I really wanted to go to The Ship & Anchor after seeing them win so many "Best of..." awards so maybe I had built up too much of an expectation when going.
When we first got there and sat down, we had to wait a pretty long time for the waitress to bring us menus. When she brought them, we wanted to get our drinks right away but she told us she'd be right back and took another 10 minutes. She also did this to the table next to us who was more annoyed than we were. I ordered a burger and it was mediocre, definitely not good enough to place top 3 in "Best Burgers in Calgary". It was nothing special at all. I think if we had sat in the patio, we would have had a better experience people watching or enjoying the sun but it was very average - not good or bad - and definitely overrated by FFWD's ratings.