Delray Beach’s Blue Anchor British Pub, a decades-old Atlantic Avenue fixture, is now in bankruptcy, according to court records and local reporting. Luv Shak Hospitality Inc., the operating company behind the pub, filed a Chapter 11 petition in late April as landlord claims and state-ordered temporary closures piled up. Regulars and nearby businesses are watching to see whether the historic spot can reorganize or whether the landlord will take the space back.
As reported by the South Florida Business Journal, the filing follows an eviction action by the property owner and allegations that the pub owes unpaid rent to its landlord. That Business Journal story, published April 29, was the first wide report tying the bankruptcy filing to the landlord dispute, and it notes that the company is also facing an eviction from its location.
Court filing confirms Chapter 11 and case details
Court dockets list Luv Shak Hospitality Inc., which operates as The Blue Anchor British Pub, as the debtor in a Subchapter V Chapter 11 case filed April 23, 2026, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida (case no. 26-15130). The petition reports assets and liabilities in the $100,001 to $1,000,000 range and sets initial deadlines for creditor actions. Those details appear in public court records summarized by Inforuptcy.
Eviction suit and repeated health closures
Local reporting and court filings show Delray Beach Associates sued to evict the pub earlier this year, alleging roughly $69,761 in unpaid rent and seeking possession of the Atlantic Avenue space. State inspectors also ordered several temporary closures after finding rodent and sanitation violations, contributing to the landlord’s decision to sue, according to the Palm Beach Post. The Post reports that the pub’s owner did not respond to requests for comment.
Company records list owner and address
State corporate filings list Luv Shak Hospitality Inc., the company running the Blue Anchor, at 804 East Atlantic Avenue and name Mark D. Snyder as the registered agent and an officer. The business’s annual report on the Florida Division of Corporations site confirms the address and officer details, according to Florida Division of Corporations records.
What the filing does and does not do
Filing Chapter 11 typically triggers an automatic stay that pauses most creditor collection actions, including many eviction steps, which gives debtors breathing room to attempt a reorganization, according to the U.S. Courts. Court-monitoring sites and dockets for this case list a meeting of creditors on May 28 and a proofs-of-claim deadline of July 2, as noted by Bankruptcy Observer. That protection is not absolute, since a landlord or other creditor can ask the bankruptcy court for relief from the stay so an eviction or other remedies can resume if a judge signs off.
Local context: a fixture with a rocky stretch
The Blue Anchor has been a downtown Delray gathering spot since the mid-1990s. Its Tudor-style bar and fixtures were reportedly shipped from a London pub and reassembled on Atlantic Avenue. Local outlets tracked a series of state-ordered closures and pest-related enforcement actions that preceded the landlord’s eviction suit, as reported in coverage of state-ordered closures and pest violations and other local reporting. For patrons who prize the pub’s quirks and history, the legal fight is putting a familiar Atlantic Avenue anchor in jeopardy…