The Anchor, Henley-On-Thames

Rediscovered the Anchor on a small pub crawl around Henley towards the end of last summer. Also spent most of a long weekend there in November based on the first visit. It's a fantastic pub - and what's more a real pub which is becoming increasingly rare these days. We were well looked after by all the staff and enjoyed several days of banter, darts, good food, great booze and fun. They could not have been more accommodating - even gave us a plate free roast potatoes when were having a hair of the dog on the last Sunday session of the weekend.
I cannot understand the negative reviews on here, particularly about the staff, as we have always been made very welcome. Drank there from opening to around 8pm every day of the weekend so we were exposed to all the staff and the comings and goings of the pub. Lagers and Ales kept well and food was great traditonal pub grub - just what was needed to sustain us on the long sessions.
We are off there again in a few weeks for the bank holiday weekend and looking forward to it.

4 Apr 2011 20:36

The Lady Bay, West Bridgford

Good staff and a great middle of the road pub. Plenty of seating inside and out.
Always visit when im in Notts.

7 Mar 2007 14:11

The Good Companions, Brighton

I go to this pub every time im in Brighton as a friend lives nearby.
I love it. Its a proper pub. Good bar staff. I've had several all dayers there and always make a beeline for it as soon as I get to Brighton.
Its like an estate pub - but not.. hard to describe really.

If you don't like a pub where you get people drinking, smoking playing fruit machines and being loud then you wont like it.

7 Mar 2007 14:09