Anchor Bankside Reviews

Great staff here, a lovely view, and a good selection of drinks.

Good Southbank riverside pub with a nice viewing terrace. Good dri ks and food. Close to Borough Market.

Lovely spot for a stop on south bank, nice beer, nice friendly service.

Typical English tavern very good beer and very beautiful outside the facade

Nice location,good choice of food and drink,much of it local brewery. Enjoyable historic olde pub feel.

Fantastic place ,very oldy wieldy eight along the river Thames

Grab a pint outdoors in the large seating area which spills onto the riverside pedestrian thoroughfare, and watch the world perambulate by

Nice atmosphere, pub and drinks, however the chef appears to hate food, we got burgers, the bun itself was dry and falling apart, the patty on both the veggie burger and the meat was so dry the Sahara would be proud. That was after getting a veggie burger instead of a veggie pie.

My only advice is bring your own microwave meal because the conveyer belt that made it has more passion for food!

We had a delicious meal here before we went to the Globe Theatre. The service was quick (despite just one poor man on the bar) and the quality of the food was exceptional . A lovely spot by the Thames.

My favourite bar on the Thames. Great when summer hits and everyone drinks outside.

Lack of good drinks and feels very corporations. Not to mention the drinks are extortionate, which you would expect. Just a shame for such a beautiful, historic pub.

Cant count the amount of times I've been here while walking along the south bank, great service and food is also good ish, cheap cheerful and great location if on the roof terrace, I'm sure will be back again and again

Huge pub with big outdoors area and several bars. Try not to get lost. Really lovely place for drinks after work (or all afternoon) when it's sunny.

Lovely venue right on the rivers edge, outdoor seating, huge bars, really busy pub.

A lively pub in one of the best locations in London by the river. Better in summer.

The pub is beautiful and spacious. Outdoor seatimgs are great. Good is not bad but a bit pricy. Great pies.

We went to piss during the free tour, the bar looked at us like cows to the train, since nobody consumed anything XD.
They say it's the oldest pub in London, it's on the edge of Tamesis. Inside is the typical English pub with many beer cankers, high tables and decorated in dark wood. It had several areas, it was wide and there were already people drinking beer at 12:00.

Good beer selection! Unfortunately no food in the evening to go anymore.

A real English Pub, taking order at the counter, for a fish and chips with fresh fish, superb. A wide selection of international and local beers ...

Fish and chips were overpriced and tasted terrible. A stall in the women s bathroom was missing a door and there were used plates and glasses on the floor and tables.

Lovely venue for get together and after work socials.

Decent bar, okay beer, great location. A bit touristy.

The food was great. The place was very busy so we had to wait for our food approximately 40 min. When they brought u as the food, one of the dishes was wrong (missing a few things). We asked several different people about the missing items, but no one ever brought us anything. The second beer that I had was very diluted. The service is mediocre.

Good pub, but always busy and takes a while to get served.

Wanted to seat but there are no staff to seat you. They look so busy

Lovely situation right by the river. Great meals here at surprisingly good prices.

Good outdoor area. Not the best service. Didn't feel super covid safe

One of the oldest taverns in London on the banks of the Tamesis

Pretty standard Greene King beer so don't get too excited. Great spot tho. Right by the river, great view of the city, live music.

Hi, as the situation allows, I will fly to England and your pub again

Sadly I did not have a good experience at this pub, the service is so slow. It took us no shorter than 25 minutes to get our drinks (I was timing it too because it was so long). So off putting that you would not bother staying for a second once you have the first, much better pubs with better service on Southbank.

Lovely atmosphere and the terrace on the Thames is absolutely gorgeous

Great fish and chips can be found here for a reasonable price (considering the location). Very close to many monumental London places.

One of the best fish & chips in London. Great Thames view

Great location right on the river, but rather expensive drinks wise since it's on the main tourist drag.

Great pub. Good selection of beers. Outside bar too for the summer time. Great views as well over the Thames and St Paul's and surrounding bridges. Easy and convenient to get to. Always busy during the summer months and whenever there's a bit of sun. Even if it's not its busy inside just because of the location. Big place inside too plenty of seating and the food isn't bad too.

Cool old pub with good food that is not expensive. It was neat to think that we were eating in a place that Shakespeare frequented and that has been serving ale since before America was the US of A.

We ordered fish & chips and it was very delicious. Oh and had some Pimms also very good. Atmosphere was great as well. We sat upstairs so it was quieter than downstairs.

Steak and Ale pie with chips & greens. The cabbage was surprisingly tasty!

Great location with plenty of seating, and very speedy service, good food

Great location, lovely building. Rubbish food. Poor service

It's a decent enough pub, but there are better close by towards the market.
Does have a lovely view of the river though.

Covid-19 update: We had a pint in here on Saturday and quite frankly they do not care a jot about the safety of their patrons. Drinkers were walking in through the unmanned exits and hanging around the tables that had been spaced out while waiting to get to the bar just like in the old days.
It was pretty disgraceful actually.
Don't even get me started on the Greene King app which is less about drinking safely and more about data harvesting.
It has put me off of the whole chain of pubs if I'm honest.
From 4 stars to 1.

A shame that a lot of pubs have become green King, a kind of franchise

Very old London pub that hasn't been over modernised.

One of the oldest pubs in London with a selection of beers ... crowded especially on Friday, located in the old well renovated docks which house among other things a very nice farmer's market.

This is one of the PUB to visit in London, its location, its colors, its beers and its food make it the perfect PUB on this visit, next to the Thames river and close to the borough market, one of the most important in London

The outdoor seating is nice enough and the food isn't too bad (for Britain anyway). It's a little bit touristy, and you could probably find a better spot if you really looked hard.

Great location but popular mainly with tourists, service is slow and laborious and quality of food is pretty average.

Nice Riverside pub but lots of tourists tend to make it less appealing. Nice rooftop areas if you can get a seat.

After a long walk along the river Tamesis nothing better than stopping for a beer and snack. Well, pretty and expensive.

Traditional "Yo olde English"-type of pub. Old fashioned array of small and intimate rooms around two large rooms with a bar each. It's got character and it's rather picturesque. Would definitely recommend going in there!

Very good food and beautiful location inside and outside

The steward at the entrance has limited intelligence as can t speak properly with people who has reservation already. Better you train him how to speak with clients maybe he can perform simple tasks.

Great pub, great food. You can't go wrong with the chicken platter if you're hungry.

I don't know how a place in such a good location and with such nice interior can have such horrendous service and food. Half the menu was unavailable. When I ordered a 'goats cheese and butternut squash' burger, I got served a deep fried sweet corn and mash battie and when I complained, the waiter had the audacity to tell me that it's my fault for ordering from an outdated menu that he(!) gave to me. Overall a very disappointing experience.

Amaizing view of london from the terrace nice atmosphere.

A very nice place that I visited again, with different food sometimes because orders may not be accepted due to the occupancy of the kitchen, nice to sit outside and when there is some music there it is simply brilliant! People dance and sing
recommend

A great London pub, indoor or outdoor drinking areas serving good food. Located very close to the globe theatre & the London Eye.

Very nice view but the food is low quality. The Sunday roast arrived after two minutes I ordered and it looked and tasted old and stale. Staff not able to smile. Shame, such nice potential!

A huge pub located not too far from. Borough Market. It has numerous bars inside any of which you can be served from. A good array of beers, wines and spirits. It lacks in terms of ales and ciders in my opinion. The food is good too. Unsurprisingly It is incredibly busy between 7pm and 9/10pm on a Friday. If you're with a group of friends I'd recommend, if just 2 of you or you just fancy a pint on your own I'd look for somewhere a tad smaller and or quieter!
PS: it had a great view of Tower Bridge and The Shard!