The Anchor Inn, Hartfield in Wealden - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Lovely pub ,great beer garden and dog friendly.

The Anchor has recently reopened with refreshed rooms, services, kitchen etc… the ‘new’ anchor is a great addition to the regions food and accommodation. We stayed in the Pooh room and was a good place to stay in the centre of the village close to everything. Highly recommended place to stop whether walking across the region or just out visiting the countryside.

You're invited to bear with the new management with regards to the new menu. Well, we took the plunge last Thursday and all 5 of us had a cracking meal. Fish and chips were great, lovely batter and the mozzarella salad fantastic. Keep it up...

Great to see the Anchor re opening! Perfect location, nice premises, friendly staff. Champagne supply not yet ideal & the telly has gone(' attracts the wrong sort' apparently..) so you can't watch any sport. Still a lovely choice. Haven't tried the food yet

Smashing pub mid point on a walk. Burger was great!

So disappointed!!! We have ordered food and we received something with no taste, especially pigeon breast was tasteless but the worst part is, that we complained to waitress and he said “I will ask chef if that how should be” but he didn’t come back to us with answer. My husband couldn’t eat that and we expected at least something else or redound because our £18 was waste of money, and when we go to the bar and tell to lady that the food is not good at all, she said “thank you for feedback and I am so sorry” nothing about redound at all. We are working at hospitality and we know how customer service supposed look like, so shame of people who work there that they couldn’t do anything. You can see also my prawns for £21, they were covered with a lot of tempura, I could just eat prawns from inside.

Had to go to see for myself wot a little gem in the woods fantastic setting great function rooms large tables and plenty of room to move beer was cold and good choices we had 6 Sunday roasts mixed meat was fantastic hot and plenty of food never waited 30 mins and was very full all tables booked booked a room for the summer can’t wait for the return manger was called Lee amazing guy 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Roast beef we were told was rare. I’ve had rare beef and prefer it that was but this was awful. Two of us had beef and it was inedible,chewy and impossible to even cut, I have never spat food into a napkin in a restaurant. We did mention this and were told “sorry about that. Won’t ever eat there again.

Sunday roast was great, good portion size. Service was good and didn’t have to wait long for the food even though it was a busy lunchtime.

Not a good experience. Took 90 minutes for meal to arrive and when did was cold. It can't be that hard to dish a meal up hot. Also, a very mediocre meal. Definitely not value for money

I had Jonny’s curried Squirrel croquettes and they were absolutely delicious. Great to see pubs using locally hunted game straight to the table and using meats that are misunderstood (and bloody delicious).

Staff nice, but waited 1.30 hours for roast dinners, which unbelievably after all that time all food was cold, even the gravy. You would expect staff to advise on timings as well, poorly managed and organised, unfortunately a real disappointment.

I’ve just returned from having Sunday lunch. We were so disappointed. I had to send my meal back twice as it was cold first time then hot plate, cold food second time. It was also the most expensive bad roast dinner I’d ever had. The staff didn’t seem that bothered - too busy. We won’t be returning which is sad as it was a lovely pub ( 20 years ago).

房間貼著小熊維尼地圖的壁紙，擺設很溫馨。食物很好吃。服務人員很友善。 The room has a Winnie the Pooh map wallpaper and is very warmly furnished. The food is delicious. The service staff are friendly.

Best avoided. An hour and half passed and still no sign of food. Had to leave without eating anything. The whole family were starving. Not a great Birthday lunch!

A really welcoming helpful kind pub - great atmosphere - just what was needed on a freezing night when my car broke down nearby!

Just been to the Anchor Inn for a birthday celebration on a Saturday evening. The main eating area was completely empty and I now know why. One staff member working at the bar was also the only waiter. Waited an hour for burnt to charcoal burger. The worse meal and service I’ve ever experienced. Shocking.

Disappointing. No acknowledgement from barman on walking in. After watching him tap away at his till for a few minutes and still no recognition, decided they couldn't be that interested in our custom so left. Perhaps that explained why the place was empty on a Saturday lunchtime? Could do better!

Lovely local pub. Open fire good food and friendly staff.

It was so cold we had to keep our coats on in the back room and ask for a heater, there was no dairy free milk option for hot drinks, only one vegetarian option on the menu, ran out of some drinks we wanted, service was very slow. However, staff were friendly and food was great 👍🏻

We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the Anchor inn. The staff were really friendly, food was great and the locals in the bar were lovely too. The room was beautiful, huge bed and really nicely decorate. A great place to stay with your dog. we will definitely be back in the summer!

It took nearly 2 hours (there were 2 children in our party) for our food to turn up and when it did they had forgotten the pork chop and sausage and mash. When the missing dishes finally turned up they were inedible (probably rushed out of the kitchen). We didn't want to make a fuss as our family hadn't seen each other for a while and didn't want to sully the moment. Also the older lady behind the bar seemed to have a problem with us splitting the bill! On top of this I realised after we had left they had charged us for an extra pork chop. Previously having been in the same line of business for a while I understand everybody can have a bad day but I can only describe it as complete chaos - it wasn't even busy! Definitely a thumbs down from us.

Popped in for a pint and some chips after a long walk along the nearby cycle track. Found Harvey's Prince of Denmark on tap, which is a rare treat. It was served in great condition, as was the bitter. The chips were very good too. But best of all was the service, which was polite, friendly, efficient and attentive.

Warm and friendly atmosphere and staff,only popped in for a few drinks but would certainly return and sample the food

Hugely disappointed ! Went for Sunday lunch (roast) and the pork was inedible I can’t even find words to describe. The roast potatoes were not roast . Not even peeled. They were boiled. Veg was at best just ok ! We had to send our food back to the kitchen almost immediately … We were so put off we didn’t want to order anything else on the menu Thankfully the stand in manager was very apologetic and kindly agreed for our meals to be taken off the bill. I think he too was mortified and embarrassed… I wouldn’t recommend this pub for food . Sorry 😔 just dreadful

Great service by the lovely barmaid Anne. Decent prices and has potential for a great atmosphere if there was an open fire and (I know it’s hard to control) but more patrons contributing to the atmosphere. Shocked there was no christmas menu and no food until 6pm.

We had booked our table in advance and additionally rung ahead to say we would arrive later than planned. On arrival we were well greeted and drinks promptly arrived- however we had a long wait for our meal which then was delivered over a period of time. However the food was tasty and well presented. It was a cold day but the pub was absolutely freezing- there appeared to be no heating in the vacinity of our table and the fire despite being lit was too far away to benefit. Enjoyable meal but disappointing atmosphere and experience

Stayed for weekend, great food with brilliant service. Room was clean, tidy and very suitable. Highly recommenda stay here.

Firstly we have always loved this pub and the food has always been great… so not sure what on earth has happened recently to let this slip so drastically. We visited for a Sunday roast - when you haven’t been asked if you want drinks or even been given a menu 25 minutes after sitting down, alarm bells start to ring. We were on the verge of leaving at this point. Staff were sparse and seemed to be avoiding us, apart from one poor lady who seemed to be absolutely run off her feet. Eventually we ordered drinks and two roasts, this was then followed by another 40 minute wait . Eventually the same lady realised how long we had been waiting and chased up our order which then arrived. The meat was delicious but all other elements were 1. stingy portion sizes and 2. average at best, with the parsnips still raw! We didn’t bother with puddings as we didn’t fancy another long wait. Our waiter was clearly new which is fine, but he literally had no idea and we felt sorry for him as the other staff seemed to be ignoring him - I think some training is in order! Only leaving this review in the hope that action is taken done to improve the dire situation.

The food was excellent. The service was top notch. All at a very fair price.

We stayed here overnight after a wedding. Room was lovely and staff polite when we arrived. We were asked to choose a time to take breakfast so did so happily. However, the next morning when we came down for breakfast there were no staff members to be found. We had to search around the whole hotel to find anyone (the cleaner who then called the manager). It took 45 minutes to be served (not wonderful tasting) coffee. At this point we were offered food with no menu offered or anything the lad said ‘whatever you want’ when we enquired what was on offer. I requested eggs on toast and my husband asked for any version of a full English they could do. After 1.5hrs of waiting, a second table had arrived for their breakfast and we still hadn’t seen the waiter again. Neither breakfast was a difficult ask and especially as we had had to choose a time for breakfast we were shocked by this. We left our key and a note explaining this was not acceptable and left without breakfast as we had already wasted too much of our day waiting. We were called later that afternoon by a reticent waiter saying his boss had told him he had to apologise (not very convincing!) and offered a £20 refund total. We chased and chased the Inn for the refund and eventually had to speak to their accountant directly to get the money which we don’t believe would actually have been refunded otherwise (we were also waiting for £150 from a night cancelled previously within their cancellation policy which also hadn’t been refunded). All in all a terrible experience for which we were refunded just £20 a whole month after our stay. All I can say is don’t stay here.

Beautiful place to stay, we had venison pie and chicken pie, the pastry was fabulous, the desserts were great.

Very poor experience. I sent the email below to provide the pub an opportunity to respond. Heard nothing after a week so posting here. I booked a table for 9 people for lunch . We arrived on time, but waited 1 hour and 40 minutes for any food which is unacceptable by anyone's standard. The table of 4 next to us arrived 45 minutes after us, received their food, ate it and left the pub before we got our food. Not once did your staff proactively come over, instead we had to get up from the table and find them x3 times for an update. We were told that some of the items on the menu take longer too cook than others which is nonsense, we had 2 x veggie burgers, a cold meats platter, a soup, fish and chips and normal burgers. These are quick cook plates. Incredibly the meat platter NEVER turned up and this was lunch for two of our people who were sharing so they went without anything. The two veggie burgers were so over cooked they were rock hard so both were in edible, you staff took the cost off the bill. So out of 9 meals 4 could not be fulfilled in 1 hour and 40 minutes. When the food did finally arrive someone from the kitchen did come over and explain and again was friendly. For ref the pub was at average capacity. I will say when we spoke with your staff they were friendly and polite. We were told that the kitchen was understaffed. This did not impact the table next to us who got served quickly PLUS this is not our problem. If it was an issue we should have been notified as we came in to the pub giving us the option to go somewhere else for food. Other than the burgers that were not charged because they were inedible, no comp was suggested or offered. For an experience so poor of service (though friendly), timings and food quality I would have expected all meals, excluding drinks, to be free of charge. I have eaten at the pub for years and in general it is good. Probably not again, mainly in light of not responding to the email I shared directly with them and they did not have the courtesy to reply.

Stopped for a drink after playing football locally. Nice atmosphere, polite staff. Will be back for sure

Our first Sunday lunch out for a long time and we were really disappointed. We waited 10 mins to be seated. After 30 mins of waiting for the menu and drinks we went to the bar and asked. We then waited 1:15 for our food to arrive at the table. The steak pie was awful and we could barely eat it as there was far too much pepper in it. So we paid £97 for a lunch that we barely eat! The mash was good! Another table was in the same position and just left and refused to pay their bill. I couldn’t do that but I should have. We didn’t even get a discount. VERY DISAPPOINTED! Will not be returning.

We spent a night at The Anchor Inn as we were attending a wedding nearby. It’s a lovely, old pub with lots of character. Our room was clean and spacious if a little stuffy, but it was an incredibly hot weekend so that was to be expected. Breakfast service wasn’t great; we had to prompt a waiter to ask what the options were and he asked whether a full English would be okay. It was seemingly the only option, although we were all happy to have it and it was lovely when it arrived. Sadly the orange juice wasn’t freshly squeezed; it was more like watered down squash from a machine. The stairs up to the accommodation could also do with some love. They felt quite tatty compared to the rest of the pub. Overall, it was a good place to stay, but fell short in a few areas.

I visited on a Tuesday afternoon after a walk in the area. I ordered a pint of lemonade and a packet of crisps and was charged £10.80! I paid by contactless before I had realised how expensive this was and had a chance to question it. The pub is pretty and has a nice garden, but not worth the prices.

Not quite perfect but for obvious avoidance reasons. Want help ask

Chanced on this Pub after a visit to Standen House which is around 4 miles away. Very friendly service, large seating areas both inside & out. Lovely food, not a massive menu but good quality ingredients and piping hot food, would recommend

Had a really lovely stay at the Anchor Inn in Pooh room. The room was clean and beautifully decorated. The complimentary shampoo, conditioner and soap is also a very lovely touch. Will definitely stay here again and that is also due to the excellent service we received from the manager. Made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. The food was also lovely, we had two vegan burgers.

The worst pub meal I've had in a very long time. Vegan burger - £15. I'm not vegan, I just fancied a change. 8 chunky chips & the alternative to coleslaw was half a sliced red pepper. The burger was virtually black, the tomato had seen much better days & the whole meal was cold other than the chips. Other customers were chasing food up after 45 minutes & the pub was not busy. Kids throwing stones at people in the garden. An utter shambles & we won't be back.

Fantastic menu. My two friends and I loved all our dishes. Proper restaurant food, not usual pub grub. Great choice of venison dishes, excellent steak and ale pie and lovely entrees and desserts.

A lovely, friendly local pub. Food was great. Wide choice of seating/tables. Manager happy to support local events and charities.

Friendly staff but quite empty and you have to register your car to use their car park

Disappointment was a understatement the menu looked tip top but the starter was that abysmal didnt stay for a main unfortunately

Ifound the food very good and they change the menu regularly which I like The only problem is that all the staff look about 16 years old and don’t really know what their doing It would be nice if they had at least one older person to take charge

Myself, husband and granddaughter had a great time here this Sunday through to Wednesday morning. Only meant to stay until Tuesday but had such a lovely time. Fab clean rooms, fab food very professionally cooked. Great cooked breakfast every morning. Great staff who are on hand when you need them. Thanks Johnnie and the team. ❤️❤️

Printers not working so had to take photos of the menu and the food was disgusting. Flies all over the place.

After booking a table for 16 guests for 1pm on sunday 27th (this was a lengthy conversation regarding how many people and that we wanted to sit outside etc...) we turned up for 1pm after a half hour walk to be told that 'we weren't on their system' and the 'manager' couldn't care less he did not want to accommodate us although the pub was extremely quiet. There was no way he would even consider helping us. We will NOT be returning. We walked to a nearby pub called the Gallipot Inn and were welcomed in where we received great food and service. The total bill came to around £500 which the anchor missed out on!

Having booked a table for 15 of us two days before, we walked half an hour to have our Sunday lunch and were told that our booking hadn’t been taken and they weren’t able to feed us. This was despite the pub and garden being half empty. The manager didn’t seem to care less. Luckily we managed to find a pub down the road, The Gallipot, who were amazing. Will never be returning to The Anchor.

Rude, unprofessional and terrible service. Booked a table for myself and 14 friends for Sunday lunch whilst we was away on holiday. Turned up to be told the booking hadn't been recorded and refused to accommodate us. When speaking to the manager he was extremely rude and didn't even apologize. Bad service all round and will not be returning.

Have visited a few times before and food always been lovely but have thought there appears to be nobody in charge and just lots of younger staff without much clue of customer service. Visited today and went into the garden....what a mess!! Needs someone to...

Can we book a room please? No, we're full. Um not online! Can we eat then? If you order in the next 7 minutes...it was 7.23pm Don't bother we'll go somewhere that would like our custom!

We were hoping to eat and stay. Online booking showed rooms available… Turned up to be told ‘don’t think we have any rooms….’ (They did according to the online booking system? ) Kitchen closes in seven minutes… ie half 7!?!? With a ‘no chance’ attitude...

We came here looking for some good food on the way home from a day trip and the food did not disappoint. However, the service was questionable. Whilst one waitress was lovely, I found the others to be rather moody. I completely understand that everyone has bad days but it’s the little things like not slamming the food on the table which makes a difference to a nice pub experience. I’ve worked in hospitality and I completely understand how difficult it can be but plonking the food on the table and then practically storming away is not the type of thing I would expect from such a highly rated pub but perhaps I just caught them on a bad day. Aside from that, the food was good.

Decent pub in pretty village. Service a bit disinterested and slow but food is usually worth the wait.

It was absolutely beautiful and the staff were amazingly. Friendly and attentive and obviously a local hot-spot for boozing and family dining alike. The menu wasn't too big but I expect that's because it's all fresh made and it was definitely tasty. One of the best pizzas I've ever had! To stay upstairs the rooms were gorgeous but worth noting that the electrics were a bit off and the floors could have been cleaner. Would still absolutely stay again:)

Pub in the centre of Hartfield village by 291 bus stop. Excellent beer quality.

Horrible experience and a waste of £80. We waited 45 minutes for our roast dinners, meanwhile watching the wrong food going out to other customers repeatedly so we were worried what were going to get. When the food came it was cold and tasteless, we had to ask for cutlery and sauces and I could not even cut the beef let alone chew it. Not acceptable for meals that cost £20 - £25 each. Sat oustide. The owner's dog (Tuffie?) was barking non-stop for the hour or so we were there. Someone came out and half-heartedly attempted to tell it to stop at one point but no result. The child with the family on the next table found a long piece of timber and was whacking the plants and tables with it, and eventually threw it at our table narrowly missing hitting us (parents weren't bothered). The blonde young lady serving behind the bar was rude and unwelcoming. The brunette waitress was lovely and tried to offer us alternative food and apologised about the noise from the dog but we just wanted to leave by that point.

I live locally to the Anchor, and have taken many friends and family there, but yesterday’s experience was dreadful 😥 The menu was extremely poor, and there was not one main meal that I really wanted! Only about ten main dishes to choose from. Chicken...

Booked a table through Open Table but clearly this had not registered at The Anchor because they weren't expecting us. The place seemed to be run by youngsters who were frantically running around trying to set tables for a party and no one really in...

Four of us ordered food, two meals arrived asked a waiter where the other two meals were he said he’d go check. We never saw him again. 45 minutes after the first two meals being served we went up to the bar to be told they’re just being cooked. Asked for a refund told the tills have gone down took 25 minutes for them to sort it out. Poor service, poorly run and that’s with empty tables…

Ordered food, the food hadn’t arrived an hour later, asked a waiter who replied with ‘I dunno’ and walked off. I went to ask for a refund where I was passed between 3 servers all of which could not do the refund. I was then...

Nice pub with accomodation (and a lot of Winnie the Pooh stuff!). Stayed overnight for a local wedding - room was okay, bed a little uncomfortable but everything clean and in decent condition. Staff were really helpful and polite, breakfast fry up was good too. Some really nice craft beers on tap in the bar and a big beer garden. Overall, good value for a short stay

Had an evening meal here, which I have to say was fairly average. Beer was good, but the pub fairly quiet for a Saturday, although obviously that's not the pub's fault. Apart from being a convenient location, nothing particularly to bring me back here in a hurry.

Staff are absolutely fantastic! Always ready on hand to help with a smile on their faces. The rooms are Winnie-the-Pooh themed and it's wonderful!

We stayed for 1 night and were glad to leave. Check in was quick and simple but unfortunately it went down hill from there - the stairs to the room are very tired (and steep if you have mobility issues) and the room was less...

Dog friendly pub with a nice garden area and ample parking. Didn't stay here, so I can't rate the rooms.

Just came back from a Fathers Day lunch. Firstly we got served flat pints of coke so I had to take the drinks back to the bar to be changed. Secondly it took forever for the waitress to come over to us and take our orders! Tables that had sat down after us got served before us! We ordered the bread sharing board to come out with the mains but it came out first then once eaten it took ages for the mains to come out. Thirdly I asked for a glass of water which didn't turn up for ages so I had to grab a jug of left over water from another table! We didn't get out the pub untill approx 4.30pm when we sat down at 1! Such a shame

Big garden behind this village pub friendly efficient staff , good choice of beverages , we had lunch Limited choice on light stuff no sandwiches, mum had fish and chips I has burger , both meals excellent fantastic chips yummy , scorching hot day waitress brought jug of water out to us , nice work

Only popped in for food with my partner lovely place and very polite helpful staff, the young man behind the bar was very attentive and a good laugh!! A must visit if your around the area. 👍

Had not been here for many years so was lovely to be back again. Had a lovely meal and made very welcomed.

Lovely staff, very helpful, and excellent food with well thought out vegetarian options. The pub is calm and relaxed with a traditional atmosphere. Lovely outdoor spaces too. Definitely recommend a visit

Great food after a local walk. A nice stop-off on the way to Pooh Bridge

Roasts used to be really good! Now overpriced, greasy gravy, soggy roast potatoes, and greasy pork crackling that isn't crispy.

We booked a table for 12pm on Sunday 7th may (coronation weekend) We arrived only to be told that they only had pizzas and hog roast from 2pm. None of this was made apparent to me when booking online! It looked as through they were still clearing up from the night before! We sat down and ordered drinks from the bar. Nobody gave us a menu. Due to the lack of service we left.

Four of us had a lovely lunch at The Anchor on Easter Saturday. We ordered a selection of starters and sharers between us, which arrived promptly and were all well-cooked and generously portioned. All washed down with a lovely pint of Harvey’s. We sat on...

Yet again, truly appalling service. We live in the village and hadn’t been for months because the service was so bad last time. We thought we’d try again because the Gallipot was fully booked. A mistake again. Such a shame as my venison was lovely....

With friends we visited this pub for lunch, we were very well looked after, the food was excellent, and enjoyed by us all.

We needed a one night getaway after a stressful period at work. We were drawn to the Anchor Inn because of its countryside location, with the promise of country walks and cycling routes available nearby. We spent just one night there on Friday 21st April,...

Really nice pub lunch deep in the Sussex country side with some great walks nearby.

Disappointed in this pub. Under staffed. I waited just under an hour for food . I got a £25 sirloin steak and wasn’t even asked how I’d like it, that was alarm bells straight away. No music or atmosphere I was looking for. Food was ok . But wouldn’t go again. Friendly young staff but it just didn’t cut it for me.

Great atmosphere. Sat in bar area fir dinner and drinks. Dogfriendly. Lovely meal. Friendly, helpful staff staff. Stayed overnight. Lovely room with large shower. Free parking. Pretty village.

A nice pub in a decent village in East Sussex. Food was respectable but I'm well Awre that my appetite while on bike rides can help convert average food into something delicious so I'll reserve judgement until I've visited again. There is a spacious garden but I was disappointed as some careless dog owners hadn't cleaned up after their dogs so my group had to move to another table for our lunch. Overall its a pub I wouldn't mind returning to.

We should have written this review straight away but we stayed at the anchor inn for 2 nights, we brought our dog also which was a lovely perk of the stay. The people are honestly the nicest and kind hearted you will find, they did...

Excellent food and drink, good services and plenty of space

Went for late lunch on the Saturday of Mother's day weekend. Quite quiet but our booking was 2pm. Food very good. Quite expensive we thought. Did not stay just lunch

Excellent Pub great food and ambiance totally recommend this pub for a relaxing drink or food 👍

Great night at The Anchor. Lovely, friendly atmosphere and the best pub food I've had in a very long time. Definitely recommend!

Prior to the COVID outbreak,my wife and Became regular and frequent visitors to this pub for their good ale, and excellent roasts. We decided as a special treat to visit the Anchor again, looking forward to a lovely a Sunday lunch. We were made welcome...

Had an excellent lunch here on Saturday, will visit again.

4 of us popped in Sunday 12:30 for a drink after a long walk. No welcome, no smile, just a scowling “have you booked”? Then ignored for 5 minutes standing at the bar waiting to be served, I guess we weren’t eating , so not...

Lovely busy pub with some great locals, fabulous beer and best of all really nice well cooked meals. All freshly made with quality ingredients.

Gorgeous pub! Better still, wonderful landlord/chef who kindly (personally) collected us from a broken down car situation after I called the pub due to no taxis in service. Fab food and cheery staff. Good sized tables, lovely fire, characterful bar.

This is the best Pub lunch I've EVER had!!! not only me but everyone in my group of 6 said the same! exceptional! great atmosphere, gorgeous place and very good bar staff - we'll be back!

Great food in a proper pub, nicely served by delightful people. The beer and food at the anchor are excellent. Currently amongst numerous more recognised dishes is Kentucky Fried Pheasant. Delicious!

Fitted us in at short notice. Good food and nice friendly service.

Lovely staff who were so friendly and helped eveyone out without a problem. Lovely food and drinks and staff are always on top of everything. Lovely local pub

Lovely staff , really helpful when we got caught in the snow and had to stay over . Gave our dog some sausages and really accommodating to our family of 4. Would love to come back when we head to Ashwood Forest

Terrible service, the food took over an hour to arrive and the pub had a horrible smell. Thumbs down! Would not recommend