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Hope & Anchor, Tenby
Tenby
SA70 7AX
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Hope & Anchor
Nice pub on street down to castle, there is a small yard in front of what looks like an extension. Good beer
On 9th September 2019
- rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about Hope & Anchor
This place has been extensively described below and still had the wooden floor in an L shaped room extended out to the rear and left. The boaty wall displays have had pump clips and GBG covers added which may indicate that it has upped its game since previous reviews. It was certainly doing a good trade on my late February visit. It may now be run by the nearby Harbwr Tenby as there were three of their beers available.
The seven hand pumps were all in use and had a cider, Exmoor Ale, Brains Bread of Heaven, Sharp's Atlantic and Harbwr Tenby GFA Sir Galahad, Gatland's Law & MV Enterprise. I went for the RFA Sir Galahad (£3.50) which was in good nick.
I had no problem with this pub but just marginally preferred the nearby Buccaneer. It gets a strong 7. It's GBG 2019 listed.
On 18th March 2019
- rating: 7
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Hope & Anchor
An attractive pub with plenty of hanging baskets outside and an adjacent courtyard garden, it is conveniently situated just up the road from Tenby’s pleasant harbour.
Inside, it is an L-shaped room and has something of a nautical theme as might be expected given it’s location and there were various bits and pieces dotted around such as a ship’s wheel, navigation charts, a life buoy, lots of photographs of ships and of course the obligatory display of knots in a case. The walls were also liberally plastered with old beer mats, suggesting a frequently changing selection. The flooring was sanded wood and there were a couple of TV screens dotted around showing the tennis, but the volume was off so these were not too intrusive. Wooden bench seating was around the perimeter of pub and these were scattered with a large selection of cushions, which, quite frankly, just got in the way.
Food wise, the menu offered a good selection of pub grub dishes at around the £8/£9 mark such as burger, gammon, etc., as well as a number of steaks, curries, salads and jackets. There were also a number of fish specials as well as more unusual options such as Thai green tiger prawns or moules Stowford Press. I opted for the fish & chips which was a decent dish and a generous portion. Less successful was scampi and chips which had a distinctly odd taste. Whether it was the batter, the scampi or just old oil it was fried in I’m not sure, but it certainly didn’t taste right. I can forgive the pub that as I’m sure they just buy them in, and we didn’t highlight it at the time as we didn’t want to wait whilst something else was cooked. But we pointed it out to the guy who collected the plates who said he’d “mention it”. That was the last we heard of it, whereas they could have redeemed themselves quite easily at that point. Going on the previous reviewer, this seems to be a consistent theme.
There was a good choice of beers on tap which on this occasion were Felinfoel Double Dragon, Boss Brave, Sharp’s Atlantic, Sharp’s Rockpool, Black Sheep Velo and Full Blast. A board also listed the regular beers as Rev James and Doom Bar, although I did not spot these on the bar. Ciders meanwhile were Stowford Press and Gwynt Y Ddraig Ancient Warrior. Overall, I’ve mixed feelings about this one – it’s a pleasant pub and has the best choice of beer of all the Tenby pubs we tried. On the other hand, their apparent lack of concern over the food left a rather sour taste in the mouth, in more ways than one.
On 7th July 2015
- rating: 6
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tony allsopp left this review about Hope & Anchor
hope and anchor, very busy pub ok for a lunch time snack, toasty or sandwich, you will have to wait 20/30mins. evening meal never again, we order and paid cash only no cards taken,
Were told 35 to 40 mins for our food, after 1,hour we asked they said it was being cooked,would be ready in 5mins after another fifteen mins we finally got our meal (80mins)from order, My Wife chicken was still pink in the middle, so if you want to
wait 1 and 1/2 hours for uncooked food, the hope and anchor is the place,when we
told them of the under cooked chicken they just said ho dear we tell the cook.
On 2nd August 2011
- rating: 3
[User has posted 2 recommendations about 2 pubs]
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Steve of N21 left this review about Hope & Anchor
The Hope and Anchor was recommended along with the Buccaneer Inn by the proprietor of our accommodation as places to visit for good pub food, but with the proviso that it’s not as smart as some of the tourist places in the centre of town and a bit rough and ready as it is the closest to the harbour and frequented by those who use it by day.
What this actually translated to was that the Hope and Anchor is a proper pub of some character that attracts a good mix of Tenby visitors and local ‘Salty Sea Dogs’ in for a pint, has good food but does not allocate any space specifically for dining, so you grab a table where you can and be prepared to share if there’s spare seats around your table. So it’s probably not as well suited to families with kids as some of the pubs near the town square, but for a pub with a bit of character, decent beer and decent food, it got our vote as the best pub in Tenby that we tried.
Internally it is quite small. In essence it is one smallish downstairs bar, which has a bench bay window seat in front of the serving area and then some assorted table space to the right of the bar. Plenty of nautical artefacts and memorabilia as you would expect and a couple of fish tanks which blend in seamlessly into the back wall. Then there is an equally small upstairs room with about half a dozen additional tables and finally a smallish outside courtyard section next to the pub entrance.
It is quite rightly popular for its food menu, especially for the fish dishes and the two we had were very good, although be prepared to pay the going rate for fresh fish caught that day.
But the Hope and Anchor also scores on the beer front, as there are six hand pumps on the bar providing a good and varied choice. The six on offer were Felinfoel Double Dragon, Brains Reverend James, Skinners Cornish Knocker, Sharps Doombar, Davenports Pheasant Plucker and a brew called Powder Monkey from a Preseli micro- brewery, which was a first time to try, and we went through them all during our visits and all were well kept.
On 29th August 2010
- rating: 9
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General Staal left this review about Hope & Anchor
I stayed in Tenby for a few days in August 2009. The Hope and Anchor was a mainstay of my time there. The real ales were superb, especially the Rev James, and the food, whilst not cheap, was magnificent. It is a tiny pub with a tendency to be very busy at any time of the day, so be prepared to wait for a seat. The staff were very friendly. The clientele were a mix of locals and tourists.
On 27th June 2010
- rating: 9
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