The Old Ship Hotel Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Terrible I know 1 star is bad and and can come across as personal, but this place was truly that bad. We ordered a mushroom burger (advised by bar staff) and a butter milk chicken burger, a side of fries and an ice-cream. 2 drinks and 2 kiddy drinks. £65 The food was so underwhelming, And not how described. The burger was roughly 8cm in diameter on cheap basics bread. I small slice of tomato 2 mushrooms and a leaf of lettuce. I paid extra to have the smallest slice of cheese and some pickled jalapenos.... £20 The butter milk chicken burger was a small plain chicken breast. The type you buy frozen. When I asked the waitress if this was normal. There was an instant wall up. It was a simple question that could of had a simple explanation. (Maybe Chefs ill and someone else cooking or run out of ingredients) instead we got resistance. And I had to say, this isn't about you or anything but about the poor food. I wasn't blaming the waitress but the question had to be asked. The chicken was apparently cooked in a sauce (it was not). And was told in actual words "what do you expect this is Padstow" I'm also a local and work in similar industry. You do not need to rip people off because we're in Padstow. It is that attitude that ruins the holiday makers experience. I can honestly say I'll never return.

The best fish and chips we've had in a long time. The fish was fresh and delicious, the peas tasted home grown and the chips were just right. Also had a pint of Daymar which was lovely. Highly recommend

Popped in and a very clean pub. I had a sausage bap that had 4 sausages on it. My son had a egg bap and the wife a fill breakfast. All the food was very nice and not expensive. The staff were very friendly. The pub is dog friendly

OK food. Service a but of an inconvenience on a quiet night.

First Week of Sept 24: The friendly staff where a credit to Cornish Tourism. Normally we eat at another harbour side pub, but chose The Old Ship as the courtyard seemed more cosy on a cloudy evening. The Tribute was good and really enjoyed the local Pork Chop and Creamy Mash. So stayed for a 2nd pint and the Chocolate pudding.... 😋 Also do a great job at deterring the flying white & grey thieves...!!

We have visited the restaurant a few times before and it has always been very good. Sadly this time our choice of food was ruined by the amount of Caesar salad dressing the chef had poured on the Chicken Caesar salad. My wife left most of hers and we spoke to the waitress who showed the chef and he agreed he put to much dressing on the salad. Hopefully, they don't spoil this in future.

Tried breakfast here for first time - Very basic, took a long time to come. Eggs were all overcooked (don’t offer poached if you can’t cook them). Staff were all obviously exhausted from the summer season and drained of any energy or enthusiasm so didn’t have it in me to send the food back or my coffee which was awful. £12 for full English which isn’t bad but it was all basic ingredients (kids weren’t impressed with the sausages at all).

Traditional pub with large outside seating area. Not a great a range of beers.

We ate here with 4 children and 4 adults they made us feel welcome.Lovely food and great staff would definitely recommend

A nice shady retreat on a hot day but that’s about it. Awful fish and chips, tasteless frozen fish, tasteless peas and cheap chips. £17! And £6.80 for a pint of Guinness and £12 for a wine. Come on sort it out, if you want top dollar do top food.

We only ate something outside there in the afternoon - the food (a fish sandwich) was inedible, far too greasy and tasteless.

Great locale. Drink selection. Warm and friendly staff. Just don't eat here, you'll find a better meal in back of your freezer.

Food was good to lovely , but £2.50 for half a soda water

Really disappointed with my meal here. Very expensive but its Padstow so you expect that. Ordered a mushroom burger but when it came there was no burger just a scrawny mushroom that didn't even fill the bun. Definitely will not be back

Just popped in for a drink but was amazed how super friendly the staff were, the gentleman that served us was fantastic, Thankyou.

Another wonderful stay at this inn/hotel. Very attentive friendly staff & owners. Perfect position in Padstow with added bonus of own car park. Central for harbour and beach. Always recommend it to anyone who asks.

Great spot for drink and food refreshment whilst meandering through Padstow. It's on a street backing onto the harbour, so no sea views, but it's a fab sun-trap

Great venue right in the heart of Padstow harbour With a great variety of food including seafood and specials along with a good variety of drinks, what else could you ask for. Great ambience and a historical hotel, pub with friendly staff. Recommendation Stay the night, enjoy the little fishing village and indulge in some great seafood and drink. #garystribe #localguide #localguides #letsguide #cornwall #padstow #hotels

Had a meal Seafood Platter for 2 was amazing

The view from the car park as you walked down towards the Hotel was fantastic! Location was perfect as travelling solo with my dog and everyone at the hotel was brilliant and so helpful. Great place to stay

The quality of the food wasn't that great considering the cost.

We ate at The Old Ship for lunch. Fantastic service and food. We walked in with a party of 9 and were seated quickly, without fuss. Good menu options and food arrived in good time. Would definitely recommend for lunch if you're in Padstow.

Can get busy like the majority of the town in peak season but in general never had an issue grabbing a table and a drink from here , had food once and was okay would stick to the drinks but the atmosphere and staff are always lovely

Had an amazing stay at The old ship hotel. The breakfast was perfect every morning had the best Sunday roast I've had in years . The room is very clean and bathroom is a good size and clean will definitely come back to this family run hotel. Thank you to all the family and staff for such an amazing stay

Stayed here, as a stopover for visiting Rick stein (2 Mon walk). Great selection of drink, friendly staff & a good breakfast. Good shower, towels, small supply of toiletries as we flew in, all easy.

The food was great fish and chips better than Rick steins it wasn’t greasy it was fresh and light . The service by a fantastic member of staff Damian an Irish bar man . Always happy to great you and pass on the positive feedback to the lichen staff . We will be back x

Had a fabulous Sunday roast and hubby had Cajun chicken burger. I thought it was one of the best Sunday roasts I have had. Beef melted in your mouth, proper roast potatoes and great variety of veg. The fabulous cauliflower cheese is the best I have ever had, cheese sauce was beautiful and that was included in the price. Hubby said his meal was great too. Definitely worth a visit.

Sunday Lunch … lovely pud, lovely Staff but a new chef would be a great bonus, Cauliflower Cheese that you have to pay extra for was Raw.. raw cauliflower with hot cheese on top! I don’t mind Al dente but the cauliflower needed more time in oven. (I would give it a miss) and the roast potatoes 🤮 hard , tasted of salt, horrible .. The horseradish was good and the staff … nice place for a drink. (Sorry Chef, but it wasn’t up to scratch)

Lovely food and great service from Damien. Will definitely be back. We had soup, garlic bread, and amazing chips. Nice atmosphere in a busy pub/restaurant. Padstow is always busy....so it's nice to have great service on a busy afternoon.

A great find on a day in Padstow. Sitting out side with a pint of Rattlers cider and a great meal who could ask for more. The hotel specialised in fish dishes and to be honest at first glance did think everything was a bit pricey especially when so close to the sea. Ended up ordering the meaty chop and the three cheese linguine. The linguine was fabulously tasty. My wife had the meaty chop, and no better name could it have been called. The chop was almost an inch think and was huge, even the apple sauce accompanying it was special in that it was a stewed and flavoured apple serve in a baked apple skin. Would happily eat there again and might push out the boat to one of the fish dishes.

We visited The Old Ship Hotel for dinner. The service was friendly and efficient and the Doom Bar was the best we’ve had. The food was really tasty and good value for money. The Cornish seabass, potatoes and green beans were all seasoned and cooked to perfection and there was a nice atmosphere on the outside terrace. Perfect for easy dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

We Took Shelter From The Rain. Such Fun. It was Really Busy. Our Waiter Was Amazing. Our Barman was Amazing. Same Person. We didn't Catch His Name But Had A Gorgeous Irish Accent And Fab Shoes. We Loved It. Thank You

I can’t comment on the food etc. however I can comment on the people. Our son bumped his head which came up in a big egg. Popped in and without a moments hesitation they bagged up some ice for him, offered us to sit and chill and asked if we needed anything. I feel being good people is worth a good review.

Lovely pub/hotel we didn’t stay over night but had a lovely couple of hours with GOOD beer and we indulged ourselves with the 42oz Tomahawk steak sharer £65… would recommend … steak was tasty onion rings superb, customer service good, lovely environment

Brilliant pub, friendly staff especially Damien with the fab shoes! Dog friendly and food excellent!

We stayed 5 nights in a superior double room. It was very spacious, with a sofa and 2 tvs (both fairly small) - one on the wall at the end of the bed, the other in the separate area in front of the sofa. Excellent shower with good pressure. The room was very clean and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was also very good, cooked fresh to order and high quality. The staff at breakfast work very hard to make sure everyone has what they need - even guest's dogs get a sausage. Our room was at the back and away from the street, so it was fairly quiet at night. Although there is no air conditioning, there was a powerful fan in the room that did the job well. We only had dinner at the restaurant once but the food was very tasty. Would definitely stay again.

Wonderful place, lovely food and atmosphere, great location adjacent to Padstow harbour. The bar staff were really friendly, with smiles on their faces and a quick wit. The Hake and chips were just stunning, as well as the Cajon chicken wrap. The fish was in a beautiful light batter, crunchy and firm at the same time. Lovely flavour too. So great service and superb food

The pork chop was tasty according to my Mrs and I had ham egg n chips good! So no problems with the food. Was in today and speaking to a lass serving me, we were rudely interrupted by a pony - tail ' Boss / Owner and he reprimanded the girl for something I've no idea about! Big no no in my opinion there must be an office or room where these discussions can take place. We're all human 'Including Staff'

Visited the Old Ship Inn for a meal whilst staying in Padstow. We have visited the Old Ship many times and always enjoyed a good meal, however, on this occasion, the food was not as good.

Shocking service unless your a local, 4 people queuing at the bar, bloke serves a local who was after us lot. Then he walks away. Also the young guy has the worst body odour known to man. Not attractive for a pub/restaurant/hotel.

Stop here for quick bite to eat and pint with friends, good quality and on it service, even on a busy Sunday recommend a visit

We have never visited here to eat before, but decided to try it out as it was a Sunday night and most others had stopped serving food. We were pleasantly surprised. When we dine, we don't really want a big tv playing sports, but that's...

We always visit The Old Ship Inn when in Padstow. There are so many reasons why. 1st the Team are Welsh, 2nd they serve great food, 3rd they do a great range of ales, beers and drinks! The pub has a great friendly atmosphere and...

Popped in for coffees earlier this month. Pub was noisy but there was televised rugby league so not a problem. However, certain staff could benefit from the spoken word instead of silence of gestures. Pity really.( the coffee was nice)

Proper honest big breakfast. Early morning family catch up for three and the dog. Veggie breakfasts were very tasty, bacon bap cooked to perfection and even a sneaky sausage for the dog. The staff are friendly and the food and drinks are great.

We called in for lunch on a sunny autumn day. We ordered moules marinier and beefburgers. The mussels were super fresh, big and tasty and we enjoyed them very much despite the chef either forgetting or runnning out of fresh parsley as they’re wasn’t any...

Nearly £40 for 2 boil in the bag/microwave Sunday lunches and a couple of soft drinks falls deep into the territory of ‘we can’t be bothered but if we advertise it as fresh some sucker might believe us’ - sadly this weekend we were those...

We popped in recently (2 adults and our toddler) for a quick drink and lunch. The staff were so lovely, the atmosphere great, the food was DELICIOUS and the drinks were perfect. Highly recommend.

Awful over priced food and staff that are not interested in their job in the slightest. A real shame as we’re local we won’t be returning.

We stopped in for lunch with the dog as we noticed a table become empty. Nice staff and great location. I guess that’s why the prices are so high… £17 for a crab sandwich which was made with a sliced loaf and a less than...

As we had stopped here a few years ago, we stopped here again for lunch. We were warmly welcomed and choose our table. We ordered fish off the specials board, Brill with mussels and John Dory with langoustine. Both were very tasty, but the langoustine...

Went in to order food, to be told they aren't serving food between 3 and 5pm due to being short staffed, which I can understand, but then surely it is wrong to have a big sign 50 metres down the road saying they are serving...

Food awful really considering the price. £24 for a steak that couldn’t even eat as it had that much fat running through it! Prawns on the surf and turf that were mushy so clearly frozen first. Burger that was cheap and gristly. Clearly they think...

Popped in to this dog friendly pub for early dinner and we had the specials, the Chicken and Grilled Soul and prawns. Both were fantastic, full of flavour, recommended 👌

Breakfast here a couple of times in our week in Padstow. Opens earlier than some others and always a satisfactory start to the day. Can be a little wait and did experience a mixed range of hotness last time, but not enough to put us...

Great fish and chips and great friendly service - all within a stones throw of the harbour. Great lunch all round - really recommend.

We popped into the Old Ship for lunch, Guinness was fair, I had the Cajun Chicken which was really good and tasty, for me could have been hotter but understand some people are a bit nesh!! My good lady's fish was extremely strong flavoured, but...

On our way home back to Wales, we stopped off at Padstow for a ‘mooch’ around. Padstow is always very busy so finding a place to have lunch with two ( very well behaved ) dogs is not always an easy task but on this...

Called into the Old Ship Restaurant for lunch They offered a range of options on the menu I had the cajan chicken with skin fries sald and coleslaw lovely and tasty Good service. Well worth a visit

Went here on a quiet evening and had two very good meals at a good price. A fish stew which was almost all fish and very enjoyable and the other was a very large pork chop, cooked perfectly. Staff very helpful and pleasant. Beer "Tribute"...

Big dog friendly beer garden in the front, popped in for a coffee. Very friendly service and the coffee wasn’t bad. Didn’t have time for food but decent selection on the menu inc range of lunchtime sandwiches

Great food and super friendly service. Lovely outdoor spot to eat away from the madness of the harbour front. All positive from the service to tasty roast beef, and both kids meals all enjoyed.

If you are vegan avoid this place. We were staying near Padstow and looked around for a place that catered for our two vegan friends who were accompanying us. Checked the menu and it advertised a spiced vegan burger. We ordered two of these, a...

Very friendly staff, accomondating to couple with an infant & dog. The service was good as well as quick. The turkey curry was excellent! Expected it to be standard but I much preferred it to the Rick Stein curry, it was full of flavour and...

Visited and immediately disliked the covid wait here etc instruction. Waited and nobody came so walked towards the entrance to be told you need to put a mask on. Slightly irritated we sat outside to be told that there was no bitter on draught. Left...

We decided to try the Old Ship Inn as we both fancied a Sunday roast. There was hardly any choice only lamb or the vegan option. I had the vegan option which was a nut roast. The dinner arrived with a small smattering of gravy....

Sat outside , staff friendly but were spanish. ordered drinks wow £30 for 4 beers... ordered food calamiri , mussells , garlic breads chips ,white bait, cheesy chips ,garlic bread was a small bagette with garlicbutter on top .total rip off.. grrrr rip off britain...

Microwaved food and the staff break the law insisting on health records if you are exempt from wearing a mask.

Visted Padsgow for a couple of hours with our youngest son. It was lunch time and wanted something light. Have visited here before and as we could get a table outside, weather was fab, decided to eat here. We shared 3 light bites: calamari, white...

We went for lunch and found it to have a Small menu and overpriced for what you get. Staff not very welcoming and left us waiting to be seated for ages. When we were finally seated it took ages to be asked if we wanted...

Sadly not a great experience. Trying to eat out as a family is hard enough but we were kept waiting outside in the wet and eventually seated at an untidy / sticky table. The menu wasn’t inspiring and I’m glad we avoided the food, the...

We decided to have an early dinner after a long coastal path. It started off good. Nice welcome and speedy service on drinks. 5pm is too early to have an alcoholic drink so started off with a lime and soda. My partner had a pint....

My family and I enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Old Ship Hotel. We had a variety of meals, including mussels, fish and chips, chicken burger and a kids meal of pizza and chips. All were cooked perfectly and presented very well. The staff was...

Worst place iv visited in padstow so far. Everything is really rushed no care taken with drinks etc. Dirty sticky tables 3 female staff were friendly and attentive but the manager and the guy with the tattoos are absolutely useless. So abrupt and arrogant. The...

ordered the calamari and chicken burger, so dry, thought it was raw, no effort put into it, expensive for the quality of it. I could’ve made something better at home. calamari tasted like rubber, no seasoning, disgusting.

We’ve visited here several times over previous years and it’s been fine. Visited as a party of 8 for lunch and the food was barely edible. Burgers clearly cooked in advance on bulk and for £15, were appalling. Waitress rolled her eyes when asked for...

Had lunch here during visit to Padstow. Good selection on the menu but sharing platter was pretty average. Onion rings not homemade and looked liked they were from a frozen packet. Not worth the money. Service was ok - payment taken when ordering rather than...

Decided to wait for a table here late afternoon. Covid measures were excellent. They had a one way system, you had to wait for a table to become available after it was cleaned and a mask was compulsory for entry. Food was good. Shared the...

On the first night the room was dirty and clearly had not been cleaned, we could not use any of the drawers or wardrobe and our feet stuck to the carpet, it took two complaints to get it deep cleaned for us. No fridge in...

Visited here with friends whilst in the area, after ordering drinks from our inside table we were abruptly asked for payment, we explained that we were going to be ordering food and we would like to pay at the end of service (in the normal...

Intended to only have a quick drink, but ended up spending a few hours here, which says it all. Great little find. Waiting staff outside were exceptional. Really friendly and attentive. We had a platter to share, which was fabulous, and great value for money....

Great atmosphere. Great pub grub food , staff really helpful. We were found a last minute room to fit us in with our 2 dogs and they coukd not do anything more for us. Room was great , plenty of space and nice bathroom ....

There are a few pubs in Padstow but i find this one consistently good . The Sharps Offshore Pilsner on draft is excellent and the food seems to be good value and very tasty. Really enjoyed the Fish Wrap for a lunch. Always a good...

Stopped for Sunday lunch. Great social distancing with a one way system in place. Fabulous roast beef with all the trimmings, lovely veggies too. Staff friendly and helpful.

Looking forward to lunch and expecting to be socially distanced with 7. On arrival we were not treated with a welcome but felt a hindrance, we were intentionally seated half in the front and half at the back of the restaurant and told they did that so we couldn’t talk to each other! Staff were very rude and unwelcoming. The restaurant was empty at the time and other families arrived and were seated around us. When we asked politely if we could sit a little closer (but still separate of course) we were told no. Beer was cloudy so we drank up quick and found somewhere more pleasant to dine. All local and won’t be returning!

Save the one poor young guy who was working the terrace, the reset of the staff and management were poor. Cannot set up a tab, cannot put food order and drinks on same tab...have to go to bar to pay before drinks brought out and the biggest negative was the poor food. All ordered different and none of us really enjoyed. Crab sandwich mixed with other stuff and lettuce and did not taste fresh...could do so much better.

Great place to stay right in the center of Padstow with amazing staff. Food is cracking and lovely room. Cracking car park Would stay here again and can't wait to see you all again. Trace and Neil Cotswold Edge Golf Club x x

Seated quickly even though we were a large group that hadn’t pre-booked. Nice seating inside and outside, dogs welcomed inside. Great variation of alcohol and the food menu has something for everyone. Large portions, fresh food, friendly service and pretty accommodating. However, having to pay for everything after ordering and having to go to the bar to do so is so inconvenient, also having to wait for staff to come to your table and see if you would like any more drinks due to no ‘at bar’ service is equally annoying (although we admittedly didn’t sit with empty glasses for more than 10 minutes and the staff were doing their best). I understand the reason for doing so (infection control/covid-19) but a tab would have made life a hell of a lot easier and more enjoyable for both parties. Rather than asking if we want drinks/food, then going away to pass our order on, calling us to tell us the drinks are ready at the bar, us walking to the bar to pay and then coming back to relax with our drinks- doing this often as a family of 6 all finishing drinks at different times was pretty inconvenient. We asked about a tab and was told that they do not do tabs, just a heads up for others going there for more than one drink. Other than that it’s a really great pub.

Visited twice during our stay,best covid system we have seen,You are shown to your table you order your food and drinks,then you're called inside to collect your drinks,and payfor your order,then food is delivered to your table,excellent food,excellent service great staff, dog friendly and you can sit inside or outside

Just returned from a wonderful three night stay at The Old Ship in Padstow. I always enjoy it there but during these uncertain times we all have a certain amount of apprehension. The staff at The Old Ship have worked tirelessly to put together a slick, well run COVID safe environment that ensures you feel protected whilst also being very well looked after. Without exception the staff were polite, friendly and welcoming - special shout out to Olivia and Ben for being so kind and lovely - the breakfasts were delicious and the room was clean and comfortable. I couldn’t have asked for more and will be back soon! Thank you to all the team for making me feel so welcome during my solo stay!

Popped into the Old Ship to get out of the rain and have something light to eat. There is a large bar area and inside and outside (covered) seating - with heating. We both had a crab sandwich on granary bread that was probably the best we’ve ever had. Generously filled and the bread wasn’t stodgy or bulked out with Trill. We’ll definitely come back if in the area and hungry.

Fantastic Bloody Mary New Year’s Day cure prepared by Peter with painstaking care for eight of us and enjoyed in the open air

Lovely evening in this pub. Food was amazing. Staff were very friendly and chatty. Large plates of delicious food. All very well cooked and very reasonable priced.

Visited over Christmas with my family and found the place fairly empty. The table we sat at was on its last legs, but we persevered. As it was late in the day there was nothing left on the specials board so we chose from the menu. The food we were served was of poor quality with microwaved potatoes and raw vegetables and every now and then a faint smell of eau de Labrador wafted over the table. The beer was good though

Large pub in central Padstow very popular in summer and lovely and cosy on a recent December evening. Good choice of ales and wine. Very friendly staff on both visits , the menu looked good and the food we saw looked lovely.

As we have found in the past The Old Ship offers great food at normal Padstow prices but with a more interesting menu. The portions are generous and the staff very friendly.

A reasonably priced, quick veggie snack with good flavour, well presented by polite helpful staff. It was early and it was quiet but the food arrived quickly and hot.

Fortunately, there are a number of good food pubs in Padstow. This isn't one of them.Picked the Panko Seafood Burger off the menu for lunch at £14. Advertised as you can see from the menu photo at 'Seasonal Fish with King Prawn'...what I got was a mosty potato fishcake between a bun. The fishcake consisted of mostly potato, there was definitely some white fish in there, not a lot, and a few maybe 3-5 tiny cold water prawns that you might expect in a prawn cocktail, certainly not King Prawns. Anyway, I won't be going back. Worst food I've had in Padstow and we come here a lot!!

We had two different meals and both were very nice and tasty. The waitress was lovely and the hotel restaurant has a lovely ambience. Dogs are welcome inside but they also have a seating area outside if preferred. Can get busy for food but staff will always ensure they find you a seat as there is extra seating in the restaurant. Would recommend on a visit to Padstow as not overpriced, the staff are always friendly and helpful and it is never rushed.

Good choice of ales. Very Efficient and engaging staff. Had Cesar salad and falafels with hoummous. Both arrived promptly considering the pub was packed and a lot of patrons eating. It was tasty, delicious and copious. Will be eating there again.