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The Ship, Lambeth, SE11
SE11
SE11 6SF
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about The Ship
A vibrant Craft led pub with twelve or so taps behind the bar, there are two handpumps but were not in use, one had a turned clip of London Brewing London Lush. It's a hockey stick shaped room with plenty of natural light at the front. I had a nice half of Drop Project Slice. A decent pub.
On 13th July 2023
- rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about The Ship
The Ship dates from at least 1805, but I suspect that it was rebuilt at a later date in the 19th century. It was a former Watney’s house, as evinced by the Watney Combe Reid 1898 roundel atop the pole sign. The interior is plain, with a battleship grey and white colour scheme, with lemon yellow Anaglypta ceiling. The island bar features much copper pipework which looks a bit steampunk, alongside tedious green shiny glazed tiles; the bar front is wainscoted, painted brick red. There are quite ornate columns, the obligatory Corinthian capitals painted gold; furniture is conventional. It’s quite dark in here, illumination coming from an assortment of lighting styles, but also the lambent glow from a megascreen, showing unwatched football. A noisy middle-aged gang of pub crawlers was on the way out at the time of my arrival (are they in for a disappointment), remaining customers were a slightly older bunch, certainly compared to most of the customers on my mini crawl.
Ales amounted to a cider on polypin, then one unused pump and just London Brewing Co.’s London Lush at £2.25 a half and really a bit fruity for me, certainly on a chilly December night; surely this would be better suited as a Summer drink?
This place is a bit blah really. There’s little atmosphere, an emphasis on sport (which no one was watching) and a limited drinks’ selection, meaning that if I were to find myself in the area again, I’d head straight for the Dog House.
On 13th December 2021
- rating: 4
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E TA left this review about The Ship
A fairly decent dog-friendly local just away from the tourist areas. The front garden of this Georgian terrace has been turned into an outside seating area, screened off from the road, while the interior is described by Graham and Alan, below, and includes some impressive ornate columns where walls had previously supported the structure above. The barmaid was very welcoming, though some of the young drunk yuppies who still haunt this area were a bit annoying. Food was mainly pizzas, which was fine, plus some other bits and pieces at average prices. Only one ale on, Sambrook’s Scrumdown, accompanied by Old Rosie on draught. There was a large selection of overpriced craft beers: Beavertown Neck Oil and Lupus, Holy Hand Grenade, Pressure Drop’s Tambourine Mountain and Siren’s Suspended in Rakau, plus a craft lager, Fizzy Bubbly from Tiny Rebel. Why on Earth do they have to come up with these ridiculous names? There was also a fridge full of bottles and cans of various beers. I’d be happy to drop back in next time I’m in the area.
On 27th March 2020
- rating: 7
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john gray left this review about The Ship
Nice locals pub and quite cosy.James Brown on the sound system.Three cask beers from Butcombe,Adnams and my Marstons -61 deep which was okay.not bad
On 13th April 2018
- rating: 6
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Ship
Modernised in a sensible way, this pub retains many old features and a good community atmosphere. Entering the one big room opened up around the large island bar, you can't however help wondering how much varnish it took to achieve the shine on the floor. Aged drinkers will recognise the original (and once hated) old Watney lettering preserved on the rear wall, with a more-recent but still now historic Watney Combe Reid Stag Brewery sign outside, where there is also a patio area screened from the main road. Draught beers on offer at time of visit were from Butcombe and Notting Hill, the latter sadly being a bit past its prime. A cider was on handpump also, plus usual keg/craft stuff. Full food menu but not sampled. Entertainments included bar billiards and a large collection of board games, with occasional live music.
On 4th October 2016
- rating: 7
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Ship
The Ship is a typical looking London pub that had some nice looking flowers above the pubs name.
Once inside there is a fairly large room with normal tables and chairs to the front right,with those strange mid sized tables and stools to the front,the rear area had normal tables and chairs of different styles and a bar billiards table.
There were three real ales on the bar that i noted,i had a drink of Sambrooks Wandle which went down well,the other beers were Sambrooks Junction and Everards Sunchaser.
There was some decent background music playing,i quite liked this pub.
Pub visited 2/8/2014
On 2nd August 2014
- rating: 7
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Ship
There were six ales on here, including a couple of Christmas offerings (Wells A Good Stuffing, and Thwaites Yule Love It), plus Doom Bar, Redemption Pale Ale, Harvey's Sussex Best and Sambrook Wandle (£3.85 a pint). My pint of Wandle came served in a dimple jug, but was in good nick. Mulled wine was also available, just like in almost every other pub I've been to recently. Food is available every day, at the usual meal times. Main course are from £9.95 (wild boar sausages; haddock & chips, etc) to £16 (rib-eye steak). Snacks include such things as tzatiki and rabbit terrine. There's also an express lunch menu on weekdays, with prices from £6 - £7.50.
This is clearly an old pub, but largely opened up inside. The bar area on the right is furnished with normal tables and chairs, but through an archway on the left is another room, extending back beyond the servery, with a few tall tables/tall stools and more standard furnishings. This room also contains the rarely seen bar billiards table. Decor is inevitably, and appropriately, nautical themed, with ship's wheels, ship's lamps and seafaring based prints on the walls.
The lack of pub grub is easily balanced by having six real ales on. But I saw a sign announcing that a new food menu is coming soon, so hopefully popular demand might mean a shift to more traditional food offerings. I rather liked this pub, and would be very happy to visit again.
On 24th December 2013
- rating: 7
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