The Blue Anchor in Tonbridge and Malling - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

My wife and I had Sunday Lunch at The Blue Anchor in St. Mary’s Platt and it was fantastic. Charming service, quick ordering and cooking and a pleasant old fashioned ambience. Like pubs should be. The roast beef dinner was exceptionally good. Fair price for everything, though nothing is cheap these days, it was worth every penny.

Great meal today for our club outing well catered for great staff and atmosphere

Food was okay but a bit over priced. Two roast potatoes only on the roast! Genuinely the worst poured Guinness I have ever has which is really ironic seeing as the entire staff were wearing Guinness branded uniform

Took my Dad here today for Father Day, the food was amazing and service great, what a lovely find, we will definitely be visiting again Thank you

Went for dinner last night, booked a table of four in the restaurant. The food was excellent. Everything seemed fresh and well cooked. Everything was clean and the staff were professional and friendly. The menu was excellent with something for everyone, burgers, fish, an excellent health power salad I think it was called, steaks and lots of sides to choose from. Will definitely go again. Really enjoyed it.

We booked The Blue Anchor to celebrate a 70th birthday. It was a fabulous afternoon, fabulous food, and fabulous staff. We were so well looked after and they made us all so welcome and did everything possible to make it a fabulous birthday celebration. As we were a party of 15 we had exclusive use of the restaurant, which the landlady had spent considerable time on decorating with balloons and banners to make a fabulous venue. She even gave the birthday person a lovely bunch of yellow tulips as we departed. There is easy free parking at rear of pub.

Fantastic food and big portions! Lovely atmosphere in a real pub. Excellent pints of Guinness too!! I recommend the mixed grill as the best I've had.

It’s just a lovely pub, the red wine served up was particularly moorish. Gary was great at Front of house making everybody feel welcome and at ease. I’ll definitely be returning to sample the food..

Great traditional pub with lovely welcome. One of the last traditional pubs around. Friendly, welcoming staff who went out of their way to make us feel welcome. Great service.

Our family Sunday lunch was excellent. We had the choice of 4 roast dinners -- and portion sizes were amazing. There were vegan/vegetarian options available to cater for all! The staff were friendly and really helpful. Would definitely recommend and we will return. Thank you.

A traditional local pub with welcoming staff and good food. In addition to the ‘normal’ menu there is a ‘specials’ board and also a separate ‘pie menu’. We were spoilt for choice. The beef and ale pie came with mash, vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and cabbage) and extra gravy. All piping hot and freshly prepared. Portions were a good size (which meant I didn’t have room to try the puds). I will be returning to try the Sunday Roasts as well as the cheesecake!

Was recommended this pub for a Santa Claus visit for my children by my next door neighbour, his daughter owns the pub. I have to say they were incredibly accommodating, Santa was magical, the children had the best time, the food was absolutely incredible (portion sizes are very big) we had a really lovely time and will 1000% be returning.

Came in after work for drinks and food Had a lovely steak meal with few pints Atmosphere was amazing and staff very friendly plus landlady Michelle very welcoming Will def be back

Our local let us down so we took a chance there would be room for us. We received a warm welcome and a choice of eating in a crowded noisy bar or empty restaurant. The restaurant was quieter. We ordered starters and a main course each. Portion sizes proved to be beyond our capacity to consume. Food arrived on warm plates (bliss) and was well cooked. Our five a day were in evidence. With hindsight we shouldn’t have ordered the starters as we couldn’t finish the meal, but we did enjoy it immensely. We will be going back - no starters next time.

Great food nice warm friendly atmosphere. Great service.plenty of outside setting area's lovely gardens.

Absolutely amazing food staff. Atmosphere great fantastic garden for family's dogs and very reasonable prices will return again thankyouvery much for a loverly lunch

Wow, food here is amazing and what a lovely welcome we received. The Pub/ Restaurant has a nice character about it. We had choice of sitting in bar area or in restaurant. We chose to sit in restaurant. We had not booked, just turned up and there was plenty of room. We arrived about 7.45pm and had a really nice, leisurely supper leaving at 9.45pm. I had burger with blue stilton and salad. Wife had duck rolls with salad and hoisin sauce. Both were very tasty and nicely cooked.

A friendly establishment with a great atmosphere. We sat in the garden for a drink and really enjoyed our surroundings. We will definitely be back for more and next time we will try the food.

Good setting, small pub as you imagine, good food and good beer 🍺 Nestled in a quiet little street

Such a good experience great service food and environment only spoil but a hefty service charge so a good job it was good I would have tipped anyway

Birthday Sunday afternoon, very busy when we arrived but no problem got some drinks and sat outside till everyone turned up , good selection of beers and lagers in my opinion, we all then sat down in the pub and the fun began, all the food turned up nice and hot and plenty on the plate everyone enjoyed the food and service was great, and for me the best prawn cocktail I’ve ever had , definitely worth a visit and we will definitely be going back again…..

We had heard that the food was very good. So with few pubs were open tonight so went walked the 100 yards down the lane. After we had ordered we were told it would be 30 minutes. After one and a quarter hours we got up, paid for our drinks and left. Another couple were waiting even longer. This was appalling. So disappointing. And yet this pub keeps going. Why?

Lovely old pub, really friendly staff and a large garden. This place is great. Good ale (Timothy Taylor) on tap, lovely homely style food and staff that go out of their way to help you. Do not be put off by the current road"works" that say "road closed" as you get to it...we just drove around those. The King Prawn cocktail was generous and I had ham, egg, chips..with proper ham. We will be back, even though we live 45 miles away. Recommended.

Great friendly pub,excellent atmosphere, found by chance, definitely going back

Great little find. Fantastic service, polite staff and the lunchtime menu was good value. Will definitely visit again. Sausage and mash one of the best I’ve had in ages. The scampi & chips lovely too. Dessert can’t fault it delicious. Vanilla cheese cake with berries! Thank you for looking after us💕

Brilliant pub, proper local, with good choice of well-kept beer and great English fayre, all looked after by the brilliant Michelle and Hannah. Fab garden too with kids area. Well worth the few minutes drive from the M20 M26 Wrotham junction.

I almost don't want to tell everyone how good this place is in case it gets hard to book lol. When they say the food is homemade they mean it and omg its so good. I had the goats cheese and onion tart with marmalade main with new potatoes and salad and it was absolutely lovely. My husband had the chicken, brie and cranberry pie and his ear to ear grin said it all. As a vegetarian I was surprised at the choice and also good to see gluton free options. The specials board was almost as long as the regular menu so there's a lot more than you see on the Facebook page. I can also recommend the crumble which was amazingly light and so tasty - apple, pear and strawberry a combo I've not had before but I'd go back just for that. The pub is a very friendly place with very nice staff that are so helpful. The portion sizes are very large and the prices are very reasonable.

8 of us booked for my birthday What a fantastic meal,fantastic friendly staff great beers. Whitebait for me excellent as was the beer battered Cod. Always enjoy coming here so we’ll definitely be coming back soon Thank you

Super traditional pub. You couldn’t get more British than here. Staff super friendly

rudest and most upprofesional door staff i have ever experienced!! my friend was assulted multiple times door staff stood and watched worst bar in portsmouth

Brilliant pub, definitely the best in the area. Lovely staff and good selection of beers🍺

Wonderful local pub. Really great staff. Always laughing and good fun. A proper friendly pub and roast potatoes on the bar on a Sunday. Love it

Quite a nice pub, but I could have done without the persistent raucous laughter of the bar staff in my ear on a recent visit...

Really lovely staff, food is delicious, Will defo be going back with the kids.

Today I had a lovely huge cod and chips and the lady who served me was lovely, thankyou.

The food was excellently cooked, we had a selection of meals due to grandsons 22 birthday. Ages ranged from 21 to 71 and we all enjoyed our meals immensely. We had soup excellent, mixed fish selection another excellent. Mains we had pie, belly pork, scampi, did not have room for pudding although they bought out a surprise little pudding with a candle for the birthday boy which was a lovely touch.

First time here food and service was excellent we had steak fish and curry all was first class staff was very friendly great atmosphere and setting can’t wait to return Thank you for a wonderful evening John

Had a great time at the blue Anchor the meal was fantastic and the staff were brilliant i would highly recommend it seeing as it was the first time we had been there hope to be back very soon

Food was amazing couldn't fault it. But a bottle of prosecco was way to expensive.

Brilliant place to eat , cosy atmosphere and excellent food . Reasonably priced and the staff make it what it was a great experience .

Thank you so much to John and all the staff and chefs for making our early Xmas family meal such a success Top service and food, and in my opinion good value too. THANK YOU 😊

Lovely village pub serving really good food, friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. There were 12 of us in a walking group on a Saturday lunchtime. We had pre-ordered and arrived 45 minutes early but they asked if we wanted to eat early and we...

Recently had dinner in this pub was very nice a very helpful staff would highly recommend thanks very much

We loved this pub. Friendly atmosphere and great staff. An excellent pint of Green King IPA and the landlord was a great character. We weren’t eating on this occasion but will definitely return to sample the food. So many amusing slogans written up all over...

A local pub run by very welcoming and friendly people. I had an excellent roast, complemented by a morish crumble as dessert. Also excellent selection of real ales on draft!

Freinds birthday meal. Excellent food and service.

A very lively establishment. The staff are very efficient and polite. Parking could be a problem and walking through all the smokers hanging around the entrance is not nice. Also children trying there parents alcoholic drinks and being rather loud.

Great place in the country, small and personal 👌. Food was great. Staff are really friendly. Car park is at the rear, just in case you think parking is out the front. All in all. Fantastic!!

Lovely old fashioned pub with excellent food and hosting. We were made to feel welcomed with our dogs. There was so much food at an excellent price.

Great place nice food Will be going back

Great friendly pub good food reasonably priced.

Quirky pub, food is out of this world. Need a big appetite

Great little pub. Lovely beer garden. Friendly people Great atmosphere.

Wow my beef burger was amazing haven't had such a tasty burger in a long time. Great choice of bitters and lagers. Staff super friendly and helpful. I look forward to going back and sitting in the back garden!

good food.great staff very friendly..lovely country pub.highly recommend.

I have fond memories of drinking here with my brother and Dad having grown up in the area and always thought of it as a good local boozer. The restaurant at the back of the pub is light and comfortable, overlooking a wooden decking area and orchard garden while the inside of the pub is cosy with open fires. I had a lunchtime meal here and was surprised at such a varied and inspired menu and the chef was more than willing to adapt any meal to be gluten free for my coeliac Mother. The food was delicious and of an incredibly high standard and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. I would absolutely eat here again without a doubt.

Friendly place with nice selection of beer/ ales

Good dining experience. Reasonable.price.food. wide selection. Only problem here is parking. Obviously the only problem was the guy who took me down there being blissfully unaware of the additional parking!!!!

The most expensive coffee I have ever paid for! It tasted fine but usually costs £1 less.

Best steak and ale pie I have ever had! In fact best meal I have ever eaten no doubt. So so good and I don't work or live there. Found it by chance when the beefeater up the road was shut. Really friendly good all round little village local

Pleasant experience visiting this pub, good choice of drinks from the Greene King stable and we'll priced. We ate an assortment of snacks from the menu and all food was very good quality, nicely presented and very tasty!

Lovely pub, and excellent food. It was just a little too noisy in the bar area; unfortunately, this is where we were put to have our lunch. Overall experience was excellent. Would definitely go there again. .

On a 10 mile circular walk we popped in here for lunch. Friendly, local community pub. Games, books, local info etc. I unexpectedly had the best cooked sea bass, I have ever had! The seasoning was perfect, cooked correctly, no stray bones, served with new...

I had a meal with my Family last Saturday evening and all I can say is BRILLIANT! I little gem of a village pub that should be supported more by the locals. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and food was top class. We all had different dishes and the whole family we very impressed with the whole experience! Well done to John and all your excellent staff. You are a credit to the village!!!

Visited the Blue Anchor a few times over Christmas and the new year and really liked it. Reasonal prices, John and his staff seem very nice and the locals are also friendly. I don't live in the area but i'm looking forward to going back...

Lovely place, lovely food, great staff and great landlord!!

Had a fantastic meal here with friends. Staff were very friendly, helpful and attentive.

We got chatting with Gina the land lady when a foreign lorry driver got his vehicle stuck in the lane outside and my friend helped out. The locals are really friendly and we returned to sample the menu. The homemade beef and stilton pie with...

Food was good, rather expensive for a pub!

A nice, local pub with a big garden, dog-friendly inside and out, even collecting for the dog's trust on the bar. Standard pub food with generous portions.

A small village local pub found whilst out running. Had a drink and meal everyone knows each other in there but it was friendly and the food was really good.

The most amazing pub food we’ve had in years! Family and dog friendly. We went for a lovely dog walk in the nearby platt woods and then found this pub. Service was fantastic and the food was the best in the area. We all ordered...

Great food and atmosphere, love the little touches they have added. Great Sunday Roast

Took grandchildren there last Tuesday for some lunch, none of the pubs in Wrotham were serving food, we had been to the park there and I was trying to extend the treat. Glad I remembered the Blue Anchor, nice food, very reasonably priced, staff so friendly and welcoming and lovely garden the children played in until the rain overtook us. Excellent lunch.

Nice food and friendly staff. But a correct estimation of how long food will take is always good if you have an appointment and you have already paid....

Great food and friendly staff and manager, with huge garden. I asked how long the food would be as I had to leave by a certain time. "15 mins" turned into half an hour. If I hadn't already paid I would have walked out. (I missed my appointment due to misinformation)

A typical country pub. Great staff, fairly priced and tasty food. Pies are deeeeelish! Well worth a visit.

Lovely village pub with picturesque beer garden and friendly and welcoming staff

Average food with quick service. I have only rated it 3 stars as non of the waiting staff wore masks and they did not ask us if we had checked in on the NHS app.

Unpretentious great food in a great pub. This is the benchmark for how pubs should be; qualify food, large portions, cooked freshly. I only wish I was more local.

Friendly attentive staff and good food 😁

I visited the Blue Anchor a few weeks ago for the return to outdoor eating and it did not disappoint! The waitress, Gina, was extremely friendly and her service was brilliant. We ordered lots of drinks and she ensured that our Prosecco glasses were never...

Another great meal at the Blue Anchor but I noticed this time the WiFi was super fast and the service was great

Huge portions that were well presented in good packaging, if I were to complain, the lamb was a bit fatty, otherwise really nice food

3 of us stopped for lunch. Covered outside seating was welcome and the food and service excellent.

They wouldn't take my Green King gift card even though it's a Green King pub.

Beautiful food, steak pie and mash were heavenly. Highly recommend

Best pub in the Borough Green area. Good food, good beer friendly service

My partner and I ordered lamb roasts, they were ready when we arrived. The reception when we arrived wasn’t the most welcoming I have ever experienced. When we got back the portions were huge! The meat was very good, roast potatoes were a little soggy,...

Very nice food & pleasant staff.

We booked in advance & our table was ready & waiting for us. Our waitress & all of the other staff there were very lovely & professional. We all enjoyed our lunches, especially as they are continuing to offer some meals at cheaper prices on...

Excellent roast dinner and yummy pudding

Biased as it's our local but we're always made to feel welcome despite our excitable dog and annoying toddler!

Disappointed! After telephoning to book a early evening meal for last Wednesday, and bring told over the phone that they were using the gov meal deal 50% off promotion, we set off excitedly. Upon arriving and finding a table, I visited the bar to pick up the menus. We chose our meals then I went back to the bar to order our meals and drinks. We were charged full price! Unknown to us there was little black dots on the menu showing which meals were in the promotion. It would've been nice to have been told this when I telephoned to book, and again when I was given the menu at the bar. The black dots on the menu had no key to show what they were. Everyone we've spoken to since have said it should have been everything on the menu! Very sly on their part we thought. The meal was nice enough but hardly the point having to pay full price, when they will probably be reimbursed by the government too.

Nice friendly staff, good food and funny signs. I'd definitely go back.

First trip out since lockdown. Highly recommended. Food was great, Michelle was helpful and explained how all the new rules work, an asset to the team. Made everyone feel at ease and a very enjoyable afternoon. Will be back again 5*

Came across the Blue Anchor during a country walk with friends. Loved it! $ good points and a coffee! We will be back to give the food a try

Been coming for many years and I love the Blue Anchor for great food good selection of beers and the atmosphere is out of this world. If you don’t believe me try it! I know you will enjoy your lunch or time here.

Visited with a walking group - there were 10 of us - and we'd been asked to pre-order to avoid delays. This system worked brilliantly as we were served in a very short time after ordering drinks and settling down around the reserved tables.My steak & ale pie with mash and seasonal vegetables was lovely but so filling I couldn't finish it. ( I was offered a take away box). A proper pie not a casserole with a pastry top! All other meals were equally enjoyed from jacket potatoes to fish finger sandwiches. The Greene King IPA was spot on.Nice friendly and warm service complimented the whole experience. We were able to use the pub car park by pre-arrangement as we were eating. A bonus.

Today our group of 21, MG car club members had a great lunch. The staff were happy and friendly, and very capable of serving our group. Our meals were all freshly cooked and delivered together, the Pie , fish and chips, the fish platter! were all very popular today, The large choice of desserts were lovely! Spotted dick and custard, crumble,and parfait to name a few.The 2 course special was excellent value. All round off with fresh tea and coffees. A very successful Lunch, we will be planning our return visit. Thanks to John and the team!