Ship & Lobster Public House in Gravesham

Fantastic atmosphere, very polite staff, great beer, small and very quaint. I'd imagine it's fantastic in summer looking over the river with a few friends and a cold pint Stopping off for a cold beer and a sandwich 🥪 after a good mornings cycling

Lovely stop off on our bike ride.

Absolutely fantastic food and really good value for money.Highly Recommend.

Best pub and best food ever. You have to experience it to appreciate it, the Sunday roast is something else!

Lovely atmosphere, friendly attentive staff. Beautiful meals.

Pub a bit tired.A bit confusing to get to But landlady lovely and food fab. Nice by the river.

Brilliant little place off the main track. Sunday roast was great, portions were massive, very reasonably priced.

Pint and a chat before a river walk. Marvellous!

Brilliant place. Best Sunday dinner I've had in ages. Please don't be put off where it is and the tired exterior. I went purely because it was a lovely day and I fancied eating outside overlooking the river . So I read the reviews and it looked very inviting. I wasn't disappointed because the staff were very accommodating and the regulars very friendly. We had the 3 course meal and to be fair it was spot on. I shall definitely return.

Couldn't ask for more on a plate , with the meals here . Amazing value for the price Friendly staff all round . Cheers !

fantastic value and great staff

Friendly service and fantastic chips. A good choice of drink and a car park as well

Beautiful place,lovely river walk.

One of the last old school pubs in Gravesend, nice food, good value and nice people

Cracking pub right on the river. Really warm welcome. Sat on the riverside drinking and watching the shops go by.

Lovely tucked away old fashioned pub just beautiful

Enjoyed a drink here with friends after a leisurely walk by the river.

Very average food. Service was sporadic No nice real ale Very busy with food Carpet was sticky! Won't be going back

Lovely home cooked food, staff, and regulars are always friendly. Our dog makes a bee line for the door whenever we walk along the River

What a lovely welcoming place. Staff helpful and friendly. Food excellent and portions large (even the small plates) We have booked to go back. First of many.times.

I don't know exactly what happened, me and my friend made my way there on Saturday but Google navigation system lead us to its address, and there was a close huge gate, that in any case was leading to a huge container depot??? Please amend address on Google maps so people can reach you. Thank you

Had yet another quality meal at this little gem of a pub. Food & portions are huge & service was great. We’re always made to feel welcome & staff can’t do enough for you. Excellent value for money & quality is superb. Looking forward to revisiting for Sunday lunch.

Love this place. So homely, great food and such nice staff.

Always a friendly helpful welcome. Generous portions. Dog friendly too. Lots of veggie choices too

We had small 2 course roast dinner meal which was no way small. You had a choice of meat from chicken , beef or gammon. There was large Yorkshire and four large roasts potatoes on your plate. Then large bowl with swede, peas broccoli, carrots. Cabbage and cauliflower cheese was brought out with large jug of homemade gravy. With the two course you could have either starter or dessert with your main. We had the dessert, lovely sticky toffee pudding with custard. We all couldn't eat the whole main as wanted to save room for dessert well worth the money and we have booked to go again. Service was amazing lovely attentive staff nothing was too much trouble. Very enjoyable time and was welcome to stay on and continue our afternoon with wine and to finish off a boozy coffee.

Good selection of beers and ciders, the menu looks inviting. Fantastic views of the river.

Lovely! Nice beer, lovely cheese and biscuits and brilliant chat? Why more can you ask for?

Very nice people. Good views an a outside shelter from any bad weather or baking Sun . An interesting inside too

Popped in for the odd pint many times over the years. This time finally tried the food. Superb food. Huge portions and good prices. Very friendly as ever in there. This time also got chatting with regulars too which is always an excellent part of a pubs atmosphere.

Nice place for a cold drink after a long walk. Thanks for topping up our drink bottles

Great pub! Amazing food. Great value. My expectations were not high, pub is at the end of an industrial estate on busy & not very good roads. Pub looked a bit dated. But really nice pint of ale, an extensive menu great value, big portions & great quantity.

Beautiful place to enjoy the Thames River. Nice looking view on the balcony and friendly staff Yes 🕺

As a child I used to go here with my Dad on a regular basis, years later we lost our Dad and paid a visit on would have been his birthday it was a rainy day in March , ther was 4 of us we sat at a table served by a nice cheerful lady who took our food orders , food came out in good time and we all had lovely food ! We sat and remembered our Dad and left with full belly’s and great memories! Thankyou

The pub is very old. But the staff are lovely. The food is amazing and very well priced. The view over the river is great. We will diffinatly be going back.

We decided to try Sunday lunch at the Ship and Lobster Gravesend. Gosh portions are very generous food good and staff are brilliant.

Excellent service in this cozy little pub on the Thames. Sunday lunch was 1st class,very traditional even Prawn Cocktail as one of the starters which was delicious. All the staff were very welcoming and very friendly. So lovely to see the regulars playing cards too. Highly recommended!!! Booking is advised.

Love the pub, find is amazing and so are the staff

Great place to eat and have a drink. Good prices, very friendly with a good view of the river.

Call in here every Tuesday. The staff are always very friendly and provide an excellent service. Sandwiches are good value and portions are really good. Good choice of beers, which change regularly. If you are passing I would recommend you call in.

Lovely service brilliant atmosphere and friendly people great place to take whole family too food out off this world defo be taking my lady back there again both enjoyed the day there

This is a lovely pub been coming here for ages. Good home cooked food. Would recommend to anyone that wants an honest pub experience with lovely bar staff always found them most welcoming. 😀

Fantastic night out with scrummy food

Lovely roast chilled by the river with a beautiful breeze had a chat with a gent that had travelled miles on his scooter from elephant and Castle.... Friendly staff left feeling stuffed

If you want to experience a traditional riverside pub, with good home cooked food, lovely welcoming bar staff and a friendly atmosphere, this is the pub for you. I eat there with my family every week and have never been disappointed.

Go to this pub for a Sunday Roast every week with the family including a child. Friendly staff and children are welcome, the staff go out of their way to engage with all generations and a lovely meal. Would recommend.

I come every week and my cousin comes here with me. who is a child. Lovely atmosphere, bar staff could not be more friendly.

took my girls to there favourite place to eat the food was amazing as always my girls are always made to feel very welcome the staff are very polite and friendly we will definitely keep comeing back

Food and hospitality first class I have had several meals and all perfect .recommended to come and enjoy .

Great pub, lovely food, good atmosphere. Highly recommended

Not family-friendly at all. There's a big sign on the door that reads that children are not allowed inside unaccompanied. When we asked about the Sunday roast they said it was all booked out. We felt very Uninvited and decided to leave despite the great reviews we saw on Google and trip advisor. The car Acces is a bit dangerous featuring a bottle neck where taxis drive very fast. This might be a good local pubbut it is a very niche and limited.

Thank you Lizzie and girls, another fantastic meal, I do love the ship and lobster, the friendly pub in Gravesend, as a young ish lady Happy to go in on my own, as the staff and customers, are all welcoming, be back soon, best Sunday lunch in the area

I’ve never been to such a warm and welcoming pub, the food was great really good value. The staff were great with our son, even the locals .. highly recommended

Just what a traditional pub should be like. A great place for a drink and relax watching the world go by on the river. The food is outstanding, but please take a large appetite with you as they don't skimp on the portion sizes! The service from the staff is top class too.

Had late lunch or early dinner lol. Excellent food & friendly service. Very reasonable prices. Thoroughly enjoyed & will return. Thanks for hospitality.

First time visit for us, went there to celebrate a birthday Food is outstanding! Fresh and homemade, very generous in size Catered for dietary needs. Friendly service Will definitely be back again, best food we have had out in a long time Thank you

Amazing food, amazing lady at the bar who was so friendly. The outside was questionable but its what's inside that counts, literally. Would visit again!

Quirky, but full of character, when you find it. The staff are friendly and welcoming, the food was amazing and so reasonable, good home cooked food. The portions are plentiful. We will definitely visit again, our grandson wrote the review below and sums it up perfectly

Good beer great food . Lived in the area all my life and this was our very first visit, but it will definitely not be our last .

The outside of this pub looks a bit in need of refurbishment but the inside is very friendly and welcoming. Lovely server and chatty customers. Well worth a little step back in time

Beautiful stay, warm, cozy thank you

Hard to find but nice staff and good food

Fantastic Find! Great traditional pub. Excellent food and drink. Everyone's so friendly. All the staff are polite and kind. Made us all so welcome.....including our very large dog! Thank you. .we shall be returning!

The friendliest bar in Gravesend. They were super accommodating to our large dog, everyone took the time to make us feel welcome. The food (chips in particular) were proper amazing homecooked pub grub. Honestly can't rate it highly enough. Don't let the industrial estate vibe before you get here put you off.

Wonderful. Good beer, friendly people and great views.

Lovely little gem of a pub. Lovely staff and a great welcome

You just cannot beat the Sunday roast for portions and price, gravy to die for. Sure the place could do with a bit of TLC but in a way it adds to the ambience. Will of course go back.

I've been here many times over the years but it has been a couple of years since the last time. It's a friendly place with great service, good food and friendly regulars. On an oddly beautiful February day like today you can hang out outside and watch the river go by. It's not exactly on the main drag, but it's worth making your way here for a friendly pint.

Quiet and serene pub with the best customer service and food. Heavenly soups and bbq wings. Gonna visit again soon.

Very nice and friendly pub the food was amaxinh

Fantastic pub out on the waterside. Brilliant landlady running a tight ship. Lol great food. Brilliant value and beer is kept in tip top order. Yes its off the beaten path but you realy need to go down that track to visit here. Children friendly and dog friendly too. A few pictures for the fisher persons as well. Such great river views.

We thought we would visit after reading the reviews on here. We stumbled across the pub on google maps (despite living locally for a lifetime, we didn't know about this place). In honesty, the building itself is not going to win any prizes for beauty or posh interiors (especially as it is in the midst of an industrial estate next to the Thames). The pub is rather dated and tired looking, but comfortable and warm. Dont let appearances fool you and put you off visiting though, it is definately a 'diamond in the rough'! The seating area outside overlooks the Thames, so is probably a nice place to sit in the summer, with a 'ring side' view of the river- perfect for watching the ships sail by and a great start or end point for a walk to the marshes. We plan to do that when the weather is warmer! I don't think I have ever received such a warm welcome when visiting a pub in my entire life! The ladies that work here were incredibly friendly and attentive. Nothing was too much trouble for them! They were keen to make sure the music wasn't too loud for us and offered us a tab. I ordered Ham, Egg and Chips (which came with two slices of chunky tiger bread) and my husband chose Fish and Chips which he chose to have with baked beans (there were other sides on offer such as peas and was included in the price). We were not disappointed! The portions were huge! It was all very well cooked, the eggs were just as I like them- with runny yolks (and not at all 'snotty' on the top), with decent quality ham too. The fish was more like a 'whale' and had a large quantity of baked beans, both plates had a mountain of chips. You definately get great value for money. If I had any criticism it would be that the bread had spread on it and not real butter (I only like butter), but that is a very, very small negative. I had a double G&T; my husband had a pint and in total (with the two mammoth meals) it came to £27. We left feeling full and happy! We will definately be back soon! Thank you!

Just had a christmas dinner at the ship and loster friendly staff, very tasty dinner and good value for money. Definitely recommend.

Just googled a local pub and The Ship and Lobster came up and wow what great place, food is absolutely fantastic and the staff are friendly and welcoming with a great atmosphere. Fish and chips was perfect

Very friendly staff.Very good value and good quality food.

It was our first time visiting this pub and what a pleasant surprise! The Sunday roast is delicious and portions are such a good value for money. Starters fantastic too, and good selection of beers and ciders. The view from the terrace is stunning, and if you visit in winter I am sure that you will love the interiors as well. Bathrooms are clean and the music volume was just perfect, not too low, not too high. The best part is the staff: we went with our 3 yo son, who simply cannot stay seated for more than 5 minutes and was constantly on their way (we tried our best, so sorry, ladies), but absolutely nothing seemed to be too much trouble to them, and they kept playing with him and made our Sunday lunch the best we had in a long time. We will definitely come back soon. Absolutely loved it. A big Thank you to the team and then the chef from us and the little cheeky boy ❤️

Travelled from the Isle of Wight to visit family and came here for a roast dinner, the best we’ve ever had out, great choice of meats and huge selection of veg and the roast potatoes were great! Huge portions so you definitely won’t leave hungry, great attentive staff great food, don’t let the appearance of the place put you off, it’s a little gem in disguise.

Had a long walk along the shore line on a very hot day. We stopped at the Ship and Lobster for a much needed cold beer. And very welcoming it was. The quality of the roast dinners looked impressive and we will go back and sample them. Nice outside seating area.

Lovely food. Friendly staff .really enjoyed it.

A fantastic pub with great food, staff and views. Portions are a good size and always cooked and served well. Love watching the boats whilst I have a glass or 2. Highly recommend a visit

Haven't been in for a while, but I visited after I fell in the mud along the river. The staff couldn't have been more helpful or considerate . Despite my mud encrusted state, they made me welcome, they pointed me in the direction of the rest room, where I cleaned up a tad. Enjoyed a pint before making my journey home. Lovely people, great atmosphere and a very well kept pint.

A bit run down and scruffy i would say ..we had prawns and salad to start...my bread was not fresh and the garlic prawns were nothing to write home about..my husband had the sirloin steak medium rare...when it came it was very thin and well done...staff tho were lovely...was a bit dissapointed as went by the great reviews

Wonderful food and so much. Just like a home cooked Sunday lunch, actually even better. Only 1 star down because little bits of the service, like no spoon to serve the vegetables BUT its hardly worth a star. Will recommend and go back again.

A friendly reception, very generous and fresh food. The prices are incredibly good value. Could do with sprucing up - but it is a dockyard bar, after all.

Lovely food good service chill drink after work

Excellent pub Great service, atmosphere and excellent food

Always fantastic food, lizzie is a real gem, and atmosphere too. A great place to go.

Although pub is dated, the food was amazing and very friendly bar staff, will be going back

Always a fabulous meal. Best Sunday dinner around.

Perfect location for a drink after walking to/from Shornemead Fort with a range of drinks available including some from local brewery Iron Pier.

Brilliant food, can't fault it. Good service

Brilliant lovely food the bar staff are tasty aswell

A very welcoming and cosy pub. Very friendly and the food and service is outstanding. A rare Gem.

Fabulous dining,great atmosphere.well recommended.

Stopped over many of times lovely helpful staff behind the bar and the food is out of this world. Sitting outside with a fantastic view over the Thames what more can you ask for .💯🥩🍗🥘🍿🍷🍻🍾🍹

Well what can I say another fantastic time at the ship and lobster fantastic food and drinks as ALWAYS big thanks to liz and all her staff for making our time there great the service is always spot on with a smile what more could you ask for can’t wait to come back for more

Fantastic food lovely pub would recommend

Lovely pub, good old fashioned English pub with no nonsense. Good is plentiful and home made.

Nice pub bit of the beaten track but worth a visit as located on river wall nice views along river. Friendly staff and service

A truly unexpected treat hidden amongst the rougher edges of the Thames. Terribly well-priced with outstanding portions. A must go to for a bite to eat and a couple of pints by the river. Lovely staff, food and locals beers.

Really lovely food - can recommend the ploughman's. Great service- really friendly. Lovely seating area with plenty of shade. Prices very good