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Fox & Anchor, Smithfield, EC1

115 Charterhouse Street
EC1
EC1M 6AA

Phone: 02072501300

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Reviews of Fox & Anchor (Average Rating: 7 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

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Will Larter left this review about Fox & Anchor

A narrow pub in a lovely listed building with - as described on Camra's heritage listing - a gorgeous Art Nouveau ceramic frontage and entrance. The bar counter is pewter-topped, and the bar back is thought to be original; the wall opposite is well covered with pictures. There are six hand pumps (see photo) and I went for Twickenham Red Sky, which was in very good condition (NBSS 3.5) but a little pricey at £6.30/pint.

Date of visit: 1st March 2023

On 15^th January 2024 - rating: 7
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Fox & Anchor

A traditional looking pub located just around the corner from Smithfield Market, it was almost deserted on our recent bank holiday Monday visit, but I imagine can get very busy at other times when the market is open.

Internally, the main bar at the front of the pub is quite long and narrow with a long bar counter on the left and wooden boards on the floor. It had quite an elegant feel to it with black flock wallpaper on the upper part of the walls and dark wood panelling down below. There were plenty of pictures on the walls and some wooden partitions with mirrored glazing. Padded bench seating ran all along the right hand side. At the rear was a much cosier dining room with black tiling on the floor, and black wood panelling covering the walls. There were many more pictures here including old black and white photographs of the market and various livestock. A small tiled fireplace was off to one side, but this looked to be disused. Further private dining rooms were at the rear, with one having etched glass in the doors and being known as the Fox’s Lair.

The menu offered a decent enough selection of “pub grub” dishes and our gypsy eggs with a ham hock and chorizo stew as well as a cheese and tomato sandwich with chips both went down well.

Beers on tap were Sam Brook’s Wandle, Young’s Special, Young’s Bitter, Doom Bar, Proper Job and Redemption Big Chief. After that lot, cider choice was very disappointing with only Aspall’s on tap, and even that had run out. Overall, despite the lack of any cider, I thought this was a nice, traditional old pub and would happily return if in the area.

On 8^th May 2019 - rating: 7
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