Absolutely lovely place. We sat upstairs so could look out onto the park and the river. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful, but not intrusive in any way. There were 4 of us oldies and we had a great lunch. Food was lovely, drinks reasonable and the service outstanding.
Angela Oldham
Last experience.Had a chicken burger , ended up on the toilet for about 5 hours.Previously as all Mc Donald's the food especially the chips are cold . I only keep going back as its convenient and a toilet break.
john bailey
This has been an excellent pub for years and it still is. However it must be said whatever genuis thought the addition of two massive tellys and piped music has managed to introduce that 'airport waiting lounge' ambience that was so amiss in what was once simply a nice waterfront dog friendly pub with a real fire.
sonjas956
Lovely warm welcome, great service and The most delicious Thai king prawn curry I’ve ever tasted! (I can’t believe it’s now been taken off the menu! I’m so disappointed)
AW T
Had a birthday party organised in this place, everyone enjoyed the food and the staff were very helpful. Food is fresh and of high quality.
Pistols the Pirate
Went on short notice for a Sunday afternoon meal (17th Dec). They managed to squeeze us in (phoned to book 2 hours previous). Having never been before I didn't know what to expect, but I'm glad we went.The interior is great, really warm, homely, big log fire keeping out the winter chill.The staff were brilliant, really attentive without any falseness that you get in some places.The food was fantastic. Roast Beef Dinner and a Steak and Ale pie with mash.The roast Beef was well cooked and sliced nice and thick, the Gravy was fantastic and the veg was perfectly cooked, hot and crunchy.The pie (my order) was well filled, the meat was really tasty, and the pastry was great, again, good veg, tasty gravy , and a big helping of lovely fluffy mash.Deserts.... We almost said no as we were quite content after the main. But we folded and ordered Raspberry cheesecake with raspberry ripple and a Sticky Toffee pudding with custard. Both were generous portions and tastes great. Nice hot custard on the sticky Toffee pudding. ?All in all, a great meal, would definitely recommend.(Would also recommend booking for a Sunday)
Ann Fyfe
Great food, lovely atmosphere and very helpful and friendly staff. Highly recommended ?
Ed Green
Unfortunately we found dinner at the Ship Inn to be deeply uninspired and disappointing. We dined upstairs, where there was a distinct lack of atmosphere, eating at a badly marked table with noticeable cobwebs and marks on the walls, lights and ceiling.I had the burger and chips. The chips and burger bun, lettuce and bacon were all good. The burger was apparently a 6oz steak burger - this clearly wasn't the case; it tasted identical to an end-of-night burger van burger and was severely disappointing. For £16, this isn't good enough. One of our party had the vegan moussaka and said it was atrocious.The desert was apparently very nice (I didn't have any), but I suspect a microwave was involved (as with the mains I feel). The only highlight was that service was attentive and polite.I wouldn't recommend dining at the Ship Inn - the food just wasn't anywhere near the standard you'd expect for a Saturday evening meal. The Ship has three floors and had 3 wait staff on our floor alone. I recommend that time and money should go into refurbishing and updating the interiors and improving the quality of ingredients.It's in a lovely location with a lot of competition from neighbouring pubs in a beautiful city - it needs to do better.
Anna Marie Murray
Thank you to all at The Ship Inn again for a wonderful Christmas meal experience. The staff are terrific, the communication in advance for our large group was spot on, food and atmosphere great. And a special shout out for barman Rob who sang Happy Birthday to our friend in English and Welsh! A true gent.Highly recommend The Ship Inn and we'll definitely be back!
Jo W
Fantastic food and fantastic service at a great price. We hadn't been here before and now can't wait to return. Family and dog friendly.
Stopped by on chance, and the manager managed to fit us in. They then set up the log fire after they heard us discussing it and we had a fantastic lunch. Food and service were amazing. Would definitely recommend a visit plus its dog friendly!!
Dave McAdam
Brilliant night, food excellent, again staff really attentive all evening. Well done Ship Inn for catering for such a big
Gala Cota
Fantastic food and staff. Really nice placeKid-friendliness: Kids menu and kids friendly
Teresa Carnall
First time visiting The Ship Inn and it won’t be my last.Great menu choices, friendly and accommodating staff - what more could you ask for.The only reason I haven’t given the food five stars is that my rump steak was a bit chewy. It was cooked to perfection (medium rare) so it could have been the cut of meat itself. However it did mean that almost half of it went home with my friend as a treat for the dogs.
Olivia Carrington-King
Rump and red Monday is a great deal! Staff were very happy to swap the glass of red for a pint instead. Meat was delicious and cooked to perfection for both the steak and bourguignon! Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff, right over the river from main Chester city so great location away from the city. 2 meaty main meals and 2 pints of bitter came to £55 which is average price these days for 2 meals we find, but definitely not average food.
Absolutely lovely place. We sat upstairs so could look out onto the park and the river. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful, but not intrusive in any way. There were 4 of us oldies and we had a great lunch. Food was lovely, drinks reasonable and the service outstanding.
Last experience.Had a chicken burger , ended up on the toilet for about 5 hours.Previously as all Mc Donald's the food especially the chips are cold . I only keep going back as its convenient and a toilet break.
This has been an excellent pub for years and it still is. However it must be said whatever genuis thought the addition of two massive tellys and piped music has managed to introduce that 'airport waiting lounge' ambience that was so amiss in what was once simply a nice waterfront dog friendly pub with a real fire.
Lovely warm welcome, great service and The most delicious Thai king prawn curry I’ve ever tasted! (I can’t believe it’s now been taken off the menu! I’m so disappointed)
Had a birthday party organised in this place, everyone enjoyed the food and the staff were very helpful. Food is fresh and of high quality.
Went on short notice for a Sunday afternoon meal (17th Dec). They managed to squeeze us in (phoned to book 2 hours previous). Having never been before I didn't know what to expect, but I'm glad we went.The interior is great, really warm, homely, big log fire keeping out the winter chill.The staff were brilliant, really attentive without any falseness that you get in some places.The food was fantastic. Roast Beef Dinner and a Steak and Ale pie with mash.The roast Beef was well cooked and sliced nice and thick, the Gravy was fantastic and the veg was perfectly cooked, hot and crunchy.The pie (my order) was well filled, the meat was really tasty, and the pastry was great, again, good veg, tasty gravy , and a big helping of lovely fluffy mash.Deserts.... We almost said no as we were quite content after the main. But we folded and ordered Raspberry cheesecake with raspberry ripple and a Sticky Toffee pudding with custard. Both were generous portions and tastes great. Nice hot custard on the sticky Toffee pudding. ?All in all, a great meal, would definitely recommend.(Would also recommend booking for a Sunday)
Great food, lovely atmosphere and very helpful and friendly staff. Highly recommended ?
Unfortunately we found dinner at the Ship Inn to be deeply uninspired and disappointing. We dined upstairs, where there was a distinct lack of atmosphere, eating at a badly marked table with noticeable cobwebs and marks on the walls, lights and ceiling.I had the burger and chips. The chips and burger bun, lettuce and bacon were all good. The burger was apparently a 6oz steak burger - this clearly wasn't the case; it tasted identical to an end-of-night burger van burger and was severely disappointing. For £16, this isn't good enough. One of our party had the vegan moussaka and said it was atrocious.The desert was apparently very nice (I didn't have any), but I suspect a microwave was involved (as with the mains I feel). The only highlight was that service was attentive and polite.I wouldn't recommend dining at the Ship Inn - the food just wasn't anywhere near the standard you'd expect for a Saturday evening meal. The Ship has three floors and had 3 wait staff on our floor alone. I recommend that time and money should go into refurbishing and updating the interiors and improving the quality of ingredients.It's in a lovely location with a lot of competition from neighbouring pubs in a beautiful city - it needs to do better.
Thank you to all at The Ship Inn again for a wonderful Christmas meal experience. The staff are terrific, the communication in advance for our large group was spot on, food and atmosphere great. And a special shout out for barman Rob who sang Happy Birthday to our friend in English and Welsh! A true gent.Highly recommend The Ship Inn and we'll definitely be back!
Fantastic food and fantastic service at a great price. We hadn't been here before and now can't wait to return. Family and dog friendly.
Restaurantji Recommends
Stopped by on chance, and the manager managed to fit us in. They then set up the log fire after they heard us discussing it and we had a fantastic lunch. Food and service were amazing. Would definitely recommend a visit plus its dog friendly!!
Brilliant night, food excellent, again staff really attentive all evening. Well done Ship Inn for catering for such a big
Fantastic food and staff. Really nice placeKid-friendliness: Kids menu and kids friendly
First time visiting The Ship Inn and it won’t be my last.Great menu choices, friendly and accommodating staff - what more could you ask for.The only reason I haven’t given the food five stars is that my rump steak was a bit chewy. It was cooked to perfection (medium rare) so it could have been the cut of meat itself. However it did mean that almost half of it went home with my friend as a treat for the dogs.
Rump and red Monday is a great deal! Staff were very happy to swap the glass of red for a pint instead. Meat was delicious and cooked to perfection for both the steak and bourguignon! Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff, right over the river from main Chester city so great location away from the city. 2 meaty main meals and 2 pints of bitter came to £55 which is average price these days for 2 meals we find, but definitely not average food.