Golden Anchor, Nunhead, SE15

Bucking Fastard left this review about Golden Anchor

This street corner pub with a Courage Cockrel sign was featured in 2020 on Tom Kerridge's Saving Britains Pubs.The upshot was a refurb with the front saloon discovering it's parquet floor,and a new set of furniture,most un pub like but colourful,leaving the impression of a cafe .The bar here is keg only and cash is prefered,I went for a Leffe Blonde.
The rear room is vast with a long bar but it was stripped out and empty,maybe waiting for an event and I was ushered out when I went looking for the gents which I had missed in the front bar.
The flatscreen was on showing the last knockings of the FA Cup but the pub was empty,I thought for a moment it was closed .Myself and another punter watched the match ,then an irishman in a Millwall shirt drifted in ,but compared with the nearby heaving pubs this one was deserted.
It is owned by a caribbean couple who want to maintain their culture,but on my visit there was no sign of their cooking.The unfriendly redirection away from the large bar area made me feel uncomfortable and there was no sign of any domino players featured large in the TV shows.
Once the media have moved on ,possibly this pub is struggling and there is nothing to tempt me to revisit. Maybe it's a local pub for local people.

On 26^th May 2024 - rating: 4
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