Ship Inn Pub & Restaurant, Weymouth Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are wonderful and helpful doing everything they can in a difficult situation."
• "Great food, served quickly and efficient staff."
• "Both members of staff who attended us were attentive, yet unobtrusive."
• "Service again was good and the staff were very welcoming."
• "The staff were quick and attentive."
• "Brilliant as always. Great service very well organised, friendly staff."
• "The service was excellent and the staff were friendly especially the man in the photo such a lovely man couldn't do enough for us so helpful."

Cons:

• "Very poor service and very unfriendly staff!"
• "Our plates were left in front of us and we ended up taking them to the bar ourselves."
• "Before we even finished our drinks they cleared our table."
• "Couldn't get inside all tables booked even though there were tables empty so had to go in courtyard out the back upstairs was also shut off."
• "Not asked if we'd like anymore drinks and not asked about our meal till the very end."
• "Service was painfully slow from the drinks to the mains and we had to ask twice for the dessert!"
• "Staff had no interest in cleaning tables off, in fact people came in and walked out."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The hot wings was good, my children enjoyed devouring those and gave us a chuckle when they tried the blue cheese dressing!"
• "Our little party had prawn cocktails to start, then fish & chips (huge with fantastic crispy batter & chips), chicken pie with a gorgeous sauce."
• "Fantastic pub with delicious food and generous portions."
• "The food was great and brought out to us promptly."
• "The food was delicious as were the desserts."
• "It was cooked to perfection and tasted fresh!"
• "All the food was very, very good but the fish and chips were amazing!"

Cons:

• "It was an over priced disappointment and I left hungry."
• "Meals served separately so half the table were finished before the rest."
• "Much too expensive for the quality."
• "Burger was dry and over cooked."
• "The dressed crab was delicious. Really well balanced!"
• "The fish was all batter and the thinnest bit of fish you could ever imagine."
• "Fish and Chips served without peas, dry, overcooked cold steak, dry burgers for the children."

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "View of the port and houses across is great especially at sunset."
• "A fantastic experience and I can not wait to return."
• "A harbourside pub with restaurant on the first floor. Helpful staff, in a cosy environment with a lovely view of the harbour."
• "Nice roaring fire."
• "Great music and lovely atmosphere."
• "Very relaxing."
• "A real, traditional pub with great views."

Cons:

• "Another of the tourist traps alongside the quay."
• "Very disappointing that when we asked if we could sit close to the window we were answered that was not possible because those tables were booked for later but they all remained empty until we left."
• "The decor was great and kept a sea theme being close to the water."
• "Sat in courtyard which was dirty with food on floor along with cigarette butts."
• "Very un-welcoming service felt as though we were stopping the bar person from enjoying their job."
• "Having dined here for many years we were very disappointed that they had stopped dining downstairs and the upstairs tables were booked."
• "We did not realise we had to eat upstairs as there does not seem to be any signs to indicate this."