Anchor Bankside
34 Park St
London SE1 9EF
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The attraction of this pub is purely selfish for our group. There are several levels, making it a pretty safe bet you can find a quiet corner in the middle of the week. There’s no music, either, which helps with the discussion. The food isn’t brilliant and the service is worse, but that works just fine: there’s no interruptions and we can concentrate on the book at hand.
There are more tourists here, but its sheer size makes it easy to hide.