Anchor & Ore — Restaurant in Thunder Bay

Six of us had dinner at Anchor and Ore on Saturday evening. I honestly don't like leaving negative reviews for local businesses but sometimes the truth needs to be told. The only good thing was that the restaurant has a great view and good atmosphere. Unfortunately the food quality did not match the ambiance. We started our evening with a few drinks and two appetizers; chicken wings and steak bites. The chicken wings were are 3/10. Nothing special. They were deep fried and then tossed in a blueberry bbq sauce. The sauce was cold and did not mix well with wings. The sauce tasted like Busters Blueberry BBQ sauce that we can buy at grocery store. The steak bites were very bland and were covered in a sauce that tasted like it came out of a jar. One of our main courses was seared tuna. It tasted aweful and may have been on the verge of going bad or frozen. (FYI we did get this taken off our bill). The other main course was salmon that was a 5/10 and a bit overcooked. You can easily make much better salmon at home. Not what you would expect at a Delta dining room. The last was the fish and chips. The fries were frozen crinkle cut. Again, not what I expect for a high end expensive restaurant. The fish was ok. The typical frozen then deep fried. Did not taste freshly battered or home made. The presentations and how the meals were served looked very classy and high end unfortunately the quality of the meals did not match up. The service was ok. Nothing special but nothing bad. Overall, this was not a good dining experience. The food is very sub par. You are paying very top price for very low quality canned or frozen dinners. There are several restaurants within walking distance to the Anchor and Ore that are much much better. Please don't waste your money. Unfortunately, this restaurant needs a...

Went to the Sunday Brunch Buffet quick tip: make a reservation ahead of time so you get a seat like we did! its popular but didn't feel cramped where we were seated "thumbs up" Buffet Food was delicious and replenished quickly the breakfast items were great and the lunch items were great too...the roasted cauliflower salad was sooo good! Kory and her staff were Great!! They were accommodating for children and us needing a high chair, our waitress was great and made sure we had everything we needed! Kory added a special touch to breakfast for our daughter it was so kind of her! Another nice surprise too, there was a craft show going on in the conference area that we walked through after brunch..And last but not least THE VIEW from the restaurant is beautiful! wall to wall windows throughout overlooking the marina and lake superior :) We will be back! We were also at this restaurant 2 years ago for a staff Christmas party and the service and food was great back then too! sometimes you see restaurants go downhill after a couple years of operations, NOT Anchor and Ore everything is still wondeful and delicious!! I'll say it again we will be back!! Thank You Kory and the Anchor...

The food was very good, but it is very pricey. The waitresses are really great, fast and wonderful too. I did notice and detect a serious case of honeypotting when I first ate there. I was asked while I was paying in a flirty manner how my day is going and what my plans are. It was a nice conversation and it felt really nice until... I went to eat there again the next day and the next waitress who served me had the exact same script when I was getting ready to pay for my meal. o_O I must applaud the trainer though because they really got me good the first time. That's some neat trick.

Honeypot defined: a person or thing that acts as a lure or decoy in a trap, scam, or scheme.

So be aware of that.

The dessert menu is horrendous. Everything is $14 and the pictures don't do them justice. They should keep it simple with some pie slices, cake and ice cream.

Overall, the food is amazing, scenery extraordinary and staff friendly.

I would've given it a full 5 stars if not for the honeypotting and pricey food.

P.S I know you may say they were being nice, but I want people to be nice to me because they want to. Not because they're following a script hoping for a good...