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Anchored in Worthing, Worthing
Worthing
BN11 3BS
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paulof horsham left this review about Anchored in 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.
On 17th April 2023
- rating: 7
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Cask Fan left this review about Anchored in Worthing
Note that the pub now closes all day on Monday and Tuesday
On 9th August 2022
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Cask Fan left this review about Anchored in Worthing
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.
On 26th February 2022
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Anchored in Worthing
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.
On 14th October 2019
- rating: 8
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Moby Duck left this review about Anchored in Worthing
Very much a proper micropub in size and ethos. There were eight customers in when I arrived on a Tuesday afternoon and that didn't leave too much space.Four Cask beers from stillage out back, there is no physical bar, two Ciders and a Perry, beers tend to be fairly local and my Brew Studio Track One was nice enough but although nowhere near best beer of the day, it was a great drinking experience all round.
On 3rd August 2019
- rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about Anchored in Worthing
Opened in summer 2013, a full year before Worthing's next micropub came along, this place could to some degree be credited with sparking a bit of an ale revolution in a town which already had a decent stock of traditional pubs. The small single room pub, handily located close to the seafront, certainly has the feel of a place that has had plenty of time to bed in and develop some real character. In many ways it's a standard micropub set up, with a narrow bare boarded room offering high stool seating under the front windows and some high benches down each side of the room serving a limited number of tables. A few more high stools along a drinking ledge to the rear left round out the seating options unless you include the seats around a final rear table which was essentially operating as a de facto servery, in lieu of a proper bar counter. The place has a lot of features you might expect to see in a typical pub, such as hop lined front windows and a ceiling covered with pump clips which are starting to spread their way down across the walls. There is also plenty of breweriana, including a large King and Barnes sign, a couple of brewery maps and a few bits seemingly made bespoke for the pub. There are also a fair few quirky items on show including a couple of inflatable fighter jets hung from the ceiling to the rear, shelves displaying a collection of figurines and beer bottles, CAMRA certificates on the walls, various clocks and mugs and all sorts of nautical themed bits including some model lifeboats. The friendly landlord had laid out a cheese platter that a few of the locals were getting stuck into, whilst I opted to sample the rather excellent pork scratchings sat in jars temptingly in view on the back wall.
There were three real ales on the go when I arrived, all served from a taproom which is hidden out the back somewhere. Options on this occasion were Hand Brew Co Session IPA, High Weald Chronicle and a marvellous drop of Dark Star Revelation at £3.80 a pint. Three real ciders were listed on a board and there were some well thought out wine and soft drink options available as well.
This is a very pleasant little pub that was a welcome sight after a long stroll along the beach on a scorching summer's day. Whilst the place doesn't really deliver on the comfort front, it makes up for it with some great beer, friendly chat and a warm, lived-in interior. There are some fine micropubs in and around Worthing and this is up there with the best of them.
On 28th June 2017
- rating: 8
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Malden man left this review about Anchored in Worthing
A very micro micro-pub indeed, a tiny place with a fairly low ceiling too. Beers are kept as is usual in a rear temperature controlled room, a decent and sustainable selection, Gun Zamazzama (sic) £3.80/6.5%) superbly hoppy and flavoursome, if you could marry a beer.... Hastings Mosaic, Hammerpot Chocolate Wreck Porter then Southdown's Ciderflower, Seacider Hardcore and Black Pig Orchard Perry. The small space was well populated by a friendly group and I was soon into conversation with both drinkers and the landlord who was especially helpful in guiding me to other decent pubs even drawing me a map, sound bloke. I like these places which demonstrate just how impersonal chain pubs are, a totally different vibe.
Just five high tables at bench seating, hops in the front window, a yard of ale sits along a beam with flags behind spelling "Welcome".
Bank notes and coins on a wall, inflatable Air Force aircraft dangle from the ceiling, beermats are creeping across the ceiling. A map of the British Isles has micropub locations marked by a dot. A splendid place, thoroughly enjoyed my visit and definitely on the list for a return if in town. So good, a rare Mm 9.
On 28th May 2017
- rating: 9
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Aqualung . left this review about Anchored in Worthing
This isn't the smallest micropub I've visited but it is rather small and cramped. There is no bar counter as such, a deliberate choice the owner explained as he likes to come out and chat with the punters. It turned out he used to live near and was a regular in the Anchor & Hope in Clapton, the only East London Fuller's pub outside the financial districts.
There were three beers available on my visit Goldmark Ebony Mild, Lister's Special and Hepworth Iron Horse. I went for the Lister's Special (£3.10) which was a darkish traditional mid ABV English ale in good condition. Beers are from local micros and the ciders and wines are from local producers.
This is a nice friendly place but isn't very comfortable if you don't like sitting on tall furniture.
Current opening times are 17:00-20:00 Mon: 12:00-14:30,17:00-20:00 Tue: 12:00-22:00 Wed-Sat: 12:00-18:00 Sun
On 23rd February 2015
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about Anchored in Worthing
A new (October 2013) micropub shop conversion and doesn’t look much like a pub from the outside, I walked straight past the gaudy sign without looking assuming it was a hippy shop or tattoo parlour. Inside it's narrow rectangular room which was dominated by the high tables which meant there was barely space to shuffle round in. Internal décor includes some foreign banknotes and old pump clips. Two ales (stillage) on alongside plenty of ciders and some British wines. My Goldmark was pretty lifeless which I found very surprising given the whole point of the micropub is about high quality in a small setting. Early days I suppose.
On 20th July 2014
- rating: 6
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