The Anchor Riverside Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "You get what you pay for. Good quality well cooked food."
• "Food was delicious."
• "Both drinks and food arrived promptly and was delicious."
• "The food was fantastic and matched the service given to us."
• "Food arrived very hot and was of a very good standard."
• "Food was delicious, decent portions and reasonably priced."
• "The food was presented well and enjoyed every bit."

Cons:

• "Mediocre over priced food."
• "The pasta dish didn't have much flavour, and didn't have the advertised sun dried tomatoes."
• "The chicken pasta was full of slimy chicken skin and tasted disgusting."
• "The food was mediocre, not particular special."
• "The whole main meal tasted as if it had been reheated and lukewarm, the roast potatoes were burnt, the turkey was dry."
• "The burgers were dry, with a single salad leaf and a VERY thin slice of tomato."
• "The food was pretty dire. french onion soup was hot on one side of the bowl and luke warm in the other."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so attentive and very polite."
• "Helpful, polite and attentive staff."
• "Welcoming and attentive staff."
• "First the welcome was excellent, then a friendly waitress arrived and took our food and drinks order."
• "All the staff were friendly and courteous."
• "Service was very good too."
• "The service from our waitress was excellent."

Cons:

• "Management respond to people that have given more than four stars but not responded to anyone that has had a bad experience."
• "The young waitressing staff are a bit hit and miss, especially when things get busy."
• "Our waitress was hardly ever to be seen, she didn’t apologise for the wait we had for our food."
• "The lady was a bit stern, especially when I decided to not go ahead with booking."
• "We waited an hour for our order."
• "Walked in, no staff talked to us or attended when asked questions, just pointed outside, had to find our own table and look for menus."
• "After being seated it took the waitress 15 minutes to ask what we wanted."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Absolutely delicious and excellent value."
• "Food was excellent and not expensive at all."
• "I found the menu was very diverse and the food was of high quality for a very reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Prices are ridiculously high."
• "It's still over priced I feel which is why I've dropped it to 4/5 overall."
• "£33 for 2 burgers in cardboard boxes with plastic cutlery and 2 shandy."
• "My partners sweet potato meal was good, but again looking at the prices represented poor value for money."
• "The prices are quite high for generally typical pub fare."
• "A bottle of Oyster Bay Sauvingnon Blanc priced at £36."
• "Nearly £20 for a Burger and mediocre fries is substantial by any standards."