The Ship Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fab, couldn't fault it at all, well presented, piping hot and tasted delicious."
• "Food was delightful, home cooked and great portions."
• "The food was delicious and plentiful."
• "The food was absolutely gorgeous."
• "Superb food, all freshly cooked."
• "Food really good I had sea bass nicoise."
• "Every meal was gorgeous."

Cons:

• "Menu is limited and very expensive."
• "The beef was inedible, thin, chewy and full of fat."
• "The Sunday lunch is overpriced and tasteless."
• "The Caesar Salad was disgusting."
• "The cauliflower cheese was tasteless as it seemed to be cauliflower with mozzarella cheese melted over it (no cheesy taste whatsoever)."
• "Unfortunately not great, Korean spicy chicken starter did not have a bit of spice and was dry."
• "The food was cold and beef was terrible never seen as much fat."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Nice friendly staff."
• "The staff were so polite and welcoming and friendly."
• "Staff pleasant and efficient."
• "Staff very friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were super efficient."
• "The staff are really friendly."
• "The staff were friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "Service quite slow seeing as we pre-orders."
• "The service was poor and the Stroganoff was dreadful."
• "This place is not good at all staff not friendly."
• "Service for drinks was very slow."
• "Service not good enough. Food left off order, drinks order not given to bar."
• "Food was to quick to come out, not been in 10 minutes and food was served, was just warm looks better that it tasted."
• "Poor service made our visit to a lovely pub and restaurant upsetting."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "The Ship is a lovely place. Staff friendly."
• "Ship In great pub and weekend disco."
• "With stunning views from the balcony this really is an incredible place."
• "Great location with lovely views of the Pennines and across the Ribble Valley."
• "A beautiful place to eat and drink with lovely homemade food."
• "Really nice country pub, very welcoming and very dog friendly too, lovely beer garden really too."
• "Building, decor and location are breathtaking, I love a historic venue."

Cons:

• "Plus, a tenner for extra pigs in blankets and cauliflower cheese is bonkers, that'd take the full cost of the meal to £23.50."
• "Was very noisy so near to the bar were people who were not eating only drinking was very noisy with 8 men and 2 very noisy women it just got worse."
• "There can be a bit of aircraft noise sometimes."
• "New decor has blocked out the view of the marshes and penine hills, the most attractive reason for eating here."
• "The prices are ever increasing for food which at best is frozen and microwaved to the temperature of lava."
• "Atmosphere was flat and mousy won't go here again."
• "It was very quiet, not much atmosphere."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Worth every penny."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and very well priced for the quality - highly recommend!"
• "A little bit pricey but the food was excellent and the staff went out of their way to help."
• "The bill was less than £50 including drinks which was excellent value."
• "Great quality food at reasonable prices."
• "Lovely food, friendly staff, reasonable price nice atmosphere."
• "Food was extremely tasty and the menu had a great selection to choose from."

Cons:

• "Just had Christmas lunch here with friends. Very poor value for money."
• "Prices unreal for a pub especially a chef who would serve such rubbish."
• "Menu lacks descriptions."
• "The portion size of the buddha bowl was extremely expensive for what we received."
• "Food very poor no children allowed in bar, beer was off."
• "The food extremely expensive and not value for money."
• "Pre ordered food, Approx half not available (chicken not delivered) and expensive for the quality of food you get, (chips not very good)."