The Spice Ship in Weymouth and Portland - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Nice Pub, Great Food at a good price, and Good Service

We stayed over and ate here, the food was great and the staff very friendly. There was a little gift for us in our room and the bedroom was lovely!

Nice pub watched the football in was great

DONT EAT HERE IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES! OR WANT QUALITY FOOD AND SERVICE! What a shame! I am coeliac which means I can’t eat gluten which was explained yet you bring me a meal with a Naan bread on despite explaining that I can’t eat gluten. That meal gets taken away and so do my poppadoms. I have always been ok with poppadoms as they are made from rice flour but apparently I can’t eat them. So I have a delayed service, a man who serves me to find out if I can eat poppadoms but never returns. Where did he go? And I am told by the man I complain to that “he’s not very good!” Like that makes it ok? And when I complain I am met with rudeness and being told I am in the wrong. Why should I pay full price for such shocking service . Food was pretty standard and tbh I could cook better than that, think Wetherspoons and not homemade. What a shame , especially rudeness from the staff member. That was very upsetting.

First time here, served by Lily, really helpful and friendly. Small issue with not being a pizza menu for my son but thankfully was on childrens. Had the classic burger and seabass special and the food was really lovely. Brilliant price, place was clean and atmosphere was good.

Fairly typical pub fayre. Too many TV screens for my liking, but garden area was good.

We visited for the first time today, only popped in for a swift half as we were passing through. Very impressed with the atmosphere and service. Hopefully we'll be visiting again soon 👍

There is not enough stars for this place. I had a party for 16 people. Short notice the staff couldn't do enough. The food was top notch.... Made my whole family welcome. It was that good. I want back. If I return to weymouth. I will 10000%have another meal here.

Booked a table at 6pm for 10 for family Sunday. Advertised for Sunday lunches. Shown a table then were told no sunday lunches left. Would not have minded if they had said when booking that as it was the bank holiday weekend there was a good chance no Sunday lunches were left. Not good.

Came with family for Sunday dinner, table booked for 6pm with 8 of us, with 2 dogs. Arrived and it turned our our tables were already occupied, with 1 group through mid-drinks. We were moved to the restaurant part of the pub, which left us standing for a while. After being told to wait in a cramped location, while people watched the football, there were rude comments from some of the other customers watching football towards us, for complying with one of the staff asking us to wait. After around 10 minutes we finally got a table, where we were told there were no roasts, with some of us looking to have a Sunday roast before arrival. We ordered our food, which took around 40 minutes to arrive, not terrible for 8, however no staff coming to check if everything was ok when eating. Afterwards, we asked for the bill, where we were waiting for a good 20 minutes, leaving us all unimpressed.

Lovely atmosphere, amazing food thank you.

Food was awful had Sunday roast dunno what was in red cabbage roasties under cooked and fish and chips 1 teaspoon of mushy peas awful chips. Bar staff good at there job kitchen staff sat on there bums chatting.

Good food and nice friendly staff.

Nice pub , beer garden, pool table, car park and chippy next door .

Friendly staff , wonderfully cooked food , cutesy pub and amazing cherry sundae is one of the best puddings I've ever had

Tasty food, quick service and great atmosphere...

I go to the quiz here every Monday that I can, the staff are fantastic (Ruby and Jensen are the best people who have ever got me drunk) - food is fantastic and atmosphere is brilliant

25 of us came on Thursday evening as part of our camping holiday at Eweleeze. Staff were so so welcoming and accommodating. Thank you for your fantastic hospitality.

Loved the stay here. The hospitality and friendliness was exceptional. The room was clean and comfortable, and everything I needed was present. Thank you for a lovely stay and much needed breakfast! Highly recommended.

Deceptive pub looks small from the outside and big on the inside. Great selection of beers and ciders. Good garden with a climbing frame and a covered area. Friendly staff. Didn't eat here, but food looked good and reasonably priced.

Lovely pub with great staff who serve Homemade food which is really tasty. Our choices were Pie and Mash and Hunters Chicken and Chips

First time I’ve been to the spice ship , few of my friends came down from London for the weekend. There was a friendly out going boy called Ryan who served us , he was really outgoing and made us all feel welcome, good bar man , had a lovely chat with him , would return to the spice ship again due to Ryan good work and friendly chat , spectacular boy , hard working one , can’t wait to go bk again😄

Food was very good,great place to be

Great pub and food. Lovely team especially Ryan who is really lovely and always welcoming. Lovely garden and outside area.

Have been coming to this lovely little (ish) pub every year for the last 25 yrs when on annual holidays in Weymouth, Dorset. I have seen quite a few changes over the years as the place has undergone changes, (minor indoors, a bit more in the rear garden area). But it has obviously modernised keeping it's brilliant character intact. I would 200% recommend a visit to this cracking little pub. And to boot the food is absolutely lovely! (I'm not joking), especially their homemade beef & ale pie and mash. Hopefully the good lord allows me another visit next year... 🙏

Wow a place of great atmosphere with live music at weekends in side and outside. Food really good

Honestly cannot fault spice ship! They always go above and beyond. Even when they are extremely busy they try their best to make sure their customers are happy and informed, understandably waits for food do happen, but that’s always to be expected when booking food in a fast paced local pub! All the staff are lovely and have great relationships with the locals, and are a big part of the pubs atmosphere! We regularly use the pub for family meals and just general summer enjoyment and the kids love the small play park in the garden! They always put a lot of effort into events and live music and just generally have picked spice ship back up and put it back on the map! Jensen and his team really have put their heart and souls into it and it shows. Well done spice ship! Keep going!

Fabulous first time experience here. Can unreservedly recommend.

Cozy pub with great food. The pub is completely decorated as a ship (although the blue Christmas lights were a bit over the top). I think bingo is played on Mondays, because then the entire restaurant section was completely full, but eating in the pub section was just as fun!

Great pub, excellent live music.. food average

Great place to stay, bus stop right outside so no need to jump in the car to get into Weymouth.

Brilliant place to come outside area for the kids and pool table only down side is 10.30 last orders 11 close

Bit clicky, staff not very pro active. Food good though

Lovely little pub and good food, tasty and piping hot

Nice place chicken little over done and steak was a little rare but staff were nice and dessert was great.

Staff was rude ,no please or thank you ,food was the worst I have had in years ,mostly dried up and no apology for long wait for food ,and get your own knives and fork on a greasy table

Had mid week carvery last night 16/7/24 best 1 have had for long time plenty on plate cooked brilliantly and extra gravy and cauliflower cheese

## Spice Ship: Disappointing Experience Despite Potential The Spice Ship boasts a large and well-designed space, offering a lot of promise for a great pub experience. Unfortunately, our visit fell short in several areas. The food quality was underwhelming. While the menu might have variety, the actual dishes we received lacked quality. Customer service left a lot to be desired. The staff's behavior seemed immature and unprofessional. To top it off, the drinks seemed like short measures, and the explanations provided by the staff for this discrepancy were unconvincing. Overall, despite the pub's apparent potential, the combination of poor food quality, immature service, and questionable drink measures means we wouldn't recommend the Spice Ship and wouldn't be returning ourselves.

Lovely food very tasty nice and hot. Food was served in a timely manner very impressed. cracking little pub with a warm and friendly atmosphere

Nice and friendly pub. Good food and drink choices available. Accommodation available. Family friendly, reasonable prices, good for sports.

Good food and wine, fairly priced for the location and quality, friendly staff.

had so lovely food here well worth going me and my partner really enjoyed the meal thank you

Great pub with a nice outdoor space perfect for watching England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 win 😎🍻

One of my fave places especially on quiz night! Food is fab too!

We ordered Sunday roast which sadly didn’t come with a Yorkshire pudding. Despite photos showing otherwise. The veg was very al dente not fresh vegetables but pulled from the freezer. A few of the locals were rowdy but otherwise we rated good 6-10.

Horrible room, bed was awful. Dirty carpets, So disappointed.

Excellent. Had birthday lunch in garden for 14 adults and 1 child.

Had a great meal here today. Fantastic home cooked gluten-free cottage pie. Delicious! Service great and staff behind bar very knowledgeable & helpful.

Great pub food with a good size garden

We always eat here when staying in Weymouth. Great good value food, lovely old pub with atmosphere

Lovely pub as a local, which we are, or if your staying in nearby sites or guest house. Landlord is a great guy and all the staff are very welcoming.

A lovely old-fashioned place with lots of outside work being done to the sheltered area, which is quite large, the gardens have lots of seating and a children's playground. The food was lovely and the staff all happy and helpful. We will go here again!

Lovely place for a Sunday roast took me dog too nice pub outdoor garden or main bar only with dogs but love my roast and pleasant service are go again

Lovely atmosphere and service. Thank you

We spent a lovely evening dining, both meals were superb. Piping hot nicely presented. Staff were attentive, polite and friendly giving informative information to out questions. Nice gentle background music with lovely lighting we shall certainly return to dine this week whilst on holiday.

Had a lovely meal here on the Saturday so after walking to bowleaze Cove and back we called in for a drink on the Sunday at 7.10pm. The manager/owner proceeded to ring the bell, twice, loudly causing everyone to stare at me and my husband. He then informed us he wouldn't serve us as he was closing! How ridiculous. Anyway the pub over the road was happy to take our money. Such a shame as we were here for 2 weeks and would have used this pub a lot. I refuse to go in here again and will give my cash to landlords who aren't rude.

Been here for food as in the area. Food was lovely. Barman, is really rude. Didn’t get his name but a big guy with a bald head, Sarky comments and the manners of a pig. So bad I didn’t even order when we returned I walked straight out.

Food was great, our servers were not :(. Firstly, our initial server was a little abrupt throughout taking the order & serving food and didn’t offer a roast menu. There was no drinks menu on the tables either and whilst I understand this is a pub, the ones by home have this out as standard. Food was good for the price but there was a long wait to clear the plates & an even longer wait to get the bill and then we still had to stand and wait to pay. Overall the food was good so hats off to the kitchen staff, just a shame the front of house staff let it down.

Good portion sizes and very tasty food BUT the 50 minute wait for our meal was not acceptable and with no explanation or apology for the delay

Excellent food and staff are very good

Lovely family, dog friendly pub! enjoyed a midweek treat. definitely go back and recommend.

Atypical place well received But don't have big suitcases in a small room

When for the Monday night quiz,it was great fun,would definitely recommend it for a fun night. Didn't eat there so couldn't comment on the food.

Highly recommend The Spice Ship , great atmosphere , excellent food and friendly staff.

Highly recommended!! Came in for a Sunday roast and definitely one of the best we had! Will definitely be back again.

Not but i think i went in the wrong door 5 steps up because im disabled

I would not recommend, the food was below average. Staff inattentive to the point that pepper sauce did not arrive with the steak and went to bar to ask for it but still it did not arrive. Dietary requirements for one person tabke were not taken seriously and the food they could not eat eas scraped from their plate and returned to the table. The bench was not screwed down and completrly fell off 3 x causing toddler to hit head on the table. Whilst the manager apologised, I had a sense that this had happened before and is part of a general 'couldn't care less but will take your money thankyou very much' attitude. Shame as heard it was decent pub a few years back.

Nice food, staff very accommodating. Big portions for good price

A great pub just next to the Haven site. Freshly cooked food and good beer selection.

Nice pint. Gets quite full in main bar.

To be honest I think we caught them on a bad night. We turned up 8.50 to 9 on Sun. Been looking forward to going there as been there before. They had just called last orders despite supposed not to close until 10. Said we could buy a drink. Which we did, but by 9.10 they almost pushed us out. Chairs were on tables ready to close. Luckily the Bridge over the road was open and prepared to serve drinks. Quiz night so much more cheerful.

Quiz night on Monday evening is a real buzzing event.

This place is really lovely , great food, friendly staff, very clean and tidy, reasonably priced I would highly recommend and I will definitely be going back

Great service and very good prices able to cater for large parties. 22 of us at my daughter's birthday party all served together. Thank you.

Nice atmosphere and warm welcome from the staff

After finding this pub close to our holiday site we decided to book an evening meal there online. The process was quite easy, even for this old man, with confirmation from the booking site and the pub. During the week they offer a 2 course option at a reduced price, having made our choices we settled down to wait. Surprisingly the first course arrived in good time. The menu, although similar to other pub grub places all over the country, has some good variations. There is a reasonable choice of drinks at the bar, not just lagers. Another plus point is that the main bar is separate from the restaurant area, the TV and pool table is in its own area as well, so having a quiet meal is possible, with what looked to be a good sized garden area for the better weather. We were greeted with a smile and all the staff were happy to see you and attentive. There is a carpark to the side. Although it's very early in the season plenty of customers came in during our visit so maybe as the season progresses its worth 5 minutes making the booking.

Visited the spice ship with my husband while we was on holiday for the weekend we had not been here for a few years and decided to go for Sunday dinner and so glad we did the food was first class I had Beef and my husband had Beef and Turkey and all the trimmings and a lovely pot of gravy it was delicious and all the staff so friendly and have a banter we will definitely be back when we are here again.

Had the most amazing roast here. Was getting a pint of delicious Sonar and asked if there was any food when I was offered a roast .....beef etc so on a whim I asked "any veggie roasts?" and ended up with this feast. Was left to eat in peace. Beautiful, clean surroundings. Best meal out I've had in weeks. Thankyou Spice Ship.

Great find, really friendly and polite staff. Great selection of drinks and a friendly atmosphere. Couldn’t fault it.

Nice old pub with the decor in keeping. Food was nicely hot and quickly served. Bar service was a little slow, however I would return when next in the area.

Came here for dinner on Easter Sunday as a group of 3 and was disappointed. When we arrived and asked for a table the lad who 'greeted' us was abrupt and said he couldn't seat us (despite the restaurant not even being half full) due to staffing but we could try going through to the bar. Seemed counterproductive seeing as the staff still had to bring us our food which they dumped on our table with no checkin. We were able to order at the bar and were told cutlery would be at the end. I went up three times and there was none so had to ask for some when our food was delivered. I also ordered a glass of wine and had to ask for my glass to be changed twice because the first two were covered in marks and Lipstick stains. The bar staff were very nice and accomodating which with decent food were the saving grace of the experience and upped the service from 2☆ to 3☆

We had a wonderful Sunday roast this evening. The food was outstanding and the service from a gentleman who I assume is the manager was fantastic. My rather lively toddler was being overly friendly (went over and hugged him!) and he was absolutely lovely. He obviously picked up on her name from our conversation and addressed her personally while chatting to us. Lovely chap!

Stopped in for a drink and nibble. The spice ship is a good old pub near camp sites. It has relatively cheap food and drinks. It does a good sunday roast. It is well frequented by holiday makers and locals. It is also dog friendly in the bar.

Visited for the first time. A nicely positioned local pub, great to have parking & for little people a small outdoor play area. Plenty of seating both indoor and outdoor (some outdoor seating undercover) The food was ok, served warm & on hot plates. Welcomed by the staff & seated fairly promptly. Worth a visit

We booked a couple of days before Easter Sunday for a group of 16. They were really helpful trying to get us a table together even though they were super busy. Staff were amazing, food was really good (most had Roast or Stack Burger) no one was disappointed. Food came quickly and all of us were served together. If you are wondering where to go for a decent, good value family meal. Look no further. Lovely garden if the sun shines with a play area and plenty of space to watch sport if that’s your thing. We aren’t on holiday, this is a pub local to us and we would highly recommend to locals and holiday makers alike. Think they are in for a busy season!

Excellent food, very friendly and helpful staff, great atmosphere. The gammon steak was the best I've tasted anywhere.

Enjoyed my meal. Service was really bad. I think the servers needed more training, but also felt like we were being actively ignored at times. Truly bizarre. Cannot stress enough how bad the service was.

My sister and I went to Spice Ship for an early dinner and we absolutely regret it. We walked in to the half-empty restaurant area and told the woman at the podium there were two of us. She rudely replied “two what?”. We said “the two of us are here for dinner.” She left and came back with another rude woman that asked if we had a reservation for their half-empty restaurant. We said no and she said since there were only two of us we could sit at a small table- fine with us. She took us to the table and said someone would be back to take our drink order- no one ever did. We watched three other tables that sat down after us get drinks and even have their food order taken. I wanted a drink so I got up and went to the bar and got our drinks. I got back to the table and my sister said no one had been by- she even tried to wave down one of the women taking orders and said “hi, excuse me”. The woman ignored her and kept walking. We decided to finish our drinks and leave when a woman we had not seen before finally took our dinner order. No one ever took our drink order and when the drinks we got from the bar were empty, no one asked if we wanted another round. I’m fine going to the bar to get drinks but NONE of the tables around us had to do that. The food came out pretty fast- my burger was average and my sisters tikka masala was good. I’m not sure why were ignored but it was extremely disappointing and a terrible way to start our holiday weekend in Dorset.

Can't fault the staff on friendliness or service. Was very good. The food we had was great the first time we went but this weekend just gone it was no where near as good. The chicken tacos had multiple bits of bone in and some of it was very grisly. The chips were sopping in grease. The roast potatoes were frozen ones that were powdery inside. The parsnips were rock solid. May have just been an off day but none of our meals were spot on. Shame as we really like it here and love the atmosphere and the staff

Always helpful and try and reserve us a table in the bar with our pooch at late notice. Good food, very helpful staff and good atmosphere 👌

Great pub good beer and food and outdoor seating area

They cannot deal with a large party, we come here last year and had the same problem. Baring in mind, you are in between 2 large haven sites, we want to come out and support local businesses instead of eating on site constantly. The reason of booking was for a birthday meal, mine and one others birthday is on the 19/03. So ventured for a good pub meal. One main problem, we have encountered, on both occasions, the staffs knowledge is very little. We thought to give it another go, as a year had passed. We asked the price of a roast, they didn’t know (they went off the price of the ‘other pub’). We went to the bar to ask what gins they sell, they didn’t know. And then: Allowing a drunk customer at the bar, to tell me, “you should know what you want”. You do not need your customers backing you up, due to lack of knowledge. That is really lame. 4/13 people on our table finished their dinner, 4 meals got sent back and refunded due to them literally being inedible or having the incorrect items on the plate. Adults meals came before kids meals, making the children even more agitated. As soon as we complained about our meals, we had a group of staff gathering and gossiping about us. If you’re going to gossip and laugh at customers, don’t do it right in front of them. Especially when, if no meals were refunded, we would have had a bill of over £200 not including drinks. Understanding that, hiring young adults, is cheap for the landlords, it would be good to give them some training as they seem to do doing their job blind. Step one is know your product, you can’t run a business, with staff unaware of what you sell or what comes on your plate. I have a lot of respect for the manager coming over and owning the situation, I didn’t mention the staff knowledge to him as I would not want to knock their confidence, especially in front of other customers. And of course, it’s the managers responsibility to train/retrain staff if they are unsure. Overall, not a good experience, and left hungrier then I arrived on my birthday meal.

Absolutely fab pub! Always go in here when visiting family in the area and it's great!

Mothers day and staff run ragged all day and even with our booking being the last table of the day we were treated so well by quite a young team a few bits missing as sold out from the main menu but all was explained and apologised for and even though bit of a mess up on the billing with another table all sorted out promptly and more apologising a lovely evening meal for the two mums in our party most enjoyable

Phenomenal service Debbie, Shaz and the team went above and beyond lovey food caters for allergies extremely well do t go anywhere else

Probably the worst Sunday roast we have ever had at a pub/restaurant. Two meats to choose from. The vegetables that weren't luke warm were undercooked. Parsnips were almost raw. CHEAP AND NASTY FROZEN ROAST POTATOES, which were practically inedible. Very, very poor attempt at a Sunday roast!! Have had much better ones in Weymouth.

Excellent service and take away, fitted us in before a big order. Thankyou so much

Whilst on holiday at the nearby haven site, we drove to the pub as im in a stroller and can’t walk far. The staff greeted us at the doing and soon found us a table for 3. Me and the wife ordered sunday dinnet whilst my son with autism ordered a veggie dinner. The meal was massive and well worthy of the price. I could only eat half of mine so asked if they had a container so I could take it back to the caravan to which the chef soon boxed up for me wihout any fuss, to which I microwaved the following day for my evening meal. I would fully recommend this pub and would definitely go in again when on holiday again

Went in for a special birthday lunch just before Christmas. The pub decorations were lovely, it gave the pub a cosy look and a nice feel. The lunch was lovely.

Great little pub , excellent food , staff are great. Rooms are small but very nice.