Anchor Rock Club — Restaurant in Atlantic City

Definitely eager to go back and hopefully bump this to 5 stars because I'm so thrilled to have a decent intimate venue on this side of the bridge. Parking was easy, ticket process was fast (do yourself a favor and bring cash if you want to pay at the door), plenty of places to sit/hang back or get close if you wanted to be right next to the stage.

The only downer was it was pretty obvious throughout the band's set that one of the musicians was having a hard time with the sound and kept asking for his mike to be turned up. I could tell after a while he was frustrated and it was affecting his performance/the overall vibe of the show. To be fair, it seemed like the sound guy was attempting to accommodate his requests, so who knows if it was an issue with the equipment or this artist was just particular, but I was standing nearby to him and could tell his instrument wasn't as loud as it could have been.

That being said, definitely planning on returning to check out more shows here + think it's a venue worth checking out if...

This is gonna be the new big spot for AC. Its HUGE and has a lot of room for all kinds of people. Nice seating and there are four separate bars. There are two down stairs on separate sides of the stage and dance floor and two on the second floor on separate sides of the balcony.

The sound was awesome and after seeing some performances the stage and dance floor are great for the audience and I believe it would be great for any band playing.

The only fault I could see is the stage isn't huge and so a large band or a band with a larger stage show might have some difficulty. Also it was difficult to find the venue because although google maps took us to the right spot it was hard to see from the road as theres no signage.

The entrance is on the ramp up to...

Been here twice, once pre covid right after they opened to see a cover band, and recently to see E Town Concrete. Happy the venue didn't go out of business when covid hit hard. This place was remodeled perfectly. Plenty of bars. Upstairs with a view of the stage is an amazing plus that you don't see at a lot of venues. Re-entry allowed so smokers can pop in and out! AC and really all of South Jersey has been in need of a venue like this forever. I just really hope this place lives up to its name and continues to book ROCK bands. Would love to see some touring or local metal acts without needing to drive to Philly, North Jersey, or NYC. I hope this place doesn't fall into the club circuit and just start booking DJs...