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

Brummy Crusty Cobs, Cask Ales & Birmingham's Best 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 the best pint of Guinness in Birmingham.

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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: A Proper Pint of 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
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Authentic Cellar Craft & Immaculate Lines · Est. 1793

Cask Ales & The Best Guinness in Birmingham

Six rotating handpulls dedicated to independent West Midlands breweries alongside the best pint of Guinness in Birmingham—poured with authentic cellar care and immaculate lines—plus 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 in our traditional cellar The Best Pint of Guinness in Birmingham & West Midlands Cask
The Cellar & The Draught Pour

Today's Cask & Draught Board

Church End Brewery · Fallen AngelLOCALLY BREWED

Handpull #1 · Nuneaton · Citrus-Led Bitter · 5.0% ABV

£4.80

Attic Brew Co · Signals Best BitterBIRMINGHAM BREWED

Handpull #2 · Stirchley · Modern Session Bitter · 4.2% ABV

£4.70

Titanic Brewery · Plum PorterLast Few Pints

Handpull #3 · Stoke-on-Trent · Rich Dark Porter · 4.9% ABV

£5.10

Best Guinness in Birmingham

Cold Draught · St. James's Gate · Cold Draught Stout · Short Line Run

£5.20
⏳ Conditioning in the 12°C Cellar · On Next

Birmingham Brewing Co · Pale Brummie

Stirchley · Gluten-Free Citra Pale · 4.0% ABV

Tapping Friday 5pm

Bathams · Best Bitter

Brierley Hill · Black Country Legend · 4.3% ABV

Ready This Weekend

Cellar kept at 11–13°C. Six rotating cask lines conditioned with care and poured through traditional swan-neck handpulls.

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

The Best Guinness in Birmingham

Dedicated short-run lines, traditional cellar conditioning, and high turnover delivering Birmingham's most authentic, velvety, dome-headed pint of Guinness.

Whiskey & Craft Spirits

Spirit of Birmingham & Irish Whiskeys

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