The Old Ship Aground — Restaurant in England

I had been a few times before with family and had a great time,I think it has changed management since then.

In this occasion Went there for a carvery was told 15 minutes after arriving there was “just beef left”. In all honesty the beef I did receive was stingy at best. My Wife went up and was ignored by whoever was serving the carvery and he had seen her standing there and not served here and she came back a little upset as she felt she had been dismissed so I had to go and help myself. This put a bit of a negative start on things. Also we had to go up and order our drinks at the bar where previously we where asked if we wanted any drinks and they where brought to us. We wanted to start a tab and was told bluntly “we don’t do tabs anymore” Felt more like a Wetherspoons service rather than a nice seaside town pub “even Wetherspoons bring you drinks “and not the same experience as last time. Lots of staff about but few being attentive. I was told I had to “come back up to order my dessert” when I did there was 2 members of staff re organising glasses and only 1 rushed off her feet serving drinks and I had to wait 5 minutes to get served even though it wasn’t busy. The kids ice cream didn’t arrive for 20 minutes so I went back up and asked for a refund as I wanted to leave as it had taken to long. I was then told after having to wait another 5 minutes “we can’t give you a refund as we have no supervisor” but they said they would get back to me and organise a refund of £4.50 I assumed they would get back to the person who booked the table and organise it……I never did get that refund lol

Really disappointed,won’t be going back which is a shame as we always enjoyed our meals there. Hopefully this is just a bad day as it was fantastic the other times we came,just rubbish...

We’ve been coming here for years/decades as it was, we found, the best/most reliable food in Minehead. Sadly that has changed since the husband and wife team sold it. The staff are still all amazing, super friendly and attentive. I wish I could give them 5 stars. But the food is hit and miss.

I am vegetarian. Sadly the chefs cannot make decent vegetarian food here. The visit before this I can remember a tomato based pasta dish being flavourless, and this visit yesterday being a well overcooked butternut squash ravioli served in a soup bowl with roasted cabbage and whole sundried tomatoes. I’ve never had ravioli served this way. It’s impossible to cut ravioli served in a deep bowl. Cabbage in pasta was, I’ll say, innovative. The sun-dried tomatoes were those antipasti ones which I love but which were impossible to cut through. I wouldn’t have minded the Sunday-roast style cabbage and antipasti had the ravioli not been so overcooked. At £15, I expect better.

For dessert I thought I’d play it safe and go back to something “traditional” and ordered the crumble. It had at most a sprinkling of crumble on it - so little that upon pouring the custard on top it could not be detected at all. The fruit layer was a sad watery soup. Having had to pay £7.50 for this I felt ripped off - and sad. It’s not right to serve crumble like...

I’ve eaten a lot of burgers in my time, and I mean a lot. That, however, was something special. I’d booked a table, and upon arrival, I was greeted by what I can only describe as a friendly bunch of staff. I ordered the Meat Men Burger with jalapeños and a side of fries, accompanied by a pint of Badger Outland West Coast IPA. The booking was inside; however, I’d requested that I sit outside as it was a lovely evening, overlooking the beach. I found no pushback, and my request was approved with abundance. The pint, the bartenders recommendation, was delicious, and I had no idea what was to come. That burger was out of this world. Delicious, juicy, tender, and flavoursome. There aren’t enough adjectives in the English language to do this burger justice. When I finished, I was hesitant to wash away the taste with even the loveliest of IPAs. The burger was served with peri-salted chips and coleslaw, both of which accompanied the burger perfectly. As the food arrived, a set of cutlery was also placed on the table, and, may I note, it was never touched. I went animalistic. This burger brought it out of me, and I felt for those who sat opposite. Chips into coleslaw, a bite of the burger, and bang, you’re in a state of ecstasy. I couldn’t recommend more. Come and get it. Josh was especially...