Anchor Bankside

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34 Park Street,
Southwark,
London,
SE1 9EF

0872 148 1712
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Reviewer franny123
02/01/2012
I have visited Anchor restaurant on the top floor with my friends (total of 10 people), although we didn\'t book a table in advance, waiters helped us straight away and prepared table for us.
Service was very good and food recommended by waitress was excellent!
After dinner we had a drink at the bar downstairs. bartenders were moving very fast and we were served within 3 minutes.
Very nice, young people and laid back, relaxing atmosphere combined with amazing view makes Anchor worth visiting.
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Reviewer tony_ferrino
14/06/2010
I am glad to see I am not the only person that found the service here to be astonishingly bad. I vowed never to return after standing at the bar like an idiot for hours last year but this is one of few bars right on the river in Central London worth a visit in decent weather and I always find myself going back, against my better judgement. People are always going to come here because of the location, so I don't suppose the owners will ever feel the need to improve service and I can't see the situation ever changing. I always have a good time here but only when I buy 2 or 3 pints at a time and spill half my drinks on the way back from the bar.
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Reviewer prez
30/05/2010
Staff that do not understand or speak good English; Chef's that shout 5 minutes to everything they are asked; Fish that is all batter and little fish; a jumble of bars that provide different levels of service and a huge waterfront patio area to which you cannot get any food service. Absolutely diabolical! This is the worst pub I have frequented for many a year and yet it used to be exceptional. What went wrong?
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Reviewer MrManson
19/09/2009
Dreadful pub. I'll make a point of never coming here agan - worse than one star - best avoided.
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31/07/2009
If I could give this pub no stars I would have. I have worked next to it for 6 years and it has gone from bad to dire to frankly disgusting.

First and foremost, the toilets are an absolute health hazard. One of them has been broken for about 4 years they are always dirty and lacking in toilet paper.

You can actually smell the carpet that sinks of urine from the bar and you are faced by a huge waft of it when you open the door to the toilets.

The staff usually are very slow and give the impression that for most of them it is their first bar job.

Ridiculous when this should be one of the busiest pubs in London. I suspect the management pay such poor wages that they can't get or keep experienced staff.

Having seen the manky food they've been serving up for years I've fortunately never touched it. It does beg the question, why have I been going back?

Well it's within spitting distance of my office and is so bad you can always get a seat.
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Reviewer junkmunky
10/06/2009
The pub looks nice from the outside and does half decent fish and chips that are OK to eat outside on the patio by the river if it's sunny.

Other than that, the Anchor doesn't have much going for it. The place trades on it's passing tourist appeal and historic location. Sadly, it's busy enough that it doesn't have to worry too much about keeping people coming back for more. The food is distinctly average.

I work nearby and I've been in a couple of times for lunch, each time giving it the benefit of the doubt. . .On one occasion my friend asked for a cheese ploughman's baguette that arrived without any pickle or cheese. Effectively, just a lettuce sandwich!

When he complained, the staff behind the bar claimed the till didn't list that there was supposed to be any cheese in the dish at all and refused to replace it because he had already taken a bite. Only when he demanded that they take the sandwich back did the "chef" in the kitchen admit his mistake.

A shame, because it had the potential to be a decent enough pub. The place is let down by average food, a non-existent waiter service ("unable" to bring food outside) and some rude and poorly trained staff.
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Reviewer CamillaF
27/04/2009
Disgusting pub. Toilets stink and are really dirty.

We went for Sunday roast and because we were sitting upstairs had to pay more for our food even though we ordered the same thing that was on the downstairs menu.

The food was really really poor for the price. Nasty dry, overcooked beef, boring vegetables and yorkshire puddings were from frozen. Will Never Ever go back.
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Reviewer howardsmith
05/06/2009
I couldn't disagree more, I have had my 34th Birthday party there clean toilets then, stop by just 2 weeks ago and an amazing fish chip lunch, fresh fish and excellent chips!

I notice as usual it's a one off reviewer! ! wonder which other venue you work for!!

But in south east London best fish & chips are down at Herne Hill
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Reviewer GaryWong
22/04/2009
The service in the Anchor Bankside is appalling - the staff have no idea or training and the management are mediocre to disastrous.

On a visit last weekend we were told to leave even though no 'last orders' bell was heard (they said it was broken) and then stood over us until we downed the drinks we had just purchased!

A totally rude and unpleasant pub - avoid at all costs!
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Reviewer davidrudge
05/06/2009
Gary,are you blind or just a bitter sad so and so,
Pub was great and the staff were fabulous to me and my wedding guests
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