Anchor - Bristol

The food was outstanding and the view was amazing! However, it would be nice to see a few more vegan options on the menu.

We had a wonderful first dining experience at the Anchor Restaurant this summer, and it certainly lived up to our expectations. The atmosphere perfectly captures the essence of coastal Maine. I highly recommend the Brussels sprouts and mussels served with Focaccia—absolutely delicious! The Key Lime cake was also a delightful treat. The service was fantastic! I loved every moment!

The food was mediocre and the portions were small. My guest ordered fried mussels, but all they received were a few crushed shells in fritters, and that was $27.00. It was very disappointing, especially since I had recommended this restaurant. The tacos were just okay, but they were quite small. My burger was overcooked, and they also forgot to bring my side salad. While the hostess was gracious and hardworking, it didn't meet the expectations I had from this well-known restaurant, which I had visited several times before with better experiences. Unfortunately, this reflects poorly on the beach kitchen. I won’t be returning.

This place is amazing! The food is great and the staff is very friendly. The view is absolutely beautiful and the drinks were delicious! This will be a regular place for us.

My family and I had a very unpleasant disappointing dining experience at The Anchor tonight. The menu itself was already severely lacking in every way however it was without ANY hesitation significantly OVER-priced across the board which I found shocking given the less than mediocre food and poor slow service. By the time our slow inexperienced waiter finally made his way over to take our dinner order, we eventually learned a short time later that four of our selections were already completely sold out. This was at the very beginning of the evening and so I can't fathom how a kitchen could be so unprepared and under-stocked at the very beginning of dinner on a busy Saturday night? The $27 Lobster Popcorn appetizer I settled for was a complete and total JOKE as it consisted of just a VERY small amount of tiny fried lobster pieces mixed together with an abundance of actual popped popcorn...as well as a ton of unopped kernals? Altogether I found this to be rather offensive. We all left our dining experience still feeling hungry yet also quite annoyed by the unacceptable overpriced portions and less than adequate dining service. Just to be clear, I do sincerely wish you folks nothing but success however I surely do hope you take immediate necessary actions to get a firm grip on REALITY when it comes to reasonable and appropriate prices that actually match the quality of the foods you serve via the service you provide, all before its too late!