The Ship in Southwark

Great mix of in and outdoor space. Quick friendly, They do a mean Guinness. Great atmosphere!!

The best pub in the world full stop

I worked behind the bar in the ship in the 60s it was then our local, so it was nice to revisit during a visit to London with my son and grandsons, it had changed a bit ,especially it has now got a really nice beer garden, but in some ways it had hardly changed it was warm and friendly with a nice atmosphere and great hospitality, we had to leave for a football match but would have loved to have stayed longer, great to see it still open and appearing to be doing well, will be back next time in London!.

Excellent place! The service and attitude of everyone is incredible! When I return to London, I will go there again! ✌️

Welcoming place, reasonably priced. Live music and a strong sense of community

This is a long review, so apologies. This could be a good Pub. Just poorly run and run for a narrow demographic. Selection of cold bottled beer extremely poor. The Duke of York 4 minutes south and The Trinity 3 minutes north have a better selection, dark and wheat beer in the fridge etc and outdoor seating. If you like beer and want a more enjoyable experience go there. A selection of two cold bottled lagers is poor for a modern pub. The pubs supplier could not supply any further choice apparently. I am not convinced. Also if you don’t like the live music you are subjected to it is a pretty depressing experience. Also the yellow orange light bulbs make it very dark and depressing inside. Just feel from local knowledge there are better pubs a short distance away. The Trinity has bifold windows, so quite pleasant on a summers day if you looking for a summer’s drink. The Duke of York have four/five tables outside. Trust me there are superior pubs with friendlier staff nearby. The pub did get Wheat beer in for about a week. I tried again one Sunday as they said on the website it was open to 11.00. At 22.15 I was told they were no longer serving drinks. The closing time advertised is not the time they close. No last orders and no warning. Definitely, look at the Duke of York and / or the Trinity or pubs closer to London Bridge. There are better pubs. Trust me I am a Borough / Southwark local. If you are not fussy and don’t care about service use the Ship. Otherwise use another pub!!!! This pub is for the younger drinker. Not really for the local to the area or someone slightly older. I genuinely hope the pub improves; the area could do with another decent pub. However, not to worry, there are other pubs nearby.

Lots of different beers. Great staff.

Excellent attention, great food and beautiful atmosphere

Cozy, clean and cind - everything you want from a pub plus a bit more

A nice pub, only stopped in for one, while we were on the way to another area of London. Friendly staff, and a good election of beers. But we disnt have food ao cant comment on that. The only negative was the Pinot Grigio. It was really bad. It didn't get finished by any of the women who ordered it in our group

Came here on a Saturday evening, fairly busy but not overly, friendly service at the bar too, had a nice time with friends.

A great pub to have a beer. Well recommended 👌.

Nice enough. Quieter on a Friday afternoon than most around the area which is good. Tho that may be cos of the big beer garden

Great Irish band playing, decent beer and interesting food. Huge beer garden.

Friendly staff, was great live music on a Sunday. Good size outdoor area with heaters. What more could u ask for!!

The most expensive half pint of Guinness. £6.50, I bought a cheaper pint in central London. Very disappointed.

Nice friendly pub near Borough tube..

Very nice atmosphere and good choice of drinks

Superb venue. Great atmosphere and a fab range of drinks. The Lebanese food from Redas is mindblowing. Great live music. Thank you Connor and all the staff

This place has amazing authentic Lebanese food! I definitely wasn’t thinking it would be this yummy, and the staff were extremely nice! Would definitely go back and recommend!

In the 90's I went to Australia with my brother. In Cairns we dropped upon an amazing Lebanese kebab shack. Still my all time favourite meal. The food here was amazing and brought back memories of a wonderful time. To top it all the bar staff were from Melbourne. Thank you for a wonderful afternoon. I will be back.

An excellent boozer with great entertainment at the weekend.

Boneless chicken, very good, live music & great atmosphere.

Went her for lunch and had some great small plate food.

Loveliest beer garden in the area, great place to have a drink. Finally tried the food and it is incredible - lovely service too!

Great place to go for a chill and drink. London prices so....

Polite and agreeable staff, decent selection of beers

Lovely pub with a fantastic little beer garden. Staff are always really friendly. Havent eaten there yet since it reopened

Favourite pub in the area, they have Murphys :D

Live music from a rock group made it an enjoyable experience. Friendly staff and good service would definitely recommend it. Has Lebanese food service until 10.00pm.

Great pub. Friendly barman, good music!

Nice atmosphere and lovely guinness!

Great atmosphere, food and beer selection

We had dinner at this pub after reading the recent positive and convincing reviews. I confirm that the owner and his employees are very helpful and welcoming, the place is very British, the Lebanese food is of excellent quality and served in adequate portions. I consider the quality/price ratio satisfactory.

Friendly personnel. Amazing food. Great atmosphere.

Lovely staff and disabled friendly

Great pub, great guinness, and good atmosphere. Bar can be a little slow, but otherwise fantastic.

Had the most delicious food here! We come here all the time as we live nearby and finally tried the food which exceeded expectations, hence the review. Reda served our food himself and was a dream. Couldn’t recommend it enough for a pint and some dinner!

Usually quite a decent pub but on Euro 2024 finals day they let it get dangerously overcrowded in here. It was completely wedged and there was no monitoring of how many people were in the pub. It was detrimental to business as it was impossible to get to the bar so only managed to have a couple of initial drinks. As people couldn’t get to the toilets they were also urinating in the street. Ahead of it getting so busy I ordered a pint and the shish taouk. The girl behind the bar was quite rude in taking my order as I didn’t have my table number. Even though it wasn’t as busy as for the game it was still to the point of being too busy to easily get to my table and a ten minute wait to get served. She said she couldn’t take a food order without a table number and was really rude about it. I know it was an error on my part but any well versed member of staff would realise the difficulties to get to the bar and know roughly what tables were where or make a note as to where I say. As for the food the portion was minuscule and the chicken overcooked. At £15.50 it was a complete waste of money. It came with pots of yoghurt and chilli sauce which barely had anything in them. You’d also expect some bread thrown in but no such luck. Avoid the food here and try somewhere else. I’ve been here several times before and on a usual day it’s a good pub. However the poor food and rude staff will make me think twice in future.

I love this pub, but not for food. The quality of the food is fine, even quite good, but considering it's decent pub food and not fine dining, the portion sizes and price are WAAAAAYYYY off. Please, either give much bigger portions or drop the price quite a lot. currently it ruins my experience here and stops it from being my local.

Great beer garden and overall nice pub. Food menu looks great but those us who ate weren't impressed. But otherwise great pub

What a lovely find. Had been meaning to check it out for ages and finally did. Excellent range of pints, and lovely inside. Massive beer garden for this part of town, nicely shielded from the road/pavement. Shame about the massive video advert on the side of the pub but that's not their fault!

Good pub. Used to be an old geezer boozer but has a younger crowd now. Cool staff. Bring the dartboard back though!

good place for groups on sunny days

Great pub, fantastic atmosphere and very helpful staff. Not bad prices considering proximity to London

I had been gifted a City Stack giftcard, which allows you to claim £10 off your bill from selected independent pubs if you spend £20 minimum. We ordered a lovely bottle of Spanish white wine £20.50 and shared a lamb shawarma wrap which came with hummus and chips for £11. The entire lunch came to £21.50 using the discount. Lovely big garden, lots of 80s, 90s music and friendly team. Well worth a visit.

Really enjoy their creative cocktails and the vibrant live music nights. I've added it to my barguide.london site too!

Promt service. Three cask ales available. Outside courtyard. Traditional Irish music session every Sunday afternoon.

Got in this pub just before 9pm for the Fury Usyk fight. At 11pm the barman decided to tell people it would be switched off at 12 even if the fight was still going. I asked if you could stop serving at 12 and let the fight go on to which the power hungry mullet replied very rudely "I told you at 8pm it was going off at 12" which would’ve been very difficult as I said I never got there til 9pm and I think he had got me mixed up with a drunk crowd that had been in there most of the day! So was getting closer to midnight and the PHM (power hungry mullet) come up to me and told me to apologize or the boxing was going off to which I responded turn it off and watch the pub go mental. PHM’s plan failed wanting me to grovel but had the mob on his side obviously not wanting the boxing switched off and caused a load of hassle which could’ve gone a lot worse if it weren’t for my mate having my back. If he had said nothing and just let the boxing finish like what they was planning to do anyway all of that would’ve been avoided

Typical English pub with a strange menu

Played music for a local Irish dancing club.

This is a new rating as the place has definitely changed and improved. The food was really good, good service, good beer selection, good service. And new outdoor area makes this a really good place to go for a pint or have a chat with friends.

Jack and Katie and Praav were the best!

Great pub just don’t bother with the food. The atmosphere and drinks are great but the food is an absolute rip off. The worst attempt at Lebanese food I’ve ever seen, the country of Lebanon should be personally offended at this train wreck, I ordered the tabbouleh and was instead treated to a bowl of coriander and half a tomato! Great for drinks just don’t go near the food

Pub discovered by chance while walking in the neighborhood. Cozy place, typical English pub atmosphere, but with Lebanese cuisine. A very pleasant discovery, we ate very well, in particular the babaganoush was amazing. The beers are also excellent. Friendly and helpful staff.

Nice pub since it was refurbished.

Lovely pub with friendly staff and a fab beer garden.

One of the best chicken I've ever eaten in my life. Who think that food in London is not good should eat here. When I will go back in London I'll have dinner here for sure A greeting from Italy. See ya!

Tasty Lebanese food, lovely interior, friendly service.

Thoroughly enjoyable meal, Saturday lunch time, with a selection of hot meze. Really tasty, well cooked food. Had been led to expect a wide choice of cask ales and was initially disappointed to find only two, one of which is not my favourite (London Pride). The alternative, XPA, turned out to be a good beer. So, all good, tasty food and beer, at reasonable prices.

Great pub! Looks even better since they re did it. They are also super quick to respond on their instagram @theshipsouthwark

It's loud, but it's homey. And the food is fantastic!

Tried the food once and wasn't really convinced. The rest though is awesome! Really good atmosphere, good beer and sometimes live music in a great "garden". Would definitely recommend! It was our "go to" pub :)

Absolutely lovely pub, great service, great atmosphere and such a gorgeous beer garden 👍 would definitely recommend it. 😊

Nice pub, good outdoor area. Good for summer but also covered and heated for winter, big tables.

Popped in fir a quick pint after the theatre across the road. Good selection of beers. Not too expensive and friendly team behind the bar.

Great pub with a good selection of beers. Traditional London pub vibe.

Great pub great beer with nice beer garden. They had a refurbishment and new menu serving Lebanese: Had some great nibbles from their Lebanese menu. Next time will try some of their mains!

A great modern pub which serves fresh Lebanese food either as small plates or main meals. It’s welcoming and they have really raised the space since it was a Fullers Pub. A great job.

Today was my first visit to this pub. The staff were friendly and helpful,and I was pleasantly surprised with the interior and outer design. The Ship has a large selection of beers and also...a large menu of various dishes. I will certainly visit again 👍

Very beautiful pub near London Bridge. The staff was welcoming, friendly and attentive. I love the back garden with the decorative lights and the sheep skin covered benches. Prices were very reasonable too.

*Nope - just not the same* I haven't been here since it closed as a Fullers pub and later reopened as a free house. The refurbishment looks sympathetic from the photographs uploaded to social media, but the mushroom stools that proliferate are probably rather uncomfortable for this middle-aged personage. The outside space, however, looks amazing. I'll pop in next time I'm in the area.

Lovely pub, nice atmosphere with really nice attentive staff. The Guinness is excellent.

A great pub with great service and a perfect Guinness

Good spot for a drink after work, good live music

Fantastic little pub, great garden

Great outdoor space, good service.

Really nice pub, they should look at getting some non-alcoholic drinks like zero % cider for us tee totallers Lol. Unfortunately didn't get the chance to try the food but the menue looked really nice.

Was one of the few things that was open when we visited over the holidays. Was a much needed break from the day after all of the walking we had been doing. . The beer was cold and the staff was great. Not much more to look for in a pub. We only drank and did not eat.

lovely atmosphere and kind workers

Really friendly staff. Didn't get chance to try food but it smelled delicious

it has not changed since i worked down the road. Limited food menu but was tasty. Nice selection of beers and ales

Impressive pub, high standards of recent works. Exceptional patio. Needs more vegan food options. Otherwise all very good

Popped in with my son for a quick drink, great pub

This place is absolutely gorgeous. Such lovely food, drinks and service. We had such a lovely Sunday here listening to their amazing Irish trad band! We'll definitely be back.

Good choice of ales. Lovely food on Lebanonese menu. Helpful staff.

Bonne ambiance. Propre et personnel accueillant.

Good guinness and good Lebanese food..thanks

Pub looks great after the refurb but the music is pretty terrible… it’s loud, unavoidable and a bit dated. Shame as the beer garden is lovely!

Really bad experience - rudest staff I’ve ever encountered and poor selection of drinks… to absolutely avoid!

Lovely and cosy inside and an amazing beer garden! Food is great and the refurb they’ve done made the place look brilliant

The Pub recently reopened; which was good news. However, the selection of beer is poor. If you like beer, No cold dark beer, no wheat beer. Just a choice of two bottled lagers. The Trinity, 5 minutes to the North and the Duke of York 3 minutes to the South both have cold bottled dark ale and wheat beer etc. when asked about in the Ship the staff did not even know what it was. Avoid. Not a good pub

I can’t say enough good things about this place. The food was extremely well prepared, flavorful, and well presented. They have a good soundtrack. The beer selection is varied and good quality.

Absolute Empfehlung. Hier werden sowohl Veganer:innen als auch Fleischessende glücklich. Gepaart wird hier tolles Libanesisches Essen mit Britischer Pub Atmosphäre und das macht einfach Freude auf den nächsten Besuch!

Lovely pub, with a great new beer garden.

Very friendly, nice pint, good food.

Friendly good service. Food cooked well, flavoursome, nice atmosphere

The staff were the reason I gave five stars, specifically Rhianna (Rhiannon?) who was the sweetest and most helpful when I spilt a drink all over myself! I seriously have not met someone who would help a stranger like that! The other staff are great too, except Basil. Kidding, Basil was great too. They also had good beer and great outdoor space - I recommend this pub!

Rhiannon was so lovely and made sure all of our needs were catered too, fantastic service given!!

Really rude staff! Wouldn’t return, super unhelpful and just not nice people unfortunately. Not even busy and when we tried to order a desert were rudely told by staff ‘where’ and as i tried to explain was told ‘well you can’t expect me to know every table outside we have at least 10’ at which point we ceased to order food. Really no need to be so rude and won’t be returning. Had a roast there too before this interaction and it was pretty average - could have made better ourselves. Roast also took 1 hour to arrive at 5pm with 5 in the restaurant!