The Anchor Public House in Hastings

Been to anchor a few times came here for lunch on Saturday with my nephew and his wife the food and the atmosphere was brilliant, the guvnor is a great guy you can have a laugh with, we enjoyed it so much that we are back again this Saturday with our daughter her husband and grandson 10 out of 10

Lovely pub. We went in as there was an open fire and looked cosy. We had lunch (seafood chowder) and it was delicious. Friendly staff and well priced.

Passed this pub many times and decided it was time to go in. We were not disappointed. Well kept beer, Shepherd Neame, hubby was delighted to find Late Red on tap. The food specials were home made, we had liver and bacon and stuffed hearts. So nice to have totally different meals on a menu and they were excellent. Took us back to our childhood days with offal now generally being out of favour. We will return

lovely friendly pub in the old town. went for lunch and ordered the cromer crab salad with new potatoes it was very tasty. polite staff and prompt service. should we come back to hastings again this will be our first port of call for food.

Ordered steak and kidney pudding with fresh vegetables, husband ordered pie of the day with ‘skin on’ fries. Mine was cold/lukewarn, ‘fresh vegetables’ were a portion of, probably, frozen peas, husband’s chips were vaguely warm and not ‘skin on’ fries, but standard fries at best. Returned mine and got it back microwaved within an inch of its life. Husband didn’t return his because he didn’t want to make a fuss. Have eaten before and remembered it as nice, definitely won’t again.

Fabulous service, and amazing food. Came here one lunchtime and were pleased to be able to be seated indoors. They were happy to adapt the meals too from the menu. All came hot and quickly and was absolutely delicious!

We ordered 4 meals but only 3 arrived, the waitress said the other one was on its way, five minutes later I asked if it was coming, she said that she would check. Then the manageress came over and explained that they had forgotten it...

My friend and I had lunch today outside the pub, chatting non stop and people watching. The Old Town street culture is back and busy…thankfully. As a local I know the pub has a great reputation and today it did not let us down. The...

Popped in for lunch or so I thought. An hour later the food arrived. Lots of apologies but no thought of any refund. Totally ruined what was a great day out in Hastings

Visited on Friday lunchtime . Food was brilliant. Had Fajitas with chicken and Whitebait. Service was friendly and attentive. Traditional relaxed pub on George Street. Highly recommend. Covid measures necessary due to size of bar area. Didn’t feel like an issue. Definitely return.

As has Visited the pub many times in the past and always had a great time I was quite shocked on last Friday to pop in for a pint with a friend .. I do not need to be shouted out for not going round...

Excellent service and very good pub food. Called and booked a table and it was all ready for us on arrival. Friendly team who were really helpful and attentive. Definitely recommend for a chilled lunch and good beer.

I’ve place to see the world go by but, our party ordered 3x fish and chips & a burger and chips. We got the burger & 1 fish and chips because of an admin error by the time and 40 mins later got the remaining...

Lovely lunch reasonably priced. Lovely pleasant staff. Covid friendly well designed. Fresh cooked fish. Dogs welcome in pub Thank you

We had lunch here. The light options which 3 of us had were great. £6 for a decent lunch. Hot dog, chicken goujons and fish goujons all approved of. As much as you’d want for lunch and the fish was particularly plentiful. I had fish...

After a year of restrictions it was great to eat outside the anchor today. We had 2 box meals and they were delicious and such generous portions for only £6. Having draft pints was amazing and the service from staff was great. Very well managed...

Excellent for all meals always been wonderful in every way on all visits.. Lovey staff great service. Big meal. Good value good price too.

Popped in on the off chance today for lunch. Charming staff and good food. Felt they had done their best to protect everyone from Covid.

We stumbled on this pub by accident as many places still hadn’t opened and so glad we did! Food was clearly made with love! My lamb pie was fresh, chunky and really tasty, plenty of veg and fries.... hubby’s Ham eggs and chips the same......

Enjoyable place for a bevvy. Staff really friendly. Prices reasonable. Felt Covid safe too. Definitely one to return to.

We booked a table for Sunday lunch. We are so glad we did. The staff were helpful and attentive and the pub was Covid secure. Attended with out two children. Food on a Sunday is only a roast and I’m glad there wasn’t any other...

The good points were: we were able to have a table for an hour as apparently all the remaining tables were booked from 2.00? The roast potatoes were really good. The food arrived quickly The (all) young staff were trying hard. The bad points: the...

Our favourite watering hole in Hastings, great service with strict social distancing rules. Fabulous Friendly and Attentive Staff, nothing to much trouble and always with a smile. Keep up the good work guys n girls

Visited this pub I was most impressed by the service provided in view of COVID regulations this pub has it spot on they fully comply to all regulations and guide lines all staff are compliant and aware of the regulations and work as a team to make this happen. All staff are a credit to the landlords of this establishment. I felt very safe to drink in this pub. Well done to The Anchor pub and staff.

Great food at very reasonable prices and very friendly service. Fresh mackerel fillets were delicious. Dog friendly too. Our second visit and will definitely be going back.

We went in and from the moment we entered,we were met with kindness and welcome.The food was great and staff very helpful & professional.We just could not fault the service me the wife and kids were shown.Would definately recommend this beautiful feeling of comfort,it was like sitting,eating and drinking in the Ritz.

We went here recently for Sunday roast. One way system in place which was good as not all pubs doing this or able to. Staff were friendly and helpful but maybe too attentive at the table but can’t complain as some places don’t even bother coming over mid way through ! The toilets were clean and tidy which says a lot about a place and its hygiene. The roast was nice but it wasn’t spectacular but we enjoyed it all the same. The portion sizes were good and the children’s roast dinner was a good size and generous. The only downside to our lunch was that there were a few tables by the bar with retired looking gentlemen shouting to one another and had probably had a good few drinks before we got there. I think one was the owner of the pub or the manager. They were having a laugh but they too loud they were swearing a lot - f words every other sentence. My children kept looking up shocked and we weren’t happy about the atmosphere imposed on us especially as we had spent over £50. Nobody told them to pipe down. So for that reason I won’t be returning. I hope they read this review and realise swearing a turn off for paying customers especially when children are present. I am on the area again maybe stop for a beer...

we went to the Anchor for some lunch. we had fish and chips with mouthwatering fish. excellent service. the waitresses sanitised all the tables and chairs after each customer and were following social distance guidelines. We will definitely return.

We booked for Sunday lunch and was very happy with our roast dinner, it was just Luke a roast from home! The staff were friendly and attentive.

Went here for lunch today, very welcoming and warm after being out in the deluge. Excellent pint of Shepherd Neam Bishops Finger and gorgeous lunch of prawn sandwiches and real chips. A gem of a pub.

un joli pub dans la rue piétonne du vieux hastings. Un moment agréable. N'hésitez pas à goûter le cyder à la pression :)

We went for Sunday lunch and had the nut roast, very good roast, the potatoes were well cooked, a very nice, home cooked meal

Fantastic family friendly pub, even made the puppy feel welcome! Food was AMAZING!! Best Sunday roast I've had and the prawn kievs have become a favourite. Quick service delivered with a smile :) Great atmosphere, cozy log fire. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

Being locals, me and my fella always eat in the town on Saturdays and occasionally venture along to the old town for lunch. I hadn't been inside this pub for a couple of years (and even then it was only for a drink on pirate day). We decided to give it a go a couple of days ago, lured in my the tempting menu and open fire. What a brilliant decision! The whole place has had a facelift, with more emphasis on dining. The interior is really cosy and nicely lit, with a really good choice of traditional dishes and puddings. We both had liver and bacon with mash and veggies which was perfectly cooked in delicious onion gravy. The portion sizes were generous, so we didn't have room for dessert, so I shall have to go back to try the homemade bread and butter pudding! We really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, and the service was very friendly and efficient. It was so nice to find somewhere that doesn't over charge for the coffee and hasn't devoted half it's menu to weird cheeses and salad dishes that are all style over substance. Lovely filling gravy covered dinners for a fair price will keep us going back again and again!

Went in without booking. Nice and relaxed. Warm and friendly. Very nice food. 2 excellent burger meals, real chips. I had a steak pie which was also excellent. Thanks.

nice pub good location lovely food great staff just a shame not doing food during winter months as this is seasonal

went here a good few years ago with family and really enjoyed the food and drink friendly warm and great staff food amazing great job keep up the good work

Went with my work coleges for breakfast which was very yummy and very filling well worth the money and a visit if you are in Hastings Old Town.

Slightly rocky start where no-one had recorded my table booking for 4 that I had made a week earlier. However they dealt with this hitch extremely well and sat us in a little snug in the bar area. We ordered a chicken burger, which was a big piece of chicken on a bap, rather than a patty made with minced chicken. One of us had fish and chips and myself and another had local smoked un-dyed haddock and poached egg with mash, peas and parsley sauce. This is definitely my best restaurant experience in Hastings and really ticked all the boxes for me; warm, friendly efficient staff, nice ambience, generous portions of great quality local produce cooked perfectly and fantastic value. Also when one of us asked to take our leftovers away, they didn’t bat an eyelid and packed it up really well for us. There are so many restaurants now doing cheffy food and not always very well that it is really refreshing to come across a restaurant that serves more traditional dishes, we all loved it and can’t wait to come back here.

Visited this place due to the specials on the menu outside which included lamb stew at a very reasonable price. Was a very cold day so needed something warming! We were not disappointed. Although the food took a little while to arrive, it showed that everything was freshly prepared. Had the salt and pepper squid starter which was enough to share, and the squid was cooked just right. For mains I had the lamb stew with mash which was amazing for £8.95 and my partner had a large plate of scampi and real chips which was fantastic. We will definitely be back!

Located on a lovely street in Hastings. Friendly service and a great stop for a pint while exploring the area.

The staff were friendly and made an effort to get water for our dog. The food was excellent and the surroundings were very pleasant..

Fancied a drink whilst in Hastings Sunday 27/10/19 being a nice day all the pubs were loaded with diners and drinkers outsiders we got to the anchor saw it too was busy but had a rabble just inside the door Spoke with the bar staff who said yes to us and our two dogs going in.Had a drink and whilst doing so saw how good the food looked, we managed to get booked in an hour later they even made allowances for the dogsAl 3 of us agreed The Roasts are the best pub roasts we have had loads of meat and Veg along with the Yorkshire Pud, the value was great as wellI would recommend this pud to anyone visiting Hastings I

We visited The Anchor whilst staying in Hastings. Saturday night was buzzing. Sunday evening was more sedate but still a lovely atmosphere. Staff are wonderfully friendly and the addition of roast potatoes on the bar was a welcome treat.

two of us decided to have breakfast in the anker in hastings old town on a saturday morning . good decision , the food was really good, freshly cooked ,hot and delivered to the table with a smile. very good quality ingredients sausage bacon fresh eggs black pudding hash brown mushrooms beens or toms and toast , all for less than £6.00, and you can double up for a small extra making the price around £8.50 if i remember correctly, such good value. it seemed a very popular thing to do as a number of tables also ordered the breakfast ,they serve breakfast all day starting from 08.30 0n saturdays but a little later on sundays i beleive . what a relaxing way to start the day, a really good breakfast then an early start on some nice beers. we will be going back more often from now on.

Every Sunday this inn and restaurant does a roast beef or roast chicken dinner. It was delicious. We had a huge helping of roast beef and roasted potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding. Then they served a huge tray of vegetables for us to share. It was just like ma used to make. Best gravy! Only down side - they don’t do dessert. Oh well probably for the best. We were stuffed. And it was only a short walk home. I would do this again and would highly recommend. Remember it’s only on sundays and you have to get there before 5:00 pm

we tested the Sunday roast, after reading all the comments so beautiful we hate to test. The reception is really top, super nice team. The setting is nice, do not hesitate to book. On the other hand, L'asiette is a bit sad unless you take the most expensive dish.

Absolutely fantastic food at a very reasonable price. Excellent beer, very friendly and polite staff. Would recommend booking in advance for Sunday lunch but 'WOW'!, well worth it. We will definitely return.

Visited a few pubs in the old town, and this was the best, friendly staff, friendly locals, friendly door staff, will be back next time in town

4 of us had lunch and drinks at the Anchor whilst on a day trip. Sarah and her husband the owners made us feel very welcome. The pub was very clean. We sat outside and enjoyed the lovely jacket potatoes whilst drinking a lovely Prosecco. Great value for money and great choices on the menu. Thank you Sarah. We would definitely recommend your pub.

Group of five, ordered quite quickly and then waited for 30 minutes for lunch items! We would have definitely gone elsewhere if we had we been told of this long wait. A member of our group was on his lunch break, so was late back to work, and a pregnant lady who felt very ill at not being fed soon enough! That being said the seafood chowder was one of the best the connoisseurs said they had, and the jackets were great too! Would probably come again!

We went to this pub for lunch and had fish and chips. The food was fresh and well cooked and the service was efficient and friendly. We had been to this pub some years ago and it was very good. It was nice to see that it had maintained the good standards.

Called I for a light lunch. Attracted to the smoked mackerel on the specials board. A lovely pinttowas it down. Friendly staff. What’s not to like?

Having had lunch here last year and being suitably impressed I had no hesitation heading straight for The Anchor Inn when I stayed in Hastings again for a second time this year. I opted for Liver & Bacon with onion gravy, mash and fresh veg. The food was perfectly cooked, well presented and arrived in good time whilst sampling a refreshing pint from the ample selection at the friendly bar. What more can you ask for when arriving in town needing refreshment. It is located not far from the sea front in a bustling pedestrian street quite devoid of road traffic and therefore very pleasant to sit and relax watching the world go by having a leisurely lunch. Will definitely return in years to come.

We found this place by chance when just about to go in the fake Tudor pub opposite. So glad we did as the fish and chips I had were first class. I think the rest of our large party were all pleased with their lunch too.

We went to the Anchor for lunch before we left Hastings after being there for 4 days. The menu was good, served children’s meals as had 2 young grandchildren with us, There was 7 adults and 2 children. We all ordered different meals, we had a little wait but that was because it was a,l cooked fresh, the young lady serving us was efficient, the landlord was very nice and friendly. I had egg, ham and chips and it was very nice, like I said all freshlycooked. Did not mind the children being there. I would definitely recommend for a freshly cooked meal. Would definitely visit again if in Hastings,

Whilst walking along the back streets we came upon this pub as it had outside seating in the shade we decided to stop for a drink. Lots of not so well known to some drinks on tap. Did look at the menu but the vegetarian options didn't sound great. Did ask one of the bar staff if any soya, quorn etc was available to be told ....erm no don't think so.So we had a few drinks then left to find somewhere to eat.

We had a simple lunch - crab and ham sandwiches on brown bread. The food was tasty and fresh; the accompanying salad delicious. There was also a generous portion of chips. The beer and cider were excellent. The staff - several young women- were pleasant and helpful.We shall certainly return - this time for a proper meal, as the menu is quite extensive.

The faggotts are amazing. Such a treat as I can’t remember the last time I had them. Mac and cheese was a hit and the ribs. We sat outside in the shade and enjoyed watching the world go by. Highly recommended.

We had a fabulous lunch with our 3 children. The Anchor Inn had been recommended to us by the Airbnb we were staying in, and definately lived up to its recommendation. Very child friendly, food was great and the lady on the bar couldnt have made us feel more welcome. Lovely! The hi light of the kids meal was the Icecream ! 3 happy children with blue parrots ! Thankyou

We called in here on the Saturday afternoon of the Mayday weekend and they were very busy , we had drinks which were a large Pinio Grigio and the 5 hop lager i believe it is called which came in at under a tenner and then ordered the Cod and chips off the standard menu and the staff did warn us of a half hour wait which was honest. When the food arrived the Cod smelt of the Sea , it was that fresh , a decent serving of chips and some peas . Topped off with a slice of lemon and Hollandaise sauce it was superb. The atmosphere was good with daytrippers, weekend visitors like us and locals , some of which were attired for the Green Man festivities. This was our second such weekend here and despite it being much colder than last year the Pub maintained a cosy feel.

Ended up in The Anchor as a pit stop sheltering from the rain. Decided to stay for lunch which turned out to be a great choice. Food was really good and great value for money. If you are in Hastings, pop in - you will not be disappointed.

found this pub whilst wandering around the old town looking for somewhere to eat (mothering sunday) we were happy to be "slotted in" between bookings. a very good sunday roast at a very good price

Rotten winters day calls for booking a last minute roastie! First time we’ve been to The Anchor for a while for a roast, it’s had a refreshing facelift inside and out and is looking fresher. Service is always very good in this pub, very attentive, straight over for drinks, we ordered the roast chicken and the beef, the pub started filling up fast! It’s a place I always recommend when asked locally.What I love about The Anchor is the separate serving of gravy and veg, gives a decent serving, albeit I leave the peas, peas and a roast dinner just don’t go, it’s not a real veg in my book Hubby enjoyed his half chicken and I had the beef of which there is plenty. Not the best roast potatoes as they are more like boiled spuds that have been browned, but still tasty, and wouldn’t stop us going back. Much prefer a crispy Maris piper on my plate but the whole dinner makes up for it

Arrived after a long journey and we found this pub on a website that stated it was dog friendly. We sat in a dingy corner by the toilets, asked several time for water for the dog, and it was clear it is not so dog friendly after all.We ordered the chicken burger lunch and it was mediocre at best. Bland food and awful chips.

This cosy Old Town pub with family atmosphere is dog friendly, offers a great service and fantastic deals!Took my family from Germany there every time they visited, and everyone was pleased and impressed. Definitely the best lamb shank Sunday Roast in town! Juicy, flavoursome... just YUMMY!The breakfast for only 4.95 is also second to none and fills you up nicely. I can recommend the veggie breakfast with tasty halloumi. For the little piglets among you (I'm outing myself as one, so don't be shy!), you can get a double up for 7.95. Simply amazing!I conclude with the best bit - the staff! Exceptionally friendly, making all the effort, and providing a great family atmosphere, they won't stop until their customers are satisfied.Also nice for events - sometimes bands are playing, and every now and again they have a mentalist there to entertain customers waiting for their Sunday roast table or their meal to go down. Watch out! He'll read your mind, almost as good as the staff. Highly recommended!Have fun and leave me some Guinness! :)

We regularly visit the old town in Hastings and due to a post on Facebook decided to try the anchor for their breakfast. All I can say is fantastic. Great friendly service and at £4.95 great value for money too. Very impressed indeed. Will certainly be back very soon.

Wonderful food and plenty of it. Very good value for money. Lovely atmosphere and great staff. Would love to go again

The pub was busy even at 2.30pm for lunch. The waitress was very sweet but seemed to need more training - no menus until we asked, approx 45 minutes wait with no communication - she did apologise when pushed, and had to get own cruet! Food was good when it arrived - fortunately ample servings as we were VERY hungry by then!

We visited the Anchor with our friends and our children, a party of 8. We couldn’t get a table at the pump house which is opposite and excellent by the way. On arrival the staff were nice we hadn’t booked and the pushed two tables together for us. The food was way under par the burgers clearly bought in frozen, soggy chips plus it took ages to arrive. Whitebait starter was ok though. This pub has charm and nice staff but needs to up its game to be in competition with others in the old town.

had the white bate to start followed by the lamb roast washed down by a really nice house malbec excellent value for money well done thank you

Visiting Hastings from London and found ourselves at a loose end as it was raining heavily. Happened upon this dog-friendly pub in the Old Town area and the staff were both pleasant and welcoming. Not least to our highly-strung Jack Russell who they quickly won over with a few dog biscuits and lots of fuss! Didn't eat there this time - although the Sunday roasts they were serving to other customers looks (and smelled) delicious! Had a community buzz too - a lot of the locals seemed to know each other - but were still very pleased to see new faces like ours. Definitely recommend.

I stopped by for Sunday lunch. They said "Roast only today", but when I sat down, they added: "but it may be possible to serve you something else". I had lamb shank, which was perfect.

Alter englischer pub zum draußen und drinnen sitzen. Schön in der Fußgängerzone vom old town und genießen ein pint und ein extra für mich gemachtes Pimms!!! Drinnen urig und gemütlich und sauber. Faire Preise. 8 Pfund für das Bier und das große Pimms.

If you’re looking for a good Full English on George St, this is the place. Small (£4.95!) or double up at just £7.95. Bargain. Lunch and evening meals are great too and all reasonably priced. Staff are always friendly. What’s not to love.

We'd been encouraged by others to have breakfast here, and it is dog friendly too, I can concur, so, not quite '3 men in a boat, to say nothing of the dog' but certainly 2 humans plus a dog! We visited recently, and I have to say we enjoyed a substantial breakfast!You can have lighter breakfasts, including vegetarian, but we both had the 'doubled up' version (neither had the vegetarian, so I cannot make comment about that, sorry). Anyway, 2 sausages were cooked nicely and very tasty, 2 thick rashers of middle bacon, again cooked well and tasty, 2 slices of black pudding, 2 hash browns and (more than just 2!) baked beans, all as you would expect. I love mushrooms, so always happy for as many as I can get of them (though only 2 flat mushrooms provided, sadly for me, but a very decent size, as you can see in my photograph!), and the slices of toast were perfect and well buttered, I presume you could ask for these not to be buttered, maybe it should be made obvious, but suited me, oh yes, and you can get brown toast if you want. I had a mug of tea with my breakfast, a nice strong Breakfast Tea with the tea bag left in the mug, and milk on the side, so up to you how strong to have it, but I cannot comment on the coffee, sorry.Overall, a very decent tasty breakfast, good value, and nicely presented. My friend even left some, maybe should have had the lighter breakfast, but the dog was very happy to sample what we shared surreptitiously with her! It has been suggested by another friend that you can ask for different combinations too, eg if you'd prefer a slice of bacon to a sausage, we were just happy to sample what was on offer, cheers!

We hadnt visited before but stopped for breakfast.My husband had the English breakfast gut buster and I had the 'smaller' version.Totally delicious,filling and all with large teas for just over £12.

Great pub and lovely food, pub has loads of character. Staff brilliant, even went to the trouble of going out to buy a dairy free ice lolly for my son with allergies as he couldn’t have the ice cream they had. Superb!

This is a nice pub to sit outside and people watch as there is a wonderfully eclectic crowd in this area. We just had a couple of drinks and bar snacks and they were perfectly good - a decent portion for the price. The staff were nice too. Thanks.

Lovely pub serving good beers. The menu is very good and the fisherman's pie one of the best I have ever had. Totally recommend either just for a pint or two or dinner. Staff very pleasant and polite.

The food here is very good - although this place is quite unappealing from the kerb really (sorry Anchor!). The chap serving us was really friendly and nothing was too much trouble - and my fish and chips were great quality and plentiful. So good that we returned for breakfast! Cheers!

My partner had the smoked haddock. He cannot praise it enough.Usually a very fussy eater with traditional taste : )I had a very generous helping of pork ribs...it was amazing too! Thoroughly recommend the food there...wish we had returned for the Sunday lunch but we had to drive back Sunday morning..

stopped in this pub for a small lunch as not that hungry. Jean ordered a Tuna with red onion sandwich and I was tempted by the crab sandwich. Jean loved her sandwich but mine was a big disappointment. At £7.50 I expected it to be all white meat but it was very brown and I wished I had gone for the jumbo hot dog with chips which would have been half the price

Sat outside people watching in shade having lunch which was very nice x staff very attentive and friendly. Burgers delicious x

Booked a table for 7 last Sunday, we sat at the back of the bar. If you want a decent roast dinner with real roast potatoes then this is the pub for you, very generous servings of 3 different veg,The lamb shank just fell off the bone, Roast beef tender and the turkey delicious !Great value for money, ( they even bring extra roast potatoes out to the table )Would definitely go again !If your a large party then you must book , the pub is very small and quaint but limited to table numbers, staff were friendly and helpful. could not ask for more.

I went there with my husband, my parants and sister. We had different roast and were all happy with quality of the food and service. If I go back to Hasting I would go back there for food and I recommend this pub.

Stopped here for a breakfast and was pleasantly surprised as this was very good when it came to the table Drawback was that the coffee was instant and could have so easily have been decent coffee instead from ‘bean coffee’ rather than instant Also it took quite a while for it to come to the table even though they were not busy at all Food was fine though and would try again - if we weren’t in a rush

Excellently sized portions, beautifully cooked. Staff were more than happy to accommodate my 18 month old twins. The beers were good. It was an impromptu decision as I had hoped to visit a restaurant on the other side of town, rated very highly on TripAdvisor, but am very glad we ate here instead. Highly recommended.

I came here on a Thursday evening with my partner and 2 year old child. I asked at the bar if children were ok and they were more than accommodating. Lovely home cooked meals and making the shepherds pie into a child portion wasn’t a problem. My 2 year old eat all of his dinner which is the best review anyone can have. Well done and thank you The Anchor xx

Staff very friendly and quaint olde world pub. Ate here twice for lunch and the food was lovely with good portions; the crab sandwich was huge with plenty of crab and soft brown bread, panninis were nice and both served with a good side salad and nachos. Next day had the scampi, whitebait and prawn kievs with side salad.Again fresh, good portion and very good price. Would definitely visit again when next go to Hastings.

I had looked at the reviews for this place on Trip Advisor before we left home as we needed a place to eat that was dog friendly. On arriving outside and looking at the menu which was somewhat limited we went looking for somewhere else but ended up coming back to the Anchor Inn as we couldn't find a table elsewhere that we could take our dog. What a turn of fate that ended up being and we we had one of the best meals ever. The staf couldn't have been more friendly and accommodating even bringing treats for out dog. Staff were very helpful and made great recommendations regarding the food which we took onboard and we weren't disappointed. We had the 3 Course Deal which was great value for money. 3 of us had the fish cakes which were really tasty and 1 of us had prawn cocktail which consisted of very large meaty prawns. For main 2 of us had the fish with chips, seasonal vegetables and a seafood sauce which was amazing. We always say that you know if you've had a great meal is you are still talking about how good the vegatbles are on the way home (and we were) Another one of us had the rib eye steak and the other person had the burger which were both brilliant. For dessert 3 of us had the sticky toffee pudding and if I have 1 minor criticism it would be that it could have done with a bit of toffee sauce. The other person had the cheese board which was delicious and plentiful . All of the meals were good sized portions and really well cooked. Thankyou to the staff that looked after us you really made our visit a great experience. If we find ourselves back in Hastings we'll be paying you another visit that's for sure. Well done.

Ordered a roast turkey Sunday dinner. The lunch was served with a very small and perfectly shaped Yorkshire pudding - no doubt out of a packet. The potatoes were all the same size, and appeared to have also come out of some frozen package. The potatoes tasted at least a day old, powdery & so hard and over baked, they were as hard as nails. Moreover, the whole meal had so much salt added to it, it required drinking an entire pitcher of water to quench the thirst. I suppose for the £10 price can’t expect a fully home cooked meal from scratch in a pub, but at least potatoes and Yorkshire puddings should be freshly baked. I can’t really recommend.

Externally unprepossessing, this "old Hastings" pub showed how good things can be these days. Really friendly staff, fish so local, they might have names and even an ability to make a good dressing for the salad accompanying my crab sandwich. I look forward to an evening, so I can sample what looks like a decent selection of beers.

Clean and inviting pub especially with their roaring open fire. Good food, with a vegetarian menu, and choices of real ale. Best to book up to have a seat because it is a very popular pub. Colin and Lynda

We visited for breakfast on a rainy Monday morning and was greeted by a log fire and great hot food! Very reasonably priced too.

Had lunch here today with my family and friends after running the Hastings half marathon. Firstly the pub was unbelievably accommodating as we kept changing the number of people attending due to illness (sorry to be a pain!!) and also it took us longer to get from the finish line to the pub so we were late. However the staff were still helpful and happy to hold the table for us. We all had the Sunday roast which was lovely. Amazing vegetables and lots of food. All for a very reasonable £12 each including our drinks. Very impressed. Staff were friendly and helpful. Will definitely be returning when we are next in Hastings. Thank you!

My companion insist on our 1st meal of the day after traveling from usa to be pub food so we found a pub that opens for breakfast. When we got there, we decided to wait for lunch because lunch menu looked amazing. Located in the old town, it’s old (although not as old as the other pub across the street) & cozy with fireplaces on both sides of the pub & stuffy armchairs in a book nook. Very friendly proprietors; even looked up a website for us because we were having connection issues with our devices.We had the special roast beef (good but the meat was britishly over done), roast lamb (good), fish pie (great especially the sauce), mushroom soup (more like a mushroom paste than a soup... not sure what is going on). The food was pretty amazing for the fact it had so much vegetables both in variety & quantity.

Staff was very friendly and happy to put meals and drinks on a tab whilst i waited for my partner to commute from work.lovely vegeterian roast and he enjoyed the beef. chocolate fudge cake with icecream was lovely too.this has been our new local for a while now and in the summer at lunchtime we are sometimes accompanied by bingo my dog and they are very happy to accomodate him away from the main restaurant area without a problem.his not small either being a shollie.

When we first got to Hastings we had a huge dinner here - proper pub grub and yummy! I have since had a couple of roasts, all of which were delicious. And recently they started doing cooked breakfasts, which are very delicious, and you can double them up for a very reasonable price! Friendly staff await too -- all round a lovely pub

Amazing service , food was delicious and food portions were really good. Price was good and so worth it. I have been here earlier to have some amazing lamb shank on Sundays but totally loved the breakfast and would totally recommend it to friends.