Old Ship Aground in West Somerset

We walked the length of the Minehead beach to visit the RNLI lifeboat station and gift shop. It's something I do everytime I visit and this pub is perfectly situated overlooking the harbour at the end of a long walk along Quay street. Great place for a drink overlooking the boats when the weather is nice. Service could be more on point. The staff just need a little more training and to be attentive when folks are standing waiting for service.

Horrible manager treats guests despicably.. food was bland refused a refund it’s a real shame I’ve been using this establishment for 20+ years and it’s never been this bad. I will not return need a miracle to turn this around. Real shame.

Another lovely lunch at the Old Ship Aground. Thanks to Anne and her team for going out of their way to accommodate our brother who has special dietary needs. We always look forward to our visit when we're in Minehead on our holiday, we will be back for more of the great food and wonderful welcome.

Great pub with nice staff and atmosphere. The food is good value with large portions and the views are fantastic if the harbour. We really enjoyed it.

Millie made a fab mocha and I think she should train all the coffee shops how to make one. The pub looks nice and cozy. We'll done

Had an amazing meal this evening. We hadn't booked but the team found room for us to eat and it was absolutely beautiful. The menu was brilliant and the food outstanding. We had our 2 dogs with us who were made to feel just as welcome as we were. If we visit Minehead again, which I truly hope we will, we will most definitely return to this lovely pub. Thank you so much for your hospitality!

Went to Minehead for few days, found this pub, spent post of the first day there. It was very busy but still very friendly and personal. As the night went on, could not feel more welcome if we tried. Wanna give big shout to Sam in front of the house and locals, made us feel very welcome and looked after us. Can’t beat pub with open log fire. Definitely will be going back. Thanks to all and will see you soon, Stuart & Lina

Service that can’t fault 🤗 place is very nice and food is amazing. Sam made our weekend very special, and made us feel very welcome all the time we were there 🤗

Booked an evening for my sister and myself we had fish chips and peas., the chips are not freshly made and Of the frozen type ., And when it came only 10 Horrible fried, frozen chips on the plate.., Very unhappy for the price.,

I took the precaution of booking a table using their system. My only real request was that we had a table with plenty of light as my sister has dreadful sight,I received a confirmation including my request. Alas when we arrived on the sunday as arranged things were not so great. My wife went a little ahead and was directed to a dark,gloomy table from which we moved to one with a window. My wife and I went to order drinks and were told to order them in the public bar( where there was live entertainment). So we were stood at the bar with the entertainer including his guitar directly behind us. Whilst making the treck to the restaurant area (where there were plenty of well lit tables unlaid) we collected our very average food from the carvery. All in all not an experience that the four of us would be willing to repeat.

Excellent service, great food and relaxed atmosphere. Food came out quickly and was very tasty and fresh. Bar area can get cramped quickly but no complaints, would return.

The pub is on the seafront over looking the harbour which is lovely. We couldn’t fit through the main door as we have a double pushchair we did ask at the bar if there was another entrance however was told there wasn’t so we had to get our toddler out which was fine as she was going into a Highchair however we had to get our newborn out which was ideal, and had to carry the pram through the bar area to the back of the pub, we were put which we felt like we were just put out of the way of the rest of the pub. At the back of the pub were we sat was two double doors which could have be opened for us to let us in with the double pram but wasn’t. The food was alright nothing special could get it nicer from other places in minehead.

We had a table for 7 booked for 2pm. Arrived a few minutes early & finally after a rediculously long wait that included us watching staff just walk by & ignore us & another wipe down a coffee machine & fridge for 10 minutes while ignoring the ever growing queue at the bar we were seated in the restaurant area at 2.20 to the be told we would need to go back to the bar to place our order! No table service anymore. So back to the bar we went for another long wait. Eventually after being ignored yet again whilst the girl behind the bar served a group then walk away outside leaving us standing there, invisible my sister asked if we could order. She received a filthy look but our order was taken. Now bearing in mind we had 7 people in our party for Sunday lunchtime the manager thought it was funny we should order 4 carverys & actually laughed at us! Our food arrived & our carverys collected we enjoyed our meals. But at 3.50 the manager then came to tell us our alloted 2 hours were almost up & that we had just 10 minutes left, & that as we had booked online this was clear in the email confirmation & they needed the table back for a booking in the empty restaurant at 4pm, but did we want to see the desert menu. My sister pointed out that now with just 9 minutes left no thank you, we clearly didn't have time. Never before have we been made to feel so unwelcome. We waited until 15.59 & then left the table. So of our 2 hour slot we actually spent almost 50 minutes of it as a combined time waiting at the bar. We walked down the road to the neighbouring pub to enjoy a welcoming early evening spending money we would have spent in the Old Ship had they not been so rude.

The Old Ship Aground is a must for us when we stay in Minehead. The meals are always good and the staff friendly. This time, although we hadn't booked we were found a place on a reserved table for an hour. Our meal was served quickly. Very simple, cod and chips, but we both commented on how delicious and satisfying it was. A walk back into the town on a warm evening completed a very enjoyable experience.

Went for Sunday carvery. Wouldn't return again. Very long queue for food - largely because they lay out some of the veg right in front of where the chef is carving so he can't get on to the next person while people are serving themselves their veg. Bad system. My pork was lovely but there wasn't any crackling left. my husband's beef was chewy and the couple on the table next to us left their beef for the same reason. a lucky labrador had the bits that we couldn't eat. The green beans were very watery and there was barely any cheese in the cauliflower cheese. To make matters worse the gravy was thin and everything was almost cold. Shame because the staff are lovely and the setting is great.

Not sure if this has new chef or owners Been coming for the last 3 years while on holiday and returned this year but the food wasn’t as great as previous years . Home made chicken nuggets were definitely not homemade for my child off...

Absolutely fantastic lunch at the Old Ship Aground. Took mum for Mother's Day. All very efficient from start to finish. The carvery was excellent quality and a very comprehensive variety of veg etc. Limited puddings but a good selection of gluten free. Lovely touch to...

We went for lunch and had the most amazing cavery plenty of meat and big selection of vegetables although it was mother's day so extremely busy everyone was quick to serve us and we had a lovely sticky pudding lovely meal highly recommend this place

Stayed at the Old Ship Aground for one night, there had been an issue with the bedroom window which we had been contacted about before our stay, communication and service from all staff was incredible, nothing was too much trouble.

Lovely building and very helpful staff, food wise my pulled pork toastie was okay, my wife’s sausage and mash needed better sausages and gravy. Great selection of local beer.

This little gem is amazing!! Food is so tasty, fresh & reasonably priced i definitely would of paid more Staff treated so so well ,very friendly & really looked after!! We can’t wait to come back for the live music events

Stayed for a couple of nights for the wife's birthday I like staying in pubs and generally a better price than hotels. When we got there and went to where it said check in the chef was sat behind the counter who looked like a...

We pre-booked food for a group of 17 prior to a meeting . The pub had to move us into the main bar following a flood, but pulled out all then stops and gave us a very satisfactory experience. The main courses were well cooked,...

picked pub after reading reviews ,and we were not disappointed ,two adult Sunday carvers ,and children chose from menu . i had two meats ,wife had one ,both very good .would recommend

Absolutely fantastic Sunday carvery, delicious meat and great range of veg. Lovely, welcoming pub. We were given lots of time, definitely not rushed out. Too full for dessert, sadly.

This is one of my favourite pubs to visit, love the location, view & ambience. There is also a fabulous choice of Gluten Free meals on the menu. Over the years have got to know Ann & the team. They are always friendly, helpful &...

Popped in for an impromptu lunch, greeted by a warm welcome from Ann, who promptly organized our lunch and drinks. Food and drink was great, eaten by open log fire, most enjoyable. Dogs made very welcome and treated to biscuits from the bar. Thanks to...

Today I have been barred from my local of 25 years! I asked for my money back for our pints of cider that did not taste quite right. We often pop into this establishment during the winter for a quick drink and in the summer...

You would think a professional restaurant could produce mashed potato without lumps, but sadly the cook at this establishment (I won't dignify them with the term 'chef') didn't posses those skills. I could possibly have excused one lump, but when another half-dozen appeared on my...

Went round to the Old Ship Aground on our first night staying at Porlock. We know what we get at this pub-the carpet is a joy for our dogs and the food and drink is always consistent Service was good as always-we enjoyed a chicken...

My wife and i called in here this evening. We had not booked, but we were found a table and attended to very promptly. The food arrived in good time, and was very nice. Polite, attentive staff made it a pleasure. It was quite busy for mid-week, but the service did not falter.

Awful friends come every year ,so we took them there as used to be lovely with other people ,staff rude said not serving food but hour later still taking food out ,very rude stunk inside dirty and bar staff need to be more hygienic

Been coming to this pub for years since in-laws moved to Minehead, I think it’s been sold on , shame the food not as good as it was .

Probably the friendliness Hotel that I have stayed in in years. Rosie and her team put satisfaction of their guests as a priority. Good food, great atmosphere. I will be back.

We dropped on this pub almost by accident, went to look at the harbour and there it was. We booked in for the carvery and were not disappointed. Really tasty meal, everything prepared with care and the meat cooked to perfection and really tender. Well done to the chef! Will definitely revisit next time we are in Minehead.

We are relatively local and go to Minehead frequently, and always pass this pub, smells from the kitchen were always fab so this particular Sunday we thought we would pop in and see if we could get a table for a bit to eat We were just checking th menu in the porch when a chap came out, I think to check if any outside tables were being used or needed clearing anyway we had a laugh with him and as he went ink we thought we would try it. We went in and were seen almost immediately by a young girl at the bar, all tables around us looked reserved, we asked if they had a table for two, she looked as said no, so we said thanks and turned to leave, however the chap we saw outside (possibly the bar manager?) said wait and he looked said something to the girl and said we could take the but table by the door, marked as reserved, we were really surprised and thanked the chap and sat down, almost immediately the young girl was back t9 take our drinks order and leave us menus. We took a look and decided to go for the carvery, Then she left and not long after another girl appear asked if we had ordered drinks, confirmed we had then she took our food order, we said two carvery’s. She scribbled that down and went, now we weren’t sure what to do, where was the carvery? The drinks came and nothing said about the food, we waited again then asked that same young chap what do we do, he then explained it was on a rota system we would be collected when it was our turn. Kind of odd we thought I mean if we hadn’t asked might still be sat there wondering. Was this a thing left over from covid? Anyway we waited must have been over 20 mins then finally someone came over, we were led through to the back of the pub, possibly the restaurant, Three meats. Potatoes, veg, yorks etc, the beed was too rare for us so I has a slice of pork and turkey, hubby had the turkey. The roasties were nice, the carrots were too firm for us. Cauliflower cheese was nice, the stuff was rock hard, my knife couldn’t even penetrate it, wasn’t chancing my teeth, My pork was thick cut and fatty, the slice of cracking was too soft and had been out off when the server used his hands to pull it apart.. The food was ok, as we ate as we were hungry and had waited so long, it wasn’t bad but we wouldn’t go back for that again, might try something off the menu, They also need to explain when you order about the rota system, and that it maybe a wait for “your turn” and not being the conventional carvery setting. Customer service was fab though. And we appreciate being found a table and not being turned away,

Stayed one night great room staff amazing really helpful- food good and great atmosphere- a real pub with heart thanks x

Excellent food and the staff were all friendly and attentive. Being dog friendly was a huge bonus, as we would not have been able to visit had it not been. Will definitely visit again when staying in the area.

Six of us went for a Sunday lunch. We had not booked. When we arrived the inside bar area was fairly busy but the restaurant was empty. We ordered drinks and roast dinners at the same time to be told rudely that "I don't need to know what you want - its a carvery, and anyway, we are fully booked" We asked if we could sit outside to eat instead, which was agreed. After 40 minutes, I went in to see what was happening and in case they had forgotten about us. "we are very busy, you'll just have to wait" was the reply. Seconds later someone came and called for our table to go to the carvery. The server was a lovely guy and the food was AMAZING. Everything was so tasty and hot. We found some cutlery and took our food outside to eat it. It started to rain quite heavily whilst we were half way through so we asked ( as the restaurant is still empty) could we finish our meals inside. NO!! was the reply. We would have stayed in there all afternoon and had more drinks and deserts. Instead we left because the staff were just so horrible.

Ooooh I feel like I am going to go into a very happy food coma. Both the starters and mains were delicious. Carrot and cumin soup, Duck and port pate to start. Super tasty and both good sized portions. We followed by both having Cod and Chips. Well cooked and generous portions left us able to contemplate dessert only for a microsecond for fear of being unable to walk for being too full. Great food at reasonable prices, traditional setting with friendly staff. Highly recommended!

We visited on evening for dinner - the service and welcome was excellent - we all had amazing main courses and deserts - the fish linguini special had loads of fish, gammon steak was amazing, great battered fish and scampi

Great food and service, tables are set spacious apart so there was room to accommodate our golden retriever without getting in others way. We had the special catch of the day and scampi and both were superb. Would definitely recommend it.

What a disappointment. Booked the day before for Sunday lunch and to watch the rugby so booked a specific table near the tv. Arrived early to find table already taken by a large group. Then informed they had just ordered their food. Also informed they do not normally turned on. Staff not helpful or understanding at all. And attitude stunk. Left as extremely annoyed as having been assured that our booking was in place. Greedy management wanted the larger booking so let the large group take our place. Will never set foot in there again as frequent visitor. Will advise that if you book you get it in writing.

Excellent pub in the town centre. Comfortable ambience with a great menu for food & drinks. Superb service & well managed. Great night out with the family.

We visited with my parents on Monday 18th and then again on Wednesday 20th September Both times we found he service to be warm and pro active the food we had on both evenings was well presented and well cooked and good value for us The range of ales etc was also good and we varied what we drank The hospitality for us was on top form so thank you very much

Meal out with friends The young waitress was very helpful. Food was well over cooked and very poor quality the chicken was like shoe leather. Was here last year and was really good but this time it was poor and over priced.

I visited with my partner and had an halloumi burger. Very very disappointed that they served something that was clearly not right. The halloumi was so overcooked they were rock hard. I can only assume that either the young kitchen staff don't understand how to...

Schmutzige,übel riechende Flure,durch die man zum Zimmer kam,welches kaum gereinigt war, Mülleimer dreckig,schwarzer Schimmel an Fenstern und im Bad in...

We visited Minehead for the first time last week, spending just the night but we chose The Old Ship Aground for a place to eat dinner after looking at their menus online. As a Coeliac sufferer and having had a recent negative gluten experience I...

Thank goodness for the old ship aground. minehead has a lack of really good places to eat, but this place was lovely. Really good food and very good service

I took my elderly parents and we had a wonderful meal and the chef came out and was very friendly as were the front of house and dog friendly too. Well done Teresa Hughes

Fantastic evening in every way possible. Food delicious, staff attentive and friendly, decor creates a wonderful atmosphere. Hall and Woodhouse have smashed it when it comes to dining out, a great time every time.

Staff are fantastic and very welcoming, food is exceptionally, would 100% recommend the old ship aground.

Absolutely fantastic food and staff, Brill experience from the moment we arrived. I would 100% recommend the old ship aground.

Had a walk from the premier in where we were staying,to the harbour. Found this little gem of a pub. Great friendly atmosphere,good food,not too pricey. Very nice pub. Welcoming people

They seemed to be struggling to keep up with the food demands on the day we visited. Despite that the staff were really friendly and helpful and the food was very good. A number of other places in Minehead were closed due to staff shortages...

Went for a carvery on Sunday lunchtime. Chef serving up was super friendly & we all enjoyed huge portion sizes! Pork, beef and turkey with all the trimmings and an extra jug of gravy. Good value at £14.50 per person

Lovely friendly harbour pub. Regular visitors to this place. Food is great, staff friendly and can't do enough for you. We stayed overnight this visit and the room didn't disappoint. Beautiful view of the harbour. Room 9 has balcony to chill on and watch the...

Der Service und das Essen sind gut, die Portionen eher klein. Die Einrichtung ist schön, Bierauswahl lecker. Tischbestellung unkompliziert.

Really enjoyed my fish n chips and the best rhubarb and apple crumble I’ve had for ages. A lovely friendly welcome from Rosie and her team. Thanks all.

Helpful staff. Excellent food. Our Autistic son loved kids fish fingers. Great cheesecake . Nothing too much trouble

For dinner with collegues but also for drinks throughout the week. Excellent service above and beyond the call of duty (thanks SO much to Rosie and her super glue) great food and very resonable Badger ales. 'The orchestra' sends its love and hopes to pop...

Amazing service from Shannon. Efficient and quick, the food was amazing too! The head chef Dom is a credit to the team. We had 2 specials the seafood linguine and the chicken arrabbiata and it was cooked to perfection. We will be returning on our...

Friends recommended this pub and its food to us ahead of our holiday in Somerset and we thought we'd call by for a drink when passing through Minehead to see if it would be worth having a meal there one evening. It was a Monday...

Good pub / restaurant. Vegan starter and main available (pity no vegan desert). Rapid service and decent food, nice range of beers. Always worth a visit. Can sit inside or out, great location with views. Probably worth booking if you want to dine in, it...

Overpriced poor quality food; portions are tiny and half the menu was unavailable. Shame its the only place in Minehead open on a Monday night. Fish stew with no fish - go figure; chicken curry and rice that's all rice and 2 tablespoons of curry...

Overnight stop, Rosie was top class act and we loved it here, good pub food, excellent value accommodation

Had a fantastic lunch the 4 of us today, service excellent, food delicious, drinks well prices.Would highly recommend this pub.

Nice building with outdoor seating overseeing the harbour. Staff were all nice and friendly Went in a couple of times for drinks and it seems very popular. Nice and peaceful

Young girl, Shannon I think her name was, made our day! Amazing service and helped us with questions we had, served our food and happy for a casual chat. Food was exceptional and really tasty! We had the belly pork and the fish and chips...

Food tasted ok , but if ur hungry don’t bother. My husband had the curry which was very expensive , only enough to feed maybe a 5 yr old , deff not a grown man. I had the nachos which were also very expensive. Won’t...

We visited March 2023 & had a lovely meal & service ! So decided to return June 2023 ! Was very disappointed in everything from food,service & prices !! No waitress service ! Didn't feel that any of the staff had a clue how to...

Everything about this place was awful from trying to book online which didn’t work properly so ended up emailing to get confirmation of booking to the chaos that greeted us on arrival, the place was a shambles with no organisation whatsoever angry customers and confused...

Service was a bit slow. They seemed to be short of staff. But food was fine, beer good, atmosphere ok, easy parking and great location. Dog- and baby friendly. We will definitely be back at some stage.

Excellent location,great accommodation, food, staff, all contributed to a wonderful break. Book early if you intend to visit!

The food was unavailable The drink prices are as bad as London. I had to go find the absent "serving" staff. Appalling service for a very expensive mediocre pint. worse than disappointing. Avoid

I went with family here when in Minehead last August. It was good so we went again for lunch. Fab food and friendly, efficient service. Both times the weather was good so we sat outside by the Harbour. Minehead is a tale of two half's....

If you want to eat in Battersea dogs home then this is the place for you. Dog constantly barking and staff and owners did not stop it or mention anything to the owner. Main course not much flavour and not enough staff for bar and...

A tired old ship to say the least. The staff were trying their best but there's not enough of them to cope and provide good service. As an example, after waiting 15 minutes from ordering our evening meal the drinks still hadn't arrived, it took...

This is a wonderful pub, the menu has real proper food with generous portions. Great value for money. Booking is definitely recommended. Staff very attentive and polite but leave you in peace to enjoy your food. Situated next to the small minehead port, plenty of...

This pub has been really good for a long time so the bar has been set pretty high by previous managers. I don't think it would be fair to be too harsh and the food I'd still pretty good but the service is noticeably below...

The food is good, the staff are mostly OK, but service is slow and don't expect too much (if anything) from the Carvery on Sunday afternoon even if it's still being advertised. There was virtually nothing left when we went, even though it was still...

Second visit last yr with our dog. Lovely location and good food and very dog friendly. Hope to go again in August for my birthday.

Very over priced. £8 for a starter of 2 50p size fish cakes. Over cooked fish batter and no acompliments, took a relative as we were very pleased with the food when we visited last year. Have they changed hands? or new management

Had high hopes after seeing the reviews and we love the location. Chose to come here for my partners birthday lunch. We chose camembert which was the nicest one we've ever had, charcuterie board which was very, very disappointing. Humous out of a tub and...

This is a great traditional pub in a lovely location. The service here was exceptional. The menu for food is limited but what they do have is lovely quality tasty food we really enjoyed. Would definitely go again.

Minehead is lovely and this place is just unique, if you expect Hilton type service, this isn't for you! Simple, no nonsense facilities are matched with great food and brilliant service by the really friendly staff. Rosie is class in front of house and really...

We booked a table for 630pm. Arrived on time but waited in a queue at the bar for 15 minutes before being served a drink. Then waited 20 mins before having to search for a menu. Then waited again before a lackadaisical person took our...

Minehead is a great location but one I’d never heard of! Views are stunning and if you like walking & hiking or fishing you should def stop here. Rosie is fab, great craic and very accommodating. Food & service is top class. Rooms could do...

Nicely located away from the more touristy area of the town and a pleasant walk from the Railway station. Staff were friendly ad helpful. Food was good and prices were reasonable.

Great cider/lager selection on tap, lovely decor, fantastic frontage along the harbour. The only let down was the sour, abrupt, rude girl serving behind the bar. The rest of the staff were lovely - it’s a real shame our visit was tarnished by the terrible...

The food and service was not good could of done with a mature person front of house The pub did not fill welcoming sat a long time before food came

Lovely sunday roast here. Very friendly staff. Great stop overlooking Minehead bay. Good outside seating too.

Great carvery meal. Lovely location. Highly recommend. Friendly staff. Throughly enjoyed the experience

Recommended this pub for a meal by the receptionist in our hotel. We hadn't booked as we were on the way back to Minehead after a long walk. Luckily the friendly staff found us a table but said the food may take a little while....

A nice atmosphere, very family friendly, great service, and sold alcohol free cider. A great place to stop and have a drink or meal.

Lovely ambience and a great spot for drinking however, I cannot recommend a meal at The Old Ship Aground, Minehead. We have eaten our way through Somerset and this was the absolute worst experience. We had been so much looking forward to it because of...

Phwoah - is all I really need to say....... But just to embellish a little: Good food, Good Ales, Good Service and Good Atmosphere. Friendly locals and holiday-makers alike, and what's even better is they serve my favourite drink at the bar - It's called...

We stayed for almost a week and were made to feel most welcome by the manager, Rosie. Good sea views from room 12. Very dog-friendly - our four-legged friend was allowed everywhere.

We attended for some drinks and a meal late afternoon. We ordered the sticky chicken wings and cauliflower pakora both of which had delightful flavours. I got the halloumi burger - this had the most incredible tasty halloumi I may have ever had! My boyfriend...