Anchor Restaurant Bar - Nelson

Lovely outlook onto marina. Great food seafood platter

We came as a group of 30 to the Anchor Restaurant and they did an amazing job! The had a set menu that we had chosen prior to the evening which was a great price with lots of choices. The food was all delicious and the service outstanding. The team did an incredible job at getting all the meals out at the same time and looking after us. Highly recommend. THANK YOU!

Wife and I had the seafood platter for lunch. Delicious, nice variety. Beer was nice and cold. Great views. Great service. Awesome place.

Braving the storm, I decided to take my parents out for lunch as they were on holiday with us and the rubbish weather reduced our options for entertainment. We were looking for something to warm us up, something tasty and somewhere interesting, and all being seafood fans, we decided on The Anchor. While the venue was busy, we were quickly seated and immediately asked if we wanted coffee Great start! The coffee came and was nice, and got our gears moving ready to order our lunch! I ordered the Salmon Nicoise Salad, as I had been feeling a little chubby with all of the eating and sharing I've have been doing! The salmon was served cold, a smoked fillet, whiskey cured, sitting on a bed of fresh salad with potatoes and a poached egg. I really enjoyed this dish, and was surprised at the freshness and quantity of the salad given the season and current cost of lettuce! My wife had the chowder, as she often does, and this was well received and warmed her up on this cold, wet day. My mother had the prawn risotto, and while it wasn't something she would normally order, she enjoyed it. Dad ordered the duck parfait, and this was very tasty although he was eyeing up mum's risotto and helped her finish it! The restaurant is a great place to visit, you can sit and watch the boats come and go. I have often visited on a nice sunny day and sat with a cold beer and watched the boats. A very relaxing undertaking! This day was very wet, but the restaurant was warm and dry, a great way to spend the afternoon!

We had the anchor seafood cellar, it was really good. the two of us were so full only I would say that quite a lot of dinge are fried, so it is quite oily. the scallops were also a beautiful surprise! beautiful interieur and quiet location.