Crown And Anchor Public House

Came here for a family meal (6 adults) on a Tues evening in December. We were very impressed with the range of food on the menu (better than last time I think). The fish and chips was delicious and huge! Everybody enjoyed their food, and most were big portions (except the chicken satay). For me the only let down was the cider I just don't like the Cold River cider much, but I'm sure there are some who do. Note that if you have elderly members in the group who need chair arms to get up from a seat, the chairs in the restaurant don't have arms but in the other room there is one which does, so if you need that, ring up and book it!

It was my friend's birthday and we wanted to go for lunch at a country pub, so we decided to come here. I called ahead to make sure they were still serving food, and to our delight they were. We were not disappointed. The steak pies were delicious, with generous portions of tender meat, served with vegetables, potatoes, and a flavorful gravy. The ladies in our group ordered haddock and scampi, and both were very pleased with their dishes. My sticky toffee pudding and custard was fantastic, as was the birthday boy's ice cream sundae. We savored several real ales and a bottle of red wine, making for a delightful lunch experience.

After having a great Sunday lunch at this restaurant before, we were disappointed with our recent visit. The drinks we wanted were not available and the portions of our meals were not very generous. The Korma only had half a dozen chicken pieces and no chutney, the scampi was small in portion, and the fish and chips seemed reheated. The cream was spray cream instead of the pouring kind. The only positive was the friendly service we received.

I decided to have lunch at this restaurant and sat outside on a warm day. I ordered a sausage and onion baguette for myself, while my partner had the steak pie. I was very disappointed with the baguette as there was barely half a sausage in it. It was chopped up into small pieces, rather than a whole sausage cut in half. The predominant flavors were lettuce and fried onion, with the chips and coleslaw being decent. For the price of £9.95, I would have expected at least two sausages in the baguette. My partner had no issues with his steak pie, but we both found the drink prices to be quite high - £6.50 for a pint and a small Pepsi. We are unlikely to return to this restaurant.

Sunday lunch' but nearly all sold ,so picked off menu the food was nice but service not too good young girl asked to take my plate even though I was obviously still eating and couldn't work out the change to give me when paying the bill!Everything seemed so hit and miss even the barmaid didn't know which beer was which ,so disappointed as we have been many times before .May try again on a quieter day not sure yet.