The Anchor Danbury

Having lived in maldon for nearly 8 years I swear to visit this lovely looking pub atleast once a week, well today was the day, I was unsure how our slight del boy accents and non country attire would fair but I have to say this place is CUSHTY, food was absolutely bang on, atmosphere was lovely as was the staff, and the flowers, well bonnet de douche. Couple of reviews mention pricing, I must say I thought it was dead reasonable. Proper food cheaper than a brief case without a code, in 2023 I'm a pleased man. I'll be back, possibly tomorrow Bonjour

Must have caught them on an "off" day. We've been to The Anchor many times and always had a good time with great food, however our recent experience was somewhat lacking. 1. The seafood "platter" was poor and nowhere near enough on the plate to call it a platter. 2. The staff on the day weren't particularly attentive, ok but not great. 3. We had to chase a number of times for additional items. I will definitely come back to The Anchor as this recent experience is far from normal and I'm sure all will be back up to scratch shortly.

Lovely old country pub with tastefully constructed extension housing the restaurant section. Service was first class and food quality high. The pub is clearly popular as even attending midweek for lunch it was well filled with people. Not uncomfortably crowded but enough to create a lovely atmosphere. Good selection of options on the menu plus plenty of specials on the chalk board to cater for most tastes. Will definitely recommend.

I booked a table for 2 for a Sunday roast after reading the positive reviews. I wanted somewhere to have a lovely roast followed by a long walk in Danbury Country Park. I actually googled ‘best roast dinner in Danbury’ so I did have high expectations. I want to start off by saying that the all of the staff were absolutely wonderful, friendly, attentive and could not do enough for you. The pub itself is beautiful inside and out with a lovely atmosphere. The roast dinner was poor which saddens me to say and I never leave reviews but I was very disappointed. We spent £70 between the two of us on starters, roast dinners and soft drinks which I would happily pay if the food had been up to a good standard but the roasts really let them down. I want to add that we had booked for 12pm so it was not like they were running low or struggling to keep food fresh as coming from a hospitality background myself I know is a struggle on a Sunday! I had roast beef and it was over cooked and tough, the potatoes were very undercooked, hard and not crispy at all. The vegetables were raw and not enough for two people. The Yorkshire puddings were perfect and we also ordered the extra side of cauliflower cheese which was delicious but again I feel quite pricey for the portion size… with regards to starters, I had whitebait for a starter which was nice and my partner had the potato skins. We were both confused by the potato skins, they were literally scraps of potato skin (no actual potato) and they were deep fried with a lot of grease. Not what we were expecting at all. Overall myself and my partner were disappointed with the food expecting a lovely big hearty roast dinner to start off October. Too pricey for the quality of the food and portion sizes.