The Anchor Inn
Restaurant & Drinking Establishment
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Majorly refurbished in March 2006, the newly non-smoking Anchor is open til 11pm daily (except Sun, 10.30pm), and children are welcome until 7.30pm. Lunch and supper are available daily, and they even do cream teas on the weekend! £6 lunch offer gets you a main course and glass of house wine/beer. South facing patio with umbrellas. |
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2 Hayfield Road, Ads by Daily Info:
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Easily my favourite pub for both a quiet drink or a fabulous meal. The bar staff and proprietors are extremely friendly and helpful and the food is second to none. The rare grilled bavette steak and the Cornish mussels are the best I've had. As a mum of 4 under 7, I don't relish taking my brood out to restaurants that often, but we regularly go for Sunday lunch at the Anchor. Children are very welcome, but if you're after a peaceful evening drink, this pub is also excellent. In the couple of years since it's been under new management, the place has become a meeting place for the locals and a much-treasured part of the community. jerichogirl, 09/05/08 Pretty fantastic grub really. The chaps in the kitchen did a fantastic job and the food was second to none - I recommend the risotto or steak and the chips were great. Bar area is spacious which is more than pleasant. I can't recommend the Anchor enough. Top spot! TCH, 07/09/07 The thing about this pub is that is IS a local. People often seem to know each other, the food is often to die for, (risotto when it is on - a great test of a real cook!) good wine, interesting beers and people who genuinely seem interested in whether you are having a good time. Sometimes heaving which they seem to be able to cope with, children, young people and the oldies all happily mingling about, and sometimes quiet, when you can read the newspaper, have a cup of coffee and a light lunch and go back to work feeling restored. Fireside in winter, outside eating and walks by the canal in summer. Could do with a bit more of colour and sense of place indoors - it's a bit bland in spite of the lovely old bar. diddle, 27/08/07 Great meal tonight. Much quieter than we expected, but it is August. Terrific fresh scallops, seriously good mustard sauce surrounding a nice piece of pork and wonderful, wonderful, wonderful ginger custard with treacle tart. Oh and a really nice cheese platter. The Anchor continues to impress, with really good food and an unusal, but always good wine list. Good service makes you feel comfortable. And the surroundings are hard to beat. j.t, 08/08/07 Had a lovely May Morning here with great breakfast and Eynsham and Headington Morris Men singing all around. They were doing bacon sandwiches but I had the croissant, unsalted butter and strawberry jam, and coffee. And I got one of the few available seats. Nice to find a pub which goes out of its way to fit in with local funny habits. whitelady, 01/05/07 Go EAT HERE!!! Lovely surroundings and decor, very friendly and professional service and the food is simply to die for. Be sure to go for the chocolate brownie pudding, which - despite it's somewhat hefty £5.50 price tag, is like heaven in a plate. You have to at least try it once! c.s., 28/04/07 Friendly, quiet local vibe. Good for kids, they never seem to gripe about toddlers running around. Could tend their ales better - it's often a bit fuggy - Heineken is the only safe bet from the tap. Quality of food varies - think they must alternate chefs - but usually OK to good. If you're into woodcraft, take a look at the original bar and fittings. Place is a joy compared to the shifty den of partition walls and furtive ratzo glances from attendant yoof a few years back, but still struggling for an identity. the howler, 18/07/06
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