The Ship Inn in Plymouth

We went for lunch last week, it was so disappointing. Food very average and also the waiting staff had no finesse. We had an average meal at The Ship about 5 weeks ago but thought we would give it another try to see if we were unlucky, sadly no improvement at all. Such a shame.

On recommendation, we had Sunday lunch at The Ship Inn. We were not disappointed. Lovely old pub, beautifully presented. The food was good, service good and a great place to catch up with old friends. We will visit again.

Fully recommend the ship Inn first time dining with friends. Every mouthful down to the last was amazing we had a lovely evening. Thank you.

Good pub food the burger was excellent good size juicy and nice sauce excellent chips. Friendly service and a pleasant pub atmosphere.

An absolutely wonderful pub, with top notch food and friendly staff. I cannot recommend it highly enough for it’s excellent food and calie

Fantastic in every way. Warm welcome, timely service and well cooked good quality food at a fair price. The menu choice was great something for everyone on every course.

First visit to The Ship. Fantastic evening meal and great calm atmosphere. The location is also beautiful. Sincere thanks to Pete who recommended the Sea Bass with his own creative twist including a sauce. It was the very best Sea Bass I’ve ever had ( I like Sea Bass ). Talented chef for sure. Excellent accompanying wine list with very reasonable pricing. Highly recommended. Thank you team Ship ⭐️

Amazing lunch at the Ship today, the new chef is stepping up to the mark with some FAB dishes. My Sea Bass was fresh and very tasty, my other half had Monk fish linguini in a lovely sauce. Previous visits over the last month or so included homemade beef and ale suit pudding and a very good belly pork. Will definitely be back in a few weeks.

Friendly staff. Dog Friendly Bar. Food is Amazing. Great Atmosphere. Plenty of space to spread out. Very accommodating. Pretty young waitresses. Prices good for the standard and quality.

Spacious, traditional 3-bed room, bathroom with shower! Clean and comfortably furnished. Service was nice and friendly. Full English breakfast and vegetarian breakfast was delicious. Cornflakes, yoghurt, juices, coffee or tea could be added. Highly recommended for one night.

Visited the ship twice whilst staying at the anchor inn in the same village . Fantastic service , food and atmosphere. Could not fault anything and the staff on both nights were exceptional.

A perfect Sunday lunch in a quintessential country pub. Tastefully renovated and located in an idyllic Devon country village. Definitely ticks this box but there much more. Traditional Sunday lunch menu with other options if the 'roast' isn't your first choice. Locally sourced ingredients, well prepared & presented. Good selection of local ales and welcoming local staff. Yes, ticks all the boxes! Recommended and looking forward to a return visit.

Great Sunday lunch and lover staff

... in a quintessential country pub. Tastefully renovated and located in an idyllic Devon country village. Definitely ticks this box but there much more. Traditional Sunday lunch menu with other options if the 'roast' isn't your first choice. Locally sourced ingredients, well prepared & presented. Good selection of local ales and welcoming local staff. Yes, ticks all the boxes! Recommended and looking forward to a return visit.

Gorgeous food and great service

Wow!!! Haven't visited here for a while but sooo glad we did! The food was stunning, service impeccable and other businesses in the South hams could learn a thing or two about offering decent homemade, imaginative, quality food at a fair price. The chef obviously knows their stuff. Meal was beautifully balanced. The menu choices were imaginative and enticing. The service was attentive and prompt in a full pub. You've restored our faith in finding somewhere that offers such great quality.

Well worth a visit, best meal we have had out in ages, friendly staff and great food,

We had a great dinner in this comfortable pub. The menu is varied but not too large (great fish and desserts); the tables aren’t too tightly squashed together; the service is friendly and attentive. A lovely meal.

Booked a birthday dinner with a group of eight following a recommendation and The Ship gave us a wonderful evening. The food, range of wines and service were all excellent. We all chose different items from the menu and everyone was very happy with their choice. The meal was delicious and memorable. We'd definitely go back and would look forward to it too. Easy parking, lovely atmosphere on a Friday night and helpful staff. A great venue all round.

Lovely food, friendly staff, beautiful setting. Everything you want from a pub!

Fantastic food and friendly staff. The Gammon steak was exceptional. Why is it no longer on pub menus

Absolutely good, perfect! Very tasty food!!!!

Lovely Sunday lunch, great staff, food and ambience. Always enjoy our outings to the Ship.

Since moving to the area last year, this was our 6th visit to The Ship Inn. Parking was easier than we expected, and the greeting was excellent. The restaurant area seems very large, going off into a far room. Tables aren't crammed in and vary in size. The menu was good and varied. The Sunday Roast fayre us exceptional in quality and £18.95 each. We have been there for supper too. I had a pint of Dartmoor IPA and my wife had a Diet Coke. I recall the bill came to around £90 for 3 of us but given the difficulties for pubs, the taste and quality of the food was well worth it.

Interesting menu. All three of us had different things,everything was good. Enjoyed the junket.

Excellent Sunday roasts. Always top class food and service. One of our favourite places.

We met up with friends from Hampshire and their Canadian visitors and enjoyed a delicious, relaxed meal in comfortable surroundings. The Scotch egg was pronounced a success, and we chose a variety of main courses. The fishcakes were delicious but maybe a bit more crab would have made them even better. Then the Peanut curry was a pleasant twist on the norm, and hugely enjoyed. Other mains were the chicken supreme, gammon and haddock and the empty plates a testament to their quality. Two puddings and coffee finished off what was a lovely evening. Many thanks to the staff and chef. Only issue was that we couldn’t tip on our cards and only a couple of us had cash for a tip. We would have been very happy to add to our bill to say thanks for a good evening.

Food was good but the service was slow and confused. As we were waiting for our main course they brought our starters for a second time!

Another great Sunday lunch well served by the team at The Ship 😀

Booked last minute, the food was excellent. I'd certainly recommend it. We'll be back.

Beautiful food and excellent service, the venison dish was divine. I last minute booked this table in a bit of a panic (because I was in charge of booking an early meal en route to a theatre date in Plymouth and everywhere I tried was full...) But I could take full glory for finding an absolute gem of a meal in a lovely pub. Thank you for rescuing dinner and impressing my date with an excellent choice of venue by me! Would definitely recommend.

Excellent, great food great service.

Absolutely stunning spot in the village. We were a walk in on a Sunday. We had a delicious Sunday Roast, Beef cooked medium-rare (perfectly!!) & Pork with crackling. Followed by a generous sticky toffee pudding. Such a friendly and relaxed environment (I believe we sat in the snug) lovely characterful building but with beautiful lighting too. Dog friendly which is a bonus. Will definitely recommend and be back again in the future! ☺️

Good food, wide choice, nice atmosphere, welcoming open fire. Busy, suggest booking ahead.

A quick visit but we enjoyed the food and drink at The Ship. Easy to park in the village centre (or in the pub car park behind The Ship) and the staff friendly and welcoming

I called in with a group of 15 cyclists, with a booking, on a cold and rainy February lunchtime. There was a roaring fire, a good menu, great choice of beer and cider on tap, and excellent food and service. Would happily come back, and will.

Lovely atmosphere, friendly, attentive staff, prompt service, and delicious food as always

Really lovely food served by friendly and helpful staff. A great place to get a quality meal although quite a formal place for dining. Brilliant choices on the menu, dishes which would appeal to everybody. I had the soup which was rich and tasty and served with top quality sourdough bread. My friend had the suet pudding whoch looked amazing and was a great sized portion.

Every time I come down to Devon to see my Mum we always come to the Ship. Great food great service just wonderful all round. 10/10

Not many prawns in prawn cocktail but lots of lettuce. Beef tough & gravy not very tasty. Certainly not worth the £30 paid. Asked for coffee after meal & told they were closing in twenty minutes because they 'all had to be somewhere'! They were not particularly apologetic about any of it!

Excellent food, friendly helpful staff and a pleasant atmosphere.

Been to the Ship Inn Ugborough many times, good welcome and attention by Paul and staff. Had mussels to start, excellent, then the lamb shank, lamb shank was ok but the vegetables & fondant potatoes seemed like they had been re-warmed, not so good.

Excellent choice of menu food & service for a friend's 80th birthday today 😊

Another superb Sunday lunch. Thank you...

Fabulous food, lovely pub atmosphere. The best part of the experience is the service. Absolute superb, Paul was incredibly helpful and good humoured and his trousers are amazing. You absolutely have to visit.

Simply amazing. The staff are wonderful and friendly, not to mention the food which was some of the most amazing food we've ever had. No complaints about the food, truly compliments to the chefs. If you're looking for food in the area, this is the place to go.

Superb food, venue and service. Highly recommended

Lovely rural pub serving fantastic food

Lovely lunch, but choice for a lighter meal was limited

Despite living about 2 miles away, we'd never actually been to the Ship Inn even though we'd been recommended it several times. So when family came to visit us, we took the opportunity and went. It's a lovely setting, in the village square, with a nice church opposite. We were spoilt for choice with the menu. My brother-in-law and mother-in-law both saying they could eat everything on the menu and were having a hard time picking. To cut a long story short, they both commented that the food was the "best they had EVER eaten anywhere" and that's quite high praise from a 60yo and a 85yo who have eaten at their fair share of places in their lifetime. Suffice to say, we'll be back.

Booked on off chance after helping at Ugborough fair the food was fantastic and the service from all staff was absolutely brilliant especially Paul will definitely be back.

Food gr8. Very friendly staff. Dogs welcome.

Great atmosphere, amazing food, especially attentive manager/owner in a very nice floral shirt! He made the whole experience for us will definitely be coming back to share a laugh with him.

Brilliant pub ! Lovely food , great atmosphere. If you are within 20 miles of this pub come here it’s amazing

Lovely pub. Great food…really great food! Even the kids burger was surreal! Would highly recommend

Delicious food and great friendly service. Would definitely come back.

A Great Menu would Recommend if your passing through book ahead though 👍

We came as a large party the evening before my sons wedding on April 20th. The service,food and overall welcome for us was absolutely superb.Thank you all so much.

Friendly service. Lovely atmosphere. Excellent food.

Excellent food friendly staff. Really liked it a lot.

Great food, friendly, well priced.

Superbly seasoned food, pleasant dining area and genial hosts. No complaints whatsoever.

Absolutely fantastic. Good value for money, friendly traditional pub with exceptional food

Service outstanding, menu extensive, and a good variety, well presented hot and full of flavour. And the prices are competitive.

Good food - selection of beers could be better

Awesome food and service . That’s a rap .

Fantastic food in a lovely setting.

Amazing food... lovely staff ❤️

Beautifully presented example of a British pub. Contemporary decoration and solid menu. Great welcome on arrival.

Great looking pub. All the staff were helpful, professional and friendly. The food WAS REALLY good. My confit of duck with kale and fondant potatoes was lush as was my starter of melted brie in rosemary infused breadcrumbs served with a chorizo and tomato chutney was very moreish. Unfortunately I was too full for a pudding but the ones coming out of the kitchen looked very tasty. Reasonably priced especially considering the quality. A lovely evening all round. I will definitely be going back there.

A very warm welcome lovely food and drink would recommend a visit

Awesome Sunday lunch. Delicious beef! We will be back. Ann & Charles.

Would definitely recommend! We went out with friends with two babies in our party. We were very well looked after and the food was great! Will definitely be going again 🙂👍

Fish cooked to perfection. Food all arrived together so no one in group left waiting. Friendly welcome and not rushed. Will make our go to restaurant.

Very tasty roast beef dinner and pudding was lovely too!! Staff very friendly and would definitely recommend 😊

Lovely food, lovely atmosphere, lovely staff & great value for money!

Really delightful food, excellent service, can’t fault it, definitely be going again

Brilliant! Warm welcome, lovely pub, delicious food.

Great place. Fantastic kitchen!

A nice family meal out, with good service.

Lovely pub we stumbled across while we were down in the area for a wedding at Dunwell Farm. The owner was lovely and the food was really really good. Dog friendly too!

We had a superb meal there yesterday The food is excellent and the staff so helpful. Thank you for a great experience will definitely be coming back

They squeezed us in without a reservation. I had a delicious dover sole

Fantastic pub, great service and went out of their way to please our kids. Amazing food, the steak was delicious...would highly recommend

Nice pub, friendly staff, fast service and good food in big portions.

Friendly welcome. Tasty Jail ale. Excellent, imaginative food. Recommend.

We love this pub and eat here often. The food is delicious and the staff are super friendly

Excellent food. Very good service.

Food absolutely lovely and staff too. Strongly recommend

Loved our visit to The Ship Inn. Called in on our return from Milton Sands for a meal. The staff were very friendly and accommodated the three of us + our dog. A high quality, reasonably priced pub and probably the best meal I've had in ages. Dog friendly & well worth a visit. Lovely rural village setting.

Excellent menu, wine list, beer selection and service, and they allow dogs in the bar which could pass as most pubs restaurant. Tucked away in the picturesque village of Ugborough, this was a gem of a find, unfortunately we found it on the last night of our holiday. We would definitely recommend to friends visiting the area.

This is a hidden gem Food fantastic Staff warm and friendly Would highly recommend

Excellent village pub the food and hospitality is brilliant well done to Paul and all the staff a big pat on the back for the chef.

My parents and I came here for an evening meal after a rather long day out. First of all, the staff were super friendly and cheerful - and made us feel uttermost welcome, which is really refreshing when coming into a restaurant/pub. Second of all, the food is some of the best food we've ever had: my step dad had the Arancini Crab Balls (which he commented were delicious) to start and had Hake for his main. He remarked it to be the best fish he has ever had in his entire life (considering he is a massive fish fan, that is rather exceptional). As for my mother, she is a vegan and was more than delighted to discover a proper and very well-made full vegan meal that she found incredible. I had the lamb rump which was some of the best lamb I've ever had, cooked to perfection with a brilliant sauce. Finally, the desserts were more than sublime and a very tasty end to an amazing and unbelievable meal. Truly confirming just how much of an incredible experience coming to this place was. My parents and I could not recommend this establishment enough - and we have booked again this same week, hungry to find out what the other foods on the menu taste like. Absolute perfection.

In for a quick drink, nice atmosphere

The sirloin beef was awful stringey and fat, poor quality of meat long wait to be served

A beautiful pub and location. Unfortunately the food was not as good as it should have been. A very reasonable £8 for fish and chips on a Tuesday night however I am very glad that it was not full price at around £15. The chips and peas were poor (cheap freezer type) and the fish was not as expected from a coastal South Devon pub, lots of batter and a little overdone. Staff were not particularly welcoming to holiday visitors or children.

Great pub with excellent cfood and very friendly staff

Friendly staff, pleasant and accommodating. Good food. Very nice mood even during the day, at night I'm sure it will wonderfully cosy especially if the fire is burning.

Very welcoming and great service. I had lamb rump perfectly cooked pink, whole dish was amazing. Would highly recommend for food or to stop for a drink.