The Anchor Inn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service. Very friendly staff."
• "Staff were lovely attentive and polite."
• "Service was brisk and courteous."
• "The staff are always friendly and welcoming!"
• "Staff really welcoming and friendly."
• "Service was good, the food was good and prices were reasonable."
• "The staff were friendly and their service as good as it gets."

Cons:

• "Also a very rude waiter that apparently doesn’t get paid enough to deal with a customer asking basic questions of why the chef won’t accommodate someone with an allergy."
• "We ordered by accident a sandwich with butter (not used to have buttered) and asked if the sandwich could be heated. The waitress was really rude just said it was our fault and left."
• "No one came to check if the food was ok until they collected the plates."
• "Popped in for a drink today happened to be carrying a Costa cup I did drink any of it. Then a male member of staff Rom was so rude to me about it there is a way to talk to people when you're in hospitality and that's not it left me feeling upset."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "If you’re a vegetarian definitely go for the spinach and mushroom lasagna, it was really good."
• "The food was delicious and great service from every member of staff we dealt with."
• "Our meal was delicious and good value."
• "Delicious food!"
• "Good food, plenty of it, friendly staff and a nice atmosphere."
• "The food in there is beautiful,the faggots were delicious and my wife loved the liver and onions."
• "The Fish was fresh and delicious from the special meal."

Cons:

• "While other members of my group had a nice meal (hake) my prawn and monkfish red Thai curry was awful."
• "Nice pub shame about the food. Had a chicken pie which was awful."
• "Food was mediocre. Roast dinner was not very nice at all."
• "Fish was very good but chips seemed like they were reheated not freshly fried and peas were obviously microwaved as some were hard."
• "Food was old!!! Hair in meal and wife's food was burnt......no excuses it was empty."
• "My main duck was ok it was over cooked and the mash was powdered mash."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Just dropped in for a quick pint on a hot day. The vibe very good."
• "It's our go to pub whenever we are in Sidmouth."
• "A lovely setting for a pub."
• "Cosy place with good atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere and excellent service."
• "Nice ambiance within the restaurant."