Reviews The Ship

My dad and I happened upon The Ship on a Wednesday in October after our tour at the Globe and just before visiting the Tower of London. It was a little before lunch and we went upstairs (tight nearly spiral staircase) for lunch. The main server was training a new hire, but she was incredibly attentive and helpful bouncing between us and him. My dad ordered the award-winning Pale Ale steak pie and accompanying Nicholson's Pale Ale. I had a vegan lentil pie and cider. Both meals were very filling and the server stopped by a few times, even as a large birthday party of local, older gents filled up the dining room.

What a gem tucked in between the skyscraper doted city of London. Great little place to pop in after work or just come over for pint. Pub manager Joe is the guy to have a word with about your choice of the drink. Pub itself has remarkable history. Well worth a visit.

Such a pleasurable find. Amazing to stumble upon an historic pub tucked between the skyscraper monstrosities. The staff were super pleasant and warm. Food was standard pub fare but delicious. Hope you make a backstreet diversion to this spot on your journey

In a secluded corner between streets of Sky Gardens and the Phone Building you find this little gem once distroyed in the Great London Fire of 1666 and re-emerged from ashes under his actual name in 1677

Had booked for drinks only so can’t comment on the food. We had the whole of the upstairs which was great and everyone liked the space. Friendly and attentive staff from start to finish

Great inner city inn. Nice booze at typical Central London prices but certainly enjoyed the evening

Was able to take advantage of the new VIP Friday offer for groups and regular customers today. We often bring clients to the ship but today was even better, a reserved area, table service and fantastic offers on drinks (including their very well kept Doom Bar) with complimentary food. The sandwiches were excellent as ever. We thoroughly enjoyed it, as did our clients. A fantastic idea to get more people in on a Friday, when usually we would not be in town that day. As ever the staff were brilliant too.

Brilliant cosy gem tucked away with good meals, great beer and excellent service! Many pubs around this area tend to be quite packed with overspill congregated around the front so don't be surprised to fight your way through a crowd of smokers to get inside. We'd already tried the nearby Wetherspoon's (Crosse Keys) and found it packed and noisy, so wandered back up the street and caught sight of this place by chance, spotting it up an alleyway, hearing some rock music pumping out of speakers. We peeked in.. and found it wasn't as busy inside, particularly upstairs where plenty of seating was available for a more relaxed environment with nice views over the street, and the music originating from downstairs wasn't set at too high a volume so made for pleasant settling. Being a Nicholson pub it has their range of beers (Nicholson's own) along with some good pies. I ordered a London lager and chicken & ham cheese pie, which arrived with mash and some veg. The pie contained some good chunks of chicken and ham hock in a cheese sauce (which clashed with the gravy, I found - but that was my fault for ordering that pie) surrounded in a crispy flaky filo pastry; a nice soft hot filling with crunchy outer, very well made. The veg was slightly underdone so still crunchy (hard carrots) which I found preferable to a soggy mess. Mustard - when requested - was Colmans! Definitely a foodie's place. I found the service good: a young Brazilian girl flitted around all tables, checking things were fine, offering drink replenishments, etc. I could have happily sat there for hours more, supping the night away. A great find, a gem off the beaten track, a place to temporarily shut out the chaos of the city business. I'll definitely return, and heartily recommend it.