The Anchor Inn in East Devon

Pub well worth visiting for a meal when in Sidmouth. Is much larger inside than it looks from outside with plenty of seating in several different areas. Very good menu with plenty of choice and also a good range of daily specials. Service is quite fast, staff very attentive. The quality of the food is excellent and the amounts just right. Have now visited several times for lunches now and have never been disappointed.

Amazing! Great food at reasonable price. Very friendly staff and nice atmosphere too. We went back there 4 times. We only changed the dining place on our last day as Anchor did not serve food on Mondays. And we were disappointed with the other place. We had fish and chips, grilled brill, grilled salmon, burger, lasagne, ox cheeks, apple crumble, chips.... I cannot say which order was better. It was all so good. If you are in Sidmouth you must go there. Highly recommended.

Who knew it would be 16 deg and sunny last Sunday in October and to find seats outside a great pub in Sidmouth town centre! Sunday lunch looked excellent, plenty of room inside and a friendly reception at the bar. We got talking to a few locals outside who said it was the best pub (and family run) in Sidmouth! Certainly looked an excellent one to return to. Sauvignon Blanc (Chilean) we sampled was excellent!

Lovely pub - very busy even on a Tuesday lunchtime but atmospheric and not noisy. Lovely staff - friendly & polite, good quick & attentive service despite being rushed off their feet. Lovely food - great menu choice, something for everyone. Well cooked, well presented & very tasty. Don't be put off by the "smaller plates" on the menu - these are still of a very good size & perfectly adequate (in fact during our visit several people were heard to enquire if they had been given the correct meal as they had ordered small but believed they had been given large/standard !) All in all, lovely all round. Well worth a visit and we will be back.

Lovely pub with plenty of room.

Great service, comfortable surroundings, lovely staff and nice well Priced food. Could have done with a proper kids menu instead of just smaller plates but will definitely be back for Sunday lunch.

Popped in after school for a quick visit and bowl of chips. I had a dog and two young children with me and the staff were really helpful as they could see I was struggling a bit with lack of extra hands. It was lovely that they noticed and offered help.

Excellent pub .fantastic staff ,food and service . Made us feel very welcome. Well done

Very attentive staff,food was great,don't expect small portions, overall a great atmosphere, locals and tourists, enjoyed. Staff were again really helpful and seemed to enjoy what they were doing,

A friendly pub dining experience. Great prices and great food quality too. We started our meal with crab and prawns in a South Sea Island dressing. Delicious! I then had faggots, creamed potato and veg. My wife had chilli con carne on rice. All very tasty, and our starters, and my wife's main course, was gluten free. Highly recommended.

Excellent food, good service 5 stars

Very nice pub, great food, good service Recommend this place

Proper meals at a reasonable price, it has a good selection on the menu, we will definitely be going back again.

Fabulous Sunday lunch,the food was excellent & the staff even more so,especially 3 young women who were incredibly helpful,kind & patient with my parents. Will definitely be back in a day or two to try some of the wonderful sounding specials.

Lovely food, good service, will definitely revisit

Good food at sensible price and quick service.

My wife and I called in just for drinks. The service was quick, and the selection of ales was good. We sat outside in the beer garden, and the view was . . . well, it's Beer, the view was amazing!

Lovely food, ordered a small plate and that was plenty. I would recommend booking as it was quite busy when we were there.

Great food menu. The quality and portions were excellent. There was a great choice of meals and a large selection for vegetarians. Good choice of real ales. Seating both indoor and outside in the garden. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Popped in for breakfast. So gla we did. Excellent tasty food. So reasonable too. Friendly staff and good service. Highly recommend.

A truly delicious meal. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Value for money.

We looked in seeking a late lunch and were made very welcome. The main bar in the Anchor has the traditional comfy atmosphere of a good pub, whilst the food is excellent modern British, offering a wide range of food styles. I had a lovely chilli con carne. I can recommend stopping here for an hour or two.

Had a great meal whilst on holiday. We wanted to eat around 4pm and a lot of places stopped serving at 3pm. Found the anchor and it was perfect. Good pub grub and friendly staff. Sausage and mash were very nice and so we're the West Country Faggots. Highly recommend.

We ordered our meals and they were a little late in serving us, we noticed other people who ordered after us were being served before us, we didn't complain but we were offered free desserts or 20% off if we didn't like or want a dessert. The food was good well-presented and very enjoyable, the staff were polite helpful and friendly. I would defiantly recommend calling in for food if you are in the area

Great pub just what you want and very traditional. the food was very nice I had the lasagne I recommend for other people.

Good food good prices friendly staff

The food here is excellent and great value.

Absolutely fantastic food. Great menue choice. Staff are absolutely brilliant always made us feel welcome. Fantastic. Best to book a table. Great service all round. Thanks guys 👍👍

Really nice familiar pub. We just had chips and a drink, but great atmosphere and fab service.

Stopped for a quick bite to eat and wasn't disappointed. The tables all looked well booked up ahead, so get in there early! Vegan options were available to.

Why we hadn't had food here before I don't know. We've certainly missed out. Doesn't look 'pretty' but the food is simply amazing. Fab variety on the main menu of very well done pub classics, including small plates, and a delicious specials board. We went back 2 nights later! Roll on our next visit. Some music in the outdoor, garden area would have made it perfect.

Staff were friendly and happy to join two tables to seat five of us. The fish and chips were really disappointing - the fish was well cooked and reasonable size but completely tasteless. The chips tasted like oven chips. One of us had sausage and mash which was nice, and it was all reasonably priced, but the fish and chips were so bad it spoiled the experience.

Visited when Sidmouth Folk Festival was on-the Anchor had lots of music on and always great value food and drink,will go again

Anchor backyard on Folk week is an amazing place with live music and dancing

Excellent place to eat. Lots of choice and they do smaller portions as well. Good selection of beer and cider

Food is always fabulous. Menu has great choices, at affordable prices 😋

I don't know why we've never been before. This is a hidden gem that is easy better than the exterior indicates. It's been years since I had food this good in a pub. Good, solid pub classics with a specials board that boasts delicious plates. Excellent value for BIG platefuls. Fish pie to die for, macaroni cheese that tastes like your Mum made, curry that doesn't taste out of a jar.... Excellent. Will be coming back for sure.

We went on a Sunday. My advise is that you book. We just about scraped in with a table for two. I had the lasagne, this was obviously home made and lovely. Partner had the pate, again homemade. The Sunday roast looked great and was very popular, it was also had a comprehensive list of vegetables. Staff were very helpful.

Best pub in Sidmouth, for drinks, food, price, atmosphere and service. The kind of place that makes you wonder why other pubs don't seem to try at all.

🚨AVOID We went in today for lunch after coming for a day trip to Sidmouth. We went to order inside at the bar and they said they didn’t have what I wanted so I had to change. After waiting for 30 minutes we said “excuse me” to a waiter in an attempt to ask about our order. They ignored us, we tried to get their attention again and finally they said “it’s on the way”. In the meantime people who came after us had the food served. 10 more minutes go by, we go inside to ask and again we’re told “it’s on the way”. Now we’re almost waiting for one hour, 45 minutes at least when someone comes in to our table with a receipt to ask what we ordered. We confirmed again and said we’ve been waiting for almost 1h. They denied and confidently said “I tell you, you haven’t been waiting for 1 hour.” They then checked the receipt with the time and confirmed it was almost 1 hour. The items on the receipts were the wrong order and we asked for a refund and left somewhere else to have lunch. Thankfully we fund another place, a gem with amazing customer service and food. We do come often to Sidmouth but we’ll definitely avoid this place.

My experience of the Anchor is limited to the Folk Week, where they are absolutely brilliant hosting Ceilidh in the garden, putting on a beer festival and providing food for the masses. Highlight of the week.

Toilets were rubbish you can always rate a pub to this issue ,never mind everything else ,the toilets set a standard

Excellent pub. We've been there several times. Really friendly and efficient.

Great pub in Beer village just before the beach. You can purchase a drink and enjoy on the beach.

We had a large party so we're pleased to be able to get a table booked with just a few hours' notice. The pub furnishings are very tired, hence the mark down. But the food was good and well priced.

Very good food as usual and friendly staff.

Friendly service, a menu with lots of options for everyone, a good selection of drinks. Decent garden area in the back too! Great pub 👍

Lovely pub and restaurant. Seating out the front, plus huge beer garden around the back. Dog and child friendly. Beware seagulls when eating.

Lovely meal, good fast service. So nice not to have a sticky table! Thank you.

Really liked ordering etc at the bar, made everything so much faster. My pie was a serious 10 out of 10. All the food looked and smelt delicious. Worth reserving a table, seems very popular - for good reason!

We didn't eat here but the food we saw brought to the tables looked lovely - I'd say above average pub food. It was also recommended by locals. It's a pleasant pub with a good drinks selection. Dogs are not allowed.

Lovely pub in the heart of Sidmouth. The crab sandwiches are amazing . Helpful staff and a good atmosphere .

Quite a large L shaped room with wooden floors and partly carpeted. Tap beers and a few real ales available. Food available also. Small patio area at the front of the premises. Staff were friendly and polite. Beer was good. Enjoyed my visit.

The staff are lovely and work really hard, beautiful view over the harbour. Reasonable food and drinks

Top marks as usual! A very happy Birthday lunch thoroughly enjoyed! Andy, East Bristol. X.

Great vibe, had a drink here, looks like they serve lovely food here, unfortunately we'd already eaten 😔

Had a meal in the beer garden at the back of the pub with our dog in tow on a sunny day. Cold beer, friendly staff and lovely food served very quickly. Winner!

A wonderful pub with great atmosphere. We arrived having not booked and the lady was very welcoming and gave us menus for the bar. We ordered All day brunch, Cottage Pie and Sausages & Mash. Everyone in our group enjoyed the meals. The pub is hugely popular, many people coming into use the restaurant downstairs and at one point it was packed. We will definitely return, thank you for making us feel welcomed

We didn’t eat but enjoyed a peaceful drink

Had a really nice early dinner here. They have a really good system with labels telling you what time each table is booked for. So you can slip in and be away before it's needed. Lovely food. Friendly staff. Quick service. Easy ordering.

Visited for a mid-afternoon lunch this week. The service was fantastic - they went out of their way to make it a brilliant meal, and the food was excellent too. Highly recommended

Brilliant service friendly and helpful. Lovely menu and a choice of a lighter menu. Food was absolutely lovely nice and hot.

Nice pub, good beer,sat in huge Beer garden ,Enjoyed it!!Can't comment on the Food,didn't eat there,but plenty people near me were eating!K

Had lunch with my girlfriends we all enjoyed our meal and service was good . We sat in the garden as a lovely day . I would recommend this inn and I will definitely return

We asked in a local cafe where we should eat in the evening and they recommended this inn. We ate here two nights running and everything about it was good. Had we been in Sidmouth longer we would have kept returning. Good that they also do smaller portions, because their standard meals are very generous as well as being delicious!

First time visit and won't be the last, absolutely fantastic roast and very reasonably priced, also a very large alternative menu

Selected this having read TA reviews - great choice . Prebooked table , by phone, wise move - it was busy. Right in the heart of the town , but, 5 minutes from the Museum ( well worth a visit ) and the Esplanade. Extensive menu at feasible prices - mains and specials around £15 mark . Staff were cheerful though rushed off their feet ; you order food at the bar and specials on chalk boards. I had crevettes - shell on with salad, warm roll and French fries - a mountain of prawns - really nice and really needed the finger bowl ! It all went very quiet on our table as everyone tucked in - chicken chausseur was a o popular choice too ! No room for desserts ! Thoroughly recommend The Anchor !

Amazing food, well.kept beer, friendly staff...just great

Called in on the off chance, fitted us in no problem. Starters were very good, the Crab and Prawn was excellent. Mains, good size portions, Scampi especially good. Fish a great size. Fish Pie also excellent. However, don’t hold out for a dessert, poor selection and not up to a Gastro Pub standard. No frets though, a Gelato Shop next door, to the rescue.

My wife Diana treated me to lunch on Sunday, the pub isn't dog friendly but allows them in the beer garden and outside the pub in the main street I had the Sunday lunch, roast beef, giant Yorkshire pudding, roasted potatoes, peas, cauliflower cheese, carrots, beans and red cabbage with an extra jug of gravy, Diana had the Welsh Rarebit, mixture of local cheese with ale and mustard on a toasted panini with coleslaw and salad. Food came quickly, staff very helpful at ordering point and serving staff offering me the extra gravy, good choice of ales.

Found this to be very friendly pub will definitely return on our next visit to Sidmouth.

Lovely traditional haddock and chips. Proper portion size! Great staff also.

Good night out. Food very good. Extremely popular. Would recommend.

As walking around Sidmouth we noticed this place and as was lovely weather wanted to sit in garden. The garden was nice with plenty of seating and well done. Was kept free of used glasses and plates which was also nice. We didn't eat but what we saw looked really nice. Plenty of seating inside. And was busy for food. The place had a nice atmosphere. But the young girl who served us was really abrupt and not even a smile or thank you which is a shame as all other staff seemed friendly and welcoming. Still a nice place where we would like to go back and try the food.

Great pub with great beer and looking forward to sampling there food soon

We only had a couple of drinks, the staff were very friendly and welcoming.

Best food and service in Devon or Dorset

Very nice, the atmosphere is more restaurant than pub. Very friendly service: the restaurant was actually fully booked on Saturday evening, but since we as a family just wanted to have a quick dinner, we were given a table that was only needed 1.5 hours late, which was easily enough for us.

Had lunch at the Anchor today with our friends who were here from Australia. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Highly recommended

I only stopped in for a drink so can't comment on the food but there seemed to be a lot of people eating too, so I guess the food was good too. The staff were really friendly and the had a great range of leathers, beers and ciders. The obviously new how to look after their beers as the pints they were serving were clear. All in all a really nice pub right in the town centre.

We really enjoyed our time at Anchor Inn. This was recommended by a family friend and we would say that we loved it. My pork chop, mash and cheesey-sweetcorn sauce was really nice 👌 My partner had a lamb meatball spaghetti was really nice too. (He gave me a meatball 😋) We will be recommending this to others. Thanks for the meal.

Your place your rules but don't need to lie

Great meal with my bestie. Home made lamb and red wine pie and prawn and crab salad, both delicious. Chips with blue cheese, yum. Followed by Biscoff cheesecake and lemon curd cheesecake, OMG both absolutely stuffed. Quick service, lovely staff and great food, what more could you ask for 😊

Beautiful beer garden and food very nice although bit more pricey than some places. Was very nice though and beer garden at back is suntrap

The most delicious crab sandwiches on fresh granary bread. Superbly kept beer and especially Jail ale. Polite, fast, and efficient service in a busy but not overcrowded inn on a hot bank holiday Saturday lunchtime.

Great pub with excellent food and staff. A friendly, well run establishment with very high standards. The best selection of real ales in the town, which is an added bonus for me.

Lovley pub in the heart of the town that offers a warm welcome and serves food and guest ales

Wonderful food, great atmosphere and service you cannot fault. A great experience.

Enjoyed an outstanding breakfast here. Friendly staff and lovely surroundings. Highly recommended.

Great food 👍 with plenty of choice, Can’t fault it…

Efficient and friendly staff in this busy pub restaurant - always wise to book a table. Good pub grub plus specials, family friendly and reasonably priced.

Popped in with my son and grandchildren excellent service and food was lovely will definitely return again when visiting Sidmouth

Great food, brilliant service, very busy Easter weekend and they found us a table very quickly

Fish and chips for four of us. It made us all feel a bit ill. Perhaps we got them on a bad day. Staff were very friendly.

A lovely treat great food at a great price

.The food was very good and reasonably priced and the service was excellent. Will be returning to the Anchor Inn next time we are in Sidmouth.

Best place in Sidmouth for meals. Good choice of menus and usually fast service. Prices are very good, and your plate will be full.

Lush food ...well presented..and very good Polite and helpful staff Back for more tonight 😜

Good Friday tea time popped in to see if we could get a table for dinner. Lovely welcoming staff and quick service at the bar. We were lucky to get a table, and our meals were freshly cooked and delcious, and we would recommend!

An amazing pub. Best food and excellent service.