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user reviews of the Anchor, Sevenoaks

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What more could you ask for in a pub? Pleased to get there after the long haul up the hill from the train station. Three cask ales on - all of them unusual and interesting. Samples on offer to help you choose. Friendly landlord who even unselfishly informed us about other pubs we might try in the vicinity! And as we left he gave us each a free bottle of the local brew! Never known such exceptional treatment anywhere else.
Trev - 5 Mar 2022 14:09
Back in Sevenoaks - just a note to say this is how a pub should be run.

Unlike the Black Boy next door, where I thought I was the invisible man, I was greeted by the landlord who introduced himself, asked where I had walked from, shook my hand. Allowed a try of a fine pint of Franlins English Garden.

Pub as noted before but welcome appreciated.

Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2G6jH6n
Mappiman - 18 Mar 2018 10:58
Was open at 3:30pm on a Saturday afternoon in June.

Old school pub with three real ales - Harvey's, Wimbledon brewery and something else unnnoted.

Harvey's best in fine condition. Pleasant pub with a good vibe.

Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2ryBOs9
Mappiman - 4 Jun 2017 11:46
Doesn't seen to open on Saturday afternoons
Snarling_Mallard - 19 Jul 2015 09:10
First impressions certainly deceive with this pub - this is a minimal, basic place without any flowery extras or expensive high-end food with jus, foams or quenelles because just �5 gets you plates of Brit pubgrub, although there wasn't any food on during the Sat afternoon we visited. The beer was as good as you'd expect from a town pub in the GBG - but if you're hungry during 'off-peak', you'd have to head to another pub without nice beer. The beer wins. I'll have another please.
pkrp - 19 Feb 2012 11:02
Very friendly pub with good ale fantastic value food. The best pub in Sevenoaks by far.
Huey - 27 Sep 2011 11:20
I must concur, on the most recent occasion I visited this pub I found the beer to be of excellent quality, it really is a gem of a place and long may it continue.
old_windbag - 4 Mar 2011 14:02
Nice drop of Tunbridge Wells brewery Dipper.

Friendly landlord, such a shame that there was hardly anyone in the place.
Splodge68 - 15 Feb 2011 06:09
Always a nice place to go for a pint or two or.... Friendly staff and nice clientele, from all ages. Great live music sometimes!
FightForYou - 23 Jan 2011 20:44
Excellent town centre pub with friendly staff and regular music. Well kept beers - Harveys and Ringwood; the place does a blinding trade from shoppers and locals. At times, it becomes the Royal Mail social club!
elfhelp - 3 Sep 2009 12:14
Decent pub in the town centre. Serves Harveys Best which always gets a pub extra points from me.
SilkTork - 16 Jul 2009 16:45
This pub has to be the most friendly pub in Sevenoaks, the landlord makes u welcome as soon as you enter
kpnuts - 15 May 2009 20:25
This is a music pub. Here are Blues with Bottle dates at The Anchor for winter 2008/9
Wed 3 December - Roger Hubbard
Wed 17 December - J C Moody & the Usual Suspects
Wed 7 January - Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke
Wed 21 January - Bagge & Armer

FranLeslie - 18 Nov 2008 11:10
A decent pub even though it looks a bit uninviting from the outside. Good range of well kept beers and friendly staff. The Jazz night's are always good and friendly atmosphere that are worth making a journey to.
Folkey - 2 Jun 2008 11:25
The Harveys and Ringwood ales are very well served. The food is very cheap, but jolly nice. The bar staff and land lady are friendly. All in all, a very good place at lunch times or in the evening. It does get very full of postmen 'though, and the 'economically inactive'. They're all nice enough.
norgor - 26 Nov 2005 10:07
A great pub in the centre of Sevenoaks, with a friendly atmosphere and very good but very cheap and cheerful food. Barry, the landlord, keeps the best pint of Harvey's Sussex you'll ever taste.

Most of Sevenoaks's posties seem to come here for a lunchtime pint after finishing their rounds, which must be a recommendation.

The only downside is that it occasionally gets a bit smoky, but this has been much better since the recent redecoration.

Easily a nine out of ten.
Owen - 8 Mar 2005 15:44

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