The Ship Inn in Winchester - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

What a fantastic gem of a pub.. great food good choice of drinks a true country pub 👌

Delicious rare roast beef; the rest is just ok. Suggestion: use warm plates; the meat was cold by the time it got to table cos the plates were cold!

Was not expecting to be blown away by the portion size of the Sunday roast we had today. Well Presented delicious family-style Veg, I could not get enough of the sweet roasted Carrots not to mention the roast potatoes. To die for. I would not share My Lamb but it was too good to experience all by myself. Our last experience in the garden was good but inside upstairs is a must, so much character. Service was prompt and natural, with no hard selling. the food does it all. Do yourselves a treat and make the trip. Go for a long walk afters, recommended. Well, recommended. Well, Done Kitchen and Front of house. You will see me again. Jakes.

Always a friendly and warm welcome at The Ship Inn. Absolutely love their chicken supreme, the food is homemade with a good selection of choice and is always hot and fresh. Highly recommend and there is a good size car park too,

I often travel here for an evening meal, today I took the plunge and tried the "pie of the day", which as it happened was chicken and bacon. The pies are made by the owner, a Romanian fellow with a name I can not pronounce, much less spell. But the pastry! OMG this is the finest pie pastry I have ever tasted. I'm no expert, but I'm guessing he uses flaky pastry for the pies, rather than the usual shortcrust or puff top. We do have to educate him however about gravy. You don't serve beef gravy with a chicken pie! Not in England, anyway!

Excellent food and nice atmosphere. Local beer was good. Very pleasant landlord. Ample parking. All well kept.

Netzes kleine Pub, or nice little Pub...

My wife and I took my parents here for Sunday lunch to celebrate Father’s Day. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome. Great Sunday lunch menu and the food was delicious. I recommend the ‘nutless roast’ - their very tasty vegetarian option - and their roast potatoes are amazing. Also the chocolate brownie was a generous size and dripping with rich chocolate. Very good value too. This pub has a lovely, unpretentious homely feel. So glad to have it as our local!

Generally made to feel welcome, charming friendly atmosphere and amazing food such quality

We were taking my 88 year old Dad out for lunch and like to try new places. We arrived at The Ship at 12.30pm and were greeted by a lovely lady behind the bar who took our drinks order and, 10 mins later, a food order. Not overly busy but 20 mins after ordering all customers were warned of a food delay as there was only one person in the kitchen. Oddly, some people who ordered food after ours were served first (maybe theirs were ready meals?) At 1.35pm, 55 mins after ordering and still no sign of our meals, we decided to politely pay for the drinks and go. Lovely lady behind the bar was very apologetic. Just as we were about to leave the ‘cook’ came storming out the kitchen, looking very cross saying our food was on its way. He then had the audacity keep berating us, shouting for all to hear, that we had only waited 40 minutes. We only ordered pub regulars of gammon, scampi and fish cakes so maybe timing isn’t his forte! Won’t be going back anytime soon and can’t review the food as it never arrived!

Great country pub Good food . Staff are excellent. Had a great meal with friends. Very welcoming. Would recommend. Thank you .

Nice catch up with friends today. Lovely lady behind the bar. Great service. We all had a nice 3 course meal. The pub shut at 3 but there were in no rush to close. Would definitely go there again. 😁😁😁

Excellent Christmas menu. Very good and would recommend.

Exceptional service and good food.

Always amazing food and service.. the staff very friendly, food great value for money.

A lovely traditional country pub with a warm welcome and a good selection beers and food.

3 of us visited on a late September evening, Very warm welcome from the staff. Good choice of drinks available and a reasonable choice on the menu. Dad's starter of Whitebait was excellent but maybe too large a helping for a starter. They both went for Lamb shank mains while I pushed the boat out for the fillet steak, which was cooked medium rare to perfection as ordered and the parmesan coated chips were lovely. All three thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Dad and myself finished things off with a lovely slice of cheesecake and mum chose profiteroles. Value was very good for home cooked pub food. The old stone pub was quiet and the lighting is not too bright with a mix of furniture. Would definitely visit again if in the area. Left a menu in our holiday let for others to find.

Visited The Ship with friends and their 16 month old daughter on a Saturday lunchtime and couldn't have been made more welcome. The food was home cooked and delicious without being overly fancy and served on a roof slate! Service was impeccable and we would recommend to others and revisit without fail.

I arrived as they opened, and the barman (manager?) greeted me in a friendly manner and when asked told me they were serving in half an hour. I waited, and ordered. The staff are friendly, even to a solo male traveller, and the BBQ ribs were very well cooked. They fell away from the bone and were accompanied by a real side salad dressed with balsamic vinegar, and the obligatory chips (less said about them the better). Would I recommend it? Yes I think I would. Having had a similar dish at a Frankie and Benny's I can see now just how good the ribs at the ship are! They had too much BBQ sauce on for my taste, but a friend assures me she cant have enough BBQ sauce, so that's just me then!

Food was disappointing. My friend had the fishcakes which were really dry and frankly looked like they'd come from a packet. I ordered gammon and got mostly peas. Dessert was ice cream which was clearly very cheap, the sort you can get a big tub of for a couple of quid in ASDA. We felt cheated as this cost the same as a quality meal yet I've had much better at Wetherspoons. Not much of an atmosphere either. We were also told we needed to leave before 9pm as they were closing up!

Disappointing considering all the good reviews. I had fish cakes from the specials menu, which unfortunately weren’t very special. They were £16 and both were so dry, definitely not worth £16. We both had ice cream and it was really cheap quality that is usually given on a children’s menu, and that was £6. Staff were friendly though.

Lovely place but I'm not sure if its open often enough for some reasonso you tend to drive past expecting it to be closed most times..Food was lovely though. Food for lunch service is a small window as well, saw two people get turned away at 2.15.... Seemed a bit strange to turn customers away it wasn't busy at all...Anyway if you do catch it open its lovely 😊

Great meal of King Prawns and Cajun chicken. Highly recommended.

Lovely little country pub on the road to Alresford. It's very easy to drive past but it's well worth stopping for a visit. We dropped in for lunch on a sunny spring afternoon and were very glad we did. The food was excellent (steak and ribs), the beers were well kept and the pub had a real sense of age and tranquility about it. We will be back

Very nice staff & good quality food.

The food at The Ship Inn is always superb. The menu has something for everyone and there is usually a couple of specials to accompany the menu too. The welcome is always friendly and it’s cosy inside. Highly recommend. There is parking on site too.

Ate at the Ship Inn as a group of five on a Tuesday night. It was a throughly enjoyable experience, the staff were warm and welcoming and the food was good hearty pub grub, of a really nice quality. Table was booked for 19:30 and even though they were due to close at 21:00 they stayed open a little later to allow us to have deserts. Would throughly recommend.

Sunday lunch after a walk around Hinton Ampner. Nice nautical themed pub with onsite parking and plenty of tables. Food was good but would score 5 🌟 if the allergen information was a bit easier to find. Gluten free available and staff were very friendly!

What a wonderful surprise at the end of our walk! The Ship Inn’s Sunday lunch was certainly well worth a 6 mile hike. The food was ‘just like home’ (only better!) - the beef was beautifully cooked, with Yorkshire pudding and a range of vegetables and roasties. The roast chicken received good reviews too. Service was friendly and helpful - thank you so much for a great meal.

Great food good hosts, again another old style pub, recommended

What a lovely, cosy and traditional pub. Excellent food, freshly cooked, and good quality ingredients. Ambient and comfortable interiors, clean pub, friendly staff, nice toilets! Nicely decorated inside, not trying to be too fancy, just naturally a nice place to relax with tasty food. Glad it's local to me, I will be back!

Fantastic - lovely staff. Horia & Josie are lovely!

Creative and imaginative menu. Excellent cuisine. We went when Greek dishes were featured - very authentic and beautifully cooked. Can't wait to go back!

Don't be deceived by the outside, the food is freshly made, good produce and tasty. A slightly limited menu but well worth going. Staff very pleasant and hospitable.

We decided to try the Sunday roast as the reviews were good. It was excellent! The beef was medium rare and loads of lovely veg too all for £12, the drinks were also reasonably priced and the service very friendly. It is to be expected that after the last 18 months food and drink costs will increase, but this lovely little pub are not on the bandwagon of charging extortionate prices. Well done!

Just had the most delicious Sunday Roast with excellent service, good company lovely atmosphere. Thoroughly recommend.

My family and I were away in Hampshire and my parents stumbled upon this pub on a drive to New Arlesford. They nipped in for a drink and were in love straight away. They commented on the friendly welcome and the great beer and cider. Consequently, we booked in for dinner the next evening and were not disappointed. We were made to feel welcome from the moment we walked in and were well looked after throughout our meal. The food was delicious and the portions were huge. If we are ever in the area again, I will definitely be sure to visit.

Had the burger. It was pretty epic in size!

We were spending a few days walking Winchester to Alton in a heatwave. Although we carried water we ended up stopping off a number of times to quench our thirst. Our drink of choice was soda and lime. The average cost of two pints of this was £2.80. However we were charged £5.60 at the Ship. I was served at the bar and we drank our drink in the beer garden. We were at the time deciding where to return to for an evening meal. Needless to say we did not return here

Lovely meal, NO Football on TV which was great. Lovely company.

Good new menu for the May 2021 re-opening after lockdown and reasonably priced. Excellent service as usual, good Covid protocols in place and a very pleasant experience all round.

Fantastic food and nice service. Very clean

Attended with my in laws and 3 year old for a late lunch. Pleasant food. Ate in the garden so cant comment on atmosphere Staff friendly and welcoming. Only criticism would be the chips were overly salted for me and there was only 1 childs option for food. Still happy to give 5 stars as was very nice good for a pub lunch in the garden.

We eat at The Ship Inn regularly and it has now re-opened after the lockdown period with a fab new menu. The food is always served hot and fresh and the welcome is always friendly. There is also parking at the pub as well as an area to be able to sit outside. Highly recommend.

Swift, friendly service. Lovely beer garden and nice drinks 👍🏼

The Ship Inn is a fantastic place to eat.. We had the best pub Sunday lunch proper Roast potatoes perfectly cooked roast beef and tasty well cooked vegetables. love this pub and it has a great everyday menu.. Staff are friendly good choice of drinks and well set up for social distance in place due to covid.

A wonderful pub - perfect food and the staff were so friendly and helpful - will certainly visit again

We dropped in for lunch on a long car journey. There was a good choice of food including excellent fresh soup served with delicious bread. The mains were also delicious and well presented. The staff provided friendly, speedy service and the prices were reasonable.

Only went for drinks but nice ale, friendly table service.

The pie of the day was really excellent, best I've had in ages; the chicken skewer starter was very tasty as well as the small salad. Staff very friendly. Definitely recommended, I will be back.

Pleasant little pub with freshly cooked food at reasonable prices.

I’ve been to this pub many a time and am in love with the food here. Sunday lunch is my personal favourite as you always get so much food for your money and all amazing quality that never disappoints. Also the couple who run it are AMAZING and never fail to greet me with the upmost kindness. Couldn’t speak better of it and will continue to stop in here every time I pass through town

We eat here regularly as we live close by. The welcome is always friendly and the food and service is always superb. We highly recommend eating here and it carries out fantastic Covid procedures so you can feel relaxed in a safe environment whilst enjoying a superb meal. There is seating both indoors and outdoors which is also great for social distancing. One of our favourites and so pleased that they are back open after lockdown! Thank you guys

Delicious food and good drinks menu too :) Definitely will go back!

The pub has adapted well in relation to Covid, they had hand sanitiser, a one way system, screens and staff were wearing visors. Our drinks and food order was taken by a nice young lady who was polite and check if everything was okay part way through our meal. Then a man cleared our plates and took our order for dessert, he seemed very flustered and was rushing around a lot- having quite a big impact on the relaxing environment. I understand there were more customers being seated and they were probably under staffed- however for me personally this impacted my visited. The main courses were average, having ordered scampi, ribs, pie and fish. We went on a Tuesday evening when Eat out to Help out was taking place, I thought because of this they had made the portion sizes smaller but was reassured that they had not altered their portions sizes because of the scheme. If this is the case, we found the portion sizes not worthy of the menus full price, nor worth the price for the quality/taste of the meals. I can only speak on behalf of the 4 mains which we ordered, but we found these mains small and average. Still feeling hungry we ordered dessert. The waffle which we ordered had been left in the toaster for too long and it was very hard on the bottom. Unfortunately we ordered the cheese board for £10 which was very underwhelming as it was served on a small white side plate. It included 6 crackers, a slab of butter and a small chunk of Cheddar, Brie and Stilton cheese. When we spoke to the waiter about our dissatisfaction, he got quite defensive. We were told that the cheese was no longer being served on a board, that cheese was expensive and that we should just compare it to the other restaurants in the local area. To which I replied that perhaps customers be made aware that this dessert is a very basic cheese and crackers- not having any resemblance of a classic cheese board. I suggested that they added some chutney and grapes, which would greatly raise the standard, of which I was told it would be “considered”. So I hope this advice is taken on board, so future customers are not as disappointed as we were.

Visited with my wife. My wife had the Brie starter 9/10 and Gammon main 8/10 (unfortunately the egg wasn't runny) I had Cajun chicken skewers 9/10 and the burger 10/10 both went down well with a Black Rat cider or two. We were seated inside and the décor was really nice, it was a little hot but what can you do. Very clean and good Covid measures in place.

I had the cheese and bacon burger, my partner had the halloumi burger both were very nice. My partner also had the homemade cheesecake. This is probably our 5th visit to this pub and every time the food has been excellent

Not sure what happened to the beef but it was not edible, the roast potatoes were greasy and not fresh. I have been coming to this pub for many years and with Josie in charge it was great. Today I was served a horrible roast dinner which I sent back. I appreciate that these are hard times in the pub industry but serving poor quality food will only set you back even further.

Great food and friendly staff. Lovely traditional pub with a nice garden for open air drinking. Been coming here off and on for years!

Really nice burger at a great price. Staff were friendly food was lovely only thing I could fault was the beer had an strange taste but not really a complaint I really enjoyed it here.

I did not visit here 2 weeks ago but from past experience all is fantastic with the food and service.

Today we visited could not believe 5.50 for coffee not great quality ☹️ staff not freindly food average expensive for what it was I would not Rush back

This pub is now in shared ownership with the Fox at Bramdean and they seem to have much in common. The menu was extensive and many dishes looked attractive. Since we only needed a light lunch, we had the soup of the day (watercress) which came with a small warm crusty loaf and proper butter - not the foil wrapped little parcel. My pint of Summer Lightning was excellent, but since I was driving, I couldn't have seconds. It's on the list for a repeat visit.

Another visit to our local, this time for Valentines evening. As usual we had a very warm welcome from Josie & Horia. The meals, Lamb Shank & Venison, were wonderful as was the Merlot. A really enjoyable and relaxing evening.

Cosy pub with a good selection of food. Classic British menu to select from with a wide choice of ales from the bar. Staff really friendly and made sure everyone at the table was looked after and food was good. Very happy would recommend

Clicky pub where if you are not a "Local", the do not bother

Visited here for a family lunch between Christmas and new year, nice friendly staff. Good food and choice of drinks. Will visit again.

First class excellent service and food

Cosy pub with sublime food, couldn’t believe how good it was! We had the roast chicken and pork on a Sunday, great portion size with very tasty food, and Apple pie for dessert was fantastic. Staff are friendly and swift. Thoroughly recommend!

Lovely food. A little loud, but that may have just been because there was a large party when we visited.

Excellent service. Very attentive and friendly staff.

We came in for Sunday lunch and were pleasantly surprised by the menu which was slightly different from the norm. I had stuffed pork belly with seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes and my partner had minted lamb shank with seasonal vegetable and roast potatoes although not cheap everything was prepared in house and was absolutely delicious

We ate here on Tuesday evening. The menu is fab, as was service and the food. Everything was perfect The pub is very clean and tidy and there is a good sized car park. We will definitely be returning and highly recommend it to others

A sad day today, our mum's funeral, was made so much better by having her wake here.She was a regular Saturday night customer, (despite being tea-total!), and Josie, H and the staff certainly did her proud, even with Josie on crutches after another nasty operation. Everyone was greeted with respect and dignity, the buffet was beautiful and more than enough to cater for the number we had given. Family and friends all commented on how lucky she was to have such a lovely pub as her 'local'.Thank you so much to everyone involved.

A friendly local pub with a good atmosphere. Helpful staff, good service and nice range of food to choose from. Well worth a visit when in the area.

Great ales, nice friendly atmosphere.

Handy parking, clean restaurant, I suggest booking at peak times. Lovely prawn cocktail, tasty soup. Roasts were very good, yummy cauliflower cheese, veg cooked perfectly. Good service, friendly welcoming staff. Definitely a place worth a drive for a good meal. Happy to return here, even worth making a special trip.

Friendly staff who seem to enjoy their job. Not cheap for food or drink...Peroni at £5.00 is probably just about its money. Bottles of wine at £16.00, less so. This venue is not great for those with mobility problems, as the toilets are only accessible by stairs. Beware of the car park when leaving, as the traffic approaching from the left, is badly obscured by bushes. Probably a good place for taking your partner out for a special occasion?

Popped in today and enjoyed a really lovely lunch. Service and food both excellent! I would thoroughly recommend the chocolate brownie!

The Ship Inn, Bishops Sutton is a delightful place to enjoy excellent food and real ale's. The Landlady and Landlord are lovely, providing superb service and food. I have eaten here many times and will continue to do so for great company, great food, great atmosphere.

got of the bus and was told as soon as walked in the door that was not welcomed as I had posted that the beer was not to my taste when on holiday in the north east, very immature young landlady who doesn't know anything about customer relations. up to you but prefer Alresford for proper beer, but as being my local thought I'd pop in. what a welcome back from our holiday :(

A warm and friendly pub, nice atmosphere, beer and food very good

Excellent food and service. Such a nice location if you want to be outside the bustle of alsford for a weekend lunch. Highly recommended.

Excellent food and friendly service

I didn’t really expect The Ship to be busy on a Tuesday night, but the atmosphere was buzzing!

We were running late and didn't realise the time as we were at a venue and had been delayed, had booked a table for 5pm, Josie phoned us at 5.20pm and kindly rebooked us for 6.30pm, great customer service

Lovely food and exceptionally friendly and helpful staff.

This little Inn does not shout at you to visit, sitting quietly on the side of the road to Alresford, but we decided to call in anyway, and aren't we glad we did. The Menu, whilst small, had something for everyone and it was all home cooked, with proper vegetables and potatoes which were perfectly cooked, there were three clean plates at the end and despite being full we couldn't resist the home made cheesecake, simply lovely.

We often nip out for an early evening glass of something here, but today decided to have Sunday lunch.

A very good selection of quality real ales and good menu with a wide variety including specials board. It has a cosy and informal county pub feel and the level of service was outstanding, nothing too much trouble for the friendly and cheerful owners. We have had a number of meals recently here which have all been consistently excellent.

I’m not sure why but expectations weren’t high when visiting The Ship. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Superb roasts - beef, pork and chicken. Yummy puds. Excellent service. Good value.

A warm welcome, excellent food quality and really good, friendly service. Their normal menu has good food but their specials board always includes something more exotic. Wonderful place to stop for lunch!

Nice local pub good home cooked food

Good local pub. Good food. Friendly owners. Not always the same beers... Which might be a good thing?

This pub continues to deliver. So often our visit follows a long work day.

Well worth a visit booking recommend weekends, good selection on menu, good selection of local beers, food very good

Just had some of the tastiest food I’ve I had for a long time. Very good food selection - home made - well presented - excellent service. Will definitely be returning. Thank you

The food AND service were so perfect. Really glad we went

We called in here one Friday night on the recommendation of a friend and we were not disappointed. The menu was extensive with lots of specials available as well. The food was prepared to a high standard and arrived quickly with the service being absolutely lovely. As the mains and starters were so good it would have been rude to not have dessert, which again was great. I definitely recommend the chocolate mousse, its devine!

Having read all the reviews of the places for lunch in the area, we picked The Ship and were looking forward to something special. We were sorely disappointed. The food was perfectly edible but no better than average. The desserts were better than the mains (all at £6.95). The service was pretty average too. Will not be returning.