Ship in Thurrock

Good band good service and everyone having a fun time

Always a good time day or night,

Have been to this pub many times and always enjoyed the food and had good service. However we went along on Sunday, it was busy and so service wasn’t great. We were told there would be a wait for food because they were busy. We all ordered the a roast, a couple having the Trio roast, expecting to get lovely slices of roast meat, instead we got a small slice of beef, which was tough, half a pork chop which was also tough, and a small mini fillet of chicken, which was dry. It was a really disappointing meal, considering we had to wait just over an hour for this to come out. I don’t like to complain but giving feedback because it’s really nice to have a local pub that we can pop to for dinner, so hopefully this feedback is used to make improvements.

Great Saturday lunch in a great pub.

Just been to the bottomless brunch, wow what a fantastic afternoon, great value, fantastic singer Kat Price, looking forward to the next one

Tasty food, quick service, staff helpful & friendly

Great pub great atmosphere great for sport and a great beer garden

As usual the food and service was really good we'd certainly recommend this pub/eatery to anyone

Bar lady was the rudest person I have ever met, I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy

Landlady told me on the phone we didn’t need tickets for the England game when my and my freinds and family walked in we was refused entry simply because we was travellers I have proof of the phoencall when the lady said we didn’t need tickets the staff was very very very rude I have never witnessed anything like this before avoid at all costs racist at its finest

We are regulars to the ship every other Sunday . Great value for money and the staff are all very welcoming and friendly we love it . Today unfortunately a lady suffered a suspected stroke and just wanted to say the manager and his wife were amazing . Please god she will be ok .

So much fun at the weekends with djs...

One of the best PH in Thurrock nice fresh food, staff really friendly and helpful and entertainment is good too. Nice little place for kids hopefully one day they’ll get a play garden.

The food was very nice, although the brushetta starter had way too many things on it, and it made bread a bit soggy. Less is definitely better for this starter. Gammon was excellent, chips were lovely. The service was very, very good. Extremely pleasant staff.

My husband and I went for a meal today, really friendly staff, food was really nice and plenty of it, we have had a roast take away before and that was also brilliant

This is our favourite so far and our family love hang at the ship, delicious food and good service. I highly recommend this pub 🙏🏻❤️

What a place !! A beautiful period building tastefully decorated to a high standard throughout... Attention to detail here is clear to see... Very clean and polished Very friendly staff and Sam (Landlady) was very welcoming, she has had the pub for over 5 years and really takes a pride in her pub. The ship has a Large free carpark and a large outside beer garden for alfresco dining or just relaxing in the hot weather. A great place to eat drink and socialize 😎

Popped in with a couple of friends, it wasn't very busy. We ordered food, the prices were about right. The food was pretty tasty, I had the Hunter's chicken, it was served with salad and chips. The burger stack looked good too. Service was good.

Perfect place to have a pint and spend time with friends.

Friendly staff, good food with decent portions and prices. Comfortable surroundings.

Really nice pub, staff are all friendly and helpful. Have had the roast dinner there several times and it really is delicious. Good selection of meats, get plenty of gravy and the roast potatoes are out of this world!

Had a lovely dinner lunch here today meeting up with good friends. Great atmosphere, polite and helpful staff, and great tasting food. Highly recommend.

Good pub, reasonable prices. I went there to see a band so It was very busy, it took a while to be served, but the staff were friendly.

Food is ok, landlady is quite miserable and lacks people skills, every time I’ve come up here I’ve found this with her.

We held our daughters wake hear and they did the buffet the food was excellent, could not fault it at all. great friendly staff

Great local boozer. Friendly atmosphere with great staff. And the landlady is terrific.

Sorry to say was completely disappointed with the Sunday roast. At a guess I'd say frozen roast potatoes, meat wise no pork ready for a 3 o'clock booking, most of us ordered beef and one beef and chicken. Beef was way over cooked (leather), chicken not too dry but no flavour just a plain chicken thigh, not like a good roast chicken. Very disappointed when you can pay similar money and get a good home cooked roast in other very local pubs. Sorry to say I would never go back and recommend when I love to stay local and support local business.

Very pleasant. Went at midday on a Saturday so it was quite quiet as they had just opened. I ordered the mixed grill, it was pretty decent. Not a massive fan of the chicken wings but the steak, gammon and sausage were good. £2.50 for a tiny pot of peppercorn sauce was a bit excessive, but overall the meal was good value. Nice large beer garden and plenty of seating indoors. Seems like it would be a good place for a Friday or Saturday night drink.

Went for Sunday lunch while down visiting family, awful food, microwaved veg not cooked, teaspoon of mash. Dry chicken and a pork chop that was very greasy, cannot understand why so popular tbh. Definitely will be going elsewhere when visiting again.

Good food and service but limited choice in food.

Amazing food amazing staff and amazing pub

Sunday lunch, and it wasn't busy. Food was ok, with a group, some said meat was tough. Roasties looked and tasted like Aunt Bessie's. Presented fine, and service was good, but, it wasn't busy. People were in the garden drinking, and there was plenty of room to sit outside and have a drink after meal. Thanks for response.

Very nice place to eat and drinking with friends.. The Sunday dinner it's the best!

Went for a quiz nite.. service quick, food great and lovely atmosphere.

Took 40 minutes to get a drink. The waitress/bartender with short blondish hair was extremely rude and lacked any customer service skills. Wouldn't go there again.

Did not eat here but lovely pub, really friendly

Perfect place to hangout with your friends and loved ones.

Very busy, plenty of staff working, excellent range of beers and ciders.

Great entertainment at the weekends friendly staff 👌

Your "typical" pub, can't complain about anything specific but at the same time, nothing stands out to give it more than 3 stars.... We visited based on a recommendation from a friend because our local was too "dangerous" :/ Anyway, we went on a Saturday afternoon for lunch. Pub was pretty dead but steady flow of customers, drinks were priced.... Okay? An ale and large wine, just over a tenner. We ordered food. Now, they had "masala" chips on the menu and we jumped at them for a starter, they're not proper masala chips, but they were tasty. We were just disappointed with what we had in mind and what came to the table. Mains, I ordered a steak, medium to rare and please more on the rare side because they never get it right. What came? A steak burnt to a crisp, which I had to send back. They claim the order was messed up with another table but the bar associate made a joke about the chef knew I was gonna complain. If you can't tell the difference between the pictures.... Ha. Fair enough. There's also onion rings missing from the first crispy dry steak. When I got the right order, it was okay. Nothing special really. Chips were few and dry, slightly over cooked. Dessert was the course that saved it all! It was absolutely delicious! Highly recommended! The pub itself, we spent our time in the beer garden, which is very spacious. Inside, clearly a sports focused pub with TVs everywhere. Parking available but not a lot, just a decent amount. Not much else to say.

Friendly place, great bar snacks, chicken wings, halloumi cheese dips, chicken strips with gravy., Fried prawns . Overall a great experience

Bar staff was not very friendly only to men , waited about 10mins to be served and bar staff look me straight in the eyes, gave a dirty look and walked away in the their restaurant, then she's look again and whisper to their lady manager. Very bad experience.

Good place to go out with friends

Lovely little pub with a great atmosphere and is normally at full capacity on a weekend. Been here three times for dinner and it has never all come out together and they always forget an order/item and bring it to the table as you are finishing eating.

Great venue good beer good value

Excellent staff fabulous food and a good atmosphere. Thank you.

Don't bother...ordered food at 3pm and waited for 40 minutes...lured into the false sense of security that at least it would be nice and fresh but oh no...the manager shouted at the staff to get our food out next and prompto...the shock and stress of Aunt Bessie being called in at short notice must have given the poor old girl a stroke as the beef was tougher than Mike Tyson and I won't even go there with the rest of it...only giving one star in order to write a review as you can't without clicking on one

When there whist visiting jn the area. Good service, nice food,good atmosphere. Meals were well presented and hot. Will definitely visit again when back.on the area.

Nice friendly staff, we have been to a couple of events here, we also had Christmas dinner here. The food is always lovely, make sure to book for sunday dinner in advance

Nice lively pub. Decent food at a reasonable price

Very friendly pub with very good bar staff.

Went to the Ship on New Year’s Day for a late lunch. Ordered tea for 4 which comprised of two small teapots (not full up) and only just hot so they were returned. A replacement of 4 teapots were given and this time the contents were very hot. Placed order which took ages to come out. Although mine & my husbands meal was nice taste wise, it was luke warm. Don’t think I’ll be returning 😒

Great atmosphere for the football, loved it

Very friendly atmosphere good service and food. Spent a very enjoyable meal and time in The Ship.

Good night out and friendly staff

Last had a meal here back in the 90's which was a good night but I think it has changed hands many times since then, and I thought it had closed down a few years back. Had lunch there today and what a lovely meal - good menu, lovely food, and very friendly and helpful staff! Definitely would go back.,

Wow went there on Sunday the 13th fantastic staff and management the food was the best I’ve had in Thurrock my wife had the Sunday roast and had the home made steak and ale pie the food was hot and choice of Cornish ales top it off can not wait to return thanks again for everything 👍

Had my dads wake on Friday 11th nov….can’t thank Sam and her lovely staff enough…food was fabulous and plenty of it EVERYONE commended on what a lovely place it was…made a difficult day run really smoothly THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊👍🏼 Jacky and family

Not been into this pub for a few years. The changes they have made inside are great, they've opened the bar up and made it a nice airy place. Had a lovely lunch time meal, food was fresh and hot, beer was good. What more can you ask for?

Great little place, came from wandsworth for a friends party, nice little find, great friendly place, nice staff, good fun 😊

One of the most welcoming places I have been too, lovely staff who went above and beyond to help sit myself and my mother at a suitable table, Food was delicious and very reasonably priced. Just wish I wasn't driving as their cocktail menu looked very inviting 😋.

Great night out with good friends.

Nice atmosphere, people were friendly... quite so lol & the staff were lovely. Decently priced drinks & chill atmosphere. Bit noisy, but then it is a pub😂

Great food and customer service

Thank you sam and all the staff at the ship for hosting my sons 30th birthday party last friday. Venue, staff, food and dj all fantastic, will be back for future celebrations

My favourite local.... Nice atmosphere mix of all age groups, often have live music or great DJ.

Fish cakes like bombs, solid over cooked,

Lovely spot for lunch with the girls. Eating in the garden was great, the food was good and the price was very reasonable. We'll be back :)

Beef is super dry and chewy carrots are sour and the red cabbage was soggy but the staff were really polite

A typical English pub! Good selection of brands, cocktails etc. A good seating area outside. Food looked good though we didn't try it. Saturday has a disco with some good music playing.

Ok. Local boozer. cask beers in good n8ck. Nothing exciting. Down just from bar and Abbott

Lovely food, great service, as always 🙂

Just been refused entry very rudely due to not being there all night, while pub was full and still lively. Will never try to enter again, wouldn’t you want to welcome new customers? Disgusting !

Lovely food and lucky had some live entertainment to enjoy whilst having our meal which was a bonus

Very clean great Guinness great stuff great atmosphere grateful beer garden

Quite pub good beer garden and food was spot on

Great food, good prices. Friendly team. Weekend entertainment

Went to the ship with a few friends,we had a table booked,when we arrived the lady showed us to our table and left us to meet our friends,we were asked if we were ready to order our meal,and when we said we hadn't made up our minds she said to let her no when we were ready,we went to the bar and got some drinks and ordered our meal at the same time,the meal was brought to the table and our server was really polite and friendly, asked if we needed anything a few times,the meal was really nice, and everything was hot,thank you, a few of us had afters also very nice,was quite in there but nice,would recommend the food,and staff were lovely too x thankyou

Cannot do enough for you. Hard working dedicated staff. Great monthly day time entertainment by Geri Lyn. Delicious food.

Nice peacefull place with good garden, lovely personel

I have enjoyed my time there. The bartender there is professional. She remembers the drinks of my friends even do I did not remember their drink when trying to order for them, I was not drunk just had bad memory and no knowledge of drinks if your wondering. Customer service at its peak and very good staff, good food, great atmosphere, good parking. What more can you ask?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Visited here today for the first time with family, completely off-the-cuff after passing numerous times on my commute. Large front car park, easily accessible and plenty of spaces. Met with an instantly welcoming atmosphere and the loveliest staff. ✨Dog Friendly✨ invited to walk through the bar with our little man 🐶 and directed into the secured garden behind for outside dinning 🌸 They have the most amazing Tepee style canopy across the entire back seating area 🌸 Centred inside were large heating lamps available for the chillier nights 🔥I did notice also cosy blankets folded at the garden doors available, and cute, little seat cushions accessible for any numb bums ☺️😍 they also have an outdoor wall mounted Television for any big events so you won’t miss out ⚽️ Food served daily 12pm-9pm and our Meals and Service was honestly 10/10. I cannot wait to return here again 🌙✨🌞🍷

Lovely pub very helpfull staff menu very limited but food was very good.

Went for Sunday lunch and it was fine...

Nice pub,great food , decent number of parking spaces as well as disabled bay, and the outside are is quite big, and got a good selection of entertainment like music bingo, karaoke, and quiz night

Get reasonable food for a reasonable price.

Nice bar pleasant atmosphere but we were there early in the day. Very friendly staff

Absolutely brilliant- probably the best pub in Grays!

A very nice casual dining area, good food and service.

Enjoyed a nice meal with friends and then drinks. Good atmosphere, food not bad at all.

The food was really good and is now our place to go as a family. The staff were warm & welcoming with an open eating area. Well worth a visit or 2 👍🏻

Nice local pub but should make more space for dancing 💃💃💃

Customer service was great, the ambience was just as expected, the food is good but could be better.

Absolutely love the Ship, the staff in there are always so kind and patient. My mum and I often meet for a little lunch, and they're so accommodating. We've eaten quite a few things from the menu, from their burgers to their roasts, soups, loaded fries.... everything has always been fresh and delicious. Great pub, look forward each visit!

A very nice evening for a retirement do. The had live entertainment as well.

Worth a visit, just as I remembered it many years ago.

Food was ok but dessert I had was very dry and not nice I asked for it to be changed and was told I'd have to repay disgusting treatment .. Never in all my heads as a manager in hospitality would I ever treat a customer in this manner.. Ai spoilt the whole evening for me

Really nice place to spend an evening. Prices acceptable. Wide assortment of drinks 👍 Hot good and snacks 😉

Had a xmas stall in their garden amazing Sam was lovely pub is friendly and the food is excellent

Big thanks to Sam & her team for providing a lovely venue and a delicious buffet, as my family & friends said goodbye to someone very dear to us today. Having been recommended to The Ship by a colleague we met with Sam and discussed our needs and she could not have been more friendly & accommodating, even down to letting us choose the music playing through the sound system whilst we were there. The staff were absolutely lovely and the whole experience was perfectly fitting for our needs, and then some. Thank you Sam for everything you & your team did for us today. It could not have gone any better! See you again soon!