Ship Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Best pub in Britain. Excellent variety of beers and wines. Atmosphere on Christmas morning everything you would expect with the staff in Christmas dress adding to the wonderful experience. Looking forward to next visit to Porthleven. I won 1st prize in the raffle which was a great surprise . Managed to spend more money drinking Doom Bar

One of our favorite pubs in the area. staff are always brilliant. Most recently went on Christmas Day and the bar staff were exceptional given how busy it was. Food is always good too, is there a better pub to go to on a wild winters day?

Mulled cider was the best. Great harbour pub.

lovely place to be in when the weather is in. quintessential west country pub. Worth making the trip just for the pub!.

A great little olde proper pub very busy and always seem when popping in for a few pints!

I was served by Gracie an amazing barmaid with 10/10 service it was perfect. Gracie was very professional and very good at her job. I would definitely come back to the pub I the service is as good as Gracie's! She deserves a raise! Caitlin is also an amazing barmaid with amazing customer service. She also deserves a raise!

What a lovely establishment this is. Full of history and character (being built in the 1660's I was informed) and a superb, welcoming and knowledgeable barmaid who hailed from Brecon (I sadly did not obtain her name) I throughly enjoyed my pint here. Quite a unique public house and one I would most certainly recommend a visit here. Thank you for young lady for a most welcoming visit.

Popped in on a wet and blustery day for a beer and snack. The Ship is choc full of atmosphere and clearly commits to getting involved with the local community . Great range of drinks and food. The staff are welcoming and helpful Lovely location overlooking Porthleven Harbour. Dogs welcome.

Great little pub by the harbour with superb views of the sea. Visited a couple of times as enjoyed the ambience of the place. Great mulled cider served, too.

Friendly staff for sure but the food was disappointing. Not professional either when you serve soup in a chipped bowl. I felt the need to look up their Food Standards Hygiene Rating and that wasn’t good either. Wouldn’t go back here for food.

Sadly the portion of Ham hock pie was tiny, with an inch, if that of gravy. The fish pie was lacking in flavour, and fish to be fair. Lots of money for what it was. The condiment box, was filthy. Both salt and pepper were empty, and covered in mustard or something. When we asked for salt and pepper and said why, a young server came over and didn't even to bother asking us how are food was. Had I the chance, I would have said all of this to him. The bar was busy when we left, and wasn't the right place to air our concerns.

Visited The Ship Wednesday evening as a family with our 4 dogs. We sat outside in a covered area with heating, checking with the one local in there that they didn’t mind us there with our dogs. Went inside to order and it was buzzing, a real locals pub. A couple of other locals came into the area that we were sitting in and they couldn’t have been more accommodating in the fact our dogs were there. Food was good, ham hock pie a definite hit, along with the burger too. Myself and DIL had the red onion and beetroot tart, which was really nice. The only gripe was that the chef had grated a little orange zest on top of it, which we didn’t really like - but once scraped off the tart was fabulous. Lovely pub, definitely recommend going there.

We had one night overnight in Porthlevan and the ship was recommended by a friend. We went at 5:30 and the the bar was heaving! We found a table in the adjoining ´smithy’ which is an overflow area for food. I ordered fish and chips and the food that came was not good. HOWEVER, the customer service that followed was exceptional. My food was quickly replaced along with a complimentary very large glass of wine. The lady (who I suspect is the manager) checked in on us regularly. At around 7pm the bar thinned out and we got a table. Roaring fire, fantastic atmospheric and great wine. What else do you need?

Fabulous food and a great atmosphere, a pub for both locals and tourists. We first came here 11 years ago, loved it then and love it now.

Went out for a meal never been before but found the meal was excellent plus staff were very friendly and helpful with very polite nothing seemed to much trouble would recommend it

What a vibe and the staff are THE BEST

Hello everyone. Well this public house has always been a mystery to me, never had the opportunity to spend time to visit. It was worth waiting for. The location is amazing. On the quayside with amazing coastline views and the atmosphere with many locals and visitors was so welcoming. The decorations in the pub were authentic and the hospitality also genuinely friendly and welcoming. Great variety of local beers and beverages. The bar area was I'd say Very traditional and compact yet cosy. The food was extremely tasty mine being the Harrisan Sole. Please chef never alter this recipe or presentation. So tasty. The rest of the team had Mackerel, also finished their plates. We were catching up with old friends and joinded in with the pub quizz. Really good host and entertaining. The only small gripe I had was that we sat in the far corner with a lovely view of the entire pub and kitchen and Sadly the smell of cigarette smoke was quite strong. Maybe a temporary ventilation issue. Didn't affect my score but with the eating of such tasty delicate delicious fish, it did mar the experience a little. Please enjoy the photos and videos attached. I would highly recommend any to visit this Cornish Gem. A local to Cornwall !

Great welcome. The BEST in Porthleven! Good beer, good food. Dog friendly, Open fire. Young staff who refreshingly were happy to be there . Excellent lunchtime stop.

Lovely beer and a cosy pub but the bar maid had a conversation with a Welsh customer about how much they disliked the English because the Celts were pushed into Cornwall and North Wales by the Angles..finished my beer and left, wouldn't give them anymore of my money..Stupid, ignorant and childish people.

My favourite pub in Porthleven didn't eat here this time, but food smells amazing as always.

Best pub in the world as far as I am concerned. Good beer great atmosphere. Wonderfull location, Friendly helpfull staff

I am unable to share a food review because minutes after we sat down, they reported a problem with the Gas oven and hence no lunch time cooking. However, what was being served up as we waited looked quite delicious!

Brilliant old pub with loads of character. The food was excellent with friendly and helpful staff. I have seen a couple of reviews complaining about dogs and the range of food on the menu, if you're that sort of person maybe try a chain pub where you have a choice of fifty microwave dishes and no atmosphere is a better bet and if it says 'DOG FRIENDLY ' not to be surprised if you see a dog or two.

Great old world type pub with lots memorabilia on the walks and roof. We had loaded fries, amazing. Good place to hid out of the wind and storms to watch the waves. Recommend

Amazing place overlooking the harbour Serves my favourite cider from the bearded brewery Friendly staff and very quaint look inside

Superb and very busy pub with a lovely view of the harbour.

Best pub anywhere is all i can say. Again music from Graham Buxton pub pack as it always is when he's there and its nice to see the youngsters enjoying it along with this old timer..

Lovely old school pub with a calm relaxed feel to it. Nice selection of beers and some nice food Great location and view of the bay.

Lovely pub I didn't eat there but was a nice tradition pub

Great pub good ale selection and good views over the harbor..

Brilliant pub with great atmosphere and very friendly staff, food was good value for the money.

A lovely pub with friendly staff . Thank you to the lady with the pink hat and blonde hair making us so welcome . ALL staff were friendly and smiling .. rare these day. Locals were friendly too . Pet friendly ? Wish we had brought our dog )

Small menu choice and food nothing special - overpriced too! £19.50 for a burger with cheese? Wine very expensive too! I work in a nice hotel where you would expect to pay more here the prices are similar.

Excellent bar serving good real ale. Visited with the small dog and was made to feel very welcome, however beware, you have to navigate some pretty big dogs not on the lead sometimes to get to your chosen seat. Not a problem though.

Traditional village pub, lovely atmosphere, great beer and hearty food. I tucked into a crunchy fish finger butty complete with homemade tartare sauce and washed down with a fine local pint. Highly recommended place to visit.

Had a lovely lunch here whilst on holiday. We both had the mussels they were delicious and a genourous portion. The staff are so friendly, hope to visit again before we leave Porthleven.

Extremely busy but full of character

Splendid and great fun. Don't go if you don't like people

Love this place, didn't have any food. However views outside 11 out of 10 and atomphere inside 10 out of 10. Look it is very good.

Beautiful pub, great service, friendly stuff, and most importantly there is a beautiful beer garden upstairs with wonderful sea view :)

Historic Inn. Great range of ales Good Menu Quality food Staff the friendliest possible

Did not have food but we love this place

a fantastic little pub in porthleven, with lovely harbour views and a charming yet clean interior and a well decorated and spacious pub garden on the hill behind it. the service was friendly and efficient and we were given biscuits for our two dogs. the food was both fresh and delicious, between us we ordered the beef burger, and a large and small fish and chips which were all reasonably priced for how delicious they were! overall a lovely place to stop for lunch with drinks on the side, and is dog friendly!

Fantastic little gem of a pub!! Really friendly staff and very dog friendly too!! Really quirky inside with lots of outside space too.food looks amazing but didn’t eat unfortunately

You cant not visit The Ship when in the area its a classic Cornish Pub

Really lovely local pub. Friendly staff. Lovely food and dog friendly.

Had a meal and a few beers here whilst staying in porthleven and had an amazing experience! there's no booking in advance for food but we went in and there was available table inside and outside, had a couple of lovely beers there including porthleven's own IPA which was great! and then had a meal which was equally good! lovely atmosphere there too!

Great pub, good beer. Our favourite in Porthleven

Been coming here once a year every year for about a decade and it has never been anything less than brilliant. Staff are friendly and welcoming, beer selection is interesting and local, food is fantastic and reasonably priced. On this visit I had the mussels with nduja and gremolata- best dish I had over my week in Cornwall. We have eaten and drank in many spots across west Cornwall, and even tried out other pubs in Porthleven- nowhere compares!

Me and the wife walked down to Porthleven and decided to drop in here on a whim and so glad we did. The main part of the pub has a quaint old timey feel to it with currency of all dates and locations on the wall and lots of beer mats on the ceiling. Plenty of seating outside with lovely views of the harbour and the sea. The smithy area looked nice too. Dogs are welcome here and although one of the recent reviews said about dogs barking this wasn’t the case and it’s lovely to see all the dogs. We had the fish and chips with mint and garlic peas. The wife had curry sauce and I the tartar sauce both of which were lovely the chips and peas were fantastic and the fish was superb. As Porthleven is a nice little scenic town it was nice to sit and watch it all from our bench. The staff were friendly and helpful which is always good. We will definitely eat here again next time we are in the area.

When we are in Porthleven, the Ship Inn is the first place we go. It is in a fantastic location at the mouth of the harbour and the views from all the windows are superb. It is always popular with a great atmosphere but the large number of various sized tables mean there is rarely a wait to sit down. The food menu has a limited selection but there is something for everyone - the food is freshly prepared and tastes great. The pub team members are friendly and welcoming, notably manager Beth, and Caitlin - both of who take an interest in their customers and make time for a chat even when it is busy, while rarely pausing for a break. The constantly changing selection of beers includes popular and less well known local brews, and there is something new to try at every visit. The Ship is a firm favourite of our family, offering a great atmosphere, traditional and attractive location and great service from the best bar team in Cornwall - strongly recommended for a visit.

Had the best meal this evening in the Ship Inn. The food was divine and Chef Bailey was outstanding! Absolutely delicious.

We have stayed in Porthleven for 5 days ! Have tried different places to eat and drink here ! But the ship inn,comes out top ! Well done to u all ! Great team work!

Back to The Ship Inn for lunch for West Country Mussels with Nduja and Gremolata. Just couldn’t miss coming here, whilst on holiday again, given the great hospitality and food we enjoyed when here in May.

Fantastic pub, couldn't get a more atmospheric location! Great selection of beers and views to die for out of all the windows!

A nice lively pub, the menu is a bit limited especially for children but what they serve is very tasty x

Possibly the worst Pub meal I’ve ever experienced. Simple food as in their ‘ Steak Burger’ and chips. Burnt with fries covered in salt served on a tiny plate. Dogs barking at each other just about finished off a terrible experience. Do yourself a favour and eat elsewhere if you’re in Porthleven. Sorry but this was just about as poor as it gets.

Sadly we didn’t have a great visit!! Firstly, my meal had somehow been missed, therefore everyone had theirs apart from me. Once the issue was sorted and my food came out, the fish was cooked within an inch of its life, and the batter was just solid and almost black. This resulting in the meal being left. Unfortunately we won’t be returning.

Nice place great view shame the staff drinking on the job

On holiday on Porthleven for a week and on the first 2 days we went around all the drinks places and this is by far our favourite, we have revisited this one every day since we found it! we always sit on a lovely bench above the harbour with a lovely view!! reasonable prices, lovely food and drinks, highly recommend!!

The staff, the food, the location and the amazing outside seating area are all fantastic. Porthleven Cornwall it's what summer is all about 👍

A treasure of a Cornish fishing village pub overlooking the scenic harbour of Porthleven. Very busy in the tourist season but the friendly and efficient staff make it a pleasure. Good food.

Fantastic location, overlooking the sea entrance to Porthleven. Good beer and friendly service topped it off.

Quirky decor, friendly staff good beer basically what a good pub is all about. Haven't eaten there and gets busy at meal times. Normally try to get there around 2.30ish when it's quietened off.

Absolutely fantastic place. Amazing atmosphere and awesome staff, Caitlin went above and beyond to make our afternoon amazing. Highly recommend a visit.

Fantastic historic pub with great atmosphere and attentive staff. All food and drinks were top quality! Would highly recommend!

Perfect setting by the harbour. Characterful main bar with great local beers. Breaded fish with potatoes was one of the best dishes I've had recently. I sat outside and watched folk jump in the bay, but wish I could have stayed to settle in at the main bar and soak it in all day. Top marks.

Lovely place for food and a drink. We sat outside overlooking the harbour. The small portion of fish and chips was delicious.

Very nice sole dish and fish and chips.

The Ship Inn is our favorite pub in Porthleven. It is a quintessential Cornish Pub with a great atmosphere and really helpful staff who are attentive to the customers' needs. They serve good food and the Porthleven pale ale is a great pint. If you find yourself in Porthleven I recommend you check it out.

Very atmospheric pub with excellent food and a great selection of beers.

Right at the edge of the harbour. It's always a lovely spot to pass the day away.

A beautiful, historic pub serving a good range of local real ale. It serves food too but I didn’t try this. The staff were really friendly and welcoming, there was a good atmosphere and the ale was well kept. There’s an extensive, vertical beer garden with fantastic views over the harbour and the sea. It was pretty busy on a Friday evening but there was still place to sit outside.

Fantastic pub. Food is fabulous and always consistently good Staff are friendly and helpful Great atmosphere We are a family of 7

Great food and local beer in a lovely location, served by friendly staff. What could be better.

Great food beer and atmosphere..very friendly and dog friendly so mo worries there..well worth a visit..didn't want to leave as we got our feet under the table...

Great service and excellent food service was great would highly recommend.

This was our second visit to the pub , but our first time for food, We came at 3.15 for food, only to be told food starts at 5.30 pm ,we had a light lunch in the mussels shaol, definitely worth a visit. We returned for dinner and had four meals with drinks, fish, chicken,lamb, £60 , the 30 minute wait for food is expected with such a busy pub and small kitchen, the food was average, the frozen chips were a tad overcooked, decent choice of drinks though and friendly helpful staff. Would come back for a drink, but not sure if I would have food again.

The perfect pub - cosy authentic drinking pub with fantastic food too. The current menu is excellent with a good choice of veggie meals; the mushrooms on toast were superb.

Great service from great bar staff. Great location , well kept ales. What more could you want on you holiday. Don't miss a visit if in Porthleven.

Fantastic characterful pub, with good food. Really enjoyed the lamb flatbread.

Best fish and chips I've ever eaten.

Great atmosphere, lovely food and great location.

You can’t book to eat here so on the off chance we walked up to the ship inn managed to get a bench outside under the canopy. You order your food with a table number. I ordered the Lamb flat bread which was nice nothing special Hubby had the fish and chips which he said was tasty. The area was busy, the table next to us obviously locals enjoying themselves not a problem, but a young female with them her language was awful, every other word was F*** and they were smoking when it states none smoking or vaping, not nice when you are eating. Not the establishments fault of course., but it has put us off from eating here again. The bar inside was busy and the staff friendly.

I visited The Ship a couple of years ago and remembered how good it was, particularly how friendly it was, and things haven't changed this year! We went a few times during our week long stay in Porthleven. Every time we were greeted by really friendly staff who all appear to love working there. Unlike a lot of other pubs across Cornwall, there are a wide variety of beers, one or two of which I'd not had before. We also had lunch one day: fish and chips, which was excellent. It's good that you can choose large or small portions of some meals. Now I'm back home, I'm missing our regular trips to The Ship!!

What an amazing bar! The staff are all friendly and a great selection to drink. The views from either the windows or the outside seating area are amazing. We drank here every night while we were visiting Porthleven. They have a great selection of drinks (A must is the Porthleven pale ale or the squid ink gin). Their food is unbelievably tasty (I would highly recommend the fish and chips or the scampi).

Just great proper real pub loved it.

Nice old pub , had chipotle mussels and chips, great combo. 🥰

Called in for food and a quick pint, been here many times nice old traditional pub, and here comes the BUT, burger and chips x2 pint lager x2 £ 51 !! Service was good food below average I don't have salt on anything but the chips were covered in salt. Come on guy's how could anyone consider £51 for what we ordered to be nothing but extortionate, I've never been so thoroughly disappointed and ripped off so much in the UK or abroad in over 40 years of eating out. You simply cannot justify your prices .

Food is lovely, atmosphere is wonderful

Just had amazing food at the ship chicken flat bread to die for and so nice when a pub offers a great kids pasta dish which my granddaughter loved Good food great service good price

An excellent panorama of the harbour from a high viewpoint. Service was prompt by friendly staff. Getting up and down the steep steps was a little difficult and the beer was the most expensive in the village.

Great pub, views, beer. Friendly staff

Great olde pub with great food (the steak burger 😋) and a good selection of local beers. atmosphere is chilled and dogs are welcomed (treats on the bar) would highly recommend a visit.

Lovely little gem of a pub , great beers and atmosphere.

Fabulous fish and chips plus a nice glass of wine! Wonderful location on a lovely spring day- overlooking the harbour. Friendly welcome and would definitely visit again.

First time and enjoyed lunch time meal of burger and chips (thin and crispy). 14 in our group, but food came out virtually together, so all good.

Good pub in great location. Visited Porthleven for the first time and stopped here for a drink. We sat in the outdoor area and had a good time enjoying the view. I would recommend this place.

We have two dogs, one of which can be reactive, so we were happy to find a seaside pub for lunch that had such a beautiful terraced beer garden where we could watch the world go by and make sure that Cloud remained calm. We ended up in the Crow’s Nest, right at the top of the decking which was just perfect. The food was fabulous (huge fish and chips) and great value and the beers perfectly kept. Beth, our server, was fabulous with both our dogs and was a pleasure to spend some time chatting to. Will definitely be visiting again - would love to go of an evening at some point. Perfect harbourside pub!

Lots of good beer and a great atmosphere