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A bugger trying to get past the tables and herberts standing stock still in the front of the bar. Beer not bad, nothing to right home about. Just makes me pine for The Mitre that used to be around the corner in Hatfields, before the railway bridge. Knocked down like all the best places. Incidently, as we smokers are forced out side in all weathers to smoke, we should have priority selection to all outside seating!
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The epitomy of Gastropub. Go here for really high quality food (with an English/local/seasonal slant) in a pub-ish atmosphere. Surprised at criticism of the beer - although it's not why you'd choose here over another pub it's decent (Youngs and Adnams on my last visit) and in good condition.
The waiters are a bit secretive (no booking allowed and its a mystery as to how and when they let you sit down) and aloof, but very professional.
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I had a marvellous time, me and all the boys when down and got stuck right in. Excellent toilet facilities, many a happy night have a spent there since my first outting to the Rainbow hope. If you are liberally minded and don't mind friendly gentlemen pushing your stool in for you, I cannot think of a beeter venue
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Barely a pub, really a restaurant/bar. But a good restaurant/bar. Particularly if you want to watch a young, attractive crowd.
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Poor lager selection.
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Agree that it is more gastro than pub.
This is strangely reflected in service, with superb restaurant staff and completely off-hand bar staff.
Well worth eating there.,though...
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know of this pub by reputation so dropped in to have a nose. Food looks enticing. Strangely the real ale choice lacks inspiriation - even stranger no wine list on display ??? Bar staff were not unpleasant just "mute" over all a little disappointing
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Typical looking gastro-pub, nicely done. Not really any "beer" to speak of to be honest and the food while good was a little pretentious and over the top, although I still enjoyed it. I would not recommend this to any with an unadventurous palette.
If a gastro-pub is a cross between restaurant and pub, in my experience most are more pub than restaurant - where I found this gastro to be more restaurant than pub... personally I prefer it the other way around. You wont find any gourmet bangers and mash here...
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Yes, the food is very good (it should be, as it's not cheap), but this is a pub guide, and the beer on tap here is nothing to write home about. The wine is not great if you get it at the affordable end of the price-range, either. Because if its reputation it's usually uncomfortably crowded and difficult to get a table, but if you don't mind noise, smoke, and high prices in exchange for being somewhere fashionable, this could be the place for you! (Just to show I'm not someone with a personal vendetta, I'll add that I've had some of the friendliest service here in the restaurant bit -- but not in teh bar)
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tough to get a table it was supposed to say!
anonymous - 2 Apr 2007 16:45 |
This place is a little Gem, quirky menu and great attitude to food, well worth all of the accolade, the only pitty with it's charming smallness is that it's really tough! Anyhow last time I went there and couldn't get a table we landed at the Fire Station, another cracking fresh food offer that's quirky and has a great attitude to food! it seems Waterloo is rich for them!!
anonymous - 2 Apr 2007 16:45 |
A favourite of mine for years, but I rarely get the chance to pop in (due to my wallet). Harry the chef wishes the place was a freehouse, as he's a bit of a beer fan (was impressed by the Thornbridge Hall 'St Petersburg Imperial Russian Stout' that I brought him last time) and seems interested in the idea of matching food and beer (which every chef should be interested in, rather than just wine wine wine).
The food there is amazing. Usually I don't bother with desserts at restaurants, but always do at the Anchor & Hope. Quince with caramel icecream was to die for, as was the hot peach with custard. The mains aren't too shabby either - possibly the best roast pork I've had, shin of beef between 14 was incredible. And the best steak I've ever had - soft as butter, blackened on the very outside, but bloody right the way through, served with grated beetroot with capers - incredible. Stop reading this review and GO THERE! Somewhere where I'd definitely take a girl on a date if I wanted to impress her with the places I go and the food I like (except you can't reserve tables which is a little annoying I suppose).
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Really good. Only go to there eat but definitely go. All good.
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We love you! Fantastic seasonal food, great staff, lovely atmosphere, great wine (daft glasses), and my dog is welcome. Perfect. Long live Sunday lunches.
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I agree totally with the below. I only go there for the food and have for the last 3 times ordered said rib of beef. Comes with a massive plate of twice cooked chips and a half pint glass of bearnase. As it shoud be!
The food is fantastic and I could waffle on about the potato soup with foie gras I had there once followed by a whole roasted trout with trimmings!
No glasses of wine though it comes in half bottle caraffes (which I dont mind as you tend to lose track of how much you have drunk)!
Would not really go there for a beer though.
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A gastro pub next door to the Young Vic - you expect gastro prices - £2.90 a pint of Bombadiere, although wine is more reasonable at £10 a bottle. Food is served on the other side of the main door, seperated by a curtain in usual gastro surroundings - basic. The food is good though and worth the visit, despite the prices (and everything is salted to help the drinks sales), especially the rib of beef for 2 (£40) which is served rarish.
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