The Ship Inn in Christchurch

Can’t stop thinking about the food which we had on Friday night. It was absolutely delicious. Defo my new place to go. The flavours were amazing and the service was great too. Shame they had no coffee left which would have finished the whole experience off nicely, but all in all we loved it and we will definitely be back. Thank you.

Disappointed, steak not good ,service OK, children jumping on seats and being noisy. Dogs barking . Needs to decide if it wants to be a pub or a restaurant.

By far the best Thai food in the area. We were welcomed warmly to our table and enjoyed attentive service with lots of smiles. Lamb shanks and sea bass were highlights! Excellent value for money

A mixture of Asian and English food. Very good value, quick and efficient service and all served with a smile. A clean environment in both the bar/restaurant and the wash rooms.

We booked a table for 6 people a few days in advice. It was for a celebration dinner. When we arrived, no one greeted us and we had to find someone to help us. Firstly the waitress said someone was sitting on our table. Then we were offered two tables a few feet apart. We had children with us and all wanted to sit together. The waitress wasn't bothered and said it's up to you if you stay. Won't be going back.

we waited over an hour for food, communication was utterly lacking and we weren’t told about the food wait until our complaint when the response was they were one chef down, completely understandable however the service was very disappointing, we overheard our waitress putting other orders ahead of ours and ignoring us/avoiding eye contact. sorry to say as usually a lovely place to visit, but the offer of a coffee on the house really didn’t satisfy when we already had to wait over an hour for a couple of sandwiches.

This was our second time coming here and the food was just as good as the first time. Oh my the peppered squid to start with followed by Thai mussels were delicious and so fresh. The whole table remarked on how delicious and fresh their food was. Very friendly staff and not too loud either. Perfect night out would highly recommend 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This is a photo of my cremated sea bass fillet. I complained to a waiter and received an apology. I asked for the chef to be informed of my disappointment and apparently ‘he didn’t say much.’ As former regulars, we won’t be returning and it’s not surprising the pub is nothing like as busy as it used to be. We left and went elsewhere for a dessert.

I recently visited The Ship annd was looking forward to spending time there with my family for my brother’s birthday however was extremely disappointed with the treatment one of our party received. It was evident that this individual was singled out for no apparent reason, which left a very negative impression. The staff's behavior was unprofessional and unjustified, making the entire experience uncomfortable and unpleasant for all of us. It's disheartening to see such unfair treatment in a place that we expected to be welcoming and respectful to all customers. I just hope the management takes this feedback seriously and addresses the issue to ensure no one else has to go through such an unpleasant experience in the future. Until then, I cannot recommend this establishment.

We visited twice while on holiday. Although both times were ok, there were little niggles on both trips. Evening dinner was good, but unfortunately due to a mix up with the order, my order was wrong. Therefore, I ate my dinner after my husband. They were very apologetic & only charged for half the dish. But the damage was done. The other visit was an afternoon meet up with a relative who lives the area. No food this time. We were interrupted by a staff member loudly putting a reservation sign on the table, inferring that the table was needed shortly. Why our table was the only one reserved wasn’t clear. We were in the process of leaving anyway. This was around 4pm & the table wasn’t booked until 6:30pm. Our impression was that diners were welcome but casual visitors not so much.

Very welcoming atmosphere especially as we had our dog with us. The food was amazing and not really that expensive. Claud was brilliant running around taking orders and serving but still took time to bring dog treats and make a fuss of our dog.

Since we discovered the Ship a year ago, we’ve been at least once a month as a couple, with friends or with family. Everybody we have brought to the ship with us has loved it and also commented that the its hard to beat. It’s our go to now and if we ever can’t get a table for an evening out and go elsewhere we are always disappointed and wish we’d gone to the ship instead. The food never disappoints Thai, pub classics, Sunday roast and puddings. The food quality and flavour is always outstanding and there has never been any issues with allergies or intolerances or food orders being incorrect. The staff are friendly, attentive and accommodating. If we bring our dogs they are always given a dog bed/blanket to put under the table and biscuits. The little courtyard out the back is lovely in the summer and the inside is cosy on colder days. We aren’t Christchurch locals and live a little while away, but will travel to come to the Ship and recommend it to any friends or family visiting the Christchurch/Bournemouth/New Forest area. We have come after a day at the beach before looking scruffy and not dressed in our finest and been welcomed in nonetheless something that you don’t always get in such a nice restaurant,

Is this a pub or a restaurant? We have been many times as locals, we took visiting friends for a drink and every table had a reserved sign on it we were told we could only use the table for 1/2 an hour after ordering drinks we had barely finished and were told that we had to move. They really needed to have a dedicated eating area where you can reserve tables only and an area where you can enjoy a drink if they are still a pub.

We visited The Ship three times in a week: the first and second for a drink; and after viewing plates of their food, the third occasion was to eat. Menu is a mix of Thai, Asian and British fare. The fish, pad Thai, chicken satay were great and my Thai hot Phad Nampridphao prawns was sensational. The Ship's staff are all welcoming and helpful, none better than Sunny who treated us so well.

We were taken to The Ship by friends who'd been a couple of times before and had raved about the food, so we were looking forward to this visit. Every aspect of our meal was brilliant. Service was friendly and informative, the wine recommendation was enjoyed, repeatedly. The food, was amazing. Every starter, main and even the sides were brilliantly tasty and hot, the best thai food we've eaten.

Lovely food and lovely staff. Cosy seating, our meal arrived swiftly and our wine brought to the table swiftly after ordering. Great visit

First visit to this lovely little pub on the High Street and we were very impressed. It’s a cosy pub at the front and a restaurant at the back. Although they serve all the usual pub favourites I recommend the Thai food as it’s exceptional. The staff were all really pro-active and friendly which made our visit even better.

Great food great service on a wet Tuesday night. Specials board had some excellent choices. The Ship burger was also an excellent choice. Definitely would come back again to try some other menu items.

Made to feel very welcome. Food was delicious. We both had the traditional English pub food main meals and really enjoyed our food. Nice place to eat.

A great place to have lunch and to take your dog the ladies behind the bar, very welcoming the food was wonderful highly recommend reasonably price for lunch. Everyone should go there at least once

The Ship at Christchurch is a really tradional style English Pub on the on Christchurch High St. We enjoyed a great Thai styled lunch after a nice walk on a fine sunny day on Christchurch Quay. The food was well prepared & the portions were generous.

Terrible service, made to feel unwelcome and almost as if we were a nuisance to them. Back of the restaurant seems to be out of bounds and for the 'owners' use?! Weird vibes... avoid!

First time we had visited this establishment as saw they had a vegetarian roast What a absolute lovely meal, friendly atmosphere and great hosts One of the best veggie roasts I’ve ever tasted and will definitely come back Well done

We looked forward to visiting this restaurant. We ordered a sharing platter for our starter which was a little disappointing, mains were tasty, I ordered the knickerbocker glory for dessert and it was a real disappointment- it had hardly any substance to it and 1 Oreo ! Total rip off. I am also sorry to say that we felt ignored, all the staff just seemed to be stood around chatting and paying very little attention to clients. Unfortunately we will not be returning.

Booked in person for table for 6 in window, was even told the table was ours for the whole evening. Arrived to find restaurant had seated another party of 8 at our table, and tried to put us at table for 4 with another chair stuck at the end ( no 4+1 still doesnt equal 6). Had agreed specifically on window table since it had view of tv on which rugby world cup semi was to be shown, so perfect for wifes birthday plus sons who wanted to watch rugby plus their girlfriends. We had cone from various parts of UK to meet up. I had explained all this to manager when booking, we agreed the booking specifically on this basis. He made some pathetic excuse but no doubt he binned us to get a few quid more from 2 extra people. So in the end he stuck another small table at end of ours ( shorter !) and only 2 of the 6 of us had an unobstructed view of rugby. Pathetic, unreliable, untrustworthy. Ruined a very important evening for us, Food was good, service patchy, but gave staff a decent tip and told them when they missed charging for a bottle of wine. We still spent more than the 8 they kicked us off for ! Dont trust them, very very poor attitude

Called in here on Monday the decor was fabulous and the place looked so inviting until we were placed at a table for 2 under a blaring speaker with loud music. I notice a previous review said the same. I asked if it could be turned turned down and was told no but offered a quieter table which was still too loud so we left.Most people like a conversation over a meal, its often more important than the food. In these covid times especially you do not need to shout to be heard. It encourages spittle and transference of the virus if you have it. You need backgroud music and ambience not a festival. Such a shame you wont keep customers like this no matter how the place looks. We had money and time to spend but spent it at a lovely little QUIET place further down the high street.

Lovely starters chicken satay on skewers , delicious and the Thai green curry was very tasty and all the family really enjoyed there meals well recommend are returning next Saturday for a meal and drinks .

Lovely Christmas Eve meal... food and service was great a fab time had. Definitely be back! Thank you 🙏

four of us had a booking on Saturday 24th October at 6.45pm first impressions we were amazed at how lovely the pub looked, we placed our order and the starters didn't take too long then the wait came! We didn't get served our main dishes until 8.40pm! It really isn't acceptable to have to wait that long..I was so upset as it was my sons birthday and we took his new girlfriend along and you can imagine how embarrassed we were it was so awkward..I was so upset as we wanted to make a special night of his birthday but plans had to be shelved because we were so long in the pub..if it was just myself and my husband we would have paid for our drinks and walked out..when I enquired about the wait they just said we are busy! That's not acceptable as they should be able to cope after all it's not a huge place and that's what they accommodate for, the amount of money we paid you do expect better service.

Amazing Pan Asian dishes.The starting platter was divine, we ordered the chicken pad Thai amd half roast duck for main,they were delicious and such a good portion size, I couldn't eat it all! Staff were very attentive and was a lovely atmosphere,will definitely visit again

Visited on the 27/10/20 for a meal on my wife’s birthday first rate service and food and great music well worth a visit

Fantastic food and great atmosphere service was really good The place was very very busy and watching some of the food come out I can’t wait to go and try the rest of the dishes they all look so lovely

We visited to try out the relatively new Thai menu. On arrival, we were impressed by the recent refit and thought the décor was very stylish. Our party of three was initially seated at a table with only two seats. We were told that this was really for two not three !! In any event, the table was very near a speaker producing ridiculously loud pop music, entirely out of keeping with the feel of the place. Blaring Michael Jackson, at disco volumes, with Thai food. How silly ! We made it clear that we would need a much quieter table and were duly seated. We noticed during our meal that the music was turned down a bit, so presume that others had complained.We chose a selection of dishes and thoroughly enjoyed them all. Stylishly presented, tasty and of high quality. Impressive.Unfortunately, the very busy restaurant was woefully understaffed. Although the staff did there best and were perfectly pleasant and willing, they were simply rushed off their feet. This led, unsurprisingly, to several service issues eg wrong orders, delays, no cutlery, etc. The staff were not well-trained as restaurant wait staff and were more like family members helping out on a busy night, which I am sure they were not.This place seems to have the feel of a pub trying to be a restaurant. Food is great but not the service. As for that abominable music...

Fabulous Asian food at the Ship Inn and gorgeous Pornstar Martinis also ( my new favourite drink!) . Loving the decor too, been a while since I visited and was a nice surprise to see the changes. Had the sharing platter - delicious and very well presented also then the Thai Green Curry - fantastic - highly recommend this place!

Such a relaxed, comfortable and tastefully decorated venue. The food, with apparently new Thai menu, so good that we visited three times during our trip to the New Forest. Seems they have a really talented chef. Background music pleasant and at the perfect volume so that we could easily hear ourselves talk. Highly recommended by two very fussy foodies!

Excellent service and delicious food. Enjoyed a lovely relaxed meal following all the social distance guidance. Having just had a revamp and now serving both English and Thai food it's well worth a visit.

This establishment has has a mini make over, sadly it hasn’t done it for us....Food vastly overpriced for the portion size, ....food taste? possibly not produced on site, although I can’t prove that, it tasted synthetic.......would we return? Definitely Not However the staff were charming and doing a good job.

First time in a pub/restaurant since March so slightly anxious. Good booking service in advance with very nice lady. But on returning for our alloted time a different lady was on the door. She was a bit confused about the booking and what time it was and said the table wasn't ready. We waited outside hoping she'd come and get us but she didn't. We returned in front of her 10 minutes later and she literally didn't remember us! Eventually another lady showed us to our table - which hadn't been cleaned. The confused lady then came over to ask us what drinks we wanted. She was wearing her mask under her nose. I asked her why but said she had asthma and couldn't wear it. There was a big delay in food arriving - over 40 minutes. Food arrived via a different server who was also wearing his mask under his nose - probably to make a point unless he also had asthma - and was delicious. I didn't feel covid rules were in place. Food was lovely. But marred by Elvis Presley on a 3 hour loop. On the way back up high street we followed the confused lady server with asthma who hadn't beenwearing mask correctly. She was walking briskly while smoking. Possibly running away from ElvisGood food but not good service.

I actually am still in shock from the service I experienced last night. Dilatory does not even begin to explain it. Starting as soon as we arrived. I had a reservation and gave the lady my name. She looked at me blankly, looked at her sheet, looked at me again. With such a vague expression I thought she was going to say there had been a mix up and she couldn't see my booking. Instead she turned on her heel and said she would go clean our table. She arrived back and shows us to a table in clear vision and one she hadn't cleaned. By the by doesn't matter, no one had been sat there. Must note, there was two of us and we were seated on a ginormous table of six. Rather uncomfortable. I digress... We were seated, no menus given to us, no wine list nothing. Five or so minutes later said waitress/maître d wanders over, asks us if we'd like a drink. We ask to see a menu, 'oh well it's just to usual stuff'. Right. Um, ok well I would like wine, is there not a wine list? Oh yes there is.. doesn't proceed to go and get it. In the end we settle for a g&t to start and ask to see a wine list so we can order for our meal. We also ask to see a food menu... Eventually she returns with a food menu, no wine list yet. We proceed to order our food, and again ask for a wine list. It doesn't come. An hour passes, we are starving by this point. We had ordered prawn crackers to tide us over and even those hadn't arrived! Eventually I go up and ask the waitress/maître d if we could have our prawn crackers as we ordered them and we haven't had them, it's been an hour. Also could we see the wine list. She give a nonchalant response and wanders off. Prawn crackers return. Still no wine list... see there is a theme here! Eventually a more bubbly young waitress brings our starter and we ask her for the Wine List and she promptly returns with one! Over an hour and 5 requests later! They clear our starter, we order a glass of wine. At this point I was reluctant to even do that as I felt I didn't want to part with my money for this ridiculous experience. Had it not been for the difficulty of getting a table and just turning up at the moment I would have left within that first hour. Now for the main course. Which arrives courtesy of the chef/member of kitchen staff. Who was lovely! We were sharing our mains and he quickly went off and got some side plates and some serving spoons and we throughly enjoyed the food. What a difference. Meanwhile the music has got incredibly loud. The Beatles crooning and whaling at the top of their lungs. So much so two tables that have been seated next to us have asked to move.Finally the initial waitress/maître d clears our plates and wanders off. No offer of a dessert menu but by this point I'd given up and just wanted to leave. Suddenly the woman appears with our bill (we hadn't asked for it). Plants it on the table and tells us we have to leave in 20 mins as it's nearly 10pm. Now don't get me wrong I understand we need to all be out by 10pm and I respect that. But that manner to really capped off what had been just truly unbelievable service. I felt like we were in some comedy or something. The woman running front of house and serving our section clearly did not want to be there. Couldn't have cared less! Perhaps she doesn't usually work there and got roped in because someone was sick, I have no idea but I just find it so hard to understand how someone, of a certain age especially, has no clear clue how to work in hospitality. It was relatively busy in there but I really can't seen that continuing with service as poor as that. Shame as the food was pleasant. I won't be going back that's for sure and if you want an enjoyable and relaxing evening, I suggest you don't either.

We eventually got our table after a person sitting outside the pub was finally evicted from our prebooked reservation . After we received our drinks the music became noticeably louder so much so that there was no way my husband and i could have a conversation without shouting at each other. We asked our waitress, who was very accommodating if it would be possible to turn the music down a notch as it was making our night a very unpleasant experience. Unfortunately her boss did not have the same attitude. The boss/landlord refused, as a consequence we said that there is no way we are going to stay and order the meal in that environment. I work in Customer Experience and the Customer is always right so he has got a lot to learn. The next table along was right under the speaker and it was deafening to their whole party. This was a very unpleasant experience and we will not be going there again. There are covid 19 procedures in place but same how noise was not adhered to. We have been shielding so this was supposed to be a nice date night.If you think you are in comparison with the Rising Sun at Purewell you have got a lot to learn. My husband says no chance therefore we will not be visiting again.

Arrived at 10.45 for a quick drink on the way back to the hotel, we were told that last orders had been called, we asked what time do you normally close, the answer was 11pm, so you would think that they would be pleased to serve us a drink, no, couldn't be bothered. The explanation was that they only had 1 table in and were closing early, truth is that there were 2 tables in use, but they could not be bothered, we walked to the George and had a pleasant drink, which venue will we pick when we return to Christchurch. Not the ship.

This pub became a real home from home for us, not least because they allow dogs in the bar. We ate here three times in a week, choosing something different each time, and it was all delicious. Despite Covid-19 restrictions, the staff made us feel very welcome, and so even when we weren’t eating here, we often popped in for a drink.

Four us visited on a Saturday evening we all had Thai starter's and mains and loved it not a bad thing to say. We all had different dishes and they were all delicious. Will be going back soon.

Best Thai in Christchurch, definitely have the prawn pad Thai! Good service, in the main high street

Superb in every respect, charming Lady greeted me, and immediately made me feel at ease. Steak pie with perfectly done vegetables, and mash potato. The whole ambience was amazing, the other waitress remarked that they were pleased to see me. Loved the music in the Bar area where i sat.

Called in on a wet Saturday lunchtime to shelter from the weather and have a bite to eat. Lovely toasties and chips enjoyed by us all, lovely surroundings and friendly pub. Would visit again 👍

Booked in advance due to the 50% eat out to help out deal. upon arrival our table was ready unlike some in the area. We chose a starter and mains from the not limited menu. Drinks arrived quickly , as did starters which were extremely tasty light tempura prawns and brucschetta. Mains followed steak done perfectly and Tuba steak which was full of flavour. The highlight though was Will our server i have never seen anyone work so hard in the two hour’s we were there he literally had sweat pouring from him. Nothing was too much trouble flitting from table to table then scooting behind the bar to serve drinks. This individual made our visit so more enjoyable as he actuality cared. Thanks Will hope your employer’s see this because will be back because of you and the delicious food

The food was awful. The mushroom soup was really salty. The main course was not as I ordered. The tuna was dry, came with some old looking lettuce and the same relish as on the bruschetta. The relish described on the menu did not come and the chips were wrong ( not sweet potato). When we complained they said it was an agency chef but still no excuse for terrible food.

The chicken in my burger was raw. I didn't notice the undercooked chicken until the end because the burger also had jalapeno peppers and sauce in it.When I told the staff they said that they'd take the burger off the bill, as well as let the chef know not to do it again. I just hope I don't spend the rest of the week with food poisoning, it's still too early to know.

First time to Christchurch - visited The Ship yesterday for Lunch. Nice pub / nice setting and wasn't disappointed. Had the Cod and my wife had the Steak pie with 2nd's of their gravy.Decent pint (Doombar ) and for once nice decent music while we ate. They were attentive and overall would recommend for lunch.

Delicious beef roast meal and Eton mess for dessert. Best roast I’ve had in a long time. Beautiful interior, friendly staff, will definitely go back

Son had lunch in the ship today Christchurch. Ordered burger meal When it came the burger was all broken up and dry with a flat bap. Not very nice. I left it and walk out. The food is normally good. So dont no what happened today 11 aug

We stayed in Christchurch for 4 nights and this bar was the one we were drawn to. Lovely large dining area inside and a quaint beer garden at the rear.The staff couldn’t have been nicer, very friendly and helpful in every way. Service with a smile goes a long way.Thank you for making our visit to Christchurch a pleasant one.

First time we had been in a pub since covid 19 started. Nice inside, screen at bar, husband did comment it was a bit tricky getting tall drinks other than one at a time. It was quiet whilst we were there, not used to pub prices 'down south' but we were on holiday.

Great Sunday Roast with family. Had delicious roast beef with all the trimmings and lovely roast potatoes. My son had a bacon cheeseburger which he said was fantastic. Awesome service as well. Highly recommended

I went to The Ship for Sunday Lunch with my family. I cannot recommend it highly enough, the food was delicious and the service friendly and prompt. Paula (the Manager) and her team looked after us very well. My wife and I both had roast beef which was amazingly tender and very tasty. The kids both had burgers which looked fantastic when they arrived, the patty itself was quite something and looked like an entire meal on its own! Clean plates and smiles all round...we will definitely be back!

I eat out a lot with family and on business in many different restaurants in many different countries-l so I am qualified to write this :) popped in to the ship ordered a Burger it was delicious, cooked perfectly! Tasted amazing homemade and with homemade sauces on the side - you can tell they have a proper chef who has clearly cooked in some top notch places and was a serious good catch for the ship! I want to try everything on the menu! Will be back.

Went to this pub for a drink, myself and my boyfriend both 19 years of age, was greeted by the bar staff who asked to see our ID, we both presented our ID to be told that we were unable to drink as we were younger then 21 years of age. The members of staff both were quite rude and not welcoming at all, and didn’t give an explanation as to why we could not drink here. Clearly our money and custom was not worthy enough in this pub.

Really disappointed as we came here for lunch. Had drinks & went over to order the food. Was then told it was to late, pointed out we were just in time & then told they stop taking orders 15 minutes before last food service?!?! Really poor service, we wont be coming again.

We visited expecting to see a live band but it wasn’t to be, however it was nice to relax with a drink and chat with family

Stopped for quick lunch. Toasties were excellent, if pricey. Ambience very relaxing. Service very friendly.

Looking for somewhere for a spot of lunch on a cold wet day. Good service, great choice and the omelette was one of the best I have eaten. That and a couple of pints of well kept Doorbar made it a real treat. As on holiday this is not local but can’t wait to return.

This is a pub which serves good food (in my limited experience) and has good music. It is directly opposite The Regent Centre. On several occasions when I have organised to meet people in The Ship after a show, it has turned out to be closed - at around 9.30pm. This seems bad business - last night the Theatre auditorium was full, but at 9.45pm, when people were pouring out of the theatre, it was closed for business. Really annoying!! My group of 6 people can't have been the only ones wanting a drink and catch-up in there!

Been looking for a place to get a decent roast. Sadly the potatoes were just a bit lacking the mean was ok and veg were good. Portion for price pretty ok and taste was there. Just prefer my roasts to have crispy crackling roast pots but over all I was happier here than with most I tried!

Had a night away locally after Xmas before getting fully back into the rat race. We were looking for an "All under one roof" eveningxand this pub was perfect. We came for a drink in the afternoon and viewed the menu and specials. We knew the had a band coming in at 10pm, and booked our table. On returning for dinner at 8pm we were given a booth which was lively as felt great for intimate dining. I had fish cakes and my husband had stilton mushrooms on toast. I chose the light starter as was having mains, and I'm honest I preferred his starter as it was delicious. I had the pork belly for main which did not disappoint, and my husband had the beef bourgignon from specials. Both were nice size portions and delicious. We stayed for a number of drinks during the band, and even had a boogie. I would highly recommend this place as an all round great night out.

Been here many times, mainly for live music nights. On this occasion just for a quick drink with friends. Ordered 2 pints of Doom, 1 of HSB. The Doom did not clear and tasted slightly acidic. I returned to bar to request a change. Barman was dismissive "nothing wrong with that, what's up with you?" and asked the other bar assistant who awkwardly agreed with him. I refused to accept it and asked for a fresh pint. "what you want instead?" in an aggressive tone. He then charged me 80p for an alternate beer. Two people waiting to be served saw this poor service and said "Err, let's go somewhere else". The pub was pretty empty, unlike the other pubs in Christchurch. I think I know why.

been before and it was OK popped in for lunch last Had chicken Chilli burger ( not normally what I would have ) but glad I did it was wonderful. Now I have a problem that hubby who wants to go every week . It really was good the chips and dips were very good also

I was shocked when I ordered the braised beef dinner about £15 and honestly there was NO meet but about a huge lump of fat yes no meet attached and when i complained the barman said it's the cut of meat??? There was no meat it was ALL FAT . I said I can't eat that so he eventually replaced it with the cheaper sliced beef£14 which was 3 very thin slices and didn't give me My £1 back.

The male toilets stink of urine and are worse than public toilets. Puts you off everything else believe me. The pub seems to have down hill a bit and is not as busy as it used to be.

Have regularly visited this pub for a beer and have always been impressed by the look of the food. However there were always different staff, some of whom were pretty poor. however we went in for a beer in May and it was being run by two more mature ladies, and did it make a difference. Out of curiosity we looked at a menu and saw that they had Omelette Arnold Bennett, which I hadn't seen for years, and it was lovely, as was my wife's Spanish omelette.

My sister & I had Sunday lunch here, Lamb roast with all the trimmings plus yorkshires! Good value. Very nice although could have been hotter. Nice friendly Pub with good service right in the High street. What's not to like!

Great pub and good service. My wifes meal was missing veg and small portions, my meal the veg was warm and hard, Would not repeat thhis visit/.

Charming little pub, friendly staff....but, the toilets need sorting out ! As soon as we walked in we could smell urine.. we sat directly opposite the bar but had to move because the smell from the toilets was over powering... such a shame

My wife and I had an enjoyable early evening meal at The Ship Inn before The Zoots 70's Concert. My wife had The Ship's Signature beef burger topped with bacon and cheese in a brioche bun plus portion of french fries and I had the Moules Mariniere - mussels with shallots, garlic, parsley, white wine, and cream, served with a fresh half crusty baguette and crisp french fries. Both main courses were delicious and an excellent meal prior to our Zoots concert at the Regent Theatre. Please make sure you book a table to avoid disappointment.

We ate early prior to a theatre visit. Good traditional pub with all staff friendly. We both had calamari which was a decent portion but nothing spectacular.

Although the band cancelled which is one of the reasons that we booked a meal the food and service was excellent

We're American, so we were so pleased to see large families together drinking and singing to the incredible music (if you have any chance to see Wise Guys, go for it). I would travel from London any time to see this lot. Amazing. Food is average but the service is so generous and gracious we didn't care.

Normally I find pub ribs blandish but asked for these by how they looked on another customers plate. Flavour was really nice and plenty of ribs. The haddock fish cakes were extremely nice and the chips on both meals were freshly cooked,

Fantastic food and value for money. We are always welcomed by the new management. All the staff our lovely and there is a courtyard at the back for us sun lovers. A must visit.

A pal booked us in, truly lovely environment, great range of beers, and a fantastic meal, absolutely wonderful friendly staff, and a great vegetarian meal ( for boring vegans) highly recommended.

Very short review as we weren’t there long enough to appraise everything. Visited on Sunday for a much needed meal for three of us before a concert. Drawn in by the menu outside, It was 4.10pm, informed that the kitchen was only open till 4 but then chef appeared and offered Sunday roast as it was pretty much prepared and easily available. Delicious! Service here was totally faultless. A great experience to visit and one which I hope to repeat. Thank you.

Had a lovely lunch. Lovely atmosphere.food was superb I don’t understand past reviews. My omelette was cooked to perfection. The spaghetti carbonara was excellent as was the chilli con Carne . Great choice of wines. Coffee good too. Staff very friendly and attentive. Recommend you try this place. Pubs like this are hard to find

A group of us went to the Ship for an evening meal,we had starters which were fine, but the main courses left something to be desired. Two of the group had pies, with crusts so hard they could not be cut, one had a burger which was totally bland and flavourless (I know, I sampled it) and I had a beef bouginion which contained more pork belly than beef. On complaining to the manager, we were met with apathy and certainly no apology. He was adamant there was only beef in the bouginion, but had to admit when faced with the evidence that it contained the pork. The staff then kept away from us, so instead of ordering more drinks and dessert, I went to settle the bill. There was no deduction offered so I said that I wouldn't be paying for the burger or the bouginion which the server accepted without argument.

Asked for a rare steak but got a medium/well done. When I complained, serving staff okay but Chef Luigi grumpy. They did give a replacement steak which was okay but not worth the money; 4 so called tempura prawns were also over-priced. Other meals fish pie & Spag Bolg. were mediocre. Will not be back & cannot recommend despite efficient & friendly serving staff.

My wife, baby with pushchair & I visited and upon walking into our closest local 50m away from where we live for the 2nd time, (1st time for drinks) we were instantly greeted with the smell of toilets, still surely they can improve? No greeting from owners/staff in an otherwise empty pub, the table directly in front of the street felt sticky, a sour faced older blonde woman who I can only presume is the owner strutted about collecting knives & fork buckets to refill visited our table but still no greeting, then came back with replacements still no acknowledgement. No table service so went to bar ordered drinks & payed for food beforehand, We ordered Spaghetti Bolognase £10.95 & Chicken Supreme £13.95, a reasonable time later the food arrived, food was tasty but extremely small child like portions, almost laughable, the bolognase managed to fit in a massive plate with tiny bowl in the middle, the chicken supreme had two tiny pieces of chicken, one of which had a large bone in, the potatoes that come with it was two salad size potatoes cut into 1cm by 1cm squares with a minute portion of green peas, which all fitted into one quarter size plate The staff didn’t visit to check if everything was ok like you would normally expect, we got up to leave still in an empty pub, no acknowledgement from anyone, or help while we struggled with the pushchair and door. We left feeling pretty annoyed and very hungry. This is our local and a deep shame as we won’t return, these lot have no understanding of customer service.

We walked into here for an evening meal and what a great choice. At the front of the pub are tables for drinking and order at the bar food but if you walk towards the rear of the pub there is what i can only describe as a gastro pub area where you are seated and table serviced. The service was very friendly and the food was excellent. Will definately be returning when we are back in the area soon.

Impromptu lunch with my wife. Not been in for years...no idea why! But based on today will be back each month! I had the Arnold Bennet omelet and my wife had the Ploughman’s. Omelet was slightly more cooked that I would have liked if honest, but I’d order it again. The ploughman’s was as you’d expect band deemed very nice. Service was great as was the choice of beers. Lovely pub and meal.

I went to The Ship for an office lunch. The food was excellent The ploughman's were huge and had a variety of different foods to delve into. I myself had the burger which was excellent. The only downside was the waiting time which was around 45 minutes for the food.

We visited Christchurch for the food festival and the town was extremely busy. We were glad we decided to try this lovely pub on the High Street for Sunday lunch. We were not disappointed at all. My child's portion of veggie roast was substantial and delicious. My husband enjoyed his hake dish which was beautifully presented.

Tuesday lunch – across from the bus stop – warm welcome – seated in the window looking out onto the High Street – decided we would both go for the crayfish prawn and avocado cocktail – not served as expected – came as a well-ordered heap with salad served alongside – accompanied by brown bread – generous portion - very tasty – needed a little additional seasoning – left as satisfied customers – thank you

This place is a beautiful little treasure in the Christchurch high street. Quite a big portion of fish and chips too even after only ordering the half portion size. Gorgeous interior and very friendly staff. Definitely recommend!

A lovely pub. Good atmosphere. Friendly staff. Food was lovely. A little pricy. But nice. Good live music in the evening and dancing.

Lovely old town pub serving good food. Spotlessly clean, very welcoming and efficient staff. Very pleasant experience all round, well done all.

My partner and I visited last night around 730pm. On arrival we were disgusted at the state of some customers, one was so drunk she was asleep at the table and the rest were argumentative. The staff were aware of this but did not act. Consequently the lady that was asleep then vomited all over the floor which the staff all just walked around and didn’t seem to take responsibility for clearing it up...we then left because it was disgusting. This place has clearly lost its class!

A great thanks to all at the Ship for hosting my father's wake. Over lunchtime we had the restaurant area and overflowed into the beer garden. Very good sandwiches, scotch eggs, spring rolls etc. followed by generous cakes - the carrot cake was especially appreciated. Paula liaised through the organising and shared the menu before hand, and kept account of the monies placed behind the bar. It all helped to turn a difficult day into a celebration of life.

Called on on a mini break to Christchurch. Had a Guinness and an omelette for lunch. Omelette fresh and tasty. Nice pub would use again

Visited The Ship again for Sunday lunch, and food was as good as ever. 2 of us had roast beef, 1 hotpot and 1 steak and ale pie. All served with decent veg and importantly plenty of gravy! For desserts we went for creme brulee and apple crumble - no complaints there. Service was efficient and friendly. We had booked for 1.30 and no problem that we had arrived early. Some options not available, but clearly very busy. Would give 5 stars but the loos let place down. Appreciate its a pub not high end restaurant, but loos quite scruffy and no bolt on one of the cubicles in the ladies! Won't stop us going back, but something for management to consider.

Early meal no pork ,no Beef burgers,!!!!!!!!!! How can you not have simple burgers.

The food was over priced and over rated The”artisan” breads as a starter were par baked baguettes Lasagne burnt to a crisp Sweet potato and spinach pie -no spinach Steak and ale pie -hardly any filling Sticky toffee pudding,hard and caremelised!

A good family pub atmosphere where service and good everyday food is a top consideration. A good busy atmosphere with pleasant surroundings too.