Reviews of The Swallowed Anchor (257)
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Great food,good service at a reasonable price. What more could you want on a cold and very wet and windy night in Down town Wollongong city
Great food but definitely need more bread on platters and bread with the prawns to eat with the yummy chilli butter sauce would be even better
The food was great. Try one of the banquet menus for an array of tasty tapas. We loved every dish and had reasonably priced wine to go with it. Try this place.
Food is awesome and the tmosphere & lication is great. Staff are friendly and helpful. Will definitely go again to this little gem of a restaurant.
We have been to The Swallowed Anchor many times...consistently great food, drinks, service and staff. Highly recommended. Live music Saturday nights and a lovely balcony for those warmer days and nights.
Excellent food. The best tapas we’ve had in Wollongong. The portion sizes were substantial & well priced. Excellent service & very accommodating. We’ll definitely be back.
A great place for celebrations.. The tapas choices are fantastic.. Great value and delicious.. Good selection of wines too. Friendly and capable staff. Highly recommended.. Try the mussels.. Yum!
Quick and friendly service...awesome! Great wine selection, tapas menu is great. If I have to offer a negative, it’s a bit noisy regardless of whether you sit inside or outside.
Small changes to the food and drinks options were awesome. The scallops were delicious, my wife raved about them for ages. Service super friendly and helpful. Thanks again for a great night.
Food was brilliant! And with friendly, fast service. Not sure what our favourite dish was but I have to say both prawn dishes are pretty darn special. And the polenta chips! My mouth is watering now just thinking about it all. 😀
Very well cooked food and attentive service by the floor staff. Small but adequate menu. Wine list is well thought out but prefer some more non alcoholic options.
Excellent food - fresh, interesting combinations and obviously made with passion. Service was great and the wine selection compliments the menu. Great advice from the staff on possible combos!, overall an enjoyable dining experience.
Food delicious, service great, good beers on tap... what more could you want? Also live music was an added bonus. Sat on the balcony on a lovely autum evening
Great food and ambience. Great service. We got our food quickly and there was plenty of it. Loved the music too. We will be back.
One of our favourite restaurants in wollongong, love sitting on the balcony and relaxing, the food is great, especially like the arancini and the sliders. The staff are great, very relaxing and friendly place to go.
Good menu with lots of options. This place is probably best with a group so you can sample the share plates. Bar prices reasonable . It is a noisy, fun place so if its a quiet romantic meal you want, find somewhere else
Great food, service and it was lovely sitting out on the balcony! We shared all the tapas and there were plenty of vegetarian options too.
We had a lovely meal out on the terrace. Excellent service. Food is reasonably priced and very tasty although a tad less salt would be good. We’ll be back again.
Staff very friendly and efficient. Calamari dish the very best; Chorizo poor quality and presentation; The desert of Apple & Blue Berry Crumble with double cream on the menu was not what was served. The serving was in fact a apple tart with no crumble and only two blue berries and a small dollop of cheap ice cream. The tart itself was absolutely delicious.
Good environment, but each serve of food is less, we need to order much more different food to teste, it is still fine to eat and enjoy
Always great food wine & service at the Swallowed Anchor. It’s also a kind gesture to give a discount on the bill to Defence Force folk. Thanks guys. John
Food wasnt the best. Chargrilled corn was so black couldn't eat it. Burger buns felt like they were turning to the stale side. Wasnt impressed overall and not worth the price.
It was nice fusion Spanish dish. I especially liked tapas with sea foods. The staff were very friendly. Nice atomospher to sit at terrace .
Great service and just as amazing food! Servers were friendly, starters were quick to arrive and mains also. Food was fresh and delicious! Have already recommended to others and definitely be returning.
Absolutely lovely food-could not fault it. Loved the options available with the tapas menu. A little noisy though as all tables were full. Difficult to hear the conversation around the table.
The food was delicious, especially the prawns & croquettes. We shared all the dishes among the table and had great wine & beer to match.
We had a fantastic time from the moment we arrived. We were greeted warmly and seated straight away. Food was fantastic and service was very quick. Great atmosphere too.
Amazing food, great for vegetarians aswell. The staff were very accommodating with all of our requests. Can’t wait to come back and try the rest of the menu! Thanks guys
Great location being in the heart of Wollongong Mall, an easy walk from parking in Church Street. Reasonably priced food with friendly service. Would go there again for lunch.
Went to the Swallowed Anchor for my birthday for the first time. Food was good service was excellent. Bit disappointed with the Mussels so tiny. A young lady was singing in the background which I enjoyed.
The food was amazing and the service was great. My partner and I shared our meals and loved it all. We will definitely be back.
Some food good, but the scallops were slightly undercooked and the meatballs slightly over, still not bad but the portions aren’t generous. All forgivable but what was a turn off was the owner visibly not enjoying being told these things when we were asked how our meal was. We initially opted to go for the standard “good thanks” but then decided we would actually give them our actual feedback, and clearly they only want good feedback based on the owner’s reaction. Nice place otherwise and cool venue.
Great tasting food and good variety. The atmosphere is great. Love to sit on the terrace and enjoy the warm nights. Always friendly staff and so accommodating
Just love this place! Food is consistently excellent. Nice relaxed atmosphere with friendly staff. We have been here many times and recommended it to all our friends. Great function venue.
Very helpful and friendly staff/owners who delivered excellent tapas. We were warned the Buffalo Wings were spicy and they were and very good! We'll be back!
Great food, atmosphere and staff. Price was very reasonable. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a great little place for dinner in the Wollongong area.
Excellent food, lovely staff . So helpful and friendly. Hot Camembert was a star. Loved the mussels. The cheese and spinach croquettes were beautiful. Good place to go to lunch .
Staff are amazing food is great out of 6 dishes only had one that I wouldn't have again. Staff where very attentive and knew the menu and where very aware of what what was happening.
Loved the Swallowed Anchor, food was superb, friendly service & live background music. Good for a couple or a group. Seating on a balcony or inside with ac. Will definitely go back.
Great food, great service. Our group of four shared a selection of different tapas. We all enjoyed every dish. This is the second time we have been and look forward to going again.
We had a lovely night at Swallowed Anchor. Food was great and service was fantastic. They were very accommodating when we bought a birthday cake. Always enjoy our night here. Thanks.
We had a lovely evening at The Swallowed Anchor last Saturday. Tapas was good and service was great. Live music was nice playing in the background.
Lovely restaurant with great food! Perfect French Martini! This wash second visit and both times the food has been delicious! I would definitely recommend to all
Amazing tapas with very attentive staff. Favorite dish was the chicken wings. Very quirky setup and we will definitely be returning again soon. Thank you
Great restaurant and yummy food. The service was great and it’s in a convenient location so we could walk for a drink afterwards as there are bars very close by
The food was really tasty and quick to be served. I was grateful that they adjusted the quantity of pieces (we opted for tapas) to suit the number of diners. It was lovely sitting out on the terrace and very the staff were very accommodating and friendly.
Great food, great atmosphere, needs some real Gluten free options as all food is fried in the same oil, at least the chef came out to discuss options. Overall we all had a wonderful night.
Good food and good service. I really like the variety on the menu. The room is inviting and comfortable. A very relaxing and pleasant dining experience.
We really enjoyed our afternoon . There was great service , food and wine. Excellent value for money , the good quality wine and beer was so reasonably priced , will be back again very soon.
Lunch with the girls.... Relaxed atmosphere with friendly and attentive staff. Amazing food with a well sourced wine menu. Swallowed Anchor is sure to be a regular destination for all occasions.