The Last Anchor — Restaurant in Ipswich

We specifically booked a table at this restaurant as they were advertising a Christmas Menu throughout December 2024 which included a Christmas Lunch Set Menu of 2 or 3 courses.

However when we arrived, we were told that this menu was not being provided today due to the Ipswich Vs Newcastle match. What bearing this has on the menu choice, i just don't know at all.

This was very disappointing as we had booked this restaurant based upon the nice Christmas Set Menu yet we could only pick from the standard menu which had no Christmas food on there.

I picked the burger which wasn't that nice as it was too big and fell to bits and my girlfriend had a giant sandwich which wasn't really festive at all.

Cost £50 for a meal we didn't really want.

Really poor situation re the Christmas menu. You should not be advertising this menu if its not being provided throughout December as this is very misleading and had we have known that it wasnt being provided, we would have booked somewhere else.

One good point was the service was very good but the venue was let down by the menu choice and the food itself.

Also you should put a soft closer on your front door as the constant banging from it is really annoying when you're trying to...

We had a large table booking on a Monday evening. We sat at 7pm, and didn’t receive our food until 8:45pm. Felt sorry for the new girl who was initially taking our order and delivering our drinks (it was her first night and she was given a table of 10, despite the rest of the restaurant not being busy!) until another woman (assuming the owner) came and finished our service.

Everything was extremely slow - from food order being taken, to drinks being delivered. This had been my experience on a previous visit and I thought it was a one off, but judging from this and some previous reviews clearly not. The redeeming factor was that the food was very, very good (except most of us who ordered steaks received them overcooked). However, the service means we won’t return, which is a shame as it has the potential to be one of the best restaurants in Ipswich if they had...

Excellent service - highly recommend.

Had a work summer BBQ here. They were not informed beforehand that I required a gluten free and vegan meal so the food provided for the BBQ was not suitable for me. However this was not a problem for the staff. When I informed them of my requirements, they immediately informed the kitchen who started cooking me my own separate meal! They quickly brought me an amazing burger and chips with roasted veg & bean and salad sides, which was delicious! Dessert was provided as part of the BBQ. Knowing that the standard options available were not suitable for me they again gave me a separate dessert which was lovely.

I’m used to missing out so I am very grateful for how the staff went above and beyond in making sure that I was well catered for, so much so that others were actually jealous of my...