Friendly staff makin home cooked food with love.Take a step back in time to your grandmas kitchen to sit and chat before going back into the crazy world. A great place to relax with a date, with friends, or even by yourself.Family friendly, easy access off the express way. Visit from home or just passin though. Just visit for a refreshing hot food and great company and comforting atmosphere.
Order yourself an Andys Anchor, if they say its not on the menu anymore you can remind them that its a Goetta omelet with a side of bacon and a waffle. You wont be disappointed!
The. Meals were so fantastic: the pork tenderloin/w pork sausage gravy that I had with home fries took me back to my mothers cooking close to eighty years ago. Very, Very economical. Definitely worth the drive from Lawrenceburg, IN.
Great food, large portions. Open 24 hours.. great personal service. Truly an old time grill.
A staple during my high school and college days. A local dive that’s always been epically fantastic (especially late at night — hint hint). The food is good and the atmosphere... one-of-a-kind!Locally owned with a classic homestyle American cuisine (think omelettes, burgers, etc.) — CASH ONLY!Don’t forget to feed the jukebox to “Strike up the Band” :)
This is by far my FAVORITE local eatery. It reminds me of the cooking my grandmother used to cook. Mama is a special angel among humans. Stop in and say hey to them!
This used to be a good place, not sure what happened. Waitress not friendly, for was of poor taste and low quality. The prices have skyrocketed for such poor food. I was very disappointed, I wasted $9 my garbage can received 90% off that meal.
Waited 15 minutes and watched them take the order of someone who came in at least 3 minutes after us. Then waited another 30 minutes for our breakfast only to get ham that is more fat and bone, no hashbrowns and no refills on our drinks. The drinks were flat, tasted like Pepsi, not coke. The waitress got busted talking about us, because we asked about our food. I wouldnt recommend unless you have all day and dont want good food!
Love this place breakfast food the best sliced potatoes waffle is my fav. My husband also the eggs hash browns bacon everything is always fresh and steaming hot! Even the breakfast I cant make at my own house an be still like it all came off the skillet at the same time this is one of my top two favorite restaurant s to dine in with my husband and even with my kids. You also can smoke inside which is more relaxing type of feel.servers are very sweet and on top of things.
Great food!! Have never received bad service. I grew up eating Anchor Grill as a surprise.
Servers very nice, my order was brought to me exactly like I asked. Quaint little place, the only thing I didnt care for is the bacon I think it smoked bacon I like a sweeter bacon.
Classic restaurant - always good food and service. A cornerstone of historic greasy spoon dining in Northern Kentucky. Best band in town!
Excellent biscuits and gravy. The French toast was one of the best I’ve had, and I have a high bar for French toast. Staff was friendly and attentive.
They always have the best food and people. Its home food with a whole lot of old times...before this mess
OMFG I love this place!!! The Anchor dinner is an old standing staple eatery. I typically go for breakfast and get the half order biscuits and gravy and a goetta, onion, egg and cheese breakfast wrap. If your old school, youll appreciate that they let you smoke if you sit at the counter. To finish this review, Ill let you know that I had 4 cups of coffee with my food and my bill was under $11.JUST GO THERE NOW!!!
Nice people, very friendly! Found this place with Google search... glad we went here! Not fancy, just good food at a reasonable price. FYI .... we had breakfast. Im sure their other food is just as good.
Best service in town also the best French toast I have ever eaten...thanks Tonya
I used to go here years ago and loved it however, now first and for most, they are OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive, ridiculously so!!!!! The food is ok. I wont be going again because of the prices. People were nice just, cant justify paying their prices!!!!! Unfortunate😞
Food was good/alright. Definitely not a 5 star restaurant or dining experience. The place felt over crowded with all the knick knacks & u could tell there was dust on the shelves and where everything is. They also need to be more modern & update their registers & be able to accept cards. I also heard that the servers had to share their tips at the end of shift & thats just absurd to me. (Im a server myself at a restaurant & we get to keep all our tips. We take orders, assist them, bus our tables, & check them out) But the server we had was kinda rude like & she looked like she was just wore out with the day & didnt want to be there.
Great place. Great service. Great price. The decor is a throwback to years gone by. You must play a song on the jukebox.
Gotta get the goetta! In town on vacation and looking for a hometown non-chain restaurant. This was it! Humble down to earth charm, great food, good waitress and delicious food! The coffee was delicious too not watery and not starbucks...just right.
Great food great experience family-owned and operated great place to eat food is excellent
The restaurant has decent okay food 24 hours a day the only problem is there is no one room that is designated for non-smoking and every time you try to go the farthest place away from anyone that would come to smoke a person tends to sit down right next to you this is a reason why do not go here unless i absolutely have to. I would recommend going to another close by 24 hr eatery.
Nice small old style restaurant. The food was great.
The best place to eat when youre drunk and need food. Not the cleanest newest place around but the best at making you feel at home and getting your belly filled fast.
The anchor is awesome. Great food and a cool atmosphere. Open 24/7
I have been coming to Anchor Grill every since I was a small girl or should I say I young girl. The people that work there are so down-to-earth and always friendly the food is home cooked food they have puppets that dance to music small juke boxes on the walls. Its one of the places that I continue to come too and always reminds me of home. Thank you for the good food great service and comfortable homey environment.
24 hour local diner with good food and great atmosphere. I tried the GLT which is like a BLT sandwich but has Goetta in it. So what is Goetta you ask? Goetta is a meat and grain sausage or mush. Not the best thing Ive ever tasted, but its good. It primarily has ground pork pin-head oats and spices. I would never say this is one of the best sandwiches I have ever tasted...not even close. A famous NY food reviewer Helen Rosner who writes for the New Yorker felt this way, but maybe shes just not used to eating sandwiches.Nonetheless, this diner is charming and conveniently located right off highway 71 in Covington. I happened to stop here at 3AM and the place was busy, a few drunk patrons helped the overall atmosphere.Service was good, albeit a little slow. most importantly it was friendly. Definitely a great experience but I personally would not be rushing back.
Always a great place to go for a bite of food! Please remember to bring cash and it’s cash only! And they smoke inside, so if you don’t like that then I would avoid this place
Great home-cooked food for a great price!
Absolutely LOVED THIS PLACE! The current hours are 7:30 am to 11 pm until they get more staff. These ladies are hard working dedicated loyal woman and men.The food is homemade, grandmas recipes. Outstanding food! Great prices! We were here from GA for an International Moose Convention we made a publuc reccomendation to the 5000 pple in the area to come support this restaurant, and Its people.Our breakfast was paid for by Timmy, one of the regulars.. so we left a $40 tip.Going back again tomorrow and so are several friends.. before we all head home to various states
We were sceptical at first, walking into this very old restaurant...but the food was GREAT! Waitress was Great! Biscuits were large clouds on a plate and were heaven in the mouth. After finishing, we were amazed that our plates had NO oily residue on the plates.Next time we pass through Covington KY..we will return.❤️❤️
Awesome as always. Ive been going to anchor grill since i was little. Ive taken my xhildren and grandchildren they all love it
Anchor grill used to have a fabulous fish fry with nice thick fish but they changed the fish and its now thinner. The breading is a lot less which I like. The stewed tomatoes are out of this world most of the time.
This was a very cute cozy restaurant to eat at. The biscuits, and gravy were great. I ordered the 2 egg breakfast with ham, and hashbrowns. And we also got a breakfast wrap. The food was very delicious, and we it. However the waitress needs to learn that Im not going to yell across the room to speak to her. She didnt have the nicest attitude, and acted like she really didnt want ro be there. Then on top of that the nats were horrible.
Love there homemade salad dressing it rocks. The food was hot and very good.
Been eating here my entire life as well as family and friends. Loved Virginia and Carolyn and the red of the Anchor Grill Family 💯 This will Always be my go to place after the Bars close for bisquits and gravy and dont forget Don Ho TINY BUBBLES. 😂😂💯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Awesome food great service landmark of Covington its a must go
This place has a nitch and local unequeness that I absolutely love!Good food at an unbelievably low price.Open long hours for anyone from; weary bar hoppers threw, the hungry early risers to a date with a nautical loving person, or those who like nostalgia.Fried Oyster yummy. Large burgers, skillfully cooked orders.
We went there for breakfast I ordered my eggs over medium they were well done the hash browns I ordered with onion and cheese they put way to many real thick onions and shredded cheese that was real hard the biscuits and gravy was really the only thing that was good also there coke and diet coke were horrible the waitress didnt even check on us and acted like I was a bother to her when I asked for different drinks
Super tasty and friendly diner. Fun table side juke box selector.
The Anchor Grill is staple diner in Covington!! Food is good simple diner food!!
Goetta and eggs perfection!
Old school atmosphere. Fresh ingredients. You think you walked back into the 60s.
Very slow, cash only, super greasy food with burned bits all over it, toast thats not toasted, was hoping for better.
Quaint little place. Cash only. Service could have been better but no real complaints. Would go back again.
⚓ grill ..... Just yuck. Always been yuck even drunk. The food is totally trash for what it cost as well as it is extremely insanely not food safe in that kitchen ughh
The food was good. The fried chicken was worth the 45 min wait.
Lots of nostalgia. Breakfast was amazing, Especially tasty at 3 in the afternoon. Never too late for breakfast!
Great food great inviroment and nice atmosphere
Great food every time. I took my family and even my wife was impressed. Fair prices.
Anchor Grill is always good, I have been a huge fan for years. I just recently visited for the first time in a long time and am so sad to see Covid had reduced this once 24/7 diner to being open only til 11pm. Make sure you bring dollars for the jukebox.
Yum. We were stuck waiting for moms tests at St. Elizabeths and needed breakfast. Anchor Grill was super close so we gave it a try. Biscuits and gravy were yummy and homey with a nice dash of black pepper and super tender biscuits. Even the coffee tasted good and the service was lovely. Just be sure to bring cash...no credit here, but do try it. Were so glad we did.
Food was good but I could have enjoyed it more without the cigarette smoke.
Great food and service. Prices are good as well! Def will be going back. Its taken a while to find a good diner since moving here and I think we finally found the spot! The puppet band that dances to the juke box takes the cake. 👌 thanks again!
Went with 3 generations of my family and we all loved the atmosphere the food and the people! My mom was particularly overjoyed with the jukebox at the booth. Mom and I plan to make this a monthly regular.
Burgers and buffalo chicken quesadillas are A+
We ate there for dinner and went back the next morning for breakfast. Good homestyle cookin.
I love this place they will make you fell very welcome
Everything was awesome! Thank you!
Anchor grill is a great cheap place to eat. The food is good and it has a diner feel to it. The staff is nice. The only con of this place is that it is cash only. No credit/debit cards.
Classic American diner serving up all the usual short-order suspects. Nothing special, but always good with reasonable prices and fast, friendly service. Popular and crowded during weekend breakfast hours.
Great food great staff and atmosphere
Love this place... Its like being at home in a kitchen full of family. The Greatest Kool Aid Made... Excellent Customer Service
Best breakfast food Ive had in a long time
This place has gone down hill so bad! It’s a shame because I went as a child with my mother many times and had so many fond memories. The two ladies working were straight Karen’s! And the food was not very tasty. My soup was cold. My daughters food had multiple black and white hairs in it. My stomach hurt immediately after eating. My other daughter felt sick after eating.
Just like always where you get a bang for your buck, always leave satisfied and full, people are very down to earth and friendly!✌💕🇺🇲
Just a comfortable place with great food.
I visited the restaurant (one of a kind diner or dive) for lunch and the staff was friendly and attentive. I had the Anchor specialty Goetta omelette which was tasty. Its a local dish made of meat-and-grain sausage or mush of German inspiration that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat, pin-head oats and spices. I also had a side of pancakes were large and very good.The cleanliness of the restaurant was excellent including the restrooms.Its conveniently situated just off the highway in what appears to be an older neighborhood. Its a refreshing change to the same old chain restaurants that litter the highways.
Love those ladies, always a great experience!
Great food and my kind of place! Can still smoke in here. YES!
I love this place ❤. Very funny and friendly.
Wonderful local spot!!! ❤❤
The service was great, every one was friendly. The food was good!! Would definitely go back if Im ever on this town again.
Great place to eat
Love coming here for breakfast and gravy is delicious
Me, my future husband and future sister in law. The sever with the grey short hair was super rude. We asked her if there was smoking. She rudely said “well yeah that’s why there’s ash trays here!!” This place is amazing, but whoever works nights or evenings. They need an attitude adjustment....
We arrived at this restaurant for a meeting. we heard about this place from many people. Well, it was very successful. we were warmly welcomed by the crew and we had an excellent feeling. The meal was tasty. We had a great time and we will visit this place again. Highly recommended.
The staff is why I go here. They’re always welcoming and treat you like family. The foods delicious as well basically breakfast lunch dinner whenever you want it. Just as a heads up it is cash only. There is an atm located inside next to the juke box and remember good food takes a little more than three minutes to prepare.
Food was old looked like the took out of refrigerator warm it up and serve not good
This wonderful cozy place is beautiful and they have been at the same kitchen longer than light years with the same great taste of food that will stay forever with you 💓 thanks ⚓ grill for caring and sharing for the love of the community 🙂.Donnie
