The Anchor Inn Boating - Lewes

Me and family were having lunch at the Anchor Inn on Saturday 16th September 2023, the pub have a dog friend policy. The Pub have their own dog walking around the grounds freely, my 3 year old went to stroke the dog it turn to bite him. I went inside to speak to the bar staff explained what happened i asked them to take their dog inside, their response was “i’ll try”, no apology, nothing. 2 minutes later the dog is continuing to walk freely outside, with children outside. I then sat down asked to speak to the manager who then came over to the table, i spoke about the situation he apologised and took the dog away, there was no worry or empathy, he didn’t ask how my Son was, seeming not bothered. Very poor from the place.

Fantastic pub in a truly beautiful location. We were made to feel so welcome by Simon, and his team were friendly and efficient. We sat out in the beautiful gardens watching the boats up and down the river. So peaceful. Would definitely recommend. Don’t listen to the negative reviews.

Awful. It was a hot day, but there were hardly any umbrellas to sit under, we went on the boats and were charged an extra 15 minutes while we were waiting to get out of the boats, and worst of all, the owner was very unpleasant, bigoted, self centered and money grabbing. Definitely will not be coming back.

We decided to stop here on our dog walk as it looked lovely. I ordered from their light snacks menu baked Camembert at £8.95 and some focaccia at £5 plus a pint of Harvey’s and a larger shandy. I paid by phone and thought nothing of it, I wasn’t given a receipt or told the total. We waited for 45 minutes for our food, but it was good…I had also been back to order 2 x sausages for the dogs, which I paid for separately and advised that we already had an order. The sausages were another 30minutes. I expected them to be freshly cooked because of the wait…they weren’t and had obviously just come out of the fridge. Once home I checked my banking app, I had been charged £28.90 plus the £4 for the sausages…that makes 2 pints for £14! I have either been overcharged or ripped off!

We had planned a birthday walk along the Ouss with lunch at the Anchor. It did not disappoint. Lovely food, friendly staff and a beautiful Riverside location.