Qype: Fox and Anchor in London

London - Pubs & Bars - Pubs - Restaurants - British

Great pub. You walk in and the atmosphere and decor blend well to serve a traditional English pub with a pulse. Freshly baked pork pies and trays of oysters line the one end of the bar. We had a particularly friendly waitress who was very helpful and quite a delight. One really fun thing here are the metal beer mugs with glass bottoms. There's a long story here about enlisting sailors but you'll have to find out when you get there.

One bit that left me umming and ahhing is the menu. I'd heard amazing things about the food and what resulted was a mixture of dishes - some big and hearty and others a bit plain. I went for the poached salmon which was actually pan-fried. It was quite bland and coudl've done with something other than the little bucket of fat chips, which were quite good.

Another person went for the home-made sausage roll and beans. It came as a dinky sausage roll with a swamp of beans and the token chips (they really do milk them). All meals were extremely stodgy and while much traditional pub fare is, it wouldn't have hurt to give me a little hand reaching my 5 a day.
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