The Ship Tavern in Fife

Very friendly staff and good service

Lovely cocktails and nice cosy atmosphere

Popped in for couple of drinks nice wee pub well worth a visit .

Fantastic pub. Well worth a visit

Lovely pub. Warm and cosy, with good selection of drinks and coffee. Beautiful outlook to water.

Small pub in the beautiful fishing village of Anstruther. Slightly upscale atmosphere, quite modern, yet cozy.

Friendly staff and a great pint of cruzcampo

Great spot for a pint. Friendly staff and locals.

Best little pub in the East Neuk.

Amazing atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon with live music 3-6. Great lager from Beavertown, friendly staff and awesome cocktails!

Same again. Fish and chips are amazing. But not to much as I'm farting fish out my system lol

Great pub with outdoor seating across the road. Very reasonably priced drinks. Sadly they don't do food but don't let that put you off having a drink. Nice interiors and friendly staff.

A very nice little pub that’s not been long open since refurbishment m. A very nice interior with a warm friendly atmosphere. Staff and customers very friendly and made you feel welcome. A good selection of drinks etc available if you manage to get served ! One barman was busy pouring drinks , the other sorting glasses out. We were about to leave when the barman sorting glasses was told to serve . I can only think he is new to this post & it was just a blip.

A welcoming (and surprisingly busy for a random Monday) bar. Clean and inviting (none of this "you're in my seat" nonsense) with a fab cocktail menu. Bar staff with an almost psychic and impressive awareness of what was needed. The Cocktail of the Month (Blueberry Muffin) was one of the nicest cocktails I've ever had!

Fantastic pub- professional friendly staff who make the most amazing cocktails- prices are very reasonable- decor is beautiful and absolutely love the ladies loo!😂a must go- definitely recommend trying the locally produced Reapers Rum . Can’t wait to go back

Pint of craft beer in the sun, can’t beat it. Good service with a smile too

Lots of thought has gone into the refurb , making it very classy and in keeping with the exterior. Staff were very helpful and friendly full marks

Popped in for a couple of drinks after a lovely walk along the coastal path. Dog friendly

Busy pub very clean cosy,lots of populer drinks , outside seating and tables outside

George makes the best cheeky monkeys I’ve ever had! Ask for them at the bar

Nice pint of Guinness. Good and welcoming service. Just unfortunate that we happened to be in at the same as a large & very loud table of patrons.

Great pub with excellent beers on tap and friendly staff. Interiors are so well-presented, from the original steps behind the bar to the helm chandeliers on the ceiling. Outdoor seating is perfect for sunny days, right next to the harbour.

Lovely pub at the harbour. Staff pleasant, good selection of drinks & seats outside as sunny day when we visited. Definitely go back.

Lively pub. Great spot in the harbour.

Good pub with great location, pleasant staff, a bit tight quarters. Theres a couple seats outside and a smoking bigger seating across the road towards the harbor.

Nice pub with a modern atmosphere. Note they don't do food but plenty options nearby

brilliant bar, friendly staff and amazing drinks/cocktails

I didnt eat in here, I had a quick pint whilst my partner queued for fish and chips. And, by jingo, I am glad I did! A great pub full of life and plenty of drinks to choose from stretching from real ales to all types of whisky and gins. The golf was on the tv, and I was ready to settle in for the session. But I got pulled out by the Mrs. and I had to eat dinner.

Great atmosphere first class customer service. Friendly and helpful staff ☺

Friendly pub staff very helpful and friendly

Wonderful pub right next to the harbour😁😁😁

We popped in here for few drinks on a wee overnight away. Great wee place...was busy but staff where lovely...so was the cocktails! Will definitely be back .

Just drinks. Good service, pleasant surroundings.

It's an amazing pub, iam in there every other night 😋

Visited from Bolton. Modernised since the last time I was in the area, much improved😊 staff friendly😊 locals are always friendly, great night visit. Very enjoyable and a big screen👍🏾

The place was already welcoming before the renovation, now it has added a perfectly modern atmosphere. There is a wide choice of beers and whiskies. On weekends, it is well frequented by people between 40 and 60 years old. Accessibility for disabled people in wheelchairs is guaranteed.

No food, not expensive, popular nice place.

Not long refurbished and what a difference. Really lovely place. Quiet relaxed atmosphere, nice lager and spirits and staff friendly. Plenty time for the customer.

Top class refurb, beautifully put together by new ownera, highly recommended. .

Busy little bar near Fisheries Museum, and over looking Anstruther Harbour. Friendly staff, excellent service.

Lovely new site for the Ship Inn. Really nice pub with good selection of beers and cocktails.

Warm and friendly staff, nice atmosphere, our wee pup loved it, and she's a nervous rescue 🐾🐕💚 Great Guinness

Lovely wee pub, friendly staff.

Super pub. Excellente ambiance. Serveurs accueillants. Bon choix de bières, whiskies, gins...

Lovely lively pub with great decor... cocktails not cheap but nice

Great bar on the harbour front - love what they have done with the refurbishment.

Frendly bar staff, Good selection of beers.

Lovely pub. Clean toilets Staff friendly and service very good.

Sat outside drinking some wine very pleasant with a view of the Harbour.

Best pub in Anstruther. Beautifully furnished, relaxing

The new Ships, re- established 2023 😄 has had an upgrade. Fab bathrooms and great front seeting area. 🍻🍷🍷

No food available, disappointing.

First visit since the renovations and it is totally amazing. So bright and fresh looking, very inviting. Friendly and welcoming staff throughout. A great mix of locals and visitors. My favourite place in Anstruther now 🍺🍻🥂🍹🍷

Great place, good bar staff with a good service

Popped in here for a quick pint yesterday. The place has been refurbished to a high standard. Good staff, but not the cheapest pint in town. I'd still ghly recommend it though.

You have made my day with that excellent coffee of yours! Great service and nice vibes. Although today I was just passing through, I'm definitely coming back soon 😃

Popped for a drink with family, I was driving so the lovley bartender with dark hair in a bun offered me a selection of non alcoholic beer and I enjoyed a lovley non alcoholic cider. It was Wednesday 27th around 130. Will be back :)

Lovely friendly pub. Food at lunch time would be a bonus x

Excellent new pub, friendly bar staff.

Good beer selection. Table service for cocktails very helpful.

Great bar with good prices great staff lovely since being modernized

Staff really nice, and very friendly was our local when on holiday

Had great drinks and the staff were friendly and attentive. The decor is lovely and the view can't be beaten. We will be back.

Only had a few beers while passing through but really enjoyed our time here. Really friendly staff and a good atmosphere.

Best bar in the area - no doubt about that. The bar staff were faultless, atmosphere was brilliant and the interior of the bar is great - so bright and modern, but with plenty of character and nods to the ship in the name. Excellent selection of beers on draught (Cruzcampo is now my favourite lager) and the verdita shot to go with the tequila was a unique treat! One note to the owners - get new photos of the interior on Google Maps and any other sites you can be found! The bar looked like a nice wee find as it was, but the renovation has taken the place to a new level!

A nice and modern bar. Quite a selection of drinks.

Professional and friendly staff. They go above and beyond to make everyone feel welcome at their bar. The customers are friendly and approachable, lots of great conversations. The Ship Tavern is exactly what you’re looking for in a local pub with a fun environment. It’s a must if you’re in Anstruther!

Great pub....beautifully decorated. Good price for drinks. Lovely atmosphere. You can sit outside with lovely view of harbour.

Glorious little find, lovely staff, fantastic decor and the amaretto sours is to die for. Be sure to check out the ladies' loos!

Very nice clean and friendly,toilets very clean

THIS HAS JUST BEEN REOPENED Absolutely THE best bar in anstruther. The staff are excellent , the buzz is excellent the toilets are excellent and the prices are fabulous ! Could not fault this place one bit! Travelling through as a reviewer I'd highly recommend

Had a great afternoon in here. Been in a few times before the renovations, but the place is so much brighter. Great staff and selection of beer. Very dog friendly, athohough no treats fot them lol 😉 Thank you team for a fab afternoon with our dog.

The renovations made to this pub has transformed the place entirely. It's now much more attractive for a night out.

Very disappointed when we went for a drink after a meal 30 minutes ago and were told that the pub was closed. The website says us they are still open!!

This pub reminded me of the real life Crows Nest bar from the film The perfect storm, which i have also visited. I had high expectations, was looking forward to visiting, but was somewhat disappointed. The young staff were friendly enough but were clearly bored, it was dead for a bank holiday weekend and the interior doesnt seem sure what sort of pub it wants to be. The Shipyard was a good pint tho. Sorry but prefered The Haven up the road.

In these strange times as life slowly gets back to normal, we took advantage of a brief sunny period to enjoy a drink, outside, of course, sitting at a table on the pavement outside this charming pub. The barmaid was extremely friendly & welcoming. The selection of draft beers & ales was limited, but then they had been open for little more than a week after a 4 month lockdown ( it felt like 4 years!). It was just a joy to walk into a pub & buy a beer! One alcohol can be consumed inside this will be a nice place to go when it’s raining too.

Nice beer. Friendly staff. New to the area...Will be back

They are both good pubs, but some of these reviews are misleading, since they are clearly referring to the Ship Inn in Elie, not the Ship Tavern in Anstruther.

Staff were very helpful. very conscious of covid rules ules

Great atmosphere. Super service. Brilliant company.

Of all the bars in Anstruther, the Ship Inn is the one that surprised me most re the changes that the Coronavirus has caused. In our last two visits to Anstruther, the Ship was the most popular pub in town, with room at a premium. The difference is obviously caused by the design of the pub, which is pretty narrow, so in the area at the front of the pub that I have always considered the social heart of the bar, there is now just an empty space - simply because they can’t fit tables in. As such, the pub seems to be totally devoid of atmosphere.All was not lost however as we had a couple of beers and a pleasant chat with the bar lady on duty, who hails from Kelso, and is a lovely lass.

Great pub with a great mix of folk. Been going here for 15 years, never heard IRA music. Not fair - false news folks

You don't expect to go into a small bar in a fishing village full of tourists and the music playing was IRA songs, a complete dump.

Am I going mad or was this the Ship Inn back in the day? That's what it has always been n my head since the 70s but I may have got it wrang all that time.

Great wee pub right on the far corner. Great chat, nice beer and plenty of local patter. Well worth a visit

Nice little pub. Mostly locals but very friendly and spent a nice afternoon talking football with the barman Joe.

Lovely wee pub friendly locals

We had hoped for a nice bar lunch but the menu was very short and overpriced. We did choose something which arrived a good 20 minutes later and was tasty, but not worth the price. We asked the waiter when he brought the lunch for 2 buttered rolls and were told very curtly to order them at the bar! Another wait! We ordered them, 15 minutes later no rolls. Went to the bar to remind them, waited a further 10 minutes, still no rolls. The place is so disorganised with a hopeless ordering system. Even paying involved another wait at the busy bar.We will not return to The Ship Inn as there are plenty of better (and less stressful) places in the area.We believe the 19th Hole in Elie belongs to the same owners and have always had a good experience there.

Decided to pop in for a quick drink before hitting the Anstruther Fish Bar next door but 1 , stayed for more than 1 , bar maid very helpful with local knowledge of where to go and what to see although she did say isnt a local but was spot on with the Anstruther Fish Bar and the Dreel Tavern a bit of a walk but worth it , locals all friendly , only bad thing about whole night were the 2 dogs tied up at the bar , who did not cause any bother but to big to be in a busy pub at night . Great choice of beers and lagers and great selection of gin and malts , definitely worth a visit , bar looks small but a bright pool room at the back is a welcome surprise.

I asked for a Rose wine they didn’t have any. I then asked for a white wine & soda the soda was flat. I then asked to change the drink as the soda was flat. The bar maid topped up with a new soda but it was still flat as it had been added to first one. When I asked for a fresh one the bar maid said it was a fresh one but it hadn’t as I watched her topping first drink up. Also someone else asked for a Bacardi which they had run out off. Not a good bar or friendly staff

Cozy pub on a beautiful bay. Nice people

Stopped in for a quick drink, ending up staying for several more. Friendly and helpful bar staff. Even though this has feel of proper local pub we were made to feel really welcome. We sat drinking and playing cards whilst a local guy played an acoustic set to a lively crowd. We would definitely return.

The front bar area in the Ship is quite narrow, so the bar can feel quite crowded with just a few punters at the bar. Don’t let this put you off however, because this is a really good pub with welcoming staff and very good service.This isn’t a gastro bar, although they apparently serve good food. Refreshingly, this is primarily a straightforward pub with ordinary clientele enjoying beer and one another’s company. It’s what a good “local” is all about. Good beer, good service, friendly customers, a bit of friendly banter, and decent music on the jukebox.Spot on in my book.

Historic Hotel with fantastic ales, great food and ambient atmosphere. Would love to experience the open fire during the winter but here in the summer was great.

Nice old fashioned bar with pool table.

Used to have good beer but not now. No hot water to wash with but good supply of liquid soap. Usually cold and damp, no welcome, no service. Poor seating, no interest shown in the business. Very popular at times with locals that stand close together but best forgotten. Live music was years ago and the place is so small, more of a publicity campaign with the photo shoot. Many years ago there was a pool table but it was removed to increase seating for lunch tables. Pool is now played in the Royal Hotel, the other pubs didn't have the facility. ☹️

Traditional pub fine selection of beers and spirits with limited seating outside and a pool table at the back of the pub all in all a nice pub

Great pub for socialising great staff also love the live music when it's on there

Not much choice of beer. Still a good bar.

Great atmosphere, good beers, would recommend a visit.