Shipmans — Restaurant in England

A very old pub brought back to life lovingly and with respect for it's history. Anyone who enjoyed this special little pub back in the 'old days' should pop in for a little stroll down memory lane, just like I do occasionally. The bar is original and the place looks a lot posher now with nice soft lighting instead of florescent strips of yesteryear! There are 2 dinning rooms upstairs, both beautifully decorated and the toilets are quirky and in keeping with the age of this property (well sort of) and on a rainy day like today it's a perfect venue for a little respite away from dismal weather. Or a perfect place to lunch with friends especially in the dinning room that overlooks Drum Lane on a warm day with the windows open. Earlier this year we popped in for a quick lunch and ended up staying for 5 hours! The decor is comfy and relaxing. Don't take my word for it, take a friend, order a bottle and time will fly. And yes they do their very best to cater for everyone, including those of us that don't do so well with stars etc. Amazing how well they actually do considering it is such a...

We booked a table of 8 in August for their Christmas menu. We wasn’t told we need to pre book or anything. Last night we arrived and was told no Christmas menu but a Jamaican style menu only as we hadn’t pre booked.

Our table was booked for 6.30. We were left for ages before ordering. Then the waitress who was lovely, took our order. We then waited 45 mins for our starter. So that arrived just after 7.30. I had the halloumi fries that came with a spicy dip. They were quite nice We then waited about 50 minutes for main and my friend did go and chase these. I had the wrap which had one peice of chicken and a whole heap of the spiciest, saltiest fries I have ever eaten. (Couldn’t eat them)

We all moaned out the chips !

I wouldn’t recommend the...

For a winters evening, not particularly cozy or warm…. Quite sparse in all. I don’t normally drink wine in a pub, but on this occasion I did and nearly fell off my stool when two, albeit large, glasses of wine came to over 20 quid… I used to come here 20 or 30 years ago occasionally but the problem with this place now is it can’t decide what it is. Is it a town pub for the 20s and 30s as they’re trolling through on a Saturday night or is it a quiet pub for all ages and a bit of respite from all the other muchness of a muchness pubs scrabbling for the same market that litter the streets of the town centre. If I was running this place, I’d make it cosier and I wouldn’t be charging over 20 quid for two glasses of very average 5 quid a...