The Anchor Pub

Amazing restaurant! We had a great time and will definitely go back! Have to have the cheese starter!

Exceptional food, great value, superb service with friendly and socially distancing staff. I’ve no hesitation in recommending The Anchor for a great Sunday roast

Excellent food, ambience and service. Festive decorations were lovely too.

Good to also see a pub actually following the restrictions too! Thank you. Will be back!

Rude and unhelpful service from the start, sat by a smelly kitchen with inadequate extractors and/or blinding lights, starters were passable but alll 4 main courses were awful (Katsu curry), overcooked/ tasteless (fish and chips), full of fat/ gristle (burger) and made one of our party very ill (haddock)- such a shame as our visit in August was excellent - perhaps a management issue.....

why open if you feel the need to stick to such draconian rules. i understand that you cant order alcohol if you aren't eating but when does the meal end ?
we were chased out of the pub as soon as we had had our plates collected - I'm forced to ask why this was necessary ?
Around us students were sitting with plates on their tables and were allowed to do what they liked..
if i order a meal, when does it end ? is it with the last swallow or the last plate or what ?
i can order coffee or coke and sit at the table but i cant have beer - does drinking lager spread the virus? no..
interpret the rules in the way they were meant to be or just shut..

The Anchor is a well known riverside pub in Cambridge. I’d already received a pre meal phone call to meet the current Covid safety requirements and this is carried through to all aspects of eating at the venue. Our waiter was polite, friendly and efficient (sorry didn’t get his name). The food was nicely presented and well cooked, within the current limitations of the menu. Hopefully it won’t be too long before we can visit again

Found the staff very rude, seeing as it was not very busy, we had to keep asking for their attention. Made up their own rules.

By adopting ridiculously narrow and unwarranted interpretations of gvnt policy, management at the Anchor has imposed upon customers the impossible task of consuming wide amounts of alcohool with very little food. In view of the unreasonable and inflexible attitude of staff, neither myself, nor any of the other members of my household will, regretfully, be coming back to the Anchor at any time soon.

Had a really enjoyable dinner.
Would have been nice for someone to come and check the meal was ok and for condiments etc.
We had to go looking for someone each time.
The staff were however pleasant and polite.

Great food, delicious roast, but unfortunately the service was so poor. It felt like we were an inconvenience and it was all very slow even though it didn’t appear to be busy at all, nobody bothered to do a check back/ ask how everything was, and we asked for more sauces which never came. Overall, quite disappointing

There was only one guy trying to serve almost the entire pub, totally ridiculous. Felt really sorry for him as he tried his best but people were left for long periods just “waiting “

Great location but food and drink were over priced and the service wasn’t great.

Great views across the river, excellent service and lovely food!

Excellent COVID precautions, staff alert yet relaxed.

The Sunday Roast was horrible and SO overpriced. The meat was fatty, they didn't even bring us Yorkshires even though they were listed on the menu, the potatoes were flavourless, the gravy was thin and oily, we ordered extra sides of Pigs in Blankets and Cauliflower Cheese for £4.50 each and they were the biggest waste of money. Tiny portions and the Cauliflower Cheese was orange and tasted really weird, and the Pigs in Blankets were grisly and cheap. The restaurant was cold also and not very relaxing atmosphere. Also you aren't able to split the bill any more due to Covid rules which I fail to see the reasoning behind. I've never been more upset to pay for a meal, feel like I literally threw my money away.

We had a delicious Sunday roast. The staff were very friendly and the service impeccable. Highly recommend and would definitely visit again

Tasty food, prompt service. I had the roast chicken, although wasnt offered choice between joints or breast meat. Was given joints-prefer breast meat. Side of pigs in blankets and stuffing was tasty but over-priced. Everything clean and distanced. Busy still.
Complicated log-in for covid - uses own qr system and texts etc

Lovely pub food, good service. We sat inside near the door to the outside seating area, on the whole it felt as if diners were well spaced out and that the Anchor has put Covid-safe measures in place very successfully. Would certainly recommend.

Staff were friendly and good service. We had the fish and chips which was amazing!! Highly recommend

We had to wait at the door for 20 minutes even though we had a reservation

Three of us went for drinks and had an extremely good experience. We got a secluded table with lots of space between us and other customers and the whole evening felt very safe. Good Camden pale ale as well.

Lovely view, Sunday roast was poor and the service was slow and almost non-existent

Slow service. 2 out of 3 meals lukewarm and returned as a result our group did not eat together. Food was nice but service poor. Waited 15 mins to have order taken. Would not go back.

Couldn’t fault the food. However the quality of service was poor. We had pre booked and arrived early but were brought to our table promptly. However we then had a wait of around 20 minutes before we were asked about drinks. Then during the meal we requested another drink and didn’t receive that for 30 to 40 minutes after ordering and asking where the drinks were 3 times. That spoilt what was otherwise would have been a very positive experience.

Came to the anchor for a quick bite for lunch and was massively impressed by the covid procedures in place, service and food quality. The club sandwich was perfect for a quick lunch before I headed back to work, and for only a tenner it came with ample chips and lovely bread. Highly recommend.

We came for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed our time and had a lovely welcome from Kirsty who showed us to our table and told us about the Covid procedures. Gary looked after us well an definitely deserves a mention! We would recommend to our friends and will be back next time we are in Cambridge.

For food and location, the Anchor is a fantastic choice. The weather was awful, so we sat inside but still got beautiful views of the river. The food was delicious - best pulled pork nachos I've ever had! Jerk chicken needed more spice but everyone else really enjoyed theirs. The service was a bit all over the place - firstly we were a party of 6 and were sat at a table for 4 people, even though I had booked weeks in advance. Luckily, we were able to be seated elsewhere. We found the food to came out in dribs and drabs for the mains and then we struggled to get the attention of a server to come and take our plates to then order desserts. We ran out of time and had to leave to meet our cab, which was a shame. I would return though - it was a lovely pub and the food is worth going back for!

Good food and lovely location. Very busy and service average .Meals arrived no knives and forks ,took a while to arrive as busy on other tables .
Also congested at entrance as people there without reservations ,blocking entry for those with bookings . Once inside felt comfortable with COVID procedures .

Attentive service, very good pub food (especially the fried chicken) in a very nice setting with a terrace on the river Cam. Strict following of covid regulations (also a very good point).

The views were great and the service fantastic! Great experience!

Pretty cold downstairs, some food really good, fish and chips quite soggy and greasy

In our first visit we Went here just for drinks. Although we had not booked, the manager was quite rude, we did get a table outside and even when an indoor table came available, and the waitress ask the manager If we could have it he still said no.
In our second visit my son got the incorrect meal after being given a normal menu and not the Sunday menu. We had finished when his alternative meal arrived and although an apology was given, they still added a service charge at the end, which considering our order was incorrect was a bit of a kick in the teeth. And on leaving my son did say by to the staff and he was ignored. Won’t be returning

really good food and nice ambience. The service was fast and friendly

Food very expensive, £5 for a small pork pie or sausage roll.

Really enjoyed lunch at the anchor with my husband. The food was very nice. Staff very friendly all in all really good. The 2 only negatives are it was quite noisy & I thought a large glass of red was ridiculously priced. We will visit again but I will not be having a large glass of red.

Excellent service, food and ambience. Good welcome and much improved Covid19 provisions.

Great service in difficult times. Staff very accommodating! Thank you!

Unfortunately the food wasn’t great. We were lucky to be in the sunshine which helped, but we had the chicken wings, monkfish scampi both were average - wings were tiny and scampi was only 6 small pieces in the portion. The patron peppers were not cooked properly so we’re still crunchy. Shame as we were so pleased that they were back open.

Friendly service and it felt very well organised and safe. good food and a lovely view

Gorgeous food, apart from the veg needed a bit of extra cooking/was quite hard to cut into and the cauliflower cheese sauce and gravy was a bit too watery - but everything else was really tasty and overall good.
Lovely, friendly service too and fantastic setting by the river.
Have had their fish and chips before and wow, absolutely right up there with the best!!