The Ship Inn in Great Yarmouth

Had an excellent meal at The Ship Inn tonight. In short... Very welcoming and friendly staff, as always, having been for drinks before. But this was our first meal there. Slightly more detail... As I was instantly distracted by the specials board, we stayed for food. My wife had fish and chips while I had the Thai fish cakes from the specials. Further, more important detail... All the fish and chips were cleared. However.. Star of the show was the fish cakes; despite taking up the offer of Thai sweet chilli sauce I soon put it aside as the fish cakes spoke for themselves and should, and were, enjoyed solo. My father always replied 'yes please, anything to take the taste away' jokingly when offered sauces, and whilst they can be a great compliment, anything on these fish cakes wouldn't have done them justice. Too often I've had fish cakes which fail to taste of fish, not these. I don't normally add negativity to my reviews, (but I'm not sure this counts), there *were* places I would think twice about going back to, for food, in Caister. And *now* there are lots of places I won't go back to. Highlights... Sold on The Ship Inn. Great food/Great chef. Great staff.

We had two visits to this pub on our stay, has two outside sitting areas and is dog friendly with their own menu. We had Sunday lunch which was great value £9.95 each. Staff , Landlord and Landlady are all friendly, just off the beach well worth a visit.

Amazing veggie roast..lots of fresh veg.. delicious... also went back for a lunch meal in the week... fantastic food... amazing friendly atmosphere... lovely family who now run the pub.. well worth a visit..

Went for Sunday lunch. For £10 it’s excellent value for money. Lots of it (although some of the veg had been microwaved within an inch of its life). Staff were friendly and good value for money. Would certainly return

On holiday staying locally. Friendly pub, dogs very welcome. Real ale in good condition, good pub food decent portions, quiz night was enjoyable. Made to feel very welcome - thank you for making our two week holiday so enjoyable - Eric Catherine and Poppy

A wonderful pub with a lovely feel to it. The staff take their COVID-19 responsibility very seriously but without being officious. The food was delicious and such great value.

Four of us went for a meal for a birthday celebration. The experience was good from beginning to end. Excellent food, well served and presented by very friendly staff. Well done, we will be back!

Very nice little pub with a real family vibe and very welcoming! I would definitely recommend stopping by

Called into the ship Inn in caister for a pint and ended up stopping for three. Very friendly bar staff , pub following C-19 rules so don't forget your mask. You don't have to book a table but it is better if you do as space is restricted due to the 2 meters rule. Price not to bad and they let you run a tab so you only pay once. Real log fire on the go so the pubs nice and warm on a wet autumn evening. Going back to try the food later in week, So will update you. The Real ale's very good, you need to try it.

We went last week and was very impressed, it’s a lovely local pub right next to the beach! The food was delicious and really tasty very reasonably priced aswell! Bar staff were very friendly and welcoming indeed made us feel right at home. This is a lovely little hidden gem in Caister and would deffo recommend we will be back.

Always like this pub for a quiet drink.we booked a table as they were still doing eat out to help out on Wednesday, ordered a steak and wife had liver and onions it was very nice followed by a chocolate brownie wich was huge with ice cream.with 2 pints and 2 halfs cider bill came to £29.00.Will be back on next visit to caister.

Pub hidden down a back Street, well populated by the locals, service a little slow, however, when the food turned up it was delicious. Young man that served us was well presented and very polite. Full marks to him. Shame the card machine didn't work and we had to go and find a cash machine. Covid measures in place if you wanted to use them.

We called in at the Ship tonight... not many people in there.! bar was sticky and filthy. The tables we sat at had sticky stains on them my phone got stuck to it. I had a glass and it had lipstick all over the glass and had to be changed. Yet there were three bar staff on????I think the new landlords need to be supervising a little bit better. I also heard other people saying how downhill it’s gone.Whoever owns this please pay a little more attention????

This pub used to have brilliant meals at good prices but unfortunately not any more. From ordering to receiving our meals took 55 minutes, in all honesty we thought our order had got lost. My brother ordered lasagne which was very small and burnt, 3 of the party had steak and how disappointed they all were . Small size steak, 2 mushrooms, half a tomato and about 8 oven chips which should have been £16 (thankfully we went during the eat out to help out scheme). I ordered scampi which was by far the best value for money and couldn't complain about.

Have been here on two occasions with the family since the new ownership and all I can say is fantastic! Food was gorgeous, lovely new menu, very varied and generous portions. Staff went out of their way and were very friendly and attentive. Will definitely be returning again soon!

So we booked & on the morning of the meal I looked the restaurant up on here! I admit I was slightly worried but there was enough good reviews, I thought we'd give it a go.So pleased we did, staff were friendly, took the drinks order immediately. Menu is fairly short but more than sufficient choice.We all really enjoyed our food, my tuna( which I rarely order as it's almost impossible to get right) was good, slightly pink with a good sauce. Admittedly I had to return my fries as they were cold but they quickly changed them & everyone else's food was hot and very well cooked. No children's menu as such but they do smaller portions of most main courses, the small portion of cod & chips was still fairly large & was as good a piece of cod as I've tasted. Yes, the food took a fair while to come, but it's freshly cooked & they were busy(no ding ding food here!), so it was acceptable. Overall a good experience & I would recommend to anyone who is eating out in Caister.

Sorry but the family meal we had wasn’t very nice. I had tuna which was £12.95! Wednesday eat out to help out! Thank god! Tuna was pink and the chips weren’t cooked. Took ages to get served. Although the staff we were pleasant. Won’t ever be going back there

Just had a meal here for two people. Wife had salmon and was beautifully cooked and well presented. Burger with Stilton was spot on and really crispy chips. Definitely will recommend. Will be back.

We went here tonight with friends for meal. I have to say it us the worse experience I have ever had. Which is a shame as before it was took over we use to go with friends nearly ever week as we live in Caister.I had cured salmon and crayfish salad and the salmon was served like steaks the salad was just leaves and a tomato. The chunk of bread with it was really dry and crusty. The scampi served had no taste. The cajun burger was flat no dressing and 10 chips on plate. The service was terrible had to badger them for drinks which came out wrong and then to order. I went up to ask for a dessert menu as no one had come to our table to see if we wanted anything else and 3 staff all on mobiles behind bar and couldn't be bothered.i certainly will not be going there again.

Went here tonight with family of 6 from 70 to 2 years old. Food was pretty good . Chips excellent but my salmon and crayfish tail salad was passable but simple salad and no lemon. Asked for condiments twice!!Waitresses more concerned with leaning on the bar. Given a supermarket bottle of empty vinegar. Service very slow we waited an hour to eat no apology. Small children very fractious. We didnt wait for dessert . To cap it all we were given the wrong bill. Had to go back to get refund. Management need to get behind their staff

Not a great experience. The menu looked promising but the results were disappointing. Prawn cocktail swimming in thousand island sauce, like something from the 80’s on a bed of lettuce. Frozen prawns, I would guess. Fillet was very fatty not like a fillet. Looked like a cheaper cut. Whole meal was not great. Worth the price we paid but that was with government discount. Would not have been pleased to pay the full price.

Loverly pub, really nice food muscles great value, staff nice. Covid guildlines followed. Shame there was no hand was in the toilets.

Having been to the Ship many times and always enjoyed the food, but not yesterday the menu has changed no baguettes, jacket potatoes or toasted sandwiches. Decided to have a lasagne a big mistake after a long wait it arrived no sign of cheese on top and the whole meal was floating in grease so I left it. I know it has changed hands but the new owners should have taken note of the type of meals previously served

Surprised at this little offering just off the beach: Sunday lunch was exceptional, quality beef cooked MR, with great roast pots and vegetables which to me is what Sunday Lunch is all about. Cauliflower cheese, cabbage and bacon in cream, carrot purée and carrots, roasted parsnips - seriously unexpected and a proper pan roast sauce reduction. Great little team of people and the Manageress really knows her locals: Left the Cali VW and walked to the beach (2mins) with the missus and pooch - finally the Price all mains under £10 which was unbelievable value for such great quality: New owner I believe in James, (ask him about his night time hobby,) building a reputation and heading the right way... definitely deserves a return visit.

Absolutely stunning food. Went during the eat out to help out scheme with family, children and two dogs. All of us including our fussy children throughly enjoyed our food. Everything is served to you at the table and covid regulations well in place.

We had an issue with our order (hence lower score) however this was dealt with appropriately. Once food arrived it was tasty. Staff were welcoming and friendly. We would go again if in the area. Food generally good value for money. There is no children’s menu but children were able to have smaller /cheaper options from the adult menu. The two young children in our party were both able to choose something they wanted.

Edible but disappointing, we have visited The Ship many times and we were looking forward to eating a fabulous meal as usual. We had been told it was under new ownership but we were not prepared for the disappointing experience, the new menu does not inspire, service was disorganised and the food very disappointing, we had always sung the praises of The Ship in the past but not any more.

We placed our order at 6.45 and were served our first plate of food at 8.10 which is 1 hour and 45 minutes wait. After an hour a young man came over and apologised for the delay on behalf of the chef, and offered us a round of drinks on the house, but we still waited a further 45 minutes. One person ordered scampi and when the plate was delivered the waiter announced that they had ran out of scampi so had made battered prawns instead. This is not scampi!The diner declined the plate and said to just bring anything else that was available and a cod and chips arrived within seconds. Another person ordered cottage pie which did not arrive at our table until 8.45, 2 hours after the order was placed and 35 minutes after the rest of the party got their food, despite lots of reminders and enquiries as to the whereabouts of our final meal. When he started eating it, it was apparent that the meat was actually a chopped up burger covered in a deep layer of mashed potato. It was tasteless and it was served without the gravy. We had children in our party who were ravenous and rather unhappy at having to wait so long for a burger and chips. Our drinks took 20 minutes to arrive and when they did arrive the waitress didn’t know which drink was which and when we inquired ‘is this the Motetti’ she said ‘probably’. The portion sizes were quite small and not enough to feed a hungry, grown man, especially when he had waited so long for the food to arrive. We counted the chips on each plate and non exceeded 15.

worth going here , nice food and wonderful staff , worh going for a drink and food , relaxing place to visit

New team, both chefs and front of house are great. Food looks and tastes awesome. Especially recommend the Sunday lunches! A step above! You will not be disappointed with this little gem.

Really lovely place, the service and food were both good too We felt very welcome on arrival and were looked after nicely 👍

Lovely clean friendly pub with the best food around. Value for money and plenty of it. The staff are very friendly and can't help you enough especially the landlady amanda. I could go on all day about this place but your better off going in and seeing for yourself x

Wow! Visited last week and the service was great and prices we’re really good. Lovely venue located right next to Caister beach and allows dogs to! Definitely recommend to anyone visiting Caister, also special thanks to Amanda and Jamie for going above and beyond.

Lovely, welcoming, cosy, dog friendly pub. The food is great (I recommend the steak & merlot pie and the lamb burger) and very reasonably priced, as are the drinks. Bright, fresh decor and a cosy open fire. The bar staff at lunchtimes are lovely and the locals are welcoming. Looking forward to going back next time I’m visiting Caister.

Sunday lunch with friends, nice friendly pub with open fire, dog friendly, had lunch in the restaurant area, quiet busy but plenty of room, had the two course meal,good amount on plates with good choice and large dessert, excellent value for money, would recommend and definitely go again when in the area for midweek food or Sunday lunch.

I stayed in a cottage in the same street and called in for a meal around 6pm. Great food and reasonably priced. Friendly staff and locals.

Four of us went for Sunday Lunch, decided to go for three courses. Starter, main and dessert were really good.

Super friendly little pub in Caister village close to the beach serving excellent food at great prices. Couple of real ales on offer. Nice and warm and a great all round ambience.

Popped in here because fish shop recommended (opposite) was closed. Pleasant staff homely bars food ok but used frozen fish not fresh. Other than that a nice friendly pub.

Nice home made food,good specials menu and prices, welcoming staff, warm fire, well worth a visit. Comfortable pub.

Lovely pub in the village,perfect after a dog walk on the beach. Good selection of real ale and good food served after 12.00 and again in the evening. Would always recommend this place to anyone.

Walking distance from our holiday cottage. Friendly and welcoming including the dog. The food has been tasty pub grub and good portion sizes. Good range of beers and ciders according to the half

We were all made to feel very welcome at this lovely pub. While our dogs relaxed we ate a lovely meal with the family. The burgers were home-made as was the crab and fish lasagna and the sticky toffee pudding...in fact all the food was delicious.

We had a wonderful lunch yesterday in this pub... Cooked to perfection.. plenty of it... really reasonable prices.. they also do some gluten free meals as well.. The staff are very nice, so friendly.. and the atmosphere is so relaxing.. Well worth a visit..

Good food in a busy pub. Very busy and a bit noisy when we were there but the food was well cooked and the staff friendly and helpful.

I went in with my husband on Tuesday evening to have a drink as we are staying at a local holiday park. As we waited at the bar the barmaid was dealing with someone paying there food bill which is fair enough but she didn't even acknowledge us. There was also a young lad cleaning down the kitchen (he was doing a very good job of it) so I didn't expect him to serve us, Another lady was in and out of the kitchen about 3 times and clearly saw us waiting and had eye contact with me , but never acknowledged us. A simple hello and saying they will be with us in a minute would have made me stay there. While we was waiting another customer who was already in the pub went to the other end of the bar and said something to the barmaid and she said sorry she will be with him soon. With that we walked out because of their bad customer service.

Called in The Ship as we were staying up the road.

Went there with friends for a birthday dinner, everyone friendly food good, arrived in reasonable time. There was a quiz night on, which was fun. Prices reasonable, would definitely go there again.

This Pub is what we all wish for, its down to Earth, it has a great atmosphere, it is a Doggy friendly Pub, the Staff who run the place are great, the Food is very good at a price which is very reasonable. There are nights when music is laid on and if you want to enjoy yourself then pop in whilst you are in Caister on Sea .

My wife and I booked a chalet in caister with the intention of doing nothing. As the Ship inn was just 5 mins walk from our chalet we ate there every night.

The Ship is first class not only for food but for service. Children and dogs are made most welcome. The jacket potatoes are lovely also the toasties..For a larger meal try the sweet and sour chicken

Pleased we found this little gem! The staff are lovely and so helpful. So many things we loved here. Our dog was as welcome as we were, which is fantastic as we love to include him in everything we do. The meals were fantastic. The first time we went we all had pies, they were absolutely fantastic, (we have a specialist pie shop near where we will called browns pie shop, it has very good ratings, we were of the opinion these pies were better than there!!) it’s lovely to have something proper and tasty rather than the crap you get served in chain pubs! The second time we went in we all the the homemade burgers, well, the lamb burger was excellent!!! It’s good value for money! We are still on our holiday, so maybe even return again soon!!!!

Fab pub well worth a look beer reasonably priced nice food too staff very friendly. Welcomes all dogs too

Stayed at Haven and decided to go for tea. On the outside it’s looks lovely until you get inside. To be honest we nearly left but ended up staying and I’m glad we did. It needs a bit of a makeover. The food was fab! We even went another night and my husband had the same meal it was that nice. First visit we had proper chips but on the second visit we didn’t which was a bit disappointing. We did have to wait 1 hr 15 mins as they had a big party in but it was worth it. Staff are friendly.

food is excellent! plenty of choices and good desserts too. we always visit the Ship and enjoy a good hearty meal. the staff are nice although the man behind the bar the older one seems a bit moody hahaha

Lovely fish and chip meals and staff and locals helpful, welcoming and friendly. Parking was ok but a bit tight Thank you

Very helpful staff. Warm welcome. Generous portions. Catered for veggies and my grandson too. Will definitely go back.

Lovely little pub in a beautiful village. Good beer and a friendly atmosphere. Very close to the beach.

Started coming to this place when we're in Norfolk 15 years ago or maybe even more. It's been done up and looks very smart inside, but it's still the same friendly cheerful staff and outstanding food

Good pub, with good real ale, friendly bar staff and reasonable food. Plenty of ship related memorabilia inside too harking back to Caister's fishing heyday. The pub was owned by Lacon's brewery of Great Yarmouth that closed in the 1960's, but plenty of their motifs exist both outside and above the bar.

Had Sunday roast here, Food was very good and the waiting staff did their very best in a busy environment. Would certainly eat here again next time we're in the area.

Great local and serving very good home cooked food. Music nights are good fun.. The place to be in Caister

Called in for a cup of tea, made quickly with complimentary mint. Called back later for lunch having seen the super menu. Good vegeterian choices. Had homemade vegeable lasagne with salad. Salad was excellent fresh,crisp and tasty. The lasagne was really good. This pub is a real gem.

Stayed local and found this little gem. Good food and reasonably priced, was busy when we visited and the staff kept apologising for the wait, which really wasn’t that long. Will definitely visit again.

Great food very freindly staff smashing place to visit waiting staff couldn't do enough for us coming back next year hoping to see the same again

We love this pub. Good beers honest food friendly locals. Just wish they didn't allow vaping. To my mind it's as bad as smoking.

Enjoyed visiting this traditional pub with all the quirkiness of a village local. Went for an evening tipple on bank holiday weekend when they had a guitarist singing a good variety of songs. Interesting collection of boxing photographs displayed.

We went in and were told to sit where ever. It seemed alright at this point. We got our drinks at the bar and were told to wait for someone to come around to our table to order. 25 minutes later... We apparently affronted the staff by giving up and ordering at the bar. At the time of our order, there were three tables of people. We waited 45 minutes. Nothing. Groups of people who had arrived and ordered AFTER us had received food. They had ordered roasts. We had ordered a cheese and onion sandwich and a 1/4 pound chili cheese burger. Not impressed. Again, when we went to check on our order, we got curt and snippy replies. When our food did arrive, we were shocked to discover there must be a potato blight in Caister, as we were both only allocated 14 chips each. The salads were lovely. However, the 1/4 pounder had clearly been pre-cooked, frozen, and reheated to death. It was rubber and left on the plate accordingly. We managed to swipe packets of sauce from another table when it was vacated, as the serving staff didn't care to ask whether we needed any when they served us, nor did they check to see how our meal was. To top it off, there is a hole slammed into the drywall of the first cubicle in the ladies toilets that has been kindly filled with dirty toilet roll and other items. Class.

Thank you to the team at the ship, came in on tues and had an amazing lunch,

It was very quiet as we came on a weekday for late lunch but it was very welcoming and the barman was very friendly. 4 of us ate (1 Childs meal) and the food was perfect pub grub. We’d definitely recommend this pub for a friendly meal.

A very warm welcome from the Ship, lovely food and cosy environment. Even accommodated the dogs by cooking them sausages.

My friend and I went with the two dogs yesterday and made most welcome the food was cooked to order and first class. Nice to find a pub where dogs are made welcome. Will be returning

We have ventured to The Ship many times with friends and family and it’s about time I post a review. The food is always lovely and freshly cooked to order. The portions are lovely and staff are very helpful. Lovely range of food, drinks and great prices. Definitely recommended.

Fantastic food, warm and welcoming pub. Friendly staff, open fire. Would recommend this place to anyone.

we had been out on a sunday, thought we would try the ship for a roast , good food , well presented and tasty , priced very well , will be using it again my wife informs me .

7 members of our family had a great Sunday lunch yesterday 9th. Dec. We could choose from Sunday menu or standard menu which is very varied. Staff are very friendly and helpful. All the food was plentiful, hot and delicious. We all had various starters which were good and then four had the Sunday roast, (5 meats to choose from) which was plated up, no queuing, and really good. The other selections were also tasty. We live in Caister and haven't eaten at The Ship for a few years but will certainly make it a regular place to eat.

Loved todays event for us and our dog what a lovely day we all had great fun and met some Lovely people here, Will definitely be back and will come to the next dog friendly event, great food and great staff.

Brilliant food, went for a drink on Sunday with our dog, very dog friendly !

Made very welcome with my dog by the excellent bar staff. Ordered the 1lb burger as I was quite hungry, quite simply the best burger I have ever eaten and that includes USA and Europe. Hand made by the landlady, so different to must pub burgers that are bought from caterers. Will definitely return.

Very nice pub. We squeezed in for a evening meal. Just before a Quiz was about to start. Friendly atmosphere. Food was very nice and good value for money. I would eat here again if I am in the area.

Living in the village we call in occasionally, mainly in the off season. Nice and comfortable, lots of character, nice dining area. Its not over large but does have outside space. If I lived a bit closer this would be my local unfortunately its too far to stagger home, uphill.

We went to the Ship inn for lunch today and we all had a most wonderful meal,there was six of us and most of us had different meals. The meals came out and they were really lovely.. the staff and managers are so friendly and helpful and it was a pleasure to dine there... everyone enjoyed their meals. Will definitely will go back there soon and try their other home made meals. We all highly recommend this place...

Friendly staff and good honest tasty food at value for money prices.

enjoyed a wonderful meal in this friendly pub, with staff who went over and beyond normal pub service. The two ladies behind the bar allowed our dog in the pub, and even brought a bowl of water for the dog!

We were looking for somewhere to eat and this place was recommended by someone local. We got there 5 minutes before the kitchen was due to close but fair play they took our order and we weren’t disappointed. We had the steak meal along with cheese and onion omelette. Great sized portions and well cooked and well presented. Would recommend this place and will certainly go back again.

Been here a couple of times and the Sunday roast never disappoints Great value for money and great portion sizes always plenty of meat on the plate

We were travelling through the area, looking for a warm place for lunch on New Year's Day on our way back from seeing the seals at Horsey Gap, and found The Ship online as we don't know the area at all. Always encouraged by a pub that has been given a new lease of life, we found it and had a very lovely Sunday lunch. Roast chicken for two, and good veggie/vegan options for the other two. It is a simple friendly local pub, and the staff were very welcoming. Well done to the new team.

We have been a few times during our visits and have always eaten here. Since the new owners took it over about a year ago it's gone up in food quality and availability. The portions are large but very well cooked and presented and the deserts are just gorgeous. Will cater for your individual diary needs too if requested. The staff are friendly and very welcoming. I hear they have live music one fairly regularly but have put this on my 'to do' list as we will definitely be returning.

We visited after walking from Winterton on Sea. Arriving a little wind swept with dog in tow, who happily settled herself in front of the fire. Lady serving was extremely friendly and made sure we did not miss out on ordering food, as the kitchen was due to close soon. Good menu selection, well priced and food was lovely when it arrived. Will be coming back!

We visited on a Friday lunchtime with three dogs after a walk on the beach.

Stopped off for Sunday dinner for the last two weeks. Very good for a plated Sunday roast, choice of four meets with veg roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. Good pint of hand pull real ale.

Ate here for Sunday dinner proper roast chicken fresh veg roasties and homemade fruit crumble for pudding

Three of us went here to eat on a Thursday Tea time.

Nostalgic trip back in time Lovely food at very good prices plus good beer (makes all the difference) and friendly staff

Great place for a night out..friendly and welcoming..under new management which have now been there for 3 months or so..and here to stay..good menu and good beers too

What can I say.... Dirty glasses, dirty tables/chairs, chef wearing dirty clothes and complete rudeness from staff. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! Plenty of better options nearby

First things first. The pubs nice and the people running it are nice.

Good homemade food with good size potions. Staff very friendly. The place itself is very clean and well presented.

The Ship Inn has several potential attributes. It is located near Caister beach in a seemingly pleasant residential area. The exterior has a appealing old world look and it possesses a more than adequate garden area and front courtyard.

Called in for lunch after searching Caister and this is easily the best place. It is clean, has a good menu although not much for vegetarians and the staff, Hayley, was very friendly. Our meals were well cooked and tasted delicious. There were a choice of three real ales and the Wherry was very good.