The Anchor & Hope

It’s a pretty sweet spot. Gastro pub vibes and friendly staff, very nice people working there. We have some of the recommendations our waitress gave and she was not wrong, the deep fried flowers were surprisingly light though the sauce was a bit meh 🫤. The rillette was very tasty, plenty of meat but the bread portion was a bit mean. The cheese soufflé was cooked perfectly and served hot- delicious. But best bit was the fish ; the sole was simple but packed with flavour, very well cooked and the anchovies butter was a perfect choice for it. We asked for chips and the run out of them? (On a Saturday at 7pm!?) a bit disappointed with that, so instead we had the pink potatoes, well seasoned but again meh, thankfully that anchovy butter helped. The cheesecake was not great, based was tough and the cake itself didn’t have much flavour, if anything was salty(?!) very strange… Wine list is decent, nice options and not too expensive. It’s a nice place to spend an evening, prices are a bit steep for the portions you get but overall it’s worth it.

Great dinner experience at the Anchor & Hope. Lamb shoulder was the best, very soft and was well balanced by taste of tomato and roots. We also love the octopus Provencal that preserved the flavor of ocean.

Service was great and the atmosphere was pretty cute. But the food... Omg. We are out eating all the time in London but have never had food like this before. Check the photos. We paid OVER £15 for a third of a sourdough slice so hard I hurt my gums trying to chew it and the crab meat on top had gone in a blender with something else that tasted like nothing. So tiny it was laughable. It was like a rich puree, not my taste. And it wasn't fine dining so not sure why the price was so high. The potatoes were mad, not cooked long enough and 2 small potatoes cut in halves for over £6. Could cry. The cauliflower (about a fifth of one cauliflower head) was cold and we asked about it. The waitress (lovely woman) said it was supposed to be served at an ambient temperature and that customers usually loved it. Us foodies, who also enjoy fine dining and not just big portions mind you, were very sad after this visit. They took off the cauliflower from the receipt in the end which was a lovely gesture and again, the service was lovely. For a cocktail this would be a good spot. But the food was super sad.

really great slow cooker lamb. it can easily stretch to 3 people if you don't have big appetites. friendly staff..very old historic pub building