The New Ship in South Tyneside

Nice pub. Friendly crowd and top quizmaster. Why not pop in on a Thursday night and find out for yourself?

The reason for 1 Stars is because the New Ship is permanently closed and ready for demolition.

This used to rock. But have stopped doing food. Which is a massive loss and it's gone quiet. Staff are fab still tho. But get the food menu up n running and get a chef and new kitchen equipment To set the great standards that it has a mega reputation for. What is the management waiting for. Bring on the food ...... Make it great again .....

Called for food but not serving food so we left.

Just a nice quiet pub with a very small function room, only good for a quiet drink

Very quiet place lacks atmosphere

How dated and tired this place is.... And the outside seating area is a disgrace.. The weeds more or less grow amongst your feet. This place has been left to rot..!!! It used to be a lovely pub.. What happened... Very sad indeed

Really nice place, the conservatory was lovely and had beautiful views. The staff were lovely and the wine was tasty.

Not serving food, and advertising "chef wanted" A nice place for a drink though

Despite being 55 years old, my wife and I only visited the new ship for the first time a few days ago ..... I know , we are very late. We were looking for a quieter place with plenty of space, dog friendly, car park and a chilled atmosphere. Well folks...... We found it. We have been back again and will continue to do so Nice bar and pleasant staff. What more could you ask 🙂

We used to live close to this pub 25yrs ago, at that time it was very popular with the locals and passing trade. It does have a car park and lots of outdoor seating, a large conservatory area but, when we where in they were looking for a chef.

Food was fantastic and desert was to die for, staff very efficient and friendly will definitely be back.

Sunday dinner was beef YORKSHIRE puds veg beef was nice plenty of it mashed potatoes were like lumpy poly filler and had funny taste couldn't work out the flavour of it rest of veg some over cooked some undercooked taste again spoiled the dinner .not impressed.

Absolutely vile the meat is tough n fatty and the veg was frozen and tasted like dirty veg water don't recommend this place at all. Also they don't take kindly to honest complaints even the table beside us walked out and went to make food at home

Would not recommend the food it wasn't the best, the steak was absolutely awful, over cook, thin and like boot leather, nothing was fresh. The napkins around the cutlery were dry and crusty after being there for so long, the worst place I've eaten in a long time. Over priced and rubbish.

Nice pleasant and quiet (quiz was on so may have been why it was so quiet), friendly staff and a nice pint of Birra Moretti.

Good choice of veg, was a bit cold though and could do with some TLC.

Good sunday roast & part of the pub is dog friendly. Lots of outdoor seating as well

We hadn't been here for quite a while, and we most probably won't go back for a while. The staff were lovely and friendly but one or two things let the place down. FOOD - the mashed swede was over seasoned with pepper to the extent that it made my mouth tingle and burn - not nice at all, and it's usually one of my favourite veg. The roasties were bland and tasted of cooking oil. The gravy was noticeably lumpy. Sprouts were soggy. Only the carrots and mash were enjoyable. The slice of lamb was quite nice, though. For the price of £7 for a 'small' carvery, it was poor in relation to other venues we have tried. CONSERVATORY It's lovely and bright in the conservatory, but it was so hot! The heating was on full blast, and with the sun streaming in, it was very uncomfortable. I'm sorry, I can only give 3 *. In the past, it would have been at least 4*

Went in with my partner, daughter and her friend for food. The place was empty and they didn't have the carvery on on a Saturday. Totally different atmosphere to when we were last in. So disappointing 😞

Visited here for food 30/12/2021. Ordered food at 6pm and came at 6.40. Lasagne was burnt so was taken away and refunded, chips were solid but because they weren’t burnt wouldn’t refund! Attitude all wrong. Then when one of their lovely regulars were leaving approached my table and went to give her opinion on the way i had complained!!! Absolutely shocking, the place has gone extremely downhill!!! Avoid at all costs!

We Live in North Shields.Took 7 of us Today for a Carvery.It Was Fantastic Food.Staff can't do enough for you.Might be a Little Bit of a Drive but it's now our New Sunday Lunch Pub.We will be bringing out Friends.Well Done Guys.What you can't eat they let you bring home.Had it for my Tea.Xxx

we where recommended by a friend to try the sunday carvery at this pub. & called in at 1pm on 24th oct., with 6 family members. inc 2, 10 year old boys.( children size meals available) quite a few families dining, but not too busy. we were shown to our tables by friendly bar staff. there was a choice of up to 3 meats & full selection of veg. with large yorkies & tasty gravy.. also good beer prices. highly recommended.

Reasonable carvery but some item's were cold and the roast potatoes were the frozen variety also the stuffing was not very good

Lovely Sunday dinner (£8) & no additional charge for Yorkshire puds, unlike some restaurants

Food was barely warm. Potato was lumpy roastieswere soggy and swede looked liked it had been there for days . The staff though were so nice . Such a shame about the carvery

Nice friendly pub. Ladies be aware one toilet has a dodgy door that sticks!

Awful food and surroundings. Avoid

Stopped for a refreshing drink in the outdoor seating area - half of the carpark is screened off. Nice, friendly local and the staff are great!!

Went on Saturday 03.07.21 around 2pm, due to Covid we expected that someone would have told us which table we could go to but was told "just take any table in the conservatory". The furniture looked very dated and the table was sticky, there was 2 tables on the other side of us which was filled with young men and all you could hear was foul language but nothing was said to them to keep the noise down. The lady cam to ask what we would like to drink and then came back to take our orders for food. Not a great choice, my husband chose gammon, egg and chips and I chose burger an chips, we waited over 30 minutes and finally arrived. the Gammon was over cooked on one side and very fatty, egg ok and chips tasty. My chips were tasty but that was it, the burger was not home made and to be honest I have tasted better at McDonalds, it was the worst burger I have ever tasted, I had taken 2 bites and thats all I could stomach, it was vile. The waitress/barmaid did not come back to see if everything was ok so we went to the bar to pay and she tried to charge us for extra drinks and my husband told her what we had, obviously we left no tip. I used to go to this bar many years ago and was always busy and a great atmosphere, now its just disgusting, never again

Took the family here for dinner and everyone enjoyed what they got.

Called in for my first pint after lockdown had lifted on a recommendation from a friend, and they weren't wrong, very good service, very friendly staff and a well set out seating area with heaters and undercover👍👍👍

Love the new outdoor seating. Staff are lovely. You have a new regular!

Great atmosphere really pulled out all the stops so people are comfortable, heaters on walls, deffo go again.

Brill night staff carnt fault them well done staff

Dinners have gone down hill since lock down; lumpy mash and poor gravey...

Really friendly local pub with great pints and welcoming staff.

Great meal, dated surroundings.

Lovely carvery meal staff very friendly and definitely worth a visit

great meal fantastic staff spot on price

Had Sunday Lunch /Buffet here. Absolutely fantastic, food fantastic, atmosphere lovely, very reasonable, Well worth a pop in we are going back

Been here four times for lunch/business. Food is great and very relaxed atmosphere. Decor is a little dated but do's not effect the high quality food.

Only been few times in last year and all were brilliant. Last one was just yesterday jan 26 with family and so good.

We have been here twice for Christmas dinner. Nice food. £45 small size £55 large size. We paid for large sizes. When went up for our dinner, we asked cheif if we could have two meats, although menu states chose one meat choice. He said can have as much as you like, it's Christmas. And can put as much veg ect as you can get on your plate. So pay for small size because we now know you can have what you want Nice cosy place.. staff bend over backwards to make your Christmas dinner special. We have had Sunday carvy too.. was ok. Beef was very tough.. could not cut it, so left it. Veg was lovely as usual. Sunday lunch more pricey than some places.. but food good.. Christmas dinner 2019. Was not as nice as usual. Veg sloppy, custard was tastless, the ice pudding was like a cannon ball, could use as a sling shot. We had to let thrme staff know. We paid £100 per couple.. one small one large dinner. Was not worth the money this year. And the price had risen this year quiet a bit. Not sure will book 2020 Christmas dinner. Had family up from down South for Christmas, their first Christmas dinner there and was embrassing after raving to them about what lovely Christmas dinners we had in the past here. They paid for 3 dinners £150 so ruined our dinner on this special day. They left their puddings and we had trifle at home instead.

Amazing Sunday Carvery! Unlimited Yorkshire puddings!

Food lovely, excellent value for money.

Good Sunday lunch at a reasonable price. Meats can be a bit dry as they keep them under a light to keep warm. Veg selection very good and tasty.

Always generous portions and very tasty.

Needs redecorating desperately, fruit flies hanging around bar

Rude staff. . booked a table for sunday carvery as advised then was told someone had walk in and taken it place is scruffy and the food was very poor

The carvery is very good. There is a good selection of meat and vegetables. Staff are friendly and helpful. I meet family here for Sunday lunch 6 or 7 times a year.

A nice carvery and easy serving at bar. Staff very pleasant.

Came for Sunday lunch today the 18th Aug very disappointed in quality of meal beef tuff mash potato lumpy gravy tasteless roast pots hard and deco of pub shabby it's been a while since I last had a meal here and sorry to say wont be going back and will not recomend in desperate need of tidying up just to add a family on the next table to us had concerns as well as heard them talking amongst themselves sorry thumbs down to Sunday lunch here

Good value for money, and a nice meal

One of the best carveries in South Tyneside. There is always a good selection of meats ,and full veg, with Yorkshire puddings.

Not impressed with decor very cluttered and no atmosphere

Friends took me here for a meal whilst I was visiting. It was nice to go into a pub full of old charm but one friend wasn't keen on the seating, but have to say that the meals we had were really lovely and the service was very good too. The prices were very good too. The only criticism would be lack of choice on the menu but the staff were very accommodating for the fussy eaters in our group

We wanted to go somewhere which was handy to us as the weather was bad. We parked up the restaurant was quiet we ordered our drink and meal. We made a great choice both our meals came on bi plates, I had gammon and the wife had scampi both came with homemade chips, we we're not disappointed as it really delicious the service was very friendly.

Always a fantastic meal, well worth a visit, always go when in the North East.

Lovely meal very friendly staff

Loved it friendly pub and good value

Lovely pub very friendly fantastic food great outdoors area and even our horse is well caterd for we love going

Lovely meal's great value for your money

Great views from conservatory and staff were lovely but the place needs a complete refurbishment .Such a shame.

Excellent food and very reasonabley priced

Fantastic food lovely comfortable place spacious car park and a lovely atmosphere will be going again for definite

Had fish and chips, batter was lovely but was disappointed the fish inside, it very bland and just tasted watery. Chips were scrummy, just like mam used to make and peas good too.

The fish batter was perfect and the meal size just right

Another amazing meal. Thanks Laura and staff. Still stuffed 😂😂x

Great pub, lunch fab. Staff lovely. Only one thing step too high when you enter pub. My mam disabled so took awhile to get her in out. Then my husband didn’t realise the step was high and tripped over hurting his back. We will be back but please look at revising your acces intopub.

Happy New year to you and your family

Just average . Won't be back .

This year the food was cold and the Ice-cream was melted.

Lovely meal would highly recommend.

Nice food for Sunday car very however the turnip was stone cold, gravy was really bad lumpy gravy which is not good to look at or eat. Could do with some air con as the heat in the place was ridiculous and full of condensation

went to the new ship for lunch today..bit of a disappointment.We had a table booked but is was 45 minutes before we ate.This place is so disorganised and people standing around waiting to be seated does not help.The poor fellow on the carvery had to do most of the work on his own which slowed it down.The food when we got it was quite nice and good portions but this place needs a severe make over because its looking its age and has become a bit shabby and as for some of the customers.I don,t want to sound like a snob but I wore a polo shirt and chinos and was the best dressed bloke in the place! if you go out for a meal you should at least put a clean pair of track suit bottoms on and brush your hair..not some of the ladies who were here today.Its a shame because this was a good place once and could be again if a few bob was spent on it..sorry but thtere are much better places to eat within a few miles and we won,t be going back

went to there for charity night the buffet not bad food they cooked me scampi which was really good staff was ok

never had a bad meal or service, carverys and main meals are lovely esp the lasagne, quiz nights are good too

Very much a country setting near the beach ( 1 mile). Excellent variety of meals all very clean and well presented. Fair prices and polite staff. Parking easy.

Visited for our Sunday Lunch today. First impressions were staff were uninterested, even though we had booked a table. The lady from the bar offered help and sat us at a table. We were then just left to work out the rest for ourself, no sign of a waitress offering assistance as she was too busy chatting! Ended up going to the bar and found out we needed a token for the carvery. Table had not been wiped and was half set. Waitresses just stood in a corner and drank juice and watched us eat, very uncomfortable indeed. Chef was lovely and appeared to be the only nice member of staff interested in serving. Although the potatoes and turnip were laced full of cheap butter ( prob not his fault) good selection of meats and other vegetables but have to say they weren’t very warm. We watched one waitress clearing a table where a family had been sat and they reset it using the same dessert spoons and never moved place mats or condiments to wipe after the previous children had been sat playing with! Took 10 minutest clear a previously used table and three waitresses to reset one for two people. A good manager and properly trained waiting staff and the place could be a gold mine.

Dated, tired and upsetting because with the right management this could be a gold mine. Great location on the edge of Cleadon Village and the more affluent areas of Shields, huge car park and outdoor space. With the right direction this is perfect steak /bistro bar material. Unfortunately at the moment it's just a tired carvery and boiled veg pub.

Good portions of meat, usually beef, gammon and pork. Mince and dumplings, and different pies different days. Plenty of veg. and huge Yorkshire's. Two different prices for medium or large plates. We only get the smaller of the two , enough for a normal appetite.

Meals looked good but the hole pub needs a complete revamp,wooden conservatory falling to bits and rotten, inside very very tired,

Came here for Sunday lunch. Beautiful building. If you want to sit in the conservatory, then definitely book! If not - the bar is absolutely fine with plenty of space.

Tried the Sunday cavery as not been to new ship inn in years. Firstly chairs were so dusty as well as the window sills (dead fly). Lamb & beef was thick & couldn’t cut. My food was cold as doesn’t help served on cold plates. One thing that was nice was the turkey. Appearance of the place definitely dated and needs modernising. Will but he returning. There’s better places like the white horse & the fountain in South Shields

daily carvery and main menu are lovely, staff cant do enough for you, Laura the new manager is a gem

Great pub with a good atmosphere good jukebox, although we didn't eat the facilities looked good with a good view from the dining area

Lovely pub carvery beautiful.very good price

Went for mother's carvery staff very friendly and polite would recommend it to anyone looking for somewhere to go for a Sunday carvery

Went to the New Ship for Mother’s Day lunch. Pre booked for 1.00pm. Arrived at 12.50. Told by staff we’d. Have to wait 5-10mins for our table. Eventually told table is ready. at 1.20pm. Realise that it was very busy but left to wait 30 mins with 92 yr old mother without any updates or apology was unacceptable.

Took my daughter to this lovely warm and inviting pub, staff were very nice but we went for lunch and I'm sorry the bbq chicken wrap was stone cold and my daughter couldn't eat hers I managed two bites of what I presume was an Iceland ten for £1 burger and couldn't do any more. Great great pub such a shame about the food 🙄

Amazing food but a little cold. I had a lovely beef dinner but it was a little cold. I enjoyed the roasties with gravy but had to add ketchup as it was a little dry(still delightful) I gave the new ship inn 4 stars because everyone was very nice and joyful but the food was cold.

Great food, great ambience and very friendly staff

Sunday carvery. Really nice, plentiful. Book in advance for a conservatory seat.

Great old fashioned pub with a fantastic carvery

Like the food it sometimes could be warmer .Great friendly staff always helpful

Food was lovely staff are polite and curious

Carvery was beautiful, would definatly go back x

Cosy, traditional pub, with a good range of drinks. Guest real ales that change every week. Friendly staff and a great pub quiz.

Very busy on Sunday lunch absolutely packed out. Not pleasant being jostled around, so left after 15 minute's.