Hope and Anchor
38 Jacobs Wells Road, Bristol
t: 0117 929 2987
w: www.hopeandanchor.net
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The Hope and Anchor’s sunday roasts are legendary but I was yet to try it’s evening menu so we decided to pay them a visit on Jacobs Well’s Road.
The pub when you walk in is lovely. The bar staff are friendly – this really is service with a smile. Décor is causal, nothing pretentious but small touches like candles on the tables give it a cosy and intimate vibe. You could easily while away the hours was supping on a few pints of ale or a glass of wine here.
The menu is uncomplicated pub grub and is supplemented with a specials board. From hot lamb sandwiches to fish stew, burgers and scampi – there’s a real selection.
Vegetarians will also be happy to know that there’s an entire page dedicated to vegetarian main meals in the menu – for many veggies I know the default one vegetarian option (usually risotto) can soon become tiresome.
We opted for the burgers. I chose the minor beef burger and Sam, the major chilli burger.
The burgers were home made and tasted great – really great. I felt that the presentation could have been slightly better – the bun wasn’t great and if I would have preferred the cheese sliced not grated. But these are minor points and me being finicky. The meat was beautiful. The chips were well cooked, all in all a great pub meal.
Portions were generous, I found the minor burger was more than enough and Sam struggled to finish his major burger. Prices were reasonable too. Dinner for two and a drink each came to just over £22.
All in all a charming little pub with a welcoming atmosphere, brilliant service and great food. What more could you ask for?!
Haven’t been in for food for ages, but remember the burgers being good. The reason we refuse to go back is because we had possibly the worst Sunday lunch we’ve had in Bristol in this place – it was horrible!
I’d agree, it was like an 80′s school christmas dinner, in fact I don’t believe anything on the plate was actually roasted, more a boil in the bag sunday lunch. worst I’ve ever tried in Bristol.
80s school Christmas dinner – that bad?! When was this? Haven’t been for a while, but they made our best roast post a couple of years ago so maybe we need to go back. Although if it is that bad we may regret it!
Hmm, maybe about a year ago? A year and a half? We’ve avoided the place ever since for food, anyway! Great garden, though.
If you want a Sunday lunch around that area, Eldon House is well worth a visit!