Anglesea Arms

now im no real foodie but i can say i have eaten out in some very good gastro pubs and decent eateries during my 42 years of existence i watch every cooking programme available and can certainly turn my hand and hold my own when it comes to the kitchen but i pull no punches in saying that this was by far and i mean a million miles by far the worst food i have ever had put before me. The warm duck salad with poached egg on some sort of concrete slab that they called bread was totaly tasteless and looked completly undesirable in colour and presentation, the duck tasted only of liver. I then had welsh rarebit and believe me it was like a turd on toast in looks aroma and taste. Service was friendly enough but staff are tottaly uninterested and the decor i think is supposed to be the cliched shabby cheik but in some places its just down right shabby .The premises must now be relying soley on the prozak and chardonnay filled local housewives and semi retired dim witted property developers they call husbands of wingate road and surrounding areas that frequent this establishment for there business. I see no future for this venue under current managment its appalling and a dam shame.

This pub was vg about 2 years ago there is nothing left of its former greatness unless you want to eat food that is grey looking cheaper quality. Pay for a house wine nearly £17 and starters £8 and main course min £16 hope you like aubergine mush that comes with everything or the beef dish £22 without service. I wonder how long with value like that they will stay open. They also like to get you out as quick as possible. What a shame Poor value Davey

Gastro pubs come and go, the Anglesea has been here for a long time serving some of the best food in West London. A real local favourite and one you will come back to time and time again. However… if you have children, don't bother – no high chairs, nowhere to park a pram in the main restaurant and families shuffled off into the bar area. A great place, let down by it's, lack of, facilities/attitude to children.

We have been meaning to go to the Anglesea Arms for ages, but the ‘no booking policy’ has stopped us, there is nothing worse than trekking to a restaurant and then you have to wait for ages to get a table, when I have to eat I have to eat, I do not want to wait. For some reason I thought today might be a good day, with the credit crunch and the sales starting and every one stuffed after Christmas. What a good guess. We turned up at 2.30 on Sunday the 28th of Dec 08, found parking outside and the restaurant was half full. Things were looking good. We obviously missed the lunch time rush. We were seated at a great table, facing the menu written on a blackboard in front of us. We were immediately attended to, and were offered sparkling water or tap water. We ordered 2 glasses of delicious Sauvignon Blanc. The menu is short and detailed and well explained. The starters were tasty, not too big, and the bread was perfect. My husband chose the roast lamb, which looked and tasted great and I had the red mullet with bouillabaisse which was so tasty and sweet and filling, absolutely perfect. We were tempted by the amazing puddings on offer, a stunning poached pear in red wine was served at the table next to me, but we were too full and left very content. The staff were great and very passionate and informed about everything we asked. Great place, and it sounds that they may be taking bookings from January 2009, fabulous news.