The Blue Anchor (Chancery Lane - London)

The Blue Anchor

Summarising this pub is not hard: Very quiet outside, colourful inside, okay so maybe I can say a bit more about this veritable icon of history in the plume of London's darkest alleyways. The pub is on two floors, it has a warm friendly atmosphere, its not overcrowded at lunchtime and theres light rock music echoing through the background. There is reserved seating and eating downstairs with another bar. Upstairs there are a few tables and very small standing space. Throughout there scne is set for a few nice drinks with polished floor boards and stained glass windows. Attentive service is given by the staff offering wine at £4 a glass and pints are £3. Apparently the place has history with the story of jack the ripper and from the looks of it the street outside was preserved as such. Nice wooden panelling follows your eye up the stairs and back outside a couple of tables are availabel for the nicer weather. Its quite relaxing but a bit cramped. Quiz machine available.

Good for a few at lunch and a fiddle on the quizzer but otherwise its a bit expensive and not the sort of place you could actually eat your lunch in with much elbow room overall 5/10