The Ship Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Lovely night at The Ship. Staff were so welcoming and helpful. Had walked the coastal path and were exhausted. Nothing was too much trouble and they let us park overnight with our Camper. Great service, delicious pie, pub quiz on so great locals atmosphere.

A wonderful 'local' pub with a great selection of local beers, wine and local Gins. Ate here, the food was really tasty and portion sizes very generous. The atmosphere in the pub with locals, pub staff and fellow visitors to this beautiful village was lovely, relaxed and very friendly. We enjoyed a few pints sat outside the pub enjoying the sunshine and local brew.

A lovely welcome & the most friendly bar lady, Lorraine, which was great after a hard walk from Portholland! Great food & service! Will be back!

Great pub = Great location = Great hosts = Great food= Great beer = Dog friendly and always a free pint tomorrow. Got the message, pay it a visit.

Good place to stop on a coastal walk. Had a very tasty Steak baguette. Barman was friendly.

Great pub, warm welcome, nice beer garden, serving good beer at fair prices - Worth a visit if your passing through Portloe.

Excellent pub with good selection of Ales and Beers situated in iconic Cornish Village

Lovely staff and great food. Menu was varied and good value. We really enjoyed our visit and will return again when we come back to Portloe in Spring

Very cute pub in Portloe, the food was really good, the beers too. The staff very kind and available. We had a very good evening.

What a friendly group, it was a pleasure.

Good food. Excellent atmosphere.

Usual pub food with a good selection of beers.

My wife and I were camping not too far away in Veryan and had been out all day sightseeing. Our last port of call was Portloe.This place is so pretty and seems so laid-back. We called in at the Ship inn for dinner and a pint of Cornish ale for me and a bottle of Zinfandel rose for my wife. Lorraine behind the bar was 100 per cent a first class hostess and really looked after us both.She got a table sorted out for us and really made us both feel at home. My wife had the scampi and home made chips and I had the steak pie and mash with peas. They were both cooked to perfection and I would like to extend our compliments to the chef. What an amazing pub and such a picteresque village , cannot wait till we return back next year. A massive thanks to all for making this part of our journey extra special.

If you go to portloe nr veryan go and make a visit to nick and Jarrod at the ship inn good food good vibes thanks Jane wholey

Lovely destination after a walk on the costal path. Very welcoming friendly staff.

It's was ok, nice place average food, over priced

Absolutely saved me at the end of a hot day on the Coastpath. Very welcoming and great food.

Lovely traditional pub serving good fresh food. The staff were all very friendly and made us feel very welcome, including our dog.

Fabulous local pub with great welcome. Good home cooked food. Definitely recommended.

Fabulous local pub with great welcome. Lovely home cooked food. Definitely recommended. Arrived on a wet and soggy lunch time and was given a great welcome. Look out for the resident Robin!

We eat here for the three nights we stayed in Portloe. Incredible experience at The Ship Inn. Lorraine and the team were very attentive, helpful and the food was really nice,, worth the money. The desserts which are made in house are to die for….. Watch the England game here and even had a reserved table for us right by the screen. Lorraine was the ideal host and we can not thank her enough for being the perfect host. Would highly recommend for a long stay or single night.

Nice pub, lovely food and a very acceptable pint of Tribute.

During our week in Portloe we visited this pub three times and tried different dishes. We enjoyed them all - they were very delicious. And the service was very friendly. We felt warmly welcomed. We can highly recommend The Ship Inn.

Portloe is a picturesque place to visit and the pub tops it off. Beautiful inside and Beer garden across the road. Good service, barman was lovely and came to chat about our dogs. Food was really tasty but think crusty bread would have been better than sliced bread.

Homemade burgers. Fish and chips in tribute batter and fully loaded nachos. Stunning food

A world class pub in a tremendous coastal location of Portloe...a relaxing beer garden with calming water feature...recommend highly and will be definitely back 👌

Great beer and staff, lovely beer garden too

Great beer garden from the house, food was very tasty.

We received a warm welcome on arrival to our fresh and modern family rooms. This hospitality remained consistently excellent throughout our stay!

Stopped by today for a friend’s birthday, having never visited the village before. The atmosphere was lovely and everything was well presented but the food was AMAZING! I had steak chips, a “light bite” and there was so much and it was absolutely delicious. Very friendly owners too.

Unfortunately we were very disappointed with the food. High restaurant prices and unfortunately worse than any snack bar. The food didn't taste like anything, we're pretty sure it was frozen food. The locals ordered food that wasn't even on the menu. This looked much better. In the end we were very disappointed to have paid so much money for such a bad meal. Any snack or fast food chain would have tasted better. The waitress greeted us in a friendly manner and the atmosphere itself was quite nice.

Such a welcoming cosy pub,enjoyed a couple of early evening drinks and a some impressive and tasty starters. Lovely chatting to our customers and friendly landlord. We need to use these local pubs!! Such a pretty village for a night or 2 away and fab coastal walks.

We saw The Ship advertised on the tourist route, so thought we would pay a visit. The service was good, but had a weirdly creepy experience with one of the locals.. I have low mobility following an incident, so I'm a bit slow sometimes. One of the locals sitting at the bar actually noted the time I was in the loo, then joked with the bar staff about leaving the window open. It's pretty creepy that someone would want to note the time people take in the toilet, and quite childish that a grown man would want to make fun of people like that. I'm sure he would be quite happy to have the pub just for locals and would be happy to chase away tourists. If you're going, be prepared for the local drinkers to make you feel unwelcome.

Landlady not very welcoming on arrival made us feel we were in the way. Given the time of year you'd expect she would be grateful for the business. We decided to eat elsewhere, we would not visit the pub again.

We were staying in Portloe for the week and regularly used the Ship Inn for drinks and ate here one evening. We were made to feel very welcome and thoroughly enjoyed each of our visits. As a St.Austell brewery pub, you get the usual good range of beers, well kept; however, there's also for a small establishment a fair wine choice. We were lucky enough to persuade our hosts to put a pie on the menu for Wednesday night (and this was a proper pie, none of your puff pastry on top of a stew), which was excellent (with generous veg serving). Definitely recommend a visit and a few jars if you're not driving!

After an arduous 5 mile coastal walk, like a mirage in the desert, the Ship Inn came into view and the thought of a nice cold pint of Tribute actually kept me going on the last leg of the walk. The landlord gave us a very warm welcome and we ordered our drinks and duly sat down with our drinks to watch the 6 Nations rugby match. We were suddenly hit by the lovely smell of delicious food from the neighbouring table. Although the pub had stopped serving food, with a look of starvation and desperation on our faces, the landlord took pity on us and kindly agreed to take our order. To summarise taking in the atmosphere, the beer and food. All in all it was a 5 star experience. Ps we cannot wait to return.

Staff were great. As it was quiet the lady behind the bar helped us entertain our baby do we could eat. Thankyou so much

Very clean and well looked after but feel the menu needs updating to reflect the pubs feel the days of chips with everything are gone a shame won’t be returning

Classic old cornish pub with all the charm. Clean and friendly helpful staff. Rare to find good food at a fair price but thats what we got. If you haven't been give them a try we don't think you will be disappointed

We visited The Ship Inn at Portloe for a few drinks and decided to come back for some food. The staff and locals were very friendly and accommodating, we had a great laugh together. The food was absolutely delicious, and we could tell it was all homemade and freshly made. Looking forward to returning here soon as we only live 20 miles away near Camborne.

We had an amazing experience here! We arrived after they’d finished serving lunch after a long stretch of coastal path hiking. Luckily, the friendly landlord served us two bowls of cheesy chips with our beers and the return part of our circular hike was made possible again. Lovely cosy pub in a picturesque village. Menu looked great! Thanks guys, we’ll be back!

Stopped off for a quick drink after a long walk. What a welcome! The lady behind the bar was delightful. Made friends with a local dog. It was so cosy I wished we could have stayed longer. Nice area out the back. I’ll definitely visit next time I’m down.

On arrival at The Ship Inn we were greeted by a nice lady who served us some drinks at the bar. We then went over to a table to settle down for what we thought was going to be a nice meal. The lady took our order and suggested to my partner that the fish was a good choice as it was huge, so we ordered the fish & chips and I opted for the chilli con carne. We didn’t have to wait long before the food was bought out and this is where the problems started! The fish wasn’t “huge” at all and the chilli portion was tiny. I politely asked for some more chilli and the nice lady’s attitude towards us changed completely at this point. If you can’t take criticism lady then you’re in the wrong job! She asked the chef for some more who apparently said yes he will sort it yet she then said we don’t have any and I could have some chips. The chips were mediocre but the chilli had very little taste to it, you’d be better off spending £1 on a microwave meal which would taste better. I would normally have taken this further and asked to speak with the manager having been completely ripped off for the price of the bland food, our drinks and the poor service but it was the start of our holiday, my family were all tired and we just wanted to leave. We had high hopes for this place but we won’t be returning again.

Wonderful pub, welcoming, friendly Landlords, looking for an opportunity to revisit sometime soon.

Fantastic pub, we received the most friendly welcome. Well stocked bar and spotlessly clean. Lots of effort put in by the new landlords to make this a great place to call in at to drink, eat or stay. Ignore any reviews before January 2023 as the pub has changed hands since then.

Great, great pub. We popped in for a drink on our first day in Portloe and returned every day during our stay. We were made to feel so very welcome by Nick, the landlord and the locals - such a wonderful atmosphere. The food was great.. would recommend the curry and the fish and chips. Lorraine looked after us on each visit was kind enough to bake scones so that we could enjoy a Cornish Cream Tea .. so very kind of her. Nothing was too much trouble for her - thank you. We look forward to returning next year. Merry Christmas to you all and of course Lunar.

New team took over March 2022, and have updated the building, and the menu. Very genuine place, but check opening hours.

It was so friendly and charming, food was delicious big portions, not like some other place down the road, we came across it by walking up the hill and looking at the view of Portloe, as we were booked into somewhere else to stay, The ship inn is warm, cozy, with a generous supply of food and drinks to offer, they are dog friendly, and we also found out they have rooms to let out for families and couples / singles, if we had known this before we would have booked to stay there as was cheaper and better than where we were staying,

Friendly staff, tasty fish and chips, and a side salad, but it’s more expensive than in London, for lunch it costs 16 pounds for a large portion fish and chips and the portions are smaller.

Enjoyed a great evening here. Really fun quiz, and how much did that punk in weigh? 🎃😁

We spent way more time in here than we planned. Lorraine "The Wife" lol is an absolute gem. We were made to feel so welcome by her and the boys. Good vibes and nice atmosphere with friendly locals and regulars. Proper pub experience. And the food and beer is top too.

We spent way longer in here than we had planned. Lorraine "The Wife" lol is an absolute gem. We were made to feel so welcome by her and the boys - who've made it a great place. Good vibes and a nice atmosphere with friendly locals and regulars. Proper pub experience. Full of character and characters. The food and beer is good too. We thought the lighting was perfect. We normally mix it up a bit, but we had to keep coming back here all week long.

What a lovely local pub! Nick was a joy behind the bar, very welcoming of holiday makers and a lovely conversationalist. We were staying at a local hotel, where we were disappointed not to be able to get a table either day for evening dinner, however that disappointment meant that we found this lovely friendly pub, who were more than happy to feed us both evenings. Lorraine was friendly, attentive and efficient, its the little things that make the difference, knowing I had been having ice in my wine, she made sure that as she served the next bottle at the table, it came with a glass of ice on the side. Great service Lorraine! (Much better/friendlier service than I got down the road at the posh hotel for breakfast) We had great food at a reasonable price both evenings, I can recommend the fish goujon starter, which was so good I had to have it both evenings! Thanks Jarrad Wish this was my local!

Popped into the Ship for lunch yesterday. The food was very nice and was reasonably priced. The pub is nicely presented and atmospheric and the landlord, Nick was very welcoming and friendly. We will certainly return in the future.

Stopped in here for lunch before checking into The Lugger . Lunch was lovely, as was the chef & Lorraine the lady behind the bar .Highly recommend the food , We had fish and chips & scampi . We definitely will be back bring our friends

Quaint no frills pub friendly service from Nasty Nick from Crawley & bar waitress Lorraine sure they could do better, a slice of bread & butter with fish & chips wouldn't cost much & would make it more enjoyable we loved going here for a drink & snacks, was a better atmosphere than at the so called posh Lugger! Small pots of nuts on the tables for new guest would also be nice ;) Good luck Nick Kev & Ronnie from Littlehampton

We are very fortunate to have this pub as our local. Great honest food, keeping the menu fresh with the seasons. The beer is kept excellent. Always a warm friendly welcome and good conversations with locals and visitors alike.

Disappointed with our meal and visit. It’s a lovely old looking pub from outside, but inside no character. The ambiance was poor - it was so bright. The food was okay, but very limited due to time of year I guess. The barmaid was charming and friendly. Portloe is a cute small fishing village. Unfortunately I would not recommend the Ship Inn.

Probably the best fish and chips I've had as a pub meal, fish fresh off the boat and not a tiny portion, a decent sized fish with a thin light batter This a nice local pub with lots of character

Tasty food, friendly staff and lovely locality

A friendly and cosy pub with a warm welcome from staff. Great pub garden. Would highly recommend.

Only stopped for a spot of lunch but lovely nevertheless - freshly made and nicely presented. Lovely people - very welcoming. The whole place was spotless. Will be back around Halloween to see the decorations!!

Lovely country pub, great choice of ales and a decent menu. Food very good quality, and occasional option for a takeout. Lorraine behind the bar is a super star, she is so welcoming and friendly, can't do enough to help. Very knowledgeable about the local area and makes time for everyone. Nick the landlord was equally as welcoming and always happy to help. We attended the quiz night, great format, just need to make sure the expected charity contribution is made clear by the locals who run it from the outset Fabulous pub, can't recommend highly enough.

A lovely charming cosy pub with a pretty garden. Great landlords and friendly staff with a warm welcome. Highly recommend

Popped in for a drink with our yorkies. Made very welcome. Decided to have a sandwich which was lovely, chunky fresh bread and generous filling, BLT and cheese and apple chutney, served with tasty side salad with a lush dressing. Host was extremely friendly and great sense of fun. Lovely lunch stop off in this beautiful village. Planning to visit again for a meal later during our stay

Lovely pub, staff were extremely friendly, dog friendly too!

Absolutely brilliant service & the room was perfect. Lorraine could not have made us more welcome & comfortable.

Great place to stay .Great rooms good food good service .Great location great staff Would definitely go back Stayed for B&B and evening meal

This is a real gem in a beautiful spot. On holiday and feeling hesitant about eating out (I can't eat gluten and we had our dog with us), we happened to pass outside the Ship Inn. So pleased we did. What a warm welcome from Lorraine! She pointed out the gluten free menu options and our dog, being well-behaved and on a lead, was welcome inside. What a treat! We ordered ham, egg and chips for me and fish and chips for hubby. Both meals were delicious. Really tasty. And even our dog Tess had a biscuit treat or two. Curry night on a Monday and Quiz night on Wednesday. Both really popular so reservation may be advisable. Thank you for a lovely meal and such a warm welcome!

Such a warm welcome for us and our dog (on a lead and well-behaved). Gluten free options pointed out to us and the service (from Lorraine) was excellent, thank you.

Stayed over in a comfy clean twin room. Had dinner. The fish salad was delicious. Breakfast was so tasty and with generous portions. Will definitely return.

Welcoming local pub. Food is traditional pub grub. Good selection of wines by the glass. We had the chicken pieces and some chips which were fine. Good place for families and dogs.

Lovely pub with an old fashioned atmosphere and friendly helpful staff. We only popped in for lunch, the sandwiches with salad garnish were delicious , we would not hesitate to recommend . One star short of the 5 stars as the jacket potatoes on the...

Very homely, great staff, excellent food and large portion sizes, super comfy bed, quite, great for walkers.

Lovely little pub with very friendly staff. Lovely food on both occasions during our stop off on our coastal walks. Same again next year.

So good to see this wonderful pub (in a sublime position) being well managed again by people who care and it shows. Garden after a few years of sloppy managers is a great place to eat, bring dog, have a pint and listen to the brook run down to the sea. Service super-friendly and efficient. Beer was good, decent wine choices. Food is a highlight, warming typical pub grub but decent quality and lots of it, for example Hunters Chicken, is not a warmed chicken breast disguised under oceans of low grade BBQ sauce and awful cheese, it's is decent chicken with good strong cheddar and not overwhelmed by the sauce. Kids meals like chicken nuggets are not the typical low grade. Fish was good. Lunchtime menu, again good pub grub, Club Sandwich is a monster Thank you to the staff and management and wish you all the best in your venture, you deserve success

We dined at this gorgeous pub twice during our stay in Cornwall and thoroughly enjoyed both visits. The Landlords could not have been friendlier and we hope they loved our chats as much as we did! As for the food, every meal was perfect, from...

We popped in for a quick cider before our return walk to our campsite. This little pub was so busy, it was quiz night. What a lovely atmosphere. We enjoyed our ciders.

Staff were unfriendly right from the start were told that the large cod was unavailable as was half the online menu. were asked to pay double if we wanted 2 smaller cod, fish salad was not nice at all prawns were still frozen and salmon...

Lovely local pub, very friendly welcome from the landlord (the banter flowed effortlessly), well kept beer (Tribute was delicious) and the food was simple but done well. The batter on the fish was light and crisp, portions were generous and the tartare sauce home made. The beer garden is very pretty with the wonderful bubbling sound of a stream making the setting serene. Well worth a visit if you are at the nearby Veryan camp site.

The Ship Inn in Portloe is a real gem among the pubs in Cornwall and on the South West Coast Path - a place for you to make yourself feel at home. They serve hearty pub-classics, a fixture on the menu are burgers and fish & chips that I can recommend. Service is very friendly. Rooms are cosy and comfortable. Would definitely come back.

Great drinks and food. Wonderfully kind landlady. Thank you from a very happy camper.

The Ship Inn was perfect for what we were looking for. The food, staff and rooms were spot on. Thanks Nick for a wonderful weekend, Definitely recommend the hotel, the staff were very hospitable. Loved the pub atmosphere, great food and good value.

Have visited this pub a number of times over the years, it’s now under new management. I’m pleased to say it’s better than ever, had a really lovely family meal, fish and the scampi were very good, sticky toffee pudding and clotted cream, the best....

Chilled out place after a long hike along the coastline. Recommended. Portions large enough to fill up hungry teenagers, and the cold Rattler cider slides down easily. Good selection of drinks available.

Brilliant evening fabulous food - Sea Bass with roasted veg and Muscle Linguine both beautifully presented and delicious. Great service and lovely atmosphere.

Excellent atmosphere and food. Highly recommended

The food was lovely. We were a group of 8 and all had a range of food of the menu, and all the meals were very tasty. The food came out all together and was still very warm. The staff were very friendly and made us feel so welcome even thou we were not locals. Even the locals were very friendly. As I have a child with tourettes we did call when booking and warned them. They made her feel so welcome, so would recommend to anyone with a child with the same.

The bar is nice but the lady behind the bar was horrible rude and refused to even accommodate us with purchasing a dessert

Great place lovely staff and locals

We had a lovely pub meal, scampi and chips and huge ice cream sundae. Friendly bar and serving staff,

What a lovely place... food was excellent.

Great little pub nice ales good food, pet friendly lovely beer garden...

Relaxing few days here, whole place very clean, comfortable bed, super large fluffy towels, usual selection of toiletries. Good food, friendly, accommodating staff. Beer garden, ample parking, lovely old harbour short walk away, other walks round about too. A chair or two in the bedroom...

A great pub atmosphere for a good meal and pint of real ale. The food was excellant at a resonable price. It is advisable to book if you intend to eat as it gets quite busy, the staff are very friendly and make you welcome...

Friendly service great atmosphere bar staff great team nick and Lorraine justed laughed most of the night and superb food baked haddock just perfectly cooked. Large fish and chips batter tasty and chunky chips. Ale went down well. And the crazy topez wine is perfect...

Popped in for a couple of drinks on sunny Saturday afternoon. We sat in the beer garden, nice beer nice warm welcome.

A very welcoming host plus excellent beer and food. Sat in the garden on a sunny summers evening. A definite recommendation.

We went to the ship inn tonight New landlord and wow it’s was a great place Food fantastic and great value Brilliant atmosphere and worth a visit

Spent 2 nights there having a drink, Nick the barman was very friendly and made delicious Cappuccino's. Hubby had a small fish chips peas and wasn't disappointed would highly recommend.