Anchored in Worthing, Worthing

Anchored really doesn't look much from the outside and, internally, it's no great shakes either; this one conforms very much to the original micropub concept. A few high tables around the perimeter of a small room, and a few smaller tables outside for milder climes (or hardier drinkers). Beers emerge from out back (3 Downlands cask & a single keg on my visit which coincided with the recent Worthing Tap Takeover event). It's proper friendly though, once you've started to chip in and I definitely warmed to it, but I can imagine it getting uncomfortably crowded when there's more than a drinker's dozen inside.

Note that the pub now closes all day on Monday and Tuesday

Not much has changed since the earlier reviews. There are now a few tables and chairs on the pavement outside and a moveable canopy to keep the rain off. A proper cold room has been installed. Only Sussex beers and ciders are served.

Cosy micro-pub right at the 'traditional' end of this new type of pub, with four small tables serving the bench seating along the sides and another one with a couple of tall stools by the front window. With no room for a counter, the three real ales - Brighton Bier South Coast IPA, Bedlam Turtle Recall and a very good One Hurst Wonder from Hurstpierpoint (£4.00) - plus three ciders and a perry, are fetched from a cool room at the back. Very good, friendly atmosphere, so well worth seeking out.