The Anchor

Bankside, 34 Park Street
South Bank, London SE1 9EF
Tel: 020 7407 1577

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Very pleasant pub under normal circumstances, but my latest visit was ruined by the presence of some rather obnoxious e-generation, marketing types who did not stop whinging from the moment they got in there.

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 by Nimrita1, 20 Mar 2008
Full of tourists, which is annoying enough but worse when everyone's wandering aimlessly because the venue makes no effort to direct people on how to order their own food (from a separate and hidden bar upstairs through a gallery and... I can't remember the rest). Carvery was cold.

Not bad if you're with visitors and just want a pint in the sun and to enjoy the view, but don't go for food.

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 by ginsta (3 reviews), 05 Feb 2007
Great location, pity it is spoilt by poor and overpriced food.

Oh, and don't even THINK that you can grab some hot chips from Nando's next door and have it in the open area. The Anchor have a very strict policy that you can only have food from their kitchen in the open seating area across the pathway from the pub... After many years of highly recommending this place, sadly I no longer do!

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 by Peter London, 04 Aug 2006
Service is dire, the Guinness is worse.

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 by Anonymous, 25 Jul 2006
Great pub, great atmosphere. Just watch out for handbag thieves - mine got stolen. We think it was a bogus glass collector, so trust no-one.

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 by Rutter, 21 Nov 2005
A nice beer stop on a Saturday afternoon, with no suits to spill larger all over me! The view of St Paul's etc is enough to recommend a look.

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 by Anonymous, 11 Jul 2005
Once full of charm, now suffering from an identity crisis prompted by a disastrous conversion into what is essentially a pub of the Happy Eater genre. The people who did this should hang their heads in shame.

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 by Anonymous, 18 May 2005
Overpriced and spoilt by a recent conversion to a hotel / bar. Drink in the Market Porter, Borough Market instead.

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 by Anonymous, 07 Sep 2004
There aren't many beer stops on this stretch of river -- if that's any kind of recommendation!

The Anchor is often swamped by tourists in the summer. And watch out for the grouchy FT hacks from the nearby office block. You have been warned.

I prefer The Globe (5 mins walk away in Borough Market). Or if you've got the dosh, Vinopolis across the street is wayyy classier.

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 by Gabe "top london reviewer" (24 reviews), 08 Mar 2004


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