The Ship in North Somerset

After finding a table for 5 in an empty restaurant and with no reserved sign on it we sat down. There were staff all around and some chatting at the bar. After 15m a staff member came over and told us the table was reserved. Then he told us there was an hour wait for food. We said how long was the wait when they were busy. Disgusted we left. On the way out there were other people complaing about their food to the staff who looked as tho they couldnt care less. What terrible place. Avoid like the plague... just read the bad reviews of this Chef and Brewer disaster. You have been warned

A community pub that people like to go to.

Lovely place Limited menu but good value

Landlord Vic Long built this pub on the coast at Portishead in the 1970s and has run it ever since. He is a gentleman and a local legend, and the pub has raised considerable funds for local charities. It's a large place with a lovely garden, lots of seating inside, and draught Bass from the barrel. I've never eaten there, so can't comment on the food. Large car park outside.

Dont forget to ask for the cocktail menu.

Had just left the Karting at Weston Lodge, there was 9 of us willing to spend good money for food and some juices/drinks. Got there at 13:25 and from the off, you felt very unwelcome. Landlord was rude, unhappy that he was going to be getting a large order for food as he was making it clear that they close at 14:30. The landlord has basically through away a group who would be spending over £200 on food etc but glad we didn’t stay, we left and went to the White Hart at Weston in gordano instead who were more than happy to serve us and far better hosts

Very old school. Don't expect up to the minute decor or an extensive menu. This is not a theme pub, it's not dressed up to be something it's not. It's a good, honest pub where you will get a pint that's as good as you'll get anywhere. Food served lunchtime only. Big car park. Stunning views over the Bristol Channel. Very hospitable landlord. Very reasonable prices. Pay by cash or card. Nowhere better to sit and watch the sun go down over a glass of your favourite tipple.

It was a good pub, very quiet. The food was good. It is a very old fashioned pub, only being active at certain points of the day, food can only really be ordered at lunch time. I had scampi and my family had haddock - it was wonderful.

What a treat to stumble upon this place. Such a lovely, lovely traditional pub and Vic the owner couldn’t be more hospitable. Very friendly with a great view. Wish we were staying here for longer!

Vic is the oldest landlord in the West! He runs a tight Ship (get it?!) But we love him and the pub. Beautiful decor, immaculately clean and breath taking views. What's not to love? A great traditional pub, would highly recommend

This is just a brilliant place. Views over the estuary are stunning and the Otter is great beer

Another fantastic steak lunch. The atmosphere outside in the sun with all tables chatting away. Vic and Debbie are great hosts with a lovely sense of humour and biting wit?? Lol I'll be back on Sunday guys. Cheers Steve

Lovely day for my first time at the ship. Very nice outdoor area.

Vic runs a fine traditional pub

Friendly staff, good service, lovely atmosphere. Just like a good old pub should be.

Great, traditional pub. Very knowledgeable landlord so if you want to learn about local history it's worth a visit. Children are welcome to sit outside only (so not inside) so, if like me, you want a quiet drink this is your pub.

Fantastic traditional pub with bar billiards, dartboard, library and landlord who has been serving beer at the same venue for 50 years.

Traditional pub, same owner for 50yrs. Don't go for a fancy menu, just enjoy a quiet drink with lots of memorabilia, old games, photos.

The elderly gentlemen behind the bar was extremely rude to me when all i asked is if we could sit anywhere. he snapped at me that it was a pub!! Then i asked if the gammon came with pineapple or egg, and he snapped at me again. He made me feel as if id just walked in to his private house. we left sharpish. shame really as there was four of us prepared to try his food.

Rude landlord, I’m amazed he’s had this pub for years and years. I asked if we could sit anywhere and he said it’s a pub!!! Asked if the gammon came with pineapple and or egg and he was really rude, said read the board !! we didn’t feel welcome. He made me feel as if I was an intruder and into his private home ! We left. He missed 4 people eating unfortunately.

Congratulations for 50 years. This is a superb achievement.

We are a community group TurnTheTide Portishead, helping to keep Portishead and its beaches litter free. The Ship has always been very supportive of our endeavours and we hold our monthly committee meetings here- Vic and all customers are very friendly and welcoming

The Ship is an amazing traditional pub with a great atmosphere and view. Vic and Debbie are legends and we always enjoy coming here. Congratulations on your 50th anniversary. 🍺🍻🥂🎂😊

fun place to spend a few hours with food and drinks.

Very impressed. Basic uncomplicated menu with excellent prices. Steak cooked to perfection. Proper pub with fantastic views. Good selection of drinks. A welcome change to find an independent quirky pub. Spotlessly clean.

Many reviewers have missed the point. This is a straightforward local with a landlord who tells it as it is. You want food, choose from the menu board, it's not difficult. Vic is a traditional landlord who serves a great pint of Bass and simple food at a reasonable price. We think he's great.

Terrible pint - lager shandy with flat lemonade out of a bottle and wanted £6.50 for a pint of soda & lime

Not sure how this place ever gets anything but one star reviews. Miserable & rude landlord. How does this place manage to stay open?! And if he hates customers so much, which he certainly seems to, why even bother to open!!? I hope he retires soon & lets someone nice take over :)

A pub with character! ❤️ I walked in and met Vic, a true gentleman who’s 80 years old and runs the pub since 1973, when he started building it with his ownhands. He runs it with his wife Debbie since then. The pictures on the wall, old photos, ship ornaments, relics, and just everything speak for themselves. It’s a beautiful pub old-fashioned pub that carries a story. Don’t you miss it, if you visit Portishead!

Friendly hosts, generous glass of wine. Lovely view, looking over the water. Good prices. Will definitely return.

Most unfriendly and unhelpful landlord ever made basil Fawlty positively welcoming do not visit this dreary dank relic of a pub

Quiet good old fashioned pub. Good beer. Amazing view. Never busy. Plenty of room, and enormous car park. The publican, mine host Vic, is a local legend. You can't visit Portishead without visiting this pub. It is an experience.

Need a new landlord? F visited with kids and seeing people eating Steak Chips and Peas, asked for 2 bowls of chips for hungry kids. Landlord said don’t sell chips. When pointed out other diners he said I don’t sell peas either. Not going again!

It's a good honest pub with good views of the Bristol Channel and lots of parking.

Limited lunchtime menu nicely cooked. Lovely position.

Landlady was very rude. I had a important phone call, whilst on the phone she came up to me and my partner waving a poster saying no phones. Wouldn't give me chance to end the or go outside just kept waving the poster saying no phones. I would strongly advise not going to this pub.

The landlady was very rude. I had an important phone call, which i answered in the pub in no time the landlady abruptly came over waving a sign I my face saying no phones. She didn't give me chance to end the call or go outside. Instead she carried on waving this sign saying no phones get out. Very rude I would highly recommend not going here.

What a n** head Vic is! We've been on about going in this pub for a few years but ended up being in there for a few seconds. When i asked the landlord if he did sandwiches he just pointed to the menu and told me its not difficult and Tescos do sandwiches to which my husband replied "well shove it up your *** then!" We ended up going to a pub where we were greeted nicely and received a warm welcome. Vic you really are in the wrong job and need to get with the times. Have a grumpy new year Vic!

We went here on Xmas day for a drink with family. They were open from 11am -1pm. There was a sign on the bar saying they closed at 1pm but it didn’t specify whether it was last orders at 1pm, or everyone out at 1pm. So I very politely asked which it was (whilst being served). His response was that I was stupid and all I had to do was read the sign. I said I had read the sign and didn’t understand which (hence my question). His response again was that he was fed up of being asked stupid questions and that I should ask his wife. So so rude!! Not a stupid question but a very hostile response. I will never go here again.

This is a local pub beyond compare. I love it here with friendly staff and local customers. Excellent facilities and views across the Bristol Channel

Stunning. Just go there. They don’t make ‘em like this no more!

A pity they do not serve food in the evening - very pleasant garden for a drink

Best pub in Portishead, the last proper pub!!

This is an old traditional English pub with a beautiful view

What a shame the manager/landlord is so miserable and rude as the pub itself is very quirky and has lovely views. All we wanted was a hot drink and were told ‘this is a pub. If you want that you need to go to a restaurant or cafe’. We immediately left after thanking him for his ‘help’. Not sure what world he lives in where pubs don’t serve hot drinks. Never mind - his loss, our gain as we’re now enjoying a nice cup of tea and hot chocolate elsewhere ;)

Lovely oldschool pub, highly recomended.

Went yesterday with a mate for a pub lunch . Proper pub as they used to be. Steak was was fantastic, Stella was well chilled . A result me thinks?? Go check it out ? Cheers Steve

My mate and had a lovely couple of beers with a steak lunch , tasting brilliant. Cant complain. Check it out and you wont be disappointed. Enjoy Enjoy .Cheers Steve

Great pub, nice landlord and good food, what more do you want.

Lovely views, very clean. Only serve food at lunchtime (12-2). We didn't receive a very warm welcome and pub was very quiet for 1pm on a Saturday. Closed in the afternoons. On the plus side they have lovely views over the Bristol channel.

The view on a sunny day is magnificent ..Nice friendly pub. Limited menu of only five things.

Haven't been here since I was a child, such a lovely decorated pub with the most wonderful views and lovely landlords... can't wait to come back

A lovely pub, good beer and splendid views - more people should try it.

Real Pub, Clean. Friendly Landlord, Meals are good value, Fantastic sea views, award winning gardens, great pub to eat outdoors in the summer.

Real pub, Clean. Friendly knowledgeable Landlord who's been running it for years. Fantastic sea views, the food is good value for money. Steak chips & peas £9.50p :) well kept bar. Award winning gardens, great place to sit outside in the summer. Ideal spot to enjoy a pint after a coastal walk. I'll be back.

Old school pub, old school landlord. Perfect

Lovely views and good food. Landlady and landlord friendly and good hosts.

Delicious food. Peaceful and beautiful place to be.

Have been going here for years love it 😀 its one of a kind a real Faulty Tower experience 🥰

Perhaps an empty car park should have given us a clue that The Ship is not the most popular pub in the area. However, suitably attired for lunch out on a Thursday, my eminent colleagues and I were shocked by the rude and abrupt manner...

Best sign I've ever seen in a pub

We came off the coastal footpath on Thursday 30 th and walked up a very big hill specifically to come to this pub for much needed refreshment- whilst accepting they stopped serving food at 2 pm it was only 2:10 and we were told that...

Went in today for food and drinks , the man behind the bar is certainly in the wrong job , he was very rude and unwelcoming , decided not to stay and we walked out to a more pleasant place that treat customers with respect...

I would highly recommend The Ship food is outstanding and lovely atmosphere

Lovely place friendly staff very beautiful

Veel te rustig, wij waren de enige gasten tijdens lunchtijd. Eten was prima.

We were in a need of a sit-down, a drink and some food after battling our way through the coastal path from Clevedon (it's badly overgrown, you need stout boots and a machete!). We received all three at The Ship as well as a very...

Very special Portishead pub. Hasn't changed at all since I was a young 'un. Quality of beer generally unmatched in the town.

Definately a locals pub, but nice outside and well stocked

they didn’t want to see it come home told us to do1 refused to serve us old women can go home don’t recommend at all don’t recommend the ship told us to shut up

Blast from the past....1980s love it and the beer is exceptional

This is how a proper pub should be. Yes, there is a place for modern themed pubs and restaurants disguised as pubs, but if you want that don't go to The Ship. Food is only served at lunchtime, the menu is small (but perfectly formed)...

This is a great pub with fantastic views , good range of drinks cheaper than most pubs , Vic the landlord is such a knowledgeable person regarding the local area , visit and see for yourself.

Nice Bass Biffo and agreat view across the estuary marine decore a pleasant atmosphere plenty of old ship art work! Wots not to like.

Friendly service only cider is Thatcher's used to serve Mallets which is far better!

Stopped by at 14:30pm today, perhaps a minute late. The pub closed at 14:30pm and the lady at bar seemingly happy not to bother serving another customer. Was told that, according to her clock, it was now 14:35pm and proceeded to walk away. Wasn't interested to know that we had made a special journey to the Ship. Plenty of open space and seating but only half-dozen tables in use. Perfect time to enjoy a drink outside in the sun but alas it wasn't to be. You can have too many customers on a late Sunday afternoon even when it's only 14:30pm and the pub is blessed with a large outside seating area. Will we visit again?

Outside only at the moment, but well run social distancing

Great local. Excellent food but only lunchtime

Had a lovely gammon for lunch ,proper gammon not cheap muck served to you. Lovely and cooked fresh to order

Rubbish looks grumby and dirty needs a refurb... The grumpy old man..in.there needs to change the image. Found him a bit rude and arrogant Asked for hot chocolate But got hot chocolate with no milk...and warm to.cold and not hot.

Very secure. Nice beer. Good service.

The ship is like an old coat and comfortable.

Great food great staff great pub!

Brilliant pub. Fab views. Well kept beer. No music. Very knowledgeable publican of local history. Mostly local people when we stopped for a beer. Very friendly. Keeps to old traditional opening times.

Great pint of Bass. Very friendly passionate landlord.

We had a lovely meal on a lunchtime the price was very reasonable definitely go there again

The best pint of Bass served ever 😁

Brilliant pub, and well run. No load music, No mobiles ringing every five minutes, and no unruly dogs, only well behaved ones. Food is fantastic, Debbie cooks everything from scratch. Sunsets from this venue are amazing and plenty of parking space. Good quality beers kept...

Great place to go for a drink with friends. I believe they serve hot food, but I haven't got any direct experience myself. The bar staff are so friendly and helpful.

I've been going to this pub on/off for some years and concluded that the landlord (Vic Long) is: rude, aggressive and flies of the handle unnecessarily . I don't know how he has survived without someone punching him. The way he treats his customers is appalling, particularly new ones that aren't aware of his weird behaviour. I welcome the day he throws in the towel and passes the business over to someone who behaves more professionally. On the plus side his beer is well kept but I would avoid eating there at all costs.

Very nice place, very friendly landlord, excellent wiew over Severn estuary, good selection of food and drinks.

Not a warm welcome, was told by the landlord that he doesn’t accept debit or credit cards and no soda on tap!

Stunning views. Enormous car park. Really good, well kept, beer. Tasty food. The landlord is a treasure (think related to Basil Fawlty), great sense of humour and enormous depth of local knowledge. More pubs like this would wake up the pub trade. No children, or...

Best pint in portishead. Eccentric but friendly landlord, no mobile phones and no credit cards

Shame it shuts early afternoon and only excepts cash

Good hearty food and traditional ales

Very tidy gardens with outside tables and chairs with views of the Bristol channel. Somewhat limited opening hours and limited food menu only available at lunch time. I understand that mobile phones are frowned upon and children are not allowed but cannot confirm this is true. Pleasant landlady and comfortable clean interior.

This could be a very busy place. It has stunning views of the severn estuary over to wales but is so so outdated. The urinals must be over 50yrs old. Like walking into a time warp of the 1970s

I actually do not give a star at all as haven't tasted anything !!:-) it is ridiculous how much this beautiful spot with such a nice view is wasted. It was so nice to find a pub at the end of our Sunday walk, but such a disappointment as you are not able to pay by card there !! No, Mr the Owner, I am not going to have cash on me on a lazy Sunday. Congratulations, you must have a lot of customers (I did not notice any lol) and your business must be definitely going very well that you are willing to lose clients this way :-) moreover, you were rather offended than sorry? Ruuude :-)

Not everyone wants kids running around when you're enjoying a drink, not everyone wants all their financial transactions recorded for all time across hundreds of databases, not everyone wants a pub nearby that's open all hours of the day (okay maybe that one is a...