The Ship Inn in West Dorset

Two visits over the last few days. Pleasant staff, decent beer and nice atmosphere but nowhere to sit - the first time all the tables in the pub were reserved for a quiz, the second time it was lad out, theatre-style, for the rugby. We cleared off to The Volunteer.

We had lunch here and it was silly busy, the barmaid was on her own and working as hard as you could, but we ordered food.. Two of us ordered the traditional ploughman's, big mistake, it came with two slices of buttered bread with small pieces of cheese. One of us took it back and got a full refund but I ate mine as I was hungry.. will not visit again shame but Lyme has plenty of quality eating places.

I have given this a 3 as the service was excellent, but the ploughman's board was so disappointing. I sent it back and they did refund without question.. I think the photo vs. the menu description says it all.

We. Came infor a drink the music and atmosphere were fantastic! Staff were friendly and fun we had a great evening thankyou

Absolutely brilliant. V friendly happy pub. Excellent music. Friendly people. Recommended. I don't know about food, but its opposite a super chippy🙂

What a cracking little pub. Welcoming to all ages and our obvious age discrepancies drew no comment 😶 Opposite the chip shop if it helps locate the plaice . On a blowy day a pack of pork scratchings cheered her as much as her first husband was revitalised when Red Cross parcels arrived at his POW camp . Warning to this lovely place ….she plans to bring the Bowels Club for an outing. Could get rowdy!

Great pub hidden away from the main streets in Lyme Regis. Dog friendly and a decent range of local ales. Staff friendly and knowledgeable of local area.

Sadly they weren’t serving food but we did join, what seemed like, a pub full of locals for the weekly quiz night. A few beers did nothing for our quizzing but the beer was good, everybody friendly and the atmosphere electric! Loved it and want to come back next week or at least spend our 10% off dinner for participation but have to go home 😢

Went for an open mike night utterly superb.

Classic bar/pub Dog friendly. Great Guinness. Great service. Slade for life not just Christmas.....👍🏻😂🤣

Great ale served with sparklers on the pumps. Proper Job. Food was fresh and tasty

Had a lovely lunch in here today on the last day of our hols. Had the pub to ourselves because everyone was on the beach so it was perfect for us. Steak was excellent, fish and chips excellent, the music too. Little gem of a place.

Substandard meal, worst place we've eaten in lyme, other than the burger, all of the portion sizes were inadequate. The Ploughmans was truly horrendous it looked as if someone had poured a tesco sandwich on my plate. I'm really not sure how you can get something so simple so wrong. Overall, overpriced and bad portions. Service was really good and the bar staff were friendly, really hate to leave a bad review of the food but felt if we had seen this review we wouldn't have wasted close to £90 on food that was so disappointing. Next time, we would order drinks only.

Very nice place and good service

I've been to Lyme a few times. The food is fantastic and the beer was great!

Service was fine. Children’s meals were good Unfortunately our adult meals were disappointing! Whitebait that was thrown on a plate and only 6 pieces, small mussels were ok but the ‘sourdough’ bread was 2 slices of bread that looked like it was from Tesco, ploughman’s £12, again cheap bread, no apple, a ridiculously small slice of cheddar cheese (wish I had thought of taking a picture but was in shock) small slice of Brie, a tiny chunk of ham, a bit of lettuce, spoonful of chutney and some pickled radish (it was about the size of my 5yo’s children meal) Also they say on all their signs they serve all day but actually the kitchen is closed 3-5

Really pleasant and welcoming place for a drink and atmosphere. Staff were really helpful and polite. Great local place

An actual boozer. Stools at the bar, hooks for your bits n bobs, bar towels, actual rock n roll on the stereo and a half decent pint too. Marvellous.

All amazing, beer, food and people!

Lovely pub for a drink and watch the world go by

Excellent hospitality, friendly staff and great welcome. We had a great time at the ship!

A great friendly pub, food was lovely had steak one night, pie the next. Lovely pint of guinness very reasonable prices. Wish I had a local of this quality. Friendly staff and landlord. Top notch.

Had a great Saturday evening watching the Rugby on their large TV screen. Very friendly staff and customers and a brilliant atmosphere, did not eat just had drinks that were very reasonably priced. Special mention for Stevie the dog, very cute and super friendly!

Great pub with amazing staff and lovely atmosphere! The food was amazing, including vegan options which was great as everywhere else was limited. Our waitress was super friendly and the service was fast even on a busy Friday

Very traditional pub & friendly barman. Warm reception. Sadly we only had time for a swift half but will defintely re-visit for a meal next time we are in town in the next couple of months. Wished it was my local.

Great warm and freindly pub fine ale, the young lady behind the bar was very helpful and super friendly gave us lots of information about the town, we will be back.

Just been to your Christmas eve carol singing, fantastic evening, met some lovely people and had a lovely sing song, perfect evening, thank you 🎄🧑‍🎄

Fantastic food yet again at Ship Inn - great value (especially Xmas set menu including a glass of mulled wine). Quality of produce 2nd to none, and plated to perfection. This rivals top restaurant meals at a fraction of price. Very friendly pub, customers and staff. This pub has really upped its game under its new management and head chef, Zac

Great little pub! Visited every day while we were in Lyme. Really wished it was our local back home. Great choice of music playing too. Wished we could have been there for the music events!

Decent local. Parrot visitor was a nice touch too

A lovely visit to this dog friendly pub, where we had delicious paninis. They even provided us with a towel for my dog to sit on. Friendly and welcoming host.

Serendipitous find Absolutely fantastic food good prices and second to none helpful and friendly service Can't recommend enough

Lovely pub with great atmosphere. Nice mix of locals and out of towners.

Excellent place for a good drink to refresh you!! Excellent service, and very competitive prices!!

Great staff, cosy atmosphere, delicious scallops!

Proper pub. Friendly staff and good beer (cheaper than on the front)!

A few mate's had a few drinks, great staff

Tempted in by the roasted Mediterranean salad- what a great dish! Friendly and pleasant staff. Lovely atmosphere, could have stayed and listened to the music soundtrack all day.

Visited on one of their quiz nights. The landlord, Ben, gave a great intro including details of events at the pub later in the week. The pub was packed, with a nice mix of locals and visitors like us. All very friendly with good banter during the quiz. We didn't eat, but we all thought the drinks were very good value, especially the Palmers 200 ale.

Popped in for a drink. Very nice.

Just popped in for a drink after a gig It seemed quite lively but a bit young for me( I'm 63)

Warm and friendly staff met us at this recently refurbished Inn. The dining area was cosy and they welcomed our dog. It was a great menu and looked locally sourced. We treated ourselves to starters of squid, olives and homemade bread and they were perfect in size and taste. I had the delicious battered haddock and homemade mushy peas. I would have preferred the chips on the plate as the little bucket looked rusty inside. The catch of the day was hake and the clearly very talented chef offered an unusual carrot and orange 'sauce'. It was more than a sauce though! Highly recommend the lunchtime menu and will definitely be back again soon.

Lovely people and a fantastic atmosphere. A hidden gem in Lyme Regis

Excellent local pub, friendly and welcoming staff good local ale and cider, dog friendly and near the beach 👍

Great little pub. Staff and locals very friendly. Real Ale, superb.

Popped in twice yesterday for some drinks. Very friendly atmosphere and super little pub. Would recommend to anyone as well worth a visit.

Took family for lunch. Was told that the kitchen is busy but I thought we are only ordering panini so it shouldn’t take long. Ended up waited for 45 mins!

Very good food, very good service, really friendly chat and hosting by the two bar girls. The food is very good, pub grub done very well, drinks choice is decent, Palmers ales and other choices

Decent pub, under new management, very good food, high quality produce well done, good drinks and bar selection, excellent service from two very friendly and welcoming girls, great experience.

Was für ein toller Pub! Hell, sehr schön eingerichtet, tolles Ambiente und nette Menschen, mit denen man schnell in Kontakt kam. Kaltes Bier und netter Service, was will man mehr.

Can't comment on food as we did not eat . But they had live music which was excellent. The pub manager was playing guitar and a father and his daughter were singing and playing keyboard. it was excellent and the atmosphere was great.

First visit to The Ship under it’s new management. The Ship has always been the runt of the litter, in terms of Lyme pubs, but has been transformed. It was buzzing when we arrived at c.1830. Really friendly staff. We sat outside for a pint then went inside to eat. Food was very, very good - scallops and squid for starters, steak and sea trout as mains. All excellent bar the purée with the scallops which was more of a soup, but one of those things. All priced very reasonably and a cut above average pub grub. Slight down side is that the dining area is very small and was a little claustrophobic as it was so busy, and the garden could do with a trellis or a few more hanging baskets to make it a little more enticing. Overall, superb and a great new venue for Lyme.

JUNE 2023 … multiple visits. Drinking 🍺 and eating. 😎 weather days, was very lively. Young, energetic, friendly staff. We had catch of the day.. Mussels with potatoes.. worked well. Tasty. Proper pub… QUIZ NIGHT Wednesday evening. Lively. Short and sweet… met up with a local couple of friends at the Ship Inn and we suffered a ‘breakdown in communication’ they’d eaten and we hadn’t 😳. The lovely landlady feeling sorry for us (as they had no chef on that evening) let us bring in Fish, chips and mushy peas from the Lyme Fish Bar opposite. Much appreciated. Very tasty IPA 🍺 proper local pub 👍😊👏🍺. Quality landlady 👍

Recently refurbished and reopened, after a couple of years closed, this is a lovely little pub with a relaxed bar area and smarter restaurant area. Ben, the new proprietor, was great: really friendly and chatty, and happy to book a table for us to watch the FA Cup final. Food was delicious too, My OH had the fish and chips and I had the steak. All cooked beautifully. Local Palmers Pale ale is delicious. Liked it so much we're going back again at least once before we finish our holiday. I hope it's a great success.

Highly recommend a visit for the those on holiday in Lyme Regis, was recommended to us by a local. We will return

Absolutely loved the music on Sunday afternoon in this delightful pub which has amazing staff and such a great vibe to it. Highly recommended.

Landlord lovely. Very friendly, nice and clean and well presented. We just had drinks, but very enjoyable. Would go back

Great pub, friendly, helpful staff.

A wonderful pub. What joy to find mussels on the menu!! They were truly delicious, I didn't want fries with mine and the staff were more than accommodating, providing a salad instead. The staff were professional, efficient, but more importantly, fun and happy. Too full to try pudding so cannot comment but if the main was anything to go by it would have been scrummy I'm sure. Definitely an establishment to try. The views from our table of the sea were stunning.

We ate here twice and would have done so again but sadly on one night they said they weren't doing any more food although it was only 8.30 and a Thursday evening and the restaurant was busy. Not sure what happened there. Also one night the called last orders before 10 again not sure what is going on. Otherwise lovely food and good service. Really recommend it. Heard one of the staff speaking French to a group of tourists - well done!

Great pint of Dorset pale ale, while I waited for fish and chips from the chippy opposite. Very friendly welcome too!

Good service and some great food🙂Very happy

A busy town pub in a lovely town. We got a friendly welcome from the landlady, and the hand-punped ales were excellent. The menu wasn't extensive but what there was appreciated by all including the vegetarians amongst us. Good size portions, not a microwaved dish in sight. A real boozer that also serves good food.

Lovely pub with great staff highly recommend

Brilliant night well done with quizzz cheers

Drinks were 2 expensive and very quiet

Tucked away Great atmosphere Few beers watching England vs South Africa

Friendly staff and excellent pint, well worth the climb up the hill afterwards 🥵

Great pub. Stunning food. A lovely proper boozer, updated and a total pleasure to be there.

Local Palmer's pub in Lyme Regis recently refurbished overpriced in my opinion and has irregular opening hours but a pleasant enough place for a beer

Don't make enough effort, could be a great place. Smell of old oil also spoilt visit.

Popped in for a pint after a long afternoon's fossil hunting. Was being mocked mercilessly by the regulars within thirty seconds of arriving; left two pints later having made friends with most of the pub. My kind of place.

Fabulous little pub. Made very welcome by Will behind the bar and Christine the landlady. Great music and great fun.

Real pub serving drinks not food. Great landlady and a lovely cat officially called Talisker

We visited here twice during our stay. Very quiet on the Thursday but barman was very chatty and we got chatting to a few groups in there. Friday was really busy with mainly locals which we enjoyed and try to look for when we go away despite being tourists to the area. They were so busy that they ran out of ice which was a shame but they were basically the only place open past 11pm so we didn't mind too much.

Great place, proper pub in the heart of the town, with a very nice guy behind the bar!

Great pub, good beer, proper pub, kid and dog friendly, in Lyme for a week, went a few times, enjoyed every visit

Lovely tranquil pub close to the Town Mill. Very nice inside and lovely atmosphere. We went back there couple of times and always had a great time. Thursday night we booked for dinner and we enjoyed a lot actually. The menu is simple and not pretentious. The ingredients are lovely and fresh and in all fairness I had the best cooked plate of spaghetti 🍝 in england... for the first time I had a good quality spaghetti properly cooked and the tomato sauce was nice and fresh. I asked without cheese because I know that some restaurants have the habit to put cheese straight away and I don't like it but was delicious. We have mozzarella bocconcini with parma ham and the flavours were really nice. After all the horrible plate of pasta I had in Lyme this was the simpler and the best. The lady that was cooking was very nice calm and polite. She was by herself in the kitchen s well so well done. For a small and quiet place not bad. :) .

Was slightly dreading returning to this newly refurbished old favourite, but the memories are still there, the welcome was incredibly friendly and we'll be back again soon! :-)

I should have realised when the pub was empty and everywhere else was full. Positives - staff seemed lovely and friendly Negatives - Food was below mediocre. We ordered parmesan crusted chicken, salt and pepper squid, Prawns and a bowl of pasta - just short of £50 with soft drinks. The squid and chicken were covered in breadcrumb very little flavour. Who breadcrumbs squid, just a light salt and pepper batter would have been easier and cheaper and more effective. The pasta came out tepid with a cheddar grated on the top. The prawn were the nicest of the three things, nothing came out at the same time either. If I'd paid half the price I would not be writing these comments. For the first time in Lyme I feel like a ripped off tourist.

Great service Friendly staff good selection of drinks

Discriminatory Pub - Avoid! Ironically their website states “We offer a warm welcome to all, dogs included!”. Certainly not the case if you have a medical condition that prevents you wearing a face mask. Visited this pub on Saturday 3rd July and asked for a table to have a drink. There were tables available and we were about to be seated until the owner, very rudely, insisted I put on a face mask. I explained that I was legally and medically exempt but was asked to leave. The owner said she didn’t care and we were not welcome. I was absolutely disgusted at being discriminated in this way. Do they discriminate against black people, gay people for example or was it just me? The pub was busy with tables extremely close together. Certainly no 2 metre rule or social distancing going on with everyone cramped together. Having been in the hospitality industry myself I couldn’t believe that anyone would treat potential customers in this way. There are plenty of other nice pubs and restaurants in Lyme Regis so I would strongly advise you spend your money elsewhere where they appreciate your business. This pub is breaking the law on two accounts. No attempt at social distancing between tables and discrimination. Needless to say, I won’t be going back.

Very nice staff good beer and wine,ordered stuffed chicken we got 1 stuffed thigh each very disappointing, spoke to management amicably sorted.Food was very tasty .

Has been refurbished since last time here. Only had drinks but was a nice evening.

Just started serving Tapas which, I have to say, were very tasty. Friendly service and good beer

Not many beers available and very expensive. I wasn't surprised that we were the only customers in there.

Lovely pub with very helpful and friendly staff

This place is amazing, the atmosphere is friendly and warm.

New owners know exactly what they're about! Well kept Palmers beers, keg lines & cocktails

Nice pub, good selection of Palmers ale and good pub to spend the evening in.

Recently been refurbished and looks so much better, clean with a nice warm welcome feeling. Only had drinks this time but will be going back for food as menu looked good and better priced than the rest of lyme

Just enjoyed a tasty Croque Monsieur at the newly refurbished Ship Inn. Lovely food, a good pint and friendly hosts. You must visit!

I went to the pub after reading good reviews about it. Only to find it has been closed for sometime. Shame. As it sounded like a nice place.

Perhaps the quintessential local pub. Lyme has a number of good pubs but this friendly no frills pub on Coombe Street opposite the fish and chips is perfect for having a sit and a drink. No food is served here but stay a while and you may just forget what it was you were supposed to do.

Ran out of beer But it was New Years Day, think it had been a big one last night!

Nice old fashioned pub. Our favourite of all the pubs in Lyme Regis and opposite the best Fish & Chip shop in town. We found favour with Alfie the pub cat, known by the regulars as The Boss, who came and sat with us every time we visited.

Great local pub. No food but plenty of good beer.

Lovely pub with a very friendly cat called Alfie😼. Beer was good too 🍺🍺😊

A real locals pub in the heart of Lyme Regis. No frills but good beer and good service. They have a huge (but docile and friendly) cat who patrols the bar! Darts board in the bar. One evening we we're in there, they had a shanty group singing a variety of classic folk songs, it was a wonderful experience.

Great beer, huge, friendly cat. Clean toilet - which is getting harder to find.