The Ship, Fenchurch Street

Our rating: FAP Rating 3 - Click for an explanation of our ratings User rating: Not rated yet! - Click for an explanation of our ratings (3 reviews)
View:
Photo
Map
Streetview
FancyaPint?'s review...
FAP Rating 3 - Click for an explanation of our ratings
Not so long ago, there used to be dozens of little pubs like the Ship around the City, pleasant drinking holes where local workers meet a spot of for lunch, or gather after work for a quick pint or two before the weary, dreary commute home. Nowadays, there aren't very many of them left, space is at a premium in the Square Mile, so turnover has to be high just to break even, so most of them have either disappeared completely, or been replaced by much larger bar-type experiences such as Fine Line and All Bar One. Thankfully though, the Ship is still here, refurbished not that long ago and still offering the traditional pub experience; good beer (Butcombe Bitter and Sharp's Doom Bar for instance), unfussy pub grub - a range of burgers, including Thai fish are a feature, but there are also sandwiches and pies - and polite, friendly service. It's a real haven and a reminder of a less frenetic way of doing business. We need more, not fewer, pubs like the Ship and, surely, it's our duty as pub fans to patronise them to keep them in business.
Review: 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Reviewed by 11 Feb 2011    Helpful? yes/no
User reviews

Reviews (1)
18 Feb 2010
Not rated yet! - Click for an explanation of our ratings
A great little local in the heart of London sounds to good to true but it isn't. The Ship is something to be cherished and enjoyed, a very friendly place selling top quality ales with a smile. Four ales always on tap: Doom Bar, Butcombe Bitter, Courage Best and one guest. A superb yet simple lunch menu, quiz nights, bonus ball etc. The pub has just won an award as one of the Safest Pubs in the City of London at the Guildhall. Kira the Landlady works hard but always has time for a chat and is always doing something for charity. She greets virtually all her customers by name, it really is a local in the city. She deserves all the success she gets. Try it and you'll be back.
Review: 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Helpful? yes/no
report  
27 May 2009
Not rated yet! - Click for an explanation of our ratings
If your in the area this is the best pub for a few pints of well kept ale. Great Atmosphere the write up is completely right a great little boozer.
Review: 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Helpful? yes/no
report  

Reviews (1)
Contact details

3 Hart Street, Fenchurch Street, London, EC3R 7NB

020 7481 1871

Features:

How to get there
Nearest Stations
Door-to-door journey planner
How to find the The Ship pub

Leave Tower Hill tube by the top exit (if you are halfway down the steps towards the Tower, head back up the steps towards the other exit). Turn immediately right, away from the Tower, along Cooper's Row and then left into Pepys Street, turn right down Seething lane and then left into Hart Street. The pub will be ahead of you on the left.

Nearby attractions
Is this your pub? Claim this listing to add your pub's web site, more photos or other information about your pub.
History
27 May 11 Updated by piranha