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The Anchor, Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex has been reviewed 6 times and has an overall rating of -16 points out of a possible 30, or -53.34% negative feedback.
| The Anchor, Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex has Fairly Bad Rating |  |
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| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Review |
| 01/04/2010 10:44:08 | Peter C Kenyon |  |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | Peter C Kenyon Upminster Essex |
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| 29/03/2010 12:28:10 | Nicola |  |
| DREADFUL PUB! Arrogant and rude landlord AND landlady. I was even reprimanded for ringing ahead and apologising that 1 of the guests was ill so we were a table of 3 not 5 now?! Can't tell you how disappointed I was when we got there then as took my elderly parents there for lunch yesterday (Sunday) and waited over an hour before we even got served! The food then arrived about a further hour afterwards. Chips were so overcooked I sent them back. Next plate arrived undercooked. I left them. Service terrible and will NEVER return. Lady at bar was complaining about the service too when I went to pay (I'd given up waiting for a waiter to bring me the bill). When I told the landlord how disappointed I was, he implied I was lying about the wait I'd had as he showed me the time on the receipt when we ordered our food! I CORRECTED HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT WAS WHEN WE ARRIVED AND ORDERED OUR FIRST DRINKS!! How dare he!! No apology. I hope you lose your license and you are closed down!!! [Report for Removal] | Nicola Chelmsford Essex |
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| 18/03/2010 08:19:44 | Leelee |  |
| We stopped going to The Anchor when the current landlord took over some years ago when the lady who also owned the Cock Inn in Boreham gave it up. Have never met anyone in the pub trade so arrogant, unfriendly and clearly just interested in how much money he is making. Has all the staff running around while he is stands around looking as though he is carrying out a mental calculation of that day's profit. Mine host he is not! Credit for the flower displays in the summer but quite frankly that does not make a good food pub. [Report for Removal] | Leelee Danbury Essex |
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| 05/03/2010 16:44:19 | Mr James | |
| The food is quite acceptable but the land lords attitude towards his customers beggars belief.[Report for Removal] | Mr James chelmsford essex |
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| 16/01/2010 18:55:14 | P Warner | |
| Avoid the Anchor if you value good food, service, value and your health. My wife and I had a terrible and overpriced meal at the Anchor last year but I persuaded her to give it another chance as it is was on our route and we wanted a no-frills pub lunch. One bad experience doesn't ordinarily mean a bad pub, right? We waited (about 45 minutes) for our food, in a freezing cold converted conservatory - ok, I can accept that, after all the pub seemed very busy. I ordered simple Cod n Chips because I thought it's really hard to mess up and my wife ordered the fish pie. I received one of the worst pieces of cod I have ever been served. It's described as a 'fillet' when in fact it's barely an escalope. It had more batter than fish (apparently the batter is home-made cider batter but you'll find better in a chipshop), hadn't been deboned, and wasn't particularly fresh. It wasn't off, I should say to be fair, but it wasn't fresh. Growing up around fishermen, I know what a fresh fish should taste like. My wife's fish pie was described as containing king prawns. It's almost accurate, as if you order one, you'll be wondering where the ***king prawns are too. The vegetables were cold and she descibed the broccoli as tasting like an arm pit. I tried complaining and had to deal with the owner. He's rude and defensive. He seemed to think offering to show me the delivery receipts from his supplier and how much he paid for the fish would be satisfactory. The point is, I've had cod three times as good as this for 6.95 before. The price that the Anchor want to charge you? £13.95. What annoys me most is, because of the absence of staff (don't expect to get drinks served to your table) in the resurant and the bar, I had the opportunity just to leave the pub un-noticed. But we stayed, and eventually found someone willing to settle my tab. What a mug. Two hours later and between us we've now got diarrhea and indigestion. Thanks for that. By all means go, if you want a slow, awful meal for two that'll cost you thirty quid and if you don't value your digestive tract. I suppose I ought to think of something positive to say. Er, they had some nice plants.[Report for Removal] | P Warner Maldon Essex |
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| 14/02/2009 09:08:08 | Victoria Dupee | |
| Our party of 2 booked into the restaurant for Dinner. We had looked at the website which was well laid out and thought it was a good idea that we could view the menu beforehand. I thought that some of the items on the menu were overpriced (£10.95 for cottage pie), but assumed that the quality of the food would make up for this. We thought it was a potentially a bad sign that when we were seated the waiter was having to apologise several times to the couple seated on the table next to us and reassure them that their food was 'on the way'. The starters were fine,however once we had finished our starters we then had to wait for over an hour for our main course. The table of 3 across from us were suffering a similarly long wait for their food and having to watch other diners being served who had ordered long after we had. Whilst we were waiting we requested the Wine List, which the waiter then forgot to bring. After another long wait we decided we would be better off ordering our wine from the bar. By the time our main courses had arrived I had lost my appetite. The few mouthfuls I had were ok, but my husband thought his fish and chips (for which our waiter could not give us a price when we ordered!) were not very good and oddly tasted of washing up liquid. Due to the extremely poor service, we will not be going again. [Report for Removal] | Victoria Dupee Danbury Essex |
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