The Anvil in Wigan

Been here a few times with friends. Staff very friendly, food excellent and great choice of drinks!

Good Guinness, friendly staff, very clean, toilets on ground floor , outside space

Popped in waiting for a train. Recommended and rightly so, £4 San Miguel's. Bogs a bit leaky but hey ho.

One of the cheapest pubs in Wigan. Seems to be a Wigan Athletic pub, but staff and locals were friendly. Will be back!

Friendly pub in Central Wigan. Good choice of drinks including rough cider. Comfortable, good bar staff and located conveniently

Great prices, great beer selection and it's really good quality ale. Lovely bar staff.

A proper pub with a great range of cask beer.

Great Boozer. Ale always spot on, especially the Guinness..

Lovely friendly local ideal for a couple drinks while waiting for a bus.

alway a good selection of beer available friendly staff

Great choice of beers and wines. Friendly staff, comfortable.

Went in as a group and I was designated driver for the night and I don't drink regardless, an elderly staff member told me to buy a drink regardless of my lifestyle or I'd be booted out

Great pint. Good selection. Friendly staff and a great great crowd of people in there enjoying themselves.

I haven't eaten here yet but it's a lovely little pub, a minute walk into town and a bus station next door

Real boozer, plenty of good beer choices and at a great price, for a change. Recommended.

Belting pub. Great choice of real ales.

Been a few times lately and always found staff extremely pleasant and friendly. Good choice of beers and reasonable prices.Good location near bus station so conveniently situated. Will be calling again soon

Best pub in Wigan. Staff are lovely

Good service, good beer, what more can you ask for Still good service and beers.

A very quick pint of Old Boston plum porter before rushing off to watch Barnsley at Wigan Athletic. Lovely proper old fashioned pub. Great choice of real ales.

Visited on a quiet Monday afternoon. The bar staff were friendly and the real ale, as usual was in great condition. Sports photos adorn the walls and sport is shown on tvs. Highley recommended.

Same old proper pub. Beer always good. Service always top notch.

Good selection of cask ales quiet pub with sports on the tv

It was a busy night, Wigan Warriors were playing Hull Giants so there was a lively pre & post match atmosphere helped on its way by friendly staff and an entertaining beer selection.

Very welcoming come for the rugby will be back next time am in town

Sunday 18th June 2023 This Wigan real ale pub is a essential visit for drinking hand pumped ales and cider when in Wigam A propper old pub with a plethora of real ales that are well kept by owners and staff The TV is on for sport Well lit and airlifted on warn summers days and a excellent beer garden at the rear of the pub Well done all involved The only fault here ---there is none😁

Brilliant staff, friendly atmosphere and also good tunes on too

Great selection of beer and a fantasic, laid back atmosphere is a good start for any pub. When you're served by probably the nicest bar staff in any town centre pub in Wigan you know your in for a good time.

Great traditional pub. Real ales

A Wigan classic - decent beer, screens for the rugby, and a little sun trap out back if you time it right...

A very nice pub, close to the rail stations, 7 ales to choose from, decent seating,, open plan but divided between drinking areas.

Good reliable pup. Traditional no kids but dogs welcome. Sports pub.

Very expensive, not my ideal place

Always liked this place good selection of beers should always be included in a pub crawl

Friendly award winning locals pub with good selection of drinks including Real Ale. Plenty of seating with quiet areas.

Great selection of beers. Nice ambience .

Traditional pub with good quality beer at a reasonable pric

Attracts the older generation like myself, friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Good atmosphere great selection of drinks right opposite the bus station

Nice airy pub near the bus station, with a choice of good hand-pulled beers, and a large open room for sports viewing on the large screen. Nice ambience if you can ignore the distracting TV

Always a great drinking pub fine beers severed in the best condition staff friendly and helpful.

Best beer in the borough. No kids, no distractions just a nice place to enjoy a drink. Nothing changed, still best pub in the Borough.

Great beer and choice, with matching service.

A proper decent old style boozer, got loads of cask ales on tap for you to choose and pulls a decent pint.

Second best price on our pub crawl

Great beers, especially the Warsteiner. And great barmaids

Good clean pub with well kept real ale

Popped in to this pub on way to wrighyham hospital due to missing bus staff warm really welcome considering not from the area

One of the best bars in Wigan good range of ales and friendly staff

Nice real ale pub in wigan, nr bus station.

Nice place, plenty choice of craft ale and cider great staff will definitely go again

Friendly atmosphere good selection of beer

Nice and cosy, furnishings a bit bare.

Good. Beer, spacious surrounding and very efficient bar staff.

Beer choice is good. Staff good.

Local pub for football fans.staff very helpful.

Classic British old school pub: beer and football on TV. Big selection of beers on tap. Friendly staff

Good pub bar staff seem friendly too .

Continues to provide great quantity of quality ales at decent prices

I always call in this pub when in Wigan . Basic pub with no frills . They've got some nice beers . People leave you alone and let you get on with your drinking . Plenty of TV screens to watch the horse racing . Would definitely recommend this pub .

A brilliant pub if you like quaffing real ale or commercial beers and ciders. It's like a trip back in time with the clientele being mostly male,a bit like the old tap rooms and snugs of yesteryear. Televisions installed so you can keep up to date with the nags and football. It would be good if you they could have an automated railway timetable for Wigan Wallgate and Wigan Central for the trains as this is a convenient meeting place for people travelling to Liverpool,Manchester,Southport,Preston,Lancaster and other points on the railway. Last but not least very friendly bar staff who don't keep you waiting at the bar. First class service.

Good beer and very welcoming staff definitely worth a visit

Good , friendly service,Clean and tidy,Also a good selection of beers at decent prices.Beer garden at rear.Televisions in all main area's.No food service,but staff seem happy for you to bring your own sandwich / pie in and no problems.👍🍺

Dropped in for a couple of pints. Don t serve food.but will let you take your own food in to eat. The service is good a efficient, staff are friendly. ales are available, with 2 salopian brewery ales available, unknown in the modern world. This as to be a must if you are visiting Wigan. We will always come here. Cash only. Plenty of other choices available. Not a lot of parking if any at all, entrances for all people.ground floor. Long may it stay open.

Great traditional pub, great staff and always a good vibe

Bit dated and could do with a make over. Good selection of craft ales. Definitely a drinking pub. Hidden gem in the town centre if you like real ale

Great range of cask ale, definitely worth a visit

Old style local boozer. Good range of real ales.

Cheap beer friendly atmosphere what's not too like

Always a good pint at reasonable prices,bar staff excellent and service with a smile.

Local bar best carling in the world and the staff brilliant

A pleasant change from Bolton.. no riff raff on show.

Pleasant visit the staff very hard working and pleasant, which I hope their boss appreciates.

This pub has improved a lot over the years since I was last here, really nice place now with lovely staff

Great old fashioned boozer. Good selection of beers/ales, well priced and nice atmosphere. Decent beer garden when the sun's out too. A bit off the beaten track from the other town centre pubs but definitely worth a visit

Always very good bar staff & ales

Nice place to go and staff were very helpful and friendly.

Very friendly staff and good range of craft Les

Friendly staff excellent real ale a must to visit

What I call a pub. Good selection of ales and excellent service.

Clean tidy friendly. Good beer too

You know what you're are getting in the Anvil. A good pint at a great price. Mostly men in here but that doesn't bother me and the bar staff are female. Football shown and a decent size yard to make the most of any sunny weather. Stella on draught.

Great pub with a brilliant selection of real ales.

The best pub in Wigan really friendly bar staff a great selection of real ales and the best pint of Guinness in wigan

Good beer staff great. Good town centre pub. Full if characters

Good selection of beers. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Great pub for drinks and socialising, very friendly bar staff, good prices and a great selection of beers. Will be back again soon.

Great pub very clean nice staff and a good pint .

Brilliant place. Brilliant staff

Great pub good beer and staff.cheap beer .bliss sat in beer garden in sun.

This is the best pub in wigan. Excelent and wide ranging beer selection all at very reasonable prices , served with a smile. Pub recently decorated and very clean . ALSO NEW OUTSIDE CANOPY WELL DONE . PAUL.

geezer pub carling blackfruit, madness :)

First time nice and friendly pub

Local pub in Wigan near bus station,friendly staff good choice of drinks, the lock down must be having a negative affect on trade

A friendly local pub which also serves guests beers.

Excellent service and crackin beer

Excellent service. COVID rules very much observed. Quality real ales and jager

Bright friendly pub good choice of beers

It's cheap enough but very boring

decent pub does a decent selection of beers and ales ..