The Ship Inn

May 2nd, 2023

Apr 26th, 2023

Well worth a visit, not the cheapest, but beers and wines well kept and food is very good.
Apr 24th, 2023

Apr 24th, 2023

Unfortunately, my son and I had a very disappointing experience at The Ship in Christchurch. We walked in today at around 11.25am asking for fish and chips. We were told that it was a bit early and lunch starts at 12noon. We moved further into the venue to choose table to have a coffee first. We were not offered to be shown to a table or given a menu. All the tables seemed empty with no guests in sight. Someone yelled something behind me, I turned around and saw an angry looking gentleman. Unsure, I asked if he was talking to me. " How can I help you?" he almost yelled again in an unfriendly manner. I explained that we asked for lunch but it was a bit early and we are looking for a table to have a coffee. He did not respond, only staring back at me in an unfriendly manner. Bar staff, I just spoke to said nothing or looked at me. We proceeded to leave. Our family speaks several languages and we did not use English to communicate between ourselves, however I spoke good and polite English when communicating with the staff and the angry gentleman, presumably, a manager. My son and I are both British citizens, the fact, which should not matter and yet, sadly, I am under impression that we were made feel unwelcome because of the use of a language other than English between us.
Apr 19th, 2023