Anchor Bankside Review

Had a lovely time between rain showers at this riverside pub

One of the better riverside pubs, not the best ale selection.

The Best! One of my favorite places in London. Went there last Sunday after almost 2 years and it's still great.

Great location. Beef roast was just barely ok. Maybe stick with the fiSch and chYps

Staff helpful, but not enough of them behind the bars. Choice of weird gins huge, choice of normal ones was Beefeater.

Nice atmosphere with reasonable prices. They have vegetarian options, which I always appreciate. Nice size restaurant.

Great location, loads of choices of beers. Friendly staff. Love it

Beautiful pub on the Southbank, with a rooftop terrace. Very spacious, even on a busy weekend day if you walk around the pub for 5 minutes you will find a table eventually.

Fantastic atmosphere. Vibrant and lively. Did not try the food. Location is just great right on the river.

Bit expensive but nice sitting out overlooking the Thames.

They are following the social distancing rules. It's a big pub in a very cool location. The staffs were polite. I ordered a hamburger and it was well done. They didn't ask me how I would like to be cooked. I like it medium. But it was good. Onion rings were fresh and it's a big meal. Its not the best burguer of my life, but it's good.

Lovely outside area to have some pints by the Thames. They also offer great fish and chips

Average pub, extremely touristy as is expected from this area. Standard range of drinks. Not cheap.

The foot is very good, the vegetable accompaniment of the time a bit raw but the set of local + food + area deserves a good note.

Good selection of drinks and typical pub food. Great food, with a great atmosphere. Football friendly.

first pint in London for six months and you have run out of all cask ales. What an absolute shambles - is Gavin Williamson your pub manager? Last visit here for a long time I fear

Visited on a Saturday for a quick drink and burger on our way to Wembley. It was packed but was easy to get served and food came quickly. Burgers were good and a nice pint of Camden Ale.

Average pub, nice view, nice selection of beers, good fish & chips, but nothing special

Great food. Great seating options, and drinks. Everyone was very nice, and the weather was so beautiful, really enhanced the experience.

Venue for our works drinks, great location, great night

four stars for its great location, was told by my husband that drinks very expensive & we're used to drinking in the west end.

One of the few spots you can find in London that are so close to the river bank. Really good selection of drinks and food as well as a variety of seats as the place is quite big. The terrace has an amazing view. It's a great place to spend a lovely evening or just drop by while visiting nearby sights.

Good food and good location. If weather had been nicer good view of Thames too. Ideal for Glibe theatre and Clink Prison.

Awesome pies! And beer! And history! And location! Will definitely go back next time on London.

Great place, cheerfull atmosphere, kind and friendly staff. Food was very good. Had a good time in a nice place. Too bad this seems to be hard to find in general.

Very good experience for a traditional British pub cuisine. Superb location and lots of history behind this place. Worth a visit if you`re visiting or even if you`re a Londoner!

If it's a Friday after work and you fancy a drink ... Get prepped to queue. Inadequate numbers behind the bar, but staff were friendly enough.

Great pub with outdoor seating along the river for sunny summer days

Good beer selection, but beware lots of stairs/steps inside.

Food and alcohol is bit expensive. Nothing much other than the history attached to it

Fish and chips were okay. Fish was proper baked but the chips were weak. Beer and cider from the tap are available as well as some ales and crafts.

Amazing traditional pub food in one of Londons best spots. Always a great experience here

Good location, plenty of outdoor seating and pretty large inside as well. Busy though.

Great rabbit warren of a pub, with balcony area and good pub food. But a little pricey.

And Yes ! This is the right choice If you want to enjoy the beauty of Thames River by night and get the sights of Shard and other builds around.. Get you beer mug and sit by the banks of Thames.. Enjoy the beauty of night!

Really an awful place to eat. It's the oldest restaurant London, so they can easily get away with serving incredibly awful fish and chips and other food that my friends ordered. If you're looking for overpriced food and drinks that are beyond awful, feel free to eat here but do so at your own risk.

I can honestly say I have never been treated so bad when buying a drink - after waiting over half hour to be served she then swore at and told us to f**k off!!!! She then continued to main and abuse the customers until eventually walking out herself! I think your staff need training on customer care !

Awesome atmosphere, good food, everything you need for a good time on one place :)

Great selection of drinks. Sat in outdoor terrace by river in front of pub. Not cheap!

Superb pub, lovely location with a great selectionnof food, beers and spirits. Friendly and attentive staff, thoroughly recommended.

Nice place to sit in the sun and have a Camden Hells

Great place to grab some beers or drinks with some friends

The Anchor started life as the 'brewery tap room' for the Anchor Brewery, first established in 1616. It is the sole survivor of the riverside inns that existed here in Shakespeare's time when this district was at the heart of theatreland and the Thames was London's principal highway. It was frequented by many actors from the neighbouring playhouses, including the Globe, the Swan and the Rose. It is where diarist Samuel Pepys saw the Great Fire of London in 1666

Great riverside pub perfect for long summer evenings

Touristy pub, not in a good way. Pricey. Crap food. Er..

Just went for drinks before dinner to celebrate our final day in London. We had an hour before the reservation, so we wanted to spend it with a drink or two.

Great location and well decorated inside. The staff seem very nice, including the bartender who was downright jovial.

But the bar was out of, 1) Guinness and, 2) all ales. It was crazy. They were out of a lot of their tap beers. But they re a pub! They have 1 job in life:
Make sure there is beer.

I was disappointed and would probably chose another pub next time.

Great location, mediocre beer selection, overpriced

Went there tonight - as was local to hotel but wish we had checked reviews first.

Food arrived very quickly all at same time -

Large fish meal- fish was cold in the middle as hadn t been reheated in microwave enough - curry sauce had a skin on top as obviously those reheating hadn t made any effort to at least pass as freshly made- peas reheated to point of looking dry - and bread was dry.

No children s menu - so ordered a Macaroni and cheese which was more just a warm cheeese dump-

Old English pub with character. Delicious beer and typical bar food. Those who like rustic bars will feel at home here.

Right at the Thames' bankside is the nice Anchor Bankside. From the outside it looks very inviting. Inside there's plenty of room for groups of people. We were with 6. The beer was tasty, the coffee good. Free refills for coffee. A very cosy place to revisit. Worth the 5 stars.

Limited beer selection but good views of the Thames

Another souless Greene King full of jellied eels types. Food fairly decent though

Typical London pub with a good selection of beers and wines.
Fast service and good food, at a price appropriate to the area.

Delicious food and nice British atmosphere. A must when in the corner. Can get pretty crowded