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Visit the pub on Monday

March 20th, 2009 at 04:15pm Melissa Westphal

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A British-style pub is set to open Monday, March 23, at the former Firefly restaurant space in Loves Park.

Hope & Anchor English Pub, 5040 N. Second St., will serve alcohol and pub grub like cottage pie (similar to shepherd’s pie), bangers and mash and classic bar food like hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and wings.

Owner Larry Shernaman had hoped to be open by St. Patrick’s Day but renovations took a bit longer. His business partner, Ian Robbins, is from England, and the pub is named for a similar spot overseas.

The Firefly closed in early January. For nearly 70 years, the Mayflower was a fine-dining staple at that location. Since the original Mayflower closed in January 1999, several restaurant groups have opened and closed there.

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5 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Chuck Sweeny  |  March 20th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Where is the orignal Hope & Anchor?

  • 2. Chuck Sweeny  |  March 20th, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    I shall now answer my own question.

    I found several “Hope & Anchor” pubs, and one diner.
    The Hope & Anchor in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY is a “friendly little diner … Come down and join us. Have a bite, sing a song, tell a tale.”

    In the UK, I found these pubs:

    Hope & Anchor, Bridport, Dorset
    Hope & Anchor, Midford, Bath
    Hope & Anchor, Poplar, Docklands (London)
    The Hope & Anchor Inn, Port Carlisle, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 5BU

  • 3. Chuck Sweeny  |  March 20th, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    There are some
    “Anchor & Hope” pubs and restaurants, too, but I’m not going to list them.

  • 4. Rik Eischen  |  March 23rd, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Quite a nice place. The wife and I stopped by the other night. The staff is friendly, and no visit is complete without meeting “Mum.” Good Newcastle, and the pubgrub is also good. Try the chips (french fries) with curry–Very good!
    -Rik E.

  • 5. Dean Coss  |  March 29th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Nice place, good food. The fish ‘n’ chips is top of the line. You have to try it to believe it. Hands down, a great place for some beer and food.

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