Ship Inn — Restaurant in Exeter

First ever visit to this pub for lunch, unfortunately it wasn’t the best experience. Staff were welcoming and friendly, and the pub itself looked quaint but some of the furnishings had seen better days, but nothing to be overly concerned about. I ordered the Hunters Chicken, and the other half had lasagne. I have to say, I was a bit perplexed when both arrived as both dishes were in metal bowls sitting on top of a plate. The bowl contained my hunters chicken, with the chips sat on the accompanying plate. OK, not necessary, but no problem. The problem was trying to eat the chicken. It was the driest chicken I have ever encountered. The whole thing was that dry that the bacon on top of the chicken was so dry it had the texture of glass! Touch it and it literally shattered! I had to use quite a bit of force to cut the chicken, it was so dry it had a very rough base. If someone had told me it had been forlornly say my in an oven since the night before waiting for a customer to purchase it, I would not have been surprised! I now know why they use the bowls. If I hadn’t been in a rush and hungry, it would have been sent back. In fairness, my other half said her lasagne was good, so not all bad then. I do hope my comments that were made to staff, were indeed passed onto the kitchen, as that dish let the...

We were in Exeter to have a walk and have a look to same shops around middle October. I were with my partner and his parents. It was two o'clock on a Saturday, when we arrived we ordered our food and we waited patiently for 1 hour. We been offer free drinks due the long waiting but we had already our food at the time of the gentle offer. I have to say the food was well presented and cook at perfection. (check pictures) All of us enjoyed our food. I've never had a better piece of duck, the same was for the pie of my mother in law, the steak of my father in law and the chilly without carne " vegetarian option" of my partner. I am so pleased for such delicious food but I definitely will looking to the clock next time we get to eat in that pub, I do appreciated that it was a busy time but I saw a couple arrived later then us been served before us. However the place it is a lovely, cosy and traditional English pub very close to the Cathedral of Exeter, hiding away in a little allay. There are plenty of space and room to eat. I raccomend if are a lover of food like me but take a book with you it may help you to kill the time of...

Wonderful, very dog friendly, authentic, historic pub easily missed down a small alleyway which joins Cathedral Close to the High Street. Visited today at lunchtime and couldn't fault the food, atmosphere, service and staff, all were beyond expectations and excellent. We had the Ship Burger, OMG it's not just any burger, it's the Ship Burger, as it were, Duck Hash, again delicious and a pleasant change from the standard fare on most pub menus and the Chicken Kyiv (we are all Ukrainian now!) which was delicious. Said thank you before leaving and was advised the head chef today was Angelica, which was a nice touch. Well done to Angelica and the whole team, in today's world of cheap and cheerful or pretentious overpriced gastropubs, this hits a real sweet spot, with great food, staff, atmosphere and value. Will definitely return and would highly recommend seeking it out. Cracking pint of The Ship Best Bitter too, which was the icing on the cake. Thank you, keep up...