Londoners love it & tourists make pilgrimages to sample its wares – Waterloo’s Anchor & Hope is the thinking diner’s gastropub. Mismatched chairs & rickety tables (‘no newly ironed cloths’) add to the determinedly dishevelled look, real ales keep the boozing brigade well watered & the wine list is an intelligent read. They don’t take bookings during the week, so be prepared to join the scrum of hopeful souls in the heaving bar – although service is brisk for such a busy place. What the crowds are waiting for are plates of unreformed grub: deep-fried pig’s head; cuttlefish cooked in its own ink with butter beans; stewed lop pork with polenta & ‘dark green’ greens; roast chopped rabbit with white beans, chard & mint. On Sundays, when it’s less hectic, you can reserve a table for the special late-lunch feast (served at 2pm sharp).
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