Ship and Castle Hotel

Location: Frequently praised as "excellent," "beautiful," and "perfect" for its harbor views, proximity to attractions, and scenic surroundings .

The waitress who swerved us was smiley and helpful. The view of the estuary was lovely. The food ok. The wait time for the food was awful as we’re pretty sure they forgot our mains and it went downhill unfortunately. The waiter who served our wine when asked what his favourite was and why his response was ‘cause its fit’ . I did chuckle inside. Another comment of his that made me chuckle was when we queried our bill..the wine we chose had no price so the waitress found out and told us £44, we were charged £48. We apologies for being pedantic and his response was ‘doesn’t bother me cause i still get paid’. We arrived at the allotted time and 12 of the group ordered starters and they came in good time. 1.5hrs later, admittedly 3 of had had our starters, a member of the group realised the other 3 had been waiting for their food and were hungry. This was queried and the waitress was very apologetic and bless looked horrified. The male waiter arrived and a member of the family suggested some snacks as we were told a 10-15 min wait. Then the food suddenly arrived (with a dish not requested, had we been given someone else’s?) there the snack’s arrived??. They didn’t bring a pizza cutter nor a sharp knife for the pizza, that was mediocre in taste, the hake came with crab but not much, the mussels ‘dish’ was only half full. They did take the wine off the bill but thats not really the point. All in all it as a bit of a ‘comedy of errors’ spoilt the evening and I wouldn’t go back.

Fantastic location. We stayed for 4 nights July 2025. Alan the barman is great and full of fun. Reception and waitress staff friendly and professional. Food, well that’s a different story; meals were mainly processed meat and who serves treacle tart and custard freezing cold? Desserts were tasteless. Best meal we had was from the chippy along the road. Breakfast ok but scrambled eggs everyday got a bit monotonous. Seating area in bar tiny, only about four tables and no outside seating to enjoy a drink. Thankfully there’s some lovely pubs within a couple of minutes walk where you can sit outside. Co-Op store next to hotel and a few gift shops along the harbour. Yes I’d stay again but would avoid the food.