The Ship chrischurch in Christchurch

We've eaten here several times and always found the food good and tasty, friendly service and good value. We called for lunch today to find the fish and chips cost £18.95. We wouldn't expect to pay that in a pub in the evening let alone lunchtime. I feel they are going to lose a lot of custom.

Locket lunch and meet up with friends

Haven't been in The Ship for a while and we had the best Thai food I have eaten in ages! Absolutely delicious meal and hard to choose from such a delicious menu. Make sure you check out the specials board too.

Great food and service. Not cheap.

Always spend an evening here when on holiday in Christchurch The food was excellent again Great atmosphere and friendly staff We will be back

Food was superb, Generous portions and excellent fast service Luke and Lily were were attentive and nothing was too much trouble. Will definitely be coming again

Drinks arrived reasonably promptly after ordering but a sharing platter took about 45 minutes. Then the three of us waited for our main courses. Other tables that had arrived and ordered after us got served their main courses. Until we started complaining no staff member explained or apologised for the delays, finally we were told the kitchen was short staffed. Eventually someone told us our drinks would be free, thanks but we’d quite like to eat! After nearly two hours we gave up and left the pub without eating and without paying. Other people who had ordered after us had finished their food and got their bills in the meantime. The young waiting staff did their best but were clearly out of their depth. This is a shocking way to treat customers. We were entertaining a business client and felt really embarrassed. I’ve no idea why we were singled out for such careless treatment. We’re local but will never return to this pub.

Totally amazing food and service by lovely Annabelle. Absolutely recommend

Excellent service from Annabelle! So welcoming and really great customer service, thank you so much!

Had a lovely meal.. Stir fry with Crispy fried duck.. Generous portion of duck justified the price, tasty fresh stir-fry. Shame my date wasn't interested but I can't blame that on the restaurant.. Would return with a different woman.. 😂

Popped in for lunch on a Sunday and was very impressed. We had Thai, but the majority of customer were having Sunday Roast . Well recommend thanks for excellent service and great food at reasonable prices 👍

Made a quick bus trip over to Christchurch for the stomp in the quomp weekend. It was killing time before the event started and I noticed the sign out front that said they had a nice garden. Popped in when they just opened so it was still pretty slow. But the bartender was fast to take my drink order and pour me a glass of wine and told me to have a seat wherever I'd like. I sat out back and while I was the only one there, two employees came out and were very sociable. I had a great view of the nearby Christian center. I only rated a 4 because I didn't get a chance to try the food. I want to leave that window open for those that have actually had that experience. It was clear this place was a hit because multiple people started coming in not too far after. Loved the ambiance, really cool inside aesthetics and a beautiful patio.

Only went in for a drink but The Ship was lovely inside and out. Staff were also lovely. Good selection on tap.

It's rare to find a pub that's the whole package but this is one of them. Beautifully decorated throughout, with a great covered garden, delicious food and excellent service. It's a must to visit.

Catching up.with friends for a drink good service

The order was due at 7.35, the times kept getting pushed back until at 8pm it said the food was out for delivery. 25 mins later the driver was still at the take away. Meal eventually turned up at 20.40. Food was lukewarm and appeared to have been sat in the containers for some time before delivery. The quantity of the food was lacking, for a starter for 2, there was not the quantity you would expect for the price, there was barely enough for one person. Flavours were good but the meal was over priced for the quantity of food and the fact it was cold was disappointing.

Will be going back for lunch next time in Christchurch

Lovely food would highly recommend. 👍

We fell upon the pub in the middle of Christchurch high street looking for some lunch. The frontage, although very nice, didn't really do the inside justice. The service, from the moment we entered until we left was excellent and was only trumped by the delicious food, wine and shipyard ale. An excellent experience 👏

Delicious Pad Thai , as good as I had recently in Thailand . This place also has English menu . Nice decor, separate booths with different size tables . Friendly & helpful staff.

Wasn't impressed but plenty of people in here for lunch. Would have been better with welcoming staff.

Great Pub, great atmosphere. We didn't eat here. Just had a relaxed chilled evening.

Not the cheapest but definitely is one of the nicest in the high street. Outside the back is my favourite place to sit. Please bring back the swing chairs x

Wow, so glad we called in here before the show at the Regent theatre. We had a Thai Asian feast which exceeded expectations. Service was very good and staff are super friendly. The food was outstanding and portions were huge, so huge I had to loosen my belt 🤣.

Great Thai food and friendly service

Loved the goat curry from the food festival stall. It was really tasty and served with a smile. The Ship is a beautiful, traditional pub with so much history. All the staff were professional and friendly. Highly recommend.

The Ship Inn had a food stall in the high street during the christchurch food festival. We did Not get a favourable impression from the elderly blonde lady on the stall, when I asked about particular flavours to the goat curry, the elderly lady said 'goat'!! How very rude & sarcastic. However, we decided to purchase food, took it away to eat & was horrified by the size of bones found in the goat curry, one of which could very easily have killed me had I put it in my mouth. We were not warned at any point prior to purchase that there was a chance of finding bones. The goat meat itself was also very chewy. We returned to the stall to show the elderly lady what we found, she apologised but did not offer any type of reimbursement. We ventured into the pub to let staff be aware of what had happened & the young lad in charge was suitably apologetic & understood how seriously dangerous the bone findings were, I really wish I'd taken a photo of what we found in the food.

Nice atmosphere, food was good and staff friendly.

Very friendly staff great service great atmosphere people are friendly allows kids will recommend to people

Very busy, and had to wait a little for a free table, but it was worth it. Good quality. Excellent tasting food. Really nice atmosphere. Busy but friendly staff.

The food, service & drink were all excellent. The Thai food was hot & spicy & and tasted like it should, the staff were friendly and attentive plus the ale was well kept. All was well as we left with full bellies.

Lovly staff, went in as a younger group everyone was nice could not say a bad thing

It's ok, beer not great, good service

Great evening with friends Pie and mash

My first visit to the venue in many years, and what a great experience. Very busy with all age range of people. Very friendly young staff, a credit to the venue. The food was so good, lots of choice including specials. Such a lovely evening .

Nice little pub - about £6 a pint - good beer gatden at the back. Nice place to spend a few hours.

Popped in by chance, and got to say what an absolute joy it was. Dog friendly and an extremely warm welcome. The food was delicious and the service first class. Decor was amazing and the gardens so inviting Thank you so much guys

You definitely need to book this very popular restaurant and I can see why. Not only a beautiful pub with comfy seating areas but fabulous food and excellent service. We opted for the Thai menu which is clearly their speciality but pub classics are also available. Not cheap but very good portions and we could have easily not ordered so much. We'll know for next time as definitely returning

Food was ace, then we sat around talking about weird stuff

First time visit 24/02/24 and we had a great evening. The food was the best we have all had in a long time. Food was super tasty and so much of it, i did suggest maybe they could do a smaller appetite plate. Between us we had the sharing platter for 4, panang lamb shank curry, chicken katsu curry and chicken pad thai. The waitress was lovely and looked after us well, making sure everything was ok, drinks etc..... i didnt catch her name apologies !! All in all food, atmosphere and service thoroughly deserves 5 stars, would give more if it allowed, and the manageress even organised us a taxi home. Thankyou again, we will be back soon

Not really a pub anymore, which is a shame, but a bloody lovely restaurant nonetheless.

Lovely interior (maybe less so those lampshades), food’s great too. All of the staff we’ve met have been lovely, but they’re so understaffed that the overall service is just appalling. We’ve had this multiple times but just yesterday we’d booked a table, had to wait quite a while to be seated, were promised menus…and they never arrived, we had to go and get them after 20 minutes of waiting. From then on the lack of service was consistent, we waited over an hour after receiving desert for someone to come along, but no, I had to go to the bar for the bill, then waited and again had to go to up pay. It’s not the staff’s fault, they’re busy, they just rarely visit the food tables on the right as you enter the pub - The Land That Service Forgot we call it. Lovely food though.

Loved the food and the quantity was huge . Great portion size

Fantastic Thai run pub food was great will go again. No reason to go anywhere else

Spare of the moment lunch while visiting town for a walk. Warm welcome by the staff even though the pub was relatively busy they made us feel welcome and found us a table. Slightly limited menu due to it being Sunday, but that didn’t matter as the food was very tasty and well presented and not along wait for the food , attentive but not intrusive waiting staff The only negative was the gravy on the meal very thin and no taste, but dispute this I would recommend this pub/restaurant and will certainly visit again

Superb Thai food alongside usual pub favourites. Very friendly staff doing a great job.

lovely food and great atmosphere

Great choice of lunch food. Usually have the omelette which us reasonable price. I have also eaten there in the evening and again lovely food

We weren’t sure but gave it a go having previously visited before it does Thai. Service excellent and attentive, the 5 of of us really enjoyed the Thai mixed starter and various main courses.

Love this pub, great food and atmosphere and the staff are awesome … highly recommend it 😊

Absolutely delicious, presented well and arrived early.

Fantastic food! Would like more vegetarian options.

Varied menu off a Pan Asian base. Big portions of excellent food. Very obliging staff and very good service. Pleasant atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyable lunch.

Came from up north to meet my sister in the ship but she hadn't booked a table, the staff were very accommodating and we got a table for 2 hours ..

Really disappointed as the order wasn’t complete and really difficult to get any help. Also arrived cold and just super disappointed.

Having been for dri ks a number of times we went with some friends for a meal. Great service from all the staff, not quick, but I don't mind that, we had the table for over 3 hours, it's nice not to be rushed. Food was really good. All courses really tasty, with a good choice, we all enjoyed our food. Portions were generous and heat spot on. I'll definitely be back.

Very tasty Thai food. Cozy atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Excellent all round. Duck was lovely.

The food was delicious and it was really relaxed. The service was excellent and they even had a meal for dogs! I would definitely come again!

Excellent Thai food. Staff were very helpful and squeezed us in on a busy Saturday night. Excellent Specials board. Thoroughly enjoyed our meals.

Nice pub in the centre of Christchurch 3 stars, only one person serving on a Saturday afternoon?? and lots of very little fly's which were quite annoying, shame

We visit often. Great service and fantastic Thai food. One of our favourites

Nice to see a local business doing so well on a Saturday lunch time! Went in for a pint after shopping and was busy. Good selection of beers and a place to sit outside round the back. Will go again Thanks guys

Great atmosphere Tasty Mussels Shame it’s bar service as you don’t get to interact much with staff but it was a busy evening!

The most amazing Sunday roast dinner, absolutely delicious. Staff are very welcoming and friendly. Great place to visit and it's dog friendly too.

A strange fusion of traditional pub and Thai restaurant, nicely fitted out, a couple of ales available, the tables in front of the bar are a mistake, by all means maximise your business's footprint, but this is a step too far.

Had several drinks there with friends, and decided to eat. Thai selection was very nice. Would certainly go again.

Great dog friendly pub serving Thai and traditional pub classics. The Thai food we had was excellent. When we went there they were short staffed due to staff being delayed coming back from holiday but Sonny did a sterling job and was unflappable and worked so hard and efficiently whilst at the same time training the barman Will who was on his first day.Will also did incredibly well.

I went there as a party of four, including a child, just over a week ago. We had booked in advance. Whilst the food was very good, the service was very slow. They were busy. However, we waited for 50 minutes between our shared starter and our main courses. It was after 9pm by the time our mains were served, but we couldn't finish our food as we had to leave on account of the 7 year old with us. She was supposed to be home by 9.30pm. The landlady did apologise for the slow service. It was a pity, as the food really was very good. My three star rating is purely for the slow service!

Great meal 😋 service brilliant atmosphere nice vibe

Amazing roasts and tasty desserts. The service was also excellent and the staff very friendly and attentive. Would definitely recommend it as a great place for lunch.

It was my first visit to the ship and I think I’ll be back. It’s a tricky one, as the food was incredible but service not so. We waited a few minutes after being seated before a drinks order was taken which was fine and we asked for some Thai crackers whilst we chose our food. The drinks were delivered and the waitress advised she would chase up the crackers. A very generous portion of crackers finally arrived and we were ready to order our food. Wow wow wow the food arrived and it was delicious… lamb shank curry, beef shin curry and crispy chilli beef were our choices and they were good. Trouble is this is where the service finished… no more offers of drinks and we only knew there was dessert as we overheard another table being offered then as we were leaving. 10/10 food, not so much for the service It was a Monday evening and relatively busy but we had booked.

We are lucky to live in Christchurch and have a good selection of eating places and bars but for us The ship ticks all the boxes with quality of food, presentation, surroundings, staff, and of course price. Staff always greet you with a smile which is always good to see these days So well done to The ship the perfect place for us 👍👏👏

Lovely venue, very relaxed atmosphere with good music and the staff were great- sunny on the bar was particularly friendly and helpful with our drinks and recommendations for food. There was a deal on the strawberry daiquiris which was great, and drinks were bought to our table promptly. We had the sharing board which was delicious and a great way to taste a few options. I had the phad Thai with prawns which was delicious, probably the best I’ve ever had- asked for the peanuts and spices on the side which they did, very accommodating- nothing was too much to ask! My partner had fish, can’t remember the name of the dish but was cooked perfectly and very flavoursome. Will return soon, many thanks

3rd time on visiting the ship and absolutely lovely. We don’t go out as often as we usually would as a family for a meal because of the cost and disappointment of a bad meal. Just to say the food at the ship is amazing big portions and tasty. Staff friendly all in all 10 out of ten.

Second time I’ve eaten here in the last few months. We were down from Lincolnshire for a family funeral. My wife was out with her friend for a pizza so I came on my own, and am I glad I did! The Ship used to be a very ordinary town centre pub, but now it serves some of the best food you’ll find anywhere. A menu of traditional pub dishes, but then a great Thai food section. I has sea bass, apparently done Korean style. It was fantastic! An absolute taste sensation. We’re back in August for wife’s friend’s birthday- I’ll be coming here again.

Great Sunday roasts which were lovely, very tasty, beautiful old looking pub Just a shame about the rude headwaiter, nice coffee too

Over priced!! Food was ok but feel ripped off for the amount that arrived.

Missing key elements of the dish

We had booked here for my stepdaughters 21st birthday family meal, and we couldn’t have chosen anywhere better. From booking to the end of the meal all the staff involved couldn’t have been more helpful, and the food is absolutely amazing, so much to choose from to cater for Thai food lovers and also pub classics to say spoilt for choice is an understatement. I have fish allergies and they were so helpful to ensure my choices were catered for, so I could have the dishes I wanted and nothing was to much trouble. All the food was excellent, and very good portions, I can not praise them enough for such a great time.

Great bar and food, friendly atmosphere, strangely there are tables at the bar so if it’s busy not a great deal of space at the bar causing blocking of the main walkway. Bizarre. But apart from that I would recommend.

Food was advertised as Gluten Free on the menu. Not gluten free available, but just gluten free. However, the mean was not gluten free. I contacted the restaurant and they said I would need to bring the food back myself and they would swap it for a gluten free meal. They blamed Just Eat, however, I pointed out that both the restaurants own online menu and their in house paper menu BOTH say GF next to duck dish. Apparently the onus is on the customer to make sure they tell the waiter / just eat that they want the gf meal to actually be served gf 🤷🏼‍♀️

Really overpriced, low quality food. Ordered: Prawn on toast and Korean Chicken Wings, two starters priced at more than £10 each. Expected a minimum of quality. What I got: Three bits of oily ciabatta, with some prawn flavor mush on top, soggy and with a few bit of shredded salad. (Prawn on toast) Four small chicken wings, overcooked to cardboard point, again with some sad looking shredded salad. Extremely dissatisfied and disappointed!

Very busy when we went eve of 28th June 2022 730pm....food was fab ,manager/ waiter that evening was excellent, he coped very well and was polite and well-mannered , despite being under pressure. All round VG

Always great in The Ship Inn such a lovely part of the High Street in Christchurch ,food always excellent & with a wide range of dishes from fabulous Tai down to good old jacket potatoes which are Delish + sandwiches good selection of drinks & not forgeting a Cocktail should you want to endulge would recommend a visit either lunch or evening

Now a Thai Restaurant with nice food, they also have a variety of other types of food to satisfy other tastes including Spaghetti Bolognese, Cod & Chips etc.,

Eaten here before which was a good first experience. Came again and it was okay, found staff aren’t very attentive here, think it’s due to them being busy with the drinkers at the bar.

Rated as pub. Not much craft choice but a lovely place

Lucky to get one star. Had a Sunday lunch a year or so ago which should have been braised beef but was so surprised when i was given a 4 inch square large piece lump of fat , grizzle no meat at all . So I complained and the barman just looked puzzled and asked don't you want it ? He eventually exchanged it after making a sad excuse that it was just the cut of meat, with the cheaper sliced beef which was 3 wafer thin pieces and didn't pay me the difference. I went out the back as was sunny only to see the chef , through the wooden slats back of kitchen smoking but coughing and spitting ! I reluctantly went for a beer yesterday and had to pay £6 for a larger when only £4.60 for a premium lager at a more upper class pub the Thomas Tripp.

Great food and service well happy to go back again

Nice atmosphere, much bigger inside than it appears, not tried the food yet. Customers are an inconvenience to the staff though, not really interested in serving people

We had a lovely birthday celebration for our uncle last night who turned 86 and this was such a lovely choice to bring him for a delicious dinner. I especially love my Tom Ka Kung which is coconut cream tiger prawn lemon grass soup plus...

Lovely authentic Thai food in a beautifully decorated pub with very attentive staff right in the centre of Christchurch

Great Pan Thai food in the small but nicely done garden. The dog was welcome and some seating outside is covered. Bonus they had HSB on tap. The food pictures are the sharing plater and prawn crackers for 2.

Dinner food was great and lunch was not too bad. Overall nice place

Super tasty food and very nice staff. Recommended with no doubt.

Amazing food and lovely staff. 100% recommended.

Came in for a drink late afternoon. Barman very nonchalant! Told us every table we were going to sit at was reserved even though place was virtually empty! Think tables must have been booked for evening and not letting anyone sit there. Drinks Very expensive! We are local but wont be returning . Much more welcoming pubs/restaurants in Christchurch

Great environment, super staff, and awesome food. Can't ask more than that.

Great atmosphere great food. Was very busy and staff were still attentive. Table service was good .it was an enjoyable evening . I would certainly recommend a visit