Ship Inn, Portishead - pub details
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Address: Down Road, Portishead, Somerset, BS20 8LF [map] [gmap]
Nailsea & Backwell (4.9 miles), Avonmouth (5.4 miles)
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> Current user rating: 7.8/10 (rated by 6 users)
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user reviews of Ship Inn, Portishead
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| Made several visits over the past year. always had a good pint,this time was the draught Bass and the Otter, Still does basic lunchtime pub grub. All round a decent pub, but, dark inside with a 60/70's feel. Would benefit from taking advantage of the views and better flooded with natural light. Apart from that I find it aok and spotlessly clean. james55westhead - 19 Jun 2012 06:38 |
| A good sized pub on the outskirts of Portishead, it has a somewhat unusual interior which Quinno ably sums up by saying it�s like your Nan�s lounge, even to the extent of having a slightly musty smell. The left hand bar is a square room with red, velvet button bench seating around the perimeter, red velvet chairs and red tie-back curtains. One wall is covered in dark wood panelling, an old patterned carpet covers the floor and there are various nautically themed pictures about along with a collection of jugs on the window sill. There is a large picture window giving glimpses of views across the channel. A rectangular room off of this looked as though it may be more geared up for dining, although we didn�t investigate this. Topping off the 70�s feel behind the bar were those star-shaped day-glow signs like you get in the windows of tacky shops; one stuck to the Stella Cidr� bottles proudly proclaimed �as seen on TV�! Another bar off to the right was more geared up for sports with a bar billiards game, giant Jenga and a plasma screen, although oddly this was showing Countrywise rather than a sports channel. There is also some limited seating outside. It was very quiet on a recent Tuesday evening visit, both in terms of the number of punters and the general ambience; some background music wouldn�t have gone amiss. Beers on tap were Young�s London Gold, Butcombe, Bass and Otter Ale. Ciders were Thather�s Dry and Thatcher�s Gold. Blackthorn - 27 Sep 2011 22:22 |
| Would pretty much agree with Quinno about this one. Never had a bad pint here. They now have mini jenga and giant jenga as well!! Sacrelicious_Pancake - 23 Aug 2010 16:14 |
| First visit to the Shippin' for over ten years and was pretty impressed. The exterior is younger-looking than I recall and there's a well-tended garden out the front along with ample parking. The interior is as I remember - fairly large and essentially decorated like your dear old Nan's lounge, which perhaps will put a few people off for being a bit 'safe' but I thought it was pleasant enough. Three ales were available (Otter, Butcombe and Keltic Gold) all of which were pretty good, if a tad too cool perhaps. The landlord (Vic?) was good for some banter and the locals seemed like a decent lot - classic gentrified old Bristolians. There's a well-maintained and well-used bar billiards table along with a dartboard. If you venture onto the BB table you're likely to receive plenty of 'advice' from various quarters as to your play. Basic food is served. I saw no TV. It's worth a visit if in the general I'd say - well done. Portishead certainly has improved beer-wise over the last few years... Quinno - 22 Jun 2009 20:40 |
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