The Anchor, Southwark

Utter Rubbish, a complete joke of a place, I have been there several times, but now due to my experience on Sat, i will spend my hard earned cash elsewhere.
Simple things like speaking English, serving people in the order they arrived at the bar and having clean toilets all seem to be beyond this place.

Arranged to meet several friends here on Sat 4th April. Due to the good weather we had and the fact that the Grand National was on, the place was fairly busy.
We decided(along with perhaps 100 more people) to watch the National that was showing on the tv in the bar.
Everyone crowded round to watch the MOST FAMOUS HORSE RACE IN THE WORLD.
Along with several other people i asked for the sound to be turned up, as watching a horse race in a busy pub with no sound is pretty pointless.
The response i received , was.."WE ARE NOT ALOUD TO TURN THE SOUND UP, IT'S COMPANY POLICY"
I was amazed, , the pub was packed with people crowded round to watch the race and the Management refused point blank to turn the sound up.
I'm not even a horse racing fan, it was the fact that the response i received was truly laughable.
if you are a tourist or a 'local', then please spend your money elsewhere,there are much better places in the area.

6 Apr 2009 09:38