Anchor & Hope

The Anchor & Hope, a multi-award-winning neighbourhood pub established in 2003, serves substantial, carefully cooked British contemporary food. It operates as a working pub and publishes a dedicated Christmas and seasonal menu with group pre-order options, clearly defined minimums and booking terms; reservations open 30 days in advance. The kitchen combines convivial traditional-pub life with restaurant-level cooking, producing suet-crusted pies, slow-braised lamb and refined seafood, and it emphasises traditional techniques and seasonal sourcing. A busy, traditional-pub environment yields a compact, packed-room dining atmosphere and a classic exterior on The Cut close to the Old Vic and Young Vic theatres. The interior offers a cosy, informal dining room, and seating is arranged for both casual drinks and sit-down meals. Menus present British contemporary cooking with classical techniques, offering separate lunch, dinner and a well-regarded Sunday lunch service. Dishes showcase regional ingredients such as Tillingham vegetables, Brixham scallops, Cornish octopus and Scottish langoustines, while the drinks programme pairs a curated wine list with cocktails (many housemade), soft drinks and craft beer on tap from Brewpoint brewery. Specialties include suet-crusted Swaledale steak pie (for two); seven-hour lamb shoulder or neck with gratin dauphinois (for two); Scottish langoustines with chips and mayonnaise; Cornish double-suckered octopus Provençal; and a three-cheese and hazelnut soufflé.