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The Anchor Digbeth · Est. 1793
308 Bradford Street · Served Daily From 12:00 PM

Brummy Crusty Cobs, Cask Ales & Cold Guinness

Freshly baked floury rolls, buttered thick, and served at the bar daily from 12pm until sold out—alongside slow-cooked Irish beef & Guinness stew, crispy samosas, weekend 500° pizzas, six rotating West Midlands cask lines, and cold draught Guinness.

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Mature Cheddar & White Onion Cob

£4.95

A generous slab of mature cheddar served with white onion, in a traditional crusty cob.

Traditional Crusty Cob · Pairing: Church End Fallen Angel

Home-Cooked Gammon Joint Cob

£4.95

Slices of home cooked gammon joint, served with salad in a traditional crusty cob.

Traditional Crusty Cob · Pairing: Attic Brew Co Signals Bitter

Roast Beef Striploin with Rocket Cob

£4.95

Slices of beef striploin, served with wild rocket and mayonnaise in a traditional crusty cob.

Traditional Crusty Cob · Pairing: Titanic Plum Porter

The Anchor × Shabab’s Cheese & Onion Bhaji Cob

£4.95

Special collaboration crusty cob stacked with mature cheddar and authentic golden onion bhaji from legendary Balti Triangle restaurant Shabab’s.

Special Collaboration Cob · Pairing: Attic Brew Co Signals

Slow-Cooked Irish Beef & Guinness Stew with Mash

£6.95 / £9.95

Tender chunks of slow-cooked beef, stewed with draught Guinness, sweet onion, carrots, celery, and herbs over creamy mashed potato.

Regular £6.95 · Large £9.95 · Pairing: Cold Draught Guinness

Crispy Samosas & Weekend 500° Pizzas

£2.95 / From £9.95

Golden spiced crispy samosas (£2.95) served daily at the bar, plus stone-baked artisan pizzas from our 500-degree kitchen every weekend.

Bar Counter & Weekend 500° Kitchen · Served Hot
Bar Counter Larder: Traditional Pork Scratchings Tayto Irish Crisps (Cheese & Onion · Salt & Vinegar) Scampi Fries & Roasted Bar Nuts Order Cob Platters for Private Functions →
Cellar & Draught Quality · 12°C Cold Room

Cask Ales & Cold Guinness on Draught

Six rotating handpulls dedicated to independent West Midlands breweries alongside properly poured Guinness, regional craft beer, and an extensive Irish whiskey collection.

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Six rotating real cask ale handpulls on the mahogany bar at The Anchor Digbeth
Six rotating real-ale handpulls conditioned at 12°C cellar temperature Cold Draught Guinness & West Midlands Craft
The Cellar & The Draught Pour

Today's Cask & Draught Board

Church End Brewery · Fallen Angel

Nuneaton · Floral Fuggle Bitter · 5.0%

£4.80

Attic Brew Co · Signals Best Bitter

Stirchley, Birmingham · English Malt Session · 4.2%

£4.70

Titanic Brewery · Plum Porter

Burslem · Roasted Velvet Malt · 4.9%

£5.10

Cold Draught Guinness

Conditioned 12°C Cellar · Traditional Tulip Glass · 4.2%

£5.20

Handpull lines scrubbed daily. Cask gravity checked each morning by our cellar master.

West Midlands Cask

6 Rotating Cask Lines

Six rotating lines dedicated to independent West Midlands breweries: Attic Brew Co, Church End, Titanic Plum Porter, and Birmingham Brewing Company.

Stout & Cellar Craft

Cold Draught Guinness

Short-run pythons and a dedicated 12°C cold room delivering Digbeth's most reliable, cold creamy pint of stout.

Whiskey & Craft Spirits

Spirit of Birmingham & Irish Whiskeys

Spirit of Birmingham distillery releases alongside an extensive Irish whiskey collection and small-batch regional gins.