The Last Anchor - Ipswich

The pub serves high-quality food with generous portions. The staff can be a bit unfriendly, likely due to being understaffed and lack of support from the owners. The biggest drawback is the long waiting time, up to an hour in my recent experience. The small kitchen and many tables contribute to the wait, but the food is typically worth it if you don't mind waiting.

Just had a fantastic meal tonight at this restaurant. The food was excellent, the staff and chefs were very friendly. What more could you ask for? Well done!

Our visit to The Last Anchor was fantastic, as always. This was my 4th or 5th visit and the staff, both front and back of house, were great. We had booked in for the bottomless prosecco brunch, but arrived early and ordered cocktails instead. I was pleasantly surprised when asked how hot I would like my Bloody Mary – my reply was hot but not sweaty. The drink was made perfectly and was the best Bloody Mary I have ever had. Our friends joined us and we were served two bottles of prosecco in ice buckets. The waitress promptly took our order and although they had run out of halloumi sticks, they replaced them with mozzarella. I ordered the Asian pulled lamb loaded chips and the Padron loaded peppers with cheese and jalapeños – both dishes were divine. I can't wait to visit again and try their breakfast. Thank you to the team at The Last Anchor for doing an amazing job.

We have been to the Last Anchor a few times our last being August 2023. Frankly it was not a great experience in terms of speed of service 1 1/2 hours to receive food). Roll on to January 2024 we thought we would give it another try…..We called up the evening before the visit to book a table and we wanted to arrive at 1015 in the morning. We were told by the person on the phone that it would be best to arrive around 9.30 as a group of 12 would be arriving at 10am. We arrived at 0920 and waited to be seated. 2 members of staff were serving guests and by the looks of it only one chef. The restaurant wasn’t busy when we arrived. We sat down and were promptly given menus and ordered our drinks, which came promptly however the server was in a rush to get away from us before we could ask her any questions like can we please order our food. We then proceeded to watch the restaurant fill up with guests. We watched so many people that came in after us order drinks and then food. When we questioned the server he said “well I am here now aren’t I”. We has already waited 40 minutes to be served at this point. We asked very politely how long the food would take and he said a further 20 minutes. By this time the party of 12’s order had been taken. We decided to leave and they did give us the drinks complimentary however our breakfast was spoilt. Thanks Last Anchor.

Visited The Last Anchor for a well deserved Xmas staff social. Food was really good however the staff were awful. One particular member of staff was very rude arrogant and definitely in the wrong business. Basically chucked the plate at you. Yes I know you are busy but try your best to make customers feel welcome. Deffinitly wouldn't return back.