Free house · Wellsmouth-on-Sea

Est. 1843

EST. 1843

TheAnchor

A proper village pub at the bottom of the hill, with cask ale, a hot dinner and a fire that’s actually lit.

1 Harbour Road, Wellsmouth-on-Sea, just opposite the lifeboat station.

Today Open seven days · kitchen serves until 9:00 pm

At the bar

Six on hand pump

Bridie keeps the cellar. Halves at half the pint price, and a third of anything if you want to try before you commit.

Cask & keg

  • Wellsmouth Best Bitter 3.8% Amber, malty, on since the day we took over $5.95
  • Harbour Road Pale 4.2% Our own, brewed four miles up the coast at Skelmarsh $6.25
  • Old Wellsmouth Stout 4.3% Dry and roasted, the beer for the pie $6.75
  • Skelmarsh Lager 4.5% Unfiltered and cold, straight from the tank $6.50
  • Gullhythe Cyder 5.4% Still and cloudy, from a farm the far side of the estuary $6.40
  • The guest pump Changes most Thursdays, chalked up by the till from $6.00

Wine, spirits & soft

  • House red or white$6.95 / 6 oz
  • Bottle of house$24.95
  • Well spirit & mixer$6.25
  • Malt of the month$7.95
  • Soft drinks & squash$2.50
  • Pot of tea or coffee$3.25

Card, cash or a tab. We don’t take reservations for the bar. There’s nearly always a seat.

From the kitchen

Dinner till nine

One page, cooked by Tom and whoever he can talk into it. Anything can be done without the wheat or the dairy if you say so when you order.

  • Steak & Old Wellsmouth pie Suet crust, mash, buttered greens, a jug of gravy $20.95
  • Fish & chips Whatever the boats landed, beer batter, mushy peas, tartare $18.95
  • The Harbour Road ploughman’s Aged cheddar, ham off the bone, pickled walnut, bread & butter $15.95
  • Bangers & onion gravy Three from the butcher on Quay Street, colcannon $17.95
  • Battered halloumi & chips Same batter, same fryer basket, green sauce $16.95
  • Bowl of chips With cheese and gravy, $7.50 $5.95
  • Sticky toffee pudding Clotted cream, or custard if you ask nicely $8.95
  • Cheese & a glass of port Three cheeses, oatcakes, quince $11.95

Sunday roast, from noon till it’s gone

Beef sirloin, pork belly or a proper nut roast. Yorkshires, roast potatoes in beef dripping, six veg on the table to share. Worth calling ahead after 1:00 pm.

Adult $23.50
Under twelve $11.95
Extra Yorkshire $1.95

Kitchen closes at 9 sharp on weekdays, so last orders for food are called at ten to.

“We took it on in 2011 with a leaking roof and one working pump. It has a fire, a dog bowl and a quiz now. Come in.”
Tom & Bridie Hallam, landlords