The Old Anchor Inn in Dundee City

Went for meal with my husband yesterday the food was amazing . Large portions and food was hot when served I would recommend The Anchor Bar for food.

Wasn't very busy and a cold draught in the bar area meant we didn't stay too long.

This is one of the best I would highly recommend the service was good and the food was fresh and good only waited a short while and it was perfectly cooked the portion size was huge and with the added bonus of being very tasty. It is dog friendly and they even waited on my 2 hounds with some nice biscuits and fresh water after some swimming in the beautiful beach that the ferry has to offer. I will be back as the terminator once said lol .

Sorry for this but sometimes it is best to be cruel to be kind.We had been going to the pub for the last 17years. It was always busy, warm and dimly lit. Made for a great atmosphere and the clientele was mainly older people and couples with the usual suspects standing at the bar. The pub had many old distillery mirrors on the wall ,open fires and great service by the girls. Fast service etc etc. However, on recently attending there with our grandkids I walked into a modernised pub with little atmosphere and more importantly ,little customers. The pub walls and surfaces have been painted a garish green and dark shades with the lights turned up full blast so the warmth has gone.Most of the mirrors have gone, silly music in the background and I think the barmaids are now carrying radio walkie talkies which blare . That is the pub. We were well served by a very pleasant young girl with a blond ponytail but the bar man spent a lot of time in the corridor leading to the kitchen checking his mobile. An older female barmaid turned up in what can only be described a black hot pants.A nice lady but in appropriately dressed for this pub when the other barmaids ( from the previous owner ?) were tidily and smartly dressed in matching clothing . Our main meal to 30 minutes to arrive and our desserts,(just two sticky puddings) took 25 minutes and this was when the pub only had about 12-14 customers. I do not know if the pub has changes hands but the new owners must retrieve some of the atmosphere and warmth and train the staff.

First time in ferry and went into a few nice pubs looking for Sunday roast and ended up in anchor it was absolutely lovely and can only recommend thank-you 👏👏👏

Nothing but good things to say about The Anchor Bar. The food was delicious and the service was great. Would definitely recommend eating there.

Went thier for food, staff were very friendly and helpful. Food a very good price. Home made burgers were nice with chips and a salad, macaroni cheese and chips with salad the macaroni was a little bit on the watery side and needs a good thicken up and the drizzle on the salad she be mentioned before ordering so it doesn't go on thier. Overall food was ok but service good probably give 5/10 for mac and cheese and a 9/10 for the burger, I would definitely advise people of this salad drizzle that goes on it. The pub used to have an old pub feel to it which I enjoyed when I come to visit but this has been repainted to a horrible unwelcoming blue/grey colour and makes it look dark and dingy, which takes it away from the nice ferry style pub.

Delicious food, great friendly staff. Great value for money. Decent sized portions too . Highly recommend

Cozy pub with delicious food at very fair prices. I recommend Beef Stroganov, it was really delicious

l was in today with my friend and her 93 yr old mum we had a fabulous meal and will definately return Staff were great too

Service good, staff friendly, food little bit cold. Disappointing pub food.

Visited at short notice today. It was fairly quiet at half 4, but great friendly service. Food came quickly, and it was beautifully presented and all freshly made. I had the prawn salad which was excellent.

Reasonable choice of good pub food. Friendly staff.

Fantastic bar with friendly, helpful staff, fabulous affordable menu and great atmosphere.

Great pub, great food back again when im in Scotland

We went as a table of 5 at 6pm on July 2nd. We hadn't been for more than a year.The cosy pub atmosphere has gone. A strong blue paint is on the walls now. The Mac and cheese had zero cheese flavour apart from the melted cheese on top. The scampi was cooked to hot but not crispy. The battered fish had no flavour at all. The chicken pakora which was a favourite in the past had no flavour in the batter. Our server although friendly disappeared after our meal was served. We could have ordered another round of drinks but no one came by. Staff were chatting to bar customers or looking at their phone behind the bar. Had to go find someone to bring the bill. We had finished our meal ages before. None of us finished out food. Just disappointed. It was not so busy on this occasion.

Good value tasty bar food, usual bar food plus a good selection of curries which are tasty from past experiences. Menu hasn’t changed for a long time probably because it is a good menu and popular plenty to choose from, children’s menu too. A good range of beers and two real ales. Service good, waitresses friendly and helpful, surprised to find the premises empty at five o’clock, asked for table free from football, tennis and especially politicians, given quiet table, perfect. Don’t think this was typical, very popular pub.

Made reservations for 3 of us, 2 of us had had steak pie 1 had lasagne both meals comes with chips and vegetables/salad all meals were hot and were very good 👍🏻 will be back soon

Stopped here with hubbie and daughter and our dog for lunch. Meal was fantastic, big portions, even our dog got a bowl of water and chew bar on arrival. Great service, food and staff lovely. Will definitely be back.

Went for an evening meal. Great menu, very generous portion sizes, and very tasty food. Friendly staff, who were attentive. Can't fault and would highly recommend.

So disappointed! The Anchor was always our favourite place to eat in the Ferry so my husband and I went for lunch today. It was busy but we were seated right away and our order was taken shortly after - we waited and waited but no food appeared! The table next to us who ordered just before us had their meals and left and still no food! So I asked when our food was coming, she said she would find out and never came back! Another member of staff then told us that a big table had ordered before us but there were at least 3 tables who came in after us that were served before us! She was quite cheeky! No apology or sorry for your wait! By this time we had been waiting nearly an hour for macaroni cheese and chilli! We decided just to pay for our drinks and left - the only apology we got was from the young barman. Sorry but we won't be back.

Very nice place not much atmosphere as we were in at lunch time but meal made up for it.

Booked a table for sat eve at 6, for 9 people, paid £45 deposit, but when we got there people still at our table and not keen to move, very chaotic.very noisy, was mygrandsons 18th and was a bit disappointed, food was nice though and wee girl with blonde hair was very helpful

Awesome bar ,visited on a Thursday night, which was the Kaeroke evening ,the music was brilliant , the presenter "Bob" was out of this world. Even the bar staff all play their part in the entertainment, under the example of the most talented" Helen" the Manageress.a top class singer11

Found The Anchor whilst up on holiday. The staff are lovely and very friendly. Amazing food all homemade. I had the lasagna the first visit and the steak pie when we went back later in the week. I would highly recommendThe Anchor, but book if you don't want to be disappointed as it does get busy. Doggy friendly which was ideal for us. We will definitely be back next month when we are up.

Nice meal and prices service very good but you must book a table as it's very popular

Fun place. Nice people. Good food. Enjoyed it here.

Could half the meals and it would still be enough. Never noticed if they do smaller portions

Great service and amazing food.

Was there with 3 friends on Saturday afternoon lovely food and great service

Today had the special for lunch, chicken tikka kebabs with rice, sauces, pitta bread and salad, it was delicious Staff were delightful Donna Connor and sandie

Brilliant! Had not booked but, they sorted a table. Really friendly knowledgeable staff, good food and a buzzy atmosphere and this was during the afternoon. Thank you. X

I really enjoyed my meal at the anchor inn. Popped in early in the year to try but was busy so came back a second time today. Met be very friendly staff. I took observations of the locals and how busy it was a 5:30 pm on a Thursday. I can see why. Great food. Although I didn't take a picture of it. It was consumed within a matter of minutes. Haddock, chips and salad. All fresh and very tasty. Do you self a favour. Forget the weather spoons across the road. Too easy to go in there. Come to the anchor and have fresh food and friendly service. All in all. I really enjoyed my food and visit. Staff took order quickly offered to open a tab. Took my small dietary requirement into consideration and it was promptly delivered fresh and quickly cleared away. The pub experience I've been looking for. Give the anchor a go.

We waited 55 minutes for food, server with a short bob was very rude, intimidating and kept referring to us as ‘hun’ when my partner was asking if anything would be taken off the bill. Very unprofessional. The family have been coming to this pub for 30+ years and my god it’s gone downhill. We will not be returning and will make it known how rude, unprofessional and passive aggressive their staff are

Great bar, with excellent food and service.

3rd time for food. Their steak melt is delicious. Huge portion with chios and veg or salad. Food piping hot. Service quick and lovely friendly staff. Will definitely be back.

Really great food. Great staff. Was quiet but that suited us.

I visited this place with friends, it was recommended to me and we travelled from Perth. Was more than worth it, it was our intention to have dinner in Forgan’s and do a pub crawl but the atmosphere in here was that good along with the excellent bar staff made us come back here after dinner. Even the bouncers on the door were great craic along with a great bunch of punters. Will defo return and will try out the food next time too

Friendly staff, and nice selection of drinks

Food was ok . One staff member was a bit nippy, I think because we changed tables but it was empty. Toilets need a good deep clean

Fantastic food and great staff and service. Excellent for either a family get-together or a night out with friends. Recent renovations have freshened-up the Anchor and now it's even better!

couldnt finish meal large portions

Place was really busy, would say the food was not as good as it has been in the past

Brilliant.. lovely young chap served us.. Happy and smiling..

Great Thursday evening in The Anchor Bar for food and karaoke with 6 friends, who I had been on a golf outing with. Many thanks to all the barstaff for looking after us and to all the very good singers who performed on the night.Look forward to returning some time.

Food was great ...big portions...only slight complaint... put the food on a bigger plate please👍

Good food. Very noisy atmosphere

Best seafood linguine I've tasted

Excellent service and food. But very noisy for me.

We have eaten here many times and the food is absolutely excellent. Would highly recommend.

Came here a few years ago and had a nice meal, came again and the standard are still up there, each member of our company enjoyed their meal which is a rare occurrence, keep it up you are doing something right

Only been once but absolutely loved it.....food, service and atmosphere really great. Very traditional pub, it was so lovely to be in somewhere so busy and friendly.

Very busy even on weekdays so if you're a bigger group it's best to book. Good is good with generous portions, service efficient and friendly

Great place for an impromptu meal, fast service, food lovely and nice waiting staff. The curry was really good, would definitely recommend.

Great place to go for meal or drink

Pub quiz night so busy and lively

Just in for a couple of drinks with a group of friends. Quick service, great choice and reasonable prices

Very friendly service and excellent food at a reasonable price 👌

A wude just like to say a big thank you to all team Anchor for the hospitality they gave me and my wife on our visits just came home to Millport today tue 27th had a wonderful time guys thanks Anne Graham millport

Great friendly place. Food looked good with big portions. Will definitely be back

Best place to eat in Broughty Ferry, Attentive staff, reasonable prices and huge portions, Thanks

Few beers, few jokes, listen to karaoke 🎤 what's not like

My local in monifieth is better

We enjoyed a lovely lunch here. Ask for specials. And they do half portions! (Sadly, we weren't told until the last second)

Brilliant service on a weekend evening from very friendly staff, excellent fresh food and best scampi ever. Black pudding starters delicious but absolutely huge! Food is so good, it's a pity there's not more of a dedicated area where's it's less noisy and shouty than the crazy loud bar. We couldn't have a conversation with granny for the noise of raucous, shouting and swearing. Not great for children to hear either. Suggest avoiding peak drinking hours. Shout out for the chefs though, great job!

Great atmosphere, good food, friendly staff. A very enjoyable evening with our friends. Plenty of choice on the menu, so everyone happy.

Tried the Anchor today for lunch staff very friendly and attentive.my wife had the macaroni and chips which she thought was very good. I had steak pie potatoes and veg. Steak pie was to die for plenty of meat and lovely gravy.ten out of ten.would strongly recommend the food here

Superb, food amazing and staff even better. First time in town, definitely be back. Make sure you have an appetite and don’t walk bye.

Large menu with lots of choices for everyone. A great place for couples, family or friends. The staff are lovely and helpful. Will definitely be back and 100% recommend!

Booked for lunch for 3. Very friendly welcome from blonde lady. Seated and drinks order taken, again very friendly young waiter. Food ordered. 2 battered fish and chips burger with black pudding, all food freshly prepared and was delicious. Friendly atmosphere inside, busy outside as a luvly sunny day, will be back. Highly recommend a visit here :):)

First time here not booked but the staff went out there way to accommodate us the staff where very well presented and polite and very very helpful. The food was very good I had the breaded fish 2 pieces and the wife had the steak melt which she said was delicious first time certainly won’t be the last.

I was recommended The Anchor for it's good homecooked food so went along with a friend.The bar is old traditional style not new attempting to look old . I'm sure I visited it years ago for a drink.We ordered food and drink and were swifly served our soft drinks.We were finished them by the time our food was served to us 30 minutes later. We actually thought we had been forgotten. The food was pilled high on medium sized plates. The beef steak in the steak pie was delicious .As was my friends macaroni. We would had ordered another drink but no waiting staff came near us until we asked for the bill.Not saying they were unfriendly to us but were not interested.The bar wasn't particularly busy so no excuse for poor customer service. Maybe they were just complacent and set in their ways .Unlike corporate staff who have targets to meet.No or little sign of hand sanitisers or Covid aware in the bar either.As I had been informed the food was good but service a letdown.

I have been in this pub a number of times over the years but this was the first time I have eaten. I wish I'd have done so sooner. Lovely pub food at reasonable prices, what more could you want?

Simply fantastic was the meal and service .We were out for a walk when we found the old anchor inn was open.we both had pepper steak melt which was delicious .12/10 simply the best

Went to The Anchor for a late lunch after a wee bit of Christmas shopping. We hadn't booked but they found us a table. Social distancing was done very well. I had only ever visited the Anchor before for a drink.The food we had was very good, very tasty. Service was also very good and we will definitely go back again.

Bog standard pub grub? Not here! We both had the legendary pepper steak cheese melt and it was one of the best pub meals we have ever had, we'll be back for sure.

Today I called in for a coffee and quick bite. Covid prevention in full force and the vegetable soup was tremendous. Not normally my favourite soup but I thoroughly enjoyed it, very tasty.

Always stellar food and especially spectacular service at the Anchor, the chicken and bacon salad is not to be missed! Extremely varied menu made it hard to choose between all the great options on offer!

Had a lovely drink here plenty of social distancing Few whiskies and a taxii home to my boyfriend Perfect afternoon.

Como otros han dicho excelente comida y excelente protección contra COVID, mi familia y yo estamos haciendo un poco de vacaciones en casa por todo el costo de Escocia y puedo decir que esta es una joya escondida. No tomes mi mundo por él, pasa por aquí y pruébalo por ti mismo.

The food was brilliant, but more importantly the service was second to none. I would highly recommend the anchor 👍⚓

Pulgares hacia arriba. . . Ayer, mi amigo y yo pedimos 1 ensalada de pollo coronación y 1 x macarrones con papas fritas, no nos decepcionó. Las raciones eran abundantes y la comida era muy sabrosa. El personal fue atento (servicio de mesa) y las medidas de prevención de Covid nos hicieron sentir aún más seguros y relajados. . . Nos quedamos a tomar un café con leche y una taza de té, servidos con deliciosos bizcochos envueltos individualmente (no pueden servir el famoso bizcocho de mantequilla en este momento debido a las restricciones actuales). Disfrutamos el cambio de todos modos.

Fabulous food, friendly staff, clean and hygienic premises. Staff were flawless in their service and COVID measures superb. Great experience from entering to leaving.

Brilliant meal out to celebrate my dad's birthday. Thanks so much to the lovely girls who served us and to the chefs. Highland Chicken was amazing as always.

Fui a almorzar aquí el domingo con la otra mitad, el lugar se ve genial con todas las nuevas medidas que se han implementado, el personal fue excelente como siempre, el anfitrión Andy estaba haciendo un gran trabajo. La comida era increíble, volveremos pronto.

Went here on Saturday night for a family meal as we were staying near by for the weekend food and service was exellent and they went the extra mile to keep us feeling safe throughout the covid situation

So confused reading below reviews about the 'worst ever mac and cheese'. Myself and family/friends have been coming to this establishment for years and think it's the best ever! I reckon this place has the best pub food in the Ferry. All social distancing measures in place for Covid regulations made for a safe and pleasant visit. Will be back soon!

I'm glad to call The Anchor my local , outstanding tasty food with great sized portions . They now have also started doing a daily special The staff are extremely helpful and polite Dj on at weekends , with friendly atmosphere Can honestly say I've never been disappointed with my food from The Anchor Keep up the great work guys

Todo lo que te imaginas y puedes esperar de un Pub lo tiene, los grandes platos de Pub muy bien servidos y presentados. Los Jueves noche tienen Karaoke, el cual merece la pena acercarse a disfrutrar y ver el ambiente de buen rollo que se forma. El sitio esta muy limpio, el personal muy atento y el precio el normal de un pub, muy recomendable

El queso macarrones en este pub es realmente horrible. Está hecho con mozzarella y queso cheddar suave y barato que da como resultado una salsa cremosa, no cursi y repugnante. Es asqueroso y debe evitarse a toda costa. Una vez dicho esto, los camareros son geniales y es una lástima el mac cheese

El queso macarrones está hecho con mozzarella y queso cheddar suave y barato, lo que da como resultado una salsa espesamente cremosa y sin queso. Debería llamarse 'macarrones sin queso en salsa de mozzarella'. Si eres un aficionado a los macarrones con queso, evita este plato ya que es realmente asqueroso. Los camareros, sin embargo, son geniales!

I think the Anchor may be my favourite place to eat in Dundee. Absolutely love a chicken hot pot from here!

Friendly and warm, food was excellent. Staff went out of their way to work with us. Nice spot to walk around too

Had an enjoyable evening of drinks in The Anchor, lucky to get seats not long after getting in and stayed a few hours.DJ was playing music quite loud but selections were very much our vintage so thoroughly enjoyed albeit we struggled to chat.Found just about as much fun from people watching on a busy Saturday night as all came and went over the evening.Enjoyable evening.

We had lunch at the Anchor. The service was really good. My chicken curry was good, but there could have been more lean chicken. My husband had beef stroganoff which was excellent.

Mi hija invitó a mi esposa y a mí a almorzar. Nos reímos cuando dijo que reservara una mesa, pero al llegar pudimos ver por qué. Muy ocupado para un martes a mediodía.Menú muy variado con una gran variedad de artículos para elegir. Hicimos el pedido y tuvimos que esperar un poco antes de que llegara la comida. Aproximadamente 30 minutos. Sin embargo, fue con él, ya que la comida era excelente. Completado con café que también era de primera clase. La primera vez que ella, pero definitivamente volveremos.

We booked a table in advance as we had heard that it could be very busy at lunchtime. We were sat at a nice corner table and the waitress was very attentive. The food was excellent and there was a good helping of each meal. The actual building could do with an upgrade as the furniture is very tired looking. Gents toilet was very small and not too clean, the Ladies was clean and tidy although this was small as well. All in it was a pleasant experience and very enjoyable day.

Wait staff friendly and helpful. This pub has excellent delicious food as well as typical pub drinks and food. We walked here from our B & B and enjoyed the area which is very close to the beach and the water.

J’avais pris un steak jai eu des émincés baignant dans la sauce et le cheddar (surprenant mais bon) et l’autre personne un burger (steak belge), les 2 plats en ration conséquente. Le cadre est sympa et spacieux

Been coming here for years and tried most of the menu and can say everything is fantastic. Favourites have to be a korma (will also do half chips and half rice), lasagne, steak pie and fish and chips.