The Ship Inn in Harrogate

25 people of retirement age were served with a splendid 3 course lunch from a pre-selected menu. The food was delicious and served by the friendly staff. Elaine & Brian were most helpful with the menu choices and with the organisation of the dining room to seat us all comfortably. Thank you to you all

Our first visit and we will definitely return. We had the Sunday roast (with 2 huge Yorkshire puddings!) and the pie accompanied by a great variety of vegetables and both meals were well cooked and very good. We decided to have desserts although we were quite full and couldn't finish them so on our next visit we will share a dessert! The Ship is a lovely comfortable pub with friendly staff and a great menu. Also dog friendly.

A delicious Sunday roast dinner. I had the pork this week, but the beef as it passed look gorgeous too. Always popular on a Sunday, worth booking in advance - very highly recommended 👍👍

Simple, well cooked, good value pub food. Brilliant. In these days of pretentious menus that don't deliver and are over charged, the Ship is a welcome return to great British Pub Grub. A superb cod and chips. But as the picture shows, I thought initially I'd been served a small dog!!!! And no I'd only drunk a pint. Fantastic service, traditional dining surroundings. Came away thinking this is what Yorkshire Pubs should be about. Clearly all Shipshape at the Ship. Well done. We will be back.

Visited here for an evening meal with family and had a lovely time with no complaints. The young lady who was looking after us was fantastic and along with delicious food and a warm atmosphere, we really had a good time. We visited on 'pie night' and the pies looked and tasted amazing but were really big portion sizes.

Popped in for a drink on the way home from a day out with our 3 year old. Asked if any Sunday lunches still available and told yes. Menu was brilliant, opted for 2 Sunday lunches and 1 pie. Food came very quickly. Absolutely faultless food, delicious and huge portions. It really is amazing food, we said on the way home we think its the best Sunday lunch we've ever eaten out. Atmosphere was lovely, staff really friendly, helpful and welcoming. We Will definitely be visiting again

Visited today with my husband, daughter and son in law whilst we visited them in yorkshire. The food was delicious! We all had sunday dinner and found no faults. However, the staff serving seemed to have no idea what they were doing, majority very young. Our drinks werent poured correctly, wrong wine given, beer wasnt poured well. Had to explain how to make our drink. They werent very polite and seemed more interested in making conversation with each other than checking in with us. Hense the lower mark.

great food very good service had a great meal here last week difficult conditions as very hot weather Dog friendly I had fishcake starter which was excellent however port fillet sauce far too many pepper corns Veg were fabulous and well presented

Four of us had Sunday lunch. Two pork and two beef. All excellent with two large Yorkshire Puddings and fresh vegetables served with lovely “proper” gravy. Good service and good choice of drinks. Thoroughly enjoyed by everyone and will definitely return.

After a pleasant riverside walk from Boroughbridge on Sunday lunch 10th July we called in the Ship pub in Aldeborough on the off chance we could get a table for a Sunday roast, a pleasant friendly lad serving behind the bar managed to find us a table & I can honestly say we were treated to the best roast beef dinner which was excellent in every way. To sum the Ship up,a friendly comfortable pub with professional helpful friendly staff thanks to all ! As Arnie said i,l be back Cheers Martyn & Julie

We decided to make the 20 minute walk from our hotel to this place because it was a pleasant evening and the food in the hotel was nice but expensive. It's almost 700 years old, the tables and chairs aren't uniform (who cares, really?) and the food is delicious. Meltingly tender home-made corned beef, turned into a hash, the aldborough chicken with hollandaise sauce,... and then the sticky toffee pudding. I usually avoid this, following some disappointing and overly-sickly versions, but this was wonderful! Moist, flavourful sponge, sweet but not sickly sauce, almonds and almond brittle, good vanilla ice cream and a milk-and-white-chocolate straw. And all the portions were generous, the glass of Malbec I had was very drinkable, the beer was well-kept and the coffee was good too. We needed the walk back afterwards!

Always a pleasure visiting the Ship. Lovely pub, friendly staff, super food and friendly clientele - a great place to pass a pleasant evening On this visit I had the Aldborough chicken, which is a favourite of mine 😋😋😋 Highly recommended 👍👍

Visited The Ship twice during our recent stay in Boroughbridge. Varied menu and good wholesome food. Would recommend and visit again if in the area.

A traditional English Pub, the Ship Inn is a hidden gem: caring management and staff; friendly locals; and fantastic food cooked to absolute perfection. Staying locally on holiday, our first visit was so good, we returned the following evening and the evening after! We can strongly recommend all the dishes we sampled: scampi, duck, traditional fish and chips and Brian's special Corned Beef Hash. And we never left hungry. As well as a great atmosphere, The Ship Inn is a pretentious-free zone! Highly recommend.

Really good menu that is reasonably priced. Lovely old building, full of character and lovely staff. Large portions too.

Excellent food and service. The steak and kidney pie was the best I have tasted in a long while. The chips were to die for. Give it a try.

Great service, great food, great value, wonderful staff. Definitely recommend Will be going back there

When we were looking for somewhere to hold a wake after my mums funeral I contacted the Ship to see if they could help. The response was prompt and positive and the whole experience from start to finish was excellent. Lisa, Chris and the team...

The Ship is back open!! Fabulous news 😊👍 Visited on the first Sunday and the Sunday roasts were as good as they ever were. The pork I had was super delicious There’s a new menu including vegan, veggie gluten free etc options The whole place...

Happy New Year to Elaine Chris and all of the people helping you to get back on your feet. Couldn't agree more Martin...Aldborough is not the same without our local. Looking forward to the Reopening and continued success of such a fab pub.

The Ship has been shut since the start of November sadly due to a fire. I walk the dogs past it every day and can’t wait too see it re open, hopefully early ish in the new year. Elaine, Brian, Lisa and team have been...

Excellent meal,excellent service with a genuine atmosphere. The ship is becoming a favourite, since it reopened ,would highly recommend for the quality of the food and the Excellent service.

Just visited The Ship - Sunday roast for adults and one child and chicken nuggets for another child - all cooked to perfection the Yorkshire puddings were fantastic and meat superb - chicken nuggets for child proper chicken breast pieces not reformed rubbish and puddings...

Delighted to visit this great pub again for the first time since first lockdown. Very busy but the service was good both for drinks and food with amazing young waiting staff. Best Sunday lunch that I have had for many a day. Was asked early...

On arrival I went inside to let staff know we had booked a table, we were early and the table wasn't ready but we were happy to have a drink outside. Service was very slow but we understand its mid Sunday lunch service so we...

We all want to support local restaurants and we are glad to be back but we like others have noticed that the prices have increased but the quality has dropped and this is the case here. By way of balance my steak kidney and mushroom...

We had a table of 7 at this lovely traditional pub and all of us had a different dish. Tapas, fish dishes, pies , fish and chips and corned beef hash. The food surpassed typical pub grub.The portions were very geneorous but quality wasnt compromised....

Chef Hayley has given the menu at the Ship a very nice refresh. Whilst there are plenty of traditional dishes to be enjoyed - and they are all excellent - there are also some new dishes These include gorgeous tapas, special curry’s and the meal...

great British pub very different food portion size not for the faint hearted but great service and excellent food weel worth a visit

Have visited the Ship twice this week. Once on Monday and then on Friday. Theve really given some thought to the outdoor spaces and there are lots of places to sit by yourself, with family or in your secure bubble. Theve also given the menu...

Today was my 65th birthday. The weather was sunny, the circular walk from Aldborough along the river was a perfect leg stretcher for us and the dogs. This was all rounded off by a table outside in the sun for lunch, two days after COVID restrictions were relaxed.From the outset the staff here were enormously friendly, this included our initial phone call to book the table. The food was wholesome, and the portions enormous. It was difficult to make a choice as the menu was quite extensive.We’ll have to go back and sample more of the menu very soon, but this was perfect birthday treat after months of lockdown.

We stumbled upon the Ship Inn purely by mistake but... what a happy accident! Never tasted food like it. It was truly delicious! The owners, Elaine and Brian are fabulous characters and the pub is warm bc and cosy. We travel a long way for our SundayLunch (COVID permitting) and it’s worth every mile!

Closed until December (as everywhere) but pre LockDown 2 the Ship has been serving some superb specials recently as well as their old traditionals and new chief Hayley has been doing an amazing job including the new bar snacks. Can’t wait for it to open again soon

We visited your establishment yesterday, all the meals were great except my battered fish(the chips were fantastic)The score would have been higher but for this. When it arrived it just looked like as if it was cooked from frozen & cooked in the oven, not battered & cooked to order. The fish was over cooked & the batter wasn’t far off burnt. We all agreed not to say anything after the meal.

Great food, welcoming and helpful staff, we felt safe and well looked after in these unusual times, couldn't be faulted, we will return!

Arrived at the ship to meet friends and was met with a friendly waitress at the door, even without booking a table she managed to find a space in the dining room, track and trace codes were easily spotted on the way in and a sign by the door to ensure masks were being worn on entry and around the pub when not seated, I felt very safe and so did the rest of my family when they arrived.The food was delicious, homemade steak and kidney pie with chips for me and a range of other dishes for the rest, black sheep and theakstons were the bitters (great choices) as well as the usual lagers ect. Great food, great service and a wonderful vivid safe experience.We will be returning.

visited The Ship Inn with family,they have done a great job keeping to the new rules, can't fault it, food was wonderful, staff were friendly and very helpful, me and my family will be returning and will be recommending the Ship to friends! anyone who hasn't been to the ship must pay a visit, now more than ever. wont regret it, perfect afternoon out.

Superb local pub. We come here frequently as a family, or as a couple, for lunch, dinner or just drinks - always a fantastic experience. Food is delicious, home-made, and served with a smile. All social distancing/covid safety measures in place to keep everyone safe. Friendly. cosy and welcoming - just love it!

We have eaten here quite often however this was our first visit since lockdown. The food has always been outstanding (hence why we keep coming back) and the friendly, warm welcome is something you don't get in most places these days. We really enjoyed our visit, home cooked pub meals and we were really impressed with the effort this place has put in to make it covid-friendly. The staff were cleaning and sanitising as soon as customers left, explaining all the procedures clearly and maintaining a safe distance - one of the best efforts we have seen so far.

Took my 2 girls here for Sunday lunch last week, I had the roast beef and it was absolutely delicious! My girls had pork which was equally lovely. We were seated with a good social distance from any other diners even though the pub is small, and served at our table with no need to go to the bar if we didn't want to and the staff were so polite and friendly. Will definetly go back.

I visited the ship last night with a couple of friends and will definitely be returning! we were seated in the restaurant area, the tables were spaced out and had screens between them so we all felt very safe and looked after. I had the steak pie with mash, I was very impressed when I saw that it was a proper pie! The food was delicious, and the staff were very friendly, after dinner we had some evening drinks outside by the heater, perfect end to a perfect night.will be returning!

Fabulous local couldn’t be looked after better. Food always amazing served with a smile. Has heating and cover outside for social distancing. Well done x

We have eaten out as a family around eight times since the reopening of bars and restaurants. We booked a table at this restaurant for lunch and out of all these establishments that we have recently visited, this one was by far the poorest in implementing safety measures to help social distancing. We were shown to an unreserved table in the bar, despite having booked, even though there were multiple empty tables in the well-spaced restaurant area. One of the chairs at our table, was well under 1m from an occupied chair at an adjacent table. For customers trying to reach the table on the other side of ours, they had to push past where we were sitting, again well under 1m apart from us, in order to reach their table. We were asked to order our drinks at the bar. Unfortunately another customer was perched permanently at the bar, just drinking. It was impossible to place our drinks order without breaching each other's space, as the bar was small and he was in the way at the bar for our entire visit. The establishment should have encouraged him to move away from the bar and take a seat or taken our drinks order at the table. The waitresses paid little regard to distancing and leant very closely over us to serve and clear plates. Quite simply this bar had too many tables for the amount of space available and they are prioritising bushiness over customers' safety. On a positive note, the staff were pleasant and the food was very enjoyable. However we left feeling we had been put at risk due to the establishment's lack of understanding of how to implement social distancing measures.

Decided to visit for lunch following a walk round Fountains Abbey and glad we did as food was really nice and we were ready for substance! Not been before and reading reviews etc we were not disappointed. Lovely traditional village pub, friendly staff, good home cooked grub, well recommended. The only thing, not the pubs fault, the table next to us didn't stop noisily talking for 90 mins...not one breath was taken, not even when eating!!! We heard everything from domestic abuse to drugs to specsavers and slow cookers. Jeez. ..give it a rest lol. Apart from that lovely pub and grub. Thanks very much

Good food and lovely wine. This is worth a visit. On the first visit we had the steak and kidney pie and fish which were both super. The next time we had burger and chicken which again were great. Vegetables were cooked beautifully. The sticky toffee pudding is quite possibly the best we've ever tasted.

The Ship Inn does some of the best food you will find anywhere. Last night I had a pan fried chicken dish off the specials menu (specials every Thursday to Saturday) and it was absolutely gorgeous. Relatively plain chicken, brought to lifeThey have many staples that are equally gorgeous and have been doing the eat out to help out in AugustBrian and Elaine ensure a warm welcome and all the team - Tanya, Glenn, Caprice, Katie, Rachel, Faye, all - provide great serviceA MUST visit

Really disappointed been to the Ship a few years ago A few times and really impressed, however today was really sad for me as so looking forward to having Sunday roast . I ordered the roast pork expecting a piece of meat carved from a joint .. it came as the thinnest slices of meat cut from a machine with no taste apart from cardboard, the roast potatoes were hard no taste and the only saving grace was the Yorkshire pudding and the gravy . I was with a newly rekindled partner and didn’t want to complain however did tell the manager afterwards who was not bothered at all !!! only comment was wax it cut to thin !!! Won’t be going there again which is a great shame !!!

Lovely pub , friendly staff, serving good food and drinks ... what more could you ask for. Absolutely give it a try ::: you won’t be disappointed

We had booked dinner here during the first week in August and having read the last two reviews, I feel there are rights and wrongs from both of them. The hand sanitiser device was there as we entered but it was empty which wasn't a great start. We went into the bar to find out where we were going to be seated and there was no social distancing although the area is quite small. There was definitely no barrier between the barstaff and the customers and we had to squeeze past several people standing at the bar . It felt like perfectly normal times which it is definitely not. Going through to the dining area the tables are well spaced, with cutlery set up on tables that were booked. The salt and pepper pots were there which is unusual in these times but we saw a member of staff cleaning them and the table etc when it was vacated. We have eaten out quite regularly in the past few weeks as we have been on holiday and this is the first place we have come across where there were no masks being worn at all. At times the staff were getting fairly close to you as a customer as well. On the positive side, the food was amazing, the service friendly and efficient. I would go again but i really wanted to put the record straight.

The prev review is utter crap. I come here so often. I bring my 2 children, ive brought other family members and friends, amd they now make the trip for the food here. We drive 40 miles for this place every week! Sometimes morethan once a week!!! - There are no less than 5 hand sanitising stations inside the ship. -There is a track and trace system on entry. -There are screens between every seating area in the restraunt. -There are new overhead fans on all the time circulating the air. -The bar area is tiny however, this has been sectioned and has screens up between the barstaff and customers. -ALL outside seating is very far spaced out as is inside but screens are also used-As for salt and pepper etc on the table, those tables that have them on along with cutlery is on set up ready for the reservation of the tables next occupants. If youd have looked closer not all tables were set.-ALL salt and pepper are rotated and cleansed between use. -ALL menues are destroyed after single use i see it often the staff tearing up the menus. - the loos get checked every 30 mins and signed off anong im sure a million other things this place has to do to be covid complient. The staff are monitored and assessed for any symptoms daily. And do not attend work if ill. Also as someone who has eaten out ALOT in jul and aug. NO RESTRAUNT ive been to (3 different weatherspoon, nandos, macdonalds, frankie and bennys, 3 different greeneking pubs) NONE of their staff wore masks or visors either. They dont have to.This place has already had a covid complience with police escort inspection and PASSED with flying colours. The covid officer had no issues and neither has anyone else. This is notpicking. I suggest you dont eat out if you want your dinner served in a hazmat suit. Then again, you still stated and ate! You didnt feel uncomfortable enough to leaveAs for the food, given that its consistent and cooked by a headchef whoes worked in some of the countries leading establisments with celeb chefs himself... and that the place is packed day after day.... its uikly your food was "average". Again you appear to have eaten it and mention nothing about sending food back etc.... Its a tiny country pub. It is a very old listed building. It is not a massive white box warehouse type..do not mistake the low beams and dark wood for unsanitary. It really isnt.The food here is amazing. You are treatedike family, The staff are lovley and do anything for you and the hosts are amazing too. To miss this place is to miss a gem.

Booked for dinner here on the strength of previous reviews - what a disappointment!The food was adequate at best and the Covid arrangements basic, just a few hand sanitisers. When we arrived,we had to make our way through a crowd of drinkers outside and inside, people were standing around the bar, no social distancing here! Shown to our table,given a menu which appeared to go back on a pile to be reused. China cruet sets on all the tables, not good in these times! Serving staff don't seem to understand keeping a distance, & frequently lent over us, no masks or visors.Very poor compared to other local establishments. Needless to say, we won't be returning!

Popped in here after visiting the Roman site nearby - so glad we did! A great set-up, a lovely outside seating area, & delicious food! We ordered the corned beef hash, a really unusual recipe for it involving pulled corned beef & lots of cream - very rich, & so tasty! Also had the Aldborough chicken, a very generous portion with a delicious sauce - very happy! It costs a little more than your average pub meal (mains £11-15) but was totally worth it as a treat. Wish we lived closer so we could visit more often!

It seems lockdown has not reduced the quality and service of this fantastic restaurant. Albeit a reduced menu the old time classics were still available and as delicious as usual. Brians very unusual yummy corned beef hash for me, and steak,kidney and mushroom pie for the Husband with all the trimmings and very generous portions. The staff are very courteous and helpful and Elaine, Mine Host, is lovely. We are making this one of our top restaurants to regularly visit, so much we have booked twice over the Christmas period. Brian, Elaine and staff I know will keep up the good work through these very difficult times and we will be seeing you all very soon.

Four of us enjoyed a wonderful lunch in the garden on Wednesday, 5th August. The menu choice was amazing and the service second to none. The food was delicious and we enjoyed a government discount as well. Will be back again next week.

Totally brilliant. Friendly and ultra-helpful service. Food a delightfully delicate approach to trad pub food. The steak and kidney pie is rich and tasty in a hand-raised pastry crust. The batter on the seafood is amazingly light, the chips crisp outside with fluffy interiors. They were more than happy to mix and match and serve us prawns with samphire and hollandaise as a starter. Veg was nicely done if rather plain. We dined as an extended family in the back of the beer garden which was great for the baby and those of us who were still socially isolating. Nothing was too much trouble.

Well it was a great to have a fantastic Sunday Lunch the service was excellent and they have adapted to the changes required for the current climate, would definitely recommend!

I saw the owners were on a Gordon Ramsay program years back in their old pub and he said their food was over complicated. How wrong, beautiful food and lovely people, nothing is over complicated if you can do it well, stick to what you believe in.Fantastic place!

Tables outside all spaced well, lovely space in the beer garden too. Plenty of hand-sanitising and cleaning areas. Inside, tables have been ideally placed to ensure the two metre rule can be observed. The restaurant has been very well laid out too, with screens to separate customers appropriately.Well done Elaine, Brian and the team.

Great to see the Ship open - with suitable Covid measures in place - fab to enjoy the opening Saturday night, just a few tasters in the pictures and then enjoy a Sunday roast - a good honest to goodness Sunday roast. Deeelicious 😋😋😋

We had a private function and was blown away with the buffet, the owners and staff went above and beyond to help our every need. Their friendliness and compassion were outstanding. I've visited over the last 30 years and never had a bad experience. The day in question just added to the longstanding great service we've had over the years.

I went here on my leaving do - the food was great and we were well looked after - thank you for a lovely evening

Always a fabulous welcome at the Ship. Brian and Elaine run a great house and all the staff and regulars are friendly and fun. The food is sublime and I’m always spoilt for choice between the early bird menu (in the week), the regular menu (all week) and the specials (We’d/Thu thru Sat). This weeks specials included daube of beef that was so amazingly gorgeous I had it on two different nights! Melted in the mouth. A little taste of heavenCan’t recommend the Ship highly enough. If you are in the area you must visit #TheWorldFamousShip

Wish we found this place before now! Olde worlde pub with charm and character, absolutely superb food with a difference. Village pub with a comprehensive menu, subdued lighting, cosy, and the staff are very welcoming and attentive. Nothing was too much trouble for them. Once you book a table it is yours for the evening so no rush to have to eat. Can’t wait to go back!

How lucky am I to have this establishment on my door step. An amazing pub which has kept the old school tradition alive. Serving lovely food but more so excellent Beer. Dog friendly to a point my dog goes in without my knowledge for a treat.!!! Great family orientated establishment with a lovely atmosphere.

Lovely old pub. Roaring fire, warm welcome and outstanding food.Can see why busy on a weeknight, and full of regulars, including us now. Enjoyed delicious food before but this was innovative and fabulous.

All the old favourites still on the menu at the excellent and welcoming Ship Inn. But a revamp to the menu so some gorgeous new dishes added. Chicken stuffed with applewood, with shallots a white wine sauce and dauphinois was absolutely divine . Well worth visiting!

This is my second visit to this pub on my first visit I could not believe how good it was as was concerned it would not be as good on a second visit but I did not need to be as it was again excellent. Three out of 4 of us had the Sunday roast beef. The beef melted in your mouth with lovely crisp Yorkshire puddings. My wife had a prawn & chicken sizzler that was also very good and we all had a sweet.The service was also top notch.

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excellent country pub just off the A1 at Aldborough. Met up day after boxing day with our family from North East. Food was excellent even with two fussy kids. Plenty of time between courses to catch up and exchange presents. Although busy - we booked in advance - we were under no pressure to leave. everyone one had different items from the post Christmas menu and a la carte menu. Would recommend it and go back if we were in the locality. There is an annual Aldborough Literature Festival so booking well in advance would be recommended. Good selection of local beers and friendly staff.

We ate here last night whilst staying in the area and the food was delicious! The food was excellent from the Chicken Kiev to the Steak and Kidney pie, the Stickey Toffee was Mmmm!! Great atomsphere, lovely roaring fire - really cosy. Would definitely recommend and can’t wait to visit again when in the area.

The Ship Inn is a true village pub, with a fabulous restaurant set in the historic village of Aldborough in North Yorkshire (the capital of Roman Britain in the North)

We went for a midweek lunch and having been before already knew that this is a lovely pub full of character and we were were greeted by a roaring open fire in the cosy bar. I enjoyed my gammon steak but regretted opting for the skinny fries which were rather dry and overcooked, should have had the chunky chips. My wife chose the roasted vegetables with chicken and prawns, she asked for half rice and half chips which is never a problem in most establishments but the answer came back from the kitchen that the chef said that it was not possible, it must be rice or chips! Rather strange customer service bearing in mind the extensive words on both the website and the menu about how important the customer is, etc. etc. Whilst she did enjoy her meal the first piece of chicken did contain a large and sharp piece of bone, (maybe the chef was having a bad day). Service was otherwise friendly and efficient and no doubt we will return and maybe catch the chef on a better day.

Found this amazing village local on here and was not disappointed.

First time in Aldborough, first time at the Ship. Lovely feeling, just like a village pub should be. We’ll be back for a meal very soon!

We have been before ,decided to celebrate my birthday here with friends,we were not disappointed,the staff ,excellent,the food excellent ,had a really great time ,thank you

If you are going to leave two young girls to run the place for you then train them.

Had a lovely evening meal, good quality food and the staff were very friendly and helpful. It's also a dog friendly pub.

We had a wonderful lunch at this pub on our way to York. The food is delicious, and the service was lovely. It is such a traditional, beautiful pub, and I cannot recommend it enough.

Decided to call on the way back to our cottage. The place was very busy for a Sunday night and felt very comfortable.

Immaculate food, superb service, and extremely accommodating.... 5 Star with ease... BRAVO, look forward to another visit soon.

We were touring & just happed across this place on a Sunday..... It was very very busy for family Sunday lunches but we are really glad that we hung around. The lady who greeted us at the door was very good & found us a table for two pretty quickly even though we had not booked. We both had roast dinners...one pork & one beef. They were both more than ample & excellent quality. My wife's beef was slow roasted but still rare in the middle as we love it...it was the best she had ever sampled. My crackling piece was superb as was the pork. Throughly recommend & we certainly would return if/when in the area. Thanks to all the staff who were attentive & caring.

Just back from one of the best Sunday lunch I've had for a long time. The yorkshires to die for and the beef moist and tender. The gravy is like you make at home I needed a spoon to finish it off!!!! The staff friendly and helpful especially Aileen who looked after us. Thankyou Brian and Elaine you've got it right.

It was a very warm day when we visited after the Roman site. Had some drinks and some light bites. Very good and friendly atmosphere.

The campsite we were staying at recommended this pub and from the moment we stepped in the door we felt welcomed. We had our dog with us who was also made very welcome.

We called in for lunch while doing the "Roman Ramble" walk from Boroughbridge. I had the steak, kidney and mushroom pie which was a very fine thing indeed. Fish pie also rated very good. Perfectly kept Theakston's and Black Sheep bitters completed a really lovely lunch. Friendly service from the staff too. Will return!

Just had Sunday lunch at the ship inn for the first time. What a discovery we have made it's a really nice friendly pub and very nice staff. Food beautiful and fresh ingredients. We will return to this gem.

I came a while back and was utterly dissappointed, but was told to try again last week.

We were first to be seated at our table but we waited 50 minutes for our food to arrive- we understand that meals may be cooked 'to order' but as two other groups that arrived some time after were served before, it was rather a galling experience. I asked about vegetarian options and was told they were on the menu. There's only one main course option- deep fried battered halloumi, chips and mushy peas! The chef did kindly offer to make something else but it would be much better to have seen this written on the menu. The majority opinion from our group was that the food, when it eventually arrived, was reasonably good.

So i come ever now and then i had a steak last night i cant complain to how they cooked it because it was spot on , but it just wasnt seasoned at all the chips looked old , i ordered pepper sauce amd it was more like caffe au lait with a few green pepper corns in the bottom , it wasnt seasoned once again , my partner ordered the salmon which she loves , i noticed the side of veg that came with the meal the parsnips where brown and hadnt been preped properly , so we ordered the dessert i had a panacotta which looked lovery and my partner ordered the burlee , the panacotta had far too much gelatine in it and the burlee had no sugar in it which baffled me as it had rhubarb in the bottom , if it had sugar in the burlee bit it would of been loverly , i do actually love this place but it feels like there loosing the edge on the food a little bit

Heard about the great food from friends but couldn’t get past the shabby decor. Literally took one look and left. To us the ambience and decor is an integral part of the dining experience. I like a traditional pub but this was very poorly presented. Creaky old tables and chairs with dirty looking cushions that needed re stuffing 20 years ago! Also the tables were very close to each other, so everyone hears your conversation. A very cramped layout in general. Disappointing to say the least.

Lovely village pub very popular with locals always a good sign. Only had main course but cooked to order. Will seek out this hidden gem again.

We ended up here due to the pub in Ripon we had hoped to visit being fully booked due to the races being on.

had dinner in a wonderfulpub. good food and a nice price. staff was friendly and the interior was nice. id go again for sure. especially my dessert was delicious!! as the pics will show....

Picked The Ship Inn after reading other reviews and it’s certainly lived up to them.

Have been here quite a few times as the atmosphere of a typical village pub is something to be appreciated. There is also the fact that they do a really good Gammon Steak which our son loves, hence the Birthday treat. Service was perfect. Not rushed in any way so we all had a very pleasant meal.

Dined here twice in 4 days as we were staying locally for a holiday.

Neither of us like service stations, so we always look out beforehand for a good pub just off a main road junction. Just 5 minutes off the A1(M) lies this period pub in a historic village area. Popular with locals you can see why when you enter and enjoy the excellent fare, and great beer (if you are not driving!). Recommended....

We stumbled across this pub whilst out for a walk. Had a drink outside while they sorted us a lovely table in the window. Had 3 courses which were all delicious, can highly recommend, and if we are ever back in the area again we will return.

called for the first time and really pleased with the food and service.the black pudding starter was lovely and the fish pancake from the specials board was to die for.we will be back.

We were just passing by and we spotted this little pub. Very friendly, very customer focused, very welcoming, cosy, just makes you feel so warm. The food is outstanding, our little one (3y) ate entire kids Sunday roast and half of my meat! We never saw him eating so nicely and enjoying himself! If they had rooms, we would just book ourselves for afternoon siesta! Well worth the price!