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have been back in recently and am very impressed! the food is still top class and the so called "undesirables" have disappeared, the patio area although small is very nice on a warm summers day,all in all well worth a visit, nice beer ,nice food ,friendly staff, also check out the jack russel that can be sometimes seen walking on the roof!!!!!!!!
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not the friendliest pub i've ever been in but we did have a nice meal not sure i'd hurry back
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it has a different feel to it these days more of a food orientation but the new owners are nice and make you feel welcome it still has a locals feel to it
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very very busy in the nice weather but food not as good as it was - we were delivered the wrong meals - twice and the staff are all young and werent really fussed about the errors only reason to go back is the location
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I had to comment after reading a couple of the reviews below. I recently popped in for lunch on my way through Ripley and was very impressed. Excellent beer on tap (TEA from the Hogs Back brewery i think) and a top notch Thai meal. And the staff were very friendly and welcoming, which is pretty rare these days. So, thumbs up.
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really didnt think this old pub could get any worse,it has, full of pikeys & weirdos,i fear this is the end of the anchor unless big changes are made very soon!!!!!!!
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0k not any worse but still as dull as ditch water,if you go down on a week day between 4&7 be prepared to see the same old faces, better off going to talbot.
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has just changed hands we will wait and see if any better,cant be any worse surely!
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I was a regular in this lovely old pub from 1997 - around 2004, not so long ago, when the landlord sold out. It was a place with a friendly open atmosphere where you could have a quiet evening talking with friends over a pint and a Thai meal in the bar/pub area. There were 2 lovely pub dogs, a few real regulars, some less regular customers, some passing trade even, and it all worked along with friendly bar staff.
Since the landlord left a new noisy rough crowd (pikeys?)arrived and took the bar area over with distorted music playing loudly thru the pub system. It even affected people in the Thai restaurant area, who complained in vain. It drove many out.
I believe the owner is trying to change things back to how they were, but we'll see.
The Thai is top notch regardless. Shame.
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A pub where inbred locals agressively challenge any 'outsider'. Ripley is full of these idiots these days, unfortunately. Even the sink estates of Guildford have friendlier pubs than Ripley. What a shame.
anonymous - 18 Jul 2007 20:15 |
nice pub, nice food, get a few stool dwellers in, who seem to be part of the furniture and will still be there in 30 years(get a life for gods sake), but if you can see past them its alright
anonymous - 23 Jun 2007 18:56 |
Pikeys from georgelands are the main clientele in here, thai food is nice, and pub in general is nice, just avoid when the low life who tend to hug the bar are in,
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Interesting comment from the last review on here. Why should the locals be served first then? Shouldnt it be first come, first served regardless eh? Obviously the pub is run and frequented by morons by the sound of it. Always struck me as a bit of an interbred boozer.
anonymous - 9 Mar 2007 14:23 |
local pub for local people, doesnt need much more said really
the beer and drinks are more expensive than places in guildford and parts of london, so beware
the tai restaurant is fantastic, although over priced
in regards to pervious comments, the pub is not 'full of Pikeys who hang around the bar', if u want a pub full of pikeys goto Woking
and yes the bar staff usually serve the locals first.. like i said local pub for local people
the staff are under paid and work faaar to many shifts, so if ur looking at this thinking about working here.. think harder
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Carlsberg don't do pubs but if they did, I wouldn't be this one.
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It is a nice old fashioned boozer, one or two dodgy characters but on the whole the beer is well kept, the food is okay and the ever-changing staff are nice
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This pub used to be good. Now its full of Pikeys who hang around the bar. The bar staff are generally ok, but will always serve a local before you.
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Been to this pub before. Very small place and has a damp wood smell to it. Best thing about it when I went there was that it had a cash point machine in there!!! Meno looked good for Thai food but didnt have anything on it. Wouldnt visit this pub again. Better to try the 'Ship' up the road as it has better clientele. The Anchor mainly caters for the Georgelands estate.
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Food ok, bar staff not the best, bitter not good
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Very old fashioned pub - small inside. Bar staff are would rather talk to each other than serve but the food is nice and the lager's good - bitter is usually crap though. Friendly locals
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This pub is clicky, and the service is slow the locals are intimidating don't go to this pub if you want a warm welcome
anonymous - 11 Jul 2006 16:23 |
Awesome old pub with a superb Thai restaurant, excellent staff from all over globe.
So if you fancy a traditional English pub setting with Thai food served by South Aficans then this is the place!.
Excellent choice of beers including the locally brewed TEA (tradition english ale)
James King - 13 Jun 2006 18:02 |
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