The Crown and Anchor, Las Vegas, United States - pub details
Address: 1350 E Tropicana Ave., at Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89119 UNITED STATES [click here for map]
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Dartboard, Fruit machines
- Food served
> Current user rating: 6.2/10 (rated by 4 users)
user reviews of the Crown and Anchor, Las Vegas
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| AN ABSOLUTE SMEG-HOLE. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! This so-called English pub is a lawsuit waiting to happen. I was taken there by some ex-pat friends who live locally, only to find a maggot floating in my pint of Kronenbourg. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a free meal like anyone else - but not of this kind. (I wouldn't have complained as much, but I'd already drunk a pint of it before the floater appeared!) After a word with the un-interested barmaid, the apparently English manager came out and just replaced the pint. No thanks mate - sort your cellar out or clean your pipes! By the way, one of my friends ordered a Scotch egg with Branston pickle - it was microwaved to the point of becoming a squash ball, and the pickle was missing (although charged for). Stay on the strip in the Yank bars - the extra distance to this dive is not worth the waste of your holiday time. Shark_E - 7 Mar 2006 01:02 |
| Having spend quite some time in London, I agree totally with Millay. This is a proper pub, even with the video poker machines right in front of you. The selection of draught beer is quite impressive. I visit Vegas at least twice a year and this awesome pub is always on the crawl list. To feel more at home, try the tasty Sunday roast. While not as great as you would find in the UK, it's still a good meal. Last time I was there, they were out of Tetley's. However, with all those tap handles, it was easy to find a suitable replacement. For the very best in American IPA, try the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. And if you are lucky enough to visit while they have Samuel Adams Boston Ale (not Lager - which is everywhere!) on tap, give it a try. You won't be disappointed. And this pub is far enough away from the Strip to keep the crowds down. Finally, a big hello to my two favorite Englishmen, Nigel and Charles. I met these two while they were on holiday in Vegas with their wives and I've not since had that much fun. beerbum63 - 20 Feb 2006 18:20 |
| The Crown & Anchor proudly proclaims itself as a British pub and it could easily be one but for the 24 hour opening and the ubiquitous video poker machines set in the bar. Whilst it might seem rather ironic to be searching out British pubs when abroad there is a sense of wondering what the Americans might think passes for a typical British hostelry. Well they've got this one just about right. The d�cor is stereotypically nautical but unlike some over the top attempts I have seen this side of the pond they get away with it. A large T-shaped bar dominates with separate eating areas on two levels. There are a couple of dartboards and the 24 hour opening allows them to show English football live, whatever the kick-off time (one of the few places in Vegas where I saw this advertised). There is a range of 30 beers on tap with around 10 from the UK including Bass, Old Speckled Hen and Boddingtons, also Fosters and Kronenbourg all served in proper pint glasses which was a welcome touch. There are also a number of bottled beers available including the full range of Samuel Smiths and some from Youngs. The food menu is typically and somewhat blatantly British with fish & chips, bangers & mash, scotch eggs, and even chip butties, I can recommend the home-made pies. During my visit I was delighted to find they had a special offer on which meant that as I was playing the video poker machines not only were the three pints free but so was my meal. Ok, so I dropped about $30 on the VP machines but as any desperate gambler will tell you, I could have won! Sufficiently close to the Freakin' Frog (qv) for a joint visit. Millay - 6 Jun 2005 17:16 |
