The Ship Styal Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is of a good quality and the atmosphere is relaxed."
• "Really good mixed roast dinner."
• "The food (certainly the burger and scotch egg) are a cut above the average pub (bordering gastropub levels)."
• "The staff were incredibly friendly, the food was absolutely delicious with great portion sizes, and the prices were very reasonable."
• "Food was excellent hot and fair price."
• "The food looked very appetising."
• "The food is consistently, amazingly good."

Cons:

• "Pretty expensive for bang average."
• "The food was lovely but nowhere near enough to class as a meal, we all left hungry."
• "For dessert we had sticky toffee pudding. There was no toffee and nothing sticky about it."
• "The stuffing looked like it was out of a packet and the slices of meat were very thin."
• "The food was not hot (the Yorkshire pudding was actually stone cold)."
• "Sunday roast was good, except for the beef which was a bit chewy."
• "The food was good, but the service was off the ball on this occasion, we didn't receive the food we ordered and weren't informed that what we had ordered was not available."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were amazing and on the ball with service, friendly and professional."
• "Warm and friendly atmosphere. Great service."
• "Fantastic service."
• "Staff always lovely and attentive."
• "The people are welcoming and friendly, the service is great and the food is wonderful."
• "Served by attentive, friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Had to wait a while for our orders to be taken."
• "Very disappointed in the service provided at the pub."
• "We feel cheated and angry with the cost."
• "I do not think I would return."
• "Whilst the staff are all very busy and are working very hard, somehow it just doesn't seem to work."
• "Service was really poor. We had 4 kids with us and it took an hour and half for food to come out."
• "Table service was shocking after numerous attempts to get a waiter/waitress attention."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "perfect for a country walk around styal and quarry bank mill"
• "They have a nice yard outside in summer time as well."
• "Lovely cosy old Inn, small rooms with flickering candles."
• "Atmospheric, old-fashioned pub with excellent beer, good food and really friendly staff."
• "Typically and authentic bub in old walls where you feel the history."
• "Traditional pub good food a good selection of ales ect relaxing atmosphere give a try"
• "Nice atmosphere, perfect location for a walker in a nice part of Styal."

Cons:

• "The car park is full of pot holes, it's akin to going off road without a jeep."
• "if you have muddy boots and muddy dogs, it's the bench's outside for you..."
• "Only problem was the smoke that was drifting over."
• "There was also a large colony of flies above us which resulted in the people next to us having to move table…"
• "Terrible people with no consideration for local elderly population. Extremely loud music causing ear pain and tinnitus, disrupting the local community."
• "The bathrooms are located upstairs which can be tricky with small children as stairs can be steep."
• "Wheelchair and mobility aids accessible but scooters will need to be left outside at front."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Five stars well-deserved!"
• "The prices were very reasonable."
• "Will defo go back here and can highly recommend."
• "Well recommended. We will be back again certainly."
• "And their food is delicious for affordable prices."
• "Prices good considering the quality of food."
• "The food was spot on and prices fairly reasonable given the location."

Cons:

• "didnt get much change out of a ten pound note"
• "We feel cheated and angry with the cost."
• "I will never be going here again. Shocking."
• "I cannot justify the cost for a meal that was not substantial."
• "Food was expensive and looked nice but didn't live up to the price."
• "The food was bland and over priced for what you get."
• "Sadly my MR sirloin steak at £29. Arrived dry, OVER COOKED AND buried under a pile of tomatoes, mushrooms and spring greens."

Parking

Pros:

• "Big car park, bit bumpy, but plenty of room!"
• "Free parking at the back of the next building, slightly further on the right."

Cons:

• "PARKING SCAM - £100 FINE!!!"
• "We have now received a £100 fine from a separate company."
• "Just received a park zone parking charge for my wife visiting the ship."
• "The food and service is good but i will never go again as i have had a parking fine for £60 its NOT clearly displayed saying you have to pay !!!"