por porr poor, Wednesday, 15 August 2007
having just moved to shoreham this year i ventured forth to try the loval scene and came across the crown and anchor the menu loked ok si i went in and booked a table for four that evening for 8
we arrived at 7.45 and went downstairs to the restraurant area and asked for the table
i was asked when did i book the table as it wasnt in the book i said around midday that day and i also told the waiter that it was he that took the booking .
He said it wasnt and then said it wasnt in the book and we would have to wait while he sorted it .
Ten minutes later it transpired he did take the booking and without apologisinf showed us to the table which was up some rather grubby stairs to an ill lit balconey area with a view out of thew window to thwe refuse bins.
I asked to be moved to another table and reluntantly was moved downstairs after a lot of grumping
they laid the table well he chucked knifes and forks and paper serviettes on the table and stomped off
i follwed him and asked for the wine and and main menus
he then came back plonked them in a heap on the table
we ordered two bottles of wine one red and one white and some beers he came back with two red and no white and the wrong wine

and the lager was slopped on the table
we ordered and sat down and the right wine appeared eventually one was corked
he came back after 20 mins told us the gnocchi was off and the soup had run out so no starters then and there was no fish sausages or pork.
we had burgers which were mediocre and semi rare sent them back and paid for the ine and tried to see the manger who was not helpful and left
i am a executive chef for a number of restraurants in london and bath and i can honestly say if my staff treted customes the way i was treatedthey would be sacked instantly

i only hope this was a one off and needless to say i wont eat there again or recoommend it to anyone in future