good service and value. Roast meal was plated, limited dessert menu.

Great food and friendly staff, dog friendly

Friendly place. Would recommend

Christmas drink-staff helpful Food standard-could be better Cosy pub

Have dined here for lunch on many occasions. This pub never fails to serve great fish and chips and lovely house wine. Theres plenty of choice for meat eaters and veggies too. Staff are pleasant and cheerful and food served swiftly....just what u need when cold and hungry. Thoroughly recommend it

Great food, nice atmosphere and friendly staff. What more could you want?

Excellent staff lovely pub and food Shall return

A very pleasant place to spend time with family. A delicious roast too. Very friendly staff.

We like Faversham and this pub is a must for us - good beer and food but kitchen being refurbished at present - excellent cheese and onion crisps wanted a second packet Proper traditional pub with wood burner

First time in this pub. Lovely atmosphere and excellent food. Great value as well.

Really lovely old pub. First time here. Ales were lovely. Had a lovely lunch. Very reasonably priced food. Friendly staff. Update to above keeping the five stars! Evening meal and drinks with family this time. Super food. Steak and Kidney pudding was to die for. Everyone else enjoyed their meals, veggie as well. Cask ales perfect. Recommended.

Really lovely pub, Great staff, Excellent food,

Lovely food and customer service, highly recommended

Nice little pub good selection of beers.

Food was good. Table must have been the worst in the entire building - right by the bar and a door through to other areas. Lots of dogs present - not a fan. Service average, but had run out of prosecco. Would not visit again.

Nice old pub with original features like the inglenook fireplace. Good food and friendly staff.