La Anchor Bar & Restaurant
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Hours
Sun
12:30 - 10:00
Wed
16:30 - 10:00
Thu
16:30 - 22:00
Fri
16:30 - 22:00
Sat
16:30 - 22:00
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Ratings and reviews
5.0
Travellers' Choice 2024
RATINGS
Food
Service
Value
Atmosphere
Food and ambience
Local cuisine, Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European, Vegetarian friendly
“Seven went for various pasta dishes and the other had pizza.”
“Excellent food, huge pasta portions ensuring you go home full and you can box...”
“We mostly have pasta dishes here but my husband always has the calamari.”
“If you don’t have a big appetite then I’d recommend ordering the pasta as sta...”
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About
Dine in our stylish restaurant and enjoy the warm atmosphere. Savour the smell of freshly cooked Italian cuisine, cooked to perfection by Italian chefs in an open kitchen. OPEN Tuesday - Saturday: 5.00pm Onwards Sunday: 12noon Onwards Bank Holidays: 5.00pm Onwards
PRICE RANGE
£6.00 – £20.00
CUISINES
Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Free off-street parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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5.0
985 reviews
Excellent
877
Very good
57
Average
24
Poor
14
Terrible
13
Lucy H
Doncaster9 contributions
Jan 2025 • family
Another great meal at La Anchor . It was a family get together , it was explained to us from the start that our meal would be a little longer as some of our party had ordered steaks , I appreciated being informed and obviously makes sense . I had the slow cooked ribs which were delicious . I also want to compliment the restaurant on their excellent staff , all of which are well presented , polite , attentive and on the ball . The training of staff is first class and a credit to the restaurant , well done 👏 We look forward to our next visit .
Written 19 January 2025
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La Anchor
Great to hear your family get-together was a good one and many thanks too for your feedback on our excellent food and service. Looking forward to seeing you on your next visit...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 23 January 2025
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Gary B
Scunthorpe6 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
Mysel,f wife and family were here last night to celebrate her 20 years service award from work
Love this place, what great food and service. One thing I have to point out is that you should go here hungry, the portions are very large to say the least.
The food is all home cooked and piping hot, err nuclear hot lol.
Traditional Italian food pasta pizza etc, but a lot of other choices on the specials board at reasonable prices
Good selection of drinks at the bar.
Still full today, in fact our daughter has just had the last of her pasta meal for lunch as they will pack up anything you cant eat and want to take home
Popular so book up
Will be back very soon
Written 31 August 2023
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La Anchor
20 years wow. Many thanks for an amazing review and great to hear you all had a Fab time and daughter loving the take home pasta again. See you next time…
All the Beat - The La Anchor Team.
Written 6 September 2023
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Anne S
29 contributions
Nov 2024 • couples
We have been before many times and always enjoyed the food there. The service is always very quick in fact we were only there for an hour and we had three courses. Surprised that the specials were the same as our last visit some time ago. The portions are big, so we always ask for main courses as starter portions. We tend not to have a sweet course but as it was a special occasion we treated ourselves. That was when we had to question the value for money. The sweets are all kept in a display cabinet near the kitchen. There was a sweet that had been pre portioned. My husband ordered that. What he got, was half a slice but of course it was still the full price which we both think is on the high side.The food was good as always but we are no longer as positive about the value for money aspect because the drinks are also on the high side.
Written 7 November 2024
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La Anchor
Many thanks for taking the time to share your thought and hope to see you again...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 5 December 2024
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melanie j
19 contributions
Jul 2024 • family
We went to La Anchor for my sons birthday, it had been recommended by some of his friends. We were not disappointed! The service is excellent, the staff friendly and helpful. The food? Well it certainly exceeded our expectations! The portions are huge, all freshly cooked and simply delicious. Myself and my granddaughter were given containers to take the food we were too full to eat home. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. We will definitely be going back and will recommend to our family and friends.
Written 27 July 2024
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La Anchor
So pleased to hear your son’s birthday meal was a success and many thanks too for taking the time to share your review. See you again next time…
All the Best- The La Anchor Team.
Written 28 July 2024
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Anne S
29 contributions
Sept 2022 • none
Brilliant place. Car park fairly small but never had a problem parking outside on the road. It is a village and so very quiet street.Fantastic service and the food is outstanding. WE have eaten there before so always ask for starter portions for out main courses if we order pasta dishes. They will give food in take away boxes if you ask and can't eat it all. Comprehensive menu an specials board. Very very good value for money when you compare prices with other restaurants. BEST Italian food ever.Will be back soon. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and you can only book by telephone so booking at last minute is a challenge as it is SO popular. Book early to avoid disappointment. LOVE IT.
Written 25 September 2022
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laanchorteam
Many thanks for your '6 star' review and so pleased to hear your time at our village restaurant was a good one, see you again very soon...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 26 September 2022
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Kelandrob
United Kingdom24 contributions
Dec 2022 • friends
So we as a group of friends book a pre Christmas cottage every year, and this year the owners of the cottage recommended la anchor to us, in the cottage we was left a voucher to use towards the bill. So we booked a table for 6 of us. The owner nick couldn’t do enough to accommodate us. He went above and beyond to make us feel more like friends than customers. He as well as the other members of staff are very attentive. The food was outstanding I really don’t know where to begin. We all had starters mains and desserts, all of which were beautifully presented and tasted amazing. The portion sizes are extremely generous. So when we over faced ourselves the staff put the remainder into boxes for us to take home and enjoy at our leisure. I would most certainly recommend this hidden gem to anyone. The personal touch to their customers really made it for us. So on behalf of myself and the other 5 guests, we’d like to thank you for making our night so very very special.
Written 11 December 2022
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laanchorteam
Great to hear your visit to La Anchor was an 'outstanding' one and many thanks too for taking the time to share an amazing review. See you again next time...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 12 December 2022
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jben8
Pontefract40 contributions
Oct 2023 • family
Amazing food and service, friendly warm atmosphere.
The food does the talking you will not be disappointed.
Good gluten free choices even calling a few days in advance to check they where very helpful and reassured they always have GF options.
Just book and go find this gem for your selves.
But I can cook that at home…not like this you can’t 10/10
Written 28 October 2023
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La Anchor
So pleased to hear you had amazing service and food and yes we can cater for GF! Many thanks too for the lovely review, see you again next time…
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 1 November 2023
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jackie S
15 contributions
Jun 2022 • family
So.. 4 of us went early Sunday evening and was greeted straight away by a lovely member of staff . She asked if we would like to have a drink first or our table was ready if we'd like to be seated which we decided to be seated.
We ordered drinks which came immediately.
For starters we ordered hot spicy garlic prawns which were amazing and a tomato/garlic pizza (our favourite starters)
For mains we ordered a chicken prosciutto pasta dish which was delicious and 3 runp steaks with real cooked chips (fab) with peppercorn sauce and red wine sauce..
We were amazed just how tender the steaks were which were cooked spot on.
I usually order fillet if its on the menu as l like a really tender steak, I can honestly say this steak was melt in the mouth and as tender as any fillet steak I've ever had
. The sauces are also the best sauces we've ever had so rich tasty.
The ambiance and music in this restaurant as you walk in gives a really lovely feel, and the staff make sure you get the best dining experience ever always ......nothing is too much trouble.... they're just a lovely bunch of people.
If you want a good night out with quality food at a brilliant price
please try LA ANCHOR !!!!!!!!!
Written 1 June 2022
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laanchorteam
WOW! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a fantastic review and so pleased to hear you all had a great evening, see you again soon…
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 2 June 2022
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fudge33
York50 contributions
Jan 2025 • family
A lovely evening booked for my 60th with many friends and family. The team were amazing, service was fab. Food was fantastic huge portions think we all took food home with us. Even the chef came to ask if everything was okay with the food, don’t get that everywhere. Couldn’t have chosen any where better to go. Thank you so much Nick and your amazing team.
See you again soon 👍🍾🎉
Written 13 January 2025
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La Anchor
So pleased to hear your special birthday evening was an amazing one! Many thanks too for taking the time to share a lovely review, see you again soon...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 15 January 2025
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ACandC
Strathaven134 contributions
Sept 2023 • family
Visited when staying locally. Restaurant was very lively early on and we were glad we had booked in advance. Good choice of dishes including specials. Some vegetarian choices but staff seemed happy to make alterations to dishes. Most members of the party had lasagne (both beef and vegetarian) and these were considered excellent with very good sized portions. The pasta dishes also went down very well with the party. The puddings were superb and were double the size normally served in restaurants (ice cream was huge). All were delicious. Overall very good experience and a nice way to start our holiday with the family.
Written 24 September 2023
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La Anchor
So pleased to hear you enjoyed our food and service and many thanks too for taking the time to leave a great review. Happy holidays and take care…
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 25 September 2023
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Susan W
7 contributions
May 2024 • family
Gorgeous food and very friendly staff. We’ll be back soon. If you don’t have a big appetite then I’d recommend ordering the pasta as starter portions. Mum had a cake to takeaway which she said was also delicious
Written 29 May 2024
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La Anchor
So pleased to hear you had a good evening and clearly enjoyed our food and service, many thanks too for taking the time to leave a lovely review. See you again soon...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 3 June 2024
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Hard working Grandad
Thorne3 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
Sorry to damper things but we booked to have a pizza meal with the family ,
from a recommendations from local people.
On arrival we were told there's no Italian chef so no pizzas only pasta or other steak meals ,no WIFI no straws, and red sauce ran out.
And someone was supposed to phone us before we turned up for the meal but no one did,
So the 4 kids aged 4 twins at 7 and a 10 year old were looking forward to make there own pizza ,
So as you could you imagine our meal was disastrous and to try and compensate for our kids the meal at least doubles in price for a evening tea ,
The bill was £263 with no offer of a reduction ,
The food we ate was lovely but not what we went for we will not be retuning again!
Written 26 August 2021
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Alison M
York31 contributions
Sept 2021 • friends
Visited after reading all the positive reviews for this restaurant and it still exceeded our high expectations!
The staff were friendly and welcoming from the minute we arrived, though clearly very busy staff were smiling and chatty and the food served in good time.
The restaurant is lovely, clean and modern with an open kitchen. The outdoor covered seating area is also a great addition to the main building, it’s heated so warm and cosy. I’m sure the outside seating would be nice if the weather was better - it was a bit chilly when we visited! As soon as we arrived we said how amazing the cooking food smelled - it felt like being on holiday in Italy!
The food portions were very generous (we got some leftovers of the main meal boxed up to take home which they were obviously used to doing) and the food was DELICIOUS!
We had calamari, garlic mushrooms and bread/dips to start and calzones for mains. The food was served hot clearly using fresh ingredients and had lots of yummy flavour. For the amount of food you get and the quality we felt that the prices were good value.
We can’t fault this restaurant - the service and food are great. We are already looking forward to going again!
Written 4 September 2021
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laanchorteam
So pleased to hear we lived up to your expectations and many thanks too for taking the time to share an amazing review, see you again soon...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 9 September 2021
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Graham
16 contributions
Feb 2023 • family
Arrived today around 1pm, quick chat and ordered drinks, walked to our table, service was amazing and such happy smiling faces.
Ordered the steak from the specials board, family all had different food but it all arrived cooked to perfection at the same time piping hott.
What can I say apart from the bestvsteak I have had in many many years, everyone loved their food and at desert it was our daughters birthday, they had candles in her dessert and put on happy birthday.
Great touch and will be back again.
Written 5 February 2023
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laanchorteam
So pleased to hear you had another great time and many thanks too for taking the time to leave a lovely review, see you again next time...
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 6 February 2023
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Kevin W
Sheffield236 contributions
May 2024 • friends
A group of 8 staying in the area booked ahead mainly because its the only place to eat out. We were extremely lucky, what a fantastic Italian Restaurant.
We were greeted warmly and quickly shown to our table. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful.
We skipped starters because we saw the huge portions being taken to tables around us.
Seven went for various pasta dishes and the other had pizza. The dishes were freshly cooked and were HUGE.
More importantly, the food was extremely tasty.
We couldn't fault our experience, staff, atmosphere, service and the food were all 5⭐ .
Great value for money. We all had a wonderful evening.
Written 19 May 2024
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La Anchor
So please to hear you all had a wonderful time and clearly enjoyed our food and service. Many thank too for taking the time to share your review, see you again next time…
All the Best - The La Anchor Team.
Written 28 May 2024
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