Top 50 Gastropubs

Jonathan Jones

Serving upwards of 1,000 covers a week

Biography

Jonathan Jones’ cooking at the Anchor & Hope, which he opened alongside Robert Shaw, Harry Lester and Mike Belben in 2003, has attracted massive acclaim for his religious devotion to seasonality.

His is a kitchen in which serving artichokes in summer is tantamount to treason. It’s also a remarkably high pressure kitchen to work in, serving upwards of 1,000 covers a week – making the consistency and skill displayed in the food even more impressive.

Thanks to Jones and his team’s work, the pub has been previously named an ‘inspectors’ favourite’ by Michelin.

Key dishes

  • Grilled Orkney kipper with tatties
  • Suet-crusted steak pie
  • Baked vanilla and poppy seed cheesecake