
Blue Anchor
Quick info
About Blue Anchor
Blue Anchor is a pub on School Lane in Aintree, Liverpool, with an outdoor play area where children can play while the adults eat and drink. The kitchen cooks from the Hungry Horse menu, which includes fish and chips, burgers and grilled steak. Live sport is shown on TNT Sports, and a pool table is there for a game once the match ends. The pub works on a walk-in basis.
Good to know
“At Blue Anchor in Aintree, there's always a reason to celebrate together. Just a short drive from Liverpool, kids can roam free in our outdoor play area while you kick back with pub classics like fish and chips, burgers, grilled steak and more from our wallet-friendly Hungry Horse menu. Stay for the live sport and lively atmosphere as you cheer on your side watching TNT Sports. Enjoy a little friendly competition at the pool table once the full time whistle goes. When the sun's shining, there's no better place to soak it up than in our beer garden! With disabled access, spacious parking and EV charging and electric vehicle charging, Blue Anchor makes every visit easy and enjoyable for everyone. Enjoy great value with our latest deals!”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sardines with mushy peas, beetroot juice, kids meals offer and bread and butter.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sardines with mushy peas, beetroot juice, kids meals offer and bread and butter.
Customer Review Summary
Service is the draw most reviewers return to. One server is repeatedly described as friendly, efficient and happy to suggest dishes from the wide menu to a family struggling to decide, and another is described as constantly on the go for a family with children. Close behind is the food, which several call generous, tasty and quick to arrive. One diner praises the sardines with mushy peas and blue cheese soup, and the beetroot juice. Reviewers also mention a good kids meal offer over the summer holidays and say the pub has improved under new management. The complaints concern the kitchen. One table of eleven describes food orders paused again and again and meals arriving in batches of four, so some people finished before others started. That reviewer also reports that mayonnaise went on a meal despite an allergy request. Another diner found the chips tasted of old oil and the bread and butter had run out despite showing on the app. A demi baguette came instead with frozen butter that would not melt on the cooling meal.
Customer Review Summary
Service is the draw most reviewers return to. One server is repeatedly described as friendly, efficient and happy to suggest dishes from the wide menu to a family struggling to decide, and another is described as constantly on the go for a family with children. Close behind is the food, which several call generous, tasty and quick to arrive. One diner praises the sardines with mushy peas and blue cheese soup, and the beetroot juice. Reviewers also mention a good kids meal offer over the summer holidays and say the pub has improved under new management. The complaints concern the kitchen. One table of eleven describes food orders paused again and again and meals arriving in batches of four, so some people finished before others started. That reviewer also reports that mayonnaise went on a meal despite an allergy request. Another diner found the chips tasted of old oil and the bread and butter had run out despite showing on the app. A demi baguette came instead with frozen butter that would not melt on the cooling meal.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“First time visit. Food was really tasty and the prices were amazing. Great offer on the kids meals over the summer holidays too. Laura was super helpful☺️”
- Google user
“When arrived seated at table all tables with sticky and then told No more food orders for 15 minutes this thing got extended another 15 minutes and then extended again for another 10 minutes. We were in a table of 11 people. Four meals came out then 10 minutes later, another four meals came out then another 10 minutes later. The last three came out so three people were starting their food when others had finished then a meal was ordered with no mayonnaise as the lady has an allergic reaction to but they put it on a food anyway would not recommend to anybody wanting food and would not come back again”
- Google user
“Had a lovely visit here on fathers day and was served by a lady called Laura, she was a very pretty blonde girl with the lovliest customer service manner and went abive and beyond for me my family and children! Didnt see the girl stop constantly on the go 5* service thanks to this lady! Well done laura payrise very much needed. Keep up the good work :)”
- Google user
“This pub has really improved since the new management has took over. The staff are amazing, food is always reliable. Would recommend a stop in if you and you're family are round the area”
- Google user
“Came as a party of 4- 2 adults and two children. Our server was Ruby and they were lovely and efficient. Nothing was too much trouble. Food and Drink arrived super fast and was lovely. Will defo come back. ❤️”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Bars near Blue Anchor
- Prince George Hotel4.21141 mi
good beer selection on tap, darts, toilet cleanliness
- Farmers Arms4.21301.1 miOutdoor seating
private events hosted, outside seating area, live music performances
- 1.2 miTakeout
coffee, dog friendly, paulaner on draft
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue AnchorWheelchair accessible | 4.01,473 | — | sardines with mushy peas, beetroot juice, kids meals offer |
| Prince George Hotel | 4.2114 | 1 mi | good beer selection on tap, darts, toilet cleanliness |
| Farmers ArmsOutdoor seating | 4.2130 | 1.1 mi | private events hosted, outside seating area, live music performances |
| Terra Preta Bar and Coffee HouseTakeout | 4.991 | 1.2 mi | coffee, dog friendly, paulaner on draft |
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