The Ship in Tendring

Visited for Sunday Lunch with family. When we arrived table was being cleaned after last customer, we were 10 minutes early. Charming young lady saw us to our table, gave us our menu and when we were seated came and took our drinks order. Service was,prompt and efficient. Roast dinner surpassed expectations large Yorkshire puddings , good roast potatoes and good selection of vegetables, swede, carrots, broccoli and green beans. We also had sides of cauliflower cheese, roast parsnips and pigs in blankets. One of our party had roast pork and said the crackling was perfect. The beef and turkey were also good. We had a sponge pudding for dessert with custard which didn’t disappoint. This was an enjoyable Sunday lunch where we were able to chat in a pleasant environment and were not hurried. Recently I have eaten here regularly but this is the first Sunday Lunch I’ve had here for a while.

Rang and they fitted us in for a last minute booking. Staff friendly, food excellent and service was great. Would definitely return and highly recommended

Was there for early evening meal. Although the food was good the wait was incredibly long. Starters came out (5 ordered) everyone got theirs except me & my husband who ordered the fish sharer starter but it was recorded as main meal so when we eventually got it every one else had finished theirs. Mains took over an hour to come out after having to ask how long it would be as to our Gluten Free people not having eaten since we sat down. Food started to arrive but staff asking numerous times if we had all food ordered, still was waiting for 1 dressed crab salad meal ( no cooking required). I sent them our Gluten Free meal orders a week earlier to help them out but on the night due to them not knowing what had been sent out and what had not, we double checked that the Lemon Meringue was actually Gluten Free only to find that it was not, lucky we checked!. I will say that the waitress who was serving us was fabulous (poor soul) was rushed off her feet while others were just standing around and not stepping. I’m sorry to say that we will not be returning to The Ship again even though the food was very good (when you eventually received it). I would advise any people who intend to go to The Ship who require Gluten Free should continue to check that you are actually going to get it! Shame really could be a terrific place! If they were more efficient and considered their customers a little more after it is their customers keeping them open.

Very understaffed and long wait for drinks and food Young slim waitress rushed around doing it all and no help from the other staff only to tell her she had done something wrong Can't fault the food really nice but 2.5 hours for 4 started and all the 11 mains to arrive not except able. The toilets were blocked and no matter how many times they were told they still let people use it till to was virtually overflowing. Not very busy with tables leaving due to wait. No excuses under staffed and not exceeptable if you do decide to go please be prepared for a loooonnnng wait

Was so very disappointed in this pub, has completely gone down hill. The food was awful, absoloutely disgusting , manager seemed drunk and we waited over an hour for our food. We had loved this pub in the past and the food and service was always excellent but the new owners have let it go run down and not a place i would bring family and children ever again. Eating out is such a treat these days and this lunch visit was so disappointing .

Popped in for a drink after work and decided to stay for dinner, particularly as there was a homemade curry on the specials board that my husband fancied. I chose my absolute favourite, ham, egg and chips and we were both absolutely delighted with our choices. The curry was perfectly cooked, tasty, spicy and spot on for flavour. The ham was delicious. Thick slices and really beautiful. Perfect fried eggs with lovely runny yolks just right for dipping the chips into. An impromptu night out turned into a delicious meal for 2 in this lovely local pub with friendly staff. They do an excellent pint if Guinness too!

Sunday lunch, where do I start, the management and staff along with pub regulars took it upon themselves to set about two OAPs and their family members, it was an assault on the venerable, this pub is a very unpleasant place, stay away, stay safe

Went because friends who highly recommend them Would highly recommend this pup for friendly staff great food great atmosphere will go again 100%

Great pub. Friendly atmosphere and good service. Had a good evening out with friends. Recommended. Lovely landlord and landlady.

Staff friendly and professonial,excellent food, large variety on menu, quick service ,highly recommend 5* will be returning

heard good reviews so had group of 8 wasn't disappointed friendly staff Good selection of food couldn't ask for a better evening

Great selection of food, and service was friendly and efficient. Never had a bad meal here. Their burgers and pies are particularly tasty!

Firstly if your a family with kids don’t use this pub the clientele are not good drug use etc the food was late waited ages then when it came it was cold to top it off when we complained we was verbally abused by a drunk landlady spouting off that we was to get out oh my pub our children was upset I’ve reported to police and made an official complaint

We've had two super meals at The Ship in the last few weeks. The staff were friendly and very helpful. My daughter and I loved the burgers and my wife really enjoyed her steak. It's a great place to have lunchtime meals or early evening meals.We also like the real ale that's served there. We'll be back soon!

went for birthday meal. started well waitress polite and took wine order. but it went down hill from there. the food was terrible meat was dry 2 roast potatoes 1 was so hard it was inedible asked for some more gravy but did not help. ordered side order of parsnips that were like hard black sticks. told the waitress it was not good expecting someone to come and talk to us. didnt check on meal ask if wanted more drink or desert. we were just ignored when tried to get attention. eventually had to go to bar to pay bill. manageress was waiting with 2 other staff. all she said was will have a word with chef when finished at end of day. was not even offered an apology. bad food and bad management

Awful pub food and staff should be shut down the way they treat customers no point complaining the staff argue and say there’s nothing wrong. Absolutely horrible people

In the area this weekend, stopped in here and wasn’t disappointed! Chill sharer was to die for, will be back! Proper old school pub - lovely.

Absolutely wonderful pub great food great people and wonderful atmosphere can’t fault this place best pub in clacton - the couple that own the ship have put their heart and sole into remodelling especially the wonderful garden which now has ample spaces and wheelchair access can’t wait for summer 2024

Terrible Service and terrible owners. Vulgar behaviour. Would never go back or recommend this place. Much Nicer places like The Plough

The staff are absolutely disgusting. Rude, try to intimidate customers & violent. Two “women” behind the bar attempted to fight me, when I’m 6 months pregnant. The owner, threatened to fight my brother (not sure how he even thought he’d manage it). All because we complained about the standard of food & customer service. We’ve even since been contacted by a women that was attacked and put into hospital by the same staff that tried to attack me. Believe the reviews, the staff here are dangerous. The food was disgusting, overcooked steak that they didn’t offer to fix. Waited over an hour for ONE starter. Was never offered drinks after the first order. Toilets were vile, much like the staff; Dirty & disgusting.

Went for dinner with my Nan had an amazing surf and turf and my Nan had scampi. Food come out quite quickly regardless to having other tables in and chips are amazing.

Bar staff friendly and nice people regulars are nice aswell good beer and clean Always had good food and would recommend

Burgers aren’t just food here. They’re art. Modern day van Gogh’s of the “heart attack in a bun”. Nothing shy of exceptional. Well and worthily recommended. Fantastic staff and always welcoming.

Be careful in this Punch & co owned pub, if you want confrontation and intimidation just look at recent reviews. Don’t be fooled people of Clacton.

Food disgusting, staff appalling, service horrendous, food mostly inedible, tepid at best, fathers steak like shoe leather, when complaining nothing was done. Waitress went for fag whilst we where still awaiting for one starter which was nearly an hour, please note no one else eating....

Although the pub wasn't exceptionally busy we had to wait over an hour to receive our main courses. My husband had gammon, chips and peas with an egg. The egg yolk was hard and the peas were luke warm, otherwise he said it was okay....

Visited this pub on a Sunday for my mums birthday meal. We’re not from the area and chose this based on Google reviews. It’s likely the worst roast I’ve had and I’m not fussy. Cold Yorkshire puddings, three tiny potatoes which were reheated and also...

Poor customer service. Cold roast dinner. Ruined family birthday . They travelled many miles. I would not recommend at all.

First impressions were good. Nice looking beer garden. Staff could've been friendlier. Service was very slow and it wasn't particularly busy. Ordered another drink both staff members forgot and had to go to the bar to order. When food eventually arrived one order was completely...

Looking forward to celebrating the success of my nephew's A levels at at local pub with family thought this would be a nice family pub , well we got that wrong . As boys who are 18 and don't really go to pubs forgot ID...

Came here for lunch as we were on a family holiday my partner and myself got cod and chips. The fish was fresh and very tasty batter was not greasy and the chips were delicious. Our little girl got nuggets and chips and although she...

Decided to give it a go for lunch as the reviews were mostly quite good. We ordered 3 ploughman's and one tuna baguette and drinks. Drinks were OK, can't really go wrong with a tuna baguette but the ploughman's were not worth the money. Completely...

My friend ordered a roulade for desert and when she politely told the waitress that it wasn't what she had expected she was told ‘you have eaten half of it’, which she hadn’t. When we asked to have it taken off of our bill we...

Food was amazing staff amazing couldn’t fault anything , dog friendly aswell and everything was home made and perfect portions, even allowed us to order food that wasn’t on the menu 100% recommend

Absolutely fantastic home cooked food and staff so friendly and welcoming, our daughter is normally fussy and even she loved the food . Gammon steak was delicious 😋. Will Absolutely come again next time we visit Clacton. Well done all on such lovely food and...

Visited early Saturday afternoon for lunch. No greeting from any of the three members of staff. Ordered our drinks one of which was an orange juice & lemonade they managed to get that wrong & said we only ordered an orange juice, but was rectified...

Couldn't fault a thing on our most recent visit on father's day, the team were run off their feet, but the service as always was amazing. Sunday roast was amazing, most succulent beef and the Yorkshire pudding was enormous. Gammon was large the best she...

Lovely atmosphere, friendly customers, good selection of craft ales. The draft Proper Job is worth a try.

Can HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE SHIP. Wanted somewhere to go for good food at a reasonable price and after looking at other restaurants and pubs in Clacton decided to stick with The Ship as we have eaten here on a few occasions. Definitely wasn't disappointed as...

Fantastic service from both restaurant and bar staff, very knowledgeable on allergens as my son is very difficult to cater for. Top quality real ale and a good selection as well.

Food great and the service good. I had so much on my plate could have made two meals out of it. It was a shame that it did not have a menu for children as £24.95 was a bit much for a nine year old.

6 of us booked here for a meal on mother's day. What a treat it was. Staff were rushed off their feet but still attentive & friendly. Food was lovely - freshly cooked and tasted beautiful. Prices were very reasonable. Cannot wait to come back.

Four of us went in to The Ship to spend our New Years eve. We had a fantastic night, everyone was so friendly and welcoming. DJ was excellent,as were the staff. Thankyou for a lovely evening. Linda & Family

The Ship Inn is a wonderful community pub- excellent meals and wonderful real ales! The staff are amazing and always make my family and friends welcome. We have enjoyed some super meals here in the last few months-from Sunday Roasts to midweek burgers and scampi....

We’ve visited this establishment in the past and because of those experiences we were reluctant to visit again. So glad we did. Sean, Katie and the team have done an amazing job changing this mediocre pub into somewhere excellent to visit. Good food and good...

We went to The Ship after seeing good reviews online, we were also enticed by the fact it is apparently the 2nd oldest building in Clacton. We were greeted by very friendly & helpful staff. The pub was well decorated for Halloween & added to...

The food was good The service was Basil Fawlty A wrong meal was served. We was told you must pay for it (didn’t pay). As we left the young lady behind the bar totally ignored us. No thanks for our custom etc. She lost out...

Thank you for making us feel welcome. Had mixed grill, was very nice. Eyes bigger than belly comes to mind.

Excellent food and service for Sunday roast. A selection of 7 freshly-cooked veg, with roast potatoes and mash and a large yorkie. Choice of 3 meats. Excellent service.

As vegetarians we look for places providing a traditional roast dinner with a ‘ nut ‘instead of meat . We have established that vegetarians are treated differently & have a raw deal when it comes to a Sunday roast dinner, than meat eaters, which in...

After reading the reviews we were looking forward to our visit whilst on holiday with friends, we were greatly disappointed with the food nothing at all like photos, we can only assume they don’t have a chef and would be better not to offer food...

The Ship Inn is a fantastic community pub .We enjoyed several super meals there recently and the service is always very efficient. We love the real ales too and the friendly atmosphere.

Had lunch with friends 3 fish and chips 2 lasagnas and a swordfish all was excellent plus very good ale was also served, we will be going back soon. what a turn a round since the last time i visited and reviewed i called the...

Won’t be returning. I love a chip and the ones that arrived with our lunch looked gorgeous. Tasted full of chip fat! Horrible

14/8/22 yesterday was our first visit to the ship since the new owners took it on. wow had it gone down hill, it was like going back to the 70s -blue lights- inane scribbled text on the walls( looked like a 5year old had written)...

I would just like to praise the owners/hosts of the Ship Pub , They went above and beyond for all customers and served them with a smile , The food was extremely fresh , great portions and presented perfectly they couldn't have done any better...

Terrible quality of food, was all frozen not one fresh item on the plate & not much meat at all. The staff was friendly but extremely slow with service. Definitely wouldn’t recommend

What a night, great staff , fabulous value for money , background music, and best of all stunning stunning food. Lasagne was beautiful and Shawn's Burger is a real challenge and my partner managed it ..... you need to try it.

Just passing found this Gem from the outside we wasn’t so sure, came inside and looked really nice and it was really nice. All the food was done fresh not microwaved, We had fish and chips and homemade lasagne with was really nice and tasty...

On our last night we tried the food and my wife and I enjoyed you won’t be disappointed great little pub will return and great hosts

Katie and Shaun are great, welcomed us in like family. always going the extra mile. Pete the chef does great food! if you don't going you will miss out. looking forward to Saturday

We have recently moved to Clacton and were quite excited to find somewhere to eat within walking distance. Our high hopes were quickly brought down to earth. We had reserved a table for lunch. Within minutes of our arrival we realised that most of the...

Lovely to meet the new owners, food great and nice to see the garden area being used. Easter egg hunt tomorrow Looking forward to many more pints James and Wendy

New people at the ship family atmosphere with good beer and nice food well worth a visit if you are in the area you won’t be disappointed

This pub was always great when Donna and Dave was there. Tried it today and the new owners have reined it. It will never be the same. Will not go there again😞

Nice to see taken over and done up with a family feel.But remember that it is a village pub and outside visitors are not made to feel welcome.Was expecting a members only sign .Arsey volunteer barman and rude "locals"Just waiting for it to kick off...

We have been visiting the ship Inn for the past 5 years when ever we are in clacton ? Which is frequent,we always head for this pub staff are great very friendly ,always immaculate cleanliness will be visiting again after Christmas would definitely recommend.

Came here for Sunday lunch with a group of 6. The pub has a fairly big car park with plenty of spaces. We went inside and was greeted by a waitress and asked to do the Covid check in. We was a bit early so...

Had visited last 3 Sunday’s for roast, booked again for tomorrow. Just booked for evening meal with another couple, can’t wait

The food in this place is excellent. I had the starter of Brie which were two sizeable wedges with salad and cranberry. For my main meal I had the liver and bacon which was a generous portion and very tasty. My partner had the gammon...

Despite passing this listed building for many years, we really did not notice it until this year, when we decided to visit. We are absolutely delighted that we did! They have an extensive menu plus 'specials', all reasonably priced. there were two personable people behind...

We had a less than warm welcome on entering the Pub . The drinks came quickly . Still not a warm reception . My Seabass wass fine although the crushed potatoes lacked seasoning , there was a tasty mixed salad . My Husband's steak requested...

We had a meal here a couple of days ago, We thoroughly enjoyed it I had Steak and Kidney Pudding wife had Liver and Bacon excellent. Girl serving us was very pleasant and polite. Would recommend the Ship Inn.

We've had super two meals recently at the Ship Inn.We enjoyed the wonderful steak and kidney puddings and then on our second visit the delicious rump steak.Excellent value. Service is always very efficient and the chef is hard-working and very enthusiastic. Nice pint of Proper...

The bar staff were amazing, very attentive and positively engaging! The food was epic, I will definitely be returning!

Went to the ship last night lovely pub inside and out, went to the bar and ordered a glass of white Pino sorry said the bar person we haven,t any white wine ok i said a glass of red then again she said we have...

Love the variety of food - plenty of choice and excellent veggie options. Never been disappointed - enjoy the food every time we visit.

Enjoyed a lovely evening meal although a quiet evening our waitress Louise was attentive and owners came to chat after dinner. Thanks to chef for meal and presentation. Would recommend and will return when in the area. Anne stokes

The ship inn is a very nice inn me and my family came twice, the food is amazing all staff are very nice, they are all very nice, my son dropped a fish finger and they came out with another two for him, So if...

Very poor rating Below zero Disgusting Verbal behaviour Harassmentand bullying by management due to a Simple comment made by Customberasking for barbecue sauce and mayonnaise the waitress was extremely rude and management just sat and watched the whole procedure food was uncooked still frozen I...

Staff were very friendly and helpful the food was good every body in our party enjoyed their food would happily eat here again

Staff very rude to customers staff made several nasty comments food barely edible it was cold and burger was still frozen in the middle

Rude staff, food was very poor. Would definitely not recommend this pub. Garnish was just chucked on the plate. The customer service needs to be looked into.

My group have enjoyed four meals at The Ship Inn in the last month. From cheeseburger and chips to mixed grill to steak and kidney pudding. Chris the chef works very hard and Lou, our waitress is professional and very efficient.Dave and Donna are excellent landlords,friendly and welcoming. A wonderful pub!

Absolutely appalling service food disgusting stay away even the owner is happy for customers to stay away food absolutely disgusting still frozen and watery I would send in health and safety

Went in yesterday for late lunch after busy day....soon as walked in.. told to fill out name and number..then sent to table where we ordered food..got drinks and starter..starter was runny and still frozen in middle..ordered cheese bacon burger chips n side salad..6 chips on plate and salad size of 10p piece..burger was dry.....looked like boss with blonde hair just sat at table while the young girl was running about...asked for few things like bbq sauce came back with lots little packages..awful experience would never entertain this establishment again..I don't live here and it was recommended by friend...no customer service skills at all...terrible

I entered this pub with one of my business manager and although got a lovely reception from Louise, our server, the landlord just stared at me as if to say 'what are you doing in my pub' I proceeded to order a couple of drinks from Louise who again was lovely. The landlord again ignored us although he poped to other tables to converse with patrons, it is clear that he knew them. Whilst normally a person who just plug their phone in to charge in a pub I believe in being polite and asked Louise and she informed me that the pub (landlord) didn't allow it. I spent almost £110 in this pub and I couldn't even charge my phonePunch Taverns sort this pub out

Warm day after lockdown had a walk first pub meal since December what can I say tastebuds exploded fantastic meal great service great beer would recommend visiting this little jewel in great clacton

cosy pub, very accommodating, tables rather close, food very good , extremely satisfying. would recommend .

As we had a busy day I ordered a pint of beer and because I was driving and very thirsty a glass of tap water.Waitress brought me a bottle of water. When I sent it back asking for tap water the barman (landlord?) told me they did not serve tap water as it comes from the kitchen. Something I find hard to believe as my wife had a soda from a tap, which as far as I know requires tap water. It is good enough to sell but not good enough to give away free.The food decidedly average and the roast potatoes and yorkshire puddling tasted frozen to me. I would not be surprised if Aunt Bessie helped with the cooking.Very disappointed in food and felt I was not told the truth about the water.However I have to say the lady who served us was great. So when you see a good for the service this is not for the person behind the bar.

The Ship Inn is a friendly and welcoming pub.We had amazing Steak and Kidney puddings,mash and vegetables this evening.The service is always excellent and the chef works very hard. A varied menu with tasty desserts too. Early evening is the time we go there for a meal but lunchtimes are popular with the regulars. Usual COVID precautions,signing in etc.

A great end to a lovely weekend in Clacton.We were the only people to brave the neat and pleasant beer garden which suited us fine. The Sunday roasts were delicious and the staff were helpful and cheerful. Make sure you save roim for the amazing sweets. Will defiately make a return visit.

After reading the reviews myself and my husband were looking forward to trying the food at The Ship Inn. Firstly not quite sure of the social distancing measures being used here as the tables were far too close to each other and the staff were leaning over customers to serve food and brushing past other tables whilst bringing food back and forwards. The waitress was seen with her finger in someone’s plate touching someones food as she served them and she was not wearing gloves. When it came to the food this was so disappointing! Squid rings which were soggy, typical frozen variety and luke warm, beef lasagna which was totally tasteless and onion rings which again were soggy and which we sent back. The sticky toffee pudding was the usual microwaved variety you will find in any supermarket. On the plus side the cod was really nice and was the best bit of the whole meal. All staff on duty were scruffy and untidy in appearance and the bin behind the bar which was on show was full to overflowing with discarded gloves and rubbish. Whilst paying the bill the chef came out and was wearing a dirty white t shirt which again made a bad impression. The staff were abrupt and did not once crack a smile or make any sort of pleasantries. Not a good way to encourage new customers Sorry not sure what standards other reviewers are used to but would not return here for good food or ambience as both were in extremely short supply.

Come down for the weekend with the family found the ship inn was the closet to where we are staying we ordered drinks and after a few minutes the waitress came over and took our order when food arrived I was surprised by the quality and quantity of food my sirloin was just perfect just the way I ordered it all in all great service and great food highly recommend

We have had two excellent meals at The Ship Inn since it re-opened in early July. The bar staff are polite and efficient and the chef is amazing. There were 8 of us on one recent visit and we all really enjoyed our meals, which ranged from steak,liver and bacon to home-made pies. We had delicious desserts too. We have been in on several occasions for drinks and it's great to see many of the 'regulars' coming back to The Ship to enjoy their hospitality. If anyone is worried about returning to The Ship in these difficult times,I can re-assure you that the health and safety of their customers is vital.

As we are now in difficult times with regards the virus, this was an excellent visit for a evening out for a meal & drinks. Everything was very "Covid" managed to a very high standard. The staff were very attentive, polite and really made the visit memorable. Our party had the Cod (Filled the plate) the home made Steak & Kidney pudding (very moreish) and the liver & bacon. Can only say, don't just go in for a drink, try the food. And what i always look for Toilets - Very clean

Superb Sunday roast beef and chicken great Garvey and perfect vegetables great staff with a great atmosphere thank you

Great food super service what more could you want had to be 5 stars the poached haddock to nice would recommend to anyone in clacton x

The staff are very friendly and the food is lovely and well worth the money will definitely go again

We received a warm welcome .Food was excellent well presented and served hot.My husband had the steak and kidney pudding ,it was a very generous helping and the pudding was packed to the brim with steak and kidney.I had the gammon which was lovely especially the onion rings which i could have eaten a whole plate of !! Staff are all very friendly. The interior is very nice obviously money has been spent on refurbishment.Tables are not jammed together so you have space. We will return!!